Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25


formed its duties at the recent annual
encampment at Camp Albert c. Richie
at Cascade, Md, was contained in q
report Of the Regular Army officers as
signed there for inspection duty, a copy
Of which was sent to all officers Of the
organization:
THE manner in which this organi-
period Of field training Is worthy Of
commentator" the report said.
In forwarding the report 70 the ON
GERS concerned, Lieut. Col. j. S. UphaIn,
adjutant general. included the following
statement:
The commanding general is pleased
that the officers so conducted their work
as to warrant this commendation."
The State staff includes Mai George
J. Allen, chief medical officer who had
charge Of the medical activities at the
camp, at which also was Mai. Gen.
Anton Stephan, commander of the 29th
National Guard Division and his staff
Capt. Judge G. Jensen, ordnance ofiicer
and Maj. Sidney Morgan, inspector
general.
The goth Division Military Police
Company was singled out for special
distinction on the drill field last Tues
day night as the organization of the
local Guard which had the best at
tendance record of the year. Depart
ment Comdr. Charles B. jennings OF the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars presented to
Capt. William T. Roy, on behalf Of the
company, the attendance trophy do
mated by the organization to be awarded
each year to the organization which has
the best attendance ct It's weekly drills.
The police company was paraded be-
fore the other troops Quartered ct the
PennsylvaniA avenue armory.
Pvt. Grant W. Van Denmark has been
ordered transferred from the Reserve to
the active list Of Battery B. 26oth Coast
Artillery.
Second Lieut. David w. Milne. Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
2Sth Division, has been ordered to re-
port before n Board of Examiners for
examination to determine his quail
hcations for promotion to the rank of
nrSt lieutenant Of Infantry.
a. Picks and shovels, the service pub
ncation OF Company B, l2lst En-
gineers, has called attention to the
order that the target season Of the
local Guard has been extended to Oc-
eober 81 and adds that the purpose
OF this extension is to allow extra time
Tor the new men to have an oppor-
sunity TO shoot for record and also to
AFFORD time for practice with the auto
matte rtne. Members of the command
VINO nred their record rifle courses and
VINO are interested in automatic rife
mEtng are urged to take advantage of
tnlg opportunity to participate In It.
An pistol practice, 1t was said, must
Dc completed by the end Of the cur
rent month.
The following Of Battery y, 20oth
GInmGt ATktllnTW haun ~~A.~.A
transferred from the active to the
Reserve list Of that command for the
reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
xormance OF military duty-pvt (First
ClAssl Clayton M. Thomas, Pvts. wal
Pee J. Dynr, Ralph M. Jones and VIII
INN M. O'Neil.
temporary removal from the Dis
g1ct-Pvts. James G. Baskin, Joseph
more.
Pvt. Lewis A. Ha1elwood has been
ordered transferred from the Reserve
TO the active list Of the Headquarters
and Service Company. i2lst Engineers.
The annual rife and pistol compe-
titions Of the National Guard Of the
District OF Columbia were started at
the rtfie range Of the Guard at Camp
Stmms, Congress Heights, D. c., yes
terday and viii be continued today and
On November / and next. The
company team championship match
fred yesterday.
On the program for today are the
novice match, and the mArksman and
experts matches. The first Is open
- these who have fired in 1891 their
nrSt season Of target practice under
military, naval or Marine Corps SUI
perviston. The second IS open to all
except those who have been officials,
shooting members or alternateS Of any
national match or Sea Grit teams. and
who have completed their oflcial target
practice for the year 1891. The experts
match Is open to all.
The S00-yard match, open TO all, win
De hred November !. beginning at 1880
am, the course Of IRE being five shots
sitting and i've shots kneeling with no
allowance for sighting shots. The 600
yard match, also to be fired on this
day, Is open to all who have qualified
Is marksmen or better, the course OF
nre being. 10 shots, prone, with two
sighting shots.
The individual championship match
@ open to AZ, the aggregate Of the In
diUdual scores made IN the novice,
marksmans or experts matches or the
500 and 500 yard matches to count. The
winner u 70 be designated The Cham
1umbia National Guard"
The prizes were announced as fol-
lows. the same for each individual
match: First place, gold medal; Sec
ond place, silver medai: third place
bronze medal. The executive officer OF
the matches has been authorized to
eliminate any number OF low score
1rers at the close Of the sOo-yart
match and cancel their entries In the
60O-yard match. and the Individual
championship match.
Capt. just G. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment, has been designated as execu-
tive oflcer Of the matches.
The following pistol matches, open tc
Cd members Of the Guard, will be held
beginning at 3 o'clock on the morning
OF November 8:
Company team match. open to team.
OF three from each company and de-
tachment; novice match, open to those
who have never fired on o pistol team
representing the District Of Columbis
National Guard. who nave never par.
tictpated In the nationaI or Sea Girt
matches.
The individual championship match
81 open to all personnel, commissioned
or enlisted, prior to the date Of the or
49, A1@ eAAu A1MeCAtC1s 1lO course Oh MT
wiz be the record practice for the dis,
mounted course.
Three organizations Of the loca
Guard mustered sufncient men at thei
drill last week TO reach the classified
ton OF superior in attendance, accord
ing to the report compiled at brigad,
headquarters from reports from the or
CARNATIONS. The Headquarters Detach
ment. 29th Division. headed the list
with . percentage Of 1854. The othe
organizations in this classification ar
the State Detachment, s473, and tn
seth Division Military Police Company
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