Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28


by the Federal Government. He must
on the date of admission, July /, 1881
have served as an enlisted man not les.
than one year, must be between thu
ages of 19 and % years and must b,
not less than S feet inches in height
The age and service requirements ART
statutory and cannot be waived or mod.
flied. but 1t is not essential that the
service be continuous, so that former
service in the Guard may be counted
in determining an applicants eligibility
Similarly, service with a National
Guard organization prior to its recog-
milton by the Federal Government may
be considered, the date of enlistment 81
the soldier governing, and not that Of
the recognition of the unit The re-
quirementS for admission to the Mill
tary Academy are fully set forth in 9
War Department pamphlet, supply oi
which is available at the brigade head
| quarters.
| Company commanders and all other
commanding officers have been directed
to give wide publicity to the oppor-
tunity and to urge all members Of Their
commands to take advantage of the op-
portunity offered.
General improvement in the attend
ance of the organizations composing the
local Guard was noted in the drill at
| tendance report made public at brigade
| headquarters, when it was shown that
six organizations had reached the class
! ification of excellent in attendance, as
! against only one the previous week
! However, none of the units mustered a
| sufficient number of men to be placed
| in the classification of superior, which
| Is the highest available. In order to
| reach this group an organization must
| have 80 per cent or more OF Its per-
| sonnet at drill.
The organizations, In their respec-
tive claSsifications, with percentages
| follow:
Headquarters Detachment, goth Divi-
| sion, 1896; goth Division Military Po-
| lice Company, 87.7l: Headquarters De-
tachment Special Troops. 29th Division
$3.50; State staff and State Detach-
ment, 1851; Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, 1854: Company C, 12lst Engi-
neers, 5000.
Very satisfactory: Battery E, 26oth
Coast Artillery, 77.19; Band, 121st Engi-
neers, u.s. Medical Department Detach-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery, rs.
Satisfactory: Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, $685.; Company A, 372d In
fantry. GIL; Company D, 12lst Engi-
neers, 68.57; Company A, 121st Engi-
neers, 66.06 Medical Department De-
teachment, 121st Engineers, $3.50;
Headquarters and Service Company.
121st Engineers, 65; Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, 64;9l; Battery A, 2eoth
Coast Artillery, 6229.
Unsatisfactory: Company B, 12lst
Engineers. 52.38.
Very unsatisfactory: Company Z,
121st Engineers, 44.26.
AS a result of the recent inspection
conducted by Regular Army officers of
the 121st Regiment Of Engineers while
at their recent annual encampment at
Fort Humphreys, Va, the following
marks were received:
Suitability of training schedule, very
satisfactory; quality of command DEM
onstrated over their appropriate units
by non-commissioned officers, very
satisfactory; orderlinesS, very salts
factory; military bearing and deport-
nlent, officers, satisfactory: enlisted
men, very satisfactory; discipline Of or
ganization, very satisfactory; morale
and esprit very satisfactory.
Messing Sufficiency, preparation and
system Of issue of rations, very salts
factory; efficiency and degree of In
struction Of cooks and mess sergeants,
very satisfactory.
Military map reading and sketching,
very satisfactory; map reproduction,
very satisfactory: demolitions. very sat-
isfactory; construction Of bridges, very
satisfactory.
Strength in camp, very satisfactory;
tactical and interior administration,
very satisfactory.
The report states further that in
esprit. discipline, organization and gen.
eral efficiency Company d was superior.
Ac SAff Dc ia (aS
Stephan sent the following letter to
the commanding oficer of the regi-
ment:
THE commanding general is very
pleased to note the list of commenda-
tons attached. A list of this charac-
ter indicates a thorough preparation
and desire on the part of all officers
and enlisted men of the organization
to secure all training possible for their
unit from the field training encamp-
ment. The concentrations as to mo-
rale, orderlineSS, esprit, ETC., indicate a
high type OF personnel, fully capable
Of handling all engineering features for
an Infantry division in the field. ]
express to you. and through you to the
officers and enlisted men of the 12lst
Engineers, my deep appreciation of
their soldierly bearing and character
which has caused the Communications
to be made.
THE officers and enlisted men Of
Company d are to be particularly COM
mended for the special remarks made
regarding that unit and for the superior
rating given the unit by the inspection
board. I bespeak continuance of the
efforts Of ALL
Upon the Recommendation of the
commanding officer of the unit, Corp.
Eugene A. Gross has been ordered pro-
NOTED to the grade of sergeant In the
18th Division Military Police Company.
Pvt. James ]. McCarty has been Or
dered promoted to the grade Of pri-
vate, flrst class, in the Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division.
Second Lieut.. David w. Milne, Com
pany d, 12lst Engineers, was Temperate
~ placed in command Of Company e,
same regiment, during the recent abb
sence OF Capt. Clarence s. Shields.
Mai. Julian S. Oliff. commanding the
I'd Battalion, 121st Engineers, has been
appointed summary court .officer. for
the LIST Battalion, same regiment, and
Tor the Headquarters and Service Com
pany. Maj. Ralph S. Childs, commando
ing the LIST Battalion of the unit. has
IN turn been named summary court
ofncer for the I'd Battalion and the
Medical Department Detachment.
The following changes in Company
+. l2lSt Engineers, have been ordered
upon the recommendation of the COM
pany commander: Sergt Edwin w.
Saunders to be staff sergeant Corpl.
John q. ONeill to be sergeant and
Pvt, First Glass, Ellsworth j. Smith
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