Evening star., 1925-01-04
ial Rifle Club was participated in by a
number of National Guardsmen, who
won a number of the prizes.

number of National Guardsmen, who
won number of the prizes.
If the bill recently introduced in
the Senate to sell Fort Washington
and Fort Howard. Maryland. should
be passed, the 260th Coast Artillery
void be deprived OF great training,
which is available because Of the big
guns at Fort Washington. Several
trips were made during the Fall to
Fort Washington for training pur-
poses. Fort Hunt Is also available to
artillerymen, although 1t Is not as
accessible as Fort Washington.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan of the
National Guard has been nominated
by President Coolidge to be major
general. Officers Reserve Corps. He
commands the Goth Division as we'll
as the District National Guard.
Master Sergt. Fletcher F. Bernsdorff
has re-enlisted in headquarters and
service company, commanded by Capt.
Sidney Morgan. Master Sergt. ]. B.
Coffman has been appointed regi-
mental sergeant major by Col John
W. Oehmann, commanding the 121st
Engineers, to fill the vacancy caused
by the discharge of Master Sergt.
Henry II. Meares, whose enlistment
who has enlisted in the 260th Coast
Artillery. Sergt. Hobart T. Walker
has been appointed battalion sergeant
major. second battalion, 121st Engineers.
The drill schedule for the 121st En-
gineers for Tuesday night is an
nounced as follows: Company A, Capt
Roy ". Keesee, trestle bridge con-
struction; Company B, Capt Ralph S.
Childs, ponton bridges; Company G,
Capt. William r. Jorgenson, Lampert
foot bridges; Company D. Capt. Sam
uel r. Turner, knots, lashing and
barbed- wire entanglements; Company
and Company F, Capt. Thomas A.
Lane, gabions and brush hurdles.
Convention Hall will not be avail
able during January and all drills of
the 121st Engineers will be held in
the Armory. The Engineers will drill
Tuesday nights at the l. Street Armory
and the 260th Coast Artillery Wednes
day nights at the Coast Artillery
west.
The basket ball teams OF the vari-
Gus organizations are indulging in
practice almost every night at the
Armory gymnasium, Az l. street, re-
bail purposes in the city. While the
use of the hall is given outside teams
in certain instances, the majority OF
the week nights are reserved for the
use of teams from companies of the
Guard. Two of the outstanding teams
of the 12lst Engineers are the c Com
pany five, under Capt. William F.
Jorgenson, and the + Company five,
under Capt. Thomas A. Lane The C
wi
day nights and the Company team
Friday nights.
The Coast Artillery team is rapidly
developing and already has won sew
eral games. Capt. Louis F. Gosorn, in
charge of athletics in the 260th Artil-
iery, has allowed the use OF the Coast
Artillery gymnasium Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday nights. This team
played the Palace Athletic Club last
Friday night at the Water Street
Armory, 9th and Water streets south
west.
Some Misunderstanding has existed
among members of the Coast Artil-
lery as to the formation OF the new
drum and bugle corps, which Is al
most completed. Many former bands
men are in the Coast Artillery and
oeSlTe TO transfer 10 a Dand, but Mai.
Burns has announced that the reg-
mental band has not yet been author
lied. band is provided for, but
until the War Department lifts the
ban on recruiting the musical or
ganization cannot be completed.
Sergt. -Bugler Henry Loveless is
proceeding with the drum and bugIe
corps, and the outfit is practicing
Wednesday nights. Musicians desir-
ing to enlist in the drum corps and
transfer to the band when same Is
authorized have been invited to do so.
The schedule of Federal inspections
for the various units of the District
National Guard. to be held during
February and March, has been pre-
pared and will be announced next
week. The dates are given sufficient
ly in advance 10 enable unit COM
manders to check property records
and have everything else ready for
the recruiting.
During the past four years more
than $500 women have been appoint