Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

Rome. Italy. In May.
Some OF the rules for the matches
have Just been made public by the
Guard, with the Announcement that
medals will be awarded to the first
second and third winners in the try
outs. even though they might not be
selected in the finals as members of the
olg team. A silver medal will he award
eu the first man in each try-out, and
bronze medals will GO to those in
second and third places
The try-outs will he open to any
citizen of the United States. The range
VIII be 800 yards, and the target will
be the international 800 meter. Any
rine. any metallic sight and any ammu.
milton may be used. The sling will be
permitted. The firing will be in three
positions, 10 shots prone. % shots
kneeling. Five sighting shots will be
allowed at each position.
Webb " Cantcr. IS L street north.
east, has enlisted in Battery II, 26Uth
Coast Artillery.
Tie Corcoran Cadets Veterans As
ISOLATION, composed OF former members
OF the local Guard. will hold a reunion
and banquet at the Mayfiower Hotel
next Saturday night i.
The officers of the 121st Regiment os
Engineers gave a dinner dance last
night at the Beaver Dam Country Club
The Headquarters Detachment. Spe.
clal Troops. 29th Division. again heads
the list in the matter OF attendance
or carnations composing the local
Guar0, With percentage of 81. so. The
other organizations. in their rela
order and percentages. follow: Battery
A, 26oth Coast Artillery. 1921; Com.
pany A. 372d Infantry, 66.I3: Head.
quarters and Service Company. 12Ist
Engineers
Engineers. $3.50: Company A, 121st En-.
g1neers, 61.65: Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, 5S.74; Band. 121st Engin.
GERS, SLAB: Company F, 121st Engin-
GERS. 1885: Company D, 121st Engin-
GERS. 41.s5; Medical Detachment, 121st
Engineers, 1000; Headquarters Detach.
ment. 29th Division, 37.15; Cosnpany r. |
l2lst Engineers. 34,92, and Company +.
12lst Eng ,ers, 34.72. The Medical
detachment and the Headquarters
detachment. 10Th Division, are stiil
Deiow maintenance strength.
Pvt. Frank p. Gideon. Battery A.
z6Oth Coast Artillery. has been ordered
dropped from the rolls of that organ.
lzatlon as deserter as of September
II, 1924, for having failed to repor+.
Tor drill on or after that date, and all
effort to locate him having failed.
pany F, 12lst Engineers, and First
Lieut.. Edward A. Mcmahon, Company
a, lzlst Engineers, have been ordered
10 proceed to Fort Humphreys, Va,
March q, to report to the commanding
officer there as students for the com
pany officers course at the military
engineering school, They will remain
there until June 4.
Plans have been formulated by Mai
Walter w. Burns, commanding the |
battalion of Coast Artillery, for the
organization of the new unit, Battery
c, by March 10. next. The following |
have been temporarily designated for
the organization of the battery and
headquarters detachment of the 26Oth
Coast Artillery: First Lieut.. LYMAN
E. Morris. Second Lieut. William J. |
Heale and Sergt. Rex. p Mulligan !
These go to Battery C, while Sergt |
Charles M. Cook is assigned to or
ganize the new headquarters unit.
Lieut.. Morris has been placed in |
charge OF recruiting for Battery CT
and he is directed to recruit silf- !
fcient men TO obtain federal recogfi |
ton for the organization. In addition |
Lieut.. Leroy S. Mann and Corp. John |
L. Atkins have been ordered to report
to Lieut.. Morris for instruction.
1t was announced that the following
board has been appointed to prepare
an examination to be held about March
i, to determine the fitness of promo
ton of men to sergeants and corp0rals
respectively In Batteries A, B and c:
Capt. Louis NJ. Gosorn, Capt. James
d. Eggleston and First Lieut.. Lyman |
T.. Morris.
All desiring to participate in the |
competition for these promotions are |
directed to report TO the board. 1t was |
pointed out that there will be a num-
Der OF positions to be filled, as there |
VIII be complete complement Of po |
sitions to be filled in the new battery. |
Some of them, however, may be filled |
by transfer from batteries A and B. |
but these will leave vacancies here. /
which must be filled before the or.a
ganization leaves for it's annual field |
training period at Fort Monroe, Va
Brigade headquarters has issued |
strict orders to all unit commanders |
that all property issued to the local |
Guard by the War Department must |
be kept in the armory and used only |
for military purposes. Company COM
manders are directed to cause q check |
TO be made of all property issued to |
personnel at the end OF each quarter !
and all articles found to be missing at |
these inventories will be charged on |
the quarterly pay roll TO the respon- |
sible individual. Commanding officers |
are directed to submit with each pay |
roll certificate to the effect that the |
provisions of this order have been !
complied with and that all property |
found missing has been charged |
against the individual concerned.
Efforts are to be made to obtain for |
the local Guard personnel men who |
attend the citizens military training |
camps, in accordance with instructions |
received from the War Department. |
1t is the desire of the department that |
the military instruction of such men |
be carried on after they have attend |
ed the camps so that they will always
be an asset. II liz believed that this
cannot be better done than by en- |
couraging the men to enlist in the
National Guard organizations of their
respective communities.
In an effort TO help the Guard or
CARNATIONS In this work the pro.
fessors OF military science and tactics |
on duty with the citizens camps have
been instructed to familiarizt the
members with the various components
of the Army and to encourage them
to enlist in National Guard outfits.
pointing out that the commits oned
personnel of these is filled by promo.
ton from the ranks. They also are
instructed to cooperate with the Ma
tional Guard officers with the end In
view of getting the citizens into some
organization.
The military instructors are directed
to send to the Guard organizations
the names of men, their addresses,
branches in which trained while at
the camp and the ranks which they
are believed qualified TO fill