Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21

| Service Company, 121St Engineers, have
been transferred from the active to the
reserve lists Of their respective organ
izatfonS.
The following Of Company A. 121st
Engineers, have been ordered dropped
as deserters, as of the dates following
their names, they having failed to at
tend drills on or after that date and
all effort to locate them having failed:
Pvt. Ira Phelps, December 10, 1928, and
Pvt. Artie Fisher, october 2, 1928.
Capt. Edward c. Morse, commanding
the medical department detachment,
121st Engineers, has been granted leave
of absence until July 81 next. during
which time, according to orders issued,
First Lieut.. Joseph j. Greenlaw will be
In command.
During the week just ended. the
Quartermaster Corps Detachment
headed the list of organizations of the
local militia in the matter of attend
ance. being classed as superior, with
100 per cent of It's members present
There was one other organization in
this classification, the Band, 121st
Engineers. with a percentage OF 9706.
The other organizations, in their
respective claSSifications, with per-
centages. follow:
Excellent: Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division Special Troops, 85.7l;
Headquarters Detachment, goth Divi-
sion, 1890; goth Division Military
Police Company. 1898: Headquarters
1898; Medical Department Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 5000.
Very satisfactory: Company D, 12lst
Engineers, 1871; Company B, 12lst
Engineers, 1877.
Satisfactory: Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 12lst Engineers, 67.24;
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, $500;
Battery C, 26oth Coast Artillery 1888;
! Company C. l2lst Engineers, 1888;
Medical Department Detachment, l21st
Engineers, 63.15: Company F, 12lst
Engineers. $780, Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery. 6l0l.
Unsatisfactory: Company A, 372d
Infantry, 55.55: Company E. 12lst
Engineers, 5484; Company A, l2lst
Engineers. 5l.61.
The record OF attendance for the pre-
made public, shows that the Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division
Special Troops, headed the list for that
week, being claSsed as superior with
100 per cent attendance. At that time,
the goth Division Military Police Com
pany was in the same class, with 1888
per cent of its personnel in attendance.
! Inc SIaNQlnR OF Tie OJneE ORGANIZATIONS,
for that week follows:
Excellent: headquarters Detachment.
29th Division. 1854; Band, 121st
Engineers. 1889: Headquarters Detach-
ment, 26Oth Coast Artillery, 80. SO.
Very satisfactory: Company D, 12lst
Engineers, 1851; QuartermaSter Corps
Detachment, rs.
Satisfactory: Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers, 68.97;
nj, -
Engineers. 63.l5; Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery,
60; Company C, 12lst Engineers, 60.
Unsatisfactory: Company A, 372d
Infantry, 59.72: Company A, 121st
Engineers, $3.50: Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, 58,18; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1887; Company B, 12lst
Engineers, 1921; Company E. l2lst
Engineers, 81 81.
Coast Artillery, 1856; Company F.
121St Engineers, 43.33.
Appreciation of his courtesy in ex-
tending TO the Washington High
School Cadet Corps the use Of Camp
Simms this year for the annual en-
campment Of the cadets was expressed
in letter to Mai. Gen. Stephan from
Col. Wallace M. Craigie, in charge OF
the local cadet corps.
He also expressed his appreciation
for the assignment of Capt. S. M
Grayson, Guard Medical Corps, to
; make daily visits to the camp and hold
medical examination Of those cadets
reporting for sick call.
The annual convention Of the
National Guard Association of the
United States Is to be held at Los
Angeles, Calf, october II, 10 and 10
according to an announcement received
here from Brig. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh
of st. Paul, Mimi, president.
Much interest is being shown by
members Of the local Guard in the
national rife matches to be held al
Camp Perry, Ohio, beginning the latter
part of next month"; and competition is
keen among the personnel in the pre-
on the range at Congress Heights fol
the purpose of selecting the best shots
for the team which will represent the
local militia.
The primary purpose of the national
matches, according to an announce
ment received here. is to develop
throughout the country and have
; available in an emergency corps Of
competent instructors In small-arms
system of instruction in that subject
which has been adopted by the United
States Army.
Another important object Of these
matches is to promote interest and en-
thusiasm in target practice with small
arms. This is accomplished by sending
back into all parts Of the country mer
} who have attended the nationa
matches, gone through the school anc
competed for the trophies and prizes
awarded by the Secretary Of War ane
by the National Rifle Association o.
America. Their influence on the 2,00(
or more rifle clubs in the United State.
is said to be very great.
There will compete in the nationa
) team match about los rifle teams. II
addition to the members of these team:
. there will be many who will enter the
J individual matches. It is estimated
that altogether something like $500 Of
; 5000 competitors attend the matches
These. with the operating personne
and families, make a total population
close to 5000 people in the camp area
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