Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30

uroay morning, Wnen Two Oh
the units will leave their home sta
tons for the areas selected for their
camps. The largest of the two, the
260th, commanded by Maj Walter w.
Burns. will proceed by motor train to
Fort Monroe for a two-week period,
while the other unit, Company A.,
272d Infantry, will move to Camp
Albert @. Richie at Cascade. Md,
where it will camp with a contingent
of the Maryland National Guard.
Capt. Arthur c. Newman, command
ing the local unit. will be the camp
commander at Richie.
On Wednesday the advance details
with the heavy equipment will move
out Of the city for the camp sites.
This is material which will be placed
in position so that the camp will be
ready for occupancy by the time the
main bodies Of troops arrive.
The main units will travel by mod
ern army motor trucks, speedy enough
so that Only one night will be spent
on the road by the coast artillery
unit, while the infantry unit will
make the trip in one day. 1t is an
ticipated that the artillery outfit will
make its night bivouac on Saturday
between Richmond and Fort Monroe.
Twenty-eight motor trucks will be
required to transport the artillery. IA
OF which are to come from the Viz
ginia National Guard, which also
will furnish the drivers The Viz
ginia trucks will return TO their home
stations as soon as they have placed
the District artillerymen In camp, but
will return to Fort Monroe in time
to bring them back to their home
station upon the completion of the
two weeks Of training.
The coast artillery will not take
any of its drill guns and searchlights
over the road, it was said. as there
are available at the Virginia coast
artillery base both modern search
lights and anti-aircraft guns, but
some Of the 1918 type. The organi-
zation expects to take q large per-
centage of its personnel to drills, as
it was said that during the past few
months the drill attendance in this
unit has shown material increase.
Capt. Louis M. Gosorn, former
battery commander in the outfit, who
was transferred to the inactive list
some months ago because of pressure
Of his private business. has been au-
thorized tc attend the encampment
In the place of Capt. Clifton W..
Royston. commander OF Battery A,
who will be unable TO participate in
the training because OF business rea-
sons.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord. COM
handing the 10th National Guard
Division, issued q training memo
randum during the week In connec-
ton with the preparations for the
organizations participation in the
Army maneuvers In Pennsylvania this
Summer
The objective. he SAYS, will be the
concentration of all active units. 29th
Division in the field at Mount Gretna,
Pa. August II and Is, and returns
to home station August 80 and 81,
practical application of principles
covered during the armory period.
fundamentals OF combat end use of
combined arms, administration and
supply Of the 2sIn Division in the
Held, tactical exercises involving the
battalion, regiment, brigade and the
division, and the division as part of
the Sd Corps.
The missions Of the brigades and
separated units were outlined o. fol-
lows
To develop the science and art of
war by mobilization q: home Ststion,
movement and concentration of
Mount Gretna, combat principles for
all units in proper sequence 70 in
clude the brigade. training in chemical
warfare, night marches, supply and
logistics in the field, efficient opera
ton of all signal communications and
return to home stations
Gen. Reckord points out thst the
1eld training period. which Is the
elimination Of the training year. will
be devoted entirely to practical train
ing. Its purpose, ne continued. Is to
put into actual practice the lnstruc-
ton given in use Of weapons and
equipment, technique of the smaller
units. technique OF the battalion and
higher headquarters. including COM
munication personnel, all armory
training, including ceremonies, which
has q practical application in meet
ing the requirements OF the field
period.
Purely military instruction, he SAYS.
including ceremonies, should not be
less than six hours per day during
the field training. Each day of the
f1eld-training period, except SATURDAYS
and Sundays and thoce DAYS reserved
for the 29th Division and the I'd
Corps. will be divided into periods as
follows:
Morning period. during which a
minimum Of five hours instruction
will be devoted to military training:
afternoon period. during which ON
GERS and non-commissioned officers
will be instructed at least one hour:
necessary preparation will be made
for the next days work, specialists
schools. ceremonies and continuation
Of the morning work when neces-
sary: athletics and recreation will be
provided for troops not otherwise en-
CARED.
All subordinate unit commanders
have been instructed to prepare train
ing programs for their respective units
and submit them to the next higher
commander for coordination and ap-
proval by July l..
Conduct of training should be de-
centralized" the training memoran-
dunn further says. Responsibility for
and control Of training are functions
Of command. Methods and details of
execution will be, as far as practicable,
left to subordinates, corrective meas
ures being applied when necessary
All training will progress from the
elementary to the more advanced.
The applicatory system Of training
will be employed. Training super
vision Is function Of command and
will be carried out by the unit com