Evening star., 1939-12-10
Guard Armory Inspections
To Be Held on Specific Dates
Change Made in Original PIons
For Holding Tests for Troops

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Armory inspections Of the various
units Of the District National Guard
will be held at stated periods, ac-
cording to information received at
the local brigade headquarters which
has sent to Sd Corps Area Head
quarters Of the Army at Baltimore,
Nd, a list Of proposed dates for the
organization. There has been a
change in the original plans, it was
disclosed, but high ranking officers
assert that they do not know the
reasons for the change In the origi-
nal arrangements.
A few months ago word was re-
ceived that the inspections this year
would be held at irregular intervals,
and on short notice. It was ex-
planned that the idea was to en-
courage the units to keep on their
toes in the matter Of training at all
times. However, the information
now has been received that the in
spections will be held in accordance
with previous plans. 1t was asserted
that when the first test inspections
were made under the original plans,
that only one unit in each organiza-
ton was picked for the trial. It
was believed that these were held to
ascertain how the proposed new
system would work out, but perhaps,
1t was said, 1t was found that such a
method was not found readily work.
able among the National Guard
units, where the officers and men
are not on duty all the time as in
the Regular Army. In many cases it
Is necessary to call men from their
work in order to hold the inspections
on sudden notice, but under the old
plan men were given plenty Of time
to make the necessary arrange
ments.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local military brigade,
and 1t. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, as
sistant adjutant general. appeared
before the Bureau of the Budget
last week to justify the estimates of
funds necessary for the support of
the Guard during the approaching
fiscal year.
The local Guard rifle teams are
looking for more pistol and rifle
matches with teams in and around
the District of Columbia, whether
service or civilian. Maj. Just C.
Jensen. in charge of rife practice in
the local militia. has scheduled
number of matches, but he has a
few dates open which he would like
to fill, and is willing to conduct the
either on the range of the
Guard or on the range of those
asking for competitive matches.
Attendance at the winter field
training camps of the local militia,
in many cases, exceeded the expec-
tations Of the unit commanders, it
was said at brigade headquarters.
Despite the fact that they came
at time when most business firms
are rushed and need every available
employe, it was indicated that most
of the companies went into the field
with their full enrollments, although
there was no attempt made to
force the men to take the training
to the jeopardy Of their civilian
positions.
All of the units will have COM
pleted the order field training with
in the next two weeks, when the
units may be able to settle down
for the two-a-week armory drills
and.make preparations for the sum-
mer field training, which will be for
a period Of two weeks. So far as
can be ascertained at this time, the
training this year will be by units
in fixed camps, although, with the
Army engaging in maneuvers on a
broad program in order to bring
the troops to a high state Of field
efficiency, there is a possibility that
these present plans may be changed.
Although no plans have been made
for this fiscal year, the estimates
of the War Department when sub
mitted to Congress would show
whether any large scale field plans
are being proposed for the National
Guard units.
Brigade headquarters has decided
to review the action of all court
martial sentences in the Guard
which involve fines and imprison-
ment. An order has been issued that
all such proceedings, before being
sent to the United States marshal
here for execution, must be sent to
for review and approval
before they become effective. 1t has
been the practice in the units, it
was said, to send the executions to
the marshal without going through
the brigade headquarters.
Under the law here men are sub
ject to fine and imprisonment for
failure to attend authorized drills,
when convicted before a regularly
constituted court-martial.
The following officers in the Ma
tional Guard of the United States
have been assigned to units Of the
local Guard and are to be taken up
on the rolls of these units and car
ried as are officers of the Guard:
Second 1t. James A. Alderton, Judge
Advocate Generals Department, as
signed to the Medical Department
Detachment, 12lst Engineers, for ad-
and instruction; Second
1t. Sterling E. Chambers, Quarter
master Corps, assigned to war table
vacancy in the Service Company.
104th Quartermaster Regiment, and
attached to Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 12lst Engineers, for
administration and instruction.; Sec
ond 1t. Charles w. Geyer. coast ar
tillery, assigned to war table vacancy
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