Evening star., 1938-07-17

training season, brigade headquarters
as well as the quarters of every unit
Of the District National Guard is agog
with preparations of this most impor-
tant function Of the year. Not only
are the various units preparing to take
the field to engage in drills and
maneuvers to put into practical use
the work that has been done in the
classrooms and in the drill halls during
the fall, winter and spring months.
but there are preparations to be made
for the national matches which are to
begin next month at Camp Perry,
Ohio. Preparation for these has to be
made at the same time that the du-
ties Of preparing for the field are
made, as no time on Is allowed for the
men who shoot high enough scores to
make the team while they are learn
ing the more serious problems of war
in unit work.
Maj. Just 9. Jensen, in charge Of
the team and OF all rifle practice in
the District Guard, has made a spe-
| cial request that Maj. Clarence s
Shields OF the engineer regiment be
granted permission to accompany the
team as coach. 1t seems that special
authority of the War Department
must be granted in order to permit
an officer Of this rank to engage in
the matches in any capacity
Several members Of the State staff,
particularly the enlisted personnel,
will have an opportunity to visit sew
eral of the camps. Those who have
been selected to 60 to more than one
| place are those concerned with the
preparation Of the various pay rolls
for the officers and men for their
field duty. Sergt. Robert L. Van Swer-
ingen and Pvt. James e. Holloman
have been detailed to spend eight days
| at the artillery camp at Fort Story
Va, while Sergt Harold A. Mayer
and Pvt. Dean Savage have been Or
dered to take eight days at the camp
OF the 12lst Regiment Of Engineers
which is to be held this year at Camp
Albert c. Richie at Cascade, Md. The
remainder Of the officers and men OF
this staff will go with the engineer
regiment, which this year Is to have
four days at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights, D. c., before entraining for the
Maryland State camp. This duty, Il
was explained. is for the purpose OF
having local troops go through the
same routine which would be expected
of them should they be called into
Federal service in the event of an
| ~ he ,1oy yse
of mobilization will be carried out
here, which is expected to consume
four days, after which the troops will
entrain for Camp Ritchie, following
the same routine as they would in tims
of war after they have been mobilized
Brigade headquarters Is making ef-
forts to have the troops entrain al
the Anacostia yards, which is only
a short distance from camp, instead
Of having them come all the way
to the Union Station here. after they
have completed their mobilizs tion
work.
National Guard headquarters in
the War Department has given Its
formal approval to the proposal that
the local artillerymen be sent to their
training camp by Norfolk & Wash
ington steamer, instead Of going over
land by trucks, as they have for many
years. The change was made neces-
sary because Of the shortage Of motor
transport equipment in the local head
quarters, many OF the vehicles being
required in connection with the move
ments Of the 29th Division troops
stationed here and the movement OF
the engineers to Camps simms ane
Richie.
Col Howard r. smalley, U. s. Cav.
airy, ofi1cer in charge OF National
Guard affairs in the Sd Army Corp,
Area, of which the local troops are q
part, visited local Guard headquar-
ters last week to discuss plans fol-
training He offered his assistance
in any problems confronting the Local
troops
Incidentally, while inspecting the
local headquarters, he found there q
picture OF the late Brig. Gen. Lloyd
M. Brett, U. A., who was twice
adjutant general of the local troops
Col Smalley said that when he frs
reported for duty with cavalry unit
as a second lieutenant 1t was to Gen
Brett. who at that time was a captain
in command Of a cavalry troop.
Capt. Walter S. Welsh, Engineer
Corps, now attached to the State staff
and for many years commander OF
the headquarters and service COM
pany Of the 121st Engineers, has been
| ordered up for examination as O
captain in the judge advocate gen.
erals department. The position oi
| judge advocate of the local Guard has
| been vacant since the resignation oi
Capt. Ralph L. Walker because of the
pressure of his civilian work. Capt
Welsh is member of the local bal
and an attorney in the Veterans Ad.
ministration. 1t was said that he will
not be eligible for major in the Law
department until he has completed
200 hours of study in his new as
signment. The local Guard is allowed
a major in this department.
Second 1t. Henry B. Cockrell, Com.
pany A, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, also has been ordered before
a board of examiners to determine
his qualification for promotion to FIRST
lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps
recommendations have been made
to the War Department that Maj
James r. Lusby Of the State staf1
attend all three OF the camps. Ac.
cording to the present plans he is to
attend five days with the 29th Divi-
sion staff in its maneuvers in the
Valley of Virginia, similar time
with the 260th Coast Artillery at
Fort Story and the remainder of the
IS days period with the engineer
units at Ritchie.
Onicers of the same staff who will
go to Ritchie for their full Is days
training are Maj. Sidney Morgan, in
spector generals department; Capt.
Louis M. Gosorn, infantry, and First
1t. James B. Bradley, Dental Corps.