Evening star., 1938-09-18


field. Guard ofdcials are favorable tc
the project, but they will have to find
the money with which to provide the
installation.
It has been suggested that thu
lights might be installed for use In
lighting the field when 1t Is used Is q
parade ground, and its use for football
practice would be incidental.
The commanding general Of the 80
Army Corps Area has sent to head
quarters here list Of radio sending
station frequencies which may be
used by the Guard in training, should
1t be found desirable to establish q
station here for that purpose.
A considerable addition will be
made to the automotive equipment Of
the Guard within the next few months.
These increases will permit the unit
to move Its forces overland without
making several trips, as has been
necessary IN the past.
The 260th Coast Artillery will re-
ceive four station wagons from the
Holabird Quartermaster Depot. Nine
trucks will come from Pontiac, Mich.
The training program Of the 104th
Quartermaster Regiment gives as its
mission for the armory year, the main-
tenance Of the organization in condi-
ton to function effectively at existing
strength and without further training
when employed in minor emergencies
by the District Of Columbia or Federal
authorities, and to provide q sufh-
ciently trained force, capable Of rapid
expansion to war strength, which,
with the minimum Of delay, can be
employed in time Of war as an efYec-
tive component Of the 104th Quarter
master Regiment in the Army Of the
United States.
Among the important activities is
that OF practical convoy training, in
cluding care, operation and mainte-
nance Of motor vehicles.
Unusual drill attendance during the
past month was shown by the reports
from brigade headquarters. For the
first time, so far as old-timers remem-
Der, four units finished with 100 pei
cent attendance. They are the Head
quarters Company, 104th Quartermas.
ter Regiment; Headquarters Detach.
ment. I'd Battalion, 260th Coast Artil.
ley; Medical Department Detachment
Special Troops. 29th Division, and
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division.
The other units, in their relative
order, were: Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers, $3.50; Com
pany A, l04th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, 1891; 29th Division Military
Police Company. $3.50: Headquarter,
Detachment, 29th Division, 1856;
Company B, lo4th Quartermaste,
Regiment. 951s; Headquarters Com
pany. Goth Division, 93.l0; Company
A, 121st Engineers, $3.50: band, l2ls,
Engineers, 9032: Company r, 12lst
Engineers, 8817.
OA1PuAy ~ oizu LII d4lITy, 0i.oS
Medical Department Detachment, 12ls,
Engineers, 86.07; Battery A, 260tt
Coast Artillery, 85.s3; Medical Depart.
ment Detachment, 26Oth Coast Artil.
lery, S4.o2; Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 260tl
Coast Artillery, 1898; Battery B, 2s0tf
Coast Artillery, 1894: Battery F, 26otf
Coast Artillery, 80.74: Company B
121st Engineers. 1908: Battery G
26oth Coast Artillery. 1915: State De.
tachment, 77.50; Company Z, 121st
Engineers, 1898; Company D, l2ls,
Engineers, 1929; Battery d, 2eoth
Coast Artillery, 72.87; Company C.
12lst Engineers, 72.5O: Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, 7240.
The LIST Battalion, 104th Quarter
master Regiment, also led the larger
groups Of the Guard, with percentage
Of 1882. The others are: Special
Troops. 29th Division, 94.47; Company
A. 372d Infantry, 1852; 121st En-
gineers, s6.1o, and 2eoth Coast Artn-
lery, 1920.