Evening star., 1924-03-23

bronze star.
The following schedule of proposed
camps for the District National Guard
for the coming year has been an
nounced:
Target camps of instruction, at
Camp Sims. Congress Heights. II. g,
headquarters, l2lst Engineers; head
quarters and service company com
manded bH Lieut. Goodwin =. Dunn.
and Company a, 12lst Eng,neers com,
inanded' by Capt. Roy W. keesee, and
Company &, commanded by Capt.
Ralph ). Chilts from May 20 to May 81;
Companies c. commanded by Capt.
william +. Jorgeuson, and d. COM
manded by Lieut. Samuel r. Turner
from June / to Z; Companies T.: com
rnauded by Capt Clarence ;. Shields
and F. commanded by Capt. Thomas
=. Lane, aud 29th Military Police
Company. commanded by Lieut.. Ray
mond i. Peak from June 10 II. Ihe
medical department personnel Will be
assigned as required.
4 school for specially selected Off
GERS and enlisted men at Camp Stmms
.or the 12lst Engineers and the 18th
Military Police Company, June 10 to
June 81.
The greater part OF May and June
will thus be utilized as training pc
rtods for small groups of men of the
various organizations for preliminary
instruction preparatory to the an
nual summer encampment at Fort
:
August "a. This encampment Will in
clude the officers and enlisted person
mel of the state staff. 29th Division
staff, f21st Engineers and 29th Mill
tary Police Company.
Officers and enlisted men have been
instructed by Gen. stephan to take
up the matter of camp with their en-
ployers how to assure, If possible,
their attendance with the Borganiza-
tions in May. Government employees
are granted military leave with pay.
in addition to any sick or annual
leave to which they may be entitled
and are granted regular army pay
rs members of the National Guard.
Non government employees are paid
an additional amount based on aver
age yearly drill attendance from Dis
.trict funds.
1t is expected that the District of
Columbia will send more National
Guard troops to the camps this year
than at any time since the war.
Examination for commission III the
121st Engineers scheduled for last
week has been postponed until Tues
day, April :, and Thursday April 10.
Practical examination will be Tues
day and mental tests Thursday. The
postponement was made' necessary on
account Of annual inspection at this
time.
Maj Raymond T.. Fowler. regular
Army instructor assigned to the I03d
Engineers at Philadelphia. is con-
Quoting the annual federal inspec-
ton Of the local Nationa! Guard troops.
Company 4 was Inspected last Tues
day night; Il, Wednesday, night; c,
Thursday night. and u. Friday night.
headquarters and service company
and the. l21st Engineers Band will be
inspected today at II am. Company
q will be inspected Tuesday at pm.
+. Wednesday night, and the medical
detachment. Friday night. Satisfac-
tory showi1gs have, been made by al
organizations thus far inspected. The
non comm iSsiuned officers of Com
pany we're given special commend
alton for the part they took i'll the
creditabie showing Of the company.
The following promotions have
been made in Company b: To he pri-
f:ssig. Russell Flynn. Norman Hoist.
Frederick II. kuifner. John r. Kid
well. Clement E. Huntoon, Arthur c.
Ronhilt. Edward II. Ohle, Albert q.
Van Horn and Joe Wilson.
The following training regUla tions
will be studied in connection with the
regular drill period of the 29th Mil
itary Police Company Tuesday night.
S:i5 to 900: Schools Of the soldier.
without arms; reference section c,
training regulations soils; 8 to GAS,
nomenclature and care of rife. refer
ence, training regulations No. 1906.
Section g.
Shooting will commence on the rifle
range at camp StmlnS next Week by
members of toe National Guard who
expect TO make" the regimental
team which Will represent the Dis
trict troops in the rifle match at
Annap polls May TO- 'The team will be
III charge of Capt. II. II. Leizear and
practice shooting will be On other
days when the weather permits use
of the range.
The following enlisted men Of the
2Sth Military RoIice Company have
been honorably dis arged for rea-
sons Indicated: Private Lee Roy B.
Powers, account of removal to st.
Paul. Mimi; PrivateS Walter l. I,yles
James II. Novotn and Clarence
W. Hammer, account OF removal
from the District; Private Harold T.
Scott to permit of his enlisting in
the 103d Engineers at Philadelphia.
and Frank A. Gunther. IT. to uernit