Evening star., 1926-03-14
District National Guard

ganiZations in order that the War
Department may have exact informa.
ton as 10 the state OF discipline and
training Of each orga niZation, and
| whether or not the organization, its
arms, equipment and uniforms are be.
ing cared for in accordance with reg
ulations and are In condition for mill
tary service: also that the records and
administrative papers Of organizations
are being kept in proper manner.
| 1t Is important. II was pointed out,
that every facility to expedite a COM
plete inspection of personnel, equip
ment and records be afforded the in.
spector by organization commanders.
All property must be in the armory
and should be arranged In storerooms
and lockers, as required by standing
| orders. Complete attendance Of per.
sonnel Is required.
| Continuing. the order says:
IAN members Of the command
should realize the necessity for neat.
ness OF appearance, proper wearing Of
| equipment, steadiness in ranks,
| promptness and orderliness of forma-
| ton and attentiveness to commands.
The attention OF all concerned Is
called to Article XIII. paragraph SIG,
National Guard regulations.
reorganization commanders will as.
sure themselves that all deficiencies
| noted at previous annual Inspections
OF the organization have been cor.
rected, and are directed to make every
effort to prevent the notation Of like
deficiencies at the coming inspection.
Unit commanders are authorized
to suspend drills Of their organizations
during the period March Is to 26, in
elusive. as may be deemed advisable
by them"
The 260th Coast Artillery takes first
and second place in the matter of at.
tendance at drill during the past week,
but the figures indicate that during
that week there has been q general
falling down in the percentage Of at
tendance evidenced during the past
five weeks. a matter that could not be
explained by officials of the guard.
For the past five weeks the records
have shown general and steady in.
crease in the percentage all along the
line. Company e. 121st Engineers, for
list for four consecutive weeks,
dropped suddenly in one week to sixth
place. The units, in the order Of their
standing. together with their percent.
ages. follow:
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
1908; Battery A, 26oth Coast Artillery,
1856: band. 121st Engineers, 6572;
Company c, 121st Engineers, 5000:
Company ID. 121st Engineers. 59.3s:
Company E, 121st Engineers, 5S.74;
Company r, 121st Engineers. 58.47;
Medical Detachment, 121st Engineers,
52.64: 29th Military Police Company,
5000; Headquarters and Service Com.
pany, 1886: Company b, 12lst Engi.
neers, 48.39: Company A, 372nd Infan.
try, 42.S6. and Company A, 121st Engi.
neers, 40.34.
Capitalization Of the training and
responsibility for rife practice in the
National Guard has been effected In
orders which place Capt. J. c. Jensen.
Ordnance Department, in full charge
Of this work. He will be held RESPONSE.
BILE for the training Of the entire per.
sonnel OF the guard. and will have full
charge of the armory range and the
range at Camp Sims, Congress
Heights, D. G. He is directed to su.
pervise and assist In the conduct Of
all training In craftsmanship within
the organization. Capt. Jensen has
been directed to confer with all unit
commanders and assist and cooperate
with them in establishing training in
craftsmanship on as efficient a basis
as possible.
In addition to this duty, he will
captain all rife teams of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia,
unless otherwise ordered, and will be