Evening star., 1938-04-10
D. c. Guard Engineer Officers
To Get Training on Horses
Caualry Mounts at Fort Myer to Be
Used in Hardening Members
of Commissioned Group.

bureau Ol NdICOulCS, AlCOllOl i ak OIllt
and Internal Revenue, August to S.
Washington Units, Organized Re-
serve Corps. October to 80, Saturday
afternoons and Sundays; Headquarters
Company. Second Battalion, lst Mary,
land Infantry. April "a: Observation
Squadron 8, Marine Corps Reserves,
to be arranged with range officer; r.
o. T. c. at Fort Myer, Va. July 18
to %, and c. M. T. c., Fort Myer,
July % and 20.
Metropolitan Police Department,
June to September 81 and October
3 to 5. each Tuesday; American Sc
curity & Trust Co., April to October
80, Saturday afternoons; National
Rifle Club. April "a and September 25.
Rife and pistol clubs affiliated with
the National Rife Association may
have the range on Saturday after
moons by making arrangement direct
with the Guard range officer.
Owing to the fact that the target
year set by the National Guard Bu-
reau of the War Department ends on
October 81, officers of units will have
further period in which to qualify
their men in rifle practice. Hereto
fore they have had to complete their
firing prior to the end OF each en-
campment when the target year of
the local Guard ended.
Officers of the Guard are to be
asked in memorandum, to be sent
out by headquarters, as to their rec
concentrations regarding the permis-
sion to enlisted men to have their
cars in camp. Upon the general SEN
timent as evidenced by the replies will
determine whether the local guards
men will be permitted to have their
cars with them during the annual en-
campmem.
The question of allowing the men to
have cars. it was said, revolVeS around
the question of accidents. 1t was said
in the past some serious accidents
have resulted from enlisted men be-
coming involved in auto crashes with
their own cars. 1t was pointed out
that while the encampments usually
are free from military accidents be-
cause of the constant watching of de-
tails by the officers, there is nothing
they can do to guard the men while on
leave and using their machines.
Col. Jesse c. Drain. U. S. Army, pro-
feSsor of military science and tactics
at Georgetown University, delivered a
lecture to the officers school of the
12lst Engineers last week His talk
included map program which was
prepared for the use of engineers and
covering the territory in and around
the Capital City.
Col. Oehmann has received a re-
quest from Maj William j. Heale, CON-
manding the lst Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, for permission to hold an
overnight maneuver of his battalion
in the vicinity of this city on April
% and "a If granted, the big guns
and searchlights will be taken out and
| the men trained in tracking air lanes
which fly into and out of the city. and
will attempt to pick them up with the
! gigantic searchlights.
! Corpl. James Buck and Pvt. Charles
/ w. Simms have been promoted to ser
! geants in Company B, 104th Quarter
master Regiment
Promotions in Company F. 12lst En-
gineers. are: Corpl. Clyde c. Dicher-
son to be sergeant and Pvt first
class Thomas G. Wilkins and Pvt
George o. Auguste to be corporals
Pvt Ralph W. Russell. Battery F,
260th Coast Artillery. has been honor
| ably discharged because of removal
from the city
Business interference was given as
the reason for the transfer of Pvts.
Harold L. Brooks and George w. Mu-
don to the inactive list in the Medical
Department Detachment.