Evening star., 1937-01-03


February and, incidentally.
i the National Guard of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will get a new
senior instructor. Col. Shepard l..
Pike, u. S. Infantry, now on general
staff duty with the 9th Army Corps
at the Preside OF California, has been
given orders relieving him Of that
duty on January 80, next, with in
structions to proceed to the East Coast
on the first available transport. This
ship will leave San Francisco about
February 2, it was said, which would
mean that the new officer will reach
his assignment here the latter part
of the month. 1t was said at local
Guard headquarters that this is the
first time that full colonel has been
assigned to the division headquarters
in the capacity Of inspector-instructor.
In addition to supervising the in
struction Of the 29th Division troops
which are allocated to the District Of
Columbia, Col. Pike will have the
function Of supervising all Of the
activities OF the division headquarters
organizations, which are scattered
throughout the States Of Maryland
and Virginia. Being the senior in
rank Of the instructors assigned here
for the other units, including the
l21st Regiment Of Engineers and the
260th Regiment Of Coast Artillery,
he will, of course, have the additional
duty Of directing them in their work.
The local Guard now is without
an instructor for its divisional activi-
ties. Col. Lemly having been ordered
to duty in command of a regiment.
The year will be an important one
in the matter of training for the local
troops, as an order from the Sd Corps
Area headquarters at Baltimore, Nd,
directs that special emphasis be given
to basic training and upon command
and staff training both in the armory
and In the field. The order also di-
reefs that increased proficiency should
be attained In the use of weapons,
especially auxiliary weapons. and the
successful completion of more of the
prescribed qualification courses in
target practice.
Chemical warfare training, in ac-
cordance with the special instruc-
tions, Is to be planned and conducted
to the end that all individuals and
units are enabled to carry on their
normal duties and execute combat
dtIrir,n continuous YNnriode
in a poisoned atmosphere and to
employ effectively non-toMc chemical
agents and smoke in all types of mod
ern combat.
The order suggests that within the
limitations Of materials and equip
ment each organization should hold
combat problems. using tear gas and
smoke. Each unit is to have detailed
at all times the prescribed number
of unit gas officers and unit gas non
commissioned officers. who will be
required to function in accordance
with their respective duties. Officer
graduates Of the Chemical Warfare
School are to be assigned as post,
regimental, battalion and squadron
chemical 0mcers.
All field officers are to be required
to be proficient in the tactical en-
ployment of chemical agents and ap-
paratus. Each regimental intelligence
section is to select at least 10 men
from each battalion or similar unit
who will be trained in combat in
telligence, including the functioning
of intelligence organizations in the
regiment. battalion. scouting. patrol
ling. observing. use OF message books
and map reading.
Pvt. Dinksey Crouch. Battery F,
26oth Coast Artillery. has been or
dered honorably discharged because
of membership in the Civilian Con-
servation Corps at the time Of his en-
listment in the local militia.
Because of removal from the city,
the following members Of the Head
quarters and Service Company. l2lst
Engineers. and on the inactive list Of
that command. have been ordered
honorably discharged:
Pvts. Thomas F. Burke. jr: Robert
L. Grimm, Grant l.. Hagen. William
Langston, Marvin R. Howell. John S.
Lynn, Louis B. Mckenzie, Willie M.
Taylor and Earl B. Willis.
The members of the following COM
mands named have been ordered
transferred from the active to the in
active lists because Of either business
interference with the performance of
military duty or temporary removal
from the city:
Headquarters and Service Company,
121st Engineers-Pvts. George P. De-
laney, Herbert Hankins, Eugene j.
McGolrich, James p Quigey and G..
Frederick Nahas
Company F, 121st Engineers-First