Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1931, Page 32

‘The holiday recess from drills for the National Guard of the District of Columbia has been authorized. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the local militia brigade. has authorized organization commanders to suspend drills during the period from December 21 until December 31, inclusive. Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Neyitt, assist- ant adjutant general of the local militia, has been granted leave of ab- sence until January 1 next. A complete check of all Federal prop- erty in the hands of unit commanders of the local militia is to be made, be- ginning on January 15 next, it was announced at brigade headquarters. The inspection will be conducted by Maj. L. cD. Silvester, Regular Army instructor, on duty with the local Guard. ‘Three ts of the local Guard mus- tered sufficient personnel at drill last week to be placed in the classification of supe in attendance. They were, with their per ges, the 20th Divi: sion Military ce Company, which topped the list with 98.27; Headquarters Detachment, 29th Division, 95.45, and the State Detachment, 90.00. The other organizations, in their re- spective classifications, follow in rela- tive order, with percentages Excellent: Headquarters Detachment &nd Combat Train, 81.81; Company A, 372d Infantry, 83.58. Very satisfactory: Band, 121st Engi- neers, T . Company E, 12Ist Engi- neers, 77.05; Battery E, 260th Coast iller: 66, Headquarters Detach- special ' troops, 29th _Division, Company F, 121st Engineer: 121st Engineer: h Department Detachment, 21st Engineers, 70.00 Satisfactor tery A, Battery B, Medical Department Detachment, 260th Coast Artiller: 6 Headquasters and Service Com. 121st Engineers, 63.46; Company | sideration in determining the national 21st Engineers, 60.00. satisfactory. Company C, 121st| Twelve silver or bronze badges will [Engineers, 54.00; Battery C, 260th Coast ‘ be awarded winning teams instead of WArtillery. The promotion of Second Lieut. Max G. D. Prentice, Battery E, 260th Coast | participate as firing members of the Artillery, to the grade of first lieu- tenant was announced. Sergt. John M. Crandall, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, has beery granted leave of absence until Decethber 31, next, Sergt. Alvin J. Gheen and Corp. Wil- liam L. Pettit have been ordered re- duced to the grade of privates in Bat- tery C, 260th Coast Artillery. following reduction. without ce. in the same organization, was Corpl. Stansfield Smith to 1 Battery C have been s: Corp. Landon C sergeant: Privatas, first- 1sc and James A. Hei. T. Fritz to be cor: J. Gheen and William transferred from Battery C t g Sergt. Gilbert L. Johnson and Corpl Edward L. Borlik have been ordered re- duced to the rank of private in Com- pany E. 121st Engineers, while Private, -class, Henry D. Green, 3d, has been ordered promoted to the grade of sergeant and Private, first-class, Martin L. Green to the grade of corporal. All changes were made by regimental head- quarters on the recommendation of the commanding officer of the company. The following strength maximums e been ordered for the 260th Coast llery: Headquarters Detachment Combat_Train, 33; Battery A, 60: Battery B, 60: Battery C. 64; Battery E, 60; Medical Department Detach- ment, 11 Sergt. Martin Levering Green, Com pany E. 1215t Enginecrs, whose appoint- ment to take the examination for en- trance to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., as one of the National Guard quota, was an- | nounced, has received a communication from the Ad)utant General of the Army directing him to report to the Board of Medical Of rs at the Army Medical Center here on March 1 next for mental and physical examination, The promotion of Second Lieut. John n. Coast Artillery Corps, ade of first licutenant and his to Battery C, 260th Coast ler has been announced by de headquarters. Announcement has been made that the President of the United States has accepted the resignation of First Lieut. John G. May, 121st Engineers. Recent orders issued by brigade headquarters directing the honorary rge of Pvt. George T. Tippett, 2 ", 121st Engineers, have _has been ordered the reserve to the of Company F, 12Ist En- staff of the Ditchdigger, com- peny publication of Company A, 121st neers, was announced as follows, in ent issue: Editor-in-chief, Staff Sergt. Franklin R. Brickles; editor, hu- mor section, Sergt. Arby C. Pyles: edi- tor, first platoon sheet. Licut. James R Quade; _editor, second platoon sheet, Lieut. Edward D. Andrus; circulation manager, Pvt. (first class) James R Narcisco Frigillana; statistician, Sergt. tending the