Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19

regiment in either the National
Guard or the Regular Army. Park
man IL a private in Company F, 121st
Engineers. and is a native of this
city, having been born here Septem-
Der Is, 1907. The other appointees
are: William f. Cassidy, a private
in Company F, was born in Fort
Bragg. Ga, August 2S. 1908. and was
appointed by the President of the
United States; Richard Steinbach,
private in Company F. was born at
Norristown, Pa, October 16, 1908,
and received his appointment
from Representative James j.
Connolly of Philadelphia; Truehart
Gould, private in Company F, born
at Huntington, w. Va, September 4.
1908, was appointed by Representa-
tive Frank l.. Bowman of West Vir-
ginia; Donald r. Patterson, a private
in Company c, was born in this city
August %. 1908, and was appointed
by the District of Columbia Com
missioners; Charles r. Duff, private
in Company F, was born at Mount
Sterling, Ky, September %. 1908,
and was appointed from Kentucky,
and Leo Gather, q private in Com
pany c, was born at Norfolk, Va,
and received his appointment from
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia.
All except the two appointed from
this city, enlisted in the local Guard
while they were attending school in
this city and preparing for the
West Point entrance examination.
The following enlisted in the Guard
during the week: John w. Armen-
trout, 913 L street, assigned to Com
pany c. 121st Engineers; Eugene E.
CT
Company c, 121st Engineers, and
John T. Linlxins, 1925 Fifth street,
Company D, 121st Engineers.
A most favorable report on the in
spection of the rifles of the goth Mill
tary Police Company was received
from the Federal inspectors. This re-
port said that the ordnance equip
ment of this unit was in the best of
shape, and showed that it had re-
ceived considerable care. However,
the reports from the other organi-
cations of the Guard were not so
good, some of them said to have
been in a very bad condition at the
time of the inspection, all ascribed to
neglect. Instructions have been is
sued to the unit commanders to take
prompt steps to correct the def
ciencfes noted by the inspector in his
report.
Blanket authority has been granted
by the director Of the United States
Veterans Bureau to the employees to
enlist in the National Guard of the
District of Columbia. Under the Guard
regulations men in the employ of the
Federal Government here cannot be
enlisted without the permission OF the
head of the department. Unlss such
blanket authority is given, 1t is nec-
essary to take up each individual APP
plication with the head of the depart
ment or Independent bureau concern
cd. This is done for the purpose of
giving the department head a check
on the number Of his employees in the
military service, so that the Govern
ment work would not be impeded in
the event the troops were called into
service.
'The commanding general" said
letter sent to all members OF the local
Guard by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan.
commanding. lis proud Of the honor
of commanding such unit as repre-
sented the National Guard OF the Unit
cd States in doing honor to our fellow
National Guardsman, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Missouri National Guard,
on Saturday, June IL, and expresses
to the officers and enlisted men Of the
National Guard of the District Of Col.
un1bia his sincere appreciation for the
praiseworthy manner in which they
performed the duties assigned to them.
Each unit presented most credit
able appearance and Is commended.
The attendance and manner in which
our troops had prepared themselves
evoked much favorable official COM
ment and speaks well of the charac-
ter OF our organization"
Upon recommendation of the COM
pany commander the following pro-
motions in Company A, 121st Engi.
neers, have been ordered: To be SER
geants, CorpOrals William Earl and
Thomas l.. Thorne and Private Harry
Brodsky; to be corporals, Private. first
class, Stonewall j. Yeatman and Pri-
vate Warren Jones.
Private Ira p. Meyer has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant in Company r, 121st
Engineers upon recommendation or
the company commander.
The training objective and instruc-
ton program for the 121st Engineers
during its annual period of field
training, to be held at Fort Hum
phreys. Va, in August. has been sent
to headquarters Of the Sd Corps
Area by Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
manding the regiment.
The training objective, Col. Och
mann's letter said, Is to have every
individual, unit and headquarters so
trained as to be able on the second
day in camp to subsist and function
at once, capable of receiving and as
Stimulating the intensive training for
the period laid down by the War De-
partment, and on completion capable
of operating satisfactorily in the field.
The allotments of time for the va.
rious kinds of training are given as
follows: Entraining, detraining and
making camp, eight hours; breaking
camp and entraining, eight hours; en-
gineer training, AZ hours; close and
extended order drill, six hours: bayo-
net drill, two hours; interior guard
duty, one hour; drill contest, one hour;
care Of arms and equipment, two
hours; inspections, four hours; cere-
monies, nine hours; regimental ma
neuvers, five hours; chemical warfare,
one hour; physical training, setting
up exercises, three hours. and super
vised athletics, six hours.
This will give total OF 98 hours
during the two weeks in the field, and
during this time there will be IL hours
devoted to officers schools and IL
hours to non-commissioned officers
schools.
This program presupposes fair
weather during the entire period, but
in the event OF rain a detailed rainy.
day schedule has been prepared TO
cover subjects that can be advan'
tageously taught indoors.
The training schedule for the Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division
during its encampment In August al
Cascade, Md, has been submitted as
follows: Care of the pistol. two and a
quarter hours; pistol Workmanship
three hours; map reading. two ant
three.quarter hours; first aid, two
hours; mess management, one and &
half hours; inspection, four hours
military law and the Articles of War