Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

COMPANY ~ col CorDl. c. J. Dulin.
Samuel D. Turner, and has been pro-
vided to give instruction which Will
aid its students to reach higher rank
with greater authority. The school is
held each Friday night. so that it pro-
yides additional duty for the men who
are DESTROYS of going up the promotion
line. Lieut.. Lincoln S. Jones, who con-
ducts the school, has expressed much
satisfaction at the excellent spirit shown
by the voluntary attendance OF so large
a number of the men OF the command.
The following members of Company
D. l21st Engineers, have been honor
ably discharged from the unit, 1t was
announced by First Sergt. Neil M Goen,
bv reason of expiration of enlistmentS:
pvt First Glass; Cecil G. May, Pvts
Howard w. Boyce. Richard S. Dulin,
RAYMOND r. Edwards James H. Rogers,
joseph SINH. Chauncey B. Stewart,
Edward L. Thorpe. Emmett L. Flood,
Albert r. Goodwin and Martin I.
Storey.
has accented the resignation of Lieut..
Homer B. Willard, who since sending
his resignation has been on the unas-
signed list of the Guard. He formerly
was adiutant of the 1st Battalion OF the
12lst Regiment of Engineers, and re-
signed shortly after the return OF the
organization from the recent encanlp-
ment at Cascade, Nd.
The resignation creates vacancy,
an examination for the filling OF Wnlcn
is to be conducted within short Time
at the armory, A number OF otncer5
already have been directed 10 appear
before the examining board.
Two more members of the local
Guard last week were given permls-
sion to take the examination conduct
cd nv the United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission yesterday for the
Selection of one candidate to go from
the ranks of the militia to the Unlteo
states Military Academy at West Point.
The two additional candidates are
PVT P. ". Evens, Company G, 12lsI
rrg,neers residing at $500 Sixteenth
street and pvt. (First Glass; Edgar G.
Dolernan, Company F. 121st Engineers,
residing at $500 Thirteenth street.
THESE names make total of five which
were authorized to take the preliminary
test. The man making the hlgnest
nercentaee in this preliminary exam
nation will be designated as the candl-
date hut to obtain admission to the
academy he must also take the regular
entrance examination conducted by the
War Department.
While only one candidate has been
authorized by the War Department, the
local Guard in several instances mas
been able to get more than one man In,
because of the fact that some OF the
States do not take advantage OF their
allotn1ents. and rather than see the
places vacant at the academy, they
have been given to candidates in either
States. This was done last year. when
two men from the District of Columbia
went to West Point from the ranks OF
the Guard when the first allotment
was only one.
Technical Sergt. Henry F. Adair,
HEADQUARTERS Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, and Pvt. Andrew G. Brandt,
Battery @, 260th Coast Artillery, have
been ordered honorably discharged from
the Guard because of their removal
from the city.
The annual inventory Of Federal
property in the possession of local
Guard units has been started, it was
announced, and the Guard is faced with
a new problem this year, as new forms
and instructions have been issued by
the War Department. The inventories
are to be made by the Regular Army
officers assigned as instructors. with the
assistance of the Guard officers.
The instructions for the inventories
this year point out that the importance
of obtaining accurate data cannot be
overestimated. It is most essential, the
statement says, that inventorying OH
GERS exercise great care in preparing
and consolidating inventories. 1t is
- g.
authorities and organization command
erS cooperate by seeing that all prop
erty on hand of which an inventory is
required is included in the lists and by
otherwise assisting in the work.
The inventories are to be completed
and forwarded to the Militia Bureau
prior to December 81 next.
The following men were reported to
have enlisted in the local Guard during
the week: James Milton Barry, Com
pany E, 121st Engineers; Joseph Earl
Macpherson, Company E, 12lst Engi-
neers; Orville A. Wise Company d,
I2ist Engineers; woodrow W. GRAY
Company D, 121st Engineers, and An
drew G. Murphy, Company F, 121st
Engineers.
Maintaining its record of last year
of keeping at the top of the list each
week in the matter of attendance at
drill, the Quartermaster Corps Detach-
ment commanded by Capt. Fletcher F.
Bernsdorff, again this week is alone in
the superior classification with per-
centage of attendance OF 81 Sc. Since
the new drill year was established 1t
has remained in this position.
There were three organizations in the
excellent class, according to the report
made public at brigade headquarters,
they being the Headquarters Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, with per-
centage of $3.50; the Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers, 81 80,
and the Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, 80. The
other organizations, in their respective
classihcations, with percentages, follow
Very satisfactory: Headquarters De-
tachment, goth Division, 1899; Band
121st Engineers, 77.16; Headquarters
Detachment, Special Troops, 10Th Di-
vision.
Satisfactory: Battery C, 260th Coast
Artillery. 6009; Company D. 12lst En-
gineers, 68.57; Company F, l2lst Engi-
neers, 62.50; Company C, 12lSt Engi-
neers, 6029.
Unsatisfactory: Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, 5849; Company B, 12lst En-
gineers, 56.92; Company A, 372d Infan-
try, 54.28; Battery A, 260th Coast Ar
tillery, 5l92; Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers, so; Com
pany A, 121St Engineers, so.
Very unsatisfactory: 29th Division
Military Police Company 49.15, and
Company E, l21st Engineers, 1888.
Sergt John W. Mellick, Company B
12lst Engineers, has been ordered re-
duced to the grade of private, on rec.
ommendation of the company COM
mander.
Pvt. John T. Kidwell, Company B
12lst Engineers, has been ordered pro.
NOTED to sergeant in that organization
He was recommended by the company
corapo a adar