Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

The first movement of troops Of thS
National Guard of the District of Co.
1umbia to the field for their annua
training will start today, when organ
izations viii leave the city by rail and
overland for Camp Albert G. Richie al
Cascade, Nd, the State camp of the
Maryland National Guard.
Headquarters troops of the 10Th Ma.
tional Guard Division, a company Of
infantry and q military police company
will leave the Union Station at O'Clock
while the 260th Coast Artillery will
march overland. The former troops are
scheduled to be In camp before noon
but the latter will not reach Cascade
according to the present schedule, until
next Wednesday. It was explained that
this Is the year when the coast artillery
men must make a road march, and in
stead of taking them into camp and
then sending them out on daily marches
they will do their road work en- route
to camp.
A reconnaissance party was ordered
cut last week to 20 over the prospective
route for the coast artillery march, to
select overnight camp sites, as well as
to pick out sources Of water supply that
viii be safe for the personnel.
Those ordered to make the recon-
naissance were: Mai. Walter W. Burns
commanding the Coast Artillery Bat
talon; Mai. Stewart M. Grayson, COM
manding the Medical Department De-
tachment of the organization; Capt
Rex p. Mulligan. Headquarters, 260th
Coast Artillery; Second Lieut.. George l.
wallace, Headquarters, 260th Coast
Artillery; Pvt. Robert A. Wesley, Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery, and Pvt
w. L. Films, Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery
According to tentative plans de-
veloped during the week, the Coast
Artillery will camp the first night al
Frederick, tomorrow night at Gettysburg
and Tuesday night near Hagerstown, re-
porting into camp on Wednesday.
Troop commanders have been issued
q warning against the reported preva-
lence of typhoid fever in the vicinity
Of Hagerst0wn, in the following memo
Tandum:
press reports indicate q mild cpl.
demic Of typhoid fever in the vicinity
Of Hagerstown, Md. Reports state that
this epidemic has been caused by pol
luted well water. Organization COM
manders are directed to take immedi.
ate steps to see that all officers and
enlisted men under their command
have been inocuIated within the past
three years against typhoid and para
typhoid fevers. Those who have not
been so inoculated will have the first
dose administered to them at the next
drill Of their unit and subsequent doses
will be given at field training camps
In addition, personnel viii be cautioned
against drinking any except approved
water at field training camps"
In addition to the rail and overland
troop movement. certain ofiicers and
enlisted men have been authorized tc
proceed to the scene Of the encamp-
anent In privately-owned automobiles.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the local troop brigade and the 29th
National Guard Division, will leave
here early Sunday morning In the d.
vision headquarters car, accompanied
by Capt. Just G. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment. His aide de camp for many
years, Mai. Morgan, having been made
inspector general of the local Guard
has been relieved of his duties as aide
to the commanding general, II was
said that no successor will be appointed
from the local militia until after this
encampment, as the general viii have
the services Of two aides during tbs
encampment, one assigned from the
Virginia National Guard and one from
the militia of Pennsylvania.
The officers authorized to 60 by prl.
vate automobiles are Lieut.. Col Peyton
O. hewitt, adjutant general. and Capt
r. r. Bernsdorff, cuartermaster Corps
both attached to the goth Nationa
Guard Division; Capt. H. T. Walker
Master Eergts. James M. Lynch
Thomas p. Baxter, Ira #. Krider ant
Lee n. Wilson, STAFF Eergt. Herman q
Iavenroth and 6ergt. Kenneth ]. jose
al attached TO the Headquarters De