Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
D. C. National Guard

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put in one additional period month
for the next three months for the pur-
pose of attending ofncers' school, ac-
cording to orders Just issued. The
first school period was held last Friday
night and others already designated
viii be held February 20 and March %.
Dates for subsequent school periods viii
Be published later.
Ofncers who VIII instruct those as
signed to the non-commissioned ON
GERS school specified in the armory
training program have been named.
There win be one of1icer from each
battalion. as each OF these units has
been required to inaugurate q school.
The dates Of the schools and the as
signments follow. In each case the
flrst-named officer is detailed to the
1st Battalion School and the second
named officer to the I'd Battalion
class: January %, Second Lieut.. Cooper
3. Rhodes, First Lieut.. Thaddeus B.
Riley: February IL, First Lieut.. Lincoln
S. Jones, Second Lieut.. william A.
Gormley; February IS, First Lieut..
John G. May, First Lieut. Thaddeus B.
Riley; March IL, Second Lieut.. Albert
j. Kubeldzis, First Lieut.. Thaddeus B.
Riley; March IS, First Lieut.. James r.
Ouade, First Lieut.. John D. Powers;
April 8, Second Lieut.. Cooper B.
Rhodes. Second Lieut.. David w. Milne;
April %, First Lieut.. Lincoln S. Jones,
First Lieut.. John D. Powers: May 6.
Second Lieut. Pearson @. Conlyn, Sec
ond Lieut.. william A. Gormley; May
20. First Lieut.. John @. May, Second
Lieut. Samuel W. Marsh.
These schools have been planned for
the purpose Of providing better instruc-
ton to the non-commissioned officers
and in matters which they cannot OBJ
tain at fhn regular drills
Sergt Ernest w. Carter has been pro-
NOTED to first sergeant Of the Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers.
The sixth anniversary Of the recogni-
ton Of the 12Ist Engineers as q regi-
= men win be commemorated by @ mill
tary ball to be given by the officers at
the Hamilton Hotel February s. The
organization was federaIIy recosnized
on that date in 1924. All Of the officers
attending the function viii be required
to be in uniform.
Mai. Gen. William @. Everson, chief
of the Militia Bureau, In order to become
better acquainted with the National
Guard and its problems, will make ex-
tensive trips throughout the continental
United States and Porto Rico. He ex-
poets to visit most Of the large cities
of the country. and during the Sum-
nler will attend approximately hun
dred camps where the National Guard
is being trained.
First Sergt. George T. Finrin, 2eth
Division Military Police Company, has
the distinction, 1t Is claimed, of being
the first man In this organization to
be decorated with the three-year en-
hstment medal, which q new general
order requires be issued as soon as the
soldier earns 1t. The medal was pinned
on the sergeant by Capt. Roy, COM
mandtng the organization, at a forma-
ton last Tuesday and at the conclu-
sion OF this ceremony the company was
marched in review In his honor He
is said also to be the youngest top
kick" in the guard.
The following have been honorably
discharged from the Guard on account
OF removal from the District Of CO.
lumDia: Pvt. William K. Keller and
Pvt. Inocentes G. Javallana, both of
Company p, 12lst Engineers.
Pvt. Guy Q. Long has been trans
ferred from the active to the Reserve
list OF the Headquarters Detachment.
goth Division, on account Of educational
interference with the performance of
military duty.
The following have been transferred
from the Reserve to the active lists of
their respective organizations: Pvt.
Joseph j. Miles, Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, and Pvt Adam G..
Mouton. Company +, 121st Engineers.
Two organizations Of the local Guard
mustered sufacient men at last. weeks |
drul TO attain 100 per cent In attend |
ance ana be clasSed as superior |
They were the Headquarters Detach- |
Ment and Combat Train, 260th Coast |
Artillery, and the Medical Department |
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery. |
Two other organizations Of the Guard |
succeeded IN being classed as superior. |
having considerably more than the 90 |
per cent necessary to make the grade, |
They are the Headquarters Detach-
ment, 18th Division, with a percentages |
OF 97.S7. and the 29th Division, Military |
poiice Company. with . percentage Of |
The other units of the Guard in
their respective classification, with per-
centsges, follow:
Excellent: Battery 3, 260th Coast
Arullery, ST75: Headquarters Detach-
ment, 18th Division Special Troops.
o45l; Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121st Engineers. $3.50.
very satisfactory: Company F, 121st
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coast Artillery, 75.43; Quartermaster
Corps Detachment, $500: Battery o.
260th Coast Artillery.
Satisfactory: Company A, 372d In
1antry, $3.50; Company B. i2Ist Erapi-
neers, 66.l7; Company A, 12lst Engi-
neerS, $500: band, 12lst Engineers.
$40; Company G, l2lst Engineers
9o.oo; MEDICAL Department Detachment,
42lss Engineers, 5000.
UnE9fieHantHrvs -
Engineers, 57.8l; Company e, l2ist
Engineers. $500.
Plans have been formulated for the an
nual inspections of units conducted by
nsgu!ar Army officers. They will ex-
property OF the organization on hand
sno the manner Of storing it. With
the announcement of the dates for the
inspection OF the various units. much
OF tne training from now on win be
LOT the purpose of having the units
49, 2 nigh mark when the inspectors
WISH tnem. In each case the person.
mel viii be inspected at $50 O'Clock in
tne evening and the property at 10
O'Clock IN the morning. Unit commando
ers nave been authorized to detail not
70 exceed two oficers and three enlist
eu men to report In uniform at 10
ocIock am. on the day of inspection
Ior outy In connection with the in
Spection of property and records.
The inspections viii be: State STAFF.
members Of the Goth Division star II,
TINS city and Headquarters Special
troops. 18th Division, May 10: Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division
Headquarters Detachment, Special
troops, 18th Division, May IA: 29th
Division Military Police Company, NAV
10; headquarters, 12lst Engineers MAY
IS: Medical Department Detachment.
l2lst EnRineerS. MAY 10: Headnllarters