Evening star., 1924-04-06

121st Engineers during the past week
Edward McCreary Perkins, 1918 S
street northwest, Company T.; Adrian
| Valade, AS II street northeast, in
Headquarters and Service Company
Carl Lecth. 1929 Corcoran street north
west. in the Medical Corps: Glenn 5.
Tonge, 1916 Rhode Island avenue
northwest, in Company b. and Ed
ward Delehanty. 400 1st street south
east, in Company y.
Several reserve officers Of the
32Oth Infantry who are also enlisted
men of the 121st Engineers are eX:
peCted tO attend the summer training
camp Of that organization at Camp
Meade, Md. from August | to Is.
Some members of the local guard will
also attend the various c. NJ r. q.
training camps this year.
The following officers will report at
Fort humphreys. Va, April IA, for
the purpose of taking the National
Guard course at the engineer school
there: Capt. Sidney Morgan. First
Lieut.. Robert G. MacCartee. Capt
Clarence :. Shields, and Capt. Thomas
a. Lane.
The period Of instruction for the
29th Military Police Company for
Tuesday night of this week will con-
sist of nomenclature and care and use
of field equipment, from S:15 to .
O'Clock, and platoon training. refer
ence and Training Regulations" 80
| TO 80, part |, chapter 4, and part of
! chapter :, from to 9:45 o'clock.
An interesting experiment in ma
tiOnal defense matters will be ii test
mobilization of National Guard units
I to he held next month. An order Will
he issued for guard commanders to
mobilize their commands, fully equip
! ped for field service and ready TO en-
train. Every man is expected to re-
port with fun field equipment; all
company equipment must be ready. In
view of the place of the National
Guard in the recent military scheme
Of national defense. il being regarded
as tue second line OF defense. coming
next 20 the Regular Army. and the
part IF the Ration'S military forces
I that s'ould have 10 bear the hrunt un-
| til otE@T forces could he mobilized and
| traine's, the mobilization is consider
I'd II teEt to learn what percentage Of
! the strength Of the guard can he
! brought together quickly. and the
| condition of equipment and aNailahll-
! ity in case of an emergency. The eN-
act date of the order will not he given
! in advance. but when il comes efforts
! will be mSde on the part Of local Ma
! tional CfuaNd commanders to have the
, troops in the National Capital make
! the best possible showing.
| Capt Fl. ii. LeiZear. ordnance de-
| partment, is holding try-outS on tAe
| range at Camp SimmS to select the
| members of his team that will repre-
/ sent the District guard in Il match
! with the Naval Academy May 10,
/ There are men from all companies
! competing.
! April IS ana 19 preliminary try
! outs for the American Olympic rifle
. squad will he held on the Marine
! Corps rifle range at Quantico. Va.
| This try-out Will be under the au-
| spices of the National Rifle AsSocia
! tiCn. and the final elimination com
petition will be held at Quanticoa May
| IA and Is. with two days, May IL and
| 13. for preliminary work. Successful
| competitors will remain at Quantico
until May 30, when the team will
leave for New York, sailing on the
President Harding, May 81, and ar
! irving in Franco June s.
The members now trying for the
team to go to Annapolis May 10 Will
also try for the Olympic team, so
there is more Interest in rifle shoot
ing among the local guardSmen this
year than of late years. The many
prizes won the last year at the ma
tional rifle matches at Camp Perry.
the rpgimentat matches at Camp
Simms last fall and the winnings in
the indoor championship this winter
make it apparent that the local team
will give Il good account of itself.