Evening star., 1935-11-24
Guard Officers Consider
Armory Project Program
Plan for Getting Matter Before Congress
Being Studied by Col.
Oehmann
Oehnnann.

OF the exhibit will be submitted to
headquarters before tomorrow night.
One evening during the period of
the exposition vii be designated as
National Guard night. On that night
the 121st Engineers Band and search
lights Of the 260th Coast Artillery
will be presented. Commanding of
f1oers have been instructed to make
the necessary arrangements for par
ticipation.
A school Of instruction has been
organized for buglers Of the various
units. The following men of the 12lst
Engineers have been ordered to report
to the sergeant bugler for instruction
each Tuesday evening at ais O'Clock.
Company A, r. H. Adams and L. z.
Walker; Company B. George z. Chap
man and P. E. Porter; Company C,
j. W. Turner and r. M. Osborne;
Company D. G. Hicks and r. NJ. Bux.
baum; Company E. G. Angleman and
John Satteraeld; Company F, r.
Thomas and r. Moran; Headquarters
and Service Company, r. L. Laduc.
The Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, headed
the list of divisional troops in the mat
ter of attendance last month, accord.
ing to figures just promulgated by the
divisional headquarters here. It's per.
centage was 1895.
The other units with their per-
centages follow:
29th Division Signal Company, Vir-
ginia National Guard, 67.l2; Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
8706; 29th Division Military Police
Company, $500; 29th Division Tank
Company, 1857; D. C. Units, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 87.a7; Virginia
Units, Special Troops, S6.40; all units,
Special Troops, 29th Division. STA.
Capt. Just C. Jensen, Ordnance
Department. State staff, and q veteran
OF many years Of service in the local
Guard, has been ordered to appear
before an examining board at the
armory Tuesday night for examina.
ton for promotion to the grade of
major, Ordnance Corps. The beard is
headed by Col. Delmar S. Lenzner,
United States Coast Artillery.
Capt. Jensen has been q specialist
in ordnance and particularly target
practice during most Of the time he
has been in the militia. He is charged
with the duty of training the militia
in shooting, and also is in charge Of
the Guard rifle range at Camp SimmS,
Congress Heights, D. c. For many
years he has selected, trained and
captained the team which has rep
resented the Guard not only at the
national rife matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio, but at other matches with the
Regular Army, Marine Corps and the
midshipmen at the United States
Naval Academy. The high rating Of
the local teams has been attributed
to the training and instruction which
they have received under Capt Jen-
sen.
Master Sergt. Herbert ?. Mitchell,
ir, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
has been ordered to report TO an ex.
aiming board, of which Col. Delmar
S. Lenzner is president, at the armoEy
Tuesday night for examination for
appointment as a second lieutenant Of
Coast Artillery.
Five enlisted men of the 260th
Coast Artillery have been ordered be.
fore an examining board next Tues
day night for the purpose Of taking
examinations for promotion tc the
rank Of second lieutenant Of Coast
Artillery in the inactive National
Guard and the National Guard Of
the United States. Col Lenzner also
is president of this board.
The candidates are First Sergt
William G. Temper, Battery A; Sergt.
Charles P. Reichel. Battery A; Sergt.
Ted w. Lowrie, Battery E; Sergt.
Charles r. Haig, Battery E. and CorpL
John A. Bartlett, Battery C.
First Lieut.. Luther B. Hall, Com.
pany C, and Second Lieut.. James D.
Tanner, Company D, both of the 12lst
Engineers, have been instructed to in-
spect the small arms of the regimental
units. The inspection is to be COM
| pleted prior to December 8, and a
report made to headquarters as to
cleanliness and condition Of all small
arms and whether or not the unit
commanders are complying with or.
derS on the care and storage Of the
| firearms.
Lieut.. Hall VIII inspect Companies
D, z, F and Headquarters and Service
/ while Lieut.. Tanner has been deSig.
/ mated to visit Companies A, B and G.
| Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division, held its quarterly supper
Friday night.
Pvt. Winfield S. Chadwick. Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
having completed course of admin
istration with the detachment, has
received an appointment at San Juan.
| Puerto Rico.
Sergt. Mai. Charles L. Rust Head.
quarters, Special Troops, is conducting
class of instruction for candidates
for commissions in the Special Troops,
29th Division.
First Lieut. Merrill D. Reich, 29th
Division Military Police Company, has
Just completed two months leave dur.
ing which he travelled through .
great many Western States and Mex
leo. He has applied for assignment
to an inactive status.
PIE. o. SISTERHOOD