Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

kcessful candidates
who have been placed on the eligi-
btIty list as result of examina-
Ilons are as follows: Sergt. T. A.
Riley, Company E: Staff Sergt. ]. A.
Schrlcker, Company G.; Sergt G. B.
Hamilton, Company F.; Staff Sergt.
u. r. Hardin. Company C; First
SerSt: A. l.. Jorgensen, Company B,
and First Sergt. j +. Temple, Com
pany ID, in the order in which they
stood in the examinations. The first
I'VE on this list are expected to get
lhe appointment to fill the vacancies
ana Will be wearing their gold bars
before they embark for thx annual
encampment at Virginia Beach, Va
Amlcable adjustment has been
reached between the local National
Guard officials and a local taxicab
company over the use by the latter
on It's cabs of the distinctive in
sigma of the Goth National Guard
Division. Officials of the company
nave informed Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett.
adJutant general, that as each cab is
fepalnted the insignia will be re-
moved.
second Lieut.. Leroy S. Mann. 260th
coast Artillery. last week completed
ms SIX weeks course at the Chemical
warfare School of the Army at Edge
wood Arsenal, Md. He has the distinc-
ton of being the first National Guard
officer to be assigned to take this
course. lie returned to Washington
ana after reporting to National Guard
headquarters he was relieved from ac-
tive duty, and will resume drills with
MS command at the armory at Water
and . streets southwest.
"a F@Il@
regiment of Engineers have been IL
rected by Col. John w. Oehmann. COM
tmanding: Pvt. +. w. Ireland. from
Company A TO the Headquarters and
Service Company, and Pvt. Salvatore
ii. Petrone, from Company A to Com
pany 3.
Master Sergt. Whiting P. Lightfoot
Headquarters and Service Company.
lzlst Regiment of Engineers, at his
own request. has been reduced to the
grade OF private Sergt- Lightfoot has
moved out of the city and could not
give the necessary time required of
MS grade, but desired to keep in touch
with the local National Guard. and
therefore asked for the reduction.
Staff Sergt. Henry H. Meares, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
- AAcio VSSll pIOIIOleu 10 mas
Ter sergeant and assigned as person
Qei sergeant major of the regiment.
lie has been directed to report to Col.
Oehmann for personal instructions as
TO MS duties in the colonel's office
The Medical Association of the Dis
trlct of Columbia is to be asked by
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia to recommend two local
surgeons for commissions in the med
fcal detachment of the 121st Regi-
Tnent of Engineers, commanded by
Maj. George j. Allen. There are two
vacancies, and Maj. Allen is very
anxious TO fill them before the regi-
ment embarks for the annual en-
campment at Virginia Beach, Va.
Reorganiza ton of the 26Oth Coast
Artillery by providing a three battery
battalion instead of the present two
battery has been recommended, and
authority has been requested of the
War Department to proceed with the
change. Battery c, the third battery,
was organized September 10, 1924,
from recognized personnel in Battery
A, and the battery was inspected on
that date for Federal recognition.
1t was pointed out in the request
for the necessary authority that it
will not be necessary TO allot any adj
tiIlOIldl SlItHSJ1 ~ llS local COM
mand. The present strength of the
two batteries now is $50 men. The
District of Columbia has on hand at
the Sd Corps Area headquarters, at
Baltimore, Md, sufficient funds with
which to pay for the additional equip
ment which may be required for this
unit, and the present allotment for
armory drill pay is sufficient. In the
letter asking for the authority was
this tribute to the Coast Artillery:
The 260th Coast Artillery has an
excellent esprit de corps, which Is
evidenced by the fact that all of the
officers, both those recognized and
those continuing to serve as non
commissioned officers pending Federal
recognition of Battery G, voluntarily
pool their pay and redistribute 1t on
pro rate basis, so as to place the
unrecognized officers on the same
financial footing as the recognized
officers
The original application was re-
jected on account of the cost, but in
subsequent correspondence it was
pointed out that no additional eX
penditure of funds will be necessary.
as the men with whom it is proposed