Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
District National Guard

States in which per capita value of
property dropped from all causes dur
| ing 1927 was less than so per cent of
the average per capita for the year
| 1927.
1t was explained at the local brigade
| headquarters that the error was made
through charging to the local Guard
number Of motor vehicles which were
obtained from the Army. and never in
tended to be charged as vehicles but
given to the Guard merely for the pur-
pose of salvaging parts for use OH serv-
| iceable vehicles.
| Commanding officers have been in
structed to mail copy of the prelimi-
nary order for the annual encamp-
ments to each member of their reSpec-
tive commands and to closely check the
envelopes to ascertain that each man is
| forwarded a copy. so that he could make
| arrangements for leave from his civilian
employment during the period of the
annual encampment. This is done for
| the purpose Of preventing any member
of the command from saying that he
| did not obtain sufficient notice as an
excuse for not going to camp. and is in
| accordance with the recent order which
said that no man would be excused from
any of the coming camps unless he had
very good excuse.
Corpl. Malcolm Finley Bailey, Com
| pany E. 121St Engineers, has been APP
| pointed q second lieutenant Of Engi-
neers and assigned to Company A Of the
regiment.
Pvt. Benson Rollins, Battery c, 2soth
Coast Artillery, has been discharged on
| account Of having been continuously
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more than three months.
Pvt. George A. Knight. Battery c.
260th Coast Artillery. has been trans
| ferred to the reserve list because OF
| business interference with his military
duties.
! Pvt. Harry L. Johnson. Company E
l2lSt Engineers, has been discharged on
! account of his being continuously alb
/ sent without leave for period OF not
less than three months.
Pvt. Albert j. Pickens Headquarters
Detachment, 29rh Division. has been
honorably discharged on account of his
removal from the city.
Second Lieut.. Joseph F. Fitzgerald.
| Headquarters and Service Company,
| l2lst Engineers, has been ordered 10
proceed to Fort Humphreys. Va, March
s. to pursue course of study at the
Engineer School there, which will end
June s. He is the second officer from
the local Guard who has been ordered
to attend this class. and the second
allotment was obtained because q va
cancy given another State Guard was
not filled. The other officer who has
been assigned to take the course at
the same time Is First Lieut.. Hugh
/ Everett. Jr.. Company A, l2lst Eng,-
neers.
Pvt. Houston z. Kerlin, Company D.
! l2lSt Engineers, has been honorable
discharged on account of his having
! accepted employment with the local
Fire Department.
The President has accepted the resig-
nation of Second Lieut.. Enrique c
Canova, Company A. l2lst Engi leerS.
Maj. j. D. Mccain, 6lst Coast Artil-
! lery. U. S. A., has been designated TO
| make the annual armory inspection Of
| OF Mai. Alden G. Strong, heretofore
| detailed
| While the Militia Bureau says that
there has been noticeable improve
! ment in the National Guard organiza-
| tons Of the country during the past
! year both in the care of property anc
| maintenance of property records, It
| points out that there is yet room for
much! improvement. The hope is cx-
pressed that the current fiscal year
! will show a very material reduction.
particularly. in the number OF articles
| lost and stolen The record of many
States. ii was added. is indicative Of
considerable laxity in observing regula-
tons, and special attention is invited
10 two classes of surveys which have
given the bureau much concern They
are SURVEYS covering less and damage TO