proposed increase of strength of the militia which could not be consummated last year due to the lack of funds available for the purpose: the reduction in the National | Guard ration due to the reduced prices of foodstufls, including the ration com- ponent; the appropriations for National Guard training. armory drill and field training, in which he pointed out how the deficits were created through in- creased attendance at both of these activities; matters relating to the ad- ministration of personnel of the National Guard; the operations of the medical section of the Militia Bureau; the transportation of freight from home | stations to camps and return, in which Col. Waldron stressed that the co- operation of State authorities is es- sential to Keep this item down within the anuthorized allowance. He tack oc- casion to praice the Nation'1 Gu'rdi as a vitel factor in the communit’ and AMymost powerful influznce in na.ional ! policy. Letters have been sent to N-tional | Guard organizations by the chief of the Militia Bureau, siressing the i portance of the coming armoty inspec- tions. One of them points out that o suitable test should be given by in- pecting officers to determine the profi- ciency of fleld and staff officers of the organizations inspected. It was added | that the solution of problems of & | tactical nature, for which, when | | practicable, th~ general situation i | furnished in advance, has proved very satisfactory in most instances. Orders have been issued for the chiet of the Militia Burcau's indoor ' rifle team match for organizations of the National Guard throughout the United States. The regulaiions have | been changed to provide that in Stat Where there is but one regiment, sepa- | rate battalion or squadron eligible to compete, only one match will be fired Upon completion of the matches the targets of the winning teams must be sent to the Militia Bureau for con- | championship. 10 as in the past. Such badges will be presented to team captains. team | coaches and to_those individuals who i teams, | Organized Reserves Every officer on duty at Washington Reserve headquarters has boen desig- | nated as an associate coun chairman of the District and nearby countics in Maryland and Virginia for the 1932 Citizens' Military Training Camps pro- curement campaign for iie District o! Washington. The regular officers on duty at local Rescrve headquarters and the chairmanships they will occupy are Col. Melville S. Jarvis, In Maj. Andres Lopez, Infant assistent, = Col. Charies ] Arling- ton. Fatifax, Loudoun and Prince Wil- liam Counties, Va.: Ma). John M. Mc- Dowell, Field "Artillery, Prince Georges County, Md.; Maj. William A. Jones. Infantry, Montgomery County. Md., and Maj. H. C. Oakley, Cavalry, Charles and St. Marys Counties. Md. The following officers. who are on detached duty in the District of Colum- and vicinity, will act as as sistants: Cols. Richard K. Cravens, re- tired. on recruiting duty, and Clarence Decms, jr, retired, on duty in the! Alexandria, Va. High School; Lieut Col. Hollis C. Clark, retired, St. John's College, and Wallace M. Craigie and John C. Donovan, both of whom are on | duty with Washington high 5=hools. and Chauncey S. McNeill, retired, Arling- ton County High School. Regular Army majors who will act as assistants are Lindsav McD. Silvester, Inf, Frank C. Scofield. C. A. C.. both on armory duty in the District: William H. Hobson, Inf., Georgetown University; | Henry L. Kraft, M. C.. Georgetown Uni~ ersity; Willlam O. Wetmore, M. C., George Washington University Medical School; Alvan C. Giliem, jr., Inf., Uni- Maj. Raymond G. a_retired officer, but on duty with the Washington high schools, wiil also assist. The captains who will assist in this work are Raymond L. Shoemaker, Inf., and William C. DeWare, Inf. both on i | O. T. C. duty at Georgetown Uni- | versity: Everett L. Upson. Inf.. R. O. T. C. duty at sity of Maryland, and | Robert W. Norton, retired, Washington | high schools | st lieutenants who will serve ssistants are John C. Wade. C. E., | on duty in the armory, Sixth street and | | Pennsylvania avenue; Henry J. Hunt, | jr. Inf., Georgetown University wit- | field P. Shepard, Inf. University of Maryland, and Robert N. Young, Inf., | also on duty at the University of Mar: land at”College Park Maj. Edwin S. Beftelheim, Artillery Reserve, having bee: e from assignment to the 80th Division, is | | relieved from assignment to the 313th Field Artillery. Capt. Edka C. Moore, | I rve, having also been re- | ignment (o the 80th Di- is relieved from assignment 10 h Infantry. The following Re- ofticers of the District, all second itenants, Infantry Reserve, are as- signed