Evening star., 1939-04-09

mitted him to come here to take up
his duties with the 260th Coast Ar
tillery until after the maneuvers. 1t
would leave the anti-aircraft artil-
lerymen without military instruc-
tor during the important period of
the maneuvers.
However, 1t was said at the head
quarters last week that COL VIII
laret's orders had been changed so
as to relieve him on March "a, which
will permit him to come here in
time. No information was available
as to why the change was made in
his orders, but the militiamen are
glad that their new instructor will
be here by the time they take to
the field.
Two new units were mustered into
the service last week. They were the
104th Ordnance Company, which is
to be attached to the Special Troops,
29th Division, under Maj. William T.
Roy, and the Headquarters Company
and Medical Department Detach-
ment, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, under the command of Maj.
Fletcher F.. Bernsdorff
The new units have been waiting
this ceremony for some months. AS
soon as the orders were received
authorizing the units, recruiting ef-
forts were made Immediately, but
the men could not be taken into the
new companies until last week
which was the date fixed by the War
Department for their muster. How
ever, after being enlisted for these
units they were assigned to the in
active lists of currently active units
and there were held in reserve until
the time arrived for their ushering
into the new units.
With the approaching maneuvers
the Instructors of the 12lst Regiment
of Engineers last week turned their
attention toward instructions in
matters which the troops will have
to be efficient. They are to be
trained for any branch of military
field engineering practice which
they might be called upon to per-
form. Company A was given in
struction in the use of engineer field
tools. Company C was given in
structlon in the school of the platoon
and road construction and main
tenance. Indoor rifle work oc-
cupied the attention of Company
D, while Company F went into the
very important problem of bridge
construction. which will probably
serve them in good purpose during
the field work of the summer. The
Headquarters and Service Company
vert into motor transportation
which is to be an important feature
of the field exercises, as we'll as
map making, drafting anc photog-
raphy.
The Quartermaster Regiment was
given instruction in operating bath
and laundry units.
The annual inspections by group
OF Regular Army officers were COM
pleted last week when the Special
Troops of the 29th Division were
paraded before 1t. Col. Harry L.
Reeder, U. S. A.. from Baltimore.
All of the units are anxiously await
ing the reports of these inspecting
officers to ascertain what the Regular
Army thinks of the armory work
of the local troops and the care they
have given their equipment during
the past year. However, not much
IN an unfavorable way is anticipated,
but it is expected that the inspectors
will have some comment to make on
the poor and inadequate armory
conditions provided for the local
troops, but in this the Guardsmen
agree heartily with them and only
hope that something may be done
about it.
All of the units will be assembled
on the Mall, between Fourth and
Sixth street NV, on Tuesday at 9
pm, where Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commanding the local militia, will
parade them in honor of the men,
bers of the House and Senate COM
mittees on District of Columbia af-
fairs and the members of the ap-
propriations committees Of both
Houses having charge of the Dis
trict fund bills. A large turnout of
other officials and friends of the
Guardsmen is expected.