Evening star., 1937-04-25
GUARD ON PARADE
is HIGHLY PRAISED
Veterans Adjutant Tells Of
Comment Of Regular
Army Officers.

comment OF Regular
Army Officers.
A tribute to the training and ef-
tciency Of the members of the Na.
tional Guard Of the District Of Co.
lumbia was paid in a letter sent to
headquarters last week by Maj. Edwin
s. Bethlehem, jr., adjutant general,
Military Order Of the World War,
commenting on the appearance Of the
local citizen soldiers in the Army day
parade.
Maj. Bettelheim wrote that he sat
on the reviewing stand with the chief
OF stan Of the commanding general
Of the Sd Army Corps Area and other
members Of the stan, and said THE
expressions made by those gentlemen
- your units passed, in comparing
them with the Regular Army troops,
were certainly . tribute to training
and efficiency OF the officers and en-
listed men Of the Guard. I am sure
your command should feel Justly proud
OF this tribute and would be glad to
hear it.
THE Military Order Of the World
War takes this occasion Of expressing
its appreciation for the fine CO.
operation extended by you and the
members of the Guard"
The Divisional Quartermaster
Platoon Of the Headquarters Com
pany, 104th Quartermaster Regiment
won the honors last month in at
tendance at drills, ending with 100
per cent.
The other units, with their per-
centages, follow:
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops. 29th Division, 98.70:
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divis-
ion. 97s3; Headquarters Company,
2sth Division. 97.61; Headquarters De-
tachment. Special Troops, 29th Divis-
ion, 97.50; Headquarters and Service
Company. l2lst Engineers, s743; 29th
Division Military Police Company,
1888; State Detachment, 90 90; Band,
12lst Engineers. s785; Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, $3.50;
Company B, l21st Engineers, 84.44;
Headquarters Detachment, ID Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 8314;
Medical Department Detachment,
2eoth Coast Artillery. so76; Company
D, l2lst Engineers, 1928: Medical
Department Detachment, l2lst En-
gineers, 1894; Company A, l2lst En-
gineers, TAO; Battery c, 2eoth Coast
Artillery, 1852; Company c, 121st
Engineers, 7643; Battery B, 2soth
Coast Artillery, 74.52; Company r,
12lst Engineers, 1888; Battery A.
26oth Coast Artillery, 7O15; Company
E. 12lst Engineers, 6e.7o; Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train. 260th Coast Artillery, 67.44;
Battery E. 26oth Coast Artillery.
67.2s; Battery F. 2eoth Coast Artil-
lery, 6064.
In the larger units, the Special
Troops, 29th Division, headed the list
with an attendance OF 97.5l, the
others following: 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, $3.50; Company A, 372d
Infantry, 1898; l21st Engineers, 80.4e,
and 26oth Coast Artillery. 72.55.
Maj. William T. Roy, commanding
the Special Troops. 29th Division, was
the honor guest at 4 party held by
Headquarters Company In celebration
of the winning by the 29th Division
Military Police Company of an at
tendance contest in competition with
the host company.
The leave Of absence granted Capt.
Hugh Everett, r., has been extended
until June l.
Dates on which the units Of the
260th Coast Artillery will conduct
their pistol practice on the rife range
at Camp Simms, Congress Heights.
D. c., are as follows:
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, June 13 and TO-
Battery A, May l6 and %; Battery
B, May 2 and g; Battery C. April Is.
May 2 and .: Headquarters Detach-
ment, I'd Battalion, June 20 and 27:
Battery E, May Is; Battery F. June 6,
Is, 20 and 81; Headquarters Battery,
June 20 and 81.
Pvt. First Class George A. Shaw
and Pvt. Richard c. Leslie, on &C.
count Of business interference with
the performance Of military duty, have
been transferred from the active to
the inactive list Of the Headquarters
Detachment, I'd Battalion, 2soth
Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Hubert B. Ford has been trans-
ferred from the Headquarters Com
pany, 29th Division, to the Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops
Pvts. Stanley J. Barnes and William
s. Ewing have been transferred from
the Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, to the Head
quarters Detachement, same division,
For the purpose Of preparing for
membership in the proposed new band
to be organized in the 260th Regiment
OF Coast Artillery, the following have
been ordered to attend a band school
to be conducted every Monday night:
Jack r. Kurz, G. v. Davis, William G.
Fort, William c. Hanson, Wilbur
Yocum. Joseph Berst, Correll A..
Couch, Harry Neumann and Frank
Wollner.
Promotions have been ordered in
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, as
follows: Corpl. Lansing A. Peele to be
sergeant and Pvts. First Class Kera
Kimbleton and Richard r. Meyer to
be corporak.
Pvt Charles s. Kilcourse has been
transferred from the Headquarters
Company. 29th Division, to the Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division.
Promotions in Company D, 12lst
Engineers, are: Corpl. James w. Condit,
to be sergeant, and Pvt. First Glass;
William G. Watts, to be corporal.
The following have been transferred
from active to the inactive list Of
Company c, 121st Engineers, on ac-
count Of business interference; Pvts
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