Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1925, Page 47

First Lieut. Just (. Jensen, Engineer Corps, National Guard of the District of Columbia, has been ordered up for examination' for promotion to grade of captain in the ordnance department of the local guard. He has been directed ) appear Decem- her 15 before a hoard of officers composed of N Louis C. Brinton, ir. U. S. A., chief instructor of the 'd, presi- . Horace inspector general, and Maj. George J. Allen, commanding the Medical Detach- ment of the 121st Regiment of En- neers. When Lieut. Jensen is transferred to the ordnance department of the militia it will leave another vacancy in the commissioned personnel of the 121st Regiment of Engineers and it is expected that ex- aminations will be held soon to fill this and other vacancies. A board of examination already has been ap- pointed to examine applicants cominissions for the pur taining a list of eligible »m which selections will made for further examination as vacancies occur in the grade of second licutenant. Lieut. Jensen is captain of the tional Guard ri direction it ha ings in the v the ranges in wh particularly at the sociation matches Ohio, where it shot against the exp: teams of the regular service. The transfer of this officer to the ordnanc department will relieve him of engineer duties and give him more ime in which to work for the rifle practice of the local guard. He is an expert in ordnance and rifle shoot- and has been a member of the militia for a number ¢ during which he served on pi v every rifle team until he reached the detail of captain of it The h Dulin, deut. 4. C. denen. be de excellent show- ous competitions on ‘h it has engaged, tional Rifle As. Camp Perry, es which the mem- Lers of the local outfit have made at their record practice on the local range at_Camp Simms, Cong Heights, D. C., is his efficient work toward this end Change of the 260th Coast Artillery from a harbor defense unit to an anti-aircraft unit, ready to defend the Capital Cit airplane attack in the ever clash with a for cign power, been 1o the local guard by \ Coe, chief of Coast proposition has the support of Maj. commanding the local but it is understood that at headquarters of the guard oppose the change for various rea- sons, among them bheing the possi- bility that it may strength should the War Department fall to make provision for such a large unit as an anti-aircraft force he present Coast Artillery of the District is assigned, under the War Department general mobilization plan of 1924, to the harbor defenses of the Potomac, but these defenses, it is pointed out. are listed for abandon- ment.On the list of changes to the War Department’s 1924 n plan, as proposed by the Coast Artil lery office of the department, it was recommended that the local regiment be assigned to the harbor defenses of the Chesapeake Bay. 1f this change is made, it is said, the additional per sonnel required to man the armament in the harbor defenses of the Chesa- peake Bay can be met b reasing The firing batteries of the 6224 Coast Artillery from seven to twelve. 1t particularly appropriate, cording to Gen. Coe, that a National Guard anti-aircraft regiment should be allotted to the In case of hostilities with any for power there would be an demand for protection against a pos sible air raid on the National Capital hence the importance of providing now the nucleus for the antiaircraft defense, In the reorganization of the regl- .ment it was recommended that for *the present the regiment c headquarters, headquarter and combat train and two battalions the first battalion to consist of one searchlight battery-and iwo gun bat- teries and the second battalion to con- | sist of two Five firing ters batt Gen. Coe v ng officer of the mbia Artillery has adv coneurs in the recon ndations and states that he is confident t he can vomplete the organization. At the present time only two batteries of ar tillery have been Federally cnized As” a basis for the that the transfer of the local Ci Artillery from a coast battery to an anti-ai unit, officials of the gua'd point out that the onal Guard of the United States not vet 0,000 strong, whereas the Militla Bureau's allot ments of militia war strength L 435,000. Even on the latter basis, the 1ard for the country as a whole ha three regiments of anti-aircraft troops in ‘excess of the allowance. machine-gun batteri atteries and a headqus now are authorized. the comma idney Morgan relinqui: s command of the Headquarter ny of the 121st Regi- s Tuesday and re- en. Anton Stephan, local guard and the tional Guard Divi: des-de. ap. Thi: Headguarters and Service Com command of the next senior Lleut. Godwin P’. Dunn One of the duties of Capt. Morgan as aid to Gen. Stephan will be to handle the publicity for the guard as a whole during the armory training period, but, of course, during periods of active service in the fleld he will perfornt his duties as aid. Ile is one of the popular officers of the guard, 4one of the rifle-shooting enthusfasts and most popular in the unit, and his of to ment ported any in officer, comrades express themselves as much | pleased over assignment His trar to the divisional staff leaves a vacancy in