Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12


If they are living, of three men who
were members of units which went from
the Capital City and its environs and
who died and are buried in France
The department, it was said, also has
been making an effort to locate the
parents for the purpose Of extending
an invitation to them to make one Of
the pilgrimages to Europe to visit the
cemeteries in which their sons are
buried.
The deceased men and their organ
3zatIcns are Corp. James F. Hagen,
Battery E, 18th Field Artillery; Pvt.
Maurice F. Mahoney, Machine Gun
Company, 372d Infantry, and Pvt.
(first class Hagop Mushekiai, Com
pany A, 312th Machine Gun Battalion.
The Guard officials would appreciate
It If any one having information as to
these people would get in communica--
ton with them at the National Guard
Armory in the old National Hotel
Building, Sixth street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
Three units of the local Guard had
sufficient men at their drills last week
to receive a percentage rating which
placed them in the classification OF SUI
perior in attendance, according to
report prepared from the drill figures
and made public at brigade headQuar-
tiers. The superior units and their
percentages are Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery,
93.75; Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery,
1884; goth Division Military Police
Company, BLOT.
The other units, in their respective
classifications, with percentages, follow:
Excellent-Company A, 372d 1nfan-
try, 1886; Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, 80.85; Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1892.
Very sattsfactory-State staff and
State Detachment, 1892.
Satisfactory-Ban 121st Engineers,
6S.57; Company e, 12lst Engineers,
67.21; Company C, 12lst Engineers,
67.14; Battery B, 26oth Coast Artil-
lery, $3.50, Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, $3.50;
Headquarters and Service Company,
60.B.
atisfactory-Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, 59.32: Company D,
12lst Engineers, 1882; Company F,
121st Engineers, 56.06; Company B,
12lst Engineers, 55.55; Company A,
121st Engineers, $3.50; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 5000.
Very unsatisfactory-Medi De-
partment Detachedment, 12lst Engi-
neers, 1888.
The basket ball court on the Ma
tional Guard drill field in the Mall be-
tween Four-and-a-half and Sixth
streets, it was announced by brigade
headquarters, has been made available
for the use of teams of the local Mi
1itia after dark. It was added that
keys to the lighting switch boxes viii
be turned over to representatives OF
companies, or other units, having teams
upon application, providing the appli-
cant is armed with letter from the
Brigade headquarters designating him
as being authorized to receive the keys.
Basket balls also may be obtained from
the Waterman.
Capt. William T. Roy, commanding
the 29th Division Military Police Com
pany, has announced the following drln
schedule of his unit, which carries the
up to the Christmas holi~
day period: October IA. fre-control
post drill, one hour, and duties Of
military police, one-half hour; October
81, Infantry drill, one hour, and mill
tary courtesy, one-half hour. october
%, company inspection, Infantry dril
and articles of war, each one-hah
hour: November 4, fire-control post
drill, Infantry drill and map reading,
each one-half hour; November IL, In
fantry drill, one hour, and military
courtesy, one-half hour; November ID,
Infantry drill, one hour. and duties OF
military police, one-half hour; Novem-
Der IS, company inspection, one-han
hour, and map reading, one hour; De-
cember 2, Infantry drill, one hour, and
articles of war, one-hah hour; Deem
Der 9, Infantry drill, one-half hour,
and map reading, one hour; December
16. Infantry drill, one-half hour, and
duties Of military police, one hour.
The following promotions in the Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, have been ordered:
Sergt. Eugene G. Brown to stan ser
geant and assigned to duty as sergeant
major, I'd Battalion.
Corpl. Harry z. Finley to sergeant
and assigned to duty es regimental
sergeant.
Pvt. George E. Killeen promoted to
corporal and assigned TO duty as regi-
mental mail orderly.
Upon his own request STAFF sergt
Adam @. Mouton, Headquarters and
Service Company, has been relieved
from duty as sergeant major, I'd Bat
talon, and reduced to the grade Of pri-
vate.
Capt. Ralph L. Walker, Judge advo-
cate of the local Guard. has been or
dered relieved from further additional
duty as aide to Maj. Gen. Anton Ste
phan, commanding the 29th National
Guard Division. Capt. Walker has been
serving in temporary capacity as aide
during the absence of Capt. Sidney
Morgan, who has returned to duty.
Special instructions have been issued
20 members of the Guard as to the care
to be used with the new roll collar uni
forms. This equipment has been fur
nished to the Guard and Is only to be
used for dress occasions, such as pa
rades and other ceremonies. During the
regular drills the old high military
collar uniforms are to be used. 1t was
out in q special memorandum
that these new uniforms have no holes
or indicated locations for the attach
have been directed to see that the
of ornaments Is carefully
supervised in order to secure uniformity
and regularity. Holes, 1t says, should
be made with small awl and not with
a knife or scissors. 1t also provides
that new caps will not be altered by
the removal of wires. Any soldier
altering or mutilating one OF the new
uniforms, the statement continues, WILL
be required to pay for 1t.
Opportunity IS to be given for en-
listed men of the Guard to qualify for
in the local units. A gen.
eral order, just issued, says that exam
nations for candidates for eligible
lists for second lieutenantS of Infantry,
engineers and Coast Artillery, will be
held commencing at O'Clock on the
evening of November IL, and win be
held on successive drill nights. Those
who pass these examinations success
fully will be placed on the eligible lists
FOR the three branches, from which Sc
Iections are made as vacancies occur