Evening star., 1931-12-20
District National Guard

The holiday recess from drills for !
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia has been authorized. Maj |
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the |
local militia brigade has authorized |
organization commanders to suspend |
drills during the period from December |
81 until December 81, inclusive.
Lieut. Col Peyton c. Neyitt, assist
ant adjutant general of the local
militia. has been granted leave of ab-
Sence until January next.
A complete check Of all Federal prop
erty in the hands of unit commanders |
of the local militia is to be made, be-
ginning on January Is next, it was
announced at brigade headquarters
The inspection will be conducted by
Maj. L. Med. Sylvester, Regular Army
instructor, on duty with the local
Guard.
Three units Of the local Guard mus
tered sufficient personnel at drill last
week to be placed in the classification
OF superior in attendance. They were,
with their percentages. the 29th Divi-
sion Military Police Company, which
topped the list with 1927; Headquarters
ZSUll blN1SlOIl, SO.tO, anu
the State Detachment. 5000.
The other organizations, in their re-
spective classificationS, follow in rela-
tive order, with percentages:
Excellent: Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 8l8l; Company A,
372d Infantry, 1888.
Very satisfactory: Band, 121St Engi-
neers, 1887; Company E, l2lst Engi-
neers, 7705; Battery E. 26Oth Coast
Artillery, 1856; Headquarters Detach-
ment, special troops, 29th Division,
$500; Company F, 121st Engineers,
1888; Company A, l2lst Engineers,
12lst Engineers, 1000.
Engineers, G5.56; Battery A, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, $500; Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery. $500; Medical Department
Detachment. 260th Coast Artillery,
1858; Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers, 63.46; Company
B, 12lSt Engineers, 5000.
Unsatisfactory. Company c, 12lst
Engineers, $500; Battery G, 26oth Coast
ARTILLERY.
The promotion Of Second Lieut.. Max
G. D. Prentice, Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery. to the grade Of first lieu
tenant was announced.
Sergt John M. Crandall Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, has been granted
leave of absence until December 81,
next.
Sergt, Alvin J. Gheen and Corp. Will
liam L. Petit have been ordered re-
duced to the grade of privateS in Bat
terry c, 260th Coast Artillery.
The following reduction, without
prejudice, in the same organization, was
announced: Corpl. Stansfield Smith to
be private.
Promotions in Battery c have been
ordered as follows: Corp Landon C.
Hayes, to b. sergeant; Privatas, first
class, Philip Chase and James A. Heizer
and Private Lyle T. Fritz to be cor
porals.
Privates Alvin J. Gheen and William
A Petit have been transferred from
Battery TO Battery A.
Sergt. Gilbert L. Johnson and Corpl |
Edward L. Borlik have been ordered re-
duced to the rank of private in Com
pany E, l2lst Engineers, while Private, |
flrst-class, Henry D. Green, Sd, has
been ordered promoted to the grade of |
sergeant and Private, first-class, Martin |
L. Green to the grade of corporal. All |
changes were made by regimental head
quarters on the recommendation of the |
commanding officer of the company.
The following strength maximums
have been ordered for the 260th Coast |
Artillery: Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train. 33; Battery A, 60; |
Battery B. 60; Battery c, 64; Battery
E, so; Medical Department Detach-
ment, II.
Sergt. Martin Levering Green. Com /
pany E, l2lst Engineers, whose appoint
ment to take the examination for en-
trance to the United States Military
Academy at West Point, N. Y, as one
of the National Guard quota was an
nounced, has received a communication
from the Adjutant General of the Army
directing him to report to the Board of
Medical Officers at the Army Medical
Center here on March next for
mental and physical examination.
The promotion of Second Lieut.. John
K. Cunningham. Coast Artillery Corps,
to the grade Of first lieutenant and his
assignment to Battery c, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, has been announced by
brigade headquarters.
Announcement has been made that
the President of the United States has
accepted the resignation of First Lieut..
John G. May, l2lst Engineers.
Recent orders issued by brigade
headquarters directing the honorary
discharge of Pvt George T. Tippett,
Company F, 12lst Engineers, have
been revoked
William B. Calvert. has been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of Company F, l2lst En-
glneers.
The staff of the Ditchdigger COM
pany publication of Company A. 12lst
Engineers. was announced as follows, in
the current issue: Editor-in-c chief Staff
Sergt. Franklin r. Brickles editor hu-
NOR section, Sergt Arby c. Pyles: edi-
tor. first platoon sheet Lieut. James r.
Quade; editor, second platoon sheet
Lieut.. Edward D. Andrus; circulation
manager, Pvt. (frst class James R.
Mitchell; in charge of printing, Sergt
Narcisco Frigillana; statistician, Sergt
Walter E. Jessop.
Committee assignments Of members
OF Company A, 121st Engineers, were
announced at meeting of the unit last
week by Lieut.. Andrus. They were given
as follows:
Room, Jones. chairman: Platt. Gross
Jesse and David Moorm2n; athletic,
Bordas chairman; Pyles, Jones; re-
cruiting, Butler. chairman: Christie
pherson, Clark, Kidwell. Anderson.
The company is making plans for a
smoker on January 7, next.
1t was announced that the Recruit
ing Committee is not to make contact
with prospective recruits, but is to
formulate plans which would make it
easier for other members of the COM
pany to bring in new men.
An examination for candidates for
qualification as second-class gunners
will be held at the Coast Artillery
Armory on the evening of January y,
next.