Evening star., 1924-02-10
District National Guard

the 1st Battalion. He has had lor.,
service in the guard and in the wor d
war. Capt. Julian S. Cliff of Com
battalion. Capt. Edward II. Grove, a
veteran of the Spanish-American war.
ldentified with the District National
Guard since the "old days" and who
surveyed and practically built Camp
simms. the National Guard camp and
rifle range at Congress Heights. for
many years quartermaster corps Off
Ger of the guard, will command Com
pany d. First Lieut. William +.
Jorgenson. Company G. will be adj
vanced to captain and viii! command
that company. He has been athletic
officer for the 121st Engineers the
past year and has been successful in
forming several basket ball teams.
De advanced to captain and will COM
mand Company E. He is one of the
crack rifle shots of the District. hav-
ing been a member of the National
Guard team at the national rifle
matches at Camp Perry. Ohio, for sew
will be captain of Company A. He is
also commandant of the Capital Cadet
Corps, n drill team within his COM
pany. He is president of the A Com
pany. Dramatic Association and has
been active in social affairs of the
guard. First Lieut. Goodwin +. Dunn
will be advanced to captain and re-
lieve Capt. Sidney Morgan as COM
mander of Headquarters and Service
Company. Capt. Morgan will be as-
signed as regimental adjutant. Second
Lieut.. Thomas y. Lane Will be ad-
ranced to captain and will command
Company +, the last company to he
mustered in and which completed the
regiment. Second Lieuts. Hugh Fl.
Muir. Company C; William T. Beuch-
Ter, Company A. and Nelson T. Rebert.
Company Il, will be advanced to first
lieutenants in their respective com
panieS.
The completion of the 29th Military
Police Company constitutes the first
organization of military police in the
District. 1t was mustered in Tuesday
night with two officers and fifty en-
listed men. First Lieut.. Raymond NJ.
Peake is in command and Rudy w.
Boyer is second lieutenant
BY direction of the Secretary of
War. the following named officers of
the 121st Engineers have been Sc
lected to attend the Engineer School
at Fort Humphreys. Va, beginning
instruction for National Guard Off
GERS: Capt. Sidney Morgan, First
Lieut.. Clarence S. Shields, First Lieut.
Robert G.. McCartee. adjutant. 1st
Battalion, and Second Lieut.. Thomas
A. Lane.
Members of the 260th Artillery will
leave on the IL o'clock government
boat from the lighthouse dock this
morning for Fort Washington, where
they go for the day to familiarize
themselves with the new 10-inch dis
appearing rifles. which will be avail
able for the District artillcrymen as
soon as they are mustered in. Three
10-inch rifles and two 6-inch ones.
with completed electric power plant
and firo-control apparatus, Will be
assigned to them for week end trips
during the coming year. with bar
racks and mess accommodations.
Maj. w. w. Burns will command
the two batteries now being organ
lied. and as soon as the five bat
te-ies authorized by the War Depart
ment are completed he will be ad-
vanced to colonel and placed in COM
mand. Sufficient recruits have been
obtained to muster in Battery Il as
soon as physical examinations have
been completed. and when this is
done an intensive recruiting drive
will be started on the next battery
to be formed. Bailey b. Overacker.