Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
District National Guard

| tective material and the material Is in
good condition.
The recent scores made by members
Of Company A, 372d Infantry, in the
individual championship match held
on the local rife range were made pub
| tic at brigade headquarters, as follows
Corpl. Merrill Tomlin, 2l4, winner OF
| gold medal; Sergt. Oscar G. Blue, 213
winner of silver medal: Sergt. Howard
M. Sparrow, 209, winner of bronze
| medal; Pvt. Sylvester FAINT, 203; Lieut.
Sylvester T. Blackwell, 200: Corpl Os-
car ]. Gay, 1877; Pvt. (First Glass;
Trotter, 1874; First Sergt. Ira M. Payne
$50; Sergt. Monroe Slaughter. 179;
Pvt. First Glass; James L. Horton,
172; Corpl. Edward w. Young, ITO;
Pvt. First Glass; Littleton jackson,
1861 Corpl. Leon o. Petite, 1877; Pvt.
John G. Poindexter, 141: Corpl. James
N. Bush; 1879: Pvt. First Glass; John
w. jackson. 1874; Pvt. Gilbert L. Ever
hart, jr., 1919; Pvt CARVE Sharpe, 1877;
Pvt. lFirst Glass; Samuel Stevenson,
ITO; Pvt. CFirSt Glass; Edward Stew
art, 106: Pvt. First Glass; William F.
Olney, II, and Pvt George B. Oliver, As.
Opposition to the recently announced
policy of limiting the period of duty of
Department general staff is expressed
by Maj. Gen. Greed C. Hammond in his
last report as chief of the Militia Bu-
reau. In his opinion he said, it is not in
the best interests of the National Guard
nor in the best interests of efficiency and
economy. Based upon personal expert
ence while on duty with the War De-
partment general staff, he said, he was
convinced that normal period of duty
of one year. with a possible extension
of six months in exceptional cases,
would be for the best interests of all
concerned. The Militia Bureau, he con-
tinueS, has a primary interest in this
matter in view of the fact that all poll
cieS. plans, and regulations affecting the
organization. distribution, and training
of the National Guard must be reviewed
by committees of the general staff or
ganiZed and prescribed in the national
defense act. He says further that he
does not believe that the average Ma
tional Guard officer can become prop
erly informed regarding the War De-
partment organization and method OF
functioning in period of six months.
He also said that. in his belief the train
ing received by National Guard officers
assigned to the general staff is Incl
dental only and that the primary pur-
pose of the law was to make available
III wal OCPdk SCIlCAdL SLdlI a
number of officers of the National Guard
and Reserves, who would be able to
bring to bear on all questions of policies,
plans and regulations affecting the Ma
tional Guard and the Organized Re-
serves their experience and knowledge of
local conditions. He expressed the hope
that the policy would be reconsidered.
Interest is being shown by Guard or
CARNATIONS in the preparation of his
tories of their units, and during the
past year Is additional outline histories
have been received in the Militia Blu
reau and forwarded to the historical
section of the Army War College for
review. Up to and including June 80,
1929, 1872 outline histories sufficiently
complete to justify consideration by
the War College historical section have
been received, or approximately 81 per
cent of the color and standard bearing
organizations now sufficiently organized
to justify the submission of histories
The publication of more extensive his
tories of regiments and corresponding
organizations, inaugurated in the 1928
National Guard Register, has been con-
tinued this year. The Militia Bureau Of
ficialS expressed regret that it has not
been possible to include every organiza-
ton with an allowed history in the 1929
register.