The Washington times., 1921-01-16
.D.C.GUARDUN|T
in NEW STATUS
Officers Of Fifth Infantry Now
Part Of Engineer Regiment
BY War Dept. Order.

In the reorganization OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia National Guard,
all officers OF the Fifth Regiment OF
Infantry have been transferred and
are now attached to the Engineer
Regiment Numerical designation OF
the Engineer Regiment will be made
later.
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER.
In compliance with instructions
from the chief of the militia bureau
War Department, all enlisted men
OF the Headquarters Compan, Fllth
regiment, have been transferred 10
the Headquarters Company. engineer
regiment. numerical designation or
which regiment will also be an
nounced at a later date. All enlisted
men OF Company A and Company {.
Fifth regiment of infantry, are
transferred to the same companies
In the engineer regiment, according
to an announcement by Major *. D.
La Garde, adjutant general District
of Columbia Militia.
Under instructions of the COM
handing general, Third Corps Area.
Inspections of organizations or the
National Guard OF the District OF
Columbia, will be made as follows:
state administrative stan: Per-
sonnet. D. m. Tuesday, February
Is, and storehouse or property ana
disbursing officer. 3 a. IN, Wednes-
day, February Is.
Company A, engineer regiment:
Personnel, p. IN. Thursday. Feb
ruary II, and storeroom and proper
ty, 8 a. m, same date.
Company G, Engineer regiment:
Personnel. S:15 p. IN. Tuesday, FEB
ruary IS. and storeroom and property
0 a. m. same date.
Headquarters and Supply Company
Engineer regiment: Personnel I'D a. m.
Sunday, February 20.
All officers and enlisted men VINO
are necessarily absent from the Tor
nation Of their organizations on &C
count Of night work have been ordered
to report to the inspecting officer at
10 O'Clock on any of the above dates
The annual inspection is tet OF
the armory instruction of organlza-
lions.
EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.
The efficiency Of organizations will
be particularly noted in the following
respects: Appearance in neatness
steadiness in ranks, promptness and
u
proficiency in schools of the soldier,
squad and company, bayonet exercises,
instruction of noncommissioned Of
ficers, nomenclature, care and prescr-
walton of the rifle and equipment.
The inspection will be in service uni
form, under arms.
One officer and three enlisted men
will be present at property inspec-
tfon of each organization. Govern
ment employees will be given GER
tifcates covering the service perform
ed in this inspection.
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding
general d. c. National Guard. has
designated Sergeant Alvin Truett
Bowers. Company c, Engineer Regi-
ment, for examination for appoint
ment to the Military Academy at
West Point. Sergt Bowers won this
nomination in competitive examina-
ton with other members of the Dis
trict National Guard and will enter
the Military Academy July l, II he
aualifies under the regular entrance
examination to be held March 1.
Sergt. Bowers enlisted in the local
guard on December 10. 1913, as
private. In January OF last year he
was promoted to private first class
and in June to corporal. In October
he was again promoted to sergeant.
He was a member OF the rifle team at
Caldwell, N. j.. in 1919, and at Camp
Perry. Ohio. last year.
Sergeant John X. Burns Company
c. has also been nominated by Cen
eral stephan, for appointment to
West Point but authority for his eN-
animation has not yet been issued by
the War Department