Evening star., 1925-12-06
District National Guard

effort has been made by the various
units to bring up their percentages in
an effort to replace the band in top
place. which it has held now for
record length of time, but so far they
have been of no avail.
The band this week has a percent
of 68.57, and the other rganizations,
in the order of their standing and the
percentages, follow: Company G, l21st
Engineers, 5S.06; Medical Detachment.
121St Engineers, sd. 55: Company +,
121st Engineers, 53.42: Company A,
121st Engineers. 1898; Company A.
1st Separate Battalion, Infantry, 1924:
Company B, 121st Engineers. 41.27;
Battery b, 260th Coast Artillery, 4l.l7;
Battery A. 260th Coast Artillery, 38.46:
Headquarters and Service Company.
35.7l; Company d, 121st Engineers.
1888; 29th Military Police Company,
Infantry, 27.0S, and Company r, 121st
Engineers, 25.71.
Corpl. Lincoln S. Jones, National
Guard Reserve, has been transferred
from that branch to the active guard
and assigned to Company c. 121st En-
gineers. in accordance with an order
just issued. He was transferred to
the Reserve Corps originally because
of the fact that he also holds com
mission as second lieutenant in the
Engineer Reserve Corps, but the
War Department would not per-
nit him 10 take an active period
of field training under his COM
mission as long as he was an active
member of the Guard. Upon his origi-
nal transfer he was sent to Fort Hum
phreys for a period of training, and
then the question of legality of the
original transfer came up and he was
then returned to active duty with the
Guard.
Corpl. Salvador II. Petrone has been
ordered honorably discharged as a
member of Company b, 12lSt Engi-
neers, on account of his removal from
the District of Columbia. Pvt. l.. w.
Browning. Battery B, 260th Coast Ar:
tillery. has been ordered honorably
discharged because of his removal
from the District of Columbia. and
Pvt. r. J. Fullam of the same unit
has been ordered honorably discharged
because of educational interference"
Col Louis C. Brinton. jr.. L. S.
Army Coast Artillery, senior instruc-
tor of the local Guard. has returned to
duty after leave Of absence, as has
also Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett. U. S. A.
retired. adjutant general of the Dis
trict of Columbia Militia.
The Medical Detachment of the
121st Regiment of Engineers has an
nounced that it has completed the or
ganiZation Of it's basket ball team and
is ready for competition with teams
either in or out of the Guard.
The on-commisSioned personnel of
the 29th Military Police Company are
planning a dance to be given at the
City Club during the holiday season,
according to an announcement of
Lieut.. Raymond NJ. Peak, command
ing this Infantry unit. Sergt. Guy T.
Bolton is in general charge of the ar
rangements. He has with him on the
committee Sergts. J. F. Colbert, H. w.
Miller and Carl King.
Lieut. Peak also announces that
his organization has completed the
formation of it's bowling team and
is ready for games. He urges that
other units of the guard organize
such teams, with the view to the for
nation of a National Gurad bowling
league. He also says that the basket
ball team, captained by Pvt. Thomas
=. Hudson. has had it's third tryout
end is ready for competition with
teams in and out of the Guard.
The following men enlisted in the
29th Military Police Company during
the week: Robert l.. White, Ralph
A. Cusick and Daniel WeitZman. Pvt.
White is former top sergeant of the
company, and according to reports he
soon will be promoted to his old
position.
There will be a meeting of the non
commissioned officers Of the Goth Mill
tary Police Company at the home of
the units comma nding officer. Lieut..
Raymond NJ. Peak. 1884 Rodman
street, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. al
which time problems for the welfare
of the company will be discussed.
Company A, 12lst Engineers, descend.
ant of the famous Corcoran Cadet
Corps, commanded by Capt. Roy w.
keeSee, is about to start on an inten-
sive recruiting campaign, and in prep
arati6n for 1t has gotten out a most
attractive and interesting pamphlet
pointing out the advantages of an
enlistment in the Guard. and particu-
larly the Corcoran Cadets.
The pamphlet is done in the Cor
coran cOlorS. cadet and gold, with the
ancient shield of the once famous
corps imprinted on it. 1t was pre-
pared by the officers and men of the
unit and was printed by the members
of the Guard in their own printshop al
the armory: It is attractively illus