Evening star., 1925-03-15
District National Guard

Dates for the annual Federal in
spection of the District National
Guard by an officer detailed by the
War Department for that purpose has
been announced. The inspection of
he various units will cover the pc
rom March "a TO April 8, as fol-
lows:
e.. .,imental Headquarters, 121st
hng:n tcrs, $50 pm. March "a; Com
pany A, 121st Engineers, $50 pm
March %; Company B, 121st Engi-
netrI, $3.50 pm. March 26, and Com
pany c, 12Ist Engineers, $50 pm
March 81. The companies mentioned
constitute the 1st Battalion of the
+ GIN at. Headquarters and Service
Company. l2ls. Engineers. will be
inspected Sunday, March go, at IL
Il. m; he lst (separate) Battalion
tco.ored) Infantry. Monday March
30, and all other organizations at
$3.50 pm. the following dates: Com
rauy ID, l21st Engineers, March 81
Company Il. April q Company f.,
i2lst Engineers, April 81 29th Mill
,ary Police Company, april /; ad-
ministrat;ve staff OF the District Ma
tional Guard and all officers attached
20 the 2gth Division staff. March 81;
Medical Detachment. I21st Engineers,
Maj. George j. Allen, April ).
ORGANIZATIONS of the 260th Coast
Artillery will be inspected at the
Coast Artillery Armory, Sixth and
Water streets southwest, as follows:
Headquarters. April I; Medical De-
tachment and Battery a, April y;
Battery b, April 9, and Battery {,
april I.
Organization commanders have been
ordered to have all equipment of the
personnel In storerooms or lockers
and to have it carefully arranged so
as to facilitate checking. All off,
ccrs ard enlisted men must be pres
ent, in uniform. under arms. at the
time of the inspection Of their units.
with equipment as required by the
Regular Army instructor detailed
permanently to the organization by
the War Department.
The dates set are for the inspection
Of the personnel OF the various units.
The inspection of clothing, equipment
and property records will be made at
such times as may be convenient to
the Regular Army instructors.
Unit commanders have been in
structed to note carefully all def
cieucies noted at previous annual In
spections and see that corrections are
made ard to use every effort to pre-
vent the notation of deficiencies at
this years inspection.
Government employees who are mem
bers of the National Guard and who
may be detailed to assist in the in
spections. or whose units are in
spected during their hours of employ
ment, viii be given certificates en-
titling them to military leave with
pay and without loss of time The
regular armory drill for Tuesday
March 81, has been cancelled to pre-
vent interference with the Inspections
Preliminary inspections have been
held in 9ll units and the local guard
is claimed to be in better condition
than ever before at an inspection.
The 260th Coast Artillery will hold
st. Patrick's day dance at the Goa st
Artillery Armory, Sixth and Water
streets southwest, Tuesday evening at
$3.50 O'Clock. The regimentaI band
VIII furnish music, refreshments will
be served, novelties distributed and
special entertainment features pro-
Vided. The drill hall has been deco
rated in green and red for the oc-
casion. The dance is one of several
that the 260th Artillery Club is spon-
soring this year.
Maj. Walter W. Burns, president of
tiS oOdSl artillery CIuD, mas been au-
thorfzed to purchase piano and
other equipment for the new club
rooms. When completely furnished
the clubrooms are expected to be the
most elaborate of any quarters main
tanned by any social organization
within National Guard organization
The club, at a meeting Wednesday
night, in addition to arranging for the
st. Patrick's day dance inaugurated
plans for non-commissioned officers
banquet in the near future
Corp. John w. Jackson, Company F,
l2lst Engineers, has been recon-
mended by Capt. Thomas A Lane,
commanding, for promotion to grade
of sergeant.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the District National Guard and
the 29th Division, and Pvt. John B.
Nevisaer, Company G, 12Ist En-
gineers, are members of the Chamber
of Commercs committee on the Dis
trict National Guard. Gen. Stephan is
chairman of the committee
The following officers of the District
National Guard are members of q