Evening star., 1924-03-09

ana IN the SD In
fantry during the Philippine insur-
rection. He enlisted in Company |. Cd
Infantry, District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, in 1912. and was com
mlssi9ned n in 1914. later being. pro-
District of Columbia Infantry and
1921 and 9th Infantries. He was cap
tain in the 9th Infantry from 1916 to
1919, serving throughout the world
war and with the army of occupation
He was twice cited for battle per
formances.
Annual federal inspections of the
various organizations of the local
guard will be made by Maj Raymond
F. Fowler, United States Army, in
structor Of the sfo3d Engineers, at
Supply headquarters and company of
noes OF each organization are busily
engaged in checking over all property
and records preparatory to the in
spection.
BY direction of Maj. Gen. Stephan,
Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett, adjutant general,
has advised the four local selected
course Of instruction for National
Guard officers at Fort Hum phreys that
quarters for themselves will be fur
nlshed, buh that no accommodations
dent officers are to arrive at Fort
Humphreys not later than April IA.
The Goth Military Police Company
held its first banquet at the Ebbitt
drill. Lieut. Raymond Peake is com
mander and Rudy "; Boyer is second
lieutenant. The following enlisted
First Sergt. r. L. White, Sergts. John
VI. Payne, John w. Adams and James
Compher; Corps Harry H. Hall, H.
w. Miller. AloySiuS 3. Connolly,
G.anrpa mt orf ID roh hro
A number of officers of other organi-
zations attended. Walter r. Mertz,
IA Crescent place, Takoma Park, Md,
and Robert p. Cabre, 500 Massachu-
settS avenue northwest, are recent
recruits.
The weekly basket ball games held
Thursday nights in the Armory un-
der the direction of the G Company
Association have been called off until
after annual inspection. No games
were played Thursday night.
s'The regimental dance committee,
which is arranging for the ball to be
given at the City Club March %, was
uhable to meet Wednesday night, as
pseviously announced, on account of
several of the committee members
bfng engaged in preparations for
itpeetion: 4 meeting will be held
Wednesday night of this week of the
oRcers of the regiment. Committees
OF enlisted men of every company in
regiment have been appointed by
cfnpany commanders.
Efaj. Gen. Stephan, commanding;
Nit. Gen. Brett and Capt. Peyton G.
NkTitt, assistant adjutant, visited
Secretary of War Weeks during the
week in an effort to enlist his aid
inf obtaining support for the new
afmory project and to present the
matter in the proper light to the
President
Capt. William F. Jorgenson of Com
pAny G has announced the promotion
of Privates ffrst class) Learner T.
Cenlyn to be corporal. Eugene Mo-
.riarity, former member of the or
Sanization. enlisted last Tuesday.
Technical Sergt Frank b. Kaye,
headquarters and service company,
viii soon complete the photograph
ing of all the officers for records of
the regiment AS soon as this is
accomplished group pictures of all
organizations will be made.
A communication has been received
by the adjutant general of the Dis
trict National Guard from Adjt. Gen.
X. G. Langdon, Sd Corps Area
headquarters at Baltimore, calling
for appointment of second lieutenants
in the Regular Army. The examina-
ton will be held April IA. and prior
10 that time preliminary examina-
tions will be conducted. Applicants
who are selected for appointment
will be commissioners in June, after
the graduation of the present class
at West Point. Several members OF
rhe I21st Engineers will take the ex-
animation, and all the help possible ,
is being given them by the officers
of the local guard. The District Ma
tiona1 Guard has furnished many of
firers for the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps in the past, and a large num-
Der of enlisted men hold commissions
in the Officers Reserve Corps. The
training obtained in the local guard
has proved of great benefit for those
looking to a military career.
Capt. Herman H. Pohl, regular
Army instructor for the ,121st Engi-
neers. is urging each officer of the
guard to enroll in the engineer cor
respondence courses. These courses
are given free by the War Depart
rnent, and Capt Pohl has announced