Evening star., 1926-03-14

Recruiting for the 29th Division
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops. recently allocated to the local
Guard has been started, according to
an announcement OF Capt. John l.
Bradford, who has been designated to
command 1t. His second in command
10 Lieut.. Daniel B. Lloyd, and both
are making an effort to get the nee
essary men for the organization. Men
with all kinds Of training are needed
in his new outfit, Lieut.. Lloyd said
The duties Of the organization are sc
varied that they can use men ranging
fronl accountants to cobblers. Appli
cations for enlistment will be received
at the armory every Tuesday night.
The Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers. held a smoker
Saturday night at the armory. There
was entertainment and refreshments
Company DIS basket ball team de.
feated the Fall Church team SO to 10,
in q match last Friday.
Plans have virtually been completed
by the Company c Association, under
the direction of it's president, Lieut..
Col. Harry K. Gladinan, for the grand
military ball to be given on March "a
at the City Club. Invitations have
been sent to high.ranking officers Of
the War Department and to officers
on duty at Fort Humphreys. Va.
whore the guard will hold its annual
encampment next Summer.
The following enlisted men of Com
pany A. 121st Engineers. have been
ordered. In orders issued by National
Guard headquarters. dropped from the
rolls Of the command as deserters, for
the reason that they have not at.
tended drill for the past three months,
and all efforts to locate them by mail
and personal investigation having
failed: Pvts. Aubrey S. Carroll. Ed.
ward Delehanty, Melvin w. Leamon,
George r. Marcy, John 2. Smith and
Charles c. Williams.
Preparations are being made by the
various units OF the Guard for the an.
nual inspections, which will begin
Tuesday night, when the units will
be presented before inspectors detailed
for this special duty by the War De.
partment. Efforts are being made by
all the commands to show a 100 per
cent attendance. and to prepare their
uniforms and equipment in order
that the best showing can be made.
The dates for the various units follow:
March 16 Administrative staff;
headquarters, 2sth Division: headquar.
ters. 121st Engineers; Medical Detach
ment, 121st Engineers. March IL
10Th Military Police Company. March
1S-Company A. 121st Engineers.
March ls-Company b. 121 Engi.
neers. March 21-Headquarters and
Service Company. 121st Engineers.
March 22-Company A. 372d Infantry.
March 2s-Company c. 121st Engi.
neers. March 24-Company d, 12lst
Engineers; headquarters, 260th Coast
Artillery: Battery A, 260th Coast Ar
tillery. March 25-Company z, 121st
Engineers. and Battery b. 260th Coast
Artillery. March accompany F,
l21st Engineers.
The uniform for inspection, accord
ing to the orders, will be service, un-
der arms. with equipment as required
by the inspector.
Records and United States property
in possession Of organization will be
inspected at 10 o'clock OF the morn
ing on the dates set for the inspection
Of the units concerned.
Information and data required by
the inspectors, as shown by the last
annual inspection reports, will be pre-
pared prior to the inspection and sub
rnitted to the inspector when called
for.
The order points out to the officers
and men that the annual inspection
70 a test Of armory instruction of or