Evening star., 1935-09-08
D.C.Guard Organizations
Prepare for Armory Drills
Units Given Short Vacation to Start Fall
And Winter Indoor Schedules
This Week.

and of distinctive insignia, the designs
for which are based upon approved
histories and must be adopted before
eolors or standards can be issued.
Under date of February 13, 1885,
letters were sent to all adjutants gen.
.ral requesting that an additional sam
pie of insignia of each unit in the
State be forwarded to the chief OF the
National Guard Bureau in order that
complete set of each arm or service
might be presented to the chief
! thereof.
THE National Guard Bureau at
taches importance to the early COM
pletion of these sets because the chiefs
have been informed that the gifts are
to be made; and 1t is desired to keep
before their eyes a constant reminder
that they have responsibility for Ma
tional Guard as well as Regular Army
units and must take them into consid-
Grafton in formulating all plans and
policies.
1T is, therefore, desired that those
States that have not already done 50
forward samples of insignia at once
so that all sets may be completed and
presented"
The War Department has announced
that it will continue its policy of not
supporting additional small arms
target ranges at or near home stations
of the National Guard units.
For the last several years. 1t was
said, the National Guard Bureau sup
ported in whole or in part approxi-
mately 400 home station target ranges
each year throughout the National
Guard. Funds could not be made
available to care for greater number,
and in all cases maintenance and re-
pair estimates had to be pared to the
bone.
There are said to be roughly 1000
troop locations at which troops re-
quired to fire small arms are stationed.
1t IS apparent, it was pointed out. that
within appropriation limitations the
present scheme cares for about 40 per
cent of the small arms firing needs Of
the Guard.
Furthermore, 1t was said that thus
far during the present fiscal year 1t
has been necessary to discontinue the
use of some 60 home station target
ranges which would not meet safety
regulation requirements. With the
advent OF motor trucks and authorize
tion in certain cases to fire course Z,
two new factors enter the picture to
which consideration must be given.
The chief, National Guard Bureau,
has appointed q board Of officers to
consider the feasibility of installing
or enlarging centrally located target
ranges to serve the needs of several
units within given radius. making use
Of motor transportation for the pur-
pose. Briefly, while in the past an
effort has been made to bring the
range to the troops, consideration Is
being given to the practicability OF
bringing the troops to the range with
in certain limitations.
| 1t is believed, 1t was said, that q
workable solution will be reached. 1t
Is apparent, however, 1t was indi-
Gated, that considerable time and
| study. must be afforded q project of
this extent 1t must. therefore, be
understood that considerable time Will
elapse before the bureau will be pre-
pared to make a. pronouncement.
Sergt. Norval B. Smith. Headquar-
ters Detachment, Special Troops, 29th
Division, has been ordered transferred
in the same grade to the Headquar-
ters Detachment, 29th Division.
The following promotions in the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany have been ordered on the rec
ommendation Of the company COM
mander:
Pvt. First Glass; Horace G. Skin
ner, to be sergeant and Pvt. First
Class Thomas A. Thornhil, to be
corporal.
Promotions in 121st Engineers have
been ordered as follows:
! Company A-Pvt. First Glass; Nor
ris I. Conklin, to be corporal.
Company D-Corpls. Richard F.
Graham and Alexander j. Sweeney,
to be sergeants.
Company F-Corpl. Harry Gaber-
man, to be sergeant, and Pvt. First
Glass; Nelson r. Jones, to be corporal.
Pvts. Thomas J. Dawson and James
F. Quigley have been ordered trans
ferred from the inactive to the active
list Of the Headquarters and Service
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