Evening star., 1925-05-31


& lieut Welsh will be assigned 10 tIle
same command, there is a dlsposl-
M Aion on the part of Col. John w. Oeh
M Snann. commanding the regiment. 10
shift officers from their regular coh'-
,&oandS when promoted.
~ The following men enlisted in the
p21st Regiment Of Engineers iast
week: Franklin n. Fulton, zoos n
street, assigned TO Company D, and
sIeorge B. Martin, 1913 Columbia
soad, assigned 10 Company b.
Capt. Thomas A. Lane and Capt.
81 Clarence S. Shields. 121st Engineers
attended and passed the three.
month course OF the engineer school
et Fort Humphreys. Va. Capt Lane
M according to preliminary Reports
W from the school. passed SuccesSluIlE
Svery examination, while every othef
& officer at the school failed in some
M One subject.
Gen. Stephan has received instruc-
M Bions from the commanding general
pf the Third Corps Area TO confer
II Avith the adjutantS general of Mary
Aand and Virginia with the idea or
Organizing the 104th Medical Regl-
enent of the 2gth National Guard Dl-
H Vision. This division comprises the
National Guard of this city, Mary
# 9and and Virginia, and is commanded
by Gen. stephan.
This regiment will include head
81 quarters collecting battalion, consist
Hng of three companies: the 11lth
end 112th collecting Companies, COM
Fl posed of officers and SO men
81 fach; the 112th Ambulance Company.
# consisting of officers and 90 men,
Nnd 20 ambulances, and the 112th
2 Hospital Company. consisting OF
M officers and so men,
M 1t is understood that efforts will
W he made to have this organization
M allotted TO the District of Columbia
~ National Guard, as ii is believed that
M ShiS is the ideal location for it, as
she commissioned personnel may be
W kecruited from graduates of the med
Zeal schools here and the enlisted
personnel from the students at these
Schools.
Maj. Walter w Burns, command
bns the 26Oth Coast Artillery. with
nine enlisted men, left last Tuesday
morning at O'Clock for Indianapolis
end Jeffersonville. Ind. for the pur-
M pose of bringing back to Washington
for the use of his organization two
sarge field motor trucks and two roll
sng kitchens. They are expected TO
Feturn this week. Accompanying this
detachment also was Lieut.. George
w. Johns of Company f. 121st En-
Eineers who was dispatched 10 JEFF
D large printing press with necessary
M equipment.
Efforts are being made TO obtain
suggestions for designs for an Off
Cial crest for the National Guard Of
<# fbe District of Columbia which will
&# be placed on the official ColorS of the
z# guard. and for special creSts, shields
snd regimental notices for the Vari-
gus units of the guard \ number of
none has been adopted. Capt. r. G..
Eevitt, quartermaster of the local
guard, has been in conference times
3 with the heraldiC expert of the War
~ Department, who has submitted sew
Rral suggestions.
Deans of the George Washington
and Georgetown University medical
@ Rchools and the president of the Med
M heal Society of the District of Co
MI bumbia have been appealed TO for
M assistance in obtaining two medical
# officers for the hospital detachment Of
She 121st Regiment of Engineers.
N'hey will be commissioned as first
5ieutenants in the National Guard of
Ahe District Of Columbia.
Authority has been received at Ma.
aional Guard headquarters for the
kssue of a radio set for use at the
# A'oaSt Artillery drmory. Water and q
X streets. southwest The apparatus
W A,jll involve An outlay of $500 and
# evill he used by the local organization
M Sor training in communication work
II b. connection with Coast Artillery
Aworl.
Corp. Herbert Milwit. Company a,
sc1st Engineers, and a member of the
III Eii1e team of the District Guard. has
II aucCessfuIy passed the examinations
r., .1Ir ~ pnin
Fs the representative of the National
& h.uard of the District of Columbia
Private John s. Shaw, Company A.
8 so1st Engineers, also is a successful
III candidate for West Point, having
soassed the examinations He received
ia ) senatorial appointment Milwit is
graduate of the Central High School.
The District Guard is learning fire.
Guently that it has d number of off
&# -rers assigned to it from the regular
Army as instructors. but never sees
~ Shem. Investigation proved that Off
EW Eers who are scheduled for duty with
sroops, but have office assignments
H here, are assigned, on paper, TO the
z Aocal guard, but perform their regular
Huty in the offices to which they are
assigned.
The guard last week received an
M rrder notifying II that Col Edward
4 = WALTON quartermaster Corps. as
IN eizned to II as instructor. has been
&& believed. but. though he was tech
ncally attached to the guard, he had
& hever reported for duty During this
time he had been on duty in the office
nj the uuartermaster general of the
Army and the Assistant Secretary of
War National Guard duty is consid-
4 rred duty with troops, and by assign.
M ing officers to the local National
W Guard the law which requires an Off
ter to serve one year In four on duty
with troops is technically defeated.
Company c, 121st Engineers, again
headed the list in attendance at drill
last week, having jumped with an at
& tendance percentage Of 7l.69. The
standing of the other commands, in
4rder, follows: Band, 121st Engineers,
ST.S5; Company A, l2lst Engineers
kf.53; Battery b. 260th Coast Artillery
|M S14O: Headquarters and Service Com
A,any. 12lst Engineers, 1888: 18th Mill
Earv Police Company, 57I4; medical
e Attachment, 12lst Engineers, 56.52
81 company 3, 12ist Engineers, 1924
k-oInpany A-1st Separate Battalion. In
Fantry, 54.78: Company +, 121st En-
M xineers, 517s: Company i, 12lst En-
R# Gineers. 5000, and Battery A, 260th
W Eoast Artillery, 45.45.
Hope that a unit of the District
<M Guard would capture the national
III sronhv of the War Department for
# sttaininr the highest figure of merit