Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14


has been taken Serst. F.. ID. Andrus.
for several years
because in order to take ii a COM
pany must have qualified at least 90
per cent of its men. SerSt. Andrus
Of the National Guard is brigadier
general of the High School Cadets,
commanding that brigade He is the
holder of the distinguished marksman
medal and has taken two of the three
medals which will entitle him to the
distinguished pistol shot medal. He
is a member OF the Guard rifle team
and has finished high in all the
matches in which the team has en-
gagged this year.
Arrangements are expected to be
completed soon for The celebration Of
he forty-third anniversary Of the
torcoran Cadet Corps, Of which Com
pany \. I2lst Engineers. is a lincai
descendant. Maj. G. Eugene Edwards.
retired commander of the old orsani
Zation. and Capt. Roy w. keesee.
commander of Company \. are pre-
pairing the details for the affair. which
VIII be held February -.
Capt. William f. Jorgensen. COM
maudinG Company +. l21st Engineers.
announces n recruiting campaign to
put 10 active mon on the rolls of that
organization 10y March %. so that the
company VIII present 100 per cent at
the annual inspection.
High officials Of the Government
Will bc guests of the company at its
annual dance to be given at the City
club March "A Lieut.. Col. Harry +.
Gladman. executive officer OF the regi-
mcut and president of the { Company
Association. is general chairman OF
the committee making plans for the
affair.
The local National Guard has just
published IL comprehensive directory
of all the units composing the 29th
National Guard Division. comprising
he militia OF this city. Maryland and
Virginia, giving the addresses and
locations of each unit of this COM
mand and the officers OF each by name
and their addresses. 1t also includes
he names and addresses Of the dlvi-
sion staff. the headquarters OF which
$ in this city. but whose members
are drawn from the TWO States and
this city.
II was compiled under the direction
II Lieut.. Col. Peytou q. hewitt. adiu
tant of the 18th Division. in the
division headquarters here. and was
printed and bound by III" l2lSt Engi-
ueerS Press. all the work being done
by the enlisted men of this outfit
during their drill periods and as =
part OF their training. 1t bears the
division insignia on The front page
and the volume contains % pages.
Including besides the directory relat-
ing TO the division in particular. de-
tails on National Guard strength
throughout the country by divisions
and relative standing in numerical
strength. showing the 10Th Division
standing thirteenth i'll the list.
1t contains the following foreWord
nv Mai Cen Anton SteDllan- iii vision
commander:
"I have only words Of commenda-
ton for those who have organized
their units and brought them TO such
state of efficiency as Ia merit the APP
proval of the War Department.
There remains much To he done
in the way OF organization. now prac-
tically AT II StandStill. due 10 the lack
"f funds. but the withdrawal of re-
StrictionS. it is hoped. viii find those
responsible ready To complete the
units allocated to the State. There
can be no marking time in sincere
endeaVor to bring each organized unit
10 a higher state OF military efficiency
and readiness for field service"
The following men enlisted in the
lS1st Regiment OF Engineers last
week: Glenn :. Rea. 1909 B street
northeast. Company II: Carl r. Tier
ney. 529 Kennedy street. Company B;
Frank l.. Waters. jr.. 323S Thirteenth
street northwest, Company c; Arthur
T.. Newcomb, 1925 Nichols avenue,
congress Heights. d. c.. Company F.,
and ROLAND Rae Ruehlman, 140S b
street southeast.
Rivalry is being shown between the
regiment of Engineers and the Coast
Artillery to win the prize of $40 Of
fered to the company OF Engineers
maintaining the highest drill average
during the month of February pro
vided the high company exceeds the
mark of either battery of Coast Artii-
lerN.
The next assembly of the general
staff of the 18th National Guard Divi-
sion will be held in this city June D.
il was announced. as a result of an
agreement reached at The meeting Of
the staff which was held at Baltimore.
Md. Saturday. Problems affecting
he division were discussed and a war
game worked out under the direction
If Mai. Louis &. BrntOn. division in
structor
The matter of the place of encamp-
ment for the 10Th Military Police Com
hany of the local Guard also was dis
,.ussed. and it was decided that this
unit should go to Virginia Beach. Va.
division staff is there for training. IT
This recommendation is approved by
the Sd Corps Area. il will be the first
time in the history of that outfit that
J. has gone to a separate camp. Pre-
tously it has Camped with the 12lst
Regiment of Engineers. However.
during the last few cncampmentS 1t
was realized that this was an unsatis-
factory arrangement because the
training of the two organizations IS
entirely different. one an Engineer
command and the other an Infantry
command. As the local Engineers will
go to Fort Humphreys, Va. this year.
en- Engineer post, it was decided to
seek another place for the police COM
mand. which is headed by Capt. Ray
inond NJ. Peak.
The War Department has Informed
the local Guard headquarters that the
comma nding general of the Maryland
National Guard is agreeable to the
recommendation recently made that
the Company A, 372d Infantry tcol-
ored) of the local Guard shall take its
field training this year at Saunders
Range, near Annapolis, Md. with the
1st Separate Infantry of Maryland
This outfit will go to camp there. it
was announced. from July IL to 20.
Upon lIe IeColliIltludtIoi VI APT
Thomas A. Lane, commanding Com
pany F, 121st Engineers. Corp. Leo
G.. Koepfle has been ordered trans
ferred from the National Guard re-
serve to active duty with Company f.
Tho following men of Company F
121st Engineers, have been ordered
transferred to the National Guard
Reserve. upon recommendation OF
capt. Thomas A. Land Pvts. Clifton
i McCnlIar John d. Welch. MERLIN