Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

serve lists of their respective organiza.
tons, for the reasons given:
Educational interference with the per.
fcrmance Of military duty: Pvt. Ira Il
Ryan, Company d, 121st Engineers.
Business interference with the per.
Torrance Of military duty: Pvt. Samue
e. Grogan, Medical Department De.
tachment, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Milton
F. Burroughs and Bowie A. Dreamer
both Of the goth Division Military Police
Company.
Second Lieut.. David w. Milne, Com
pany D. 121st Engineers, has been or
dered transferred to the Headquarters
Detachment, Special Troops, 29th Divi-
sion, for the convenience of the Gov
eminent. He has been ordered to re-
president OF the Examining Board, fol
examination as q second lieutenant OF
Infantry.
Two units of the local Guard mus
tered a sufficient number of the men
on their rolls at drill last week to be
placed in the classification of superior
in attendance. One Of them. the Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops
29th Division, topped the list with 100
per cent. The other unit was the goth
Division, Military Police Company, with
percentage of 91.09. With but two
exceptions, all of the units were rated
either satisfactory or above in attend
ance during the week. In their reSpec-
tive claSsificationS, with percentages,
they follow:
Excellent Battery E, 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery, STAG; State Detachment, 1856;
Medical Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers, 1886; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, S4.7S; band. 121st
Engineers, 81.25.
Very satisfactorily Company e, 121st
Engineers, 1886; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, 1912;
Medical Department Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 76.47; Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, 7457.
Satisfactory-Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 68.42: Company B, 121st En-
gineers, 68.25; Company F. 121st Engi-
neers, 67.74; Company A, 372d Infantry,
s7SS: Company p 1 121:t Ensinssrs
65.27; Battery G, 26oth Coast Artil-
Unsatisfactory - Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
$3.50; Company A, 12lst Engineers,
53.12.
Company B, 26Oth Coast Artillery,
Capt. Leroy S. Manning, commanding
held a test mobilization of that organi-
cation last Sunday morning. Each unit
OF the Guard has what Is called q
rapid assembly roster, to be used when
1t Is necessary to call the troops quickly
in case of an emergency. 1t works in
fanlike fashion. When the flrst call Is
made each member who Is reached has
certain others to call.
Capt. Mann, at o'clock on Sunday
morning, without previous notice to any
one, telephoned instructions to Second
Lieut.. o. N. Milmore and First Sergt.
T. N. Lynch to assemble the command.
They called others. and 30 the word
was spread. The mobilization was set
for three hours later. At IL o'clock,
out Of a strength of so men, "a had
reported at the armory at Water and
o streets southwest, Is other men re-
ported by telephone and gave Satisfac-
tory excuses for not answering the call
while only were unaccounted for. It
was pointed out that no one man in the
command made over seven telephone
calls.
The 29th Division staff modified at
EaSton, Md, last week, where war
problem was worked out On maps, and
after the heavy duty of solving q war
problem had been completed, the officers
were entertained by the people of the
town at q banquet, arranged by state
Senator w. Earl Withgott Of Talbot
County, q lieutenant colonel in charge
of the stan Finance Department and q
resident of Easton. The 29th National
Guard Division is commanded by Maj.
Gen. Anton Stephan Of this city and Is
composed of the Militia organizations of
this city, Maryland and Virginia. At
certain periods the stan Is assembled for
training purposes.
The stan was divided into red and
blue forces, the former headed by Lieut..