Evening star., 1933-04-09

With the annual inspections COM
Melted. the training of the members OF
the National Guard of the District OF
Columbia will be directed toward prepa-
rations for the annual field training
camps and maneuvers, where mucn OF
the theoretical training received dur
ing the year in the armorles WILL pe put
into practice.
The inspections this year, it was said,
were more thorough than ever before,
and it is believed that the local militia
men passed higher this year than at
any previous time, and this is believed
due to the fact that some months prior
to the tests, Maj Gen. Anton stephan,
commanding the local militia orlgaoe,
issued specific instructions that unit
commanders must examine the reports
of the previous year and make sure tnat
any deficiencies found by the inspectors
at that time were corrected before the
current tests.
new feature was introduced into
the inspection this year, probably due
to the move for economy. Heretofore,
it has been the practice to send ofhcers
here from other parts of the country
to make the inspections. However, this
wear the inspections were ordered to be
carried out by the inspector or-tnstructors,
the Regular Army officers on duty with
the troops.
Mai L. Med. Sylvester, the senior in
structor, instead of having each offlcer
examine the unit which he was respon-
sible for in instructing formed board
ol the instructing officers, and this
board made the inspections OF each unit.
With the board, of course, was coterle
of regular enlisted men also assigned
here. and this permitted each unit TO De
gone over In a manner never before pos
sible.
It was pointed out by officers of the
, militia that the inspection this year
/ was of very constructive nature.
The 121st Regiment of Engineers last
week began its regular period of target
firing on the rifle range at Camp
| Simms, Congress Heights, D. c.. and
| this will continue for a couple OF
| months.
The Special Troops, Z9th Division,
headed the list of larger units OF the
| local Guard during the month OF April
| in the matter Of attendance, accormng
| to figures compiled and promulgated by
the brigade headousrters Its percent
! age was 94.33. The Other units. in or
der, follow with percenta ges: 26oth Coast
/ ARTILLERY. 81 TO: 121st Engineers, 1888,
372d Infantry 85.44.
| Among the individual units, the
HEADQUARTERS Detachment, Special
Troops, topped all of them in the classi-
fication of superior, with a percentage
of 9750. This unit jumped from
seventh place last month. The other
units in this classification follow, with
percentages: Twenty ninth Division
Military Police Company, 96.42; Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division
96.l5; Battery A, 26oth Coast Artillery
96.Ol; Battery E. 260th Coast Artillery
9572; Headquarters and Service Com
pany, l21st Engineers, 92.89; Band
l2lst Engineers, $3.50; COMPANY r
12lst Engineers, 90.55; Headquarter:
Detachment and Combat Train, 260tt
Coast Artillery 5000.
The other units, in their respective
classifications, follow:
Excellent: Company A, 12lst Engi-
neers, BITS; Medical Department De
tachment. 260th Coast Artillery, $3.50
State Detachment, 1927; Company B
12lst Engineers, Sc 40; Battery B, 260tf
Coast Artillery, 1856; Company A, 372e
Infantry, 8544; Company D, 121s
, Engineers, S4.21; Company E, 121s
Engineers, 82.11; Medical Department
. Detachment, 12lst Engineers, S1.25:
/ Very satisfactory: Company c, 121s
Engineers, 1851; Battery c, 260tl
Coast Artillery, 7135.
The order publishing the standing o
! the commands says that all units shoul'
endeavor to maintain or raise thei
present percentage during the curren
! month, particularly those which fall be
j low their regimental average.
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sergeants and cooks which has beel