Evening star., 1932-01-31

Certain officers of the 12lst Regi.
ment of Engineers, National Guard o.
the District of Columbia, will be re-
quired to put in two nights q week or
their militia work. according to orIel!
issued by Col. John w. Oehmann
commanding the regiment.
The order says that due to limited
time available for administrative du-
ties on Tuesday evenings, the regular
drill time. Friday evenings will be deS-
ignated for tbs work. 1t further says
that until fuI her orders the following
officers will report for administrative
duties, in their respective Offices, on
each Friday evening at 8:15 o'clock:
Field and Staff, l2lst Engineers;
Field and Staff list Battalion; Field
and Staff, ID Battalion, and the COM
nlfndng officers of the following COM
panieS: Headquarters and Service, Med
1cal Department Detachment, and
Companies A, B, c, D, E and F.
The following instructions On the
construction maintenance and opera
ton of field training camps has been
announced by the War Department:
The cantonment type of Summer
training accommodations remaining
from the World War construction will
be replaced as rapidly as funds will
permit by model tent camps. These
camps will be constructed in as sub
Stantial manner as can be accom-
pltShed within the limitation of funds
In the past six years approximately
s3,5OO.O0O have been spent for new con-
structlon and repairs at concurrent
training camps, and the facilities are
far from sufficient to meet the needs
Of the various CompOnentS This Situ-
alton must be corrected without delay.
In order, therefore, to secure the
greatest returns from the limited
funds appropriated for Summer train
ing purposes. the essential features of
a model tent camp and the general
order in which they will be construct
ed will be determined by the War De-
partment.
In pursuance of this policy to de-
velOp well established training camps,
commanders concerned will prepare
final plans and estimates for the COM
pletion of all training camps under
their jurisdiction other than National
Guard camps. Estimates should show
the priOritieS in each camp and for
each camp in the corps area and de-
partment. In general it is desired to
work toward the completion of train
ing camps in the course of the next
five years. Consequently, in the study
of this problem, consideration must be
given to the life of the existing facili-
ties and minimum requirements should
be covered in the estimates submitted.
A model layout plan for tent camp
of 400 trainees is provided. The facili-
ties, it is pointed out, should be pro-
vided in the following order: Water
system, sewer system, latrines, kitchens
and mesSes, dispensary tent floors,
headquarters. post exchange, storehouse.
The detailed plan for all these Struc,
lures and the lists for each building
are to be furnished corps area com.
manderS in the near future. They vii
be permitted to modify the plans Il
conform to local needs ard terrain. Il
was added that other desirable struc.
lures such as theaterS, swimming pools
and the like, may be covered in the
plans. but it is the intention Of the
War Department to provide all camps
with the essential features before allot.
ting funds for the completion of Other
facilities.
Hereafter, the letter says, funds fol