Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

tional Guard team, national rife team
The credits for the latter follow:
Bronze medal, national rifle team
match, 1880, firing member, d. G. Ma
tional Guard team, then sergeant Com
pany e: Army team badge, infantry,
principal, d. c. National Guard team
national rife team match, 1880; gold
medal, national individual rife team
match, 1881.
The following have been ordered
| transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists of Company E, 121st Emf
neers, on account of educational inter
ference with the, performance OF mill
Arthur A. Tomeldon and Joseph A
Visu.
Pvt. George T. Tippett, Company r
121st Engineers, has been ordered hon.
orably discharged on account Of re-
moval from the city.
Pvt. Richard K. Bridges has been
ordered transferred from the reserve to
the active list Of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers.
Company B. 12lst Engineers, has In
augurated an interpolation attendance
contest which will continue until the
time of the Federal inspection Of the
company In April of next year, it was
announced. The prizes will be garrison
belts for each member of the winning
platoon, provided such members have
maintained an attendance record Of &C
per cent. The points will be awarded in
the following manner: For 80 to loo
given; for 80 to 30 per cent, four points
for 10 to 80 per cent, three points.
Adjutants general Of the various
States are being notified by the Militia
Bureau of the War Department re-
questing that efficiency reports on Ma
tional Guard officers should be made
as quickly as possible following change
of status of an officer and subsequent
to the regular reporting periods. The
Militia Bureau gave the following rea-
sons for requesting promptneSs In the
filing Of officers reports:
That 1t may be In q position to re-
port to the War Department at any
time as to the general efficiency Of Ma
tional Guard officers.
That 1t may have up-to-date IN
formation on which to recommend the
names of suitable candidates fol
schools or War Department details.
That steps may be taken for the
National Guard officers who have be-
come Of questionable value to the
United States under the provisions OF
the national defense act.
Col William H. Waldron, executive
officer of the Militia Bureau, stresses
the importance of making prompt re-
ports on National Guard officers In the
following words:
"All details to schools or for duty
d. 4. 1v-ky~ 10 &c.
the efficiency reports of officers con-
cerned. Therefore, the Militia Bureau
Is seriously handicapped when there Il
any delay in the rendition Of efficiency
reports, as in fairness to all officers
Of the Guard their status In the files
of the bureau should be as up-to-date
as Is practicable.
War Department orders have been
issued designating Lieut.. Col. Francis
G. Endicott, Infantry, u. s. Army, as
the executive off1cer Of the national
matches for 1882. During the Summers
as assistant to the executive at Camp
Perry, Ohio, and he becomes the head
man after q varied experience of a
small arms expert.
From the standpoint Of the National
Guard in the various States the choice
Of Col. Endicott Is welcomed as 1t brings
the Militia Bureau in closer touch with
the national matches, it was said. Col
Endicott Is now in his third year of
duty at the Militia Bureau and Is thor
oughly familiar with National Guard
problems throughout the country. He
Is particularly interested in having the
best possible shots firing on National
Guard teams.
"The National Guard" said Co.
Endicott, has always achieved a a.,
tinct mark in its shooting at the r.
tional matches. For the past two shoot
ing seasons / have noted appreciable
Improvement In the teams each State
detailed to represent them at Camp
Perry. Undoubtedly, the Guard teams Of
1882 spurred by the splendid shooting
records they registered in 1891, are