Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

las served CONTINUOUSLY VIII ehSth AZ
nns years. ami has cone mucn 70
ward bringing the outfit to its present
hsch state OF effi .ieacy. The cere-
Y1onies were for Master Sergt. Joseph
q Sutton. United States Army m
sfy4,ctor attached 10 the local regiment,
Who was retired on Friday. after 50
wears of continuous service IN thS
Regular esSablisln mt
When the regiment was assembled IN
IS drill court last Tuesday night, Col.
.,5hn W. Oehmann, its commander,
called Sergt Sutton 70 the front. ana
ts,e-e presented him with handsome
cald watch, from the enlisted men o.
jhs regiment as a token OF the nlgn
eS.eern in which this soldier is held by
erery man, from the oldest veteran TO
the newest recruit Sutton, touched
b. the surprise presentation. responded
b-iaf7v telling of the satisfaction ne
bod received out of his service with the
local Guard. and explained that 1t had
hecn a real pleasure for him 10 serve
With them.
He was the honor guest "Wednesday
right of the officers or the regnnenI
=: banquet at the Continental Hotel,
at which his work in building up the
.rast-war regiment was highly praised
Serct. Sutton enlisted in the Regular
ARMY on February /, 1902, was as
s;cned to Company G. 18th Infantry
sad was diSpatt ned immediately 10 the
Philippines. where he arrived just prior
10 the suppression of the instruction
which was prevailing there. He re-
manned in the islands until June ~
1892. and was then returned to the
United States, but went back TO tne
Philippines again in November. iS9a'
remaining there until october Is, 1909.
n tho States for TWO
years. being dispatched to Alaska IN
September. 1911. and remaining until
1914 During the World War he al
tanned the rank of captain, but re-
verted to his enlisted rank following
the return of the military establish
naent to normal after the war. He
still holds that rank in the OfncerS
Reserve Corps.
He plans TO leave Washington today
fer Indianapolis, Ind, where he VIII
make his home, and where he has
accepted a position in the office of the
adlutant general of the National Guard
of that State
Sutton has been with the local
Guard for nine years and during that
time he established the enviable rec
ord of never having missed drill or
assembly. He has endeared himself TO
both officers and enlisted men, accord
ing to those conversant with Guard
affairs, because of his untiring efforts
To build up the regiment TO high
state of efficiency. In addition to the
rigid drill schedule required by the
routine, he has spent many extra hours
at the armory helping ambitious en-
listed men TO climb to promotion, and
many of the junior officers OF the reg
inaent. ii was said. owe their success
to the private instruction given them
bv Serpt Sutton. Those in close
touch with affairs in the local Guard
say that there has perhaps been no
man in the Guard for many years VINO
has done so much to build up the NIL
itarv efficiency of one OF its outnts.
Sergt. Sutton is to be succeeded IN
his detail here by Staff Sergt. James
f.. Allison, Engineer Corps, who IS
coming from Fort Benning, Ga.
Technical Sergt Norman c. Copp,
Headquarters Detachment. 29th Dr.
vision, has been promoted to master
sergeant.
Sergt. Charles A. Goodman. Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
2oth Division. has been transferred IN
the grade Of private to the Heaoquar-
tiers Detachment, 29th Division. How
ever. upon the recommendation OF the
commander of the latter detachment.
Goodman was promoted TO sergeant
II that organization.
Private John w. Jackson. Head
quarters Detachment. Special Troops.
18th Division, has been promoted to
sergeant
The officers and men of the 26Oth
Coast Artillery. commanded By MAJ.
walter W. Burns, were presented with
tbs medals and trophies which they
won as a result Of the recent rff1e nr-
ing competitions held on the National
Ciilard Range at Camp Sifnms. Con-
rress Heights, D. G. The presenta-
tons were made by MAJ. Gen. Anton
stephan, commanding the local Guard,
at the armory at Water and Q streets
southwest.
The Ouartermaster Corps Detach-
ruert again tops the list in the matter
Of drill attendance for the week just
ended. according to figures computed
from the drill reports made 10 brigaue
headquarters. Since its organization the
new Medical Department De.acnmena,
26cta Coast Artillery, has neld tlgnty
10. top place. but had to give way last
Neek, but stiIi remained in the superior
classification. The percentages OF these
fxq0 examinations were. Quaftern1aSter
C0rug Detachment. 100. and Medical
Department Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, 90.
.The other organizations In their re-
gpectiye classificationS, and with their
attendance percentages, follow:
Excellent Band, l2ist Engineers,
eB.SB: Headquarters Detachment, zstn
Division. e5.72: Headquarters and serv-
See Company. i2ist Engineers $40;
Very satisfactory: Headquarters De-
taeiIment, Special Troops, 29th Dfyl-
gion. 777S; Company r. i2ist Engi-
neers, 1852; Headquarters Detachment,
26ekn Coast Artillery, 72.00.
Satisfactory Battery c, 26Gth Coast
Artillery, 69.62: Company A, 572d In
1antxy, 64.7l: Company A, list En-
Ntueers, 1894: Battery B, 26Oth Coast
A91aaleTy, 6l54
Unsatisfactory: Company d, l2lst
MsngAneers, 58y63; Company z, l2ist
Nn9ineers, $500: Company G. l2lst En-
RzneegB, $3.50. Battery A, 260th Coast
Aftailery. 52-94: Company B, izlst En-
gfiaeerx, 50.Sl
Very unsatisfactory: Medical Depart
nscnt Detachment. i2lgt Engineers,
47Sz: 18th Military Police Company.
41.iz
Praise for the work Of Lieuts. Hugh
EEErett, jr., Company A, l2lst Eng1-
neeFS. and Joseph r. Fitzgerald, Head
quarters and Service Company. l2lst
Engineers. az the Engineers course at
the service school Fort Humphreys,
Va is contained I'm letter received al
brigade headquarters from Lieut. Col.
w D. A Anderson. assistant conln1an-
danf OF Fort Humphreys Engineers
School.
C0a. Anderson said that Both Of
these officers are well qualified for their
WORK and viii be recommended as
qualified for the next higher grade:
They are q credit u their organiza~
tion. In carving of the highest hSn-
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