Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

The National Guard of the Distric
of Columbia has the distinction of hav.
ing in its ranks now grandson of the
late Lieut.. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee, u. S
A., prominent in the military history Of
the Nation, not SO many years ago. He
Maj. Chaffee, now stationed at Fort
Myer, Va. The young man was en-
listed last week and has been assigned
to Co. A, 121st Regiment of Engineers
It was said at the brigade headquarters
that he plans to seek one Of the ap-
pcintments from the National Guard
to the United States Military Academy
next year, for the purpose of following
in the military footsteps of his illus
trious grandfather and his father. He
lives at 1907 Thirty-fifth street.
Other enliStments during the week
we're: Charles S. Lowe, 4422 Lowell
street. assigned TO Company E, l2lst
Engineers; Elmer W. Humphrey, Asst
Kenyon street, Headquarters Detach-
ment. 10Th Division Special Troops
Guy o. Long. 205 Tenth street north
east, Company A: Frank j. Romph
1884 Columbia road, Company B, 121st
Engineers: Harold A. Lingenfelter, 1886
G street, Company B, 12lSt Engineers;
Harold M. Tydings, 100 Allegheny ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Company B, 12lst
Engineers; Samuel G. Jones. 1884 CO.
lumbia road, Company B. 121st Engi-
neers; Norman A. Jenne. 1885 G street,
Company B. 121st Engineers.
The Guard was presented last week,
at ceremonies held on the plaza at the
east front of the Capitol, with silver
trophy, which is to be awarded each
year to the organization having the
best attendance. Rules for the award
of the trophy have not yet been pre-
pared by the brigade headquarters.
All of the units composing the local
brigade were formed at the central
armory at North Capitol and D streets,
and, headed by the 12lst Engineers
Band, marched to the scene of the
ceremonies, where Capt. Frank H.
Lockhead, U. S. A, commander of the
District Of Columbia Department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and former
commander of Company A, of the old
prewar 3rd District of Columbia In
fantry. and now attached to the Militia
Bureau, presented the trophy on be-
half of the veterans organization.
Capt. Lockhead spoke of the close
relationship existing between the vet
eran organization and the District of
Columbia militia, pointing out that
large number of the members of the
veterans outfit had been members of
the local militia. He said that the or
ganization which he represented de-
sired to take this means of encouraging
the yoEng men of today to give a part
of their time in training and fitting
themselves for military duty, in the
event that 1t ever again became neces-
sary for the Nation to sound a call to
arms. He praised such men who gave
unstintingly Of their time and services
In accepting the trophy, on behalf
of the Guard. Gen. Stephan said that
he hoped that the cordial relationship
existing between the two organizations
would continue. He lauded the spirit
Of the veterans organization in keep
ing an interest in the local Guard, and
expressed the hop- that other veteran
and civic organiza Gions would take as
much interest in the welfare of the
militia as did the local department of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Capt. Fletcher F. Bernsdorff, COM
nnanding the Quartermaster Corps De-
tachment, has just returned to duty
here, after 1917 weeks of study at the
QuartermaSter Corps School at Phil
adelph =, Pa. He brought back with
him certificate showing that he had
satisfat .orily passed all of the courses
at the achool which he took.
Lieut.. Samuel w. Marsh, 1929
Twenty eighth street, of Company E,
121st Engineers, has received his COM
mission as a second lieutenant in the
Engineer Reserve Corps, it was an
nounced at brigade headquarters.
Second Lieut.. David w. Milne last
week was formally presented with his
commission in the Guard by Gen.
Stephan. He has been assigned to
Company d, 121st Engineers This is
the second commission which Lieut..
Milne has held in the local outfit. He
resigned several years ago, when his
private business took him to another
part Of the country. However. upon
his return, he re-enlisted in the organi-
zatlon, and served the requisite period
as an enlisted man, before again taking
the examination for promotion.
Oficers Of the Guard are elated over
the record made at the United States
Military Academy by Herbert Milwit,
former member Of Company A, l2lst
Engineers, who won an appointment to
West Point, and who was graduated
this year. and commissioned as a sec
ond lieutenant in the Regular establish
ment. He stood twenty-first in class
OF 299, in academic studies, and was
assigned to the Engineer Corps. While
at West Point he was captain of the
rifle team, and has the further dis
tinction Of having passed through an
entire year at the academy without
getting one demerit--perfect in disci-
pline.
The local Guard headquarters has
been informed that its two candidates
for West Point this year, Douglas G.
Gilbert, 100 North Gerry Valley ave-
nue., Clarendon, Va, and Edgar C..
coleman, $500 Thirteenth street, had
qualified mentally and physically for
admission, and had been directed to
report to the superintendent of the
academy July /. Gilbert was formerly
a member of the Headquarters Detach-
ment. Goth Division. and coleman a
member OF Company r, 12ist Engineers
The following requalifications and new
qualifications Of members of the 12lst
Regiment OF Engineers, during the
target season, calendar year 1928, were
announced last week:
Headquarters and Service Company
Expert rifieman, First Lieut.. Edward A.
Mcmahon, First Sergt. Edward w. Ire
land. Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye,
Sergt. Harry j. Harth, Corp. Arlington
Comstock. Corp. Louis A. Robertson,
Pvt. (ffrst class C.. A. Carballo; Pvt
FIRST class Thomas A. Renau, Pvt.
William A. Conner, Pvt. Richard O..
Preston.
rpShooter-Master Sergt. John
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