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held by the District National Guard
during the latter part Of last year
lasted only seven days, reports Of
the results Of the training now being
received at brigade headquarters gem
orally indicate that the troops re.
ceived more and better training
than at any previous camp.
Many things were learned that the
troops never had to deal with be-
fore, - al Of their annual field
training encampments have been
during the summer months. Not the
least Of these was that tent stoves
ana the usual number OF blankets
they take to the summering places
were not sufncient to keep them
warm. Before they took to the field
this winter, each Of the troopers
was given three blankets.
Some Of the commanding ofncers
Of the units which took the week
end system Of training said that
discrepancies which were found In
the organization and .traihing dur
ing one week end could be cor
rected. In the cast Of the 12lst
Regiment Of Engineers, 1t was said
1t found itself short Of transporta-
ton, and efforts will be made dur
ing the year to correct this.
In the case Of the Ordnance Com
pany, the men worked in the armory
at Fort George @. Meade. Nd, with
the Regulars and learned much from
1t which will be valuable for carry
ing on It's own instruction during
the armory drill period. The Quar-
termaster Regiment made several
trips away from the base camp to
instruct its men in the methods of
transporting troops by motor vehicle
and how to conduct conveys over
the public roads. One of its prac-
tice marches extended for q total
distance Of more than 235 miles.
The Medical Department Detach-
ment, 12lst Engineers, topped the
list of organizations in attendance
last month, completing the period
with 100 per cent, according to
figures compiled at brigade bead
quarters from the weekly drill re-
ports. The other units, with their
respective percentages, follow in
their relative order:
Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers, 9783; Head
quarters. 29th Division, 95.l8: Med.
ical Department Detachment, Spe.
cial Troops, 29th Division. 9485;
Headquarters Company. 104th Quar-
terlnaster Regiment, 94.73; 10Th Di.
vision Military Police Company
9405; Headquarters Company, 29tt
Division. 9l33: Company A, 1918,
Engineers, 1927; Company A, 1O4tt
Quartermaster Regiment, 1881,
State Detachment. 82.03: Band
260th Coast Artillery. 81.4l: Medica
Department Detachment, 104tt
Quartermaster Regiment, 8l25;
l04th Ordnance Company, 80.42;
Company B. lO4th Quartermastel
Regiment, 1881: Company A, 372d
Infantry. 1855; Headquarters Bat.
terry, 260th Coast Artillery, 1886;
Headquarters Detachment, Specia
Troops, 10Th Division, 1000; Band
12lst Engineers, 1858; Service Bat.
terry, 260th Coast Artillery, 1000;
Company B, 12lst Engineers. 69. .19
Company D. 12lst Engineers, 67.62
Battery D, 26Oth Coast Artillery
67.7O; Headquarters Battery. Is
Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery
67.30: Battery A, 260th Coast Artil.
lery. 66.44: Company +, 12lst Engi'
neers, $3.50; Battery E, 26Oth Coas,
Artillery. 64.31; Battery F, 26Otf
Coast Artillery. 62.38: Company C
12lst Engineers, 1854; Headquarter!
Battery, I'd Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, $3.50; Company E, 121st
Engineers, 59.l8; Battery B, 260tf
Coast Artillery, $3.50: Battery G
260th Coast Artillery, 5693; Battery
c, 260th Coast Artillery, 55.05; Med.
ical Department Detachment, 26Otf
Coast Artillery, $3.50: Battery H
260th Coast Artillery, 50.36.
Among the larger units, the Spe.
cial Troops, 29th Division, topped
the list with a percentage of 93.7l
with the others as follows: l04tt
Quartermaster Regiment, 1921
Company A, 372d Infantry, 1871
12lst Engineers, 7287, and 2eOtf
Coast Artillery. GAS.
Because of business or educationa
interference with the performanc,