Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

C1L0& IOE annual SncanDnenIS Oh
four Of the units composing the Ma
tional Guard Of the District of Co
lumbia have been approved by the
headquarters of the 3rd Corps Area
of the Army. at Baltimore, Md. These
four units will go to Cascade, Md
near Pen Mar, where the State OF
Maryland has purchased a permanent
camp site for its militia, and it means
a change of encampment for these
units which is expected to increase
the interest of the men.
The militia headquarters is awaiting
anxiously information as to the camp
sites of the other units composing the
Guard, and particularly the site for
the 121st Regiment of Engineers,
which 1t is desired to have go to Vir-
ginia Beach, Va.
The units which will go to Cascade
and the dates Of the encampments are
as follows: Company A, 372d Infan-
try (colored troopsl, July 10 to "a,
which Is the same period that the
Maryland eoloPed troops will be in
camp; Headquarters, 10Th National
Guard Division; Headquarters Detach-
nient, goth Division. and Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment. Special
Troops, 29th Division, all three of
which units will train from August
IA to 2S. Heretofore these particular
units have gone to Virginia Beach,
Va, consistently each year since their
organization.
There appears to be little doubt
that the request for the 260th Coast
Artillery to go to Fort Monroe, Va,
will be approved. This unit has al.
ways gone there, but as it is a Coast
Artillery unit, about the only nearby
place it could train would be at the de-
lenses at Fort Monroe.
The only question about which
there is any concern now is the 121st
Regiment of Engineers, which re-
quires engineer training, and ample
facilities for this are found at the
Arrays engineer post at Fort Hum
phreyS, Va. However, il was pointed
out by Guard officials to consistently
send this regiment so near to home
each year becomes monotonous and
shows it's effect on morale and enlist
ments. To, increase the interest, and
consequently improve the morale. it
is believed that ii would be more
desirable this year to send the regi-
ment to Virginia Beach. Here, it was
added, the officers and men could
work out problems In a territory in
which they would work should they
be called into Federal service, as this
is the mobilization center of the 29th
National Guard Division. The only
question which might prevent the
regiment from being sent TO the Vir-
ginia Beach camp is that of transpor-
tation, but it is contended by the
Guard officials that this will be well
spent and more than set off by the
Increase In interest and morale among
the men resultant from a trip some
distance from the home station.
-Four applications have been re-
ceived at brigade headquarters from
as many enlisted men of Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, for permission
to take the examination to be held
January IL for the formation of an
eligibility list from which will be
picked men for commissioning as
second lieutenants of coast artillery
as vacancies occur in this battalion
A new battery now is being formed,
and 1t Is expected that those who
pass the examination will receive
commissions within a short time.
The applications have been received
from Corpl. Russell M. King, Pvt.
Norris A. Miller, Corpl. James Nj.
Votava and Cofpl. Donald ]. Nc
Carthy. 1t is the hope and belief at
headquarters that more members of
the command will make applications
70 take the examinations before tina
date set
As result of an examination re-
Gently held for enlisted men TO be
second heutenants of infantry 1t was
announced at headquarters the names
OF the following men have been placed
on the eligibility list and will be
commissioned as soon as vacancies
occur in the infantry branches:
Technical
quarters Detachment, 29th Division.
whose general average in the exami.
nations was SIS per cent; First Sergt.
john +. Colbert, 29th NJ. P. Company-
lI.04, and Master Sergt William G
Rose, Headquarters Detachment. 29th
Division, $751; per cent.
local Guard members have shown adj
vancement during hte last year. The
awards to be made then were an
nouneed as follows:
Company team championship match.
First place, Company E, I2Ist Engi.
neers, score 1854 prizes, silver trophy
and silver medals to the members of
the team who are: Corp George F..
NotaVa, First Lieut. Thaddeus A.
Riley. Corp James Nj. Barry. First
Sergt. David w. Milne and Privates
I'd l.. Borlk and William D. Putnam.
Second place: Battery A, 26Oth Coast
medals to individual members as fol-
lows: Sergt. Jose w. Crockett, Pri-
Nate j. r. Blount, Corp. James M.
Votava, Corp. Lewis Hayes. Corp.
Tillson and Sergt. Yokum.
Automatic rifle match: First place.
Company E., 12lst Engineers, score
1873. prizes, bronze trophy and silver
medals to following individuals, whose
scores were: Corp. ]. Z. Barry, $50,
and Corp, G. +. Votava, 373.
Second place, Company c, 121st En-
medals to Corp. L. S. Jones, score
$50, and Corp. p. c. Conlyn, score 33S.
The novice match: First place, Pri-
Nate 5. Small, Battery b, 260th Coast
Artillery, score FOG, gold medal: second
pace. Private c. l.. Heale, Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, score 1870, silver
medal; third place, Sergt j. B. De-
Spears, Battery b. 260th Coast Artil-
lei'y, score 1910. bronze medal
THE attendance list for the entire
Guard for the last week of drills
showed Battery A. 260th Coast ArtiI.
lery, heading the list with a percent
age of 1892. The other organizations
I'D their relative order and the per-
csntages follow: Company C, 121st
Engineers. 67.19; band, l21st Engi
neers, 65.73: Company A, 372d Infan-
try. 6o.32; Battery b, 2e0th Coast Ar.
tillery. 5s.74; Company r. l21st Engi-
neers, SALT; Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, So Sc; Com
pany II, l21st Engineers, 1851; Com
pany d, l21st Engineers. 1891: Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division
4a.73; Headquarters Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, goth Division, $3.50; Com
pany Il, 12ist Engineers 1899: Com.