to the 80th Division and to th units indicated: Orville A. Beerbower, | r. to Headquarters Company, Special Toops: Greene C. Maxw:ll to 80t Military Police Compa! Charles M. | Hunter, 3d, to 80th Tank Companv. | Second Lieut. Ralph H. Kelson, Fieid | Artillery Reserve, is assigned to the 305th Ammunition Train. The following privates, Infantry En- 320th Infantry: Albert B. Coe, Stanley | Mitchell; in charge of printing, Sergt, | Lsted Reserve, all residents of the Di | | Walter E. Jessop. Committee assignments of members of Company A, 121st Engineers, werc announced at a meeting of the unit last week by Lieut. Andrus. They were given 8s_follows: Room, Jones, chairman: Platt, Gross, Jesse and David Moorm:-n: athletic, Bordas, ch, Pyles, Jones: ing. Butler, chair Christc- |, Clark. Kidwell, Anderson company is making plans for a smoker on January 7, next It was announced that the Recruit- ing Committee is not to make contact with prospective recruits, but is to| R. Graefl, Henry B. Hohman, John W. Nally and Charles F. Sullivan, Maj. Edward A. Goldman, Sanitary Reserve, is relieved from assignment to the 305th Medical Regiment and is as signed to the Division Surgeon’s Offic of Division Headquarters =5 laborato director. Second Licut. John R. Largo, ! Infantry Roserve, has been promo to be first licutenant. He will remain | assigned to the 320th Infantry. Second ' Lieut. Roy D. Reese, Infantr having moved to the 9th C § trict of Columbia, are assigned to t.hel | | | | Infantry. formulate plans which would make it| Cavalry Reserve officers of the Di easier for other members of the com- | trict will meet at the Fort Myer riding pany to bring in new men. An_examination for candidates for qualification s _second-class gunners will be held at the Coast Artillery Armory on the evening of Janusry 12, next. Brig. Gen. Robert J. Travis, com- manding genecral of the 55th Field Brigzde of Savann Ga., was elect-d president of the National Guerd Association of the United States. Ot offic Milton J. Forem:n of Chicag: OF president; Brig. Gen. Claude G. Birk- head of Texas. vice ident; Lieut. Col. Fred M. Waterbury of New York, secretary, and Brig. Gen. ilton R. McLean of Kansas, treasurer. The executive council, one member from cach of the corps areas, was elected as follows: 1st, Brig. Gen. Herbert T. Johnson, Vermont; 2d, Col, John M. Rogers, New Jersey; 3d, Maj. Gen. William G. Price, jr., of Pennsyl- vania; 4th, Brig. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming, Louisiana; 5th, Brig. Gen. C. C. Pierce, West Virginia; 6th, Maj. Gen. Guy M. Wilson, Michigan: 7th, Briz. Gen. Angus Frezer, Nort! Dakota; 8th, Col. Norman L. King, New Mexico; 9th. Brig. Gen. M. G. Mc- Connell, Idzho. Problems facing the Militia Bureau In dealing with the N-tional Guard were explained to th: association by Col. William H. Waldron, U. S. A, executive officer of the Militia Burcau. He described the camp construction program which has placed the Nztional Guard camps throughout the country geveral years ahead of the planned schedule through the million-dollar ap- propriation made by Congress. He also coT(nbed on circumstances at- hall today at 9:15 am. for instruction in equitation, under the direction of Maj. H. C. Dagley, Cavalry. Maj. H. A, Kroner, G-2, War Depart- | ment, will conduct the quartermaster assembly at Washington Reserve head- quarters tomorrow evening. He will lecture on present conditions in Man- | churia, ' District Reserve officers of the Judz~ Advocate General's Dcpaltment will hold their conference at hcadouarte: tomorrow_evening. under the direcii-: of Capt. John M. Weir, J. A. G. D will discuss claims against the Gover ment and penalty bonds securing per- | formance of contracts. Capt. John Caswell, jr., Coast Artil- lery Reserve, will conduct the Coast Artillery conference at Reserve head- quarters Tuesday evening. He will dis- cuss defense against chemical warfare (lessons 4 and 5, C. A. C. extension course, 2-6). Organization of radio service units, telegraph and visual operation and pro- cedure, and radio procedure, operation and use of instruments will be the sub- Jects of the lecture given at the Signel | Corps conference at headquarters Tucs- day evening. Those in charge will be Maj. E. L. White and First Licuts. Pete* E Dolan and C. B. Kinley, all Signal Rescrve officers. | is relieved from assignment to the 320th \ | Teacher. Uses Electric Eye. TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (#).—There is a bright sixth grade here. An electric eye on the teacher's desk automatically switches on the lights when the sun- light is dimmed by clouds. 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