Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

is stipulated that officers should be
proficient in the principles governing
the tactical employment of the tank
company and of the rife platoon, COM
pany and battalion when operating
with tanks.
Three units of the local militia mus
tered suficient men to be placed in
the classification of superior in at
tendance last week, according to figures
made public at the brigade headquar-
tiers, following a recapitulation of the
drill reports turned in by the various
units. This is an increase in this class
over last week, and the whole report
shows an improvement in the attend
ance as compared with the previous
week. The three units in the top clas-
sification, with their percentages, fol-
low: Battery E. $50 Coast Artillery,
92.72: Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery,
$3.50; Band, 12lst Engineers, 9l.42.
The other units, in their respective
classifications, with percentages, follow:
Very satisfactory-Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1888: Company E,
Coast Artillery, 76.47; Company A,
121st Engineers, 70.76.
Company D, 121st En-
gineers, $685., Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers, 1892;
Company c, 121st Engineers, STA;
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 65.07;
Company B, 121st Engineers, 62.29.
Unsatisfactory - Company E, l2lst
Engineers, 54.83.
Very unsatisfactory - Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst Engineers.
47.36.
ORGANIZATIONS which were not listed
in the above report, it was said at the
headquarters did not have a drill dur
ing the week.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
manding the local Guard as well as the
29th National Guard Division, COM
posed of the militias of this city and
Maryland and Virginia, 1t was an
nounced at the division headquarters
here, plans to visit several of the divi-
sion units while in the field taking
their annual training during the next
few weeks. 1t was indicated as prob
able that he would spend day or two
at Fort Humphreys, Va, observing the
work of the 12lst Regiment of Engt-
neers, the largest contingent OF the
local Guard, and then would go to
Fort Monroe, Va, while the 260th Coast
Artillery Battalion, also local unit,
is there engaging in anti-aircraft work.
It was said that he also plans to visit
the 9lst Infantry Brigade of the Viz
GINA National Guard at Virginia Beach,
Va; the 58th Infantry Brigade, a part
of which now Is In camp at Camp AL
bert c. Ritchie at Cascade, Md, and the
29th Division Aviation Group, which
will take its training at Langley Field,
Va.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the &C.
tive list of the Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121St Engineers: Pvts.
Edwin M. Tansill and Harlie B. Morse.
Competitors at the national rife
matches, to be held at Camp Perry,
Ohio, the latter part of the Summer,
will only be able to fire in a single
status, it was indicated In a statement
received at the local brigade headquar-
tiers during the week. 1t says that q
competitor either an Individual or
team-shooting member or alternate,
can have but single status. If he
belongs to the Regular Service he can
compete only in such status and In the
arm or branch to which he actually
belongs. A competitor, who Is a Ma
tional Guard officer and holds also Q
Reserve commission, will be allowed TO
shoot in his National Guard status only.
Members of the Naval Reserve will also
have the status of National Guard.
Members of the Regular Service who
have Reserve commissions will be per-
mitted to shoot in their regular status
only. A civilian competitor is one who
Is a bona fide civilian without any mill
tary affiliations whatsoever either Regu-
lar, Reserve or National Guard, al
though members of the Reserve Ofh-
GERS Training Corps and trainees OF
the citizen military training camps, are
properly classified as civilians, the
statement says, and adds that any COM
petitor reporting in any but his proper
status as set forth above will be in
eligible 70 compete and his team Will
be disqualified.
The candidates for the local team it
was reported, are shooting regularly on
the range, although 1t was pointed out
at the brigade headquarters that the
number of men trying for the team this
year Is not as great as heretofore.
This was explained as being primarily
due to the fact that number OF men
have been actively participating in the
practice in the new rife gallery during,
the year and the belief en- the part OF
other members of the units that they
would not have much chance In making
the team against these men.
1t was said that all of the men who
liminary shooting on the Congress
Heights range several weeks ago are
being carried along as part of the team
training squad and that the selections
will not be made until short time be-
fore the time for the team to, depart for
Camp Perry.
Corp. Frank M. Hamilton has been
ordered reduced to the grade of pri-
vate in Company D, l2lst Engineers,
upon recommendation Of the company
commander, who also recommended the
following promotions in his command
which were authorized: Pvt William
G. Bovine to be sergeant; private, first
class, Orville z. Wise and Pvt. John
A. Belt to be corporaS.
Corp. william e. Marcy has been
ordered reduced to the grade OF private
in Company A, 121st Engineers follow
ing the recommendation OF the unit
commander. Pvt. Colvin Parker was
ordered promoted to corporal in the
same command.
In Company E, 121st Engineers,
Sergt Gilbert L. johnson was ordered
denoted to the grade Of private, and
Pvt. first class, Maurice L. Rodgers
was named to I'LL the vacancy. The
action was taken on the recommenda-
ton of the company commander.
Sergt. William o. Burgage was or
dered denoted to private in Company
r, l21st Engineers, and Pvt. Alva II.
Strawmeyer was selected for promotion
to fill the vacancy, on Recommended
ton of the unit commander.
Company z, 12lst Engineers, will
have a new top sergeant when it goes
into camp. Orders we're issued during
the week on the recommendation OF
the company commander for the de-
motion OF First Sergt. William H. Gle
ments to be private and the promo
ton of Sergt. william d. Putnam to
be top kick. The same order also di-
rects the promotion of private, first