Evening star., 1931-06-07

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methods Of preparing for the move
ment of troops and impedimenta.
| Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the 121st Regiment of Engineers, which
| will go to Virginia Beach, Va, this
year to take up its annual period Of
field training, and First Lieut., T. A.
Riley were ordered to the camp site in
connection with an inspection of the
site and the equipment for field
| training.
The purpose Of the trip is to ascertain
| what equipment the local troops will
have to take and what might be found
available, and also to tentatively lay
out the camp.
In connection with the dispatch Of
troops to camp, instructions have been
given in another order that estimates
to transportation authorities must
exclude the numbers of officers and
men to be authorized to proceed to and
from camps in privately owned motor
| vehicles. It has been the practice in
the past to allow a certain percentage
of the men to proceed to the camp in
their own cars. Many prefer to take
their own, vehicles, because the camp
sites are usually some distance from re-
sorts where the men can enjoy them
selves while ON leave.
The local brigade headquarters has
! been informed that the Virginia Guard
will make available for the local troops
at the camp tentage and tent floors,
cots, field ranges and two trucks.
Five organizations mustered sufi-
cient men at drill last week to be
I in attendance. Two of them, the State
Detachment and the Medical Depart
ment Detachment 26Oth Coast Artillery.
| topped the list with 100 per cent Of
their enlisted personnel present. The
other three in this group, with their
percentages, follow: 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company, 98.48; Headquar-
and Battery e, 260th Coast Artillery.
90.16. -,
The other organizations, In their re-
spective classification, with percentages,
! follow in their relative order:
Excellent-Medical Department De-
| tachments, 121st Engineers, 89,47; Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, 1891; Head
Engineers, 5000; Band, 12lst Engineers,
5000.
Very satisfactory-Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 75.75; Headquarters
Detachment, Special Troops. 2sth Di-
vision, 1900.
| Satisfactory-Compan B, 12lst Engi-
neers. 66.66; Company D. 121st Engi-
80; Battery G, 260th Coast Artillery.
81 Sc; Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
6o.31; Company c, 12lst Engineers,
60.31.
Unsatisfactory-Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 58.o6; Company z,
121st Engineers, 55.3e.
Redistribution of strength of the
various companies any, and units fsst OF aa me
The number specified below mark the
maximum which the various companies
may have until the next recapitulatlon
is ordered. The assignments follow:
State Detachment. II; Headquarters
Detachment, Special Troops, 2sth Di :
vision, 8; Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, 46; 29th Division Mill
! tary Police Company, 66; Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst Engineers,
20: Headquarters and Service Company,
| l2lst Engineers, including band, 76;
Company A, l2lst Engineers, 6l;. Com
pany B, 12lst Engineers, 81; Company
C, 12lst Engineers, SO; Company D,
l2lst Engineers. "a; Company E, l2lst
Engineers, IS; Company F, 121st Engi-
neers, 81; Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, 10; Head
quarters Detachment and Combat Train,
26Oth Coast Artillery, 35; Battery A,
26Oth Coast Artillery, So; Battery B,
| 26Oth Coast Artillery, "a; Battery c,
26Oth Coast Artillery, 63 Battery z,
260th Coast Artillery, SO; Company A.
372nd Infantry.
| for each unit in numbers not exceeding
those authorized in the militia bureau
tables Of organization for the unit
| concerned.
Enlistments to fill vacancies caused BY
| separation from the active list, only
| allowed In units, are new at the strength
prescribed. Units are directed not to
exceed the strengths designated IN the
order, unless prior authority IS OBJ
tanned from the brigade headquarters,
Unit commanders also are enJoineo
to keep on the rolls Of their organiza-
tions only such personnel as Is activs
/ and whose attendance can be secured,
| in order that there will not be carried
on the rolls personnel which should be
| eliminated.
Second Lieut. Clifton w. Royston.
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, was
ordered before an examining board last
week for the purpose of examination
for promotion to the rank of first lieu
tenant Of Artillery. Mai. Frank c.
Scof1eld was president Of the board.
The 29th Division Military Police
Company participated in the policing
| of Potomac Park during the airplane
maneuvers on Decoration day. The
members served as assistants to the
United States park police, and Capt.
expressed himself as exceptionally well
pleased with the work Of the men, &C
| cording to a report made to brigade
headquarters by Capt. William T. Roy,
commanding the militia police.
| Four members of the command also
reported to DR.. Mcneil as color guards
| for the American Leagion and paraded
with that organization.
| Pvt. Alexander w. Kramer has been
| ordered transferred from the Reserve to
the active list of the Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 260th Coast Artil-
lery.
First Sergt. Thomas M. Lynch, Bat
| terry B, 26Oth Coast Artillery, has been
ordered honorably discharged on his
own request.
Corpl. Charles G. Mcmahon has been
ordered promoted to the grade Of SER
geant in Company F, 12lst Engineers,
upon recommendation of the unit COM
mander.. Pvt. william B. Courtney was
ordered promoted to corporal in the
same command.
| In connection with the inspection Of
small arms by representative from the
Army 3rd Corps Area headquarters, at
Baltimore, the following were ordered
on duty at the armory during the week:
First Lieut. Lincoln s. Jones, Staff
Sergt. W.. F. Dawson and Pvt. (First
Glass; w. w. Barnes, all Of Company
G, 121st Engineers; First Lieut.. Walter
A. Knight, Company D, 121st Engi-
neers; Capt. Walter S. WEIGH, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
engineers, and Sergt. Walter E. Jessop,
| Company A, 121st Engineers.
Detailed instructions for the coming
encampments Of the Guard were issued
by the war Department. They explain