Evening star., 1926-11-07


$3.50: Company d, 121st Engineers,
61.30; Band, 121st Engineers. 5716;
Company f, 12fst Engineers, 1852;
Comapny B, 121st Engineers. 53.04:
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
sion, 45.73; Headquarters and Service
! Company, 121st Engineers, $500; Com
pany A, 121st Engineers, 1870: Com
pany F, 121st Engineers. 1885, Med
ical Detachment, 121st Engineers,
| 1894; 29th Military Police Company,
$500.
| Last week new competition was
started. giving the drill attendance
by battalions, and the first list places
the 1st Battalion Of the 260th Coast
Artillery at the top of the list, with
a percentage of 67.23; 1st Battalion,
centage of $3.50; I'd Battalion,
| 121st Engineers. third. with a per
| centage CT 51.47, and fourth, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 40.66.
| Second Lieut.. Joseph w. Crockett,
Coast Artillery Reserve, who Is an
enlisted man Of the 260th Coast Ertfl.
lery, has been assigned to that unit.
In orders issued by headquarters Of
| the Sd Army Corps Arsa at Balti-
more, Md. He is sergeant Of Battery
A.
| In a vain attempt to find drill hall
| for the troops of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia. now that
cold weather has arrived, Maj. Gen.
Stephan wrote to Public Printer
George II. Carter. asking II there was
any space available in the Govern
ment Printing Office for this purpose,
but has been informed by the latter
official that there is no space available.
Efforts have been made everywhere
to find drill hall for the troops to
be used in inclement weather, but Of
/ no avail, and there is little doubt
| that any place can be found, unless
some arrangements may be made to
| use the first floor Of the Pension
Building, in Judiciary Square. The
troops now do not have space large
| enough to form a platoon, much less
try to drill 1t, and certainly no op-
portunity to drill a battalion or regi-
| ment. In good weather they have
been using the public playground at
| Massachusetts avenue and Delaware
! avenue, but this is not satisfactory.
The cramped quarters are begin
ming to tell on the efficiency Of the
| training Of the local troops, and these
facts undoubtedly will be reported to
the Public Buildings Commission and
| to Congress. The Attorney General
of the United States. in an opinion.
| has made them d ward of the COM
! mission, the same as other Federal
/ Government activities here. and Ii Is
the duty of the commission to find
them a. satisfactory place in which to
perform their military duties. 1t Is
the hope that the commission will
| take the matter up at it's next meet
| ing. which probably will be within a
| few days, Senator Reed Smoot, the
chairman. having returned to the city.
Naval Reserve.
The Naval Reserve Of the District
| of Columbia passed through its an
nual inspection last week before the
spection board, headed by Capt. G.
r. Train. Lieut.. Harry J. Nichols.
executive officer of the local bat.
TALON. was in command during the
ceremonies. in view of the absence
from the city of Lieut.. Comdr. Fin
ney Bascom Smith, commanding or
| ficer.
Like the National Guard, the Naval
Reserve found difficulty in maneuver-
| ing for the benefit of the board, on
account of the crafhped armory facil1-
ties at the Washington Navy lard,
but performed other drills in salts
factory manner. The gun crews OF
the various divisions were put through
| their motions. and brought forth some
favorable comment from the men,
! bers of the board, it was said.
The officers of the local battalion.
feel that the inspection was In every
way satisfac ctory and reflected credit
on the local organization, which was
pleasing to all hands. The member
ship of the local organization has
grown greatly under the leadership OF
Comdr. Smith, and the drill at
tendance has been excellent, accord.
ing to the reports. Some Of the prob
lens of the Reserve were made known
to Capt. Train and the members of the
board by the officers Of the local unit.
and the inspectors expressed the de-
sire to help do anything possible which
would result in placing the Reserve
on firm footing.
The Naval Reserve Of Baltimore.
about 100 strong, invaded the pre-
cncts Of the local Reserve last Mon
day night as the guests Of the lat
| ter and We're given real sailor
mans reception. The local unit was
thoroughly prepared for them, and In
aQQlIlOT 10 SlNI1S tilcHl d llIlO ClAICA
tainment, including several interesting
boxing matches, had plenty of food
on hand.
The meeting was return engage
ment, the local Reserves having been
the guests of the Baltimore unit
several weeks ago. The interchange
of visits between the two organiza-
tions is an outgrowth of the COM
raderie which sprang up during the
annual cruises last Summer aboard
the destroyer Allen. to which both
organizations were assigned. and
there is a feeling that their con-
tinuance will do much toward uniting
the two units in a common cause by
the interchange Of ideas and the
spread of good feeling among those
engaged in a common purpose, train
ing for service in the Navy in time
Of war.