Evening star., 1933-02-12
District National Guard

In preparation for the annual field
encampments, when the preparation
of food for the enlisted personnel be-
comes most important, school for mess
sergeants and cooks of the local Guard
has been ordered established. the local
Guard officials have been able to OBJ
tain the services Of a Regular Army
man to conduct the school this year.
Orders have been issued for Warrant
Officer August H. Ortman, Fort George
G.. Meade, Md, to proceed from that
post on each Tuesday night during the
period from April 4 to June 20 for the
purpose Of conducting the classes.
The Special Troops, 2sth Division,
headed the list of the larger groups IN
the matter of attendance during the
last month with percentage Of e2.67,
according to figures compiled by brigade
headquarters made public last week.
The others in this group are the 260th
Coast Artillery, with a percentage Of
1882; 372d Infantry, 1880; 121st Engi-
neers, 1859.
Among the individual units, the 29th
Division Military Police Company head
ed the list in the superior class with a
percentage Of a6.14. The others in this
group, with their percentages, follow:
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
sion, 94.06; Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops. $3.50; Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery, 91.53.
The other organizations, in their re-
spective classif1cations, with percent
ages, follow:
ExceiIent--Medical Department De-
tachment. 26oth Coast Artillery, 1888:
Coast Artillery, s7.74; Headquarters sIO. De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1851; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 81; Company A, 121st
Engineers, 83.ll; band, 121st Engineers,
1924.
Very satisfactory-Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 121st Engineers,
1887; Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers, 77.9l: Battery C.,
260th Coast Artillery, 77.15; Company
E, 121st Engineers, 7649; Company A,
372d Infantry, 1880; Company @, 12lst
Engineers, 75.o8; Company F, I21st En-
gineers, 71.29; Company D. 121st Engi-
neers, Ills.
satisfactory-Company B, 12lst Engi-
neers, 6435.
The order says that all units should
endeavor to maintain or raise their
present percentage during the current
months, particularly those which fell
below their regimental average.
The following named enlisted men,
having qualified In competitive examin-
alton, have been ordered placed on the
eligible List for appointment as second
lieutenants OF Infantry In the local
Guard: 29th Division units: Technical
Sergt. Elmer w. Humphrey, Headquar-
ters Detachment, 29th Division, whose
general average IN the examination was
SO per cent; Company A, 372d Infan-
try, Corp. John w. Jackson, "a per cent;
Sergt. Oscar j. Gay, 78 per cent; Corp.
Leslie r. Coates, rs per cent.
The eligible list Will remain In force
for one year.
Private Howard N. Carter has been
ordered transferred from the active to
the Reserve list Of Battery c, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, on account of business
interference with the performance of
military duty.
A board Of officers consisting Of two
officers from each regiment and separate
battalion, has been designated to con-
slider and submit recommendations for
increasing drill attendance within the
units Of the local board. The board has
been ordered to submit with its findings
and recommendations q draft of a
memorandum setting forth the policies
which it recommends to be followed by
unit commanders of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard in an effort to
secure as nearly 100 per cent attendance
as IS possible.
The detail for the board follows
121st Engineers-Capt. Walter s.
Welsh and Capt. George L. Evans.
260th Coast Artillery-Capt. William
F. Bulls and First Lieut.. Clifton w
Royston.
Special troops. 2sth Division-First
Lieut.. David w. Milne and Second
Lieut.. Merrill D. Reich.
Corpl. Norval B. smith has been or
dered promoted to sergeant in Battery
E, 26oth Coast Artillery.
Upon the recommendation OF the
company commander, Sergt. Louis C
Brubaker has been ordered reduced tc
the grade Of private in Company E
l2lst Engineers. Pvt. Warren @. Prugh
has been ordered promoted to the grade
Of sergeant to fll the vacancy.
The following members Of the Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, have been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the reserve
LIST OF that organization on account
OF business interference with the per-
formance Of military duty: Pvts
George F. Kane, jr, and John r. Barry
The following members of Battery E
26Oth Coast Artillery have been Or
dered on the reserve list on account o1
business interference with the per-
formance OF military duty: Pvts. Rob-
ert Q. Stevens, Raymond E. Grant