Evening star., 1925-03-15


committee appointed to cooperate
| with Col John Scott, u. S. A, in
| charge of the local Organized Re
serves units in making recommends
tions to the War Department for the
ALLEGATION of reserve units to the
| District of Columbia: Lieut. Col. G.
| Fred Cook, Maj. Joe r. Mickey and
| Maj. Julian s. Oliff. All three of these
| officers hold reserve commissions, as
well as their National Guard commits
| sion.
The following drill schedule for the
121st Engineers for Tuesday night
has been announced by Col. Louis c.
Brinton, u. S. A., senior Instructor
for the District National Guard:
| Company F, pontoon and spar
bridges, Company A, spar bridges:
Company B, issuing tools. sand tables,
! trench profles, etc.; Company c, OBJ
stacles; Company d. brush hurdles.
and Company E, barbed wire en-
tang lements.
Capt. Thomas A. Lane, Company r,
! is attending Engineer Dchool for
| National Guard officers at Fort Hum
| phreys, Va, taking the three month
course which commepced last week.
All units of the local guard have
received. Army drill pay checks for
the last quarter, and company clerical
forces are busily engaged in prepar-
| ing pay rolls for the present quarter.
The pay rolls cannot be completed be-
| fore the last drill period for March.
| but as much advance work as possi-
| bic is being done in order that there
may be no delay in submitting pay
rolls promptly, so that all units may
| be paid promptly.
| Several company commanders have
checks that have not been delivered
because those entitled to the same
have not called for them All checks
| that are not called for this week, 1t
| is announced, will be returned to the
! finance officer as undeliverable.
Lieut.. Just c. Jensen is preparing
| for rifle practice as soon as the
weather will permit firing on the
range at Camp Simms. Instead OF
the District National Guard sending &
a team composed entirely of member rs
Of the 121st Engineers to the national
matches, as in former years, the team
to go this year to the national
matches at Camp Perry. Ohio. is ex-
pected to be composed of members of
| the 121st Engineers, 29th Military
Police Company and the 260th Coast
Artillery. Rivalry Is expected TO be
keen as to which organization will
qualify the largest number of team
| me embers.
! First Lieut.. ]. c. Jenson is in COM
mand of Company e, 12lst Engineers
In the absence of Capt c. s. Shields
| who Is taking a three month course
for engineer officers at Fort Humph-
reys. Va.
First Lieut.. G. l. Evans, Company
| e, has been transferred to Com
pany D.
Capt C. w. Shields has awarded
prizes for proficiency with the serv-
Ice rife during the 1924 season to the
| following men of Company Z, I2Is,
Engineers: So, Sergt. Thaddeus A. Ri
| ley, highest score for new man; 81
Corp. Percy Skinner, high score in
gallery for new man: 81, Priv. c. w
| Rodgers, second place, new man or
range; 81. Bugler A Wyrich. creates,
Improvement over gallery course.
Second Lieut. J. r. Quade is organ
izing a drill team in Company E to
compete with other teams already or
ganized. All members of Company Z
are eligible for places on the team.
Francis McCann and Garland Eng.
| lish, both of 2204 Second street
northeast, have enlisted In Com
pany +.
Members of Company E have beer
| urged to make an earnest effort to be
present Tuesday. at s pm, at a spe
| cial meeting, when Lieut.. Quade will
| organize feature to provide 70,
weekly entertainment.
Certificates attesting the service Of
all those who participated in the de.
tense test day parade, September 12
| last, as members of the 29th Division
Headquarters Company, are to be pre-.
sented Monday evening, March 80, ir
Scottish Rite Cathedral, 433 Thirc
street northwest. Maj Gen. Anton
stephan, commanding the District
National Guard, and the 29th Division
| will personally present the certifi-
Gates. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune
| commandant of the United States Ma.
rine Corps, has been invited to be
| present.
The company paraded nearly zoe
| men, or 500 per cent of its authorized
| strength. The arrangements for the
| presentation are in charge of Lieut.
Col Stirling Kerr, who was second
in command Of the organization, Sep.
tember IL.