Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
D. c. HEAD TO VISIT
GUARDS At CAMP
ReiCheIderfer Accepts Invita-
ton of Gen. Stephan-Ma-
neuverS Planned.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP RITCHIE. Cascade, Md, Aug
ast 13.-In response to an invitation
from Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan to visit
the District of Columbia National Guard
troops at Camp Richie Gel Luther
n Reichelderfer, president of the Board
of Commissioners, has informed the
general that he will be present one day
during the coming week. The exact
date OF his visit is not stated Coz.
Reichelderfer is former member OF
the District of Columbia National
Guard, having passed through the va
riolts commissioned grades during more
than 25 years Of service and having
reached the grade Of lieutenant colonel
of Infantry. being assigned to the ISL
Infantry. which was in existence De
fore the WoRld War. Later Col. Reich
elderfer was transferred to the Medlcal
Corps and became the chief surgeon
OF the local National Guard, in when
capacity he was serving when called
into Federal service in 1917.
Visits Coast Artillery.
Gen. Stephan visited the 26oth Coast
Artillery Yesterday afternoon at It's
temporary camp at the fair grounds at
Hagerstown
Gen. Stephan is being accompanied
bv a number of members of his stan
and will remain in the Coast Artillery
camp for the evening demonstration,
which takes place in conjunction WIN
the goth Division Air Service.
The 29th Division staff is to visit the
Dist Brigade at Virginia Beach to wit
ness a demonstration of mechanical
force from Fort Eustis, Va. officers
and men in camp are looking forward
to the demonstration to be given August
l9 by the 260th Coast Artillery, the 18th
Aviation and and goth Signal Company,
the three units representing the DIS
trict of Columbia, Maryland and vlr-
ginia. Demonstrations will be had In
the forenoon and searchlights and other
traps in the evening
Yesterday Gen. Stephan, accom-
panied by Lieut.. Col Peyton G.. hewitt.
Capt Carey f. Stearn. ir., aide from
Virginia, and Lieut.. Philip w. Root,
aide from Pennsylvania, visited the 29th
Division Air Service ct Frederick. Md.
Gen Stephan made tour OF the Air
Service facilities and found that, While
the landing field was not entirely COM
pleted, the buildings were practically
finished and consist of hollow-tiled con-
struction. laid out in a very attractive
manner and in such way as to afford
the best accommodations.
Plans for Maneuver.
Plans airs being made for the ma
neuver, in which a blue army will hold
q line from Gaithersburg to Glencoe,
opposing a red army which, theoreti-
caily, will have seized Washington and
Baltimore The 2eth Division staff will
be withdrawn from the first blue army
and assigned to the blue second army
with instructions to proceed TO secret
destination in the New England States
to oppose another red army which APP
70 ha Fafn -vzfv or aAy a
the main Quebec frontier.
The present plans call for a problem
in the entertainment of troops, using
Frederick, Md as the principal entrain-
ing point The red army has gained
naval supremacy and reduced the de-
fenseS of tn, Chesapeake and, by SO
doing. has been able TO seize and hold
washington and Baltimore. The line
as held at the time the exercise starts
will be from Gaithersbnrg to Glencoe.
This line win be the 2sth Divisions
front before receiving orders to entrain
for the North.
IS Theoretical Trains.
To carry the troops rs theoretical
standard type trains have been allotted
to the division, and will move at hourly
intervals. it being estimated that "a
trains will be required to carry the in
fantry IA trains the field artillery
Oight). II trains for the artillery
(heayy); 4 trains for the ammuni-
ton; trains for the engineers;
trains for the medical; 8 trains for the
division quartermaster, and trains
for divisional headquarters and special
units. necessitating prompt movement
on the part of all units to Frederick in
order to entrain on the transportation
provided for them so that there will be
no congestion during the maneuvers.
During this exercise the National Guard
officers viii be under the close super
vision of officers assigned from the
Sd Corps Area. and, after completion,
viii hold a c7itigua and bring to the
attention of the staff any mistakes that
they may have observed. The primary
reason for a problem Of this character
is to illustrate the most important con-
siderations involved IN the use Of a
large number Of standard type railroad
trains for the movement Of an entire
infantry division, and emphasize the
incidents relative thereto.
Construction Of the new Alpine high
way across the Grossg lockner Range in
Austria has been resumed. and nearly
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