Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-26
Five members of the local National

taking the examination next March for
entrance to the United States Military
Academy at West Point from the Ma
tional Guard.
However the local militia has been
allotted only one appointment, and only
one of the five will be picked. Officers
of the guard now are going over the
records of the men to determine who
is to receive the highest mark, as be-
sides the examination there are other
matters to be taken into consideration,
such as drill attendance, etc.
Those who passed the examination
are Merrick Zielinski, a member Of the
Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Train. 260th Coast Artillery. who re-
sides at SIS M street; James D. Tanner,
Company A, 12lst Engineers, 3Ol6
Dumbarton avenue: Harry Gaberman,
Company F, 121st Engineers; Andres q.
Conlyn, Company C. 12lst Engineers,
1886 Thirty-flfth street; Edwin r.
Black. Company F. 12lst Engineers,
PIG Eighteenth street.
Each year a certain number of en-
listed men of the National Guard
throughout the country are appointed
to the United States Military Academy
The local Militia this year was assigned
one man. In previous years 1t has
sometimes been pC-5!ble to obtain moro
if quotas allotted to other States failed
to pass the examinations.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active lists of their respective units:
Pvt Robert L. Swaringen, Quarter
master Corps Detachment, and Pvt.
Herbert T. Wright goth Division Mill
tary Police Company.
The following have been ordered
! transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists of their respective organiza-
tons fer the reasons given:
business interference with the per-
Torrance Of military duty Master
Sergt. C. w. Alderman. Headquar-
tiers Detachment. 29th Division: Pvt
Military Police Company; Pvt. Carl S
Preston, Medical Department Detach-
ment, l21st Engineers: Pvt. Wade H.
Marin, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, l21st Engineers; Pvt. Robert B.
Rock Headquarters and Service Com
pany. 121st Engineers.
Temporary removal from the Dis
trict-Pvt. First Glass; William T.
Espey. goth Division, Military Police
Company; Pvt. Elmer B. Smith. goth
Division, Military Police Company
Pvt. Irving w Einnix, Battery C.
26Oth Coast Artillery. has been ordered
dropped as a deserter from the Guard
as Of May 10, 1882, he having failed
to report for drill on or after that date
and all efforts to locate him having
failed, according to the order.
Pvt. FIRST Glass; Morris Violin. 29th
Division Military Police Company. has
been ordered honorably discharged on
account of removal from the District.
The acceptance by the President of
the United States of the resignation of
First Lieut.. John K Cunningham, I'M
assigned list has been announced by
brigade headquarters.
Plans are being made b. the local
brigade headquarters for the annual
encampments for next Summer. While
the tentative dates have been sent to
the headquarters Of the 3rd Army Corps
Area at Baltimore, Md. for approval.
there still remains to be prepared the
estimates for the cost of moving the
troops to the camp areas, their sub
Sistence and other expenses incidental
to the training work
Tentative estimates have been pre-
pared and forwarded to the command
ing officers of the 121st Engineer Regi-
ment, 260th Coast Artillery. 29th Diyi-
sion Special Troops, and Company A.
372d Infantry, asking for their study
and for recommendation if any changes
are believed to be necessary
The recommendations are to be re-
turned to brigade headquarters not later
than December 4, so that they may be
forwarded to the brigade headquarters.
While brigade officials refuse TO indi-
cate the camp sites which they have
recommended fer the troops next Sum
mer until after they have been APP
proved by the Bird Army Corps Area
commander. it is believed that the troops
will take their training il the same
places they did last Summer
The Coast Artillery Regiment is ex-
rected to go to Fort Monroe, Va. where
there are ample facilities for training
in anti-arcraft work. especially with
Langley Field not far distant. The 12lst
Regiment of Engineers, the largest unit
Of the local militia the Division Head
quarters Troops. the Military Police and
the colored infantry company are eX-
pected to return TO Camp Albert c.
Richie, at Cascade. Nd. the State camp
Of the Maryland Militia.
Considerable sums are expected to be
spent on this camp during the Winter
from reconstruction funds TO be al
lotted by the War Department. Besides
the State of Maryland has spent con-
siderable money in perfecting this camp,
and the site is considered ideal for the
training of troops, having on the reser-
walton all the facilities needed for train
ing all branches 1t is known that the
troops like this site, as it is near q
mountain Summer resort where they
can spend their spare time when of
duty.
The board recently appointed to con-
duct examinations for gunners for the
26Otn Coast Artillery Regiment has
been ordered to conduct examinations
Oh the following dates b. Maj Walter
". Burns. commanding the regiment:
Battery C. December 7, for f1rst-c!acs
gunner examination.
For expert gunner examination.
Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Train, November %; Battery E, Janu-
airy IL; Battery C. January 10.
second-class gunners, it was an
the examination.
More than two score men were start
ed at work on the rifle range of the
local National Guard at Camp Sirams,
Congress Heights, D. c., during the
week On various Improvement projects.
The PROJECTS we're mapped cut by Col
John ". Cehmern, acting commander
CT the lcccl militia brigade in the abb
t~2cc CT Izei. Gen. A~tcn Stephan, w,o
s n sicl. leave. G-.d Lieu. Col. Pe-tou
C. levitt.
Much CT the work now b2irg done
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