Evening star., 1932-05-08

High tributes to the services of Maj.
Edward H Grove as an oficer OF the
National Guard of the District OF Co
lumbia, were paid at a dinner rendered
him last week by the officers of the
local militia. Maj. Grove, pursuant to
his own request, was transferred TO
the National Guard Reserve, on April
], .ast.
Xhe officers in talks during the din
ner, expressed regret at Maj. Groves
giving up his active status. and, in
turn, the latter expressed regret for
the necessity which caused him to go
on an inactive status. He expressed
continued interest in the organization
and its welfare.
Mai Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the local militia brigade, spoke in
the highest terms of services which
Maj. Grove has rendered the local
National Guard from a time shortly
following the Spanish-American War
until he resigned as captain of Com
pany of the old 1st Infantry in
July, 1905. He re-entered the service
in 1918, during the World War. and
assisted in the reorganization of the
District of Columbia National Guard
The following members Of the Head
quarters and Service Company of the
121st Engineer Regiment have been
ordered transferred to the Reserve list
of that outfit. because of business in
reference with the performance of
military duty:
Pvts. Paul w. Christensen. Samuel
H. R. Manchester and John H. Ran
kin, jr.
Sergt. Charles r. Macarthur. National
Guard Reserve assigned to Battery E.
260th Coast Artillery. has been ordered
honorably discharged from the District
OF Columbia Guard. due tn the fact
that he row is a member of the Met
ropolitan Police force.
The following promotions have been
ordered in the 29th Division Military
Police Co.. on the recommendation of
the company commander
Sergt George l.. Garland to be first
sergeant. and Pvt, First Glass. Maurice
o. Weeks. to be sergeant; Pvts.. First
Class, Edgar R. Ferber and Paul F.
Main to be corporals.
Pvt. Aldorous ]. Tidd, Medical De-
partment Detachment, 260th Coast Ar
tillery. has been ordered honorably
discharged on account of removal from
the District of Columbia.
The following members of Battery
3, 260th Coast Artillery, >have been
ordered transferred to the Reserve list
of that organization on account of
temporary removal from the city: Pvts.
Malcolm M. Allen and Elmer T. Perry.
Pvt. George M. Hoffman has been
ordered promoted to corporal in Com
pany F, 12lst Engineers.
A new plan of competition to keep
up military interest in Company B,
121st Engineers, has just been an
nounced Under this scheme, it was
said, a number of factors enter into
the determination of the standing of
the platoons These include attend
ance. recruiting, re-enlistments, firing
and qualification with the service rifle.
1t was explained that the platoon
having the best percentage OF attend
ance at each drill is to be credited with
five points. Each member Of platoon
who re-enlists or brings in a recruit,
or even former member of the COM
pany, will get 10 points for his platoon.
When the organization goes to the rife
range each man who fires the small
bore course will have his platoon cred
tied with one point. Each man who
qualities in that course will get an ad-
ditional three points for his platoon.
Each man who fires for record with
the service rifle will add two points
to his platoons score.
For qualification with the service
rife, the platoon will get five points
for each member who qualities as
marksman 10 points for each man who
attains a rating as a sharpshooter and
Is points for each qualification as ex-
pert rifiemen. The same scale OF