Evening star., 1937-12-26
INCREASE URGED .
: FOR WEST POINT
Guard to Seek More Appoint.
mentS to U. S. Military
Academy.

ments to U. S. Military
Academy.
Plans are being formulated by
National Guard officers to present to
the approaching regular session Of
Congress a proposal that the number
OF appointments each year to the
United States Military Academy at
West Point from the ranks Of the
militia be increased from Is to so.
At the same time the local officers
are making every effort to interest
young men Of the city to enter the
Guard and to enter the competitions
which are held annually for the ap-
pointments. A number of former en-
listed men Of the local militia are now
officers in the Regular Army, having
received their appointments as result
of passage of the examinations.
Those interested in getting the num-
ber of appointments to the academy
from the militia increased point out
that with the size of the Guard
having been increased greatly dur
ing the past two years, the number
allowed from the ranks to enter West
Point is very small. The War De-
partment makes an allotment each
year in proportion to the number of
troops in each area. So far the local
militia has been fortunate enough to
get at least one appointment a year,
hllf n pnIl1d all couoroJ Nm,
casions the Guard here has been able
to get two appointments This was
due to the fact States which were
unable to fill their quota had it turned
over to the Guard which had avail
able men.
Pvt. Joseph ]. Weatherly, jr., has
been promoted to corporal in the
Headquarters Detachment, I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery. Second
1t. Norwood S. Sothoron, Battery F.
260th Coast Artillery, has been trans
ferred to the inactive list and assigned
to the war-strength vacancy in Bat
terry G, 260th Coast Artillery. Second
1t. Harry Gaberman, Company D,
12lst Engineers, has been placed on
the inactive list and assigned to the
war-strength vacancy in Company c,
12lst Engineers.
Col. Shepard L. Pike. senior instruc-
tor of the Army assigned to the local
Guard; 1t. Col. D. S. Lenzner, Coast
Artillery instructor, and Capt. E. H.
Walter, instructor assigned to the 121st
Engineers, all Of the Regular Army,
have been named assistant chairmen
for the District OF Columbia and VII
cinity in the procurement of young
men for the Citizens Military Train
ing Corps camps for next year. This
duty is in addition to their regular
duty is in addition to their regular.
struction and training of the local
Guard.
Orders were issued last week as
signing one officer of the local Guard
to one of the Regular Army service
schools. Capt. John T. ONeill, Head
quarters, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, has been issued orders directing
him to proceed to the Quartermaster
School, Philadelphia, Pa, on January
is as student for the National Guard
and Reserve officers course, tactical
which is scheduled to begin on jan
uary II. The course is to end or
March IS, when the officer, upon being.
relieved from duty at the school, vii.
return to WASHINGTON,
The Medical Department Detach
ment, Special Troops, goth Divisiol
went to the top Of the attendance lis
of the local Guard last month wit
the perfect score Of 100. The 29th Di-
vision Military Police Unit. which wo
the Veterans of Foreign Wars attend
ance trophy each year since it was pu
in competition, dropped into thir
place.
The percentages OF attendance
the various units, in their relative Or
der, follow: Headquarters Detachment.
Special Troops. 10Th Division, 97.5O:
29th Division Military Police Company.
1878; Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division. 94.59; Headquarters Com
pany, 29th Division. 934l; Band, 12lst
Engineers, 90.36; State Detachment,
5000; Company A, 372d Infantry, j,
87.02; Headquarters and Service Com
pany. 12lst Engineers, 1888; Company
A. 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
85.77; Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment. 1887; Medi-
cal Department Detachment, l2lst
Engineers, 1895; Company B, 121st
Engineers, 82.38; Company B. 1o4th
Quartermaster Regiment. 1925; Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery, 1928:
Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 76.47:
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 74.38:
Medical Department Detachment.
260th Coast Artillery, TABS; Battery
D, 26Oth Coast Artillery, 1850; Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 1st Battalion. 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery, 1907; Company D, 12lst Engi-
neers. 1898; Company F. 12lst Engi-
neers, $3.50; Battery F. 260th Coast
Artillery, 69.58: Company A, l2lst
Engineers, 67.20; Battery c, 26oth
Cost Artillery, 66.26; Company E,
12lst Engineers, 6566: Company c,
12lst Engineers, 6558: Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, 6413.
Among the larger groups the Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division, headed the
list with score of 1925. The other
units follow: Company A. 372d In
fantry, 8702; 1st Battalion, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment. 7843: l2lst
Regiment of Engineers. 1853, and
260th Coast Artillery, 67.91.
Pvt. George P. Delaney has been
promoted to sergeant in the Medical
Department Detachment, 121st Engi-
neers.
Examinations for gunners' rating in
the 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, will be held beginning January
25.
Corpl. Kenneth r. Ross. Battery F,
260th Coast Artillery, has been dis
charged from the Guard because Of
disability not incurred while