Evening star., 1924-05-23
TWO ARTILLERY UNITS
BEING FORMED HERE
Recruiting Offices Opened by Maj,
Walter W. Burns, Former
C. A. G.. Commander.
WILL TRAIN AT FORT MONROE
Inspect Fort Washington Sunday.
Many Recruits Reported.

Determined that the District Ma
tional Guard shall obtain two full
companies of artillerymen before the
annual encampment. Maj. Walter w
Burns has opened recruiting offices at
l224 + street. The artillery troops
were authorized by the War Depart
iuent some time ago, but this is the
first intensive recruiting drive in
;.ugurated by the new organization.
1t is to be known as the 260th Ar
tillery, District of Columbia National
Guard, and takes the PLACE of the old
Goth Coast Artillery of the District,
in which so many District guardsmen
served during the war.
Maj. Walter w. Burns, formerly
commander of the 1St Company,
Coast Artillery Corps, is in command
of the organization being recruited; !;
Louis Goshorn, first lieutenant, and
ant.
The entire first floor of the F street
premises has been donated for two
weeks by the National Savings and
trust Company, and l55- mlllmeter
French gun on the new Christie uni
l,rsal military mount is parked in
!runt of the recruiting oftlceS, ana Is
,ne subject of much interest. TWO
l,IDwning machine guns, one three
iurh stokes mortar. one twelve-inch
] fe Of barbette carriage, WORKING
model Of the twelve-inch disappear
ing gun and emplacement, battery
commanders telescope, Spllt trall
oae-pounder gun, a series OF pictures
showing the larger guns IN operation
from I'll, tine of sighting untll the
shot is fired and various other eA-
nfhits CONCERNING artillery are AT the
station.
a Fort Monroe from July to 10.
List of Recruits.
The following have enlisted the
lsi few days: Edward d. Hedborn,
ZOO T. street. enlisted in the lnited
talif. in November. 1919. re-enliSting
i; 1920 and was discharged last
NucuSt as expert automatic rlfieman:
Arthur l.. Fitz Gibbons, 1880 9Th
street.. .,yed in the 1st Company,
aet Artillery Corps, District Ma
t:onal Guard during 1917. and in
I.fS Wa a. igned to the air service
:. Co:ry!l University until close of
tie war; Justin \. Shook, 1928 26th
street ncrthca&t; Richard J. Fullam,
10 18th ..tl eet: Homer T. Greenfield.
~ Map" avenue, TAX oma Park. Md,
:'rrveG tw" years in District of CO.
jumbia Naval Militia. enlisted. in the
ID 81 District of Columbia Infantry
- August II. 1915, and was dis
charged June 20, 1919. serving with
"mpaEy f, 12&th Infantry, A. Z. F. D.:
f;arry EHwood Eney, j.. . Sth street
! o:theast, one year wish Richmond
J les, Virginia National Guard
John \. Kennedy. 3211 18th street,
E"ttcrE T.. 1St BaItali0n. Field Artil-
, .ry Reserve Detachment, during
! is; Eli Rez;e Palmer. 92S 14th
$ erect, Company t. 53d Telegraph
battalion, Signal Corps. Fort Sam
i'"uston. Tex. from December. 1917.
{, January. 1929: Floyd &. Matthias,
%Si4 SD street. Mount Rainier, Md;
"jlcy Is. oNefackcr. % Sycamore
nue.. Tahoma Park. Md. two years
,i Navy during the world war;
G. acrge Notaw. 22S ]; street SOUTH
west: Herbert r. Beaic. 121 18th
street southeast; Carl II. Axiine, 4127
9Th street; Roy +. Prince, 303 H
s."eet northeast; William John Heale,
ilS Eastern avenue. Takoma Park,
I'D. formerly in the District of Co
lumbia Naval Militia; James a. Fink.
JN26 18th street. from November. 1915,
I" February. 1917. in District of Co