Evening star., 1937-11-07
Military Ceremonies Set
For Trophy Presentation
V.F.W. A,vnrd to Be Made at Assembly
of Militia Here Fixed for
December Z.
December Z.

All units Of the District National
Guard will be represented at cere-
monies the evening Of December Z,
when the 29th Division Military Police
Company will be formally presented
with the trophy 1t won through hav-
ing the best attendance record IN the
local militia during the past year.
The trophy will be presented to the
commanding officer Of the unit by
David B. Herman. commander Of the
District Of Columbia Department. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, which donated
the trophy and put 1t in competition
six years ago. The Military Police
have almost q complete claim on the
trophy as they won it each year. Last
year two other units crowded them
closely for the honor. Headquarters
Company, 29th Division, finished with
score Of 91.39, while the Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st En-
gineers. had a mark of 90.86. The
total Of the winning unit was 93.13.
Col. John w. Oehmann has issued
orders for the formal ceremonies, at
which will be all of the troops of the
29th Division, one company from the
12lst Engineers and one company from
the 104th Quartermaster Regiment.
1t Is expected competition will be
keener this year as result of the or
der issued by Col. Oehmann directing
all companies to purge their ranks of
all men who do not attend drills reg
ularly. and to build up their units
with only those men who can attend
drills every week.
For the purpose of assisting it in its
effort to have Congress adopt flag for
the District of Columbia. local militia
officials have sent to Mrs William D..
Leetch, chairman of the Flag Com
mittee Of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, a photograph of the
flag now being used officially by the
headquarters Of the District of Colum-
bia Militia. This flag is made up of
the crests Of the regimental flag of the
local militia and consists of the dome
Of the Capitol superimposed on a sun
burst, the whole resting on red and
white bar, indicating English pre-
dominance in the settlement of the
District of Columbia. This emblem
also is carried on each regimental flag.
The 260th Coast Artillery will
march today to Brunswick. Md, on a
training trip. The advance party,
under command Of 1t. w. G. Kemper,
is scheduled to leave the Water street
armory at Z o'clock with a detail of
Guardsmen who will place guards for
traffic, to cover the movement of the
motor train, to direct the convoy at
road intersections and to arrange for
parking for meals en- route and at
The troops to form the main body
will assemble at the armory at 8 o'clock
and be prepared to start at $50
o'clock. The mess detail will be in
charge Of First 1t. Charles P. Reichel,
with Second 1t. H. A. Nash assist
ing. Maj. William j. Heale will be
the operations officer and Second 1t.
Charles H. Talbot assisting. 1t.
Charles R. Haig. assistant reconnais-
sance officer, will be in charge of the
rear detail.
Upon arrival in Brunswick the ar
tillery football team will play q team
in that town. Upon completion of the
game the artillery will start the re-
turn trip.
Plans are being formulated by Col.
Oehmann to have regular semi
monthly meetings of officers to ex-
change ideas for the general benefit
Of the brigade as a whole The sug-
gestion was made as a result of a
conference recently held by the off,
GERS, when they were called to meet
the newly appointed adjutant general.
Officers Of the Engineer Regiment
will have their weeks we'll filled with
militia activities during the current
armory training program, with one
drill night a week, the proposed Off
GERS conference and now an officers
school. This will be a combined
school for staff and line officers, to
be conducted under the direction of
Col. Oehmann, the regimental COM
mander. 1t will be held on alternate