Evening star., 1939-08-27

and if it cannot be found, survey
boards will be appointed to handle
the matter.
1t is expected that camp memories
will be brought back to the members
OF the units for some weeks to come,
because it is planned on each drill
night to have the men scrub some
OF their equipment, including blan-
kets and uniforms. For this purpose
special stands have been erected at
various places in the armory where
this can be carried out with dis
patch. A limited number will be
done on each drill night until the
whole task is completed.
The local Guard has been in
formed by the adjutant general of
the Army that it is to have another
candidate for West Point to enter
the class which will be formed July
l, 1910. The selection, which will be
from enlisted men, is to be competi-
tive examination, and brigade head
quarters announced last week that
the Civil Service Commission will
conduct an examination for it at 9
o'clock on October 7. The candidate
must be designated not later than
November Is.
Any enlisted man of the Guard be-
tween the ages of 19 and 81 years,
who will have completed one year
of service in the Guard by July l.,
next, is eligible to take the examina-
ton. The examination consists of
several parts, and takes in the edu-
cational examination which will be
conducted by the Civil Service Com
mission, as we'll as drill attendance,
length of service in the Guard, at
tendance at field training camp,
length of residence in the District
of Columbia.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local Guard, is desir-
GUS of having a large number of
enlisted men take the competitive
tests. He expressed the hope that
all enlisted men who feel that they
are qualified to take the examina-
tions, will make application for the
coveted appointment.
The eyes of all members of the
Guard interested in competitive
rife shooting are turned toward
Camp Perry, Ohio, where the rifle
team last week was in attendance
at the Small Arms Firing School.
The team, which is headed by Mai.
Just c. Jensen, in charge of rifle
practice in the local militia, left the
field training camp and went direct
to Camp Perry. The team is to par
ticipate in the matches of the Ma
tional Rifle Association and also
the national matches which are con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Regular Army.
Members of the local Guard are
awaiting with some interest a report
Of Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord of
Maryland, commander of the 29th
National Guard Division, which in
cludes the militia units of this city,
the States of Maryland and Virginia,
part of the troops in Pennsylvania,
on the results of the recent maneu-
vers. While the Regular Army UNI
pireS made the decisions of the
various maneuvers and engagements,
the local members are interesting in
getting the viewpoint of the division
commander to determine whether
there are any steps to be taken to
correct deficiencies which may have
found during the mobilization and
concentration as we'll as the return
movements of the troops to their
home stations.
Sergt. John F. Ellis. Battery D,
260th Coast Artillery, has been hon.
orably discharged to permit him to
! accept promotion by commission. He
has been appointed a second heuten-
ant of coast artillery and has been
assigned to Battery A for duty. Pvt
James G.. Small, Battery B. same
regiment, also has been honorably
discharged for the same reason.
He has been assigned to Battery F.
Staff Sergt. John G.. Ciary, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers. has been transferred to
| the inactive list in the grade of
private because of business inter-
ference with the performance of
military duty.