Evening star., 1927-10-09
District National Guard

sonnel Of their units participate in
these mtches, particularly those who
have not previously fired course ID
during the current year, in order that
| they may be counted in the total num-
ber firing for the year 1927.
The Guards hotel armory will be
given more Of military appearance
on it's exterior by the placement on
| the lawn Of number Of German field
! cred a national rife match team. All
personnel who have accompa MED
rifle team to the national matches are
| considered as shooting members or
| alternates.
| The arm to he used will be the rife
caliber 80. model of 1903. as issued.
with trigger pull of not less than
| pounds. mmunition-service, as is
sued at the firing point.
! The entries will close at o'clock
| October 81. However. post entries
may he issued. at the option Of the
| executive officer.
The target range will be open for
voluntary practice on all days preced'
! ing the matches. except October Il.
| Time limit, one minute per shot, slow
| fire.
| Capt. Just c. Jensen. Ordnance De
partment. has been designated as ex-
ecutive officer of the matches and has
| been directed to recommend to brigade
| headquarters the names of other per-
sonnel to act as officials during the
| firing.
National Guard regulations permit
the firing of course ID more than once
| in calendar year, and any man
| qualifying in these matches with
| higher grade than that previously won
by him this year is authorized to wear
the decoration for the higher grade.
! For this reason all unit commanders
| Prizes-For each individual match,
| first gold medal; second. silver medal:
| third. bronze medal. Bars will be pre-
sented to previous winners.
| Individual matches are open to per
| sonne'. commissioned or enlisted prior
to October / last.
Eliminations-Rifem who are not
| tyros can compete only in the experts
match. 300-yard match, 600-yard match
and the individual championship
| match, and are eligible to win first
place only. Distinguished marksmen
are eligible to compete for the indi-
vidual championship only.
1t is explained that tyro is rife
man who has never been shooting
member or an alternate Of any ma.
| tional match rife team. The rife
team which competed in the matches
| at Seagirt. n. j., in 1927 is consid.
guns, trophies of the war. which have
been acquired by the local Guard,
| which sent for them and transported
them overland by truck The guns,
together with number of other tro.
phies. have been at the Coast Artillery
- -. -
Col. Brinton after becoming adjutant
general was to order two of the Ger
man IT'S sent to the armory and
| placed on the lawn. A crew of men
will be detailed to clean them up. as
| they show considerable rust, having
| laid in the open for years. At the
same time Col. Brinton started CORE
| spondence to trace the history of these
and other pieces which will be placed
there. AS soon as these data are OBJ
tained. they will be placed on plaques
and set alongside the guns for the in
formation OF tourists and others, many
hundreds OF whom pass the armory
| each day.
Corp. August j. Buehne has been
promoted to sergeant in Company c.
121st Engineers. and Private julius
Andrae has been ordered promoted to
corporal in the same organization.
The following of Company =. 121st
Engineers, have been ordered dropped
as deserters as of the date following
their respective names, they having
failed to report for drill on and after
that date, and all efforts to locate them
having failed: Pvt. William E. Ennis,
| May "a, 1927: Pvt. Robert Harrison.
| April s.. 1927, and Pvt. John ]. Walker,
April 6. 1925.
Pvt. Allen j. krouse has been
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of the 29th Military Police
Company.
The following members of Company
F, 121st Engineers. have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of that organization because
of business interference with their
wig. Edward S. Macdonald. Fred P.
Myers and William Wolff.
Pvt. Robert D. Bell. Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery. has been honor
ably discharged because of his re-
| moval from the District of Columbia.
Pvt. j. M. Kirk, Company B, 121st
Engineers. also has been honorably
discharged because of his removal
from the District Of Columbia.
| Second Lieut.. William J. Hea'e.
Coast Artillery Corps. has been or
dered to appear before an examining
board on October 13 to determine his
qualification for promotion to the ranl-
Of first lieutenant. The board is com
posed Of Lieut.. Col. Louis c. Brinton.
| jr.. president; Maj. Walter w. Burns,
commanding the 260th Coast Artillery.
and Capt. Grayson, Medical Depart
ment.
Sergt. Dona'd r. Hyland has been
| reduced to private and subsequently,
promoted to the grade Of corporal in
Company c, 121st Engineers, in orders
| just issued.
| Pvt. Ira P. Meyer has been promoted
to sergeant in Company F. 121st Engi-
neers, and Corpl. Harold w. McGiverin
to sergeant in the same command.
Pvt. fFirst Glass; Ernest w. Carter
has been promoted to corporal in the
Headquarters and Service Company of
the 121st Engineers.