Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
District National Guard


drills each week, It was indicated IN
an order issued by the brigade head
quarters during the week, not only
pointing out that the men must be
kept In the ranks. but the officers must
supervise the drills and not give dril
time to administrative work, for which
they receive pay.
After directing attention to the Ma
tional Guard regulations which say
that the period of actual military duty
and instruction participated IN by each
officer, warrant officer and enlisted man,
whether at a single formation assembly
or at a split drill, shall be at least one
and one-half hours duration, exclu-
sive of rests and interruptions, the or
der continues:
members of the Guard will not be
permitted to quit drill or instruction
except under orders from higher au-
thority or when absolutely necessary.
In no case does this permit falling
out to visit adjacent stores or to tele-
phone for personal convenience.
Company and detachment command
ers viii not devote the drill period
to administrative duties and expect
subordinates to instruct and control
the members of the organization. 1t
is desirable for the purpose of instruc-
ton to have juniors exercise command,
but the company or detachment COM
mander should still control and super
wise the instruction. Officers who are
allowed administrative pay will perform
administrative duties at some time other
than during the drill period. There
are certain company commanders VINO
can be found In their company rooms
at any time during drill. This practice
must cease.
'Regimental and battalion command
ers will supervise the instruction of their
units and see that orders and reg
ulations are being properly carried out.
They should feel that they have an
active part in the control of organiza-
ton during drill and not spend the
drill period in their Offices on admin
istrative duties. They are tactical COM
manderS and as such should prevent
individuals and organizations from
wandering around in violation OF para
graph IL, N. G. r. As. They should OBJ
serve the training of the companies
and detachmentS under their command.
1T is desired to note in this con-
nection that Improvements in above
particulars have been made during the
past year. The promptneSS and mill
tary precision of assemblies is very
satisfactory. This same spirit should
now be extended over the entire drill
period"
Private James j. McCarty has been
promoted to private, first class. in the
Headquarters Detachment, goth Divi-
sion.
Corp. Eugene A. Gross has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant in the 29th Division
Military Police Company upon recon-
mendation Of the unit commander.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Danforth, just
tod in he AZ XNToc
nounced at brigade headquarters of the
local Guard, formerly was g. member
of that organization. The record there
shows that he was commissioned a
first lieutenant Company B, 4th
Battalion, october 4, 1894, and honor
ably discharged November 8, 1895, be-
cause OF disarmament of the organiza-
ton. Two days later he enlisted in
Company C, 4th Battalion, from
which he was honorably discharged
April II, 1895, to accept promotion by
commission. The following day he
was commissioned first lieutenant of
Company C. 4th Battalion. He was
transferred to the unassigned list May
2. 1897, and was honorably discharged
April %, 1898.
Private Alfred L. Little has been
transferred from the Reserve to the
active list of Company A, 372d In
fantry.
Company A, 372d Infantry, will COM
plete its 15-day tour of training duty
at Camp Albert c. Richie, Cascade,
Md, today and will return to Washing
ton. The colored troops were the only
local militiamen to be assigned to the
Maryland camp site for training this
year, the others having been sent to
vari0uS stations
During the tour in camp the militia
men were visited and inspected by Maj.
Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding the
local brigade, and Lieut.. Col. F. H.
Smith, the adjutant general. Capt.
Ralph L. Walker, aide TO the general,
accompanied him, and Cape. Claude
Burlingame was ordered to the camp
for temporary duty In connection with
property reports.
The following have been transferred
from the Reserve to the active list of
Company e, 12lst Engineers: PvtS.
Malcolm T. Powell and Richard @.
Weigle.
The following haze been transferred
from the active TO the Reserve list of
Company z, 12lst Engineers: Pvts. Alex
D. Goodkowitz and Joseph S. Good
kowitz.
With IS Of the units of the local
guard participating in the drills last
week, only one mustered sufficient men
to be placed in the classification of
superior in attendance. This unit is
made up largely of officers. Its per-
centage for the week was $3.50.
The other organizations in their re-
spective classifications, with percent
ages, follow:
Excellent-29th Division Military Po-
lice Company, 1910; Headquarters De-
tachment Special Troops, 18th Divt-
sion, 87.50; Company F, 12lst Engi-
neers, 1851; Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, SO.
Very satisfactory-Headqu and
Service Company, l2lst Engineers,
1888; Company G, l2lst Engineers,
1875; Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
75.40; Company ID, list Engineers,
1890; Medical Department Detach-
ment, 12lst Engineers, 10.
sfactory-Company B, 12lst
Engineers, 57.81; Company E, l2lst
Engineers, 57.37; Company A, 12lst
Engineers, 57.35.
Pvt. John W. Mcclure has been
transferred from the active to the Re-
serve list Of Company A, l2lst En-
gineers.
The following have been transferred
from the Reserve to the active list Of
Company F, 12lst Engineers: PvtS.
Russell w. Game, George B. Cawthorne,
Charles F. Burrows, James M. Brady,
Aubrey F.. Howell, Luther p. Price and
William w. Tate.
The Sd Corps Area commander, in
announcing the armory training pro-
gram for the National Guard, points
out that it must be conducted by
means of studies, conferences, map
prohler1s and man maneuyers. IL is