Evening star., 1933-12-17

w YITH the announcement last
n week Of the dates for the
NN annual inspections of the
local militia units, the vari-
Gus organizations now will
direct their efforts toward preparing
to receive high marks when. the Regu-
lar Army officers make their visit.
The instructions issued this year for
the inspections are specific. Attention
is directed by the orders to the fact
that responsibility for producing prop
erty and records rests on the command
ing officer Of the unit concerned. The
inspecting officer is not expected to
make any search for property records.
Each commanding officer has been di-
rected to maintain a check list at the
inspection of property to insure that
all property for which he Is responsible
to the United States property and dis
bursting officer, has been exhibited to
the inspecting officer. Any differences
existing between the amount inspected
and the amount for which the officer is
responsible will be adjusted by the COM
mander concerned by either an exhi-
bition Of the property to the inspecting
officer, or by a certificate submitted to
the brigade headquarters Immediately
following the inspection as to the
whereabouts Of the property concerned
and the reason for failure to exhibit 1t
to the inspecting officer
} Unit commanders have been author
lied to detail not to exceed two officers
and three enlisted men on the date
specified for the inspection for duty in
connection with the inspection of prop
erty and records.
The orders also direct the officers to
use last years inspection report as a
guide and assure themselves that all
matters covered by the report are in
highly satisfactory condition for the
inspection and that all deficiencies have
been corrected.
The inspectors have been detailed by
the commanding general Of the Sd
Corps Area at Baltimore, Md.
The inspection dates are as follows:
State Staff and Detachment and
Headquarters, 29th Division, March 6,
1884; Headquarters, Special Troops,
29th Division; Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division, and
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
sion, March 7; 29th Division Military
Police Company, Marcn 8.
Units of 121st Regiment of Engineers:
Headquarters, Headquarters 1st Battal-
ion and Headquarters I'd Battalion,
March 10: Medical Department Detach-
Llellt, MdICH II, t1eduQudIL LeIS anu
Service Company, March 18; Company
A, March IS; Company B. March 16;
Company c, March 20; Company D,
March 81; Company E, March %;
Company F, March %,
Units of 260th Coast Artillery:
Headquarters, 1st Battalion and Medical
Department Detachment, March 26;
Headquarters Battery and Combat
March %; Battery A, March 2s; Bat
terry B, March 80; Battery C, April 2;
Battery E. April 4.
372d Infantry, Company A, March 10.
Pvt. Merrick Zielinski. Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, has been designated as
the local National Guard candidate for
appointment to the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point next June.
Pvt. Zielinski, with a mark of $500,
was the highest of four who took the
examination. The others and their
marks, as announced by brigade head
quarters, follow: Pvt. Edwin D. Tan
ner, Company A, 121st Engineers, 81 "a:
Corpl. Andrew G. Conlyn, Company c,
12lst Engineers, 1929; Pvt. Edwin F.