Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1926, Page 76

District National Guard The matter of whether the 121st Regiment of Engineers will occupy tents or barracks during the training period at Fort Humphreys, Va., next Summer will be settled at a confer- ence to be held between Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the local En- gineer regiment, and Col. Markham, commanding the post at Fort Hum- phreys. Those familiar with condi- tions at Humphreys, however, pointed out that it would be much more sat- 1sfactory for the troops to occupy the barracks if they could be made habit- able. Another difficulty-at this post also is that it has only a small parade ground and to put a regiment of (roops out there would leave Httle place for drills and ceremonies. It was learned on good authority, however, that the barracks undoubted- ly would be put in habitable shape, and would be ready for the guard when it arrived. It is understood to be the plan to fit the unoccupied bar- racks for the reception of the reserve and citizens' military training units which will precede the guard to the post, and that there will be little wol to be done on them when the guard ar- rives, Those familiar with the post say that it will be manifestly better for the troops to use barracks because of the conditions prevailing at Hum- phreys, particularly the small cleared space which might be used for camp- ing purposes. However, the matter is one for adjustment between the post commander and the local regimental commander. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command- fng the local Guard, and Col. Lloyd M. Brett, adjutant general, appeared before the House approprlations com- mittee during the week in the interest of local guard appropriations. Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, adju- tant of the 29th National Guard Divi- ston, stationed . here, spent several days last week in an effort to find a home for the local Guard after July Guard Tuesday night in the organiza- tions named: Joseph P. Miller, 3711 Bunker Hill road, Brentwood, Md., Company B, 121st Engineers; Elwood V.. Adams, 937 H. street northwest, Company A, 121st Engineers, and Edgar C. Doleman, 4429 P street northwest, Company F, 121st Engi- neers. g For the third consecutive time, Com- pany E, 121st Engineers, heads the list of units composing the local Guard iIn'the matter of attendance last week. Its percentage "is 79.04. The other organizations, in their rela- tive order, and their percentages, fol- low: Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 71.17; Company C, 121st Engineers, 68.34; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 67.25; Headquarters and Service Com- pany, 56.76; Company D, 121st Engi- neers, 56.26; 29th Military Police Com- pany, 52.10;. Company A, 121st Engi- neers, 50.00; Company F, 121st Engl- neers, 471.7 Medical Detachment, 121st Engineers, 47.38; Band, 121st Engineers, 45.73; Company A, 372d In- fantry, 44.20; Company B, 121st Engi- neers, 41.28. 3 Capt. Clay Anderson, U. S. Army Engineer Corps, instructor of the local engineers, said that the attendance of the local regiment had shown a re- markable pick-up during the past few weeks, due to a friendly competition which had been stirred up between the engineer regiment and the bat- talion of coast artillery. Capt. Lenox Lohr, Corps of Engi- neers, U. S. A., stationed at Fort Humphreys, Va., will make the an- nual drill and equipment inspections of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, it was learned last week. He also will make the annual inspection of the 29th Military Police Company and the 372d Infantry. Maj. Louis C. Brinton, U. S. Coast Artillery, senfor instructor of the local Guard, Wil “conduct inspections at Saunders Range, Md., Annapolis, and THE Tuesday night recelved medals and trophies won by teams and individuals at .the recent rifle matches of the guard. The presentations were made by Maj, Gen. Stephan. The Headquarters and Service Com- pany team was awarded the bronze trophy, “Soldier of Marathon,” and the individual team members silver medals. The team was captained by First Lieut. Willlam I. Mushake, and the firing members were Capt. Sidney Morgan, 29th Divislon staff; Capt. God- win P. Dunn, commanding the Head- quarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers; Master Sergt. F. F. Berns- dorff and Technical Sergt. F. B. Kaye. Second place was won by the team representing Company E, 121st Engi- neers, and the individual members were awarded bronze medals. The team was captained by Capt. Clarence S. Shields, and the firing members were Capt. Shields, Staff Sergt. L. T. Meeds, . Staff Sergt. T. A. Riley