Evening star., 1924-05-11

encampment. There is much en-
thusiasm in the company at present
and an intensive recruiting drive is
being inaugurated by Lieut.. Turner.
Pay rolls for the last quarter of all
companies of the 121st Engineers
have been received and checks deliv-
cred to the officers and men. The
pay roll for the last period was large,
due to the high average drill attend
ance. Company commanders have
been instructed to return all checks
that are not called for within rea-
sonable time to the finance officer.
ID Corps area, Baltimore, Md, as un-
ella med.
The War Department has extended
federal recognition to the following
recently promoted officers of the local
rcGiment as of the date indicated,
and they have been assigned as fol-
vows: Capt Clarence s. Shields from
February ), 1924, commanding Com
Tany - First Lieut.. William T..
Euechler, February 10. 1924, assigned
10 Compan. y. 121st Engineers.
Attention OF company commanders
has again been called by the adjutant
generals office to the fact that Ma
iional Guard regulations requiring
minimum attendance of all or
ganizations at the annual field train
ing encampment this summer at
Fort Humphreys, Va, will not be
waived. as was done in the past. 1t
is required that every company which
has been organized for six months or
more and whose peace strength is
greater than siXty-five shall have a
minimum strength of sixty-five en-
listed men, and that so per cent of the
officers and so per cent of the actually
enrolled active enlisted strength shall
attend the camp. Officers belonging
to units which do not meet these re-
quirements will not be sent to field
training camps. Transfers of enlisted
men from one unit TO another to en-
able units to qualify to be sent to
camp and for officers to receive pay
will not be made hereafter. Person
mel of units which do not meet the
requirements outlined above and
which desire to attend a field train
ing camp will be transferred to units
which are authorized to attend.
The drill schedule for next Tuesday
night of the 12lSt Engineers is as fol-
lows: SIS to 9 o'clock. combat prin-
ciplse. Training Regulations. 420-1l5.
sections to 4; to 9:45 o'clock, close
order drill, Training Regulations,
420-50. paragraphs l6 to o5.
Staff Sergt Edward H Thiele. Com
pany ID, 121st Engineers. will be
honorably discharged to permit of his
entrance to the Coast Guard Academy.
at New London, Conn. He departed
Friday for New London. Sergt Thiele
has been a member of Company d
since it's organization. He was sue
cessful in passing a competitive
examination for the coast guard
service. His training in the National
Guard was OF much benefit to him.
Sergt Thiele is a second lieutenant in
the Officers Reserve Corps and has
graduated from citizens military
training camps.
The following promotions have been
talon, commanded by Capt. Roy w.
Keesee: To be be first sergeant. Pri-
vate (first class) Edward W. Ireland,
formerly a member of the I'd Divis-
ion. A. E. F., to be staff sergeant,
geants, Corps. Morriss L. Hewitt and
Morgan S. Gassman: to be corporals,
Irivates (irst class) Millard T.
Rhodes and Joseph Ahart.
The following men enlisted in the
121st Engineers the past week: Com
pany f, commanded by Capt. Clarence
s. Shields-Edward NJ Perkins, 1918
S street; Carl v. Himler, 56 street
John V. Sasher, who re-enlisted in
Der of Company c, and Joseph Z.
Beatty, Sd and C streets Company
c, commanded by Capt. William
+: genson-Charles W. Wilhelm.
pany B: commanded by Capt. Ralph
5. Childs-John G. Palcho, jr., 1900
New Hampshire avenue. formerly
member of the Quartermaster Corps,
Eegular Army, curing 1918 and 1919.
Company A, commanded by Capt.
heesee-Morriss Lee Hewitt, 621 l.
street northeast. who has served
three years in the National Guard.
and Albert Seiber, 1900 Delaware ave-
nue. southwest. Company f, com
Raleigh G. Harris, 1926 11th street.
snd Ira 7. Meyer, 1903 Euclid street.
COMPANY u, commanded by Lieut..
Samuel r. Turn ns--Charles L. Smith
son. I Iowa circle. Headquarters and
Service Company, commanded by
capt Sidney Morgan-Charles B. Nc
Pherson. $40 C street, who first en-
listed In the District National Guard.
Company B. 5th Battalion, February
22, 1894. and was a member of THE
Eorth Carolina National Guard in
1897 and 1898.
Some Of the high scores made by
the National Guard rife team at the
Camp Simms rifle range last week
Were: Sergt. j. C. Jensen, so: Corp.
J. W. Crockett. 40: Sergts. Henry =,
Eo1ertson and James A. Schricker, 48
each. and Private NJ. w. Dinwiddie,
As. '
Staff sergt. wiIfred E. Garlick of
II, a
per cent drill attendance since his en-
.ltStment on November Is, 1918. This
II q record for continuous drill at
tendance, and, so far as is known, is
regiment.
The drill schedule for the 2sth Mill
tsry Police Company for next We'd
nesday night consists of instruction
in rife craftsmanship from Sis to
s:t': text: Training Regulations"
The following named officers and
enlisted men of the District of CO.
lumbia National Guard were selected
10 represent the guard in rifle matches
with the midshipmen of the United
states Naval Academy at Annapolis
este rday: Capt. Henry H. Leizear.
'"dnance department. team captain
and in charge of the try-outs and
1cam selection; Capt. Clarence S.
'rt G. MacCartee,- regimental head
uuarters: First Lieut.. Goodwin p.
1'unn. Company A; Master Sergt.
I fletcher F. Bernsdorff, Headqua TT e RS
+nd Service Company; Technical
Satgt. Joseph H. Robertson. ordnance
department; Technical Sergt. Frank
Is. Kaye, Headquarters and Service
company; First Sergt Whiting P.
llgnttoot. Headquarters and Service
company; Sergt. J. c. Jensen. Com
pany L; Sergt. John A. Schricker
sicmpany c; Corp. Edward d. Andrus,
Scmpany E; Corp. Joseph W. Crock
eft. Company A; Corp. Herbert Mil
witt, Company A; Corp. James c.
.Thate, Company B; Private Marcus
Einwiddie, Company A; Sergt. Jo-
Annnes F. Miller. Company D; Sergt.
&. B. McCullar, Company C; Private
g,earner T. Rhea, Company c, and Pri-
oate Joseph L. Wrenn, Company c.
Technical Sergt. Robertson is team
coach
Active practice to select the team