Evening star., 1937-08-06
D. c. GUARD UNITS
LEAVE TOMORROW
Four Detachments to Spend
Two Weeks at Camp
Ritchie, Md.

Four detachments of the District
National Guard completed prepara-
tions today to entrain at $50 a m. to-
morrow for Camp Albert Richie, Cas-
cade, Md, where they will spend the
next two weeks In their annual en-
campment in the Maryland-Pennsyl-
vania mountains.
National Guard leaders announced
there will be 800 officers and men
at the encampment, the majority from
the l2lst Engineers Combat Regiment
OF the goth Division, commanded by
Col. John w. Oehmann, head of the
District Guard and District building
inspector.
The other groups are the 29th Divi-
sion Special Troops under Maj. Will
liam T. Roy of the District Guard;
the lst Battalion of the l04th Quar-
termaster Regiment under Maj. F.. F.
Bernsdorff, also of the 29th Division,
and Company A, 372d Infantry, COL
ored guardsmen, under Capt. Arthur
c. Newman, The latter company is
attached to the same division.
Leave Train at Buena Vista.
The guardsmen, travelling in a spe-
cial train of II coaches and 3 baggage
cars, are scheduled to leave the train
at Buena Vista, Md, at $40 am. to-
morrow and spend the rest Of the day
establishing themselves in tent quar-
terS on the camp ground. The en-
campment will end Saturday, August
2l, with the guardsmen leaving Buena
Vista at 8:45 am and arriving in
Washington at 1855 am.
Highlights Of the two week noun
tain encampment will be the annual
overnight field bivouac on Tuesday.
August II, when the Engineers will
leave the camp and deploy over the
surrounding country in Army engi-
neering operations, spending the night
in the field and returning to camp
the next day; annual regimental day
ceremonies next Wednesday afternoon,
visit to Gettysburg battle field next
Friday, the week end visits Of friends
and relatives Of guardsmen and off,
GERS and regimental field day on
Thursday, August 10, when friends and
relatives will be permitted to attend.
Maj. Gen, Milton Reckord of Balti-
more, commander of the 29th Division,
accompanied by other high officers,
will visit the camp on Sunday,
August IS.
Rigid Training in Program.
The District Guardsmen will follow
program Of rigid training. exercise
military instruction and maneuvers
during the two-week period. with peri
ods for rest and recreation during each
day
Except for Sunday, when reveille will
be at $50 am. the Guardsmen will
have to tumble out of their camp cots
each morning at $50 o'clock and be
at the breakfast table at s. There will
be physical drill each day after
breakfast During the first week in
camp the period from $50 to am
will be devoted to practice in military
ceremonies
Second Lieut.. Richard B. Thrift and
the Camp Supply Detachment under
Capt. Walter S. Welsh reported for
duty Wednesday. Loading of supplies
on freight cars, to be transported to
camp, was concluded yesterday. Assist
ing in advance arrangements were
First Lieut.. Joseph F. Fitzgerald of
the Engineers, Capt. John T. O'Neal
Of l04th Quartermaster Regiment.
Lieut.. Elmer w. Humphrey for special
troops. and Lieut.. Cornelius A. King
for Company A, 372d Infantry.
Camp on High Plateau.
The Guardsmen will be encamped
on a high. cool plateau in the noun
tains. at an elevation of 1900 feet
and only miles from the Summer re-
sort of Blue Ridge Summit. Pa.
The transportation equipment in
cludes % heavy Army trucks. 9 sta
ton wagons and 2 dump trucks
Preliminary arrangements for the
camp have been in charge Of Lieut..
Col. Peyton G. Nevitt assistant adju-
tant general of the District National
Guard.
The roster of officers for the en-
campment follows:
Commanding officers, Col Oehmann:
Lieut. Coils hewitt and Julian S. Olif7
Majs. Roy, Bernsdorf, James r. Lusby,
Ralph S. Childs, Sidney Morgan. Clar-
ence S. Shields. Joseph Greenlaw of
the Medical Corps, Arthur l. Smith
and Just O. Jensen
Captains-Newman. Albert Ridgeley,
Douglas A. White, William F. Jorgen-
sen. Samuel r. Turner, Louis NJ Co
sOrn, Charles E. Smithson, who is ad-
jutant to Col. Oehmann; George w.
Johns, Welsh. William 1. Mushake,
Ralph L. Walker, George L. Evans,
Walter A. Knight, Hugh Everett, jr.,
Robert NJ Bolton, James R. Quade,
Francis J. Tartaglino, Emil j. c. Hide
brand, George F.. Harbin, Cooper B.
Rhodes and John T. ONeill.
First lieutenants-Corneliu A. King,
Edward A. Mcmahon, Fitzgerald Pear
son c. Conlyn, Luther B. Hall, Edward
O. Hamilton, Howard A. Burd.
Humphrey, James B. Bradley, Harold
w. Leath, Donald A. Falk, James D.
Tanner and Reynold C. Feldt.
Second lieutenants - Sylvester L.
Blackwell, Henry B. Cockrell, Lewis
A. Jackson, Malcolm T. Powell Charles
L. Rust. Thrift, Ellis H. Martin. Henry
M. Boudinot, Harry Gaberman. Henry
l.. Green, Sd: william j. Conlyn, jr.;
William D. Putnam, Edward D. Null