Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

SeNJe0 WIN LHSH COMMISSIONS at lOTndl
ceremonies to be held at their armory,
Water and o streets southwest, next
Thursday night, 1t was announced at
the brigade headquarters.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the local brigade and the goth Ma
tional Guard Division. comprising the
militias OF this city and the States of
Maryland and Virginia, will make the
presentations.
The 29th Division Military Police
Company headed the list OF organiza-
lions In the matter OF drill attendance
last week, according to the drill report
capitulation made public at the brigade
headquarters. This unit was not only
the single company In the classification
Of superior, but 1t had 100 per cent Of
attendance. The other units OF the
Guard, In their relative order and classi-
fications, together with the percentage
Excellent: Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, 89.03; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, l21st Engineers, 80;
Company C, 121St Engineers. 80.
Very satisfactory: Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers. 70;
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, goth Division, IS.
Satisfactory: Company r, 121st Engi-
neers, 69.44; Company D, 12lst Engi-
neers, 1901; Company e, l2lst Engi-
neers, 60.65; Company A, 12lst Engi-
neers, 60.29.
Unsatisfactory: Company B. 12lst
Engineers, 55.55.
Companies not listed In the report, it
was said, did not have drill during the
week.
1t was said at the brieade headuuar-
tiers that this is the final report for the
current armory drill year and that next
week new one viii be started The
report, in addition to giviHg the classifi-
cations for the week, corSains q tabula-
ton showing how many times each or
ganization has been in each classifica-
ton during the year.
The recapitulation of strengths of the
various units for the current period was
announced at the brigade Headquarters
during the week. While the total num-
Der Of men allowed the Guard under
the tables established by the War De-
partment is the same, there have been
several shifts In the numbers allowed
the companies. The units are not per-
mitted to exceed the limits fixed in the
report, as the funds for drill pay are
only Suf1cient to cover that number.
The allotments. by companies, follow:
State stan, IS: Headquarters Detach-
ment, 20th Division, Special Troops, 8:
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
sion, A.; goth Division Military Police
Company, So; Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers, %; Head
quarters and Service Company, includ-
ing band, 121st Engineers, "a; Company
A, 121st Engineers, So; Company 3,
l2lst Engineers, So; Company C, 121st
Engineers, 66; Company D, l21st Engi-
neers, 10; Company Z, 121st Engineers.
81; Company F, 12lst Engineers, Sc !:
Medical Department Detachment, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 16; Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 80; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, go; Battery B. 260th
Coast Artillery, 81; Battery C, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 60; Battery D, 260th
Coast Artillery 81; Company A, 372d
The order says that commissioned
officers are authorized for each unit
numbers not exceeding those authorized
by the Militia Buerau tables of organ
ization for the unit concerned, and that
enlistments to fill vacancies caused by
separation from the active list, only.
VIII be made in units which are now at
the strength prescribed. Unit command
ers are enjoined by the order to keep
the rolls OF their organization only such
tendance can be secured In order that
there will not be carried on the rolls
personnel which should be eliminated.
sergt Walter w. Horn has been or
dered reduced TO the grade of private
in Company F, 121st Engineers, upon
recommendation of the company com.
mander, and the following promotions
ofoered IN the same command: Corpl
Joseph +. Barrett to be sergeant and
Pvt. (nrst class) Samuel S. DiFrancis
to be corporal.
Pvt. John w. Mcclure, Company A.
121st Engineers, has been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the reserve
list of that command.
Several officers and men Of the l2lst
Regiment Of Engineers went to Miners
Vile, Pa, to attend the funeral serv-
ices for the late Second Lieut.. A. j.
Kubeldzis.. Company c, Of that regi-
ment, last week. Lieut.. Kubeldzis died
here after short illness, following his
return from the recent encampment of
the regiment at Fort Humphreys, Va.
A firing squad at the grave was fur
nished by detachment from the
Headquarters and Service Batteries Of
the 213th Coast Artillery of the Penn
Sylvania National Guard, stationed at
Pottstown.
The oficers who went from this city
are: Maj, Ralph s. Childs. command
ing the list Battalion Of the regiment,
in which is C company; Capt. w. ].
Mushake. Company B; Lieut.. G. B.
Company C.; Lietit. George F. Hardin,
reginental plans and training oflcer,
and Sergt. Maj. Blake Coffman.
Lieut.. Kubeldzis was commissioned in
the regiment on December 81, 1928,
prior to which time he had been an
enlisted man for eight years.
Capt. Sidney Morgan, who has been
in Seville, Spain, for several months,
attached to the United States Commits
sion at the international exposition
there, has returned, 1t was announced.
He has resumed his duties as aide to
Mai. Gen. Stephan, relieving Capt.
Ralph L. Walker, judge advocate, who
has been serving In that capacity in
Capt. Morgan's absence. Several reels
Of motion pictures taken by Capt Nor
gan were run of at private showing
for the general and his staff at the
armory Tuesday night.
AS a result of the studies made in
connection with the various exercises
held by National Guard troops in the
field, the Militia Bureau of the War
Department has found the need for
maintaining the best communication
system possible. These command post
and field exercises, 1t was pointed out,
are increasing In number, and the neces-
sity Of training signal troops is empha-
sized.
Tactical problems in the field more
nearly represent combat conditions for
signal troops than any others, bulletin
of the bureau says, since the actual dis
tances existing between command posts
and the message traffic load Is practi-
cally the same as for warfare conditions.
FOR this reason every effort should be
made to increase the time allotted to
the specialists training Of the signal