Evening star., 1935-07-21
Militia Officials May Try
Again for. Armory Fund
Subject Expected to Be Given Consideration
When Estimates for Next Fiscal Year
Are Prepared.

Practice, a competition Will be held
at the National Guard rife range at
Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D.
c., next Saturday afternoon, begin
ming at l O'Clock, for the purpose Of
selecting a civilian rife team to repre-
sent the District of Columbia at the
national matches to be held at Camp
Perry, Ohio, from September TO 10.
Travel and subsistence allowances will
be paid competitors attending these
matches.
The team will consist of one team
captain, ten members and two alter
mates. The competition will consist
Of 10 shots at 200 yards standing, with
no sighting shots; 10 shots, rapid fire,
200 yards, standing to sitting, with
| limit of one minute per string; 10
shots, at 800 yards, rapid fire. stand
ing to prone, one minute per string.
Immediately following the competi-
ton, the thirteen high competitors will
meet at Camp Simms and select the
team captain. Capt. J. c. Jensen,
Ordnance Department of the Guard,
has been designated as executive Of
f1cer Of the competition.
I Praise for the work of the National
/ Guard in connection with the July
festivities at the Washington Monu-
ment was contained in a letter which
Col. Oehmann addressed to Mai. Ralph
! S. Childs. battalion commander. of
the 12lst Regiment of Engineers.
THE detachment of the 12lst En-
| gineers under your command, which
| performed duty on the evening of
July 4, in connection with Washing
tons patriotic celebration of that
| day" says the letter, was a distinct
credit to the District of Columbia
National Guard and indispensable to
| the committee and TO the celebration.
Mr.. c. Melvin Sharpe, chairman
Of the general committee, has ex-
pressed to me his appreciation for the
assistance rendered by yourself and
those under your command and has
/ stated that the assistance of per-
sonnel under your command made
| possible financial success of the occo-
sion to a greater degree than at any
time heretofore The tactful and
courteous handling Of all situations
which arose caused favorable COM
/ ment throughout the audience.
/ You are personally commended for
| your actions in command of this de-
tachment and for the organization
/ of those under your command so as
TO achieve the results attained.
"A copy of this communication will
be filed with your efficiency report"
| A similar letter also was addressed
to Maj. William T. Roy, commanding
the Special Troops, 29th Division.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive to the
active list Of Company E, 121st En-
/ gineers:
PvtS. Frederick J. Dameron. Ralph
E. Egan, Robert E. Eveler, William
E. Fowler, Martin A. Gleason and
Joseph L. Grant, jr.
! Pvt. James H. LIE Fevre. inactive list,
Company ?. 121st Engineers, has
been ordered honorably discharged to
permit him to enlist in the United
States Army.
Master Sergt. Marshall s. Gleason,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision, has been ordered transferred
to the inactive list Of that unit in
the same grade, on account of business
interference with the performance of
military duty.
Pvt. First Glass; Claude L. Brooks
has been ordered transferred from
the active to the inactive list of
the 29th Division Military Police Com
! pany because of business interference
with the performance of military
/ duty.
On account of temporary removal
| from the city, Pvt Richard A. New
man, 29th Military Police Company,
has been ordered transferred from the
active TO the inactive list.
The following members of the 29th
Division Military Police Company
have been ordered transferred from
the inactive to the active list:
| Pvts. Lloyd S. Poole, Paul Stokes,
Raymond I. Hammer and James c.
| Miller.