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Foreign Wars, has been authorized
by brigade headquarters to use the
rife range at Camp Simms for
turkey shoots on December II and 18.
The Internal Revenue Pistol Club
has been granted authority to use
one Of the indoor galleries in the
Pennsylvania avenue armory on
Saturday evening Of each week.
The Field Artillery Reserve pistol
team has challenged the Guard team
to a pistol match. Maj, J. c. Jensen,
In charge Of rifle practice for the
local Guard, has asked that they
defer their challenge until spring,
when the local Guard would be glad
to have competition with them
on the open pistol ranges at Camp
Simms.
National Capital Rifle Club also
has been granted permission to use
one Of the Guards indoor galleries
on Saturday evenings.
In order that members Of the
Guard may have full information
on the trophies and medals which
1t Is possible for them to win through
service and various activities in the
militia, Brig. Gen. Cox has ordered
prepared a memorandum listing all
of the awards. Some Of these awards
date back to 1904 and, 1t was ex-
planned, there never has been pre-
pared a general summary of all that
are available.
In addition to the service medals
granted for various periods of service
in the Guard, there are numerous
pistol and rifle awards which 1t is
possible for both officers and men
to win.
Pvts. Herman D. Bailey and Ralph
o. Holcomb have been placed on the
inactive list Of Company B, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, because Of
business interference.
Pvt. Billy B. Pennington, Company
A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
and Pvt. Milton j. Fitzgerald, Com
pany B, same regiment, have been
restored to the active lists.
Pvt. Elmer l.. Rollins has been
placed on the inactive list of Com
pany A, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, because of business interfer-
ence.
Pvts. Ervine Saunders and William
I. wilkins have been returned to
the active list of Company A, 121st
Engineers.
The following have been placed
on the active lists: Pvt. Francis H.
Saunders. Headquarters Company
10Th Division; Pvt. Irving Krantz,
Company A, 121st Engineers, and
Pvt. Julian M. Johnson, Company
A, l04th Quartermaster Regiment.
Because of business interference
the following have been placed on
the inactive lists: Pvts. Clemens j.
Traver and Duane S. Groshart, 29th
Division Military Police Company;
Pvts. James F. Burrows and Harry
Cahill, Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers; Pvt.
Robert w. Abel, Company A, 121st
Engineers; Pvts. William w. LOU
rim and Raymond J. Brown. Head
quarters Detachment, 1st Battalion,
260th Coast Artillery, and Pvt. Cor
rell A. Couch, Battery F, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Pvt. George A. Leusing, Company
A, l2lst Engineers, has been honor
ably discharged because of removal
from the city. Pvt. Robert c. King
has been placed on the active list
Of Company E. 121st Engineers.
Promotions have been ordered in
Battery F, 260th Coast Artillery as
follows: Pvt. First Glass; Gordon B.
Smart, to be corporal; Pvt. (First
Class) Piatt Koch to be corporal and
Pvt. Lester E. Goldsmith to be
corporal.
In connection with the competi-
tions held annually for appointments
to the United States Military Acad-
emy from the enlisted ranks of the
Guard, the local militia has an
nounced that percentage of two
for each armory drill attended will
be allowed any candidate for the
appointment, and only those among
the last 48 drills OF the unit to count.
In addition the candidate will be re-
quired to qualify at a physical ex-
animation to be held at the Army
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