Evening star., 1921-11-27
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS

Silk colors will be presented to the
LIST Battalion of the District Nationai
Guard at the armory next TUESDAY
evening by Miss Padelford. grand
daughter of the late Brig. Gen. Albert
Ordway. who organized the District
Guard in 1887, and commanded it to
the time of his death, Brig. Gen. An
ton Stephan, commanding the guard
announced last night. Ceremonies
will begin at o'clock. FolioWins
the presentation of the colors. Gen.
Stephan will award guardsmen the
medals they have earned for excel
lcnce in target practice during the
past year. He will also present serv-
ice medals to GuardSmen VINO nave
earned them.
Following presentation of the col
ors medals and badges, the Engineer
Battalion will hold an informal dance
December 6. Plans are being MADE
for the decoration of the hall in the
appointed to provide refreshments 1or
the guests.
A carload of engineer equipment
has just been received and is now pc
ing issued to- Company b, Engineer
Regiment, which was organized last
July The equipment Is of the latest
type approved for. military use ana
will include all the equipment 10 De
used by the company in the field. IN
cluded are drafting, surveying, pno-
toSraphic, map reproducing, demoil-
ton and intrenching equipment and
: carpentry, blacksmith and pipe-htting
tools.
A social evening under tie joint
auspices of Battery A, Field Artillery,
and the Engineer Regiment was en-
joyed at the armory last Tuesday
evening. Following drill, boxing bouts
and otner athletic entertainment were
provided.
The District of Columbia National
Guard rifle championship matches,
held at Camp Simms last SATURDAY
were much discussed around the ar
mory during the week. The head
quarters and service company. En-
gineer Regiment. winner or the team
championship, will be awarded the
bronze trophy representing tne SQUIRE .
of the Marathon. Technical sergt.
, Joseph H. Robertson. again won the the
individual championship OF tne
, Guard. First Lieut.; Sidney Morgan;
engineers, was declared winner OF
The Evening Star medal as result
of the rapfd-fire match shot al wv
Yards. This medal, five point star
surmounted by a black and gold buifs
eye, is presented annually to the VA
tional Guard by The Evening star
Newspaper Company, and IS as nhuch
sought after as the individual cnaih
pionship of the Guard. A man once
winning this medal is ineligible TO
shoot for it thereafter, and, because
Of this. all guardsmen feel that AT
some time they will have an oppor-
tunity to win the prize. Keen COIL
petition results.
The following named men eniiSted
during the past week: Daniel I. war
.1ingford. Emory C. Wallingford, Nor
timer B. Morfhouse, Joseph y. On
taine, John q. Fontaine. William n;
Heck. Joseph C. Johnson and Arnoid
= n. swanson. ,.. r.
10th Field Artillery, District Guard.
have adopted a peppy slogan TOT tneI
recruiting campaign. Let's go, Buddy
Get together" is the slogan uhueI
which Battery expects TO recruit
to it's full strength. From the man
ner in which enlistments are coming
in the battery may be mustered INTO
federal service by the first OF the
Battery c is the third battery of the
regiment to be organized In the DIS
trict ]. Fred Chase. formerly Top
kick" of the battery, will be COM
manding officer, while David L. Rlor-
dan. who was also a sergeant, later
commissioned, will be first iieuten-
ant. Two second slieutenants have not
net been selected. Regular weekly
meetings are held on WEDNESDAY
evenings at the National Guard Ar
mory, 412 l. street.
While the battery will be made up
principally of its former members,
men between the ages OF ls ano 40
who have had no previous service
as well as members OF other organ,
cations are being accepted for enlist