Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

the ROAD, as IN the past, except tHdt
organizations moving to and from
camp by these methods will be author
lied Is days. where the distances from
home stations to camp are in excess OF
400 miles, and II days where the dis
tances are in excess Of 600 miles,
the distances being measured over the
nearest available motor roads.
In connection with the camp an
nouncement 1t was pointed out that
the attendance of commissioned ON
GERS and enlisted members of the in
active National Guard at field train
ing camps will be authorized by the
National Guard Bureau only as re-
placements of active personnel who
are unable to attend, and even then
special authority must be obtained
from the bureau.
The annual efficiency reports Of all
commissioned officers of the Guard
have been completed and, after re-
view in the headquarters, are to be
sent to the War Department.
The Secretary of War has directed
that distinguished marksmans
badge be awarded Sergt Walter E.
Jessup, Company A, l2lst Engineers,
of the local Guard. Sergt Jessup is
designated a distinguished marksman
for the year 1885. His credits for the
honor are Bronze medal, national
rifle team 1881, firing member Of the
D. c. N G. rifle team; Army badge,
Infantry. principal, D. c. N. G. rifle
team, national rifle team match, 1881;
Army team badges, Infantry, alternate,
D. C. N G rifle team, national rifle
team match, 1885.
The Headquarters Detachment. Spe-
cial Troops. goth Division, headed the
list of divisional units in attendance
during the month of December, &C
cording to figures just announced at
division headquarters here. It's per-
centage was 96.29. The other units, in
their respective order, with percent
ages, follow
Twenty ninth Signal Company, Vir-
ginia, GOAL; 10Th Division Military
Police Company, D. c. Guard. 5000;
goth Division Tank Company, Virginia
Guard, 1916; Headquarters Detach-
ment. goth Division, D. c. N. G.,
$500: Virginia units, Special Troops,
29th Division, 1924; D. C. units,
Special Trops, goth Division, 99.7l.
All units reported an attendance per-
centage of 1897.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive to the
active lists of their respective units:
Pvt. Charles j. Dulin, Headquar-
tiers and Service Company. l2lst En-
gineers; Pvts. David Epstein and Will
liam H. Paris. goth Division Mill
tary Police Company.
Because of business or educational
interference with the performance of
military duties, or temporary removal
from the city, the following have
been ordered transferred from the
active to the inactive lists of their
respective units:
Pvt. first class, Kenneth A. Ford,
Vel . DCSdCAAA1ClAty 6OOAI 14NA-
sion; Pvts James A. Primer and
Charles H. Harrison, 10th Division
Military Police Company: Pvt. Ar
thur T. Mcbride, Quartermaster de-
partment, State staff; Pvts. Joseph P.
Barry and Joseph A. Denman. Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers.
Pvt. Walter E. Finnegan, inactive
National Guard, has been ordered
transferred to the active list of the
Headquarters and Service Company,
121st Engineers.
Pvt Domonic Forte, Company D,
121st Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged because of re-
moval from the city.
Pvts. Donald w. Barnard. Paul F.
Potter, Walter w. Whitsell, Andy D.
Flores, jr., and Andrew A. Ploson have
been ordered honorably discharged as
members of Company d. 121st En-
gineers, because of removal from the
city.
Second Lieut.. Donald A. Falk, Com
pany F. 12lst Engineers, was ordered
before an examination board, headed
by Lieut.. Col. Delmar S. Lenzner, U.
S. Coast Artillery Corps, last week for
examination for certificate of eligi-
bility for commission as second lieu
tant of Infantry.
Col. Rowan P. Lemley, U. S. In
fantry; Maj. David L. Hooper. U. S.
Corps of Engineers, and Lieut.. Col
Delmar S. Lenzner, U. S. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, have been assigned as
assistant chairmen in connection
with the procurement of men for the
Citizens Military Training Corps dur
ing the ensuing Summer.
Officials of the local armory are
awaiting ALLEGATION of funds for the
purpose of doing some improvement
and renovation work in the local
armory at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. 1t is expected that the
building will be painted and repairs
made to the roof, which l. SO leaky
that during heavy transforms tar
paulins have to be hauled over the
expensive field equipment which is
stored there.