Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
District National Guard Orne of the leading candidates for appointment to the United States tary Academy from the National of the District of Columbia is . Edward D. Andrus of Com- pany E, 121st En- sineers, who for- merly commanded the brigade of local high school cadets, and who has been putting in considerable time recently in studying to pass the ~ preliminary sxamination which 19 to be conducted by the United States Civil Ser- vice Commission. Sergt. Andrus was born in Can- . ANDRUS. ton, Ohio, in 1905 "TroT: ANP and is a son of Mrs. Ethel M. Andrus, who resides here at 1000 E street. He first enlisted in the local Guard May 81, 1921, when the Engineer regi- ment was being organized, having been assigned at that time to Com- pany”A. He put in a full hitch with this outfit, and when he re-enlisted May 31, 1924, he was assigned to Com- pany E. He re-enlisted July 13, 1926, for a perlod of one year. He is popu- lar among the menibers of the com- mand, and is one of the outstanding non-commissioned officers of the regi- ment, having been selected from the entire command, with another non- com, to take charge at the recruit school at the recent encampment at Fort Humphreys Efforts are being made to increase the interest among members of the local Guard in the military correspond. ence courses, in accordance with a latter received at Guard headquarters from the Militla Byreau of the War Department. It was pointed out that upon presentation of satisfactory dence of proficiency in the subject matter of any sub-course the corps area commander is authorized to en- roll a student in the next higher subcourse up to and including the ad- vanced course. This provision it was added, enables qualified Natlonal Guard personnel to pursue the phase of training desired without prior actual completion of all other corre- spondence cources listed In advance thereof. In the absence of other records to the contrary, the command- er of the 3rd Corps Area, at Balti- more, along with other area command- ers, is instructed to accept the recom- mendations of instructors as to the proper courses or subcourses to be pursued by the National Guard per- sonnel under their supervision. In an effort to extend the courses and make them available to enlisted personnel as well as officers, says the War Department communication, suf- ficlent additional funds have been al- lotted for this purpose during the current fiscal year to permit the en- rollment of any enlisted man, upon the recommendation of his command- ing officer. With this end in view, the Militia Bureau has made arrange- ments to furnish free to guardsmen taking the courses lesson sheets. but no publications, maps or other ma- terfal can be provided at the expense of Militia Bureau appropriations. The Regular Army instructors as- signed to Natlonal Guard organiza- tions have been directed to make every effort to impress the National Guard commissioned personnel under their supervision with the advantages to be gained from pursuing corres- pondence courses in addition to the regular performance of their Na- tional Guard duties, especially as a field training | means to fit them for examination for promotion. It {s suggested to the in- structors also, where sufficient interest cannot be aroused in correspondence courses as such, the lessons may be found to be of considerable value as lesson topics for armory schools. It 1s also pointed out in the Militia Bureau’s letter that correspondence courses are especially valuable for of- ficers contemplating attendance at service schools, and their standing at such schools will be materially in- creased by such previous preparation. Course D is required as a prerequisite to attendance at the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leaven worth, Kans. Every possible effort is being made in_the local Guard to encourage both officers and enlisted men to take ad vantage of the opportunity for study offered by these courses, particularly in the case of eniisted men, to fit them for promotion to the commissioned ranks. Quite a ready response has been met In all the outfits except the 121st Regiment of Engineers, but it was said that applications may be re- celved from some of them later. To date, however, the great majority of the applications to take the courses have come from the officers and men of the 260th Coast Artillery Among the applicants to date are Second Lieut. L. S. Mann, adjutant jof the 260th Coast Artillery; Corp. D. J. McCarthy, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery: Pvt. M. A. Miller, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery; Capt. Philip Molsan, 29th Division Staff; Lieut. { L. E. Morris, Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery; Corp. R. P. Mulligan, Bat- tery B, 260th Coast Artlllery: Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, adjutant of the 29th National Guard Division 3 {Arthur C. Newman, Company A Infantry; Private J. Palley, Headguar- ters Detachment, 29th National Guard Division: First Lieut. R. W. Rogers, 29th Division Staff; Pvt. H. L. Schilz, 260th Coast Artillery; Capt. L. L. Shannon, 29th Division Staff; Sergt. A. Silver, Company A, 121st Engineers; Staft Sergt. A. Thill, Ordance De: partment; First Lieut. J. E. Temple, Company D, 121st Engineers; Pvt. R. L. Walker, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, and Sergt. C. G. Yoakum, | Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. The local Natfonal Guard has been requested to submit to the Controller