Evening star., 1927-03-20
District National Guard

Preparations are being made by
tnei members of the National Guard
OF the District of Columbia to pass
one of the finest inspections in its
history. Uniforms are being put IN
the best of shape, rifles and equip
ment are being shined, and the men
are preparing to put on their best
drills and exercises for the inspection
onicers. The inspections will start
tomorrow night when Maj. sam J.
McCants. u. S. Infantry, on duty
at the headquarters of the Organized
Reserves of the District, VIII eX~
anime Company A. 372d Infantry.
The same officer the following
night will inspect the headquarters
OF the 29th National Guard Division,
commanded by Maj. Gen. Anton
stephan, while on the same night
Capt. John A. Ballard, u. S. Signal
Corps, now on duty as instructor
OF the 2Sth National Guard DIVISION
at Philadelphia. Pa, will inspect the
headquarters of the 121st Regiment
of Engineers and the Medical detach-
ment assigned to that regiment.
Capt Ballard also will continue
the inspection during the week of
Company A, 12fst Engineers, on
= Wednesday; Company r, l2ist En-
gineers, on Thursday; Company G,
12lst Engineers. on Friday. and
Company d. 12lst Engineers, on
Saturday.
Col. Russell z. Reeder of the Head
quarters, 3rd Coast Artillery dis
trict at Fort Monroe, Va, has been
ordered to Washington to make the
inspection of the 260th Coast Artil-
lery. He will inspect the battalion
headquarters and Battery b on We'd
nesday and Battery A on Thursday
Capt. J. c. Jensen. Ordnance De
partment with a corps of assistants
is inspecting all of the arms of the
' various units and giving instructions
for their repair and cleaning pre-
paratory TO the inspections, and pre-
liminary reports received at the
brigade headquarters indicate that
they are in fairly good shape.
Gen. Stephan, it was said, has let
it be known that he wants each unit
to pass a very high inspection and
wants the reports TO indicate that
there are no deficiencies this year
which might have been corrected
before the inspecting officers go
through the various outfits The
units have had plenty of warning OF
the inspections and plenty OF time TO
put their houses in order
Having in mind the comparatively
small number of men in the local
guard to have qualified with the
rife during the past year, special
efforts are to be made during the
current year to qualify every man
There will be no target practice
allowed during any of the camp
periods this year as the two weeks
of encampment of each unit is to be
devoted entirely to field exercises and
other drills. The rifle range at
Camp Simms, Congress Heights, ID.
c.. will he thrown open every day,
and company commanders will be IN
structed to make full use of it. Men
firing on the range will be given
drill attendance credits.
The following enlisted during the
week: Edwin S. Coakley. 32 Bryant
street, assigned to the 26oth Coast
Artillery; Donald r. Hyland, lO16
Sixteenth street, Company f, l2lst
Engineers, and James Astle, 233
Pennsylvania avenue, Headquarters
and Service Company, l21st Engl'
neers.
Certificates have been issued to
the following, showing that they
have been placed on the eligibility
list. to be promoted by commission 10
the rank of second lieutenants, When
vacancies occur during the year:
Coast Artillery-Russell M. King,
John l.. Atkins, Charles M. Cook,
Rex p MuIIigan and James M