Evening star., 1933-04-02
District National Guard

| Dates on the range for the variou.
units of the regiment have been allotted
as follows, and certain officers have
been assigned to take charge CT The
range on particular days:
April 2, Companies B and E, Maj
Shields in charge; April 9 Companies
B and E, Maj. Childs in charge; April
16, B, E and Headquarters and Ser
, vice Companies; April % and 80, Com
panies G and F, and on May z, these
two companies, together with the
Headquarters and Service Company
May IA, Companies A, D and Head
quarters and Service; May 81 and 28
Companies A and D; June and IL
all companies armed with the pistol;
July 2, 8, 16 and % have been desig-
mated as cleanup days for handling
those men who did not qualify at the
previous practices.
The men of the various companies
are to assemble at the armory at
o'clock on the evening prior to the
dates fixed for their respective COM
mands ON the range and will be trans
ported to the range.
The pooling of weapons at the firing
points is prohibited, for the following
prevents the soldier obtaining the Zert
of weapon issued to him; prevents the
soldier acquiring confidence in the
weapon he would have to use in an
emergency and results in poor organiza-
tion showing in firing combat and
musketry problems at field training
camps.
Company commanders have been in
formed that they must bear in mind
that the schedule laid down in the
order provides the only opportunity to
fire the prescribed course in rifle marks
manship before the annual encamp-
ment. The order further says that all
members will be required to fire the
prescribed weapon and course, and
those who fail to do so will have court
unless exceptional circumstances pre-
vail.
Two regimental communication schools
have been ordered inaugurated in the
local Guard, beginning April S, and to
continue until August l. The sessions
will be held on Thursday nights.
One school will be established at the
Pennsylvania avenue armory, and will
be in charge of First Sergt Ralph E.
BARLEY, Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train. The communication sec
tions of Batteries @ and E and the
Train will report to this school.
The second school will be established
at the Water street armory, and will
be under the direction of Sergt. John
B. DeSpears, Battery B. The COM
munications sections of Batteries A and
will be assigned to this unit.
Both school heads have been in
structed to direct the personnel toward
the creation of a regimental COM
munication net to be laid about June
l, next, at which time the regimental
commander will inspect the schools.
Corpl. John v. White has been or
dered promoted to sergeant, and Pvt.
(First Glass; Julian A. Walker has been
ordered promoted to corporal in Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery.
The acceptance by the President of
the United States of the resignation of
First Lieut.. Willard L. Hammer has
been announced by brigade headquart-
ers.
Corpl. Francis NJ Bowie has been
ordered transferred from the active to
the reserve list of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers, on
account Of temporary physical dis
ability.
Pvt. Louis c. Cyza has been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of Battery B, 260th Coast Ar
tillery, on account of temporary re-
lmoval from the city.