the ngineer Corps, which is to be filled by exami nation. Tt is not known yet who will he the new commanding officer of the Headquarters and Service Company. It is possible that Lieut. Dunn may be assigned to it. or it may be filled by transfer of any of the captains of the line companies of the regiment. First Lieut. Robert G. MacCartee, adjutant of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, and First Lieut. Godwin P. Dunn, in_command of the Headquar- % ters ana Service Company, have been ordered to appear before an examina- tion board tomorrow to determine their qualifications for promotion to the grade of captain in the Engineer Corps._The board will consist of Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the Iingineer Regiment: Capt. Clay Ander- son, U. S. Army Engineer Corps, in- structor of the local engineers, and Maj. George J ment, 121st Engineers, When Lieut. MacCartee is promoted lLie probably will be relieved as regi mental adjutant, as that detail usually calls for a first lieutenant. There was 2 plan on foot several weeks ago, it was known, to detail Lieut. C. Earl Smithson, adju- tant of the 2nd Battalion, to the posi- tion, but the change has not yet been made, probably awaiting the results )f the examination of this officer. his obtaining the new & Units of the local guard are finding it difficult to reach the head of the list of organizations in percentage of at- tendance at weekly drills, the band of the 121st Engineers having held that place for 13 consecutive weeks. Every the | his | aid to be due to | lose some of its | bilization | ; | Raymond immediate | Allen. Medical Detach- | elieve that officer and | effort has been made by the various units to bring up their percentages in an effort to replace the band in top | place, which it has held now for a| record length of time, but so far they | | have been of no avail. | The band this week has a percent- of 68.57, and the other organizations, | In the order of their standing and the percentages, follow: Compan; | Engineers, 58.06; Medical Detachment, i Company F, | Headquarters and e Company, 35.71; Company D, 121st Engineers, 133; 29th Military Police Company, Infantry, 27.08, and Company E, Engineers, 2 National ransferred ive guard 1215t with an ord Corpl._ Lincoln S. Jones Guard Reserve, has been from that branch to the ac and assigned to Compan gineers, in accordance just fssued. He was transferred to ithe Reserve Corps « because | of the fact that he also holds a_com: mission as_second lieutenant in the Ingineer Reserve Corps, but the War Department would not per- mit him to take an active period of field training unde his com- mission as long as he was an active { member of the Guard. Upon his origi- nal transfer he was sent to Fort Hum- phreys for a per| ning, and then the questio; ¢ of the original transfer came up and he wa then returned to active duty with th Guard. | Corpl. Salvador H. Petrone has been | ordered honorably discharged as a | member of Company B, Engi- neers, on account of his removal from | the District of Columbfa. Pvt. L. V Erowning, Battery B. 260th Coast A tillery, has been ordered honorably discharged because of his removal from the District of Columbia, and Pvt. R. J. Fullam of the same unit | Las been ordered honorably discharged | | because of “educational interference.” | Louis C. Brinton, Coast Artillery, senior instruc- | 1 Guard, has returned to | e of absence, as has | M. Brett, U. S. A..| t general of the Di: | Col Army | tor of the loc: | duty after a | also Col. Lloy retired, adju trict of Columbia Militia. | The Medical Detachment of the| '121.« Regiment of Engineers has an-| nounced that it has completed the or- | | ganization of its basket ball team and | |1s ready for competition with teams either in or out of the Guard. ir. 0, | | . The non-commissioned personnel of | |the 23th M >olice Company are | | planning a dance to be given at the | City Club during the holiday season, according to an_announcement of | Lieut. Raymond M. Peak, command | ing this Infantry unit. Sergt. Guy T. Bolton is in general charge of the ar- | rangements. He has with him on the | | committee Sersts. J. F. Colbert, H. W Miller and Carl King. | Lieut. Peak also | his organization has | formation _of announces that | completed the its bowling team and veady for games. He urges that other units of the guard organize | such teams, with the view to the for- mation of National Gurad bowling | | league. He also says that the basket all team, captained by Pvt. Thomas Hudson. has had its third tryout | is ready for competition with | teams in and out of the Guard. The following men enlisted in the th Military Police Company during | the weelk: Robert L. White, Ralph | A, Cusick and Danlel Weitzman. Pvt. | White is former top sergeant of the company, and according to reports he soon will be promoted to his old position There will be a meeting of the no | commissioned officers of the 29th Mili- tary Police Company at the home of | | the unit's commanding officer, Lieut M. Peak, 3034 Rodman eet, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, at | Which time problems for the welfare | ‘ul the company will be discussed. Company A, 121st