Evening star., 1937-09-26
DEMAND ON GUARD
DETAILS IS HEAVY
pnits Called Out to Serve
in Various Civilian
Celebrations.

Heavy demands have been made on
he services of the officers and men
bf the National Guard of the District
bf Columbia during recent weeks, but
III of the Guardsmen have responded
promptly to all requests for their
presence. The biggest detail was the
arge one sent to Antietam for the
ceremonies there, the local militiamen
erving as part of the Southern Army
nd their commander, Col. John W.
pehmann, serving as one of the
bouthern generals in the re-enact-
nent of this Civil War conflict
Members of the local guard we're
eminded last week that the limit is
approaching during which those IN
crested must apply for permission
o take the examinations for appoint
nent to the United States Military
Academy at West Point from the
guard must be filed. The preliminary
competitive examinations are to bc
held here shortly after the first of
kNONClllbCls DiI illOSC W dD-
ply have been reminded that they
must do so promptly as there is much
detail to be handled before they can
be certified to take the examination.
The guard rifle team has returned
from the national matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio, reporting that it had its
worst year in history, as wind was
bad.
While the team finished in forty
Fourth place, in competition with
l22 teams, it was not so far behind
he winner, according to the scores
deceived at headquarters. The Win
hing team had a score of 2,788 out of a
possible 5000, while the local team
scored 2,627. The scores of the in
Eividual team members we're an
bounced as follows, 500 being perfect:
Maj Just c. Jensen, team captain,
P72; Staff Sergt. Harry B. Parsons,
team coach, 281; Technical Sergt.
Raymond L. Taylor. 281 Sergt. HUI
bert l.. Cooke, 1854; Sergt. Milton
Kurland, 1853; Staff Sergt Philip c..
Geraci, 257; Second Lieut.. Henry NJ
Boudinot, 256; Staff Sergt. Ernest v.
Gonzales, 251; Corpl Edwin L. Stau-
bus. 252; Technical Sergt. Warren G..
Snyde, $50.
Col. Joseph K. Particle, who has
been serving here for the past two
years as adjutant general of the
Guard, has left for his new assign
q Rff1npy in Of No 81
Guard affairs in the 9th Army Corps
AREA, with headquarters at the Pre-
sidio of San Francisco, Calf.
Col. Charles A. Dravo has been
ordered here by the War Department
as the new adlutant general, but he
is not expected to arrive until about
October l. He has been on duty in
command of the 9th U. S. Infantry
et Fort Moultrie. During the interim
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt is acting
adjutant general.
The Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, one of the
newest units in the local Guard,
headed the list in attendance last
month, according to figures just made
public by headquarters. 1t had 100
per cent of its personnel present dur
ing each of the drills of the month.
The other units Of the Guard. in
their relative order, with percentages,
follow:
Headquarters Detachment, I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 9851;
Medical Department Detachment.
Special Troops, 29th Division, 97.4o:
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 96.87; 29th
Division Military Police Company,
$500; Headquarters and Service Com
pany. l2lst Engineers, 95.51; Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
1851; State Detachment, 1888;
Medical Department Detachment,
l2lst Engineers, 91.48; Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery, 1906; Company
A. l04th QuartermaSter Regiment,
$3.50; Headquarters Company, 29th
Division, 85.41; Company B, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, 8437; Medi-
cal Department Detachment, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 1898; Company A,
12lst Engineers, BOAT; Company B,
121st Engineers, 8016; Battery B,
26Oth Coast Artillery, 1859: Company
F, l2lst Engineers, 1881; Band, 121st
Engineers, 1888; Headquarters De-
tachnlent and Combat Train, 1st Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 1899;
Headquarters Battery, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1850; Battery E, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, 1928; Battery c, 26Oth Coast
Artillery 1928; Battery F, 26Oth Coast
Artillery $3.50; Company D, 121st
Engineers, 65.39; Company C, 121st
Engineers, 65.28; Company E, 121st
Engineers, 63.84.
Lieut.. Henry M. Boudinot has been
appointed recruiting officer for the
lo4th Quartermaster Regiment.
Pvt. Arthur D. Lachman has been
ordered honorably discharged from
company E, l2lst Engineers, because
Of removal from the city.
Pvt. Walton E. Shipley has been
ordered honorably discharged from
the Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 12lst Engineers, on his own
request
Because of business interference
with the performance of military duty
or temporary removal from the city.
the following have been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the inactive
lists OF their respective commands:
PVts. Harold V. Hull and Joseph
Wolfe, both of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
and Sergt. Harold L. Friend and Pvts.
Charles M. Merkle and Irinee p.
Almiranez of Company B, 121st En-
gineers.
Pvts. Horace H. Russell and Phillip
j. Montague, Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 12lst Engineers. and
Pvts. Joseph Caricchio, Arthur D.
Griffin and George M. Parrick, all of