Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

OldIlSSS III the numbers Oh eullSUcC
personnel allotted to the various units
of the National Guard of the District
Of Columbia were directed in the
monthly reorganization report for the
current month, issued at the brigade
headquarters of the Guard. While the
total number Of enlisted men allowed
the local militia remains the same
es7, some changes have been made in
the various units. The War Depart
ment prohibits the Guard officials from
exceeding the numbers allowed, as they
are allotted to keep within the appro-
priations for drill pay. The new
strengths established are:
State Detachment, Is; Headquarters
Detachment, goth Division, Special
Troops, 8; Headquarters Detachment,
A.; 29th Division Military Police Com
pany, Sc; Medical Department Detach-
ment, 12lst Engineers, "a; Headquar-
ters and Service Company, 12lSt Engi-
neers, including band, SO; Company A,
12lst Engineers. IS; Company B. 121st
Engineers, So; Company C, 121st Engi-
neers, 20; Company D, 121st Engineers,
So; Company E, 121st Engineers, 81 !;
Company F, 12lst Engineers, Sc; Medi-
cal Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 16; Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 3d. Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery. co. Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery. 81: Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, co. Battery E. 260th
Coast Artillery, 81; Company A, 372d
Infantry, SO.
Commissioned officers are authorized
In each unit in numbers not exceeding
those authorized in the Militia Bureau
tables of organization for the unit con-
cerned. EnlistmentS to fill vacancies
caused by separation from the active
list only will be made in units which
are now at the strength prescribed
Unit commanders are enjoined to keep
on the rolls of their organization only
such personnel as Is active and whose
attendance can be secured. in order
that there will not be carried on the
rolls personnel which should be elimi-
mated.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the local militia brigade, who, &C
companied by Lieut.. Col. Peyton G.
hewitt, adjutant general went to Bos-
ton early last week to attend the an
nual convention of the National Guard
Association of the United States, re-
turned to Washington on Wednesday.
However, Col. hewitt took leave after
the convention, it was said, to make a
tour Of New England.
Four organizations of the local Guard
mustered sufficient men at their drills
last week to be classed as superior in
attendance, according to figures COM
piled from the attendance reports by
brigade headquarters officials. These
four units, with their percentages, fol-
low: State Staff and State Detachment,
100; 29th Division Military Police Com
pany, 1886; Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, 96.l2: Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, 9375.
The other units in their respective
classiacations, with percentages, follow:
observation-disclosures Detachment,
29th Division, 49,
Very isfactory-Company c, 121st
Engineers, 1911: Company A. 372d In
fantry, 76.47; Band, 121st Engineers,
7142: Headquarters Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, goth Division, II 40; Bat
terry E. 260th Coast Artillery, 70.49.
atisfactory-Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, $685.; Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company. 121st Engineers, $685.;
Company F. 121st Engineers, 64.61; Bat
Company E. 121st Engineers, 60.65;
Company D, 121st Engineers. $3.50;
Battery A. 26oth Coast Artillery. so.
atisfactory-Medical Department
Detachment, 12lst Engineers, 1888;
Company A, 121st Engineers, 1894;
Company B, l21st Engineers, 1926.
Organizations not listed above. the
period covered by 1t.
First Lieut.. Samuel W. Marsh. Com
pany r, 12lst Engineers, has been or
dered transferred to the unassigned list,
pending acceptance of his resignation
by the President of the United States.
STAFF Sergt. Joseph L. Thompson,
Medical Department Detachment, has
been ordered reduced to the grade of
- - xxd&lA
daticns OF the detachment commander.
Pvt. Frederick d. suttenfield has been
ordered promoted to the rank Of staff
sergeant in the Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers, upon rec
concentration of the commanding on
Ger.
Two changes have been ordered made
IN Company B, 121st Engineers. Corpl.
John z. Harrington has been ordered
reduced TO the grade of private and
Pvt. first class Herbert c. Hunter, jr.,
has been ordered promoted to corporal.
staff Sergt. JOSEPH, e Butler has been
ordered promoted to top sergeant OF
Company A, 121st Engineers. upon rec
ommendation Of the company COM
nlander.
Pvt. Vincent j. Hewitt, Company d,
121st Engineers, has been ordered trans
ferTed to Company F, l21st Engineers. !
Plans are being made at Camp Sinnms
Congress Heights D. c., the target range
Of the local Guard, for making the pis-
toll range available for the District Po-
lice Department. Lieut.. Col. T. H.
Smith, adjutant general Of the local
Guard, visited the range during the
week with Police Inspector Harrison TO
he "details If Eal0 fnaI
the range will be used by the rookie
police squad, now under instruction.
The Community Center Department
Of the District of Columbia Public
Schools now Is arranging schedule 1or
use of gynlnasiums in the various nigh
schools for basket ball and other sports
during the Winter period, it was an
nounced In a memorandum to units OF
the local Guard Units interested in
sports and in securing ALLEGATION OF
space on specific nights each week were
instructed to send their requests TO the
brigade headquarters in order that the
matter may be taken up with the school
authorities 1t was stipulated that the
requests should state the gymnasium
desired and the day and-~-1e wanted
each week The belief ~ expressed
that the gymnasiums in Cs1soral, Tech.
Eastern and Western HjS1 Schools will
be available If proper arrangements are
made.
The following changes in personnel in
Company A, 12lst Engineers, have been
ordered Corpls. Adrian A. Duval and
Gilbert S. Wild. reduced to the grade
Of private: Pvts. First Class Olaf w.
Christopherson. DIN N. Grifhth, Walter
z. Jessop and Walton z. Shipley, pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal.
Inorroal orders have been issued an