Evening star., 1926-04-18

very satisfactory" rating by the in.
! spector, who, however. added that the
! unit needed additional instruction in
reporting and delivering messages
and close order drill. 1t was given
rating of So per cent in organization,
80 per cent in equipment and material
and 70 per cent in training. the in
spector commenting as to the latter
mark that while the training was not
complete, it was all that could be
expected.
Company l.. l21St Engineers. re-
ceived a mark of so per cent in organ
ization, 81 per cent in equipment and
material and so per cent in training,
The organization records were not
found in satisfactory condition, but
The inspector commented that the
company was we'll disciplined and that
the captain was a good organizer.
The corporals of Company +. f21st
Engineers. received special commen-
dation in the inspection report for
their display of unusual efficiency"
This organization was given Il rating
OF IS per cent in organization, So per
cent in equipment and material and
20 per cent in organization.
Company G. 121St Engineers, was
another organization given a very
satisfactory rating. Its percentages
We're: Organization, so: equipment
and material So. and training, 10.
The Headquarters. l2lst Engineers.
was given Il rating of 100 per cent in
organization; IS per cent in equipment
and material and 50 per cent in train
ing.
Company \. 372d Infantry (coloredl.
was given so per cent for arganiza =
ton; S5 per cent for equipment and
material and 20 per cent for organ
iZation.
Battery Il. 260th Coast Artillery,
was given n very satisfactory" rating
on organization. equipment and ma
terial and training, with the comment
that the motor vehicles were in need
of painting Battery a was given
the same comment.
The Headquarters of the list Bat
TALON, 260th Coast Artillery was
given very satisfactory rating. and
the inspector. Capt. W. w. Irvine,
commanding officer, Maj. w. w.
Burns, in his report that the latter
was present at all inspections and
made a Very satisfactory impression
due TO his enthusiasm and his ia
miliarity with the details of the units
OF his battalion
The inspections OF the Engineer
units were made by Capt. l.. ii. Lohr.
Preparations are being made for the
annual encampment. of the local units
comprising the District Guard. and in
a short time the formal camp orders
sending the units into the field will be
published. There is considerable pre-
liminary work u be done. particularly
in preparation for the largest camp,
that of the 121st Regiment of Engi-
neers at Fort Humphreys. Va.
Capt. Clay Anderson, I. 5. \. En-
gineer Corps. instructor of the local
Engineer regiment. is taking an active
part in these preparations and eX-
poets to make several trips to Fort
Humphreys III the near future TO as
sist in making arrangements for the
local citizen soldiers.
1t is now practically settled that the
troops will go into barracks, and Capt
Anderson is going down To view the
condition of the structures which Will
house them. to ascertain what repairs
are necessary before the arrival of the
troops. Also. ii is probable that the
organization will have to provide It's
own mess shacks this year, and these
VIII have 10 be examined.