Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

s5.3s per cent Of its personnel present;
the band, 12lst Engineers, with Gilt
per cent, and the Quartermaster Corps
Detachment, 5000 per cent. There was
a noticeable increase noted also In the
number of organizations classed as sat-
iSfactory in attendance, with only one
classed as unsatisfactory.
The other organizations, in their re-
Spective claSsifications, with percent
ages, follow:
Excellent - Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, 1857; Medical
Department Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, 85.7l; Company c, 121st En-
gineers, 1882.
Very satisfactory-Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 74.57; Company r,
121st Engineers. 72.13.
atisfactory-Headqua and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers, SO. SO;
Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Company B, 121st Engineers, 67.21;
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 1851;
Company D, 121st Engineers, $500;
Medical Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers. 63.15; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, Special Troops,
$3.50; Company E, 121st Engineers,
62.12; Company A, 372d Infantry,
61.64; Battery c, 26oth Coast Artillery,
60.31.
Unsatisfactory Company A, 12Ist
Engineers, 55.17.
The appointment Of Capt. Stewart M.
Grayson, Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, as major
in the Medical Corps of the Guard was
announced at brigade headquarters. He
retains the same assignment. He has
been in command Of the Coast Artil-
leryS medical unit for a number of
years.
The President Of the United States
has accepted the resignation of Second
Lieut.. Guy T. Bolton, goth Division Mil
itary Police Company.
In an effort to encourage recruiting
among the members Of Battery c.
prize has been offered for the member
who brings in the greatest number of
new men prior to March 81. However,
the high man must have at least three
recruits to his credit. This organiza-
ton also Is assisting in recruiting for the
proposed new Battery Z, q machine gun
organization, which has been allotted to
the local outfit. As soon as sufficient
men are obtained the new battery will
be mustered into the Federal service.
Members Of this organization, Battery
c, are organizing q glider club, and the
announcement was made that as soon
as four new members are obtained q
glider can be purchased. While the
initiation fee now is IS, 1t was said that
as soon as the four new members are
obtained the price will be $40 for en-
trance.
There win be an examination on
March 4, next, of enlisted men for pro-
motion to second lieutenants of In
fantry. The examination scheduled on
that date will be for the purpose of
setting up an eligible list, from which
selections will be made to I'LL vacancies
In the commissioned grade as they
occur. There is at the present time
vacancy in the 29th Division Military
Police Company, made by the resigna-
ton just accepted by the President.
The following members of Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, have been honor
ably discharged on account of removal
from the city: Pvts. Lawrence C. Robey
and Thomas J. Patterson.
STAFF Sergt. Kenneth C. Buker has
been transferred from Company C, 12Ist
Engineers, to the Headquarters Detach-
nent, Special Troops, 29th Division, in
the grade of private.
Sergt. Wilbur C. Ayres has been Or
dered reduced to private in the Medi-
cal Department Detachment, 121st En-
gineers, and Pvt. (First Class, Morris
j. Webster was promoted to I'LL the
vacancy.
Jack M. Hall has been promoted 10
private, first class. In the Headquarters,
Special Troops, 29th Division Joseph
j. Miles was similarly promoted.
The following have been transferred
from the active to the reserve lists of
their respective organizations, for the
reasons noted: Educational interior
ence with the performance of military
duty, Pvt. Leland w. Chandler. Guar
termaster Corps Detachment, state
staff; business interference with the
performance OF military duty, Pvt.
George r.. Callahan, Headquarters De-
tachment, Goth Division.
Pvt. Leslie r. GLADDEN. has been trans
ferred from the reserve to the active
list Of the 29th Division Military Police
Company.
Pvt. Hayden Althomei, Company 3,
121st Engineers. has been dropped as a
deserter from that organization as of
November rs, 1929, he having failed to
report for drill on or after that date
and all efforts TO locate him having
failed.
The Militia Bureau reports that the
National Guard Is very well equipped
with engineer property, and adds that
estimates have been made of the cost
Of completing peace-time training re-
quirements of all organizations, and
have been submitted with q view to OBJ
tanning the necessary appropriations
during the fiscal year 1881 to furnish
part Of this equipment.
In its efforts to collect histories of
National Guard organizations, the
Militia Division says that it now has
1872 outline histories sufficiently COM
plete to justify consideration by the
historical section of the Army War Col
lege here. This is said to represent
approximately 81 per cent Of the color
and standard bearing organizations now
sufficiently organized to justify submits
sion of histories. The publication of
more extensive histories of regiment and
corresponding organizations inaugu-
rated in the 1928 National Guard regis
ter, has been continued.