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Two of the 10 enlisted men Of the
District National Guard who par.
ticipated in the competition for ap.
pointment to the United States
Military Academy have been ordered
to take the physical examination.
The marks of the two men are very
close, and for that reason they have
been ordered for the tests to deter
mine which shall represent the local
Guard in the national competition.
Selection Of the high man at this
time does not necessarily mean that
he will obtain one of the appoint
ments. He must take the entrance
examinations next spring. when the
highest men will be selected regard
less Of what section of the country
they come from.
Those who have been ordered up
for the physical tests are Pvt. M.
w. Calnan of Battery F, 260th Coast
Artillery, who resides at 3712 Thirty
nth street NV. and Pvt. First
Class Mitchell Goldenthal. Head
quarters Detachment, 10Th Division,
whose address was given as 1113 I
street NV. The mark attained by
the former as result of all tests
prior to the physical was announced
at brigade headquarters at 9281 and
for the latter 9027.
The others who participated in the
tests we're made public as follows: =.
w. Saul, Company C, 121st Engi.
neers; J. G. White, Company A,
Engineers; c. C. Raulin, jr., Com
pany F, Engineers; r. N. Conlyn,
Company c, Engineers: w. G. Wall
ker, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, Engineers; G.. S. Blanchard,
Battery D, 260th Coast Artillery, and
D. McCallum and N L. Botsford,
both of Company E, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Four officers of the local militia
brigade have made application for
permission to attend the Command
and Staff School of the Sd Army
Corps Area to be held at Fort George
G. Meade from January IS to %.
They are 1t. Col Peyton G. Nevitt,
assistant adjutant general; Capt.
Hugh Everett, jr, of the State Staff;
Capt Robert j. Martin. plans and
training officer of the 26Oth Coast
Artillery, and First 1t. Herbert F.
Mitchell. plans and training officer
of the 1st Battalion, 26Oth Coast
Artillery.
Brig. Gen. Albert Cox was a guest
speaker at the annual reunion of the
Veterans of the First District of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry, the
militia organization which partici-
pated in the Spanish american War.
The reunion marked the 40th anni-
versary of the muster-out of the
organization.
Col. William S. Hodges, former
judge advocate of the local militia
and president of the veteran unit,
called at headquarters prior to the
reunion for the purpose of examin-
ing the colors which were carried
while the unit was in Federal service.
They are retained at Guard head
quarters. but it was found that they
were in such flimsy condition that
it was not deemed wise to move
them. Guard of11cials are consider
ing suggestion that they be consid-
cred for treatment as have some of
the famous flags of the United
States for preservation purposes, by
having them covered with net to
prevent the silk from deteriorating
further.
The quarters of the 1st Battalion.
372d Infantry, are being thoroughly
renovated, 1t was announced at
brigade headquarters. The Boys
Club of the Police Department. 1t
was said, has acquired the building
at Twelfth and U streets NV. liz
which this unit is quartered, and is
providing the troops with new lock-
ers. and the board partitions in the
Quarters are being replaced with tile.
Concrete floors are supplanting
wooden floors in the basement.
Two units of the local militia took
top place in the monthly drill COM
petition, each having 100 per cent
attendance, according to figures
promulgated by brigade head
quarters They are the Headquarters
Company, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, and the Medical Depart
ment Detachment. Special Troops,
goth Division. The other units, with
their percentages, follow in their
relative order:
Headquarters Detachment. Special
Troops, 29th Division, 96.87; 29th
Division Military Police Company,
9677; Headquarters Company, 29th
Division, 96.72: Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division. $500;
Headquarters Detachment. I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 94.13;
State Detachment, 9375; Company
A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment.
81 48; Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, 90.62;
Company A, 121st Engineers, SO 80;
Company B, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, 1918; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 121st Engineers,
8785; band. l21st Engineers, s742:
Company A, 372d Infantry. 1896;
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
8&A1; Battery D, 26Oth Coast Artil-
lery, 1888; Battery B. 260th Coast
Artillery, 1898; Headquarters De-
tachment, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, 80.59; Battery E, 26oth
Coast Artillery, 1926; Company c.
121st Engineers, 1888; Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery, 7768: Battery
F, 260th Coast Artillery, 1879; Com
pany B, 121st Engineers, 75.72: Com
pany ., l21st Engineers, 71.19; Com
pany F. 12lst Engineers. 71.08; Com
pany E. 121st Engineers, 69.70, and
Medical Department Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 67.50.
Among the larger groups, the Spe-
cial Troops, 10Th Division, headed
the list with a percentage of 94.67.
The others. in order. follow: LIST Bat.
talon, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, 1892; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 1856; 260th Coast Artillery,
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