Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-07
A MOTOR caravan of giant
" trucks rumbled out of the city
~ Wednesday morning, loaded

~ trucks rumbled out OF the city
~ Wednesday morning, loaded
a with heavy Coast Artillery
to be used by the 260th
Coast Artillery of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia during its
annual field training encampment,
which began today at Fort Monroe,
Va. The main body of troops, under
of Maj Walter w. Burns,
left the city yesterday in speedy, light
trucks, and after spending the night
between Richmond and Fort Monroe,
will move into their barracks at the
Virginia coast defense station today.
The greater part of last Tuesday
night a detail of Is enlisted men
worked far into the night loading the
heavy equipment on the great trucks,
and by midnight they were finished.
Along about daybreak, before Wash
ington's population awoke to begin the
days task, the trucks moved out Water
street and over the Highway Bridge
on the long trek to the Virginia post.
AS this equipment only moves at about
10 miles an hour. it was allowed two
days. with two overnight stops to make
the trip. and arrive in time to have
in place by the time the
main body of troops under Maj. Burns
turns up today.
Shortly before the schedule time for
the departure of the main troops yes
terday. a caravan of light trucks as
signed to the Virginia National Guard
moved up to the armory, and they Will
be used to transport part of the bat
talon to the Virginia post. These
trucks were loaned because the Dis
trict outfit does not have enough mo-
tor equipment to move its entire force
in one movement.
The Coast Artillerymen, who belong
to the anti-aircraft defense, Will put
in two weeks of strenuous training at
the Virginia post, and then will return
to their home station, short time
before the large contingent of District
troops moves into Pennsylvania Tor
participation in the gigantic war game
which the Army is planning for its
East Coast Regulars and Militia. The
are not part OF the 18TH
National Guard Division which will
participate in the maneuvers.
The advance detachment Of Artil-
lerymen, which moved the heavy
equipment. was in command of First
Lieut.. A. B. c. Graves. Capt. Samuel
r. Taggart, medical officer. was as
signed to the caravan to look after the
health of the men during the trip to
Old Point Comfort.
The camp supply detail is composed
of Second Lieut.. Carl Santilli, Sergt.
William B. Gates and Pvt. First
Glass; A. E. Herl.
Capt C. Earl Smithson, adjutant of
the l2lst Regiment of Engineers, and
Lieut.. M D. Reich, Special Troops.
29th Division, have been designated by.
Col. John w. Oehmann. commanding
the local National Guard, to represent
the units in a conference to be held
with other officers of the divisional
units to make preparations for the
athletic competitions and entertain
ment of the men of the various units
If the division during the period
which they will be in the field for their
The time and the place for the con-
ference has not been selected. but it
was said that Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, commanding the goth Ma
,ional Guard Division, is taking a
great deal of interest to assure that
the members of his large command
will have considerable recreation dur
ing their periods of relaxation from
the more strenuous field problems
which will be involved in the war
games which will take up large part
Of the two weeks the troops will be in
the field.
1t was announced at headquarters
last week that the strength of the
Special Troops of the goth Division,
stationed here had been increased by
Sc men. In order to permit new en-
istments in this group, the provision
men from being enlisted
within period of 60 days prior to the
time the organization is scheduled TO
20 to camp has been waived.
There are said to be large number
If applications for these vacancies, as
he young men seem to be particularly
in going to camp to partici-
pate in big war game, which seems to
appeal to them more than the mere
routine camp training which is fol-
lowed from year to year.
Men interested in joining this de-
tachment of the division, it was said,
should apply to the armory at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Tues
day evenings, when they will be
put through physical exami-
nations under the direction of Maj.
George J. Allen.
There are also said to be a few va
cancies in the band of the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers which the officers
are anxious to fill before the unit goes
into the field.
In announcing plans for the assign
ment of military officers to the service
school of the Army, War Depart
ment statement says that allotment
of vacancies to States for courses at
the various service schools, except
field officers courses, will be made
annually by letter to the adjutant
general. These allotments represent
the number for which it is definitely
Known funds are available. Applica-
tons sent in from States allotted
vacancies will, be considered as prin-
cipals, when so designated by the
State authorities and the officers and
enlisted men will be authorized to at
tend, if otherwise eligible. 1t is de-
sired that States allotted vacancies
send in the applications of alternates
equal to the number of principals and
other States send in applications not
to exceed one for each course.
All applications should be received
in the office of the chief OF the
National Guard Bureau. at least one
month prior to the opening of the
course.
No definite allotment of vacancies
to States for field officers is contem-