Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
District National Guard

Onicers or the stan Of the command
ing general Of the 29th National Guard
Division, which is composed of the
militia brigades of this city and the
states Of Maryland and virginia, have
been called to washington for q war
problem conference next Saturday by
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commander
Of the division, as well as the local
militia brigade.
These officers will be assembled from
al parts of the two States and will re-
port at the Sixth Street Armory Of the
local guard, where they will, under d.
rection of the regular Army instructor,
work out war problem on maps. These
conferences are called at regular inter-
walls by Gen. Stephan for the purpose
OF keeping the officers in step with the
they are held in various parts Of the
division area.
Only two units of the local guard
were able to muster Suff1cient men at
their regular drills during the week to
obtain the classification Of superior in
attendance, according to the report
compiled and published by brigade
headquarters. The State Detachment
headed the list in this classification
with 100 per cent, while the other or
ganization was the 2oth Division Mill
tary Police Company, which had q per-
centage Of 98.46.
The other organizations in their re-
spective classiflcations. with percent
ages. follow in their relative order:
Excellent: Headquarters and Service
Company, l2lst Engineers, S8.88; Bat
terry z. 260th Coast Artillery, S7.09:
Medical Department Detachment, 12lst
Engineers, S4.21: Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, 260th Coast
Artillery, slsl; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, 80.
Very satisfactory: Band, 121st Engi-
neers, 1912; Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, 77.77;
Medical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery. 1892; Company E,
12lst Engineers, 73.43.
Satisfactory: Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery, 68.75: Company A, 1920 In
fantry, 1884; Company D, 121st Engi-
neers, $3.50; Company G, 12lst Engi-
neers, 63.49; Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 6333; Company B, l2lst En-
sineers, 61.66.
Unsatisfactory: Company A, 12lst
Engineers, 1857; Company r, 12lst
Engineers, b9.66.
Special orders recently issued by bril-
Rade headquarters directing the dis
charge Of Pvt. Glenn 8. Currier, Com
pany G. 121st Engineers, as q .deserter
from the local guard were amended last
week to read that he had been honor
ably discharged June 81. 1927. on ac-
count of removal from the District.
The following of the 12lst Regiment
Of Engineers have been ordered honor
ably discharged on account Of removal
from the city:
Pvts wilson Moore, Company A;
Clarice L. Stalcup. Company B, and W..
A. Prince, Company c.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists Of their respective organiza-
lions for the reasons given:
Pvts. George B. James, Edward j..
thrilling. Harry c. Maxwell and Ben
jamin Marchione, all of the Headquar-
tiers and Service Company. 121st Engi-
neers: Pvt. Alexander w. Kramer, Med
zeal Department Detachment, 26Oth
Coast ARTILLERY; Pvts. Julian A. Brylaw-
ski and Harold A. Taylor, both Of Com
pany 4, 12lst Engineers, for business
interference with the performance Of
military duty.
rary removal from the city.
Pvt. Don G. Grist, 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company, has been ordered
i1onorably discharged on account OF re-
moval from the city.
The Military Order Of the World War
has invited units Of the District of Co
lumbia National Guard to participate
In It's fourth annual massing of the
colors at Mount st. Adams on May "a.
Units Of the guard equipped with coll
ors have been directed to have them,
accompanied by the usual color guard,
report to Maj. Walter w. Burns at the
nag pole in the grove along Wisconsin
avenue at Sis pm. on that date.
National Guard air squadrons from
10 States. ranging from Massachusetts,
and New York to Washington and Cali