Evening star., 1927-12-18
District National Guard

materially increas sed by men who are
interested in military affairs to such
an extent that they voluntarily applied
to become members Of the groups who
take the thirty-day field training each
year.
All organizations OF the local Guard
have been urged by brigade headquar-
ters to aid in the National Guard night
TO be held a n local theater January
30. The tickets will be distributed
to members Of the Guard December
10.
Company A has completed plans for
a dance to he held the night of De
cember q al the Colonial Hotel,
Fifteenth and NJ streets.
Pvt. Richard H. Thorne. Company
A. 121st Engineers, has been honor
ably discharged from the Guard on
surgeons certificate Of disa bility.
Pvt. Paul l.. Isaac. Company r, and
Pvt. Louis Ferro, Headquarters and
Service Company. 121st Engineers
have been honorably discharged from
the Guard because Of their removal
from the District of Columbia.
Pvt. Douglas j. Macdonald. has been
ordered transferred from the active to
the reserve lisC Of Company B, 121sl
Engineers.
Pvt. Louis r. Marmion, Company
r. 121st Engineers. has been honor
ably discharged from the Guard on
account Of his removal from the Dis
trict.
Pvt. Henry II. Prince. Battery A.
260th Coast Artillery. has been hon.
orably discharged from the Guard on
account of having accepted employ
ment with the Metropolitan Police OF
this city Under the law. members OF
the police force cannot he members
Of the Guard.
Lieut.. George f. Farbin, regimen
tai plans and training officer of the
121st Engineers, has prepared and
published the armory training pro.
gram for this outfit. to carry it up
until the time when it will go into the
field for two weeks of training at
Cascade, Md, the Maryland National
Guard camp.
The objective as laid down by Lieut..
Harbin is Ito have every individual.
squad, section, platoon, company and
headquarters SO trained as to be able
on a certain day to subsist and func-
ton at once, capable of assimilating
the intensive training following mo
| bilizatiOn day, proposed by the War
Department, and emerging capable of
operating satisfactorily in the field"
instruction in engineering subjects.
provided for special attention being
given to combat work, development of
strong points and the center Of re-
| sistance. The non-engineering sub
| jects are to cover Close-order drill by
| squads. platoons and companies, with
a regimental parade on the first Tues
| day of each month. Indoor rifle prac
| tice will be conducted on the small
| caliber range under the North Capitol
| Street Armory.
When the weather is so bad that
! the troops cannot drill outside, they
/ having no facilities for drilling in the
/ present buildings, they will have class
| room instruction in such subjects as
! first aid, nomenclature of the rifle.
| military courtesy, articles of war.
! knots and lashings and care of equip
/ ment, particularly the care Of ord
| nance and engineering equipment.
All company commanders are di.
| Tected to formulate a schedule for
| their particular units. and to submit
I 1t to headquarters. In this, they are
/ to specify three-quarters of an hour
| for engineering subjects and the same
/ amount of time for the mountaineering
/ subjects. They also are to'have in
| mind the fact that time must be pro.
/ vided for inspections by the battalion
/ officers. as follows: Companies A and
| d, first Tuesday Of each month: Com
panies B and E, second Tuesday OF
| each month; Companies c and r, third
| Tuesday of each month. and individual
| company inspection on the fourth
Tuesday of each month. Inspection.
| are not to consume more than Is min
utes of the drill period.
I In accordance with previous plans
| recruits Will not be allowed to drill
| with the units in which they enlisted
! until they first have completed tn,
course in the recruit school For tn
/ first month Companies c and d vii
| supply the non-commissioned office.
! instructors. Companies 3 and E am
| and + to supply the subsequent de
| tails.
The following specialist schools hav.
| been ordered established under the fol
| lowing instructors: Map reading anc
sketching, First Lieut.. E. A McMahon
drawing, First Lieut.. F. c. Harbir
| map reproduction. Technical Sergt. +
b. Kaye; carpentry, Technical Sergt
Charles Dunn, and buGlers and mess
| age carriers. Staff Sergt. Harry J
Hurth.
The schools will be in session eacI
/ Tuesday from S:25 pm. to 9:35 pm.
! The following allotments of student
! have been ordered: In map reading
| two men from each company: draw
| ing, one man each from Companies B
| c, f, f, and Headquarters and Service
| Company; map reproduction, two mer
| from the Headquarters and Service
! from Companies c, f. and Headquar
| ters and Service Company. and bugIers
| and message carriers, two men from
/ each unit in the regiment.
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