Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

Preparations are being made for tn
annual inspections Of the Nationa
Guard Of the District of Columbia b.
officers OF the Regular Army, when TIL
local troops will present themSelve
equipped for the field, The tentative
dates have been sent TO headouarter
O. the Sd Army Corps Area at Baltl
more. Md but as yet have not bee:
approved.
However. inspections here now Ar
held with difficulty, AS the Guard ha
- large place IN which tbs troops CAT
h. assembled and can never show ri
s->fore the inspectors to good advantage
II they are put through any drills the,
viii have to be held IN the publ,
streets as there is rot a room il tn
present srmory large enough FOR :
squad drill.
II is not known as yet who the III
spcction officers will be. but they ar,
usually from the corps area headquar
tors.
The dates which have been tentative
~ set are: State staff. Headquarters
10Th Division: Headquarters Detach
ment, oo:h Division: Headquarters. 29u
Division special troops. end HeadQuar
tiers Detachment 39:h Division Specia
troops. all or March s
The inspection of the goth Military
Police Company will be held March :
and March IS. the Headquarters. l2is
Engineers; Headquarters. 26oth Coas
Artillery. and the Headquarters Detach
r,ent. c60th Coast Artillery
Medical Department Detachment
l2lst Engineers. March -: Heaocuar
tc-s AND Service Company. l2lSt En-
sineers. including hand March 20
Headquarters, lst Battalion. and Com
pany 4. lelS; Engineers March "A
Company B. icist Engineers, Marc
10: Company c. l2lst Engineers. Marc.
IS; Headquarters. ID Battalion. ant
Company D. lelst Engineers. March 10
Company E, l2IS; Engineers. March n
Company F. l2lSt Engineers March -
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. Marc.
Is: Battery B. 26oth Coast Artillery
March Is: Battery c. 960th Coast Ar
tlllery. March IA: Medical Department.
SID Infantry. March IL. and Compan,
A. sgd Infantry. March Il
Capt. Ralph L. Walker, at a ceremon,
held in the commanding generals offic
last Tuesday night, was presented witt
his commission as Judge advocate gen
era! OF the local National Guard. sue
cee6ing Capt. Thomas Lane. resigned
Capt. Walker formerly was a line Office
IN the Coast Artillery Battalion, bu
vas drafted for the legal department o
the whole local Guard when Capt Lam
resigned.
At the same time First Lieut.. William
J. Heale, Headquarters Detachment
z5oth Coast Artillery, was presente,
Nth his commission
Gen. Stephan spoke briefly at boil
Presentations
number of reservations have bee,
MADE by officers and men of the loca
militia for the National Guard benef
night 10 be given at one of the loca
theaters January 80 Certain section
have been reserved for the guardsmen
and 40 per cent OF the proceeds from
the sale OF tickets goes TO the variou
company funds.
Company F. l2lst Engineers. Cap,
George W. Johns commanding. sale,
INTO the superior" class in Guard al
tendance last week. being the frs
organization TO reach this high mari
Tor q number of weeks. II is the onl,
organization In the top group, with
percentage of 90.63. 90 being necessar,
70 ever make this classification.
The whole report TO brigade head
quarters last week does show a con
siderable betterment in the attendance
which took decided slump about tn
nrst OF December and continued unit
the last drill night However. II i
believed now that there will be a gen
eral pickup in the attendance until tn
annual inspections. when an effort i
made TO have every man prTsent.
Inc following are the classification
and percentages Of the other orgar;za
CoES making Up the local Guard:
Excellent: Quartermaster Corps De
tachment, 1884: Headquarters Detach
mert. 26oth Coast Artillery, sl.s2
Battery c. 260th Coast Artillery. sI.4o
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. 80 40
Very satisfactory: Headquarters De
tachn1ent. Special Troops 29th Division
1I.7e: Band. l2ist Engineers. 1899
Company D. i2lst Engineers. 1882.
Satisfactory: Headquarters and Sery
Headquarters Detachment. 18th d.
vision. 65.79; Company c. I2lst Eng.
neers 81 %.
Unsatisfactory: Company B, 12iS
Engineers. $3.50: Medical Department
Detachment. l2ist Engineers. $500
Company A, i2lst Engineers, S.
Ioeiow strength Battery 3. 261ti
Coast Artillery. $500 below strength
zsth Military Police Company. 5000.
Very unsatisfactory: Company z
l2ist Engineers. 1871.
Pvt. James c. Whcate, ST.. corpau,
Z. l2ist Engineers, has been orderet
transferred 70 the Ordnance Depart
n1ent. State staff.
Pvt George z. Fsndley. Company 4
l2ls; Engineers, has been ordered dis
missed as ce5erter. because ne Ia
failed 10 report for drill since May q
1927
Capt. J. c. Jensen, Ordnance De
partment, has been ordered 10 inspec
Ill small arms isued TO units OF Ia
SAitonz! Guard 10 determine fhei
serT1ceaoiiity. ard also 70 ascentai
That they are receiving proper care 4
storage. He also ytl make an inspec
ton Of rife numbers 10 see that organ
ESi,ons have only the firing piece
charged 10 them The times Of the in
specttons are 10 be arranged with tn
various unit commanders by Cap
JenSen. according 10 brigade head
cuzyters
Increase 10 the COS. Of hoIdln
srulory drills for the National Guard
incIczbc IN the report O! Mai. Gel
c. C. Hammond. chief Of the milit!
bureau During the focal year 1872
escn Esats vas Authorized 70 hoI
icrty-eigkt drills. which cost 1920 81
Der dill. sS against 500 s27 per dri
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