Evening star., 1924-06-08

i2lst Engineers, effective May 20, have
been announced, and assignments
made as indicated: First Lieut.. George
l. Evans, Company E: Just c. Jen-
sen. Company D; George w. Johns,
5utant. 1st Battalion: William l.
Mushake, headquarters and service
company; Charles E. Smithson. ad-
mtant, End Battalion: Second Lieuts
Eilwo3d FL Sl,, L. Englehart. Company
gany A; Walter A. Knight, Company
Walter S. Welsh. Company c. and
William :. Shanahan was commits
sdened second lieutenant. effective
Iay - and assigned to Company D.
commanded by Capt Samuel r.
Turner. In all cases except one, the
ofhcerS commissioned had been en-
Hsted men of the District National
Guard.
. The following promotions of en-
listed men have been announced
Company D-To be staff sergeant.
Sergt. Leon O. Terry; to be sergeant,
Corpls. Isadore Bryan, Ralph NJ.
Claggett. Morris l. Crater. and Ben
ME c. Hays. To be corporaIs, Private
nrst class. Pasquale Maccarone, and
Privates Robert f. Hamilton and Joseph
e. Hobbs. Company E-To be sergeants
Prlvates John w. Sasher and James C.
III.
Company +, has returned to duty from
furIough
All officers were directed by Mai.
zen. stephan to make unusual efforts
to attend the school of instruction at
the Virginia State Rifle Range, Vir-
Einia Beach. Va. The camp will open
tomorrow and last through Thurs
day., Transportation was furnished
oy the National Guard and the officers
attending left by steamer last eve
n'Plnnly
Duty at this encampment will be
under pay and government employees
vii be furnished military leave Ger
tlf1cates. All expenses, including
stateroom accommodations. have been
provided. Officers will be housed in
tents at Virginia Beach. They have
been directed to take regular field
equipment with them, and in addi-
ton various supplies and books
necessary in connection with their
studies, while at the school. The Quar-
termaster Corps will make con-
soiidated shipment of rifles to be
used by the officers. The District
National Guard officers who attend
will return to Washington Friday.
capt. William F.. Jorgenson. COM
mIssioned captain of engineers in the
Cfhcers' Reserve Corps.
One of the most successful schools
of instruction held in recent wears
ended yesterday at Camp Simms. This
was the second camp of the year
there being three authorized. Next
Monday the last camp will begin
and end the following Saturday.
Headquarters and Service Company.
commanded by Lieut.. Goodwin P.
Dunn: Company A, by Capt. Roy w.
Keesee, and Company B. by Lieut.
Nelson T. Robert, furnished the men
Tor the first camp and last week Com
pany c, commanded by Capt. William
F. Jorgenson. and Company D. by
Capt. Samuel r. Turner, occupied the
camp until yesterday. Practically the
entire time has been devoted to rifle
shooting and many high scores re-
corded.
The following men attended the en-
campment last week: Company d,
I'd Battalion, Capt. Samuel r. Tur-
ner, commanding; First Sergt. John
E. Temple: Staff Sergts. Roscoe S.
Aull and l.. o. Terry; Sergts. Julian
e. Oliff. Johannes F. Miller, Edgar S.
Mcdonald, Isadore A Bryan Ralph
NJ. Claggett. Morris F.. Crater and
Bennie c. Hayes: Corps. p. Mac
carone, Robert l.. Hamilton and JOS
eph L. Hobbs: Privates. first class,
Robert L. Shanahan. Julian l.. McCul-
lar. Zachary B. Pilkerton and Will
liam c. Cunningham; Privates T. A.
claggett, G. Geisler, Percy Holtz-
claw, L. Mattoon. J. l.. Stewart. S. r.
Taylor, Frank Tolson, Madison r.
Smith. Ralph A. Frisbee, S. A. Clapp
and T. A Burroughs.
Company Capt. William F. Jor-
genson, commanding: First Lieut..
Hugh H. Huir, Second Lieut.. Walter
S. Welsh, Staff Sergt. Wildred f.