Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

make way for the new District Struc-
lures. The campaign to bring about
the provision of permanent quarters will
have to be pressed, because it will only
be a matter of comparatively short
time before the local troops will have to
give it up.
Definite announcement of the places
OF encampment for the annual field
training tests of the local troops, and
the dates, were made at the brigade
headquarters last week. Plans have
been made for the troops, except the
260th Coast Artillery. While it was said
that at this time the plans call for their
going again TO Fort Monroe, Va, where
they have gone for the past several
years. it was learned that this may be
upset, owing to the fact that the equip
ment usually available there for train
ing every year cannot be used this year.
This, 1t was said further, will make it
necessary for these troops, an anti-air-
craft organization, to find some other
Coast Artillery post, where it will be
available. The suggestion has been
made that they might be sent to some
Long Island, N. Y, post for training,
but there is nothing definite along this
line at the present writing, 1t was said.
The colored' contingent of the local
Guard, Company A, 372d Infantry, will
go to Camp Albert C. Richie. at Cas-
cade, Md, from August 10 to "a. The
proposed divisional exercises for the
29th National Guard Division, COM
prising the troops of this city, Mary
land and Virginia, will neceSsitate the
division headquarters troops going to
Fort George G.. Meade, Md, and the
dates are July to 19. Heretofore this
branch has gone to the same camp as
the engineers, but the War Department
has provided for a war problem to be
worked out at the Regular Army post
as a test of the efficiency of the units
to take the field in case Of emergency.
The 121st Regiment of Engineers will
go to Fort Humphreys, just below Alex
andria, Va, from August to II. The
Engineer Regiment has not been at the
Virginia post for the past two years and
the announcement of the selection of
that post as the place for the encamp-
ment this Summer will be received with
less enthusiasm by most of the officers
and men. When they were sent to
Humphreys before many of them OBJ
jected because of the fact that 1t was
so close to the city and the opportuni-
ties for recreation when of duty were
few. On the other hand. at the Mary
land mountain camp at Cascade, to
which they went the past two years,
they have been located close to several
popular Summer resorts, where the men
could enjoy themselves while on duty.
When an explanation was sought at
the brigade headquarters as to the pos
sible reason for sending the troops to
Humphreys again, when 1t had proved
so unpopular as a camp site in the past,
it was said it was chosen on the recon-
mendation of the regimental authori-
ties. Further, it was explained, 1t is a
part of a general scheme of rotation
that is having the troops go in differ
ent years to Virginia Beach, Fort Hum
phreys and Cascade.
The orders for the encampmentS
state that all personnel of the Guard
will be required to attend and must ar
range their affairs and request neces-
sary leave from their civilian employ
ment to enable them to attend.
All units of the Guard have been or
dered to proceed to Alexandria. Va,
next Saturday for participation in the
parade to be held there incident to the
ceremonies in celebration Of George
Washington's birthday anniversary.
Capt. Cameron Roberts, Virginia Ma
tional Guard, chairman of the parade
committee, conferred with Gen. Stephan
last week about the final arrangements.
Special cars will be placed on the siding
at Thirteenth and 7 streets here at
1880 Saturday afternoon. the troops
will be marched from the armory and
will board the trains, which will carry
them to within two squares Of their po-
Sition in the formation. The cars then
will be shunted to point near the end
of the parade route, and the troops will
embark Immediately upon conclusion of
the parade for their return to Wash
ington.
Only two organizations of the local
Guard mustered a sufficient number OF
their men at drill last week to reach the
classification of superior in attendance
They were the 29th Division Military
Police Company, with percentage Of
1886 per cent, and the Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division, with 1888
per cent. The other organizations, in
their respective classifications, with per-
centages follow:
EXcellent-Medical Department De-
tachment, 260th Coast Artillery, 8751
Headquarters and Service Company
| 12lst Engineers, $500; Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 85.71; band, 12lst En-
| gineers, 1929.
Very satisfactory-Battery A, 160th
Coast Artillery, 1856; Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery. 1927; Quartermaster
Corps Detachment, $500: Company C.
12lst Engineers. 1897; Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division. Special