Evening star., 1914-12-13
body, at the time of his graduation being
q ma ior commanding the 1st Battalion

body, at the time of his graduation being
a major commanding the 1st Battalion
of the cadet organization
He also was active in the work of or
ganiZing the high school rifle clubs. He
was captain of the Central rifle team
and won the students &C. in rifle COM
petitions, along with a number of med
ais, and helped bring the Secretary of
War cup to his school.
His rife work in the National Guard
also has been interesting, as he partici-
pated with number of the National
Guard rifle teams at the Seagirt IN. j.
national rife matches. In 1913 he was
member of the local brigade rifle team
which represented the National Guard
OF the District of Columbia. at the inter-
national matches at Camp Perry, Ohio
His promotions in Company K were as
rapid as his promotions in the cadet
body.
Sergt. Robert Garner. Company B,
18TH United States Infantry, has been
ordered from Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
to this city as sergeant-instructor of the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia, taking the place of Sergt. Harry
Meyer, U. S. A, recently discharged from
the army by reason of the expiration of
Sergt Walcott H Simmons, U. S. A.,
sergea antinstructor, also assigned to the
District guard, plans to take a number
u
guard out this morning for instruction
in military map making and reading.
The following orders were issued dur
ing the week by headquarters 1st In
fantry, n. G. D. c.:
In compliance with paragraph l.,
general orders No. II, Headquarters
District of Columbia militia, October Z,
lsl4. the organization of the head
quarters company (provisional) is
hereby announced:
Capt. Edwin w. Pullman, adjutant.
is assigned to command the headquar-
ters company, and will also perform
duty as regimental adjutant
First Lieuts. George A. Monagon
and Charles p. Smithson, are transfer
red to the headquarters company and
will also perform duty as battalion
adJutants of the 1st and I'd battalions,
respectively.
The band is transferred to the head
quarters company.
"Regimental sergt. Maj. August F.
Laufer and Battalion sergts. Maj.
FTank Mead; John r; Gray and
Charles A. Miller, Color Sergt. Francis
T. Reynolds and Charles W. Moore, are
transferred to the non-com missi oned
staff section.
The supply company (provisionaD is
hereby organized and announced as
follows:
Capt. William r. McCathran, regi-
mental quartermaster. is assigned to
command the supply company.
Second Lieuts. John A. Dugan, J.
Ralph Fehr and John A. Devlin, bat
TALON quartermasters and commissa-
ries, are transferred to the supply COM
pany. and will also perform duty as
supply officers of the I'd. Sd and 1st
battalions, respectively.
Capt. Charles l.. Brockway, regi-
mental commissiary. is hereby attached
to the supply company.
"Quartermaster Sergt Walter H Hall
and Commissary Sergt. William Mack
enZie, are transferred to the supply
company
The following named enlisted men
have been ordered honorably dis
charged from the National Guard in
orders from brigade headquarters:
His own application-Private Clar-
ence A. Miller, Company II. 1st In
fantry: Private John W. Tucker, Com :
pany H, 1st Infantry; Private Allen j.
Rogers, Company l.. I'd Infantry, and
Private Milton Sinsheimer, Company c,
st Infantry.
To enlist in the Reserve Corps
Serg- James H. D. Ketner, Company D,
1st Infantry.
Removal from the Observation-Disclosures
Walter L. Collins, George L. Fisher,
George E. McGregor. Benjamin F.
Stewart and John S. Dredge of 1st
Battery. Field Artillery: Privates
John NJ. Borgin. Israel NJ. Smith, Will
liam Il. Franen, George E Zimball
I
garten. all of Company c, 1st Infantry;
Privates Harry Hyde and Herbert J.
Pansmith of Company l, 1st Infantry
Privates William F. Sager, Edward
Bass. William ]. Slattery and Nathan
Freidenberg of Company L, I'd In
fantry.
The following named enlisted men
have been discharged without honor
from the National Guard on account OF
being continuously absent from their
command without leave for three
months:
Privates Clarence Boswell, Louis Bos-
Talbert of Company II, 1st In
fantry; Privates Robert Barr, Charles
Crump, William Quackenbush and
Elmer Tucker of Company L, 1st In
fantry, and Private George j. Black
Company l., I'd Infantry.
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