Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
District National Guard

OFlcert q the National Guard az The
district of Columbia had 3 prominent
part a the movement OF the parade
last might IN connection with the city 4
HALLOWEEN celebration A. the request
of the ia,nnmittee handing the affair
tiae Local Guard vas asked 70 organize
the paraae, and officers volunteering foE
this dutli we're stationed At the various
points III formation TO organize the
units ard get them started on time.
Upon conipletion Of the organization Of
the unlte Of the several divisions the
cfz5cErB a charge we're relieved and we're
not required 20 march IN the parade.
TIae ntsxt general assembly Of the 2eth
National Guard Division ataff, IL vas
announced by Mai. Gen Anton Stephan,
commanding the militia brigade Of this
city and also the division, viii be held
&C the Tank School. Fort George q,
Meade. I'D, on November q, oeginnlng
et e.45 am. The preliminary announce
ment wIm made, IL was said. so that
members Of the staff could make their
plans 10 attend, but IL has not been de-
Cided wfat program VIII be carried out.
The staff viii report at the Office OF the
assistant commandment OF the school.
Since the 2eth Division. which COM
prizes the militia brigades Of Maryland
and Virginia and this city, was or
Stephan 30 hold periodical conferences
Of the STAFF for discussion of matters
affecting the division and also TO work
out war problems. As the stan ofIicers
mxH residents Of various parts Of the two
states and this city, these conferences
provide the only means OF contact ex-
cept that had once year At the neld
training camps. The conferences here
tofure have been held in this city.
Richmond and Baltimore, and II Is the
first time that one is 10 be held at an
Army post. Lieut.. Col Elliott, formerly
instructor OF the 29th Division, now Is
on duty at the Tank School at Fort
Meade.
Training schedules for the armory
training year OF the 121st Engineers
have Just been made public. In addi-
ton 20 the drills provided, special pro-
gram arrangements are made for rainy
nights when the troops cannot use tire
opan drill field located in The Mall.
There are no drill hall facilities avail
able IN the building now occupied as
axs armory, with the result that In in
element weather practically all the in
struction has TO be confined to class
rooms.
The detectives outlined In the pro-
gram are to maintain the regiment in
condition TO function effectively at
existing strength and without further
training when employed in minor
emergencies by the State or Federal
authorities. and TO provide a sufficiently
trained force, capable CT rapid expan-
sion 70 war strength, which, with the
minimum delay, can be employed in
time OF war as an effective component
Of the Army of the United States.
The special objective announced for
basic training leading lp 70 practical
application of tactical and technical
problems In the field.
The rainy day instruction win In
clude FIRST aid, care aa0 cleaning Of
equipment, military courtesy and
Articles Of War.
The program provides for the LIST
Battalion Of the regiment to reserve
the firSt and third drills OF January,
fourth drills for the showing Of motion
pictures on training methods.
The following schools to be conducted
on each drill night, except the last
Tuesday OF each month. will be held
from B:25 to Gas O'Clock:
Map reading ard topography viii be
N charge OF First LieuE. Hugh Everett,
IT.: mechanical drawing, In charge Of
Pvt. q. English, Company 4; demoli-
Headquarters and Service Company;
buglers and message carriers, Sergt.
Bugler II. j.. Harths blacksmith, Sergt.
j.. Il. Rhea, Company G.. photography
and maj, reproduction, Technical Sergt.
=. B. Kaye. Headquarters and Service
Company; recruits, Seret. A Yingiings
Company =.
the school on mess management. IN
strucb0rs OF the various schools have
been directed to see that each student
eIlrolls In the Army correspondence
school course pertaining to the school
which he teaches.
battalion commanders have been di-
Tecfeu TO prepare q schedule showing
the subjects to be covered, their scope
and the instructors for non-commis-
stoned officers' schools. These schools
win meet on alternate Tuesday evenings
Battalion and headquarters and Serv-
ice Company viii meet on the first and
third Tuesdays, except In December
January and July, and the I'D Battalion
on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
Records must be kept for the yeal
on the progress made by each man
the cards to show preliminary exercises
indoor; indoor range nring, preliminary
exercises, outdoor. outdoor practice mr..
ing and outdoor record firing.
The following allotments OF time or
indoor rife range have been made:
November and May 8. Company d,
November 10 and May 10, Company E
November II and May II, Company F.
November ~ and May "a Headquar-
tiers and Service Company: December
j and June 5, Company A: December
and June IL, Company B; December
is and June 10, Company G.; January
5. Company d: January 70, Company
=: January 10, Company Z: January
16, Headquarters and Service Company
Feoruay 2, Company r: February 9