Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

Stephan at ceremonies held In the
division headquarters at the Armory.
Lieut. Mulligan is with Battery G, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, and Lieut.. Pearson has
been assigned to Company A, l2lst En-
gineers. He was until commissioned q
sergeant major IN the LIST Battalion OF
the Engineer Regiment.
The Medical Department Detachment
of the 260th Coast Artillery heads the
attendance list of units Of the local
Guard for the drill week just ended.
This is baby unit of the local Guard
and is the only one classified as supe-
rior in attendance and having the full
respective claSsificationS, follow:
Standardization Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, $500;
Band, l2ist Engineers, 1888: Headquar-
tiers Detachment, 29th Division, 1881;
Headquarters Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1896; Quartermaster Corps
Detachment. 1857.
Very satisfactory-Headqu Com
pany. i2ist Engineers, 1857 Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery, 1887.
Satisfactory-Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1882; Company F. l2lst En-
gineers, 67.65; Company A, 372d In
fantry, $3.50; Medical Department De-
tachment, l21st Engineers. 61.91: Com
pany B. 12lst Engineers, 60.95; Battery
B, 260th Coast Artillery, 60.38; Com
pany D, i21st Engineers, so.
Unsatisfactory - Company c. 12lst
Engineers, SOFA: 29th Military Police
Company, IS.
very unsatisfactory - Company E,
l2lSt Engineers.
Plans are to be formulated by the
officers for its first field day In the
early Fall, at which time 1t Is expected
to get all of the units together for a
grand assembly and play. Lieut. Col.
general OF the local militia, has APP
pointed the following board of officers
to make arrangements for the event:
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the l2lst Regiment Of Engineers; Lieut..
Col. Brinton; Mai Walter w. Burns.
commanding the Battalion Of 260th
Coast Artillery Maj Edward H. Grove,
commanding the 29th Division Head
quarters Troops. and Capt. Arthur c.
Newman. commanding Company A,
372d Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. Harry E. Gladmon. execu-
tive and recruiting officer Of the 12lst
Regiment of Engineers, has reported
that regiment and their assignments:
Henry Francis Reed. Company A;
Charles w. Pullman, Company d; Wes-
ley B. Harding, Company E; Russell w.
Game, Company F; Arthur v. Bunch,
Company D; Joseph z. Butler, Com
pany A; Ira D. Waltz, Company b,
Robert E. Shanahan. Company D;
George Phillip Delaney, Company A;
Stanley E. Hankins, Headquarters and
Service Company; Learner T. Rhea.
Company C.: Harry e. BartZ, Company
3, and Edwin w. Saunders, Company c.
Instructions have just been issued by
the Militia Division OF the War Depart
ment for the participation of the local
Guard and other militia organizations
in the national rife matches, to be held
from August 26 to September Is at
vision contained in the qualifications
for participation In the matches is the
result of activity OF the National Guard
oficials to force the Regular establish
ments TO meet the Guardsmen on
par on the target grounds, and that is
the provision that team members, In
order TO be able TO qualify to shoot.
must have been selected in competitions
held prior TO the arrival OF the teams
at the range.
Heretofore, 1t was pointed out, the
Regular establishments have sent large
numbers of their best men to Camp
Perry and have kept them shooting on
the range. with the result that the
teams we're not formed until just prior
TO the firing of the matches on the
range. The Guardsmen contended that
this was unfair. because of the fact that
owing to the lack of funds for trans
portation they could only send just
enough men for the team, and II any
OF them fell down In their shooting, as
compared with that displayed before
they left their home stations, the Guard
teams were penalized.
The new regulation will prevent the
Regular establishments from putting
any of their men In the matches unless
they have been selected before the ar
rival OF the team on the target grounds
1t is believed that this will result In
Guard teams carrying off more honors
than has been possible before, on ac-
count Of what has been termed unfair
competition.
During the period that the troops will
be on the range schools will be held for
instruction In craftsmanship for Guard
teams only. The National Rifle Associ-
alton matches will be held during the
period from September 2 TO 9. The ma
tional matches will start on September
10 with the national individual pistol
and national pistol team matches. The
range will be open To practice on Sep
tember 10, the national rife match
being held on September IA and 49,
The regulations provide that range
ofncers OF the National Guard report at
Camp Perry on August 20 and will per-
form duty until the conclusion OF the
matches under the supervision OF the
executive oficer Of the range. Team
members other than range Officers are
directed TO report not earlier than Au-
gust 20 and not later than August 90
A team member reporting after the lat
ter date will not be entitled to pay and
allowances.
In addition TO having been selected
by competition prior to arrival at the
range, the regulations provide that oil
team members, as prerequisite TO
firing, must attend the small arms firing
school which will be conducted AT the
range. whether they hold certificates
OF attendance at previous schools or not
because Of the fact that the Camp Perry
school provides an excellent refresher
course"
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