Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

very DANGEROUS contender for firSt place
honors In the national match. A con-
tinuance Of your efforts Is urged"
The team was trained under tn
direction Of Capt. Jensen, who has ful
charge Of rife practice In the loca
Guard.
That the i21st Regiment Of Engineer
intends to give special attention DUR
ing the current armory year to the De.
velopment of rife shooting Is indicated
in q regimental order issued during the
week. The order directs the appoint
ment Of q board of of1cers ito devise
ways and means for the improvement
of rife practice"
Clarence s. Shields, commanding Com.
pany e of the regiment, and zone Of
the crack shots Of the Guard, who 1
to be its president; Capt william Z
Jorgensen, commanding Company g
member of the board, and Frs
Lieut.. Hugh Everett, jr., recorder.
The order states that Capt. just G
Jensen and First Lieut.. John G. Wade
have volunteered their services, In ar
advisory capacity and will attend al
of the board, which Is directed
to hold its first meeting before Octo.
Der az, and to submit its final report
to the regimental commander prior x
December l, next.
Thirty new pistol targets are being
erected on the National Guard Rifle
Range at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights, D. c., under the general super.
vision of Capt. Jensen. 1t was said
that the new targets are for the pur'
pose Of increasing the facilities for ths
26Oth Coast Artillery. which now L
completely armed with the pistol.
Estimates Of funds necessary for tia
operation and maintenance Of the
local Guard for the fiscal year, begin
ming July /, next, went under the
scrutiny Of of1cials of the Bureau Of
the Budget Friday. Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, head Of the local Guard. anc
Lieut.. Col Frederick H. Smith, adjutant
general, 1t was announced, appeared
to explain the various recommends
lions for appropriations.
Explaining that orders from the
Budget Bureau required them to keer
the estimates secret, officials declined
TO make public any Of the recommends
tons, or to indicate whether any In
creases were requested.
The Secretary Of War has directed
that Army rife team Onfantry) badges
and distinguished marksman badges be
issued to two members Of the local
Guard. The first were issued to Sergt
Theodore l.. Harrell and Corpl. PhiliT
G. Geraci, Ordnance Department, Stats
staff.
serst. Herrell was designated q dis
tinguished niArksman for the yeal
1880, his credits for the designation be.
ing as follows: Bronze medal, nationa
individual rifle match, 1880; bronze
medal, national rifle team match, 1880
firing member Of the District Guard
team, Army team badge (Infantry)
principal on District team, national
rife match Of 1880.
Corpl. Geraci'S credits for the dis
tinction follow: National rife team
match, 1928; firing member Of District
Guard team. He was then q corpora
in Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. He
received the Army team badge I'm
fantry) for being q principal Of the
District team ut the national match Of
1928, and for receiving o bronze medal
In the national individual match Of
1880. go
Capt. Ralph L. Walker, Judge Advo-
cate Generals Department Of the local
Guard, has been designated to audit
the regimental and separate battalion
fund accounts and to submit o report
concerning this audit to the command
Ing general.
Several transfers of commissioned
In the 260th Coast Artillery
Battalion were ordered during the week
BY brigade headquarters. Second Lieut..
Clifton H. Jet, Battery @. 26Oth Coast
Artillery, was ordered to the HeAdquar-
ters LIST Battalion. Second Lieut.. Cliff
ton w. Royston, Battery A, was ordered
10 duty with Battery G.
Capt. Louis NJ Gosorn, Battery A
was ordered to the head
quarters, LIST Battalion, for duty, and
Capt. William ]. Heale, headquarters,
LIST battalion, was ordered to Battery
A.. Second Lieut.. Louis M. Swtngie.
Detachment and Combat
Train, was ordered to Battery A.
Transfers Of property between Heale
md Gosorn were ordered completed by
November 10, and reports of surveys
covering shortages were ordered COM
oleted prior to November 80.
The following details of officers in the
capacities indicated for the rifle COM
petitions to be held at the National
Guard target range, Camp Sirnms,
Congress Heights, d. c., on. the dates
dven below, were announced:
AL matches-Capt. Fletcher =. Berns-
dorff. mess ofncer; First Lieut.. Hugh
Everett, jr., chief range ofdcSr; First
lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley, statistical
nicer, and Second Lieut.. Cooper B.
Rhodes, assistant statistical oficer.
Range officers for November First
lieut.. Walter A. Knight, First Lieut..
TameS r: Quade, First Lieut.. George r.
1arbin, First Lieut.. Edward A. McMa-
ION, First Lieut.. Joseph F. Fitzgerald,
first Lieut.. John D. Powers, First Lieut..
lincoln s. Jones, Second Lieut.. VIII
lam A. Gorn1ley, Second Lieut.. David
v. Milne and Second Lieut.. William r.
.ane, all Of the 121st Regiment of
Engineers; First Lieut.. Rex p. Mllligan,
second Lieut.. Perry o. Hun, Second
lieut.. Clifton e. Royston, Second Lieut..
oswald II. Milmore and Second Lieut..
;lifton N. Jet, all Of the 260th Coast
artillery, and Second Lieut.. Henry B.
;ockren. Quartermaster Corps, State
Range officers for November 2 and
November 9-First Lieut.. Walter A.
might, First Lieut.. James r. Quade,
'1rst Lieut.. George r. Hardin, First
lieut.. Edward A. McMahon. First
lieut.. Joseph F. Fitzgerald, First Lieut..
ohm d. Powers, First Lieut.. Lincoln s.
ones, First Lieut.. John G. May, First
lieut.. Pearson G. Conlyn, Second Lieut..
William A. Gormley, Second Lieut., Da-
Id w. Milne, Second Lieut.. william r.
ane, all Of the 12lsts Engineers; First
lieut.. Rex p. Mulligan, First Lieut..
1orris A. Miller, Second Lieut.. Clifton
'. Royston, Second Lieut.. Max @. D.
rentice, Second Lieut.. John K. Cum
inghan, Second Lieut.. Lee j. Rutz,
econd Lieut.. Louis M. Swingle, all Of
1e 200th Coast Artillery; First Lieut..
Wizard L. Hammer, Special Troops,
9th Division; Second Lieut.. Merrill D.
'eich, goth Division, Military Police
ompany.
All range officers have been directed
report to the chief range officer,
irst Lieut.. Hugh Everett, jr., at the
rmory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania