Evening star., 1925-08-09

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detail on the staff Of the Maryland
National Guard.
Pvt. Richard W. Hawxhurst has
been ordered honorably discharged
from the 18th Military Police Com
pany on account of his removal from
the District of Columbia.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission will conduct the examinations
of candidates from the local Guard
for appointment to West Point. The
Guard of this city has one vacancy
to fill each year, and thus far has
been able to get a candidate each
year. Each of the four classes at the
academy now has young man who
received his first taste of military life
in the local National Guard. and
from late reports all stand high In
their respective classes. Gen. Stephan
requested the commission to conduct
the examinations for the Guard this
year. Heretofore, they have been con
Quoted by the regular officers on duty
with the Guard.
The commission has informed Cen
Stephan that it will conduct the eX-
aminations this year on October "a,
next, when 1t conducts examinations
for the same reason for Senators and
Representatives The commission
points out that the passing of the
examinations which 1t gives does not
admit candidates to either the mill
tary or naval academies, but that the
tests are for the purpose of enabling
Senators and Representatives to make
their selections for designation for ap-
pointment as a result of open com
petition, with the further assurance
that those who pass the examination
will stand a fair chance of passing
the entrance examinations given by
the military or naval academy.
The list of subjects for these eX-
aminations follows: Three and one
half hours, algebra, plane geometry
and English composition and litera-
ture; intermission of one-haf hour and
then two hours for United States his
tory, general history; group i, ancient
history; group II, medieval and mod
ern history, and group III, English
history. One hour, English grammar,
physics (science). Two hours allowed
if both subjects are taken.
Armory drill pay checks for the
quarter just ended were received at
the armory and distributed to the
various commands during the week.
DR.. Lyman D. Shapiro has been rec
comended by Gen. Stephan for COM
mission as first lieutenant in the
Medical Corps to fill the vacancy in
the medical detachment of the 121st
Regiment of Engineers. He was rec
commended for the position by Maj.
George ]. Allen, commanding the
medical detachment. and Capt. S. N.
Grayson, medical officer of the 260th
Coast Artillery 1t is expected that
his commission will be issued in time
for him to go to camp next week with
the medical detachment.
There is one other vacancy in the
medical unit, that of veterinarian, but
there are at present no candidates Tor
this position, and it is not likely that
it will be filled previous to the COM
ing encampment.
The following special order was
published to the commands at drill
last Tuesday:
Upon the recommendation OF the
commanding officer, Company E, 121St
Engineers, paragraph 2 of special
orders No. ga, these headquarters,
dated November IA, 1924, in so far as
it relates to the dropping of Private
H. Carson Hayes as a deserter, Is re
voked, and he is hereby restored to
duty and will report to the command
ing officer, Comp; ny c, 121st Engi
neers. for duty.
Private Hayes having been absent
without leave since September 80
1924, will have the period of his en-
listment extended by a period of nine
months and six days, and he will not
be discharged by reason of expiration
of term of service until October 16,
1925
Lieut. H. H. Pohl, U. S. Army Engi-
neer Corps, instructor of the local
guard, made a special inspection OF
Companies B, c, D and f, 121st Engi'
neers, last week, to determine whether
they were qualified to retain Federal
recognition. These units had fallen
below strength, since they were
originally recognized by the War De
partment, and the special inspection
was ordered. During the interim be
tween the inspection and the orders
for it, strenuous efforts were made to
recruit the commands up to the re
uuired strength, as 1t was realized
and If they failed to pass just before
camp time, a full regiment would not
be taken TO camp.
Lieut.. Pohl's report showed the fol
lowing result: Strength on rolls at in
spection for Company B, 62 men; pres
ent for inspection, az men; recruits
obtained since May /, 16 men.
Company c: Sixty-five on the rolls
SIS present and 9 recruits obtained
since May I.
Company D: Sixty-f1ve on the rolls
so present, and IL recruits obtained
since May l.
Company f, 7S on the rolls: SO
present, and 26 recruits obtained
since May l.
"As these units now have the re
quired maintenance strength and
have had over so per cent enlisted
strength present at every drill for
the last MONTH" said Lieut.. Pohrs
report, ut is recommended that they
be removed from probation"
The 260th Coast Artillery has just
issued the first number of it's little
paper called "The 260th Coast Artil-
lery Bulletin" 1t will be used for
service news items and comment and
will be used to officially publish or.
ders to the command.
1t was announced in the Bulletin
that the organization will go to Fort
Washington, Md, today, where Sergt
Cox, u. S. A, stationed there, will
give instruction in diSmantling and
reassembling the breech mechanism
of the 10-inch guns. This, SAYS the
Bulletin, will be of particular interest
u the Illeii iioiulIlS pOSilIOH DIS SuI
commanders, chiefs of breech, etc
The trip is to be made on the Army
transport Gen. Rucker, leaving the
arsenal dock at IL o'clock this morn
ing, and returning this evening al
$50 o'clock.
Last minute details for the depart
ure of the artillery for camp will be
completed at the drill Wednesday
night. All men are urged to be pres
ent.
Capt. Thomas Lane, commanding
Company F, 121st Engineers, an
nounced the following promotions ir
his command: Battalion Sergt. Maj