Evening star., 1934-04-08
ANTI-AIRCRAFT r1aneuvers
will be carried out in the Vir-
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when the 26Oth Regiment of
Coast Artillery, under command of
Maj. Walter w. Burns leaves on its
annual training period, which, this
year, will take the form of road
march to Fort Story, Va, and return.
The troops, according to Maj. Wal
ter w. Burns, commanding officer.
will leave washington at o'clock on
the morning of July /, and for the
next "a hours will be engaged in the
war game within the metropolitan
area of Virginia. The various units
to be engaged in the game will rendez-
vous In the vicinity of Woodbridge
Va. when the battery commanders
work will be checked by the Regular
Army inspector
Other stops, according to Mai.
Burns, will be made at Fredericks-
burg, Richmond and Petersburg, Va.
Fort Story is near the Cape Henry
Lighthouse and the post is a part
of the defenses of Chesapeake Bay.
of which Fort Monrte, where the local
artillery militiamen have heretofore
taken their training, is part. This
post is commanded by Brig. Gen.
Tracy. On Saturday night, July 6,
the militia officers will give their an
nual dance in the Officers School
at Fort Monroe On July 6, and 9
the local militiamen will be given
training on the new anti-aircraft ma
terial which will be loaned by Fort
Monroe.
The road march on the return will
be by a different route. After the
stop at Richmond the troops will go
up the Shenandoah Valley Pike and
stop at points to be selected later.
About two weeks before camp a
party headed by Maj. Burns, and in
which will be Mai. S. N. Grayson,
Medical Corps; Lieut.. Lee Reitz, plans
and training officer, and Lieut.. Carl
Santilli. supply officer, will make a
tour of the prospective routes and
map out the stops. as we'll as make
arrangements for the overnight camp
sites. This trip will require approx
mately three days.
One of the first orders preparatory
to the annual encampments was
issued by brigade headquarters during
the week. 1t is designed to prevent
raw recruits from being sent into the
field for training and to avoid en-
listments expiring during the camp
period, which would necessitate send
ing the men home alone.
The order directs that all enlisted
personnel whose enlistments will eX-
pire during the 60-day period prior
to the annual encampment, or during
the field training period, will be hon.
orably discharged prior to the be-
ginning of this 6O-day period, in
order that they may re-enlist or be
entirely separated from the service
prior to the beginning of that period.
Commanding officers of companies,
batteries and detachmentS have been
instructed to submit to the brigade
headquarters not latter than April Is,
for units of the 260th Coast Ar
tillery. and not later than May Is
for all other units. recommendations
for the discharge of the personnel re-
ferred to. which is to be re-enlisted or
separated from the service.
The National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia has been invited to
participate in the daylight parade to
Cherry Blossom Festival
1T Is not anticipated" says the
memorandum to the troops, that the
entire organization will be available
to participate. For this reason. regi-
mental and separate organization
commanders will canvass commanding
officers of units under their command
to ascertain those units which will be
available on the voluntary basis for
the parade in question. 1t Is desired
that units participating have sufficient
men present to make a creditable ap-
pearance."
The annual convention of the As
sociation of State Adjutants General
will meet at the National Guard Bu-
reau for three days, beginning to-
morrow and ending on Wednesday
Brig. Gen. Ralph M. Immell. adju-
tant general of Wisconsin, is presi-
dent Of the association.
The adjutant general of State Is
the administrative officer of the Ma
tional Guard of the State, and these
annual conventions in the National
Guard Bureau are for the purpose of
reviewing the working of enacted leg
islation and proposed legislative sug-
gestions concerning the betterment of
the National Guard
On the agenda for discussion at
this years convention are the SUBJ
Jects of motorization of field and
service trains of the Infantry, di-
visions, the transporting of troops to
and from field training camps, the
new set-up under the National Guard
status bill, the matter of State CO.
ordinating agency for the admiristra- :
tion OF voluntary enlistments, seiective
service administration and co-ordi-
mating agency for various Federal &C
tivities, the matter of detailing Ma
tional Guard officers to duty with
civilian conservationS camps, the fu-
ture on the question of paid 48 an.
nual armory drills. the selection oi
candidates from the National Guard
to the United States Military Acade.
my, the furnishing Of new overcoats
to the entire National Guard, the
matter Of furnishing .22-caliber pis.
tolls to the organizations of the Ma
-tional Guard and inserting in the
training regulations a .22-caliber pis.
tol course, certain provisions of the
War Departments appropriations bill
which transfer number of airplane.
from the Regular Army to the Ma.
tional Guard and various other mat.
ters pertaining to policies and proper
administration of the National Guard
Among the distinguished guests in.
vited to address the conference are
Secretary of War George L. Dern
Representative Ross Collins, chair.
man of the subcommittee in charge
of appropriations for the War De.
partment, and the chief of staff, Gen
Douglas Macarthur.
The adjutants general of the vari
Gus States are: Brig. Gems. Hartley A
Moon, Alabama; Oscar F. Temple
Arizona; E. L. Compere, Arkansas
Seth E. Howard. California; Neil w
Kimball, Colorado: William F, Ladd
Connecticut; Weller E. Stover, Della.