Engineers, descend- |ant of the famous Corcoran Cadet | orps, commanded by Capt. Roy W. | Keesee, is about to start on an inten- | sive recruiting campaign, and in prep- aration for it has gotten out a most | attractive and interesting pamphlet pointing out the advantages of an | enlistment in the Guard, and particu- | larly the Corcoran Cadets. | The pamphlet is done in the Co; coran colors, cadet and gold, with the | ncient shicld of the once famous corps imprinted on it. It was pre- | pared by the officers and men of the unit and was printed by the members of the Guard in their own printshop the_armory. It is attractively illu fades and darkens, use Blondex—the wonderful new shampoo for blondes only. Blondex brightens darkening hair. It brings lovely glints tofaded drab hair. Not adye. Noharm- ful chemicals. Always leaves the hair soft, silky and fluffy. Get Blondex today at all good drug and department stores. BLONDEX| BumsteadsWormSyrup | “To children an angel of merey.” ‘When di rections are followed IT NEVER FAILS. Despite scarcity and enormous cost of SAN- | TONTN. it contains full dose. Stood sixty years' test. Sold everywhere, or by mail, 500 a bottle. 100 STOMACHT GAS, INDIGESTION Chew a few Pleasant Tablets —Stomach Feels Fine! Instant stomach reli; The moment “Pape’s reaches the stomach all distress from acid stomach or indigestion ends. Immediate relief from flatulenc M. D.. Philadelphia. | THE SUNDAY trated with Guard scenes in camp and at the armory, with illustrations of the distinctive uniforms once worn by the old corps, and is printed on fine book paper. It is full of interesting information regarding the National Guard, and on its title page makes this plea: “Give the National Capital the best National Guard unit in the United States and let it be an example to all others.” A brief history of the old corps is n, in which it says: “The Corc det C ganized on v mustered into the National Guurd of the District of Columbia in 1887, be. | tive members is 23 vears, and in its ing the first company to enter. | ranks will be found some of Washing “The Corcoran Cadet Corps entered | ton’s brightest y the National Guard with the idea of | Instruction STAR, WASHINGTON, being one of its best companies, and when ordered to camp in 1889 went into camp with the largest company The camp was held at Fort Washing- ton, Md. In this year the celebrated bandmaster, John Philip Sousa, wrote | a march and named it in honor of the cadets, ‘March Past of the Corcoran Cadets.’ "It is one of his most popular sompositions and the most classic of all his marches | “This organization has participated practically every military demon- | stration in and around Washington | since its organization, and has won | high honors in all. “The average age of its present in g DS was or- 1883, was D. ing, map reading, photography, use of explosives, railroad construction, mili tary drill, surveying, map reprodu tion, carpentering, Toad building, for- tification construction and personal hyglene, and the fun includes base ball, basket ball, boxing and fencing. For its members the corps lays down the following traditions and cus- toms to be followed: “Duty—Each man is trusted with some special duty. Do it or die. Per- formance of one's duty implies far more than mere obedience to the letter of the law. Formations—Habits of neatness and pride in personal appearance are not only indications of self-respect, but are also outward expressions of discipline. Hence our these habits assiduously DECEMBER 6, 1925—PART 1. at all formations thoroughly present- able in every respect. “Promptiess—Promptness is a main feature and at any assembly all men take their places in line at ‘attention and will remain so until some other command follows. Eyes are always front and the head is lifted, showing that personal pride exists. “Quarters—No matter how condi tions are, it is one of the special r quirements that all rooms, camp: lockers or other places occupled by the corps be kept clean and in an or- | derly condition and ready for inspec- | tion at all times. | “Mess hall—The conduct of all men in the mess hall conforms to the cus toms which prevail amons gentlemen. “‘Obscenity and filth—Not tolerated Any person” who mak: DI to! indulge fn such, marks himself as un. | vear around and that their fitted to assoclate with gentlemen and | not appear on the tax list will be separated from the corps.” been possible during the post ——— - to purchase a small vacht « HOUSEBOATS TAX FREE. ble figure—much chea ordir house British Owners Move From Place to Place and Dodge Levies. shortze = of “1her sider:i be moved from owner could 1 nent resident floating homes attributed the shore accommodation {0 the LONDON, November 26 (By Mail). | of houses. hut , it is seldom that British income. now discovered collectors overlook any of the resi-|are the possessor dents, but there is one class at least | wealth that has dodged the collectors for | years. | - Recently an investigation of the nu-| Brighton, the famc merous houseboats and small yachts |sort, contemplates pa nchored along the Thames revealed | ments green, in order - that the D PP P P P Shop Now! 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