Evening star., 1926-04-18
District National Guard

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William j. Terry and Henry l.. Won
Ahn have been promoted to corporais
in the same unit.
Battery B, 26oth Coast Artillery,
heads the Inst of units of the local
National Guard in percentage of at
tendance reported at last weeks drlll.
according to records compiled at head
quarters. with a percentage OF 1900.
The other organizations comprising
,he local Guard in the order of their
standing and percentages, follow;
Company z, 12lst Engineers, 63.34;
Battery a, 260th Coast Artillery. $3.50;
Company B, 12lst Engineers, 6l.67;
Company r, 121st Engineers, 60.6l:
headquarters and Service Company,
I21st Engineers, 5406; Medical De
-achment, 121st Engineers, 5000; Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, 1880; Com
.,any u, 12lst Engineers, 1899; Com
pany c, 121st Engineers, 40.S2; 29th
Military Police Company, $500.
The Division Headquarters. Special
Troops, a new divisional unit assigned
to the local Guard, was mustered into
Federal service last week by Lieut.. {.
Brinton, jr., chief instructor of the
18th Division. This is one of the
many units which have been allocated
to the local National Guard, but the
only one recently which was author
lied for actual organization. The
others, it was said, will not be mus
tered until there are additional funds
out of which they may be provided
for.
The Secretary of War has directed
the presentation to certain officers and
enlisted men of the local National
Guard of team medals for results OBJ
tanned by the individuals ut various
matches in which they participated
as members of the teams representing
the National Guard of the District OF
Columbia.
An Army pistol team badge EN-
Gineers) has been ordered presented e
Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye,
Headquarters and Service Company,
121st Engineers. for winning as prin
cipal on District of Columbia Guard
team match of 1928. First Lieut..
James f. Quade, 12lst Engineers, re
ceived the same award under the
same conditions. Capt. Fletcher f..
Bernsdorff has been awarded the
pistol team badge for 1928. Capt.
Clarence s. Shields, comanding Com
pany L, 121st Engineers. has been
awarded the Army rifle team bad4e
(Engineers) for 1922; the infantry
rifle team badge for 1928. the Infantry
pistol team badge for 1928 and the
Engineers pistol team badge for 1925.
Joseph II. Robertson has resigned
as superintendent of the NATIONAL
Guard rifle range at Camp Simms,
Congress Heights, d. c., and J. W.
Tucker has been appointed to succeed
him, with Sergt. A. J. Thill, Company
A, 121st Engineers, as assistant.
Reports of the annual inspections.
made of the units of the local Nation
al Guard by officers of the Regular
Army sent here for that purpose have
been received at Guard headquarters.
and, for the most part, show the Vari
Gus units TO be in a satisfactory condi
ton. although particular faults were
found with some of the organizations
One thing that stands out in each
one of the individual reports is the
statement of the inspector that the
local organization is in need of new
and adequate armory. But it was
pointed out that this is a condition
which the local Guard officials and
unit comma nderS cannot themselves
correct. Even on June 80, next, they
will be without an armory unless a
building may be found
by that time, but so far not one build
ing has been found which will meet
the requirements of the local Guard
within the price allowed by Congress.
The report for Company A. 121st
Engineers, showed the organization
in ctr h
organization, mobilization and recruit
ing. records and armory drill. II was
given a mark of 75 per cent for organ-
ization, So per cent for equipment and
material and 20 per cent for training.
The Headquarters. 29th Division.
was given so per cent on organization;
so per cent on equipment and material
and 75 per cent on training.
The 29th Military Police Company
was given a rating of 20 per cent on
85 per cent on equip
ment and material and 20 per cent on
training. The inspector reported that
this organization lacked training and
in special military police
functions
Company +. l2lst Engineers. was
given rating of 50 per cent on
organization 50 per cent on equip
ment and material and 50 per cent on
training.
On organization the Medical Detach-
ment. 12lst Engineers, was given a
percentage of S. per cent; equipment
and material 50 per cent and training
so per cent. The instructor comment
ed specially in the report to the effect
that while the organization was given
a rating Of satisfactory, it was on the
border line, as a number of the men
were not entirely up to the standard
in appearance.
Company D. 121st Engineers, was
given so per cent in organization, S5
per cent in equipment and material
and 20 per cent in training.
The Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121st Engineers. was given