Evening star., 1925-02-11
HONORS AWARDED
TOD. c. M|l|T|AMEN
Praise and Medals for Men
of Long Service in Ma
tional Guard.

Praise for those who had served
long and faithfully in the National
Guard of the District was ex-
tended last night by Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, commanding the District
militia, when he pinned service
medals on the breasts Of several
score of militiamen who had been
marched to the front of the entire
regiment. Heading the column was
Lieut.. Col. C. Fred Cook, Adjutant
Generals Department. who received
one of the coveted 25-year medals,
few of which have been issued.
Gen Stephan referred to the re-
ports of the curtailing of the plans
for the inauguration Of President
Coolidge. and pointed out that in all
proba bility the District Guard would
be called upon to represent the mill
tia of the United States in the parade.
The service medals he was about to
award, Gen. stephan said, meant even
more than medals won under the
glamour and excitement Of war. They
represented long years of service
when men came TO the armory night
after night, giving of their time and
energy to prepare themselves FOR the
Service of their country. He e&-
pressed regret that the citizens gen
orally did not appreciate the work
He compared the National Guard of
years ago and the Guard of today, and
pointed out how they went in with
the first line troops during the first
part of the war. Should there be an
other war. he said. there may not be
as much time to prepare, and as the
National Guard now is a part of the
first line of defense, they must carry
out in the full the program of in
structions mapped out by the Regular
Army officers attached to the organ
ization as instructors.
In awarding the medals, Gen.
Stephan spoke specifically OF the
services of Col. Cook. telling the men
that he was a veteran of three wars.
Following the award of the medals,
Gen. stephan presented Chaplain
Arthur L. Smith. 12lst Engineers,
with his commission.
Three-Year Medals Bestowed.
In addition to the names announced
in The Star yesterday, the following
were awarded three-year service
medals:
Company A, 121st Engineers-First
Sergt Edward w. ireland. Sergt.
Alexander Thill. Sergt. Salvador II.
Petrone. SerGt. Morgan s. Gassman.
Company &. 12lst Engineers-First
Sergt. Alfred l., Jorgensen.. Sergt.
Vincent II. Williams, Sergt. Lloyd l..
Gibson, Sergt. Ruel II. Fugett, Pvt.
Jsadore Frank.
Company G, 121st Engineers-First
Sergt William j. Huhn. Staff Serst
George +. Harbin, Staff Sergt. John
A Schricker, Sergt. Joseph ". Owens.
Sergt. John &. Beck. Sergt. Albert
J. Buehne, Sergt. William F. Daw-
son, Sergt. Albert ]. kubeldzs, Sergt.
Charles Dunn, Sergt. Learner I. Rhea,
Sergt. Edwin w. Burg, Corpl Lin
coin S. Jones, Pvt. (frst-class) Daniel
IA. Cave, Pvt. tfirst-class) Lemuel
o. Fletcher, Pvt. Harry G. Wechsler.
Company d, 121st Engineers-Pvt.
Arthur L. Brightley, Pvt. Marvin E.
Farmer, Pvt. J. Z. Oliff, Pvt. Joseph
C. Turco.
Company E, 121st Engineers-First
Sergt. Roy L. Loganecker, Staff
Sergt. George A. L. Rheinbold, Sergt
John V. Sasher, Sergt. Edward D..
Andrus. Corpl James c. Wheate, Pvt
James c. Sorenson.
Company r, 121st Engineers First
Sergt. William 6. Rose. Sergt. Charles
B. Hamilton. Pvt. Raymond A. Gal
latin, First Sergt. Charles A. Potter,
Pvt. Charles E. Riley.
Medical Detachment 121st En-
giueers-Sergt. Philip F. Biggins,
Pvt. William ]. Biggins.
Medals were awarded to M m bers OF
the rife tea m which represented the d.
c. y. G. at the national matches in
September, 1924. This team won four
teenth place out of IS entries, and as
the regular service teams We're eX-
cluded from class "A" this year. the
members of this team were awarded
class A" medals
The personnel of the team follows:
Capt. H. H. Leizear, team captain:
Technical Sergt. J. H. Robertson,
coach; Master Sergt. +. H. Bernsdorff.
Headquarters and Supply Company;
Master Sergt. II. H. Mears, Headquar-
ters md Supply Company: First Sergt.
w. P. Lightfoot. Headquarters and
Supply Company; Technical Sergt.
F. s. Kaye, Headquarters and Supply
Company; Staff Sergt. Alexander
Thill. Company A: Staff Sergt J..
T. Needs. Company f; Sergt J.
F. Miller. Company d: Seret. T. A
Riley. Company f; Sergt. Fl. 7. Walk
er. Company F; Corpl. J. c. Wheate,
Company B; CorpI. H. Milwit. Com
pany A: Corni. J. l.. Wrenn. Company
c; Serct. Edward d. Andrus. Com
pany T..