and Sergt. H. E. Riley. The other teams finished in the fol- lowing order, some of the men being awarded medals, while the others were barred, although winners, because of the fact that they shot before on the rifie team or were distinguished ‘marksmen: Third—Capt. W. F. Jorgensen, Com- pany C, 121st Engineers, gold medal; Capt. Sidney Morgan, division staff: Staff Sergt. T. A. Riley, Company E, 1218t Engineers; Sergt. George E. Vo tava, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery Staff Sergt. L. T. Meeds, Company k, 121st Engineers; Technical Sergt. J. H. Robertson, Ordnance Department Corp. J. C. Wheate, Company E, 121st Engineers; Sergt. Walter M. Slavik, Company E, 121st Engineers; Pvt. E. Abadle, 29th Military Police Company, silver medal; Capt. G. P. Dunn, Head- quarters and Service Company, bronze medal. Fourth — Individual championship match: First Sergt. Walter M. Slavik, Company E, 121st Engineers, gold medal; Staff Sergt. J. A. Schricker, Company C, 121st Engineers; Staff Sergt. L. T. Meeds, Company E, 121st Engineers; Capt. Sidney Morgan, divi- sion staff, silver medal; Technical Sergt. J. H. Robertson, Ordnance De- partment; Corp. J. C. Wheate, Com- pany E, 121st Engineers, bronze medal. Fifth—District of Columbia Nation- Schricker, Company C, 121st Engi- neers; Technical Sergt. J. H. Robert- son, Ordnance Department; Sergt. Walter M. Slavik, Company E, 121st Engineers; apt. Sidnev M?&rgan, di- vision staff; Corp. J. C. Wheate, Company E, 121st Engineers; Pvt. L. { A. Robertson, Company B, 121st En- gineers, silver medal; Sergt. T. A. Riley, Company E, 121st Engineers; Sergt. George E. Votava, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery; Sergt. L. T. Rhea, Company C, 121st Engineers, 121st Engineers, bronze medal. Seventh—District of Columbia Na- tional Guard 500-yard match: Pvt. Lewis Hayes, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, gold medal; Technical Sergt. J. H. Robertson, Ordnance Depart- ment; Staff Sergt. J. A. Schricker, Company C, 121st Engineers; Staff Sergt. L. T. Meeds, Company E, 121st Engineers; Sergt. Walter M. Slavik, Company E, 121st Engineers; Sergt. L. T. Rhea, Company C, 121st Engi- neers; Staff Sergt. T. A. Riley, Com- vany E, 1216t Engineers, and Pvt. H. L. Von Ahn, Company B, 121st En- gineers, silver medal; Sergt. B. C. Hayes, Company D, 121st Engineers, »ronze medal. Eighth—District of Columbla Na- tional Guard 600-yard match: Sergt. Walter M. Slavik, Company E, 121st Engineers, gold medal; Staff Sergt. J. A. Schricker, Company C, 121st Engl- aeers, and Sergt. R. P, Gilbert, Com- pany D, 1218t Engineers, silver medal; Pvt. Hugh Everett, Company E, 121st Ingineers, and Pvt. E. A. McMahon, sronze medal. Plans have been perfected for an exhibit depleting the work of the local Guard to be placed at the coming local industrial exhibit to be held at the Washington Auditorium. . Detalled work for the exhibit has been assigned and the full space allotted to the Guardsmen will be used up. It has been given to them and they intend to take every advantage of the op- portunity offered them of showing the public the value of an enlistment in any one of the local units. The parts of the exhibit which have been assigned so far are: Small sand map of Camp Simms, the rifle range at Congress Heights, D. C., of the local Guard, Capt. Clay Anderson and the Instructors; surveying instru- and Pvt. Willilam Bean, Company D, | sl Coast Artillery models, Maj. Walter W. Burns, commanding the Coast Artillery; a layout of one soldier's equipment, Capt. Clarence 8. Shields; field telephone equipment, Lieut. Rob- ert G. MacSartee and Pvt. Ralph F. Bartley; blasting equipment, with dem- onstration of lighting cluster of elec- tric light bulbs, Capt. Willlam F. Jor-! gensen and Staff Sergt. Henry B. Cockrell; old and new photographs, Capt. Roy W. Keesee and Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye; appropriate igns and posters, Capt. Ralph 8. Childs; literature for distribution, Lieut. George W. Johns; selected pat- and_special displays, Sergt. F. F. Bernsdorff. This completes the list to date, but instructions have been issued for of- ficers and men to send in other sug- gestions and they will be incorporated in the exhibit and places found for them wherever possible. Those in charge of the exhibit are: Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, general chairman; Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, vice chairman and executive officer; Col. John W. Oehmann, in charge of En- gineer exhibit section; Lieut. Col. P. G. Nevitt, in charge of trophies ex- hibit; Maj. Walter W. Burns, in charge of artillery exhibit section; Capt. Sidney Morgan, in