Evening star., 1938-11-13
Guard Training Camp Plans
For 1889 Sent to Corps Area
Program Tentot;ve; Engineers and Division
Troops Moy Go to Comp Richie

Tentative plans for the training
camps for the troops Of the National
Guard Of the District Of Colum-
bia for the coming summer already
have been made for some of the
units and the recommendations sent
to the commanding general of the
Sd Army Corps Area at Baltimore,
Md. 1t was pointed out at brigade
headquarters that the places Sc
lected for the local troops to take
their field training has been made
by the local offlcers, and the rec
concentrations are subject to change
by the Army authorities for this
area, who may have other programs
for the use of the troops during the
summer training period.
With maneuvers being held each
summer in all parts of the country
by the Regular organizations in
which the militia takes part from
time to time, it was indicated that
the Army authorities may desire to
use the District troops in some
which might be held in this area.
With the addition of number of
new trucks to the pool already as
signed to the local Guard, it is prob
able that they may be sent to their
training camp in them.
Under arrangements perfected for
the l2lst Regiment of Engineers
and Company A, 372d Infantry
these organizations will take their
annual field training at Camp Al
bert c. Ritchie, where they went last
summer.
The camp for the 260th Regiment
Of Coast Artillery has not been Sc
lected at this time. It was indicated,
however, that they will 60 to Fort
Story. where they have the benefit
OF the use of the modern equipment
and can have their target practice.
The District contingent of the 29th
Division also awaits a decision as
to the place and dates of its en-
campment. 1t was indicated that
camp Of the unit this year would
be a fixed one. It is probable that
the DIVISION headquarters, together
with as many of the brigade head
quarters units as are available, also
will go to Camp Richie for their
training during the summer of 1899.
The following have been ordered
placed on the inactive lists of their
respective units: Pvt. Richard L..
King, Battery A, 26Oth Coast Artil-
lery; Pvts. Raymond L. Buddington,
Robert A. Mazzolini, Charles M.
Stone and William E. Winnie, all
of Company B. 104th Quartermaster
Regiment; Pvt. William F. Red
mond, Company B. 104th Quarter
master Regiment; Pvts. Eugene w.
Oliver and Mark Turner, jr., Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
The Federal inventory of prop
erty, under a new system instituted
this year by order of the War De-
partment, was inaugurated Monday
and will continue well into Decem-
ber. 1t was called to the attention
of the unit commanders that the
stock Of woolen uniforms issued to
the local Guard is only 10 per cent
in excess of the total strength allot-
ment. This gives small working
stock for the fitting rooms main
tanned by the United States property
and disbursing oficer, so 1t is es-
sential that no unit retain in its
possession woolen or other uniforms
in excess of its requirements as
shown by the strength returns.
Col. Shepard L. Pike and Capt.
Edward H. Walter, both OF the Reg
ular Army and assigned here as
instructors. have been named as
director and secretary, respectively,
Of the Sd Army Corps Area Com