Evening star., 1924-05-04

Humphrey school. lie mas pcen d'Il
l,tic officer for the regiment for the
past wear and under his leadership
athletics have come TO form Il prom
ncnt part in the development OF the
guard tie Is an officer of the Z COM
PAM Association. composed OF pres
Cut and former members of that com
Dauy and is manager of the { COM
pauy basket ball team which made
an cnViahle record among teams "t
tho city last season. lie is organ
izing base ball teams among com
nanies Of the regiment for the COM
ing season.
Unusual interest has been shown
in the recent examinations for pro
motion of enlisted men 10 fill several
vacancies in commissioned grades.
The examining board has been husilN
engaged in examining the applicants
along educational lines as to practl-
ability. majority ot the non-com-
uiSSioned officers of the regiment
cook the examination. The policy in
he District National Guard of requir-
ing that candidates for commission
must have had at least six months
service as an enlisted man is being
followed. Mai. Gen. stephan believes
hat the men who enlist in the guard,
attend drills regularly and induce
their friends to enlist and thus help
To build up the organization deserve
first consideration when promotions
are being made. kegardleSS of the
previous military service Of a man,
hc must have had at least six months
service III the guard as an enlisted
man and take his chances in open
competition with other members Of
tho organization who desire to take
the examination. Promotions are
made strictly on merit. This policy
has been found TO be one of the rea-
sons for the recent expansion and de
yelupment Of the local militia Ef
forts are made to obtain officers Well
trained. Among the promotions soon
TO be made all will be officers who
have had at least six months Serv-
zee in the National Guard, and most
Of them are old non commissioned Of
fcers who have been members Of
their organizations for years.
Plans are under way to have rep
reSentatiVeS from the various civic
and military organizations visit the
National Guardsmen during annual
encampment this summer The mill
tary and naval affairs committee of
the Board of Trade. the National
Guard committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, officers of the militia bu-
reau. Third Corps area headquart ters
and various other delegations inter
csted in military affairs will be in
vited to witness the work of the Dis
trict troops in the field, and it is
hoped to obtain a larger public in
terest in the local guard than ever
before.
The following promotions have been
neers, commanded by Capt. Roy w
keesee: To be corporals, Privates
first clasS) Olin y. Griffith and Her
bert Milwitt and Private John 7. Far
rell.
The battalion commander, 121st En-
glneers has recommended the honor
bic discharge Of Staff Sgt. lie Roy
u. Barnard. Company a, by reason
of drill periods interfering with his
college study. Sgt. Barnard was re-
Gently commissioned second leu
tenant. infantry section, Officers Re
serve Corps
Capt. William F. Jorgenson, com
has granted furlough to Private
Albert T. King to permit his attend
ance at citizens military training
camp this summer. He is also Il
member of the High School Cadets.
battalion. by Capt. Thomas A Lane,
commanding: To be first sergeant,
Staff Sgt. William G. Rose; to be
and Corp Ellwood H. Englehart; to
he sergeants. Corp Herman II.
l-avenroth and Private Hobart r.
Walker; to be mess sergeant. SGT.
William +. Green; to be corporalS,
l'rivates (first class) Everett l.. Pines
Thomas T. OCOnnor, ST: Thomas II.
Burns and Private James a. Bell All
OF the men promoted have 100 per
"ent drill attendance. The promo
tions date from April !.
The following men of Company +,
ID Battalion, commanded by Capt.
Clarence ;. Shields, have been rec
commended for discharge to permit of
their enlisting in the United States
Navy: Priyates Alton r. Lovett, Nor
man Z. Pruitt. William l.. Pruitt and
Bernard r. TeaChum.
Sgt. Alexander ThilI of Company A
has been promoted to staff sergeant
of that cOmDduN
The following companies have been
paid for the quarter ending March 81
in order: co. C. Headquarters and
Service Co. Co +, Co. Is. Co. D. and
the Medical Detachment Companies
and and the regimental head
quarters staff will be paid Tuesday
night a large average drill attend
ance has been the rule the past three
months and the pay rolls of all the
companies We're heavy
The military and naval affairs COM
luittee of the Washington Board of
Trade, which has been cooperating
with the District National Guard on
he armory proposition and other
matters. attended a joint meeting of
The Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Association at 1900 Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest, Tuesday night. Col.
Clarence r. Donohue acteu as chair
man.
Raymond j. Brewer, 13I c street
southeast, formerly an infantryman
stationed at Fort Logan, Colo. en-
listed in Co. f last Tuesday night. as
did Solomon ReZnek, 20l 18th street
northeast, and Paul NJ. Dickey, 1915
X street northwest. Company T. is
the youngest company of the regi-
nent The war Department allows
newly formed companies six months
in which to rise from a minimum
muster strength of fifty men to Il
minimum permanent strength of six
ty-tive. but this company has already
reached the desired figure. although
only about two months old. Private
Leon NJ Smith. a recent recruit, en-
listed the sixty-fffth man, and won
the prize for completing the COM
pany roll. He also won the indoor
rifle match last Tuesday night, max
prone; % out of a possible IS, kneel-
ing and sitting, and 46 out of SO. Off
hand 1t was the first time he ever
shot an Army rifle.
Companies c and F held smokers
after drill last Tuesday night.
The drill period of the 18th Mill
farv Police Company has been chang
cd from Tuesday TO Wednesday night.
The first drill of the new schedule
will be held next Wednesday night
from 5 to g:45 o'clock. Non-commis-
stoned officers school at O'Clock
precedes regular drills.
The Military Police Company will
hold a dance at the armorY next
Thursday The NJ p. Club viii hold
an election of officers wednesday
night
Second Lieut.. Levin NJ. Price, infan-
rry section. Officers Reserve Corps
3t45 Mount Pleasant street northwest
an enlisted man in the District Ma
rional Guard. has been assigned to
the National Guard for duty by the
commanding general. Sd Corps Arear
Baltimore. Md.
First Lieut.. Robert G.. MacCartee
formerly assigned to the 1st Battai-