teneral of the United States the ques- tion of whether the members of the rifie teara who attended the recent | matches at Sea Girt, N. J., may be paid for armory drills while away. The Militia Bureau, in making the request, | asked the Guard officlals to have the | disbursing officer ask for an opinion which might stand as a precedent in handling such matters when they come up in the future. , Discussing the matter. in reply to the local Guard's request for an opinion, the Militia Bureau communi- cation says: “Paragraph 931 (a) applies to of- ficers and enlisted men who are on detached service at encampments, maneuvers, camps of instruction or service schools, under the provisions of sections 94, 97 and 99, respectively, of the Natlonal Defense act. Since the interstate rifle matches at Sea Girt, N. J., were not held pursuant to the sections of the National Defense Act quoted, it is the opinion of this bureau that the officers and enlisted men who participated in the rifle matches in the question may not be counted as present, either for pay for armory drill or In figuring the per- centage required for qualifying the company officers for armory drill pay. “Paragraph 442, National Guard R the first time, a custom-built motor car combining European elegance of body design and equipment with Ameri- can mechanical excellence is now avail- able at a fair American price. It is the new Gardner custom-built 4-door Brougham—an exquisite closed car cre- ated by Gardner in collaboration with the celebrated Lubitz, master designer of custom-built bodies. The new, graceful body is a ventable symphony of color. While the choice of color is optional, one favorite combina- tion is Delaware maroon above and below the belt line contrasting happily with the panel in sparkling Sioux rccf ings in deep Raven black. Smart disc wheels are done in beautiful Sioux red with colorful stripings. IRVIN T. DONOHOE MOTOR CO. Completion of subcourses A and B of | and mould- THE SUNDAY Regulations, provides for split as- semblies, but since it does not appear that the commanding officer of the organization to which the officers and enlisted men belong authorized split drills for these detachments at Sea Girt, 1t would seem that the provi- sions of this paragraph of National Guard Regulations are not applicable to the instant case. “However, it is apparent that the officers and enlisted men performed military duty while participating in these matches and it is possible that even though such training is not spe- cifically mentioned in paragraph 931-a, it might nevertheless he counted for the purposes mentioned. In view of the lack of precedent and the desir- ability of obtaining a definite decision, it 18 suggested that the finance officer who pays the pay rolls of the National Guard of the District of Columbia be requested to submit the matter to the Controller General of the United States, with the request that an ad vance decision be rendered with {and enlisted men to armory drill pay while at Sea Girt, and the right |ot the organization commander tc count these officers and enlisted men The Guard Is about to lose the services of one of its most dis- tinguished officers, Maj. Joe R. Mg- Key, a member of the local organiza- |tion’ for many years, whose civil em { ployment is taking him out of the country for an indefinite period. However, Maj. McKey will not resign from the Guard, but has made an ap- { plication for transfer to the National Guard Reserve, and it was said at brigade headquarters that this will be favorably acted upon. Maj. McKey commands the 1st Battalion of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, and pending the examina- | tion and selection of his successor to :his command, Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the regiment, has issued | orders directing Capt. Ralph S | Childs, commanding Company B, | assume command of the battalion, in addition to his present duties. Capt. { Childs is the senlor captain in the {local engineer regiment, and it is said that he will succeed permanently to the command when he passes the re- quired examingtion. Maj. McKey' has been awarded the Croix de Guerre as follows: “After approval by the General Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, the Marshal of France, Commander-in- | chief of the French Armies of the East, cites, by Divisional Order: | ““Lieut. Joo R. McKey of the Sth | Regiment of American Infantry: Oc- tober 3, 1918, near Medeah Farm, gave proof of coufage in leading a de- tachment of volunteers in the attack of a machine gun nest.” Signed, “Pe- tain.” He 13 a native of Conroe, Indiana, and got his firs taste of the military life when he entered Company C, of the 4th Indiana National Guard In- fantry in 1895, serving until May 12, 1898, when he became a corporal in Company C 160th Indiana Volunteer Infantry for service in the Spanish American War. The Headquarters and Service Com- pany of the 121st Regiment of Engi- neers has made preparations for a company rifle match to be held on the rifle range at Congress Heights, D. C., October 24, next. Officers at headquarters expressed themselves as elated over the spirit being shown by this outfit, and they hoped that other organizations would plan such matches, as they are anxious to give every possible encouragement to the promotion of rifle practice among the local troops. This company won the team chapplonship match in the gen- eral competitions last year. The out- fit is commanded by Capt. Godwin P. Dunn. It will be a match to determine the | respect to: (1) the right of