Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

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Washington and
was instructor OF
many young men u s $50 NJ $
who received their sssS$
training with the E.2x
military instru-
ment. sergt. Henry LoVefess.
After the colors Of the various local
examinations are masSed on the Capt.
tots east front Sergt. Loveless at 1898
o'clock am. will sound Roll Call,
after which there will be a two-minute
period of silence, when the mourntul
notes of "Taps" will be sent floating
from Loveless' bugle across the plaza
This will be sounded promptly at IL
O'Clock, the time of the day IL years
ago when the terrific cannonadmg on
the battle fronts suddenly ceased, end
ing the world conflict.
orders have been issued by the bril-
gade headquarters for the participation
of the following units and attachments
in the ceremonies: The goth Division
Military Police Company; Bugle and
Drum Corps, 260th Coast Artillery and
the Colors and Color Guards of the 260th
Coast Artillery, the 121st Regiment of
Engineers and Company A, 372d Infan-
try, the latter the colored contingent
of the local militia.
These detachments have been Or
Of the Guard at North Capitol and d
streets, and then they win be marched
to First and East Capitol streets, enter
ing the grounds by the latter highway.
The Bugle Corps of the Artillery will
be marched to the center of the plaza,
and after taking station will play ITO
the Colors," when the Military Police
Detachment and the Color units will be
marched to their station for the cere-
monies. The marching units will be
in command of Lieut.. william T. Roy,
commanding officer Of the Military
Police.
The ceremonies have been planned
by the Guard officials at the request of
the architect of the Capitol, 1t was
said at the headquarters at the North
Capitol street armory.
Information as to the funds received
by the local Guard for its support and
their sources are being compiled at the
brigade headquarters by Lieut.. Col
Peyton G. hewitt for the commander
of the Porto Rican National Guard,
who has written letter to the local
officials asking for such data.
Gen. Stephan has been invited by
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the 121st Regiment Of Engineers, to
present to certain members of the
Guard medals and trophies won by
them at the athletic contests held at
the recent annual encampment at
Camp Albert @. Richie, Cascade, Md.
The date has been set tentatively for
December 8. The principal dif1culty
in tie way of fixing a date is the fact
that ~ local organization does not
have any place in which a full regi-
ment can be assembled for such pur-
pose. There Is no room in the local
armory large enough, and the officials
are said to be looking around for
building or hall where the function Can
be held. Gen. Stephan, it was said at
the brigade headquarters, had accepted
the invitation to present the prizes.
The annual pistol championship
matches of the local Guard will be held
next Sunday at the rifle range of the
organization at Camp Sims, Congress
Heights. D. G. There will be only two
matches, q company team match,
which will be open to teams of three
men from each company or detachment
and the individual championship
match, open to all commissioned and
enlisted personnel.
Mai Julian S. Oliff, commanding the
second battalion Of Engineers, win be
executive officer of the matches and the
following officers have been designated
to assist him: Maj Ralph s. ChildS,
commanding the first battalion Of Engi-
neers, who will be chief range officer;
Capt. C. S. Shields, commanding Com
pany E. 121st Engineers; Capt. G. Earl
Smithson, adjutant, 121st Engineers;
Capt. Claude Burlingame, State staff; ;
Capt. w. F. JorgenSen, commanding
Company G, 121st Engineers; Capt.
: S. r. Turner, commanding Company D.,
121st Engineers; Capt. w. I. Mushake,
commanding Company B, 12ist Engi-
Headquarters and Service Company,
I21st Engineers, and First Lieut. H. r..
Riley, Company e, 12lst Engineers, who
has been detailed as statistical oficer.
Organization of teams for participa-
ton in the small-bore matches, con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Ma
tional Rifle Association, is being effected
by Capt. Just G. Jensen, ordnance off,
Ger of the Guard. These matches are
fired on the short-distance ranges at
the armories and accurate record Is
kept Of the scores which are sent to the
rife association headquarters. Reports
also are sent there from all parts Of the
country and the prizes are awarded as
q result of the compilations made there.
It was said that several teams already
have been organized and it Is probable
that each company will have a team
before the firing actually gets under
way. The shooting covers most OF the
armory drill season.
The Militia Bureau Of the War De-
partment has authorized the local off,
cials to requisition specially targeted
rifles for units of the local Guard. to
be used in training for rife matches
Each company which has maintained a
rife team for the past two years is
authorized to have five Of these special
rifles and II WAS said that All of the
local units except one has met this re-
uuirement. The local Guard, there.
fore, has put in O requisition for sc
of the rifles, which is said to be the
largest of any Guard organizations YET
ordered. This indicates that more or
CARNATIONS in the local Guard are TAX
ing active interest in rife shooting thar
unit for which rifles will not be made
available was said to have failed ir
one of the two years because certain
personnel failed to show up for the
team.
Special equipment for the training o.
sound location personnel Of the search
light batteries of the 206th Coast Ar
tillery, an anti-aircraft organization, hat
been authorized by the Militia Bureau
of the War Department. This will con
sist of binaural training instruments
which are said to be valuable In aiding
the personnel to locate approaching
planes by sound long before they CONF
within range Of the anti-aircraft gun
or even the searchlights.
instructions have been received by tn
Guard ofacials for the preparation 9
the estimates for funds for the supper
of local troops when they go into tn
field next Summer for their annus
period of training. While 1t was sal