Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

| terday took the competitive examination
| conducted by the United States Clvu
| Service Commission on behalf OF the
local militia for the much-coveted single
appointment to the United States MIL
| itary Academy at West Point.
Those who were authorised to take
the examination were Private (First
Glass; Albert B. Burton, 2oth Division
Military Police Company, 1910 Spring
road: Private Raymond M. Bean, Bat
| terry e. 260th Coast Artillery, 1909 Park
! road. and the following members Of the
| 121st Regiment of Engineers: Sergt.
Raymond z. Mahoney, Company A,
1886 Kenyon street; Corpl. Olaf w.
| Christopherson, Company A, 80 @
/ street; Private George P. HUI, jro Com
pany E. 1918 Thirty-seventh street; Pri-
vate William D. johnson, Company C.,
2O6 Raymond street, Chevy Chase Nd.
and Private James H. Hutchinson, Com
pany C, 4107 Connecticut avenue.
Brigade headquarters pointed out
| that men appointed in the past have
made creditable records as cadets at
the Academy, many having graduated
with honors and now are holding COM
| missions in the Regular Army. The Of
| ficials also asserted that several Of the
above candidates already have made
! excellent records in the local Guard, one
of them, Private Hill. having been
| awarded a medal at the recent field
training camp at Fort Humphreys, Va,
| for being the best-drilled private in the
Engineer regiment.
Although only one appointment has
been allotted the local Guard this year,
! there have been several instances in the
| past where two have been allowed, when
other organizations did not have can
! didates to fill their quota. However,
| there Is no indication at this time
| whether the local Guard will receive
more than the one appointment already
allotted this year.
The Secretary of War has issued
orders for the issuance Of an Army rifle
team badge, Infantry, to Sergt. Louis
| A. Robertson, Headquarters and Service
| Company, 121st Engineers, on account
| of his winning place as alternate on
| the District of Columbia Guard rifle
team competing in the national rife
team match this year. A similar badge
was ordered issued to Sergt. Franklin
| r. Brickles, Company A, 121st Engi-
| place on the same team as principal.
In connection with the appointment
| In the Officers' Reserve Corps Of r. o.
| T. G. graduates who are enlisted men
| in the National Guard, the War De-
partment announces that the require
ment that there be a vacancy under the
war strength tables of organization in
the regiment or similar tactical unit of
| which the applicant is member Is sus-
pended. The announcement says that
it is desired that professors of military
science and tactics secure information
as to what members, If any, of their
units may be expected to satisfactorily
complete r. Q. T. c. courses and are
members of the National Guard. 1t is
explained further that those who are
affiliated with the National Guard will
be instructed to submit applications
through the proper National Guard
Commander
The letter from the adjutant general
Of the Army says that when such APP
plications are received at corps area
headquarters from the State adjutant
general the application and related
papers will be forwarded to the pro-
lessor OF military science and tactics
concerned for recommendation and re-
turn to the corps area commander The
instructions apply to cases of students
authorized to complete their camp train
ing, subsequent to their graduation from
college.
Staff sergt. Luther B. Hall, Com
pany D, l21st Engineers. has been hon
orably discharged to enable him to ac-
cept promotion by commission, and a
subsequent order announced his APP
pointment as q second lieutenant Of
Engineers. He has been detailed to
Company @, l21st Engineers, for duty.
Sergt. Edward c. Hamilton, Company
9, 121st Engineers, has been honorably
discharged to accept promotion by com
mission, and his appointment as q
second lieutenant of Engineers an
f1ounced He has been assigned to
Company F, l2lst Engineers. for duty.
Second Lieut.. Perry o. Huff, Battery
G, 260th Coast Artillery, has been or
dered to report to Maj Frank G. Sco-
field, president Of an officers examining
board, for the purpose of being ex-
amined TO determine his professional
qualification for promotion to the rank
Of first lieutenant Of Coast Artillery.
STAFF sergt. Joseph L. Thompson.
medical department detachment, has
been honorably discharged on account
Of removal from the District.
Second Lieut.. Clifton H. Jett has been
transferred from Battery C, 260th
Coast Artillery, to the Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train Of the
same organization.
The following have been honorably
discharged from their respective organ
iEations on account Of removal from the
District: Pvt. Elias G. Gorsuch, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers, and Pvt Howell v. williams,
Battery Z, 260th Coast Artillery.
Three organizations mustered SUI
ficient men at their drills last week to
G,at~. e. L. II
superior in attendance, but all of them
just crowded over the line, 80 per cent
attendance being required to reach this
group. The organizations are: Twenty
ninth Division Military Police Company,
which topped the list with a percentage
of 5000; Company z, 121st Engineers,
s0.32, and the Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, 260th Coast
Artillery, so.32.
The other Organizations. in their
respective classificationS. with per-
centages, follow:
Excellent: Headquarters Detachment
Special Troops 29th Division, $50;
Company A, 372d Infantry, 81.69;
Medical Department Detachment 2e0th
Coast Artillery, 8125; Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division, 5000.
Very satisfactory: State Detachment,
$500; Company B, 121st Engineers,
1901; Company O, 12lst Engineers,
70.42; Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery,
1921.
Satisfactory: Company r, 121st En-
gineers. 68.73; Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers 65.2l Bat
terry G, 260th Coast Artillery. $40;
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 63.49:
Company D. 121st Engineers, 1928;
Battery A, 26Oth Coast Artillery, $685.
Band, 12lst Engineers. 5000.
Unsatisfactory: Company A, 121st
Engineers, 1851; Medical Department
Detachment, 121st Engineers, 54.54.
The following extracts from the field