Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

annual training, and also units of the
both National Guard Division, Mai
Gen Anton Stephan, commanding the
local militia brigade and the division
composed of the Guard of this city
and the States Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, has been able to cover the wide
area over which the troops are scat
tered in a very short time.
It was said at the local brigade head
rlarters that he visited the 260th Coast
Artillery of the local Guard, which was
in camp at Fort Monroe, Va, last Mon
day. during which he conducted an in
Spection of the unit. He few back to
Washington in a plane piloted by Maj.
w. D. Upton of Baltimore, goth Divi-
sion aviation ofticer, and made the trip
in l hour and z minutes. The Balti-
more aviation contingent is q COM
ponent of the 10Th Division.
After motoring to visit the 121st En-
pineer Regiment at Fort Humphreys,
va. Gen. Stephan left Washington yes
terdav by plane for Virginia Beach, Va,
where he inspected the 91st Infantry
Brigade Of the Virginia National Guard
in camp there. Upon completing that
duty he will fly to Langley Field Va,
where the 29th Division Aviation Squad
ron is taking its training, and upon
completion of that will return to WASH
ington by air.
He will abandon the plane for mo-
tor inspection trip on Wednesday when,
it was said, he plans to go to Camp
Albert G. Richie, at Cascade, Md,
where he will inspect the LIST Maryland
Infantry, which Is taking its training
at that post. He will return to Wash
ington after the inspection and then
will go back to Cascade on August 70 to
inspect Company A, 372d Infantry, the
colored Infantry unit of the local Guard.
This trip also will be made by auto
mobile.
After completing two weeks of field
training. the 260th Coast Artillery re-
turned to Washington this morning by
boat. A part of the contingent was au-
thorized to travel by automobile and
these officers and men are expected in
this afternoon. The arttllerymen have
been engaging in maneuvers incidental
to their training as an antt-aircraft or
ganization and they were accompanied
for the first time this year by the newly
organized Battery E, a machine-gun
unit, which completed the battalion or
ganization. 1t now has searchIight, Dig
gun and machine gun batteries.
The Engineer Regiment began its nrst
week Of training today and 1t will be
taken up principally with maneuvers,
which have been especially ordered by
the War Department. Company prob
lens will be conducted at the beginning
of the week, to be followed by battalion
exercises, and to be concluded on Thurs
day and Friday with a 24-hour war
game which will keep the citizen SOL
diers away from their base camp over
night and give them some training in
making themselves comfortable on the
ground in the pup tents. The Engineer
Regiment will return to washington
next Sunday.
Sergt. Casper M. Roemer has been
transferred from the 29th Division,
Military Police Company, to the Head
quarters and Service Company OF the
121st Regiment Of Engineers.
Pvt. Albert B. Smith has been trans
ferred from the Reserve to the. active
list of the Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers, while Pvt.
F. Birthright was changed from the
active to the Reserve list OF the same
command. The latter change was mace
on account Of business interference with
the performance OF military duty.
The following have been honorably
discharged from the 121st Regiment OF
Engineers: Headquarters and Service
Company-Staff Sergt. Adam @. Mou-
ton, Corpl. Harry A. Faley and Pvt.
Robert L. Mickey. Company B-Corpl.
Harry G. Dixon.
The men were discharged prior to
expiration Of their regular enlistment
in order to permit them to re-enlist, so
that their terms would not expire dur
ing the field training period.
Capt. John H. Church, U. S. Infan-
try, has been designated to make the
regular field inspection OF Company A,
1st Battalion, 372d Infantry. while that
organization is in camp at Cascade, Md.
The commanding officer at Fort
Humphreys, Va, has been asked to
appoint a board Of Regular officers from
post to make the regular field 1nspec-
ton of the 121st Regiment of Engi-
neers, now in camp there. The request
was sent by the commanding general OF
the Sd Army Corps Area, at Baltimore,
Md, and provided that If it was found
impracticable to appoint a board OF
officers then some officer of the post
should be detailed to make the inspec-
ton in the usual way. The board was
suggested in conformity with new
method of inspection outlined by the
Militia Bureau for Guard units while
they are in the field.
The following promotions have been
ordered in the Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers:
TIE be sergeant--Corpl. George G.
Danforth.
To be corporals--Pvt (first class)
Martin ]. Littlefield and Pvts. Marvin
r. Jamison, Harry r. Mack and Robert
Corpl. Lloyd Nell, in the same COM
nand. was ordered reduced to the grade
Of private.
Pvt John F. Rocket has been
ordered promoted to corporal IN the
Band Section Of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers, upon
recommendation Of the leader.
Pyts. (first class Allen e. Peck and
Henry Strickland have been promoted
to corporals in Company G, 121st En-
ptneers, upon the recommendation OF
the company commander.
Promotions in Company r. 121st En-
gineers, include the following:
To be sefgeants-Corpl George p.
Chandler and Pvt. Walter z. Horn.
To be corporals-Pvts. first class
John x. Erley, Charles @. Mcmahon
and Howard G. Mills and Pvt. John T.
ONeil.
The attention OF all officers Of the
local Guard has been directed by the
brigade headquarters to the necessity
of reporting the actual dates Of active
duty performed by officers of the or
panization under Federal pay. 1t was
added that every day OF active duty
performed adds to the standing of an
officer as regards his relative rank In
the National Guard and Organized Re
serves.
Corps. George 8. Cawthorne ana
Everett MCGOWAN have been reduced TO
pr1vates In Company r, 121st Engineers.
The officers Of the Regular establish
uoaut Who last week conducted the 0eld