Evening star., 1925-03-22
District National Guard

Enthusiasm Is manifested in local
| National Guard circles by reason OF
the winning of third place by Com
pany E. l21st Engineers, in the re-
cent small bore company team match
| The match was under the auspices
! of the National Rifle Association OF
America, and included National Guard
| and regular Army teams from all
| over the United States. There were
| AZ entries. Company C, 11th U. s.
Infantry, stationed at Fort Ben
1amin Harrison, Ind, won first place
with total score of 1894, out OF a
possible $500, and Company II, 160th
! infantry, California National Guard
Pasadena, taking second place, with
n score of 1891. The match Is an
annual event, covering a period OF
! four weeks, In indoor target galleries
| under supervision of the Army in
structors. The Company team last
year won sixth place, but this is the
highest place yet attained by a local
| organization. Capt. Clarence s
Shields, commanding, hopes to de-
| vclop team that will win first place
next year.
The personnel Of the winning team
| follows: Capt. Clarence s. Shields
Lieut.. j. r. Quade, First Sergt. Roy
l.. Longanecker. Staff Sergt. Lloyd T
Needs, Sergt. Thaddeus A. Riley
Sergt. Edward Andrus. Corpl James
c. Wheate, CorpL j. A Sorenson
Corpi. Percy Skinner and Pvt. Hugh
Riley.
Medals will be awarded the win
ming team members at the next regi-
| mental review, the presentation be-
ing by Maj Gen. Stephan. The
| team captain will be awarded the
| company team trophy for having
won the company team champion
ship of the regiment The next
| shooting by the team will be in the
regimental match, April 81. STAFF
Sergt. Lloyd T. Needs was coach OF
the winning team. He is also a
| member of the Central High School
rife team.
The gallery season will soon end
and as soon as the weather permits
shooting will be started on the Ma
tional Guard range at Camp Simms
Lieut.. Just c. Jensen is in charge
of the selection of the National Guard
team to represent the District at the
national rife matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio. next Fall. He will con-
duct try-out matches for places on
the team weekly until the team is
selected.
Corps. District National Guard, was
| awarded a 10-year service medal at
drill last Tuesday night. Capt. Boyce r.
! Bolton was awarded three-yeaI
medal. Sergt. Phil Biggings and
Pvt. William Biggings, brothers, were
| each awarded a three-year medal.
| A review of the regiment was held
| at which the Medical Corps was
| complimented by the reviewing Off
GERS for the showing made.
Capt. Boyce r. Bolton. Medica
! Corps, has rendered his resignation
Capt. Bolton attended the last three
| annual encampments of the 12ls
| Engineers and has rendered valuable
| service IN recruiting and organizing
! the District National Guard, but hi:
| private practice, he says. will no
permit him to leave Washington thi,
Summer to attend the encampmen
of the engineers at Virginia Beach
| Paul Isaac, 1914 Eleventh street
enlisted in Company B, 121st Engi
neers, Tuesday night.
| Capt. Ralph s. Childs. commanding
! Company B. 121st Engineers, has an
| nounced that there are nine vacan
| cies in that company. 1t is desired
| TO recruit the additional nine mel
] within the next few weeks.
| At the first drill after the clos,
of the annual Federal inspection
| which will commence next week
Company 3, l21st Engineers, vii
reorganize the company base bal
team. The B Company team did no.
| lose game last season. Capt
| Childs expects to have a stronger
| team this Summer.
Plans are under way for the estao-