Evening star., 1925-07-26


following promotions in the 29th Mill
tary Police Company: Corpl. Ralph F.
BARLEY to be sergeant, and Pvt. first
class) Wilson G. Wilmot to be cor
poral. The same order directs the
honorable discharge of Sergt. David
Ross on account of removal from the
District of Columbia.
Allotment of additional medical
units to the District of Columbia and
Maryland has been recommended to
the Third Corps Area headquarters
by Maj. Gen. Stephan, commanding
the 29th National Guard Division.
Gen. Stephan suggests that the 104th
Medical Unit. headquarters collect
ing battalion and the 111th and 112th
Collecting Companies be assigned to
Maryland and the 112th Ambulance
Company, motor driven. and the 112th
Hospital Company be assigned to the
District of Columbia. He informs the
municated with the Virginia authori-
ties and has been informed that that
State is not in a position to undertake
the organization of any more National
Guard units at this time.
Col. John w. Oehmann. comma nd.
ing the 121st Regiment of Engineers.
has been ordered to command the
Engineer camp at Virginia Beach in
August. The 2sth Division staff.
headed by Maj. Gen. Stephan, will be
same period, but 1t will be distinct
camp, according to orders issued by
Gen. Stephan designating Col. Och
mann to command the regiment.
In a letter to w. w. Owens, gen.
eral manager of the American Rail
way Express. Gen. Stephan has ex-
pressed his appreciation of the letter
from the former in which he said
ployes to join the National Guard
and participate in the field training.
''If more employers of labor" said
Gen. Stephan in his letter would
adopt the same attitude toward the
National Guard which has been
adopted by your organization, much
good would result and we would have
no difficulty in maintaining our
strength
Sergt. James A. Fink, Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery. has been dis
charged on account of business inter.
ference" which prevented him from
regularly attending drills.
Plans are being made by Company
F, 121st Engineers, to hold a series
of boxing exhibitions, and Col. Lloyd
NJ. Brett, adjutant general, has writ
ten letter to Police Inspector Evans
to ascertain whether this is a viola.
ton of law. Col. Brett informed the
inspector that the exhibitions are to
be held under the auspices of the as
sociation of Company F. 121st Engi-
neers. National Guard of the District
of Columbia; that the bouts will be be.
tween members of that organization
and members of other military and
naval organizations. He says that
none but members of the association,
which is composed entirely of the reg.
ularly enlisted and commissioned per.
sonnel of the company, will Dartici
pate. and that no one will profit from
the exhibitions.
A reinspection of Companies B, c
and F, 12lst Engineers, has been or.
dered by the 3rd Corps Area head.
quarters on August l to ascertain
whether the War Department will
continue to give Federal recognition to
these units. 1t was pointed out that
these units have fallen below the re-
qutred strength for three months and
have been put on probation. The re-
inspection will be made by Lieut.. H.
H. Pohl, assigned TO the local Guard
as inspector.
An intensive recruiting campaign is
being conducted by the unit in order
to bring these units up to strength, SC
that they may continue to receive
Federal recognition. Should they fail
to meet the War Departments re
quirements as to strength-60 mer
each on the rolls-they will not be
permitted to go to camp and Federal
recognition will be withdrawn.
Col. Oehmann stated. however. that
he was fully expectant the regiment
would go to camp with all companies
at the required strength. Some of the
units are above strength, and IL by
the time of the inspection these units
do not have the required number, en-.
listed personnel will be transferred to
them from the overstrength com.
mands.
At DRILL Tuesday night the follow.
ing strength reports were received by
Col. Oehmann: Headquarters and
Service Company. So; Compa nies A, 46
B, 81; G, 81; D. SO; z, sc and F, 6s-a
total Of 42o men.
Col. Oehmann stated that he ex
poets to take to camp this year the
required so per cent of the enlisted
strength of the Guard, as required by
the War Department in order to re
ceive Federal pay for this duty. He
has placed the matter squarely up to
the company commanders and directed
them to take prompt steps to recruit
their commands up to full strength.
Examinations for non-commissioned
officers will be conducted by Company
+, 121st Engineers, Tuesday night, ac.
cording to an announcement of Capt
Thomas A. Lane. Capt. Lane has In
formed his men that no promotions
will be made without examination
and the men must show that they
know the military duties of the rank
they seek in order to receive a promo
ton.
Capt. Lane announces the follow.
ing enlistments in Company +:
Richard T. Jones, former gunnery
sergeant in the U. S. Marines: Robert
=. Ludwig. formerly of the u. S.
Navy, and George A. Ledrich.
Some preliminary camp work will
be done by Company F. Tuesday
night. Capt. Lane says that ali
members of his command will re-
ceive instruction in rolling packs
next Tuesday night, and it will give
the recruits an opportunity to sec
just what soldier must carry on
his back while in the field and how
to arrange the packs.
Naval Reserve.
Another contingent of Naval Re
serve officers and men from the Dis
trict OF Columbia left here yesterday
on the U. S. DESTROYER Childs for