Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

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received from the War Department In
formation that Lieut.. Col. Charles q.
Mortimer. former officer Of the local
Guard and now in the Regular estah-
lishment, has been awarded the decora-
ton of officer in the French Legion of
Honor by decree of the President of
the French republic. No specific cita-
ton Is reported in connection with the
award, the communication from the
War Department said. The letter, how
ever. impaired the information that at
the time the ofiicer entered the Regular
establishment he resided at 1914 Thir-
teenth street.
Pvt George T. Ash. jr.. Company D,
121st Engineers, has been ordered hon.
orably discharged from the National
Guord of the District of Columbia by
reason Of his minority.
Examinations were conducted last
week of candidates from the ranks for
promotion by commission to the rank OF
The board is composed of Maj. Frank G.
Schofield, Coast Artillery Corps, United
States Army; Mai. Walter w. Burns,
commanding the 260th Coast Artillery
of the local Guard, and Capt. Stewart
NJ Grayson, Medical Corps, command
ing the medical detachment of the
Coast Artillery unit.
Lieut.. George F. Hardin, plans and
training officer OF the l21st Regiment Of
Engineers, has issued special instruc-
tons for indoor preparatory instruc-
ton and practice in rife shooting, fixing
dates when each company of the En-
gineers must take its preparatory exer-
ciSes and range firing.
The order says that company COM
manders, under the direction of their
respective battalion commanders, in ar
ranging for the carrying out of the
schedule outlined win comply with the
following general requirements:
The training win be for those men
who have not qualified in rife marks
manship; each detail win consist Of
six men and competent non-corn-
missioned ofiicer acting as instructor;
two details to be put through the range
each period; list showing the men as
signed to instruction, the name Of the
Instructor and the place of giving pre-
liminary instruction to be sent to the
plans and training officer on the first
date assigned for the preliminary prac-
tice; the preliminary instruction will
cover an intensive. vet thorough, train
ing In the topics specified: range firing
will follow the coach and pupil method,
and record kept, the scores to be re-
corded by the instructor; all periods
of instruction to be for one and one
half hours; in order to complete quail
ficati0n Of their entire command, COM
pany commanders are urged to make
use of the split drill for the outdoor
range at Congress Heights and for the
Friday night each week.
The order further says that In case
there are not suficient unqualified men
to make up the detail, men previously
qualified, but In need of more instruc-
ton, are to be included.
Four periods Of preparatory exer-
cises are provided for each company
and two periods Of range firing.
The dates for the preparatory exer-
cises for each command are specified
as follows:
Company A, February and IL, April
2 and g.; Company B, February IL and
10, April 8 and %; Company G, Febru-
airy 10 and 26 and April % and 30:
Company o. my, 2 February ,s e and March ssra X
10 and 10 and April 50 and May 1: COM
pany r, March 10 and as and May Z
and IA; Headquarters and Service COM
pany, March rs and April 2 and May
il and 81.
y The periods for range firing are as
follows: Company A, February 10 and
April %; Company B, February as and
April 80; Company g. March II and
May Z: Company ., March 10 and April
Is; Company r, March rs and May II:
Company r, April ? and May n. and
Headquarters and Service Company
April . and May 26.