Evening star., 1937-01-31

0I1MAI09 q the 3un0S needed
- TO maintain three Of the units
Of tho National Guard Of the
- District Of Columbia during
the annual encampments this Sum-
msr have been completed BY local
headquarters and sent to the head
quarters Of the ID Army Corps Area
ct Baltimore for approval. It was said
that the amount requested II about
the same as was expended two years
ago when the troops were in the same
camp. that II about 10000.
= Only estimates for three Of the units
have been completed Ut this time be-
cause they are the only ones about
which there is any definite determine.
ton as to camp Hte. They are the
17lst Regiment Of Engineers, Com
pany A, 104th Quartermaster Regi.
ment. and Company A, 372d Infantry.
All Of these units will 60 to Camp Al
bert O. Ritchis at Cascade, Nd.
The estimates have been held up
on the 260th Coast Artillery Regiment
and the 29th Division headquarters
troops, pending further definite de-
termination Of their camps. The Coast
Artillery had been planning . road
march to Fort Niagara, N. Y, . round
trip march Of approximately 1000
miles. as part Of their training sched-
ule, but It was indicated that the Ma
tional Guard Bureau has urged that
the Artilierymen take their training
this year ut Fort Monroe, Va, where
they would have opportunity Of drill
ing With the modern anti-aircraft
equipment in the possession of the
Army. but which the National Guard
does not have because Of the lack Of
funds with which to purchase it. 1t
was pointed that the Artillerymen Q
couple Of years ago had road march
through Maryland and Virginia, and
1t was believed the stationary camp
would be of more benefit to the organ
ization this year. However, it Is to be
Q subject Of further discussion or cor
respondence. Lieut.. Col. Walter w.
Burns, commanding the Coast Artil-
lery regiment, is desirous Of having
the organiAtian make another road
march at this time, and 1t is probable
that he will try to convince the purse
string holders that In his opinion such
. march would be vastly more instruc-
tive and valuable to his force at this
time than another trip to Fort Mon
roe. where his troops have spent 30
many trimming camp periods. 1t also
improves the morale and interest Of
the men, It was pointed out, to give
them . change Of camp site.
It Il believed to be fairly wen set
tied, however. the divisional head
quarters and supporting troops will be
permitted to carry out the recon-
mendAtions Of the headquarters that
they operate in Virginia In the vicinity
Of some Of the Civil War battlefields
20 that the citizen soldiers could study
the campaigns and strategies involved
In them. However, Q definite base
camp has not been selected, it was in
dicated. nor . series Of overnight
camps. Two plans have been pro-
posed. one u that . base camp be es-
tabhshed from which the students
operate each day on some phase of
work on . nearby battlefield, and the
other q to move every day or 80 as
campaign work progresses. As soon as
. definite decision Is made on Q par
ticular plan then the ofiicers In charge
will Be able to formulate their esti-
mates.
Omcers and men Of the medical
units heard With much regret last week
Of the orders which will transfer Mai
Leon A. Fox. q. 8. Army Medical
Corps, from the Sd Corps Area to