Evening star., 1932-08-17
OFFICIALS INSPECT
121ST ENGINEERS
D. C. Adjutant General and
Two Others Check Train
ing Activities.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP RITCHIE, Md, August IT.
Lieut.. Col. John S. Upham, adjutant
general, District of Columbia National
Guard; Maj. Richard D. La Garde.
former adjutant general, and Lieut..
Col. Charles L. Mitchell, from the Of
flee of the chief of Militia Bureau,
visited camp yesterday to observe the
training activities of the 121St Engi-
neers, which is commanded by Col.
John w. Oehmann.
The Engineer Band, led by Warrant
Officer Meyer N. Goldman, entertained
the visitors with a special concert, it
having previously played at the Mary
land State Tubercular Sanitarium.
With Sergt. George Jones in charge
Of quarters, Company A left the camp
area sanitation flag nailed in place, no
other company having been able to dis
place it since the regiment hit camp.
Maj. Joseph J. Greenlaw also awarded
them the kitchen efficiency flag, Mess
Sergt. Walton E. Shipley and First Cook
William B. Gates having earned a 100
per cent rating on kitchen cleanliness.
Reserves Inspected.
1 Ile IlUIl-ulFlSlOIldl OluC6IS VI TWO LIS
trict of Columbia units, the 428th and
429th Infantry, Organized Reserves,
were inspected yesterday by Col. George
T. Bowman, United States Cavalry, Sd
Corps Area officer in charge of Reserve
affairs.
Majs. Howard D. Queen and Henry
o. Atwood served as chief range officer
and chief pit officer, respectively, at
yesterdays record practice, which re-
suited in the following qualifications:
428th Infantry: Rifle sharpshooter-
Second Lieut. Wexford H. Jackson,
score, 214. Rifle marksman-Second
Lieuts Edgar F. Woodson, 206; Clifton
E. Davis, 1913; Ajes w. Jones, 1874, and
First Lieut.. William G. Rich, jr, 100.
429th Infantry: Capt. Joseph A.
Holmes, 215, sharpshooter, and Second
Lieut.. John F. Harris, 1872, marksman.
The 12lst Engineers qualified one
pistol sharpshooter and two marksmen
and nine rifle marksmen, according to
Maj. Clarence S. Shields. chief range
officer. They are as follows: Sharp
shooter, Sergt. Raymond L. Taylor,
BOLT per cent; pistol marksman, Mess
Sergt. Andy Flores, 68.53, and Sergt.
Irving Oliff. 60.7, all of Company D.
Rifle marksmen. Company Pvt.
Delmas w. Barr, 207; Pvt. William c..
Robertson, 203; Pvt. Daughton E. Ma
son, 202; Pvt. John r. Coder. 199, and
Corp. George w. McLain. 1876.
Company D-First Lieut.. Lincoln S.
Jones, 202, and PITS. Egbert j. Ice, 1877;
Roderick A. Bacon, 1877, and Francis
Schmehl. 1876.
Pvt. Ernest B. Parmes, Company A,
273d Infantry. qualified as rifle marks
man with 1913 points, while Pvts. Eugene
r. Davis. Sylvester FAINT and William
S. Sanford earned automatic rifle
marksman's ratings with scores Of 391,
358 and BAT, respectively.
Field Meet Today.
This morning, Companies A and D
are constructing trench revetmentS and
barbed wire entanglements, Companies
B and E are studying blocks and tackle
and are rigging gin pole, the field
derrick of engineers, and Companies
C and F are executing demolitionS.
The annual field meet of the 121st
Engineers will be held this afternoon
on the parade ground. Seven events
are scheduled. the 100-yard dash, the
equipment. multiple relay, individual
half-mile and three-legged races, tug
of-war, and the half-mile relay. Com
panies A, B, E and F were victors in
yesterdays tug-of-war eliminations.
The 1st Battalion parade yesterday
was reviewed by Maj. Ralph S. Childs
and First Lieut.. Pearson C. Conlon,
adjutant.
Pvt. Howard w. Kidwell, Company A,
was given first aid treatment yesterday
by Capt. Walter r. Stokes, medical Of
ficer, for slightly burned eyelid, which
was received on the rifle range when
the base of a defective cartridge blew
out.
Stories are being circulated Of several
near ar-drownings in the camp lake, which
is much used by the soldiers during
their recreational periods. Upon in
vestigation. each story has been found
to be greatly exaggerated, not one of
the individuals concerned having ex-
perienced a cramp or even swallowed
mouthful of water or even missed a
military formation.