Evening star., 1932-01-24
District National Guard

Formal orders were issued last weel
by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the local militia brigade, directing
the participation of all units Of the Ma.
tional Guard of the District of Colum-
nia in the parade in Alexandria on Feb
ruary %, in connection with the cele-
bration Of the 200th anniversary of the
birth Of George Washington.
The orders say that officers must in
form all personnel of their commands
that they will be required to assemble
on that day and participate in the pa
rade, and that details of the time and
place Of assembly, transportation, etc.
will be published in subsequent orders.
The Medical Department, 260th Coast
Artillery Regiment, mustered sufficient
personnel at drill last week to be given
rating Of 100 per cent and placed al
the top of the list in the classification
Of superior in attendance, according tc
figures compiled by the brigade head
quarters from the weekly drill reports
Three other units also were placed In
the same classification. They were
with their percentages, the following
goth Division Military Police Company
1886; Headquarters Detachment, 29th
COaSI
Artillery, 90.16.
The other units of the local militia
brigade. follow in their relative order
in their respective classifications, with
percentages:
Excellent-Headquarters Detachment
Special Troops, $3.50; State Detach.
ment, 85.00;' Band, 12lSt Engineers,
30, 90; Medical Department Detachment,
121st Engineers, 5000,
Very satisfactory-Company f, 121st
Engineers, 1888; Company A. 372d IN
fantry, 1886; Battery B, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, $500; Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, 74.28: Head
quarters and Service COMPANY 121st
Engineers, 1883; Company F, l2ist En-
gineers, 70.06; Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1000; Battery c, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1000.
Satisfactory-Company 3. 121st En-
glneers, 64;ol; Company D, 121st Engi-
neers, 61.53.
Unsatisfaetory-company A, 121st
Engineers, 56.52.
The commanding general announced
IN memorandum to the brigade that
iesLSiatloii mas Deen proposed which will
continue in effect low premium ratas
for persons now carrying Government
life insurance in the form of fiye-vear
convertible term policies. He saws that,
with view to ascertaining the number
OF officers and enlisted men of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia National Guard who
would be interested or affected, regi-
mental and separate organization COM
manoerS Will report to the brigade
headquarters not later than February 3
next information as to the numbers of
ofhcers ana enlisted men carrying five
year convertible term policies under
government insurance and the amount
Of such insurance carried.
Staff Sergt. Eugene c. Brown, Head
quarters and Service Company, upon his
own application, has been ordered re-
lieVed OF duty as sergeant major I'd
Battalion, l2lSt Engineers, and reduced
to the grade of private.
Ihe same order directs that Sergt.
Steve Brown Company E, 121st Engi-
neers, be transferred to the Headouar-
ters and Service Company in the grade
of private, and subsequent order pro-
notes him to the rank of staff sergeant
and assigns him to duty as a sergeant
major, I'd Battalion.
Pvt. Frank L. Thatcher has been
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list OF the Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, l21st Engineers, on &C.
count OF business Interference with the
performance of duty
Pvt. Carlyle w. Vernon has been
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list OF Company c, 12lst Engi-
neers.
Battery e, 260th Coast Artillery, was
ordered to duty at the Water Street
Armory last Sunday for an all-day
drill.
Leave Of absence was granted First
Lieut.. Hugh Everett, jr., october 10
last has been extended to February 20
next. ,s
The following qualifications of mem
bers OF the l21st Regiment of Engi-
neers for the calendar year 1881 were
announced by the regimental COM
mander, Col John w. Cehmann: