Evening star., 1926-04-04

proceed to its annual encampment
| rendezvous at Fort Monroe, Va. this
year by boat. Last year the organi-
Zation went by motor caravan over
the road. taking three days for the
trip. by boat it is only an over
night voyage. The camp dates have
been tentatively set for August s to
-.
Men of the local militia who habit
ually remain away from regular drills
in violation of their oaths of enlist
ment are being vigorously prosecuted
In the campaign instituted to raise the
drill attendance of units of the militia.
Summary courts have been appointed
in a number of instances and the men
are being fined where they cannot fur
nish a valid excuse for not attending.
Under the local militia law they may
be fined and imprisoned for failure to
attend drill. Two cases were passed
on last week.
Private Wallace w. Watkins, Com
pany ID, 12lst Engineers, appeared be-
fore Maj. Joe r. Mickey, summary
court officer of the 121st Engineers, on
a charge of five specifications of being
absent from regularly ordered drill.
lie entered a plea of not guilty to the
charge and the specifications, but was
found guilty OF the charge and guilty
on three of the specifications and not
guilty on two others. lie was fined $40.
Private first class) Paul Worksman,
Company +. 12lst Engineers, APP
peared before the same court charged
with four specifications of failing TO
attend drill. lie pleaded guilty to the
charge and the specifications and was
fined $40 by Maj Mickey.
Another unit has been allocated to
the local guard for organization. This
unit, known as the Service Company,
29th Division, has been assigned here
by agreement between the local guard
officials and those of the Maryland and
Virginia National Guards which com
prise the 29th Division.
Ii VIII consist of "A first and second
lieutenant and 100 enlisted men, and
is division supply company. operat-
ing under the division quartermaster.
Owing to the lack of Federal funds for
the organization of additional units,
it was pointed out. the unit has been
placed in the deferred status and no
efforts will be made Immediately to re-
cruit the necessary personnel for It.
Capt. Roy w. Keesee, commanding
Company A, 121st Engineers, an.
nounced that his outfit is preparing
for publication a yearbook, for gen
eral distribution, pointing out some of
the advantages of an enlistment into
this command, which is the descend
ant of the famous Corcoran Cadet
Corps. 1t will contain history of the
command and will be profusely illus
trated with pictures of members of the
present command, the officers, pic
lures of officers and meE of previous
years, scenes from the various camps
in which the unit has participated and
sketches of the officers and men. 1t
will contain 80 pages. of a size by
10l2 inches, and will be printed by an
outside firm, the job being too large
for the 12lst Engineers Press to
handle.
The commissioned officers of
Company A, 121st Engineers, gave a
banquet Thursday night at the ar
mory, at which the following officers
Of the command were the guests of
honor: Capt. Roy w. keesee, com
manding; First Lieut.. William f
Buehler, Second Lieut.. Edward A.
Mcmahon and Second Lieut.. William
A. German.
Maj Gen. Anton Stephan has been
requested by Brig. Gen. J. Clifford r..
Foster, president of the National
Guard Association of the United