Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
District National Guard

+. Several changes in the unit com.
-smanders' of the 121st Regiment of En-
sineers will have to be made before
the annual encampment period. it was
announced at brigade headquarters
last week, as a result of the resigna.
tons of three officers, two captains
: and one second lieutenant. In addi-
,fion to making the command changes,
provide for as many promotions
through. the various grades, including
that of captain. -
Capt Goodwin r. Dunn, commanding
Company 3. and Capt. Hyman d.
Shapiro, Medical Corps, commanding
the medical detachment of the regi-
,nent, have rendered their resigna-
. tions, andss gave business reasons as
, the cause, ,While Second Lieut. David
". Milne, Company d, who also re
signed. gave. removal from the Dis
trict of Columbia as the reason.
The vacancy in the Medical Corps
will have to be filled from civil life,
as the officer must be q practicing
physician and surgeon. However, the
3. other vacancies will be filled by pro-
motion. 1t was said at brigade head
quarters that the promotion to captain
probably'would go to Lieut.. Walter A.
Knight of Company b, who is fourth
on the list: of first lieutenants. The
three Officers higher on the list, it
was said. have in the past waived
their rights to promotion. and it is
probable that they will again do so.
They are First Lieut.. James NJ. Ma
gruder, Company C.; First Lieut.. vii
liam 1. Mushake, Headquarters and
Service Company, and First Lieut..
George l.. Evans, adjutant of the End
Battalion. Those leading the list of
second heutenants and in line for the
next promotions to the higher grade
are a. l.. Jorgensen of Company B
and f. c. Canova of Company A, On
the list of eligibles for promotion from
the enlisted personnel to the commits.
stoned ranks as second lieutenants are
Sergt. Henry Clay Espey, COMPANY
Il, and Corp. John G. May of Com.
pany A.
The local Guard has another feud
on with the controller general of the
United States. and this time if NAV
take court action to test out the law
Otherwise, the Guard will have tn
ABIDE by the decision of the admins.
trative official. 1t involves the issu.
ance or service cards to Government
employees, such cards being issued to
men who served on regularly ordered
duty and the time being charged to
military leave instead of the annual
leave Of the man.
The controller general has decided
that such service cards cannot be
issued to men for duty outside the
District of Columbia, and in making
the decision, is was pointed out that
me controller general had reversed
Two former decisions which declared
such practice legal, and in the opinion
OF the local Guard officials it is legal.
After the handing down of. the opin-
ion the Guard sent its rifle team to
Annapolis on p regular order: issued
by Maj. Gen. Aston Stephan. COM
manding the Guard for a rife COM
petition with the members Of the
Naval Academy. Upon the compile |
ton of the duty a service card was
issued to Capt. J. c. Jensen. Ord
nance Department, and captain of
the rife team. He is employed in
the Washington Navy Yard, and when
1t was received there it was ignored,
IN accordance with the controllers
ruling, and the time was charged
to the annual leave of Capt. Jensen.
1t has been suggested, to the Guard
officials that a test of the law might
be made in the loca courts by suing
out writ of mandamus against the
commandant of the Washington Navy
Yard, to compel him TO show cause
why the time should not be accredited
to military leave, in accordance with
the law as the Guard officers under
stand it, and in accordance with
previous practice and decisions of
the controller generals Office. I'm
less some action is taken to get a
court review of the matter. it was
pointed out, the Guard will be handi- |
capped in carrying out some of its |
duties, which require the absence of |
members from the city. -
Maj. George j. Allen, who has been |
detailed as regimental sanitary officer |
will assume command of the medical |
detachment of the 12lst Engineers. |
in view of the rendered resignation |
of Capt. Shapiro.
The local National Guard has a rep.
resentative in the current graduating
class of West Point. He is William
II. Hunter, formerly staff sergeant
In Company D, 121st Engineers.
Battery A, 26Oth Coast Artillery.
reached the highest mark in at,
tendance last week that has been at.
tanned by any organization of the
Guard for many weeks, except in the
case of new organization, which on
the night Of its muster into the Fed
eral service, reached the 100 per cent
mark, but Immediately fell behind
others in the list in subsequent weeks.