Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02


cal Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 16; Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 80; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 81: Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, So; Battery C, 260th
Coast Artillery, 81: Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, "a; Company A, 372d
Infantry, II.
The order states that commissioned
officers are authorized for each unit
in numbers not exceeding those au-
thorized by the Militia Bureau tables
of organization, and adds that enlist
ments to fill vacancies caused by sepa-
ration from the active service list only
will be made in units which are now
manders are admonished not to ex-
coed the strength designated unless
prior authority is obtained from bri-
gade headquarters. Unit commanders
are enjoined also to keep on the rolls
of their organizations only such per-
sonnet as is active and whose at
tendance can be secured in order that
there will not be carried on the rosters
personnel which should be eliminated
Orders have been issued to unit COM
manders directing that all clothing in
the hands of the battalion commanders,
121st Engineers, unisSued be turned
disbursing officer. With this order also
was noted a change in the method of
issuing clothing. Instead of trans
ferring 1t to the unit commanders for
individual issue, the equipment will be
issued direct to each man by the
United States property and diSbursing
officer. Issues will be made on Tues%
day nights to members of the 12lst
Regiment of Engineers, headquarters,
29th Division Special Troops goth d.
vision Special Troops, headquarters de-
tachment, 29th Division, and the goth
Division Military Police Company. On
Thursday nights issues will be made to
| the 260th Coast Artillery members.
| Only one organization Of the local
Guard mustered sufficient men at drill
last Tuesday night to be placed in the
classification of superior in attendance,
as against three last week. The organi-
zation which reached the top notch on
the list was the State Detachment,
which had 92.85 per cent of its men
at the drill. The other organizations
of the local Guard in their relative
standing with drill attendance per-
centages follow by classification:
Excellent: 29th Division Military
Police Company, 8545; Headquarters
, Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
F., Coast Artillery, 1854.
| Very satisfactory: Battery E. 260th
Coast Artillery. 1896; Company A, 372d
Infantry, 7466; Company C., 121st En-
gireers, 1891; Headquarters Detach-
ment, goth Division, 1891; Headquar-
tiers and Service Company, l2lst En-
gineers, 1891.
Satisfactory: Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery
68.75; Band, 121st Engineers, 65.71;
Company A, 121st Engineers, $3.50;
Company E, 121st Engineers, 64.51
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 64.51
Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery, 62.71
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, goth Division, $3.50; Medical
Department Detachment, 121st En-
gineers, 81 go.
Unsatisfactory: Battery A, 26oth
Coast Artillery, 1854: Company B, 121s,
Engineers, 58.73; Company D, 121st
Engineers, 55.22.
The order, last week, carried a nota-
ton that Company F, 12lst Engineers
was not included in the report, pend
ing decision on split drills.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce has designated the evening OF
November as National Guard night al
its industrial exposition to be held in
the Washington Auditorium, beginning
tomorrow Tickets, according to a
service memorandum, will be distributed
to members of the Guard Tuesday night.
Pvt. Febo A. Chirelieson has been
ordered transferred from the Reserve
! to the active list of the Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers
| The members of the Band, 121st En-
gineers, have been ordered to report at
the armory on the night of November s.
| for the purposes of q drill and parade
| the order being issued in connection, II
was indicated, with the National Guard
night at the industrial exposition.
The following officers have been de-
tailed at the National Guard rifle range
at Camp Simms, Congress Heights, d
c.. on the dates noted, to take the place
originally assigned to Second Lieut.
Merrill D. Reich; Second Lieut.. Oswald
H. Milmore, 260th Coast Artillery, or
November 2, and Second Lieut.. Clifton
E. Jet, 26oth Coast Artillery, on No
vember 9.
Sergt. George C. Weber has been
ordered promoted to the rank of staff
sergeant in the Headquarters Detach-
ment Special Troops, goth Division, on
recommendation of the unit command
er. Pvt. Paul Fake has been ordered
promoted to the rank of technical SER
geant in the same unit.
Corpl. Nicholas Smedile has been
ordered promoted to the grade OF
sergeant in Company c, 121st Engineers,
upon recommendation of the company
commander.
Members of the Washington Light
Infantry, one of the veteran militia
companies of the District, have been
invited by the Old Guard of the City
of New York to attend ball in cele-
bration of the 105th anniversary, to be
held In the metropolis on January 80
next. The hope is expressed in the
letter that the local unit will send a
large delegation.
Detailed instructions have been issued
by the Guard headquarters for the
| annual rifle matches of the units of
the local Guard which begin today on
the Congress Heights rifle range of
| the militia.
Competitors have been instructed to
report, upon arrival at the range, to
Statistical Officer Lieut.. Thaddeus Riley
to be squaded. The timing has been
set as follows: Slow fire, marksman's
match, SO minutes: novice match,
33 minutes: experts match, 80 minutes
300-yard match, Is minutes; 600-yard
match, is minutes. The time limit for
rapid fire is placed at l minute per
string of 10 shots
Coaching is prohibited in all In
dividual matches, but is to be permitted
for all team matches.
The instructions provide ALL that if
| a competitor desires to challenge a
marking on any of his shots, he must
| put up a fee to the range officer. If
the challenge Is sustained and it is
shown that the marking is incorrect
the money win be returned. Otherwise,
| 1t will be forfeited. In no case will the