Evening star., 1931-06-21

Brigade orders for the movement OF
the various units Of the National Guard
Of the District of Columbia to the sew
eral training camps this Summer were
issued during the week, forming the
basis Of the detailed orders which will
be issued by organization commanders
Camp commanders for the camps also
are designated in the order.
The camp training period for the
local troops actually viii begin on Au-
gust 8, when the first Of the citizen
soldiers will go to Camp Albert C.
Ritchie at Cascade, Md, although there
will be an advance movement of the
supply and other detachrnents neces-
sary to get the sites ready for the re-
ception of the main bodies Of troops
three days prior to this.
The two camps selected for this year
will overlap one week. The forces Sc
lected to 60 to Camp Ritchie on August
and remain until Angus % are the
State staff and State detachment, Head
quarters and Headquarters detachment
goth Division; Headquarters and Hear
quarters detachment, 29th Division Spe.
cial Troops; goth Division Military
Police Company; 26Oth Coast Artillery;
Company A, 372d Infantry, Medical De-
partment Detachment, 1st Battalion
372d Infantry.
The following Sunday, August 16, the
121St Regiment Of Engineers will leave
for the Virginia National Guard Camp
at Virginia Beach, va. The command
ing officer Of this regiment, Col John
w. Oehmann, has been designated as
commander Of the camp while the Dis
trict troops are there. The command
ing offlcer, Special Troops, 29th Di-
vision, Maj. E. H. Grove, has been desig-
mated, to command the Cascade camp
Telegraphic strength reports will be
required from camp commanders very
soon after the arrival of the organiza-
tionS in camp, showing the number OF
officers, warrant officers and enlisted
men actually present in camp with each
regiment, battalion or similar organiza
ton and report of additional funds re-
quired because of increased attendance
as follows:
For all D. c. troops at Camp Richie
Md, less the 260th Coast Artillery. from
the commanding officer, Special Troops
18th Division, prior to IL am. August
IL; for the 260th Coast Artillery. by
the commanding officer of that organi-
zation, Immediately upon arrival of his
unit in camp; for all d. c. troops at
Virginia Beach, Va, by the command
ing officer, 121st Engineers, by 10
O'Clock am. August 18. The reports
must be sent to the adjutant general OF
the Militia here.
The camp supply detachment for
Cascade, which is to consist of / officer
supply enlisted men and enlisted
truck drivers, will leave here August s
and remain in camp nntil August 25
The detachment for Virginia Beach.
which will consist of a similar number
will leave here August Is and return
on September /.
Orders have been issued for the de-
tail OF the advance and rear detach-
mentS to leave three days prior to the
main bodies Of troops and to remain
one day after the departure from the
camp sites, the numbers being fixed as
follows:
Headquarters, 29th Division. l officer
and enlisted men; 12lst Engineers
8 officers and ri enlisted men; Medical
Detachment, l2fst Engineers, l officer
and enlisted men; 29th Division,
Special Troops, oficer and enlisted
men; 260th Coast Artillery, l officer
and is enlisted men: Medical Depart
ment Detachment. 260th Coast Artil-
lery, officer and enlisted men; Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, officer and 3
enlisted men.
Regimental and separate unit COM
manders have been directed to desig-
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who will make arrangements with the
United States property and disbursing
officer for necessary transportation at
least one month prior to the encamp-
ment of the unit they represent.
They also are directed to submit to
the brigade headquarters at least one
month prior to the departure for camp
list of personnel whom they recon-
mend be authorized to proceed to and
from the encampments in privately
owned motor vehicles. The order says
that it Is desired that the numbers of
enlisted men be kept down to the abb