Evening star., 1927-10-30

street, local attorney, has been ap-
pointed a captain in the judge advo'
cate generals department of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Colum-
bia. He fills the commission made
vacant by the resignation of Capt.
Thomas Lane several weeks ago be-
cause of the pressure of outside bus
mess. He was formerly a private and
corporal in Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Because of its change of status
from a seacoast battery to an anti
aircraft organiZa ton, the 260th Coast
Artillery will lose its 155 nm. gun
and lotion tractor used to trans
port it. This gun has been familiar
on the streets of the city, having
been used as a drawing medium in
several of the recruiting campaigns
conducted by the artillery outfit, The
gun and tractor has been ordered to
tn, University of Delaware for the
use of the Reserve officers training
unit at that place.
Before an audience which crowded
its drill hall at Twelfth and u streets,
last Monday night. service medals
were presented to members Of Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, commanded
by Capt. Arthur G. Newman. Maj
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the
local militia, presented the medals
and praised the men who had seen
long service in the Guard and
decorated them for this faithful
service.
Pvt. (first-class) Daniel l.. VII
kins was presented with a 30-year
service bar and was singled out by
Can +n 1No hafnrn tho
entire company, where he was openly
praised for his patriotic service cover
ing such a long period of time. Others
who received medals and bars were:
Twenty-Five year medal Sergt.
Francis j. Ennis. Twenty-year medal
Capt. Arthur c. Newman, First
Lieut.. Cornelius A. King, Sergt. Fred
erick Myers, Pvt. (irst-class) Eu-
gene Davis and Pvt. (irst-class)
Samuel Palmer. Twenty-year bar
First Sergt. Ira NJ. Payne, Sergt
Monroe Slaughter and Pvt. Joseph
II. Johnson. Fifteen.year medal
Capt. Albert Ridgeley, medical de
rartment: SerSt John Powell and
Pvt. Samuel Bayman. Ten-year
medal: Sergt. Howard NJ. Sparrow
CoTpl. Robert Dyson, and Pvts. first
class Willis II. Grant and John w.
Noten. Three-year medals-SecOnd
Lieut.. Sylvester T. Blackwell, Second
Lieut.. Frank Coleman, Sergts Oscar G.
Blue and lie Roy c. Davis; Corpls
Oscar j. Gay. Benjamin Fl. Burrell,
John NJ. Davis, William Z. Lindsay,
Leon Q. Petite, Merrill Tomlin and
Edward w. Young; Pvts. first
class Harry J. Howard, John w.
jackson, Robert B. Johnson, Lloyd
=. Mason, Samuel Stevenson, Oscar
4 IEiIda Talx ~,
Wormley. and Pvts. James n. Bush,
Alfred +. Dabney, Sylvester FAINT,
James l.. Horton, Charles Z. Jackson,
Rush r. keenan,, George w. Lee,
James w. Lee. George NARROW.
George W. Powell Percy J. Bayford,
Richard Smallwood, George Tinney,
Clarence Washington. Samuel Waters
and Robert n. Langston.
Service medals and bars will be
presented to officers and members of
the 121st Regiment Of Engineers who
are entitled to them at a formation
at the armory Tuesday night.
Second Lieut.. James NJ. Votava Of
the Headquarters Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, has been transferred
to Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery.
Second Lieut.. William T. Bulls has
been commissioned in the 260th Coast
Artillery and assigned to the Head
quarters Detachment.
The following members of the Quar-
termaster Corps Detachment have
been certified to headquarters as
being eligible for three-year service
medals by Capt. F. F. Bernsdorff,
commanding the organization: Tech
nical Sergt. Whiting P. Lightfoot
Sergt. Ralph F. BARLEY. Sergt. AL
fred P. Troiano, Pvt. Sidney r. Du-
lin and Pvt. Joseph w. Mentges.
Members Of the bands of the Ma
tional Guard will not be paid for serv-
ices at ordered formations. unless
there is a civilian band present and
participating in the same ceremony or
celebration, according to a general
order just issued.
Battery C Club, composed of the
enlisted personnel of Battery c. 260th
Coast Artillery, was organized at
meeting held at the armory last week
The following officers were elected:
Sergt. Morris A. Miller, president;
Sergt. David Mushinsky, vice presi-
dent, and Pvt. j. Tyler Willett, secre-
tary-treasurer.
The purposes Of the club are social
and to promote athletics in the or
ganization. A basket ball team has
been organized, and after a week or
two OF practice will seek games with
outside teams. Those desiring games
should communicate with the secre.
tary at the armory.
Capt. ]. C. Jensen, Ordnance De.
partment, has been designated as cap
tain of all rife teams to be designated
to represent the local Guard in COM
petitions during the calendar year
1928. He has been ordered to submit
to brigade headquarters recommends
tions for the selection and training Of
a rifle team for participation in the
national matches of 1928.
Another set of individual rife com.
petitions will be held on the rife
range at Camp Simms, limited to the
officers and men Of Company A, 372d
Infantry, the coored contingent Of
the local Guard, on November 6. The
schedule of matches follow:
Marksman's match-Open to those
who have completed their official tar.
get practice for the year 1927 and
have qualified as marksmen or better.
Novice match - Open to those who
have completed their official target
practice for the year 1927 and have
failed to qualify as marksmen or bet.
ter. instructors match Open to
those ineligible to compete in previ-
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