Evening star., 1933-06-04

Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
| ing the National Guard Of the District
Of Columbia and the 29th National
| Guard Division, has authorized the par
ticipation of the 260th Coast Artillery
Of the local Guard in the military carni-
val to be given by the 10th Field Ar
tillery, Maryland National Guard, at
Pinlioo next Saturday. The carnival,
1t was explained at local brigade head
quarters, Is for the purpose Of raising
funds to assist in retaining horses for
the 10th Field Artillery. The 29th
Division Aviation Squadron will parti-
cipate and it is in conjunction with
their participation that the 260th Coast
Artillery will take part; the tracking of
the aircraft with searchlights and other
instruments, it was added, being ex-
cellent drill and instruction for the
local artillery, which Is an anti-aircraft
outfit.
The trip from this city to Pimlico
will be made In motor vehicles Of the
260 Coast Artillery, so that this will
act as one Of the preliminary week end
camps and road marches which have
been conducted for the past several
years by the 260th Artillery in prepara-
ton for camp
The military carnival Is under the
direction of Col. Beverly G. Ober, COM
mapding the Maryland artillery regi-
ment.
Enlisted men Of the National Guard
who have been enrolled in the Civilian
Conservation Corps may be granted
leaves of absence for the purpose of
attending field training with their Or
ganizations. Under such conditions,
a M tn y,cfr1 rny,f n
corps area commanders, they will forfeit
their Civilian Conservation Corps pay
for the entire period of their absence
and their transportation expenses to
and from National Guard camps will be
borne by the Government.
Changes have been ordered In the
recent order governing the target prac-
tice season of the local. Guard, par
ticularly in the sections covering per-
sonnel authorized and required to fire.
The practice season for troops has been
divided into a regular season, extend
ing from January to the close of the
field training camp of the unit con-
cerned, and a supplementary season,
extending from the day following the
close of the field training camp of the
unit concerned, to october 81 of the
same year.
Personnel Of all units authorized or
required to fire, and carried on the
rolls of the unit on the last year Of
camp, will have completed their range
firing, except where excused, in writ
ing by the regimental or separate or
ganiZation commander concerned, be-
cause of illness or weather conditions
in camp. This, the order explains, will
permit concentration of effort during
field training camps on those who have
failed to fire prescribed qualification
courses heretofore so that on the last
day of field training camp, all person.
mel on the rolls, except those excused,
will have completed the required quail
ification course.
manders will be the authority to excuse
personnel from taking the record course
during the two years following Qualih-
cation. Personnel so excused may be
designated individually or in groups,
either before or after the close Of the
regular season.
Personnel in the National Guard Re-
serves who have not fired the required
qualification courses during the cur
rent year, or who have not qualified
in such courses in either of the two
preceding years will not be recon-
mended for transfer to the active Ma
tional Guard between the close of camp
of the unit and october 81. This will
insure that all personnel enlisted prior
to the camp will have fired the pre-
scribed qualification courses, or been
excused therefrom because Of prior
qualification.
Personnel enlisted subsequent to the