Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

the total limit Of the Guard as whole,
leaving to the militia organization the
duty OF alloting the numbers to each
of its various units.
The new order says that enlistments
to fill vacancies caused by separation,
from the active list only Will be made in
units which are not at the prescribed
strength, and units are expressly en-
joined from exceeding the strength set
down in the order without having re-
ceived authority from the brigade head
quarters. Unit commanders also are en-
Joined to keep ON their rolls only sucn
personnel as is active, and whose at
tendance can be secured in order that
there will not be carried on the rolls
personnel which should be eliminated.
Capt Louis NJ Gosorn has been
ordered detached from Battery A, 260Gh
Coast Artillery, which he commands,
and was ordered to the headquarters,
LIST Battalion. of the same unit, as COM
mander. during the temporary absence
from the city of Maj. Walter w. Burns,
School at Fort Monroe, Va, where he
will remain until November Q.
Upon the recommendation of the
company commander the following pro-
motions have been ordered in Company
A, 12lst Engineers:
To be staff sergeant, Sergt. Joseph
BordaS; to be SergeantS, Corp. Raymond
A Mahoney and Pvt. Edwin F. Rowles;
to be corporals, Pvts. Arthur j. Pagan.
Meyer Shapiro. Pedro G. Villalon and
Robert H. Robertson.
Corp. Joseph j. Ryan, 29th Division
Military Police Company, has been
ordered reduced to the grade of pri-
vate, the change being made upon the
recommendation of the company COM
nander.
Pvt. Pedro G. Villalon has been trans
ferred from the Headquarters and
Service Company to Company A, l2lSt
Engineers.
Maj. Julian S. Oliff, commanding the
I'd Battalion, 121St Engineers, has been
designated as executive officer of the
annual rifle matches of the local Guard
to be held on the rifle range at Camp
SimmS. Congress Heights, ID. c., on
october Is, IA and 20 next The orig
inal order for the matches designated
Capt. Just G. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partment, and captain of the rifle team
which represented the local Guard at
the national matches recently held at
Camp Perry, Ohio, for this duty. 1t
was explained at brigade headquarters
tidt tNc tlldLiSC WdS LioOc lOL TIC pun
pose of giving various officers the ex-
perience in handling such competitions.
In connection with the shooting the
following officers have been detailed for
duty on the dates mentioned:
Maj. Ralph S. Childs, commanding
the LIST Battalion, l2lst Engineers. has
been designated chief range officer:
Capt. F. F.. Bernsdorff. mess officer,
and First Lieut.. T. A. Riley, statistical
officer. These officers will serve for
all the matches.
Range officers for October 12-Capt.
Charles e. Smithson, Capt. George w.
Johns Capt. Claude Burlingame, Capt.
Walter S. Welsh, Capt Hobart T.
Walker and First Lieut.. Joseph F.
Fitzgerald
Range officers for October 10 and 20
First Lieut.. Walter A. Knight, First
Lieut.. James r. Quade, First Lieut..
John E. Temple, First Lieut.. Joseph F.
Fitzgerald First Lieut.. John D. Powers,
First Lieut. John G. May. First Lieut..
Lincoln S. Jones, Second Lieut.. Willard
L. Hammer. Second Lieut.. Pearson c.
Conlyn, Second Lieut.. William A.