Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
District National Guard

Two members of the Quartermaster
CORPS detachment of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia have
applied to brigade headquarters for
honorable discharges from their en-
listments in order to go to Langley
Field as cadets. They are going to
train with a view to obtaining COM
missions in the Army Air Service.
Their names are Aquila e. Payne, jr.,
and Warren Hughes.
Col. r. E. Backstrom, commanding
The Marine Barracks here, has written
to Guard headquarters thanking the
officials for permitting the use of the
Heights, D. c.. by the Marine Barracks
detachment. Col Backstrom reported
that 1872 men fired rife course "A"
there were qualified 16 expert riiiemen.
AZ sharpshooters. SO marksmen and one
man UNQUALIFIED He also said that
1873 men fired the regular pistol course.
90 for instruction practice, IL experts
qualified, sharpshooters, 10 marks
men, with 6 unqualified.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Guard Association Of the United
States will be held at Hot Springs,
Ark. November 49, IA and IS. Guard
officials have been requested to send
any resolutions on which they are
seeking action by the association. to
the secretary. Brig. Gen. E. A. Walsh,
st. Paul. MINI.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the l0nel Guard, and one other
officer will represent the local organi-
cation at the convention. The second
delegate will be selected later, probably
1f - i,rt2T ~
general.
The condition of the uniforms of the
members of Company A, 372d Infantry,
was pointed to as being very poor, in
the report of the inspection Of the or
ganization at its recent encampment at
Cascade Md. The inspector said th2t
many of the khaki breeches. hats and
shoes should be brought to the atten-
ton of the regular inspector. In send
ing the report forward to the command
ing officer of Company A. Capt. Arthur
G. Newman, Lieut.. Col. Peyton G..
hewitt, acting adjutant general. issued
instructions that steps be taken to put
the unserviceeble property on reports to
be submitted to brigade headquarters
prior to october 81, next.
The poor condition of uniforms Of
members of the guard. and particularly
of the shoes has been known to officers
Of the organization for some time. and
was brought to the attention Of the
officers of the engineering regiment by
the Guard medical officers during the
last encampment However. the re-
port was made by Regular Army
officer of the conditions in the colored
company. and not on the initiative of
Guard officers. Although Capt. New
man has been instructed to put the
equipment on report for action. it
remains to be seen whether it will re-
suit in the betterment of the clothing
of members of the Guard.
Prompt handling of reports of sur
veys of unserviceable equipment has
been directed from brigade headouar-
tiers, where it was pointed out that the
guard is working on such small sur
plus Of uniforms and equipment that
any lost or stolen must be promptly re-
placed so that the organizations may be
fully equipped at all times. Upon dis
covery of missing property at quarterly
inventories the order directs that the
responsible party be Informed by letter
and instructed to return the property
to its place in the armory at a specific
date. The order says that while the
procedure directed Is apparently bur-
densome, the duty can be accomplished
within one week, and will prevent sub
mission of pay rolls, for lost property
must be put on the pay roll of the
quarter in which it was lost
The report of the Regular Army in
spector who observed the Headquarters
Detachment. Special Troops, 29th Divi-
sion, commended the organization for
the morale and esprit, saying it was
very satisfactory, and added that the
organization possesses high type of
enlisted personnel.
In forwarding the report to the COM
handing officer of the unit, Gen. Ste
phan said that he was pleased with the
efforts of the officers and enlisted men
which warranted special coamenda-
ton for the morale and esprit of the
unit.
Gen Stephan also wrote letter to
Capt. A. G. Newman, commanding Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, saying that he
was pleased with the efforts of the Of
ficers and enlisted men of that organ
ization, which warranted the special
concentration of the Regular Army in
spector to the effect that the morale and
esprit of the unit was very satisfactory.
Mai. Walter W. Burns, commanding
AONc%1
guard, is especially commended by the
Regular Army inspectors, reporting on
the annual encampment of the organi-
cation recently at Fort Monroe, Va, 'for
his energy, enthusiasm and efficiency in
organization and maintenance of dis
cipline and esprit"
Capts. Louis NJ Gosorn and Robert
r. DAILY and First Lieut.. Rex. P. Multi
gan are especially selected for common
dalton in the same report for efficient
conduct of training and handling OF
their organization in service practice"
What is expected to be the largest
number of aspirants for commissions
as second heutenants of Engineers are
to be examined on November 6, it was
said at brigade headquarters. The date
of the examination has just been an
nounced, and while no applications
have been received, Lieut.. Col. Peyton
G. hewitt, acting adjutant general, said
that he expected that several score OF
enlisted men in the regiment were
planning to take the examination.
The board of examination will be
composed of Col. John w. Oehnann,
commanding the regiment; Capt. Clay
Anderson, Army instructor, and Capt.
Edward c. Morse, Medical Corps at
tached to the Engineer Medical detach-
iaent.
While there are not large number
of vacancies, those who successfully pass
the examinations will be placed on the
eligible list for a period of one year.
When vacancies occur those who fill
them will be picked from this list
The Civil Service Commission will
conduct an examination for the Ma
tional Guard at Temporary Building
No. /, Eighteenth and D streets, at 9
am, october 6, for the selection of a
candidate for appointment to the United
States Military Academy at West Point,
N. Y. All aspirants for the appointment
are urged to file their applications with
the Guard adjutant general by Septem-