Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
SIX Of BATTERY B
RATED IN CUNNERY
Examinations Being Held To-
day With A Group of 26Oth
D. c: Artillery.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FORT MONROE, Va, August 90
A board of officers has been appointed
by Maj. Walter w. Burns. command
ing officer of the 260th Coast Artillery,
District of Columbia National Guard
now in training here, to examine men,
beIs OF the organization to determine
their fitness for ratings as gunners
secondrclass, first-olass and expert.
The board is composed of Capt. Louis
M. GosOrn, commanding Battery A,
and Lieuts. John l.. Bradford and
William J. Heale, to examine mem
bers Of Battery B, and Capt James
D. Eggleston. commanding Battery
3. and Lieuts. Lyman E. Morris and
Lloyd B. Gosorn, to examine members
of Battery A.
Capt. Gosorn and his staff convened
yesterday to examine the following
men of Battery B: Sercts. Thomas
N. Lynch Edward Reinmuth and
John B. de Spears; Corpls. Rex P.
Mulligan and John l.. Atkins, and
Pvt. Harold l.. SchilZ. The board re-
ported after adjournment that all
these men had qualified as gunners,
second class The board to examine
Battery A men, under Capt Eggles-
ton. convened today. Several non-
commissioned officers went up for the
examination. but the ratings have not
yet been decided.
Sightseeing Trip Taken.
The following members of the Dis
trict Artillery outfit were treated yes
terday by Maj. Burns to a sightseeing
trip to Ocean View. Norfolk. Camp
Fird, Fort Story and Virginia Beach;
Sergt Charles NJ. Cook. Corpl. Lewis
Hayes and Pvts. irst-class) Herbert
r. Goodrich, George Scores. William
T. Tillison and Harry A. Gehrmann
Of Battery A. and Pvt. first ella ss)
Charles lie Mat and Pvts. Marvin l..
White. Milton Etchison. Wallace r.
Leek and Bernard G.. Mcdonald of
Battery r. The men left here early in
the morning. in the reconnaissance
car. At Camp Bird. they visited the
o9th Military Police Company, and
the 29th Division Headquarters Spe-
cial Troops, also District National
Guard outfits. and Maj Burns paid
his respects to Maj. Gen. Anton Ste
phan, commanding general of the
29th Division
Staff Sergt. Charles Coanshock,
sergeant instructor of the District Ar
tillery, has been ordered to report to
Camp Bird at the termination of the
drtlllerynen camp IOr uutV WIFI the
other District of Columbia National
Guard orga MIA lions, which are now
at that camp. Sergt. Coanshock will
leave Fort Monroe Saturday night
to take up his new duties. and will
return to duty with the 260th Coast
Artillery shortly after their return to
Washington.
Thoughts Turn HOmeward.
With the 1925 encampnent nearly
over the District guar1smen are be-
ginning to turn their thoughts home
ward. They will depart from here at
e:15 O'Clock Sunday morning. under
command of Capt. Louis M. Gosorn,
and will arrive in Washington at about
O'Clock in the afternoon. They will
fall in in company formation at Union
Station and march to street cars
which will be waiting for them. The
advance detail. commanded by Maj.
Walter w. Burns. will leave here Sat
urday night, meeting the main body
Of troops at the Coast Artillery ar
mory upon their arrival in Washing.
ton.