Evening star., 1927-10-23
District National Guard

Maurice l.. Crater; Corp. Chauncey
Fl. Patterson. Privates, first class, VIII.
liam b. Bean Charles J. Dulin and
Sidney NJ. Fowler, and Privates Arthur
L. Brightley, Raymond r. Edwards
and Albert r. Goodwin.
Private, first class, NJ. d. Levy, has
been transferred from the active to
the reserve list of the Headquarters
Detachment. 29th Division, account
of educational interference with his
military activities.
Martin r. Keough, 1885 Nichols
avenue southeast, enlisted i'll the
Guard last week and was assigned to
the Quartermaster Detachment.
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G.. hewitt. adju.
tant of the 29th National Guard Divi-
sion, has been designated by Lieut.. Col.
Louis G.. Brinton, jr., adjutant gen.
eral of the local militia, to represent
the later organization at the meeting
of the Adjutant Generals Association
to be held at st. Paul, Minn., this
week. Col. hewitt will accompany
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, who will
represent the local Guard at the meet
ing of the National Guard Association
of the United States.
Service medals We're presented to
the officers and men Of the 260th
Coast Artillery by Mai. Gen. Anton
Stephan at formal exercises held at
the organizations arnory, Water and
o streets southwest, last week. Gen.
Stephan, before presenting the medals,
addressed the organization briefly,
praising them for the work and the
record they had made, and explained
to them the prestige to be gained by
long service in the National Guard,
as well as some of it's rewards. He
was accompanied by Col. Brinton.
The medal awards follow:
Ten-year medal: Maj. Walter w.
Burns, commanding the organization,
and Sergt. Herbert E. Becke, Bat.
terry G.
Three-year medal: Capt Robert T.
DAILY, Battery c; Capt. James d.
Eggleston. Battery B; Capt. Louis M.
Gosorn, Battery A; First Lieut.. LIE
Roy S. Mann, Battery B; First Lieut..
Lyman E. Morris, Battery A; Second
Lieut.. William J. Heale, Headquarters
Mulligan, Battery c; Second Lieut..
James M. votava, Headquarters De-
tachment; First Sergt. Herbert e.
Goodrich, Battery c: First Sergt.
Herman ]. Trumm, Battery B; Sergt.
Clyde c. Edeards, Battery A; Sergt.
Wallace r. Leek. Battery B; Sergt.
Morris Lerer, Battery c.; Sergt.
Thomas M. Lynch, Battery B; Sergt.
Edward Reinmuth, Battery B; Sergt.
George Scordes, Battery A; Corp.
Harold L. Schiltz, Battery B: Corp.
Frank T. Thomas, Battery B; Corp.
Thomas j. Wood, Battery c; Privates,
first class, Volhmer Campbell, Bal.
terry C; Bernard Felter, Battery A;
Irving A. Merelman, Battery A, and
Vincent Vasco, Battery c; Sergt.
John B. De Spears, Headquarters De-
tachment; Corp. James r, Eakle, Bat
terry A; Private Edward r. Ferney-
hough, Battery b; Private Lloyd B.
Kidwell, Battery A; Private Donald
J. Mccarthy, Battery A, and Everett
MCGOWAN, Battery B.
1t was announced that the annual
presentation Of medals would be made
by Gen. Stephan to the officers and
men of the 121st Regiment of Engf.
neers, at formal exercises November i,
and those 70 officers and men Of Com.
pany A, 372d Infantry, at exercises to
be held at the armory at Twelfth and
u streets, on October "a.
The annual individual and company
championship matches Of the local
National Guard were started yesterday
morning on the Congress Heights rifle
range Of the Guard at Camp Simms
They will be continued today, when
the organization will hold its annual
oyster roast and turkey shoot.
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Plans are being formulated for the
holding of an annual reunion and ban.
Quet of former members Of Company
/, Bird ID. c. Infantry, one Of the ante
war units Of the LOCAL National Guard.
The organization work is In charge Of
Sergt. w. e. Ireland, Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
member. OF the old outfit. who
has made the request that former
members get in communication with
him at the National Guard armory.
The officers of this organization were
Capt. Clarence L. Adams, First Lieut..
Jess C. Sweeney and Second Lieut..
James B. Jones'.