Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

in the Coast Artillery, reserve officers
class, which is being conducted under
the instruction of Col. Louis f.
Hrinton, L. S. A., assisted by Sergt.
Charles +. Coanshock: Ii. J. Trum,
Cecil w. Burden, John b. Dawson,
Robert 7. DAILY. Haywood n. Saun-
ders. Perry @. Huff, J. E. De Spears,
Edward l.. Miller, Edward d. He'd
bonn Herbert l.. Becke c. l.. Roetschi
Russell NJ. King, Lloyd b. kidwell,
Addison Wright, jr., Lieuts. Leroy S.
Mann and Lyman +. Norris and Capt.
Louis NJ GoSorn, commander of Bat
terry n. The classes were inaugurated
last week and are being held drill
HlsE at he Coast Artillery Armory.
Col. Rrinton expects to give the men
thorough training in the work and
duties of reserve officers. The lee
lures Will he illustrated at intervals
during the Winter months.
SCrgt. Bugler Henry LoveleSs is
organizing drum and bugle corps
for the 26oth Coast Artillery, District
National Guard. The following have
been assigned to the corps: j. Rus
sell Anderson, Stuart Colvin, Irving
Merelman and Rex Mulligan. They
and others TO be assigned later will
practice Wednesday nights during the
winter in order to be ready when the
artillery goes to Summer camps.
There have been large number of
applications for assignment to the
drum and bugle corps, which is to
consist OF 40 members
The basket ball team of G Com
pany, 12lst Engineers, has been hold
ing regular practice at the armory,
az l. street, and expects to be in
hrst-clasS condition for the opening
games OF the season Sergt. GEORGE
II3rbln coach Tho OF cd
by Corpl. Johnnie Goetz. The latter
may be team captain. A number of
games have been scheduled with the
basket ball team of the 26Oth Coast
Artillery. The latter is practicing
Wednesday nights at the Coast Ar
Ililery Armory, under the direction of
Coach Thibadeau, formerly a member
of Company {, 121st Engineers. The
games Will be played in the gym
haSium of the l. Street Armor;, re-
Saro>t go "t. ttC most up-to date in
the o'ts. The dates of the games will
be annes.Ec"d later by the coaches.
December 10 Will he the sixth ami
Hersary Of the muster in" of Com
nany I, l2lst Engineers. II will cell
cbrate the occasion with an enter
tainmcnt and dance. limited to MEM
bcrs and their friends and members
OF the { Company Association. The
fIdltcr includes present and former
members of the company. Capt. Will
liam +. JUrgcnSen is & Company COM
1nander. y committee is in charge
OF arrangements for the entertain
ment, definite plans for which will
be announced as soon as completed.
Arrangements are being made by
members of c Company, 121st Engi-
nccrs, for n big stag" party in the
near future. \ committee has been
appointed by Capt. JorgenSen to plan
the affair. There will be musical en-
tertainment by outside talent and by
the 6 Company quartet, directed by
Meyer Goldman. Company a, 121st
Engineers, is arranging a like affair.
Rival recruiting teams have been
organized in Company & under com
mand Of Lieut.. Walter :. Welsh and
Lieut. II. II. Muir, respectively. TH~Sc
teams will enlist men for the three
Vacancies in Company c, bringing
the company up to its strength of ~.
After thes" culistmcnts. the team
Will prepare waiting lists of recruits,
VINO VIII b" taken into the company
| just as soon as recruiting in the Dis
trict National Guard is again author
lied. When the vacancies in Com
rany G have been filed there will be
| promotions of | sergeant. CorporalS
and II privates, first class. -.
Thirty men of Company c have
signed to buy taiIor-madc uniforms
| Arrangements have been made
whereby the men may deposit small
sums with the company fund officer
until Il sufficient amount is accumu-
lated to enable them to purchase the
uniforms.
Corpl Lincoln 5. Jones of Company
c, l21st Engineers has made applica-
ton for the examination for entrance
to West Point. Announcement was
made recently that one man would
lie selected from the District National
Guard to take the examination for
cntranc" to West Point. The eXam-
ration will be held in December. and
it is expected that a number of other
mon will apply before that time.
The following promotions have
been made in Company +, 121st Engi-
necrs, commanded by Capt. Thomas r.
Lane: Corpl. HERMAN II. Lavenworth,
to he sergeant; SSgt. Charles A. Pot
ter, to be supply sergeant, and Corpl.
Charles Hamilton, to be sergeant.
Several members of the Engineer
Regiment were surprised to find de-
Quoted from their pay recently sums
to cover minor shortages charged
AGAINST them and held over from last
Suar.
John l.. Ncvison, Company G. has
made application for u commission
IN the Quartermaster Officers Reserve
torps.
Schedule for the schools being held
in the 121st Engineers has been an
rounccd for this week as follows:
company a, trestle bridge; Company
i, spar bridge; Company c, knots
and lashings and artillery bridge;
q ompany II. issuing tools. sand table,
trench proti!es; Company E, obsta
Giles; Company +, weights and mar,
row-Gauge demolition.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the District National Guard and
the cath Division, will inspect the
260th Coast Artillery next Wednesday
evening. The old Naval Militia
armory was recently turned over to
he coast artillcrymen, under orders
of Gen. Stephan, and the various
units of the 260th Artillery now oc-
cupy the entire building. The regi-
nlent has made such a rapid in
crease in personnel and the training
reports to headquarters show such
effective work in the matter of armory
training and instruction that Gen.
stephan has advised Maj. Walter w.
Burns, commanding, that he will pay
the artillerymen visit Wedn esday
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