Evening star., 1932-02-21
District National Guard

All units of the National Guard o.
the District of Columbia, headed by
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commander
of the local militia brigade, will go to
Alexandria tomorrow for the purpose
Of marching in the parade there in
connection with the formal opening OF
the BicentenniaI ceremonies The
troops will be moved to and from the
Virginia city in motor trucks.
A large turnout of the local militia
men Is expected as preliminary orders
were issued some weeks ago warning
the officers and men to make prepara-
tions for the event.
Three units of the local guard mus
tered sufficient men at drills during the
past week to be included in the classi-
fication of superior in attendance, ac-
cording to report issued by brigade
Headquarters. The 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company headed the list
with percentage of 92.72. while the
other units in this group, with their
percentages, follow: Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, 9l80; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 260th Coast Artn-
lery, 80.
The other organizations in the local
guard follow. in their respective classi-
fications, with percentages:
Excellent Band, 12lst Engineers.
1928; Headquarters Detachment. 2sth
Division. 1858; State Detachment,
e5.71; Medical Department Detach-
:nent, 121st Engineers, IS; Battery B,
26cth Coast Artillery, 84,12; Head
quarters and Service Company, l2lst
Engineers, 1888: Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train. 260th
Coast Artillery, 80; Company D, 12lst
Engineers. 80; Company A, 12lst En-
gineers, go
Very satisfactory: Company A. 372d
Infantry, 1910: Company E. 12lst En-
gineers, 77.42; Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, rs: Battery C,
2eoth Coast Artillery 73 OIL: COMPANY
3, l2lst Engineers, 71.42; Company F.,
121st Engineers, 70.31.
Satisfactory: Company C. 121st En-
gineers. 6666: Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 64.51.
A school for mess sergeants and
cooks of all units of the District Guard
has been ordered established to meet
at BIS o'clock on Tuesday night of
each week at the armory at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, begin
ming on March IS. next, and continu-
ing until May 81, both dates inclusive
Instruction, 1t was announced, will
be given under the supervision of the
senior instructor of the local guard by
Technical Sergt. Kenneth E. Brother
ton, Quarternaster Corps. u. S. A..
now on duty as instructor at the School
for Bakers and Cooks at Fort Meade,
Md. It was pointed out in the orders
that this presents an unusual oppor-
tunitv to personnel of the local COM
mand to receive excellent instruction
Capt. Claude Burlingame, Infantry
har loe;rr toI I;v,r
officer of the school. Unit and detach-
ment commanders have been instructed
to detail mess sergeantS and cooks and
one other enlisted man. the latter as
an understudy, to attend this school,
Personnel normally detailed to duty as
mess sergeants and cooks in the field in
units not provided with specific person.
mel for those functions by the tables of
organization will be ordered to attend
this school. it was announced, SO that
a minimum Of four enlisted men from
each company, battery or detachment
will attend
Other officers and enlisted men may
be authorized to attend the school vol
UNFAIRLY. Regimental and separate bat
talon commanders have been ordered
to submit lists of those scheduled to
attend to the school commander prior
to March 8.
A detailed program of instruction has
been mapped out and is included in the
orders establishing the school.
The appointment Of First Sergt. John
T. O'Neill Company F, 12lst Engineers.
as a second lieutenant of Engineers
has been announced. He has been as
signed to Company D for duty.
First Lieut.. Joseph w. voelker, Dental
Corps, assigned to the 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery, has been granted leave Of abb
sence extending to February 30.
First Lieut.. Edward o. Hamilton has
been ordered transferred from Company
F to Company B, 12lst Engineers, for
duty.
Pvt. Malcolm r. Kenner has been
ordered promoted to first sergeant of
Company F, l21st Engineers. upon the
recommendation of the unit commander
The schedule of meetings for the
staff and officers schools of the 121st
Engineer Regiment has been announced
as follows:
Staff School-April 8, May 13 and
June 10.
officers School-February 26, March
25, April Is, April 29, May 81 and
June "a.
The following promotions have been
ordered in Company E, 121st Engineers,
upon the recommendation of the COM
pany commander:
Corpls. Edward A. Finlayson and Au-
gust F. Pohlig, jr., to be sergeants and
PvtS. CFirst Class Louis C. Brubaker
and John S. Batman to be corporals.
Pvt Albert B. Burton has been or
dered transferred from the Reserve to
the active list of the 29th Division, Mill