the officers | in so far as it affects their drill pay.” | STAR, WASHINGTON. individual champion of the company and the first prize will be a gold medal, the second prize a silver medal and the third prize a bronze medal. All officers and men of the company are eligible to shoot in the match, but men who have been mem- bers of a company team or of the National Guard general team are only eligible to shoot for the first place medal. On the same day the Tyre match will be fired, and gold, silver and bronze medals awarded for first, sec- ond and third places, respectively. Only men who have never qualified are eligible to shoot in this match, and the course of fire will be the same as in the individual championship match. For the purposes of this rifle train- ing, the service and mounted sec- tions of the Headquarters and Service Company have been directed to report for drill at 8 aim., October 24, at the armory, from whence they will be transported to the rifie range in trucks. Luncheaon will be served at the range. This drill, it was an- nounced, will take the place of the | scheduled drill at the armory Octo- ber 19. In order to train their sighting eyes, the men are urged by Capt. Dunn to report at the rifle range each Sunday between now and October 24 for practice. He served until April 26, 1899, and August 12 of the same year enlisted as a private in Company H, 33d United States Infantry, for duty in the Philippines, being later promoted to corporal, and belng discharged December 31, 1900. He subsequently came to the Dis- trict of Columbia and July 11, 1918, he enlisted as a private in Company I of the old 2d Infantry of the local 3uard, heing successively promoted to corporal and sergeant in the same command, serving until June 17, 1912, when he was discharged to accept a promotion by commission to the grade | of second lieutenant. When the 1st {and 2d Infantry Regiments were con- solidated and designated the 34 In- fantry, he was commissioned in the latter, and s in it when the organ- izatlon was mustered into Federal service for duty on the Mexican border in 1916. He was mustered out of the Federal service on March 12, 1918, but had hardly freed himself of his uni- form when the call back to the colors for World War service came, and he was again mustered into the Federal service April 1, 1917. Subsequent to this he served at Fort Myer,Va.; Char- transferred to the 9th United States Infantry, being promoted to captain in that outfit on October 28, 1918. He was discharged from the Federal serv- ice October 6, 1919. While serving as a captaln in France, the post-war District Guard was being organized, and when he returned to the States he again became attached to the local outfit, entering it as captain of the Headquarters Company of the then 5th Infantry, and on August 8, 1920, was transferred to command Com- pany A, 121st Engineers, and promot- ed to major, and assigned to command the 1st Battalion on February 5, 1924. All officers of the local Guard who have mnot filed with headquarters a report of physical examination made since January 1, 1926, have been directed to report to a medical officer for physical examination prior to De- cemb: t, and to submit a_wris Don’t Buy Your Radiator Shutter or Heater —for your automobile until you see ARMENTROUT’S 1710 14th St. or 10th and Eye Sts. The interior is a rare example of Old World sumptuousness, combined with good taste and sophisticated simplicity. The restful tilt of the seats . . . the rich mohair upholstery harmonizing so beauti- shield curving with compartments. . . . custom-built closed on display! body . .". the wider doors . spaciousness between the front and rear fully with Butler silver-finish hardware . . . the highly finished mahogany panel above the instrument board . . . the gar- nish rails to match thruout . . . the wind- the contour of the . the added These are only a few of the many Lubitz luxuries Gardner offers you in this superb car. We invite you to see this new Brougham and the other new Gardner custom-style bodies now D. C, OCTOBER 17, ten report to headquarters as to the date of his examination and the name of the officer making the examination. At the same time the medical officers have been directed to make a similar report of all officers they examine, as a means of getting a complete check on the physical condition of the com- missioned personnel of the Guard. The following enlisted in the local Guard during the week: Alton J. S. Eccleston, 35 T street, Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engi- neers; Cooper B. Rhodes, 1733 N street, Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, and William H. Scott, 2113 Thirty-fifth street, Com- pany B, 121st Engineers. Second Lieut. Willlam A. Gormley, Natlonal Guard Reserve, has tendered his resignation, and it has heen for- warded to the War Department with a recommendation that it be accepted. While on active duty he was attached to Company A, 121st Engineers. He gave as his reason for resignation his ;t;mo\'nl from the District of Colum- a. Capt. Raymond Peak, formerly com- mander of the 29th Military Police Company of the local Natfonal Guard, but recently assigned to the Quarter- master Corps of the 29th National Guard division staff, has been ordered transferred to the officers’ unassigned list as of October 1. He will remain there pending the acceptance of his resignation, which has been forwarded to the War Department recommend- ing favorable action. Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, was the first to get its payrolls in for the quarter ending September 30, and consequently the men will be paid this week for their drill attendance for that period. A check for $710.36 for this purpose has been received at headquarters from the corps area dis- bursing officer at Baltimore. _The Guard is having prepared a so- cial register. With the idea of bring- ing it up to date, officers have been in- structed to inform headquarters of all adult members of their families. Brigade headquarters is proudly ex- hibiting the report made by Capt. J. C. Jensen, Ordnance Department, on the results attained by the National Guard rifle team, of which he was the captain, at the recent rifle matches at Seagirth, N. J.; Camp Meade, Md., and Camp Eustls, Va. At these 1926—PART 3 matches the local Guard team was pitted against not only the men from other National Guard organizations, but the men from the regular serv- ices, who have considerably more time to train on the rifle ranges than the members of the local Guard. The local team has made an en- viable record for itself, it was pointed out at headquarters, and it has indl- cated the great value of the plans of the local Guard officials to train the members of the outfits to handle their rifles smartly so that every shot will tell. The team officers and the mem- bers now feel that they have been amply repaid for the time spent in preparing for the matches, and much of the credit, it was sald, goes to Capt. Jensen for his efforts to ralse the team to the high pinnacle of rifle marksmanship. The members of the teams, in ad- dition to the glory they attained by taking some high matches, came back to the units adorned with medals of all descriptions and generous cash prizes. The Seagirt and Camp Meade matches have been well covered in the press reports, but little has been sald of the results of the Camp Eus- t1s matches, which have just been di: closed here in Capt. Jensen's report: The team, according to Capt. Jen- sen, won second place, and took cash prizes in the Old Dominion champion- ship match, defeating four regular| service teams and one Marine Corps team. The team members on this . J. C. Jensen, First y, Staff Sergt. A. J. . . Crockett, Corp. G. E. Votava and Pvt. W. R. Stokes. In the 200-yard rapid-fire match Pvt. W. R. Stokes won second place and a cash prize, and First Lieut. T. A. Riley seventh placd and a cash prize. In the 300-yard rapidfire match Stokes took first place and a cash prize and Riley fourth place and a cash prize. In the Old Dominion individual championship match, Capt. Jensen took third place, winning a medal and cash prize, and Corp. G. E. Votava finished eighth, being awarded a cash prize. In the Swiss match, 200 yards, Capt. Jensen tied for fourth place and won a cash prize, and Votava was eighth on the list, being in the prize money. Three local men won cash pr the 200-yard small-bore match, Jens filling the first position, Riley the’ third and Stokes the fourth. { In the Old Dominion small-bore in dividual championship match, Stokes was awarded a gold medal and a cash prize for finishing first and Riley nl cash prize for third place. Boot and shoe factory workers of Lithuania recently won their strike: for increased wages and a six-day week. While there are more clerks than positions In Hawall this season, there are fewer skilled workers than jobs. INOW-Wormen Wan It They have seen how Steelcote has transformed the old automobile into a thing of beauty overnight. Now they are demaiiding it for furniture, refrigerators, interior 'work, bathroom As fine for furniture quickly with a brillian , etc. as it is for the aute. Dries t finish that lasts indefinite- ly. Boiling water, soap, ammonia,cannot dim its beauty. Easy to use—covers in one coat—leaves no brush marks. White and attractive colors . . . Ask Your Dealer. SOLD BY L. H & Co. Crosstown Auto Supply (0. Robert 3 BORW. 801 . RURAL. 14th St. L. Tarviile" 5536 Connecticut Ave. N Co. m. K. Walls' 739 th St. SE. Louis Hartig Fth & K Sta. nny & Sons orgin Ave. Tdstein 8 e e 0. W. Benson 5008 Connecticut Ave. Cliapman cton. Md. on’ Service Sta. Bethesda, Md. Bardette Motor_Co. flll'hlrlhgl!. Md. Rockville, Sd. Other Dealers Write for Attractive Proposition Rep., L. E. Edgecumbe, 2820 26th St. N.E., Potomac 3152-W Washington Made by STEELCOTE MANUFACTURING CO,, St. Louis, Mo. Unseen Sources of Long Life The basic sources of automobile value are not always apparent to the eye. A motor car, like a house, may LOOK a great deal more substantial than it really is. Because of this difficulty, more and more thou- sands are turning to Dodge Brothers product for insurance against disappointment. The years have proved, and each year proves anew, that Dodge Brothers are as deeply con- cerned with the UNSEEN goodness of their motor car as with the seen. The mileage it will deliver, the safety it will provide, the expense and trouble it will save the owner over a period of years, are quite as important to ‘Dodge Brothers as the more obvious details of equipment and style. o« o Touring Car Coupe . Sedn . . . Special Sedan . e s e . F. 0. B. $795 $845 $895 $945 . . - Detroit SEMMES MOTOR COMPANY RAPHAEL SEMMES, President 8 Dupont Circle 2819 M St. N.W. Main 6660—Night 613 G St. N.W. 1707 14th St. N.W. 1424 Florida Ave. N.E. Phone, Main 1943 Patronize Your Nearest Dodge Brothers Dealer ODGE BROTHERS Gardner Distributors Open Evenings 1739 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Potomac 5678 T. J. CAMFIELD—in Charge of Service—Phone Main 5917 GARDNER HAS BEEN BUILDING WELL POR OVER FIFTY YBARS MOTOR CARS