Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

A pretentious ceremony is scheduled
to be staged next Tuesday night on
the parade ground Of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia In
the Mall Between Feur land half and
Sixth streets, when all Of the organi-
zations will be drawn up to witness the
presentation OF plaque donated by
unit having the best drill attendance
for year and medals and trophies to
officers and men who won them dur
ing the rife competitions recently held
on the range ct Camp Simms, Con-
gress Heights, d. G.
The plaque, which was declared won
by the 29th Division Military Police
Company, will be presented to Capt.
William T. Roy, commanding the unit,
by Comdr. Thomas Of the District De-
partment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Following Ghis ceremony, Mai. Gen.
Anton Stephan, commanding the local
militia brigade, will present the rife
shooting medals and trophies.
Following the presentations and up
until midnight, there will be held on
the indoor range ct the Sixth Street
armory turkey shoot to give the MEM
bers an opportunity to provide them
selves with Thanksgiving turkey.
This feature win be held under the d.
ACCLNOu VI OAPbs Subb ~. OCIlScH, CTOs
nance Department, and director Of rife
practice of the local Guard.
Those scheduled TO receive medals
and prizes for rife shooting are: Sergt.
Theodore L. Harrell, Ordnance Depart
ment, State StAff; STAFF Sergt. Alex J.
Thill, Ordnance Department, State
Staff; First Lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley,
121st Engineers; Corpl. Walter E. Jes-
sup, Company A. 121st Engineers; Pvt
first class Milton Kurland, Company
e, 121st Engineers; Sergt. Colvin Parker,
ward A. Finlayson, Company e, 121st
Engineers, Pvt. Gilbert L. johnson.
Company z, 121st Engineers: Company
y, Engineers team, composed Of Sec
ond Lieut.. William r. Lane, Sergt. Gil
bert L. johnson. Sergt. Harry B. Par
sons, Sergt. Milton Kurland Sergt
| Henry M. Boudinot, Pvt. Edward A.
Finlayson; Headquarters and Service
Company team, composed Of Master
Sergt. Edward r. ireland, Corp. Isaac
r. Cornell, Sergt. Caesar A. Carballo,
Frank b. Kaye, First Lieut.. Edward A.
Mcmahon; Company A, Engineers team,
| First Lieut.. James r. QuAde, Sergt.
Franklin r. Brickles, sergt. c. Parker,
Corp. Walter Z. Jessup, 6ergt. Arby
| Pyles, Sergt. Joseph r. Bordas; Com
pany, Engineers, automatic rifle team,
composed of Stan sergt. Baxter Smith
and First Sergt. William D. Putnam.
The annual pistol matches will be
staged on the local range today, and
the winners in these will be presented
with prizes Tuesday night, along with
the others.
Mai Walter w. Burns, commanding
the 260th Coast Artillery. has been des-
ignated as executive officer Of these
matches, which will begin at 7:30 a m.
The other officers detailed are: Maj.
Stewart M. Grayson, medical officer;
Capt. Louis M. Gosorn, assistant ex-
ecutive officer; Capt. Robert T. DAILY,
chief range officer; First Lieut.. Thad--
deus A. Riley, statistical officer: Second
Lieut.. Lee j. Ruiz, assistant statistical
oficer Second Lieut.. Harry B. Cockrell,
mess officer; and these assistant range
6ficers: Capt. Leroy S. Mann, Capt.
william r. Bulls First Lieut.. Morris
A. Miller, First Lieut.. Perry o. Huff,
Second Lieut. Clifton w. Royston, Sec
ond Lieut.. Oswald H; Milmore, Second
Lieut.. John K Cunningham, and Sec
ond Lieut.. Clifton H. Jett all Of the
260th Coast Artillery; First Lieut.. Ed
ward A. Mcmahon and First Lieut..
Lincoln S. Jones, 121st Engineers.
The ambulance of the 260th Coast
Artillery and two enlisted men OF the
Medical Detachment were ordered to
the range for duty during the day.
Several changes in officer personnel
in the 121st Regiment Of Engineers
have been ordered by Col. John w.
Oehmann, commanding. and will be-
come effective on December !, next.
| First Lieut. George F. Hardin, regi-
mental plans and training officer, has
been ordered to Company B for duty.
Lieut.. Hardin has filled the important
for a number Of years, and prepared
the annual field and armory drill sched-
ules. First Lieut.. Thaddeus =. Riley,
/ Company e, has been ordered trans
ferred % the Headquarters Of the regi-
ment, and viii assume the dstiee Of
plans and training ofacer.