Evening star., 1939-04-16

picking the best ridemen In the
District National Guard for the ma
tional matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio, the latter part Of the year,
and to meet any other challenges
that might be received either from
teams OF the regular military and
naval establishments or units OF the
militia In this vicinity.
Capt. Just g. Jensen, Ordnance
Department, Is to captain the team.
He has issued instruction that all
men desiring to compete for the
team should assemble at the indoor
rifle gallery at the armory April 81,
when plans Will be made for holding
. series Of tryouts. These will take
some time and will include actual
distance firing with the service rifle
on the range Of the Guard ut Camp
simms, Congress Heights, D. @.
It Is expected that the ceremonies
incident to the presentation of
trophies and medals to members of
the Guard this spring will be one
OF the largest in the history Of the
organization. An unusually large
number Of applications for service
medals are being received, against
which the records Of the men are
being checked.
Capt. Edward H. Walter, U. S. A.,
instructor Of the Guard, has been
designated by the War Department
to make a special inspection of the
new units of the 104th Quartermas-
ter Regiment, In connection with
their approval for Federal recogni-
ton. They are the Headquarters
Company and the Medical Depart
ment Detachment.
Capt. Walter S. knight, COM
manding Company E, l21st Engi-
neers, has submitted his resignation
with the request that 1t be accepted
to take effect on May !. It was said
at brigade headquarters that Capt.
knight had been Ill for some time,
during which the company has been
in charge Of Second 1t. Ellis Martin,
the unit having no first lieutenant
assigned to 1t at this time. Capt.
knight was commissioned in his
present rank on October !. 1881.
Two officers Of the local engineer
regiment have received orders to
report at Fort Belvoir, Va, the
Army Engineer School headquarters
today to assignment to the school
as students with the class COM
mencing tomorrow. The course Is
scheduled to run until June 16. They
are First 1t. Edward o. Hamilton,
Company D, and First 1t. Luther
Bryan Hall, Headquarters and
Service Company.
Pvt. Victor A. Howard has been
promoted to technical sergeant in
the Headquarter Detachment, Goth
Division. Pvt. James A. Munro has
been promoted to corporal in Com
pany F.. 12lst Engineers. Sergt. Ed
ward B. johnson. Battery H, has
been transferred to Battery e, 260th
Coast Artillery.
The following promotions have
been announced in Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery: Pvt. (First Class
John B. Harvey and Pvts. George
w. Boozer, jr., and Samual H. Mu-
sick. jr., to be corporals.
Pvt. First Class Lloyd H. Suit,
Medical Department Detachment.
Special Troops, 29th Division, has
been honorably discharged because
Of removal from the city.
Pvt. Charles j. Rossle, Company
A, 121st Engineers. has been re-
turned to the active list.
The following have been placed
on the inactive lists because of
business interference: Pvt. r. Noel
Relihan. Headquarters Company,
29th Division: Pvt. Bernard j. Cur
ley. 18th Division, Military Police
Company, and Pvt. Charles w.
Cairne, Company A, l21st Engineers.
Pvt. Paul w. Bryan, Company B,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, has
been placed on the inactive list be-
cause of temporary removal from
the city. Pvt. Langdon F. McNinch,
Headquarters Company. 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment, has been re-
turned to the active list and as
signed to Company B, same regi-
ment. for duty. First 1t. Park F.
Anderson, Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery, has been placed on the
inactive list and transferred to a
war strength vacancy in the I'd Bat