Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

Regiment of Engineers of the National
Guard of the District Of Columbia at
its annual training camp, to be held at
the United States Army Engineer Post
at" Fort Humphreys, Va, have been
completed, and were approved by the
commanding general OF the 50 Army
Corps Area, at Baltimore, Md. The To-
cal Engineers will be introduced to the
work of making their own camp, an
experience which has been lacking dur
ing the past several years, when they
have gone into ready-made camps or
barracks
They have been assigned a parcel of
ground at Fort Humphreys between the
main gate at the Richmond-W Washing
ton highway and the gate to the post
proper, and the officers have not only
laid out a general plan for the camp
but have prepared detailed drawings
for the construction of temporary struc-
lures. such as mess Shacks, shower
baths and other camp necessities. The
troops, of course, will occupy tents, and
the company streets have been ar
ranged. The men will have a chance
to use their entrenching tools soon
after they arrive at the Virginia post
by digging drainage bitches around
their canvas homes, so that during
rainy weather-and there are always
two or three days in every camp-they
will have dry spot in which to live.
According to the field training pro-
gram, the objective will be in general
to maintain the regiment in a condi-
ton to function effectively at existing
strength and without further training
when employed in minor emergencies
by Federal authorities, and to provide
sufficiently trained force capable of
rapid expansion to war strength, which,
with minimum delay, can be employed
in time of war as an effective compo-
nent of the Army of the United States
In particular the objective will be the
attaining of an honest proficiency in
fundamentals through the practical ap-
plication to field problems of the theo-
retical knowledge gained in armory in
struction, such practice including the
construction of wire entanglements, the
application of the pontoon bridge and of
foot. bridges. the handling and use of
military explosives, the application of
the principles of road construction, and,
finally. the acquiring of the ability to
operate tactically as infantry in emer-
gencies with reasonable proficiency.
With this objective in mind, it was
said, the following allotment of hours
is made: Entraining, detraining and
making camp, 8 hours breaking camp,
entraining and detraining, hours; en-
glneer training, practical, 25 hours;
close and extended order drill, 10 hours;
anti-aircraft combat, / hour; muster,
hour; care of arms and equipment and
/ nomenclature of rife, hours pack
rolling, tent pitching, display of equip
ment, hours; inspections, hours
| ceremonies, hours; tactical drill, 80
hours, divided as follows-company 5
hours; battalion, 5 hours; regimentaL
| 10 hours; field problems, IL hours
physical training, IL hours, giving of
them to setting-up exercises and to
| supervised athletics. In addition to
this total of ia hours for the two
weeks encampment, it is provided that
there will be eight hours of officers
schools, eight hours of non-commiS-
stoned officers schools and eight hours
for the specialties.
The diagrams showing the arrange
ment of the camp are on display in the
| new reading room of the Guard in the
National Hotel Armory.
Approval has been given by the COM
manding general of the Sd Corps Area
to the estimates for the support of the
260th Coast Artillery Battalion, which
| will go to Fort Monroe, Va, for its an
nual encampment. The total amount
authorized for the two weeks encamp-
ment, including the boat transportation
! to and from the post, Is Sc, 420.89. This
includes $5,320.89 for pay and allow
ances, $2,280 for transportation of per-
sonnet, SIS for the transportation of
equipment $3.50, miscellaneous sup
| plies and expenses, including emergency
repairs, $3.50, and fuel, 1915.
Maj Frank E. Scofield, U. S. A., and
artillery inspector here, at the request
of the local National Guard officials has
been designated to conduct the inspec-
ton and muster of the new Battery E.
machine-gun outfit, which is to be add
ed to the local Coast Artillery as soon
i as sufficient men are enlisted.
1t was said at the brigade headquar-
tiers of the Guard that there are still
| 10 vacancies, but it is hoped to have
these men enlisted this week, so that
the outfit can be formally recognized
| by the War Department and make prep
| arations to leave for Fort Monroe with
the other three batteries.
Rife experts of the Guard are being
urged to participate in the competition
| to select members of the National
| Guard rife team which will represent
the local outfit at the Eastern small
| bore matches to be held at Sea Girt,
N j., from July to Z. Capt. Just c.
Jensen, Ordnance Department, has been
designated as captain of the team. The
| local organization will be required to
| defend two trophies which it captured
at last years matches and which are
conducted with the 22-caliber rife.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
or OF the 10Th National Guard Division,
which includes the Militia of this city
and of Maryland and Virginia and also
head of the local Militia brigade, will
go to Baltimore tomorrow to serve as a
S,fa hon nd nf rafa 10 M
| inc a Reserve colonel for promotion to
the rank of brigadier general.
Pvt. Harry E. Finley, Headquarters
and Service Company, l2lst Engineers,
| has been ordered promoted to corporal
| and has been assigned to duty as mall
| orderly at the regimental headquarters.
The following changes in Company A,
| 121st Engineers, have been ordered on
! the recommendation of the unit COM
mander: Corp. Franklin r. Brickles to
be sergeant, and Pvts. (firSt class Ar
| thur c. Klotz and Norval B. Smith to
! be corporals.
Corp John A. Belt has been ordered
transferred from the Headquarters and
| Service Company, 121st Engineers, to
| Company D., same regiment, in the
grade of private.
Sergt. John A. Dodd, U. S. A., has
reported for duty as instructor to serve
with the 121st Regiment of Engineers,
relieving Sergt. James S. Allison. who
has been here for several years. Sergt
| Dodd came to this city from Fort
| Humphreys, Va, to which post Sergt
Allison has been sent.
Pvt. Phillip Marcozzi, Company G,
121st Engineers, has been honorably