Evening star., 1934-08-05
ENGINEERS START
TRAINING TODAY
Division Units Also Leave
for Mountain Camp
at Cascade.

With advance details and recon-
naissance parties having left the city
the latter part of last week, the main
body Of the troops, composing the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumhia, were scheduled to leave the
Union Station at 8 o'clock this morn
ing for the scene Of their annual field
training encampment at Camp Albert
C. Ritchie, at Cascade, Md. The
troops will remain there for two
weeks, carrying out an intensive drill
schedule, which has been mapped out
under the direction of Col. John w.
Oehmann, who, in addition to COM
manding the 121st Regiment of Engi-
neers. is the acting commander Of
the local militia.
In addition to those who have been
assigned to move in advance to the
camp TO prepare it for the main body
Of troops when they arrive shortly
after noon, the following were directed
in divisional orders to leave last We'd
nesday: Maj. William T. Roy, Master
Sergt. Lee R. Wilson, Technical Sergt.
Charles A. Morris, Lieut.. Leighton B.
Hastings, Master Sergts. James NJ.
Lynch, Thomas p. Baxter and George
A. Mccarthy; Staff Sergt. william F.
Bahre, Staff Sergt. Wayne B. Track
Ter, Corpl. Charles T. Warner, Sergt.
Horace G. Skinner, Corpl. william
7. Fisher, Pvt. (First Glass; Charles
r. Fisher
First Lieut.. Merrill D. Reich,- fol-
lowing the departure, of Maj. Roy,
was directed to assume command of
the District of Columbia Units of the
29th Division, Special Troops, from
Wednesday until their arrival in
camp today. Second Lieut.. Leighton
B. Hastings, Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division,
was detailed as supply officer of the
Special Troops. Second Lieut.. Elmer
w. Humphrey, 29th Division Military
Police Company, was placed in charge
OF the movement of personnel and
baggage of the Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, and Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division.
Orders were issued permitting a
certain number of men to proceed to
the camp by private automobile. The
cars are to be gathered into one
caravan and moved as such to the
camp. Those who received this spe-
cial authorization are:
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision: Staff Sergt. Garrett S. Rush,
staff Sergt. Irwin A. Brown, Sergt.
Harry K. Howes. Sergt. w. D. Halo
well, Sergt. William B. Logan, Corpl
Max E. Kaplan, Pvt. Charles E. FoS-
ter. Pvt. Clyde B. Earnshaw.
Headquarters, Special Troops: Staff
Sergt Edward D. Mulvanity, Corpl.
Earl F. Fischer.
Twenty-ninth Division Military Po-
lice Company: Sergt. Elmer e. Skin
ner, Corpl. James A. Allen, Pvts.
CFIrst Glass; William S. Maykrantz
De Marr A. Canter, Eugene CreSpel
and Herard A. Aigner; Pvts. Irving E.
Holober and Russell B. Markle.
The troops are under orders to as
semble at the armory at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue this morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock and to evacuate
the armory at $40 o'clock, when.
headed by the l21st Engineers Band,
they will march to the theatrical sid
ing at the Union Station. The route
OF march will be by Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Constitution avenue and thence
to the station. The train is scheduled
to leave the station at 3 o'clock.
The baggage cars were loaded at
the Union Station on Thursday, un-
der special details appointed from
each unit.
Col. Oehmann has directed that
regimental parades be held at the
camp on August 6. 9. II and IT, with
battalion paradeS on August Z, 10, Is
and IA. He has sent special invita-
tion to officers of Sd District of Co.
lumbis Infantry Association to attend
the camp and witness these parades
and other camp activities. The pa
rades will be held at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Secretary of War has directed
that the number Of drills in the Ma
tionsl Guard of the District Of Colum-
bia be limited during the current fiscal
year as follows:
During the first and second quar-
terS, July to December 81, 1884, not
to exceed "a Federal pay drills.
During the third quarter. January
TO March 81. 1885. not TO exceed -
Federal pay drills in addition TO any
part Of the "a drills not held in the
first and second quarters.
During the fourth quarter. April
to June 80, 1885, not to exceed IL
Federal pay drills in addition to any
part Of the 36 drills not held during
the first. second and third quarters.
In no event, the order says, viii
the number of drills for which pay
ment is made from Federal funds ex-
ceed in any one month or 4S during
the fiscal year for any organization
Of the National Guard.
The following promotions have been
ordered in the Headquarters. Special
Troops, 2eth Division; Sergt Hamilton
Colt to be staff sergeant, Corpl VIII
liam B, Logan and Pvt First Glass;
John O. Brady to be sergeants.
Pvt. CF1rst Glass; Walter Fields has
been ordered transferred from the
active to the inaetfe list Of Company