Evening star., 1939-07-16
Paper Work Bombords Guard
On Eve of Moneuvers
Officers Must FumiIiurize Selves
With Many Detailed Orders

enemy aircraft. This is an anti
aircraft unit. In addition to the
searchlights, the local organization
also is getting modern electric gen.
orators which will be able to carry
the heavy load placed on them by
this new equipment.
In an effort to avoid long and
drawn-out proceedings subsequent to
the field maneuvers for handling
claims for damages to property in
cident to the war games, an elab-
crate reporting system is being built
up, in which an effort will be made
to have those concerned provide all
of the detailed evidence at the scene
and at the time. OF course, all per-
sonnel are to be enjoined to be
exceedingly careful when on private
property to avoid any damage to
crops or other material; 1t is pos
sible that something might happen.
Where there Is damage the officer
or man in charge must get a de-
tail report on the kind and amount
of damage, together with witnesses,
and make report Immediately to
his commanding officer. This data
later will be turned over to the in
spection boards charged with the
duty of examining and adjusting
claims.
Several Guard officials from other
States have written to the local
brigade headquarters asking for de-
tails on the plan exercised here for
the selection of candidates from the
enlisted personnel for appointment
to cadetships at the United States
Military Academy.
The local brigade headquarters Is
awaiting word from the War De-
partment as to whether it will be
allocated one of the vacancies for
the next year, which begins on July
l, 1910. While it Is known that
there are a number of young men
in the local militia who desire to
try for the military school, appli-
cations have not been asked for nor
will they be until word is received
from the War Department.. How
ever, the District usually gets one
of the appointments each year.
Only those young men now en-
listed will be permitted to take the
examination, if an allotment is
made, as the law requires that the
candidate must have served one year
in the militia up to the time OF his
entrance to the academy.
1t. Col. Cary Jarman, acting op-
erations officer of the 29th National
Guard Division, was here last week,
concerning details for the participa-
Pike, U. S. A., senior instructor Of
the 29th Division, and 1t. Col. Pey-
ton G. hewitt, division adjutant,
concerning deails for the participa-
ton of the division in the war"
games. 1t is expected several other
conferences between members of the
division staff will be held here prior
to the time the troops go into the
field,
Company A. 372d Infantry, today
completed one week of its field
training at Camp Albert C. Ritchie,
Cascade, Md. This is the only unit
of the local Guard which is not to
participate in the Northern Virginia
war games next month. NE infan-
try unit was taken to Cascade last
week by the motor convoy of
the 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
which returned Immediately to it's
home station here, after depositing
the personnel and equipment of the
infantry unit at the camp site. Next
Saturday the convoy will go again
to Camp Ritchie to bring the troops
home.
Maj. James r. Lusby, United
States property and disbursing of
ficer for the local Guard, went to
Baltimore last week for a confer
ence with officers at Sd Corps Area
headquarters concerning details for
handling the pay and supplies of
the local troops while in the field
next month.