Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
District National Guard

+. l21st Engineers. has been ordered
transferred to the brigade staff OF the
National Guard Of the District Of
Columbia as judge advocate general
which position has been vacant in the
guard ever since its establishment
after the war. He reported for his
new duties last week. and now Is
awaiting Federal recognition by the
Militia Bureau Of the War Depart.
inent. He kas also been ordered to
report to Mai. Louis G. Brinton, presi.
dent Of the Officers Examining Board.
Tor examination.
Capt. Lane is one OF the most pop
Glar officers OF the guard, and COM
manded the largest organization OF the
Engineer regiment, which he built up
to its present state OF efficiency. and
It is known that his loss win be
keenly felt by the Engineer regiment.
according to his fellow officers. He is
an engineer and has been deeply
Interested in these line duties. He also
ts q lawyer by profession. The guard
officials have been looking over the
field for some months, when 1t was
realized that a judge advocate was
needed at the headquarters to handle
the many legal problems which are
constantly coming up.
This transfer of Capt. Lane from
The Engineer regiment, made a total OF
two vacancies in the command. When
these are filled there will be two more
vacancies in the grade of second
heutenants. The other vacancy was
made by the resignation from the
regiment Of Capt. Roy w. Keesee,
commanding Company A.
o Lieut. George w. Johns is second in
command of Company r, and while he
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Is expected that he viii be promoted
to captain and left in command of
this unit, where he also is very pop
Ilar.
The two vacancies which will be
created in the grade Of second lieuten-
ant are expected to go to First Sergt.
Samuel w. Marsh, Company A. 121st
Engineers, and Staff Sergt. Joseph
r. Fitzgerald, Headquarters and Ser.
vice Company, 121st Engineers, who
now stand at the top OF the eligibility
list recently created by preliminary
examinations.
Capt. Clarence S. Shields, command
Ing Company e, 121st Engineers, has
returned to duty after a S0-day leave
Of absence.
The guard has been notified by the
Militia Bureau of an allotment OF
q, $50 for expenses in connection with
the four-day school Of instruction. to
be held this month at Fort Hum.
phreys Va, preliminary to the train
ing of the main body Of troops there.
Corp. Guy T. Bolton. 2sth Military
Police Company, has been honorably
discharged from the guard on account
OF business interference.
Company A, s72d Infantry, the col.
ored contingent, has submitted to
headquarters a design for its distin.
white circular field. The field Is sur.
rounded by a blue circle. the whole
outlined in q circle of gold. Capt.
Newman, commanding this unit, has
been informed by headquarters that
before forwarding the shield to the
War Department there should be pre-.
pared g. complete history Of all units
Incorporated in the LIST Separate Bat.
TALON, the old designation of this unit,
which is to include specific references
to all orders, for veTiffcation purposes.
He win be co-operated with in the
preparation of this data by officers at
brigade headquarters.
The War Department has been In
formed that the active enrolled
strength of the local guard as of June
30 last was So commissioned officers,
] warrant officer and 6s6 enlisted men.
The administrative staff of the
local guard has been ordered to par
ficipate with the Engineers In the
four-day school Of instruction TO pc
given at Fort Humphreys. Va, july
~ to IT.
Capt. Raymond NJ. Peak, command
ing the 18th Military Police Company,
the following assignments
of corporals to squads: Corpl Ashton
G. Bonnaffon, first squad; Corpl. sam
uel Al. Delvicehio, second squad; Corp.
Robert l.. Livingston, third squad;
Corpl. Thomas p. Hudson, fourth
squad, and Acting Corpl. Lewis A.
Dent. jr., to the fifth squad.
The 29th Military Police Company
win hold a get-together smoker Tor
the new members OF the unit at Inc
new armory, North Capitol and d
sfraets wednesday evening. There
viii be an entertainment, to be fol-
Inyved with refreshments. Capt. Peak
Announced that the company is now
III, to full strength, with officers and
60 enlisted men, rs per cent or whom
he expects to take to camp at fr-
dinia. Beach, Va. Sergt. John w.
ADAMS has been detailed as mess SER
can't for the annual encampment at
Virginia Beach. He will have assist
ing him Privates Paul Di Mario and
Harry A. Michigan.
Private Charles, 2. Hughes, Com
Ysanv C, 121st Engineers, has been
ordered honorably discharged from
tha organization because of his re-
rAoval from the District of Columbia
The Militia Bureau has advised the
chief of infantry of the War Depart
Yhent that there will be sufiicient
funds available to send approximate
II the following number Of National
Guard Infantry officers ana enlsLea
men to the Infantry School during
he school year 1926-27; 20 officers
s,f field grade to the six weeks field
0fficers' course, 100 officers of COM
many grade to the three months
company. officers course and 30 non
commissioned officers to the four
Months communication course. All
ocurses can be conducted by the In
Mntry School for the number OF stu
dents desired.
The following dates for registering,
opening and closing have been an
Ylounced: Field officers Registration
date, January 8, 1927; opening date,
January 5, 1927, and closing date,
Tebruary IL, 1927. Company officers
Heristration date, February Is, 1927;
opening date. February %. 1897; clos
ing date, May, %, 1927. Non-com'
Yi1issioned officers communication
course Registration date, February
IS 1927; opening date, February 3,
1927. and closing date, May 20, 1877,
DELAYS have been met with by the
lscal Guard in moving from its old
Quarters. at 472 T. street, to the new
biIilding at North Capitol and y
streets. It was expected that the
Guard would be settled before the
md of last week, but now, according
le officers, It viii be the middle Of
the week before the move Is com.