Evening star., 1938-10-30

ATLlllcTymc OF Cne DLSCIlCL NaClOnAl
Guard, who are members of the 260th
Regiment, an anti-aircraft OUTFIT here,
will find out during the armory drill
period which leads up to the annual
encampment just what kind of food
they will get there long before the
dates for the next field training period
come around. A school for cooks has
been organized and will meet at regu-
lar intervals, and not for the purpose
Of getting a lot Of theory from the
text books as to how 1t should be done
in the field to keep the troops con-
tented.
The candidates for the school will
not only show how it Is dene. but they
will ask the artillerymen to eat the
meals. At least the program will do
one Of two things-it will prove that
the soldiers in this outfit have made
good selection to look after their
inner selves
The artillery, under Col Walter w.
Burns, devotes much of its drill period
to practical work which will be help
full to the men in the field during the
summer under actual service condi-
tions, and this includes the eating, for
during the sessions OF the cooks school
the artillerymen will be asked to eat
the food which is prepared Regular
camp meals will be served, and the
sessions will be used as social get
togethers for the men, as we'll as the
officers.
Col. Burns also has made arrange
ments with the Regular Army picture
service to furnish a series Of technical
movies. which will be shown at regu-
lar intervals at the armory on drill
nights. 1t will be form of practical
instruction for the men, showing how
the Regular outfits do the things
which they are expected to learn to
do during the field training periods in
the summer months.
The Nom Commissioned Oficers'
Club Of the 12lst Regiment of Engi-
neers has applied to brigade headquar-
tiers for permission to use the rife
range at Camp Simms for a turkey
shoot on November 20.
The Engineers Rifle and Pistol Club
Of the Oficers' Reserve Corps has
been authorized to use the indoor
range OF the Guard, located, in the
armory.
On the walls in the main armory
are number of pictures of groups
taken at camps during parades and
other forma tons, but without legends
Many Of them have been in the pos
session OF the local militia for many
years.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, command
ing the local militia. is attempting to
find some of the older residents who
may have been associated with the
Guard, or, II not in it, knew some Of
its former members He would like
them to come to the armory and ex-
anime the pictures and assist in the
work OF Identification, so that the pho-
tographs can be permanently marked.
Brigade headquarters has announced
the standing Of the highest units in
the matter Of attendance during the
year. The 29th Division Military Police
Company. 1882 per cent; Headouar-
tiers and Service Company. l2lst Engi-
neers, 1891 per cent; Headquarters
Company. 29th Division. 92.41 per
cent. and Company A. l04th Quar-
termaster Regiment, sl50 per cent.
Honorable mention was given the
following, which maintained above
the-average attendance, although not
entitled to participate in the COM
petition: Headquarters Detachment.
Special Troops, 29th Division, s7.25
per cent; Headquarters Company,
lo4th Quartermaster Regiment, 1887
per cent: Headquarters Detachment,
I'd Battalion. 260th Coast Artillery,
96.23 per cent, and the Headquar-
ters Detachment, 29th Division, s4.46
per cent.
Service medals, emblematic Of long
and faithful service in the local Guard,
have been awarded as follows: Twen-
ty-year service bar. Maj. Ralph s.
Childs, l2lst Engineers. Fifteen-year
service bar. Maj. Sidney Morgan. In
spector Generals Department.. State
Staff; Maj. Walter S. Welsh, Judge
Advocate Generals Department, State
Staff Capt. George F. Harbin, l2Ist
Engineers; Sergt. Perry w. Michaels,
260th Coast Artillery. Ten-year serv-
ice medal. Capt. William F. Bulls,
260th Coast Artillery, and Capt Louis
M. Gosorn. Special Troops, 29th Divi-
sion.