charge of pic- tures, models and specialties: Capt. Edward H. Grove, in charge of util- itles for display; Capt. J. C. Jenson, in charge of ordnance exhibit section; Capt. Raymond M. Peak, decorations and Infantry weapons; Master Sergt. F. F. Bernsdorff, general United States property and National Guard property; Warrant Officer Meyer N. Goldman, leader of the 121st Regiment band, in charge of music, and Lieut. George W. Johns, in charge of print. ing, posters and signs. Following is the general prepara- tion, placement and removal commit- tee: Col. John W. Oehmann, chairman and director; Lieut. Col. Harry E. Gladman,’ vice chalrman and assistant; Maj. Joe R. McKey, vice chalrman and preparations officer; MaJ. Jullan 8. Oliff, vice chairman and placement and removal officer. The commanding officer of each unit and the ranking sergeant of each unit of the 121st Engineers, 260th Coast Artillery, and 29th Military Po- SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 28, 1926—PART 3. in an effort to advertise, popularize and fill up the local organizations; to take rightful place as an activity in Washington Citv and to exhibit the wares of the Guard and arouse inter- est; to afford an opportunity to every- body in the District of Columbia Na- tional Guard to aid in a new event and to do his share or make his contri- bution of service to something that is for the good of all and to foster pride in the regiment, companv or other unit and in the local Guard. The local Guard has published to the command that there exist vacancles in the rank of second lieutenant of the Army to be filled from civil ranks. It s estimated that there will be 150 vacancies after the class of 1926 at the Military Academy is graduated. Lieut. Charles Earl Smithson, adju- tant of the 121st Regiment of Engi- neers, took his examination during the week for promotion to the grade of captain. The new schedule of organi- zation provides for a cantain in this position in place of the former require- ment that it be a first lieutenant. Naval Reserve. The District of Columbia Naval Re- serve passed successtully through its first annual inspection at the hands of regular officers. under the require- ment of the new law which went into effect July 1 last. This organization has the distinction of being the first organization to submit to the scruti- nizing eye of the regular inspectors, as the local board is the only one which has been appointed. This board also will inspect the New York and Pennsylvanla units, and is headed by Capt. W. Pitt Scott, head of the Naval Reserve division of the Navy Depart- ment. There was an attendance of about 60 men present for the inspection, and they were put through ‘an infantry drill, signal drill, gun-loading drill, etc. ‘The officers’ class in navigation, con- ducted by Lieut. Haryy J. Nichols, also was inspected, as was the cloth- ing of the men. ‘The inspecting officers, however, found the men doing thelr training for war in an unheated building at the ‘Washington Navy Yard, conditions to which they have had to submit since they had to vacate the old naval mili- mory, and although the unit has been there for more than a year, no effort has been made to connect up the yard steam plant and provide a proper heating unit for the comfort of the civiian sailormen while engaged in getting their training in preparation for ship dutv in time of war. Lieut. Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith, second in commard of the local Re- serve, and slated to take command. conducted the inspection, and the local sailormen said they were quite satis- fied with the manner in which the Inspection was carried off. The small number of men on the local roster has caused some discus- sion among the officers as to the ad visability of starting a recruiting cam- paign in tje Spring to bring the or- ganization up to a sizable strength. The members of the local outfit have dwindled consistently since the war, and the officers are anxious to enthuse new blood into the organization and to encourage the youth of the city to enlist in the Reserve and train them- selves for service in time of war. In the event that a recruiting cam- palgn is decided upon, it was believed that week-end cruises aboard their training ship, the U. 8. destroyer Allen, should be instituted, for the double purpose of giving the recruits some preliminary training previous to annual cruises, and also as an attrac- tion to new men. : RATTLING AMPLIFIED. Unoiled Bolt May Cause Deep Noise in Back of Car. That creaking and rattling you hear “down deep” in the back of the car may be simply an unofled shackle bolt. 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