Evening star., 1935-01-27
Camp Dates Suggested
For u. G.. Militia Units
August 10 to "a Urged for Division and Engineer
Troops-July 6 to 90 for Coast Artillery
and Infantry.
yNDER plans being formulated
by the headquarters Of the
National Guard of the Dis

r yNDER plans being formulated
by the headquarters Of the
National Guard of the Dis
~ trict Of Columbia, the annual
encampment of the 29th Di-
vision troops and the Engineer Regi-
ment will be held at Uniontown, Pa.
from August 10 to "a. At the same
time recommendations were sent to
the headquarters of the Sd Army
Corps Area at Baltimore, Md, that
the 280th Coast Artillery be sent to
Fort Monroe, Va, for training from
July 6 to 20, and that Company A,
372d Infantry, be sent to the Mary
land State camp at Cascade, Nd, at
the same time.
The date for the Uniontown camp
conforms with tentative plans being
made under the direction Of Mai.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, 29th Division
commander, for a mobilization of the
division there on those dates. The
matter has been thoroughly threshed
out with officers throughout the di-
vision, which includes the Militia Of
this city, Maryland, Virginia and a
portion of Pennsylvania. However, 1t
was said that the War Department
has not yet given its official approval
to the plan.
1t was explained that the infantry
company and the battalion of anti
aircraft troops in the Coast Artillery
are not divisional troops and there
fore would not take any part in the
mobilization plan.
1t is expected that the corps area
headquarters will announce its de-
cision on the mobilization plan at the
time action is taken on the proposed
camps. 1t is proposed to make the
entire movement Of troops from all
parts of the States of Maryland and
Virginia by motor vehicles. In this
connection it became known that
many of the vehicles used by the
Militia organizations have been forced
in storage because of a law of the
last Congress which prohibits the
expenditure of any funds for main
tenance or operation of any motor
vehicles purchased prior to 1920. This
would mean that many of the Or
ganizations, if they are to participate
in the divisional movement, must
have number of new vehicles. Prac-
tically all of the vehicles held by the
local Guard are within the restriction.
However, it was explained at the
brigade headquarters that the local
Guard has been assigned 3 re-
connaissance cars and Is ~ ton
trucks of the type used by the Army
to transport troops The latter, how
ever, are still at Camp Holabird, Md,
awaiting the completion of the new
garage being erected with public
works funds at the National Guard
rifle range at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights. D. c. These new vehicles
are expected to be delivered within
a short time and they will form part
OF the caravan which will be used to
transport the troops to the divisional
| camp If the corps area headquarters
approves the plans which have been
formulated.
The Guard in its next public ap-
pearance is expected to wear the new
serge blouses and elastique breeches
which have been issued to replace the
present uniforms. However, it was
said that the latter will be used for
drill and other training purposes, while
the new issue will be used for public
| appearances such as parades and
other public ceremonies.
Examinations of another group of
men seeking places on the eligible
list from which selections are made