Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
District National Guard

New strength limits for units com
posing the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia have just been an
nounced, and made effective as Of
February q. fast. The new assign
ments of the number of men in each
company or other unit are changes ir
the strength allowed by the order OF
January 80 last, and 1t is announced
further in the order that there will be
another revision as of March 80 1ext
II was pointed out at the brigade
headquarters that the changes made
are slight, the principal ones being in
the line companies of the Engineer
regiment. and in the 260th Battalion
of Coast Artillery. The line COM
panies of the Engineers. which hereto
fore were allotted various maximum
limits. under the new order will have a
uniform maximum of IS men. 1t was
added, however, that a slight increase
Coast Artillery.
In addition to the limit already
stated for the line Engineer companies,
the maximum allowance for the other
units follows: State staff, IA; Head
quarters Detachment, goth Division
Special Troops, 8: Headquarters De-
tachment, goth Division, So: 29th Mill
pany. l2lst Engineers, 80; Medical De-
partnent Detachment, 12lst Engineers,
81; Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121st Engineers, 80; Medical De-
partment Detachment, 260th Coast Ar
tillery, 8: Headquarters Detachment,
260th Coast ARTILLERY, IS; Battery A,
26Oth Coast Artillery, 81: Battery 3,
260th Coast Artillery, So; Battery c,
26Oth Coast Artillery, So; Company A.
372d Infantry, To- This makes total
maximum strength allowance for the
entire Guard here, according to the
order, of 887 men.
The order directs that no enlistments
will be made in units which are now
at the strength prescribed. except to
fill vacancies caused by separation from
the active list, SO that no unit Will eX-
coed the strength designated in TINS
order. except to fill vacancies caused by
separation from the active list. AT the
same time the order enjoins unit COM
manders to keep on their rolls only
such personnel as is active and whose
attendance can be secured. in order
that there will not be carried on the
rolls personnel which should be elm
mated.
Orders have been issued reducing to
the grade of privates IN Company r,
T2ist Engineers. First Sergt John V.
Sssher and Sergt. Walter G. Scheller.
THE changes were made on the recon-
naendation Of the company commander.
Upon recommendations of the unit
commander, Pvt. First Class Adam
G.. Mouton has been made f1rst sergeant
of Company F. l2lst Engineers, and
Pvt. John v. Sasher has been oroereo
promoted to sergeant.
Corpl. James c. Sorenson has been
ordered reduced to the rank OF private
in Company z, 12ist Engineers, upon
recommendation of the company COM
mander.
Corpl. Jack Ward has been ordered
uromoted to the rank of sergeant IN
the Headquarters Detachment, 29th d.
vision, upon recommendation OF the
detachment commander.
orders have been issued promoting
Corp. Edgar M. MacCoy, 29th Military
Police Company, to the grade OF SER
resnt in that command, on recommend
alton of the company commander.
Compliments of the commanding gen.
eral of the local Guard to the officers
and men have been extended by MAJ.
Gen. A1bOn OJcpIIdkl 4OA bAAC hAeAAAAASA "a
the performance of the duty OF the or
SANITATION during the inaugural parade
in a general order reading as follows:
st express to all officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia qualification and
pride which had In commanding an
organization in the inaugural parade
on March which made the appear
ance and created such favorable COM
ment as has the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia.
THE care which had been exercised
by all in preparation for the parade was
shown by the well prepared uniforms
and equipment and the attention given
to the details of wearing and handling
equipment.
THE marching of the command was
of a high order, particularly In view OF
the extremely adverse weather conol-
tons.
II congratulate and commend each
individual officer and enlisted man OF
our organization for his zeal and atten-
ton to duty in preparation Tor his par
ticipation in the parade"
The Medical Department Detachment,
26Oth Coast Artillery, headed the list In
attendance in the inaugural parade, ac-
cording to the drill report just issued
by brigade headquarters. Not only was
the organization classed as superior IN