Evening star., 1926-10-24
lrecting them to ascertain this infor-

separate units of the Guard have
been reminded in a brigade memoran-
dunn that they are responsible for the
initiation of efficiency reports on ON
GERS of their command, as of Decen-
81 of each year, and have been in
structed to prepare their reports In
time to reach the next higher COM
mander not later than January 10.
1927.
Officers of the local Guard who will
conduct the rife matches of the local
National Guard on November and Z.
at the range at Congress Heights,
have been designated. These matches
are confined exclusively to members
Of the Guard.
The details follow: For both days
Capt. J. c. Jensen. Ordnance Depart
ment, executive officer: Capt. c. 5.
Shields, Company f. 121st Engineers.
chief range officer: Capt. G. p. Dunn,
commanding Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers, quar-
termaster; Capt. F. F. Bernsdorff,
Quartermaster Corps, range officer;
First Lieut.. T. A. Riley, 121st Eng1-
neers, statistical officer; First Lieut..
G. l.. Evans. 121st Engineers. range
officer; First Lieut.. J. E. Temple. 121st
Engineers. range officer; First Lieut.
"A.
officer; First Lieut.. G. F. Harbin, plans
and training officer, 121st Engineers,
range officer; Second Lieut.. J. F. FitZ-
gerald. 121st Engineers range officer,
and Second Lieut.. W. J. Heale, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, range officer.
For November only-Capt.
Thomas A. Lane. Judge Advocate
General, range officer; Capt. c. E.
Smithson, adjutant, 121st Engineers.
range officer; Capt. G. w. Johns, COM
ma anding Company F. 121st Engineers,
range officer; First Lieut.. j. M. Ma
gruder. adjutant, 1st Battalion, 121st
Engineers. range officer; First Lieut..
r. G. McCartee. Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
range officer; First Lieut.. j. f. Quade.
Company F, 121st Engineers, range
officer: First Lieut.. w. A. knight.
Company B, 121st Engineers. range
officer; First Lieut.. L. E. Morris, 260th
Coast Artillery, range officer: First
Lieut.. l.. S. Mann. 260th Coast Artil-
lery, range officer: Second Lieut. Hugh
Everett, 121st Engineers. range officer,
and Second Lieut.. f. G. Canova, 121st
Engineers, range officer.
These range officials also have been
directed to report to Capt. Jensen, eX-
ecutive officer, prior to November l
for such instructions for carrying out
the matches as he desires to give
them. They also have been directed
TO report at the range not later than
7:3o am. on the days of the matches
in which they have been instructed
to take part.
Drill attendance of members of the
Guard is showing up better than the
few weeks following camp, but Off
GERS indicated conditions are not what
they should be. Every effort is to
be made to make the drills more at
tractive, despite the unsatisfactory
armory conditions. to the end that
each command will show nearer the
100 per cent mark in the drill reports.
The reports last week showed Bat
terry A. 260th Coast Artillery. at the
top Of the list in the percentage of at
tendanc with a total of "a per cent.
The other organizations in their rel
ative order and their percentages
follow: Company G. 121st Engineers,
1886: Band. 121st Engineers 5S.5s:
! Headquarters Detachment. goth Divi.
sion Special Troops. so: Battery B
260th Coast Artillery. 5000: Headquar-
ters and Service Company. 121st En-,
gineers, 5672; Company A. 372nd In.
fantry, 52.46: Headquarters Detach-
ment. 29th Division, SLAB; Company
F. 121st Engineers, 51.4O: Company n.
| 121st Engineers, so: Company r,
121st Engineers. 1888: Medical De.
| tachment, 121st Engineers. 80: 29th
Military Police Company, %. and Com
pany A. 121st Engineers, q.
The request of the Guard for the
assistance of the local school authori-
ties in getting before the members of
the local high schools. particularly
the members of the Cadet Corps, the
opportunities offered by the Guard to
those who enlist, particularly the
chance Of an appointment to the
United States Military Academy, has
met A Favorable response in some
sources
Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett. adiutant gen.
eral. last week received letter from
Alvin ". Miller. principal of the Cen.
trail High School, in which he sale
that he had caused the announcement
to he published in the school news
paper. and that he also has referred
the matter to Maj. Donovan. In charge
Of our high school cadet orga MIA ton
in order that the cadets of the schoo'
may he advised more definitely of this
opportunity. This is a splendi1
chance and I hope that some Of our
boys will be interested in following ur
the matter"
Echoes of the mutinv in the Damn
OF the 121st Engineers during their
recent field training at Fort Hum
phreEs. Va. still are being heard in the
quarters Of that organization. desnite
the fact that the officer appointed a.
that time to investigate the charges
hled against four of the members of
the Medical Detachment has reported
mat IN his opinion the charges cannot
he sustained. The charges were pre
terred against the four men by Cant
HSman -. Shapiro. then In temporary
command of the detachment. fol.
lowing the alleged refusal Of the men
10 carry out certain orders directed +.
them by superior officer. With thj
report the matter will not reach N,
court martial stage. hut the charges
will he quashed
Al that time Mai George J. Allen
had been temporarily relieved Of the
command Of the Medical Detachment
ana assigned as camp sanitary officer
, .fhls was cited by the men of Tho
medical unit AS one Of the causes
l'of their troubles. However. n has
new been disclosed that Col. John "
Henmann. commanding the regiment
mas issued regimental orders to Mai
Allen to turn the property of the unit
over to Capt. Shapiro. which. it was
aald. was preliminary to the placing
Atf capt. Shapiro IN permanent com.
nlsnd OF the unit. The question is
ee'ng Freely discussed in certain
Guard circles as to whether there is
authority for this. Those familiar r
| with military law. regulations and
procedure point out that Mai. Allen
is the regimental medical officer. and
! by virtue Of this is in command Of
| the Medical Detachment, and no mere
lHrder Of regimental officer can re-
we've him of responsibility for main
ttalning the unit. for the handling Of