Evening star., 1934-11-25
WILLARD PRYOR. a pri-

Military ACADEMY AT WcSt IOilit Will
the class which enters next July. Al
though Pryor was the successful can
didate in the local examinations
which were conducted for the National
Guard by the United States Civil
Service Commission. he must compete
with q number of other guardsmen In
various parts of the country for one
of the IS appointments allowed the
militia each year.
In addition to winning the local
competition, Pryor had met all OF the
other requirements for appointment,
mis- record, according to National
Guard headquarters. showing that he
attended 84.6 per cent OF the drills
and also attended the field training
camp last Summer. Pryor, whose
address is 1918 M street, is native
of Asheville, N c., where he was born.
He is a son Of w. c. Pryor, a prom
inent lumber man of that town. He
attended the Asheville High School
prior to moving to this city in 1880.
Upon coming here he went to West
ern High School, and later attended
the Millard Preparatory School. Dur
ing the Summer of this year he was
employed in the Department Of JUS
tice, resigning in September to re-
sumo his studies at the preparatory
school. He enlisted in the local
militia in April of this year. and
since has been attached to Company
A, l2lst Engineers.
Pryor also headed the list in the
competitive examination here, with a
mark OF 87.l0 per cent. The other
competitors and their marks are ::
Pvt Philip L. Schwartz, Company C,
12lst Engineers, 1868 per cent; Sergt.
James H. Dienelt. Company F, l2lst
Engineers. 1880 per cent; Pvt. Will
liam S. Warner, Headquarters Detach-
ment. 29th Division. 1882 per cent,
and Corpl. Morris Wolfe, Headquar-
tiers Service Co, 121st Engineers, 65.13
per cent.
1t was said at the National Guard
headquarters here that it will not
be known until early next year
whether the District Guard will be
allotted another place. In the event
that any State fails to submit the
names Of candidates for their allot-
ment. then the vacancies are given
to other units who have candidates
ready. The local National Guard, on
several occasions, has been given more
than the one allotment. 1t was
pointed out that the unsuccessful
candidates should keep up their
studies, so that in the event the Dis
trict receives notice Of another ap-
pointment they will be ready to take
the regular entrance examination
Even the successful candidate here
will not know until after the Spring
entrance examinations whether he
will receive the appointment.
Crowded into small quarters at the
Sixth Street Armory of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia
scores of troops Of various units wit
messed the presentation to the 29th
Division. Military Police Company, the
trophy for having the best drill at
tendance Of the last armory drill
year, which closed with the beginning
of the last annual field encampment
The trophy, which was presented to
the local Guard by the District of
Columbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, has been won continu-
ously by the command to which it
was presented last week. The trophy
was donated in 1880.
Col. John w. Oehmann, acting COM
mander Of the local militia and COM
manding officer of the l2lst Regiment
of Engineers, had requested Comdr. N.
r. Golden of the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, to present the trophy, but that
official had prior engagements. and
he sent to represent him Capt. Harry
E. Shilling. who commanded Battery
A of the local militia Field Artillery
prior to the Wcrld War.
Capt. Shilling, in presenting the
trophy. highly complimented the or
ganization on winning the trophy. and
also on the fact that they had taken
it each year since 1t was donated
However, he said that he hoped the
competition would be made keener
and more difficult for them to win.
In accepting the trophy on behalf
Of the military police, Lieut.. M. r.
Reich said that he, too, trusted that
the competition would be stiffened
but that the military police were hope
full Of keeping it until all Of the space
on the front Of the trophy was filled
with the engravings showing that the
military police had always taken it.
Capt. Shilling also took occasion to
compare the attendance in the Guard
now with that prior to the World War
and said that it was even better in
the face of poor armory facilities
The assemblage showed the need OF
an armory with a large drill hall
where all Of the troops could be as
ssmbled not only for drills, but for
such ceremonies as that of presenting
the trophy. He said that the veterans
organization was whole-heartedly be-
hind the move to have a model armory
provided here, especially for the train
ing Of troops for field service.
Col Oehmann said that he appre-
ciated the support of the veterans
unit in the move to obtain improved
armory facilities here, and expressed
the hope that they would give their
COIltllUcu SuppOII ulltl4 Iuc dIHlOl
became a reality. He pointed out that
the matter of location of a building
now was before the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The new buildings being con-
structed on the Guard rifle range at
Camp Simms. Congress Heights, D
c.. are rapidly nearing completion. II
was said at the Guard headquarters
here, and are expected to be ready fol-
use about the first OF the new year
There will be a central heating plant
,, for the new buildings and it was said
that this had progressed far enough
to make q test prior to putting the
buildings into service.
Technical Sergt. Richard A. Laux-
man has been ordered promoted to
master sergeant In the Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division.
The following privates have been
ordered promoted to the grade OF
corporal In Battery c. 260th Coast
Artillery: Lawrence Robey, John A
Bartlett. Homer F. Weston and Anath
]. Bright.