Evening star., 1939-07-23

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estimates of the funds had been ap-
proved by headquarters of the Sd
Army Corps at Baltimore, Md. In
view of the fact that the Regular
Army will have large force in the
field working with the District troops
as we'll as those from Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania, the Reg
ular Army will handle most of the
major distribution of funds. About
the only funds which will be dis
tributed by the local officials, in ad-
dition to that of the pay of the
troops, will be days rations for the
time of proceeding to the concen-
tration center and another days
rations on the day set for the troops
to return to their home stations.
Local brigade headquarters is
making preparations for the as
sembling of the food supplies which
will be used by the troops until they
get into the theater of operations.
The great bulk of paraphernalia
which will be required is being
hauled out of storage and examined,
as we'll as overhauled where neces-
sary. But as this is to be a major
held operation, such as the troops
would face in an actual campaign,
they will travel light. Everything
they need in the field will be carried
on their backs, as they will be mov-
ing from place to place, stopping
only where night overtakes them
Even the greater part of the officers
VIII have the same equipment, as no
wall tents. such as are used in base
camps, will be taken along, except
for officers of and above the rank
of colonel.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding the 29th National
Guard Division. of which the local
militia is a part, has even issued
orders that the troops are not to
take "slacks.' the long trousers of
the new uniform of the Army, into
the field. They will be strictly on
war basis, and they are not to be
permitted to take anything which
they Will not require during the op-
eratlons. Even the officers below the
rank OF colonel will not be permitted
to take trunks-they will be limited
to bedding and clothing rolls.
members OF the advance and rear
detachments. who ordinarily 20 into
camp about three days ahead of the
main body, and stay day or so after
the breaking of camp to clear up the
flnal details. and who get more than
the usual Is days of training, must
get special authority from their
superlors, if employed by the Gov
ernment, and also have it approved
by the National Guard Bureau. it
was said at brigade headquarters
last week.
This procedure was adopted as a
result OF an abuse which was said to
nave grown up among some men,
oers OF the militia in various parts
OF the country of spending a large
part OF the summer on military leave.
which caused considerable incon-
Veniences in the Offices in which they
were employed. Members of the
local Guard who intend to try for
these details have been instructed
that before they can be considered
they must obtain from their super
lors written authority permitting
them to be absent from their Official
duties for the entire period of the
camp. plus additional days as may
be directed, and transmit them to
brigade headquarters. which will
send them to the War Department.
Brigade headquarters announced
that the following officers of the Or
ganized Reserve Corps have been
assigned to local units of the Guard
for duty in the field during the ma
neuvers:
26oth Coast Artillery: Capt. Mat
thew A. Hutmaker. to Headquarters
Battery; Capt. John R. MCGOWAN to
Service Battery: Maj. John Ward
Fisher, Second Its. John A. Bell and
John S. Burrows to Headquarters, 1st
Battalion; First 1t. John M. Grafton
to Headquarters Battery and Combat
Train, 1st Battalion: Capt. Karl A.
Remensnyder to Battery A; Second
1t, Claude H. Courtwright to Battery
B; Second 1t. Joseph Letteriello to
Battery C: First 1t Harold P. Wills
and Second 1t. Robert E. Gibney to
Headquarters, End Battalion; Capt
Edward j. Carey, Second Its. Her
man E. Nicholas and Andrew r.
Sable to Battery E: Second 1t
Frank B. Wylie, jr., to Battery F.;
Capt. Ernest E. Houston, Second Its.
Edwin j. st. Peter and Leonard S.
Schwartz to Battery G.: First 1t.
Samuel w. Lee and Second 1t. HUI
bert I. Teitelhaum to Battery H.;
Maj. Milo H. Brinkley to Head
quarters. End Battalion; First 1t.
Thomas G. O'Neal and Second 1t.
Gilbert ]. Tobin to Battery F.
104th Ordnance Company: Second
Its. Franklin B. Wise and Edwin H.
Hoffman.
121st Engineers: First 1t. Montro-
vile B. Walker, jr, to Company G.;
First 1t Aubrey N. Holmes to Com
pany D; First 1t. George E. Cub
berly to Company E; Second Its
Arthur B. Freeman and Joshua Sc
gall to Company F.
Headquarters, 29th Division: Capts
Paul H. McMurrey, John T. Pearson
and Kenneth T. Wright. and Second
1t, John Brabner- Smith.
104th Quartermaster Regiment:
First 1t. Jarru G.. McDouqaI and