Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

District Of Columbia was declared to
be model militia organization by Capt
N. D. Woodward, U. s. Infantry, in his
report made to the Sd Corps Area
headquarters on the recent annual in
spection made of the unit. Both Of
ficers and men of the unit are highly
elated over the comment contained in
the. report, which Is said to be the
only one Of its kind among all Of the
| reports Of the recent tests.
Il consider this a model National
Guard company In every respect: well
trained, well of1cered, with a superior
degree OF esprit and leadership" Capt.
woodward wrote on the report, which
was made public by Capt. William T.
Roy, commanding the local militia unit.
Competitions are being held on the
rife range of the local Guard at Camp
Simms, Congress Heights, D. c., for
the purpose Of selecting men who will
be placed on the rife teams which
VIII represent the local militia. Pre-
liminary reports which have been
trlckling into brigade headquarters in
dictate that some of the young members
OF the Guard are giving the veteran
rine shots close run, and presage the
possibility that some of the latter NAV
be shot out of their chances of making
the team this year.
1t was indicated in Guard circles
that some of the officers would like to
see some OF the younger members a
the Guard appointed to the teams this
year, as 1t Is the belief that it would
serve as a spur to greater interest in
rLne Snootng: For many years it was
the practlce Tor certain group of men
TO be sent on the teams year after
year but the War Department broke
tnls up when 1t required that a certain
percentage OF new men must be as
signed each year for the national
match teams. The old practice de-
veloped few crack shots and new
men took little interest because thew
saw little possibility Of making the
However, 1t was said that greater
interest Is being shown now among the
younger men Of the Guard. and il is
neneVed that the interest of this ele-
ment VIII be materially increased II
some OF This group succeed in driving
some OF the older crack shots tn the
background, so far as going away with
the team Is concerned. '
Company E, 12lst Engineers has an
nounced that 1t will have a yaudeviiie
SHOW ana buffet supper for the mem
oers OF tne command and their friends
a' The armory on the night of June 40
For the first time since installation
eie Troops OF the local militia drilled in
oeaVon Fark with the new flood lights
very satisfactory. Owing to the fart
InaC the local Guard armory does not
nave drill hall, 1t is necessary for the
troops 10 take their weekly training
GROUND In the Mall, assigned them nv
Ihe once of Public Buildings and
PUBLIC Parks of the National Capital.
Battery E, 26Oth Coast ARTILLERY was
mustered INTO service and extended
i, gueLaI recognition at the armory at
water and o streets southwest last
week, 1t was announced. The new init
commanded by First Lieut.. William
r. Bulls. This completes the battalion
organization OF the local unit, which is
organized for anti-aircraft work. The
new organization is a machine gun or
ganlzatlon. the other batteries being
1or searchlights and big guns.
Preparations for the event have been
unoer way for several months. and a
number Of new men were enlisted for
tne purpose OF being assigned to these
units. '0''
Two organizations Of the local militia
mustered sufflcient men at their drills
last week to obtain the classification al
superior In attendance. On the other
nand the list Of units declared to be
unsatisfactory in attendance has been
growing since the annual inspections
were held, and officers were at a loss tn
explain the reason for the falling off
as every effort has been made by the
ofhcials to make the building acquired
Tor an armory attractive as a club
mouse Tor the men. The local troons
now have large club room on the first
moor OF the building, which has been
attractively fitted out and decorated.
The two units claSsed as superior in
attendance last week were: Battery 2,
2oOth Coast Artillery, with a percent
age OF 10000, and the State staff and
state Detachment, with a percentage
OF 1880. The other units, in their re-
spective classif1cations, with percent
ages, follow:
Excellent: Headquarters, 29th Divis-
ion Special Troops, 87.50; band, 121st
Engineers, 82.85; Medical Department
Detachment, 29th Division. 80.39
Very satisfactory: Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 1900; Headquarters and
Service Company, l2Ist Engineers.
71.75; Company G, 12lst Engineers,
71.18; Medical Department Detachment
260th Coast Artillery, 1000
Satisfactory: Company F, 121st En-
glneers. 67.S5; Company E, 121st En-
gineers, 646l.
Unsatisfactory: Battery A. 2eoth
Coast Artillery $685. Battery C, 26Oth
Coast Artillery. 1855; Company D, 121st
Engineers, 58.74; Battery 3. 260th Coast
Artillery, 1855; Company B, 121st En-
gineers, 5573; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 54.66; Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers. 52.38; Com
pany A, 121st Engineers. 5000.
Organizations which were not listed
in this report, did not have a drill last
week, it was announced.
The Secretary of War has informed
National Guard organizations that the
strength Of authorized rifle teams at
the national matches of 1880 will be as
follows:
National Guard teams: One team
captain, one team coach, 10 principals,
2 alternates, q total of IA, and, in ad-
dition, one range offlcer.
Regular Army and Organized Re-
serves: One team captain. one team
coach, 10 principals and 2 alternates,
total of IA.
r. o. T. c., c. M T. c. and civilian
teams; one team captain, 10 principals
and two alternates. total of IS. One
coach will be made available for each
team from the general pool of officers
at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Sergt. William o. Burbage, Company
F. 121st Engineers, has been presented
with a three-year service medal. Capt
George W. Johns, commanding the
company, reported that the presenta-
ton was made with appropriate cere-
monies, In accordance with a recent
order of the brigade headquarters.