Evening star., 1934-03-18
HISTORY Of GUARD
lis BEING PREPARED
Chaplain of Engineers Des-
ignated by Brigade Head
quarters to Compile Data.

Data is being collected by the Ma
| tional Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia for the preparation of his
tory of the local organization. The
orders for the collecting of the infor-
nation were issued by the brigade
headquarters here, and Chaplain Ar
| thur L. Smith of the 121st Regiment
of Engineers has been assigned to the
task of searching out this great fund
of information.
When the history is complete it will
be made available at the local ar
mory to all those who would like to see
it and a copy will be made available
for the War Department, which is
urging other States to prepare such
| histories.
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt, assist
| ant adjutant general of the local
militia. has requested that any one
who has any information concerning
the early history of the Guard get in
communication with Chaplain Smith
at the armory, and that he would be
| very glad to have all the help that he
/ can get in the big task
The Saith Artillery Brigade of the
/ 29th National Guard Division, which
, includes the Artillery units of Mary
land and Virginia. will have its an
nual encampment this year at Indian
| town, Pa. following the completion of
the training of the 28th Division,
! Pennsylvania unit. The tentative
dates for this camp are July % to
August H.
The 29th Division units from this
city. including the l2lst Regiment Of
Engineers, the 29th Division Head
| quarters Troops, Company A, 372d In
| fantry, and the 29th Division Military
/ Police Company have had their camp
dates tentatively fixed as August S
! to 49, These dates, however, are sub
i ject to change by the 3rd Army Corps
Area headquarters. At the same time
| that the District units are there. the
29th Division Signal Company from
Norfolk, and the 1st Separate Com
pany of Maryland Infantry. from
Baltimore, will be in the Cascade
| camp.
There also will be there at the same
| time the Headquarters Company. 58th
| Infantry Brigade, the unit commanded
by Brig. Gen Milton A. Reckord. act
! ing commander of the 29th National
Guard Division, during the absence on
sick leave of Maj. Gen Anton Stephan
of this city.
The dates for the annual encamp-
ment Of the 260th Coast Artillery of
the local brigade have not yet been
| fixed.
| Capt Samuel R Turner. command
ing Company D, 12lst Engineers. is i'll
| in Sibley Hospital, to which he
was taken recently for an operation
for appendicitis. He is reported to be
recovering
During his absence the company is
being commanded by First Lieut.. Ed
ward F. Mcmahon.
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
has been designated by the chief of
Coast Artillery of the United States
| Army as excellent. Its name appears
in the list of other such organizations
throughout the country, but it was
the only one in the District which
received such designation, according
to the brigade headquarters. The
battery is commanded by First Lieut..
| Clifton w Royston. who has assisting
him Second Lieut.. A. B. c. Graves.
Detailed plans for the Inauguration
of the school for mess officers, mess
| Sergeants and cooks of all units Of
| the local brigade here on April were
announced in formal orders during
the week. The sessions will be held
in the armory at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue
| The order says that instruction will
/ be given under the supervision of the
| senior instructor, District of Columbia
National Guard, by Warrant Officer
| August w. Ortman, United States
Army, now on duty as an instructor
al the School for Bakers and Cooks
! at Fort Meade, Md. The order says
| that this presents an unusual oppor-
| tunity to personnel of the command
| to receive excellent instruction.
! Capt. Claude Burlingame, Infantry,
has been designated commanding Of
! ficer, who will be held responsible for
its proper operation. He also is to
arrange for final written proficiency
tests for all students, to be conducted
/ toward the close of the course. Stu
oent officers will be required to partic-
ipate. Results of the tests will be fur
nished to all unit commanders.
{ The following tentative schedule has
been outlined: April 8, general out
line of course: April 10, same; April
IT, ration returns; April "a, meats;
May l, elementary principles of cook
ing: May 8, management of company
mess; May Is, field cooking; May %,
preparation of menus. including in
| gradients used and cost of meal; May
%, June 5, IL and 10, same as on
May %.
Company and battery commanders
have been ordered to detail one officer
as student in the course with the
expectation of utilizing him as mess
officer during the annual encampment.
In addition, this student officer is to
be held responsible that the enlisted
students from his unit report promptly
Unit and detachment commanders
are also to detail mess sergeantS,
cooks and one other enlisted man as
an understudy to attend the school.
Enlisted men whose enlistments are
cue to expire prior to the close of the
1884 encampment of unit are not
to be detailed to attend the school,
but they may be discharged and at
once re-enlisted prior to April 3, pro-
vided their detail as students is de-
sired Personnel whose units drill on
nights of the week other than that on
which the school is held will be ex-
cused from attendance at drills OF
their units. Other officers end en-
listed men may attend all or separate
SESSIONS of the school when not on a
drill status.