Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

auspices of the National Rifle Associa-
ton, the entrance fees to be paid from
District Of Columbia funds. He also
has been authorized to purchase special
ammunition for the matches.
While the majority Of the team men,
berS went by train. the order author
lied the following to proceed by pri-
reimbursed at the rate of 3 cents a
mile: Capt. Bernsdorff, Lieut.. Mcmahon,
Lieut.. Stokes, Corp. Robertson and Pvt.
Geraci.
Pvt. Gatano Patrizi has been ordered
transferred from the Reserve to the
active list Of the goth Division Military
Police Company.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the Re-
serve list OF Company G. 121st Engi-
neerS: PvtS. John w. Armentrout, Elmer
j. Barnes, Addison E. Burrows, Leo E.
Covaleski and zev Holland.
First sergt. Clifton w. Royston. Bat
terry A, 260th Coast Artillery, who was
on the eligible list for promotion to
second lieutenant of Coast Artillery as
result OF competitive examination,
last week was ordered before Regular
examining board, of which Maj. Frank
G. Scofield was president, and qualified
with an average percentage of 1872. AS
result he has been discharged from
his enlistment in order to accept pro-
motion by commission, and his ap-
pointment, announced. He has been
assigned to Battery A for duty.
The promotion of First Lieut.. Leroy
S. Mann to captain and his assign
ment to command Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery. was announced by
brigade headquarters.
Brigade headquarters also announced
the promotion to first lieutenant of
Second Lieut.. William F. Bulls and
his assignment to Battery B.
Mai. Walter w. Burns, commanding
the 260th Coast Artillery, has been or
dered to proceed to Fort Monroe, Va, on
September IL, and to report to the COM
mandant of the Coast Artillery School
there as a student for the special field
| officers course, which will commence
on September IA. The course is sched-
uled to end on November 8, at which
time Maj. Burns will return to his
home station.
First Lieut.. Lyman E. Morris, Bat
| terry A. 26Oth Coast Artillery, also has
been ordered to Fort Monroe on Sep
| TENDER IL to become student in the
special battery officers course, which
, also is to end on November 8, when he
also will return to his command mere.
A letter of appreciation was sent by
Mai. Walter w. Burns, commanding the
| 26Oth Coast Artillery here, to Maj. Gen.
| Andrew Hero, jr., chief OF Coast Ar
tillery, for the cooperation OF Regular
Army officers and enlisted men at Fort
Monroe during the recent field train
ing encampment of the local troops:
THE success obtained at Fort Mon
| roe" Gen. Hero wrote IN reply; rs tne
result of the interest and enthusiasm
that has been displayed by you, your
officers and enlisted men throughout
the year in faithfully carrying out the
spirit of the training program. Inc
evident interest displayed by the ofh-
GERS and men of the 260th Coast AT
tillery cannot but have had the erect
of making the Regular Army troops az
Fort Monroe most anxious 10 90 tllen
utmost to assist in bringing your year
training to a successful elimination.
Simple procedure for keeping the
colors and standards of militia organlza-
tions in the best condition nave Deen
outlined to the Guard by tne Mli!.la
Bureau 1t informed the organHations
that when any silk color or standaro
in the hands of the militia has become
worn to the extent that repair or re-
placement is desirable, 1t shall be snip
ped to Philadelphia quartermaster oe-
bot for inspection to determine Whetner
it can be repaired economically.
CORPS area commanders have been au-
thorized to approve requests from StaUe
adiutants general to ship SILK colors OF
standards to the Philadelphia depot LOT
repair or replacement, as determined
there If worth cost of repairing, the
ouartermaster will repair the flags ana
return them to the organization COM
mander. If not economically repalrable,
the depot will return the color or stand
ard to the organization commander anu
replace it by a new color or standard.
The returned color or standard Will
be returned as a memento, and the Or
ganizati commander will be required
to cause it to be numbered and Sy-
nopsis of service bearing the same num-
Der is to be prepared and filed In the
records of.the organization. In the case
of guidons and service ColorS, standards
or other flags, when worn out by talr
wear and tear in service to the extent
that they are no longer fit for further
use, they will be sent to the inspector
for appropriate action. When desired
these may also be retained in the Or
CARNATIONS as mementoes, the same as
silk colors or standards. II the or
CARNATIONS do not desire to retain them,
the order directs that they be wholly
destroyed by burning.
The Militia Bureau Of the War De-
partment has especially advised Guard
organizations that the development OF
communications is among the first es-
sentials to secure effective aid to ground
forces by aviation. The recent maneu-
yers in the 5th Corps Area, it was
said, have again pointed out the neces-
sity of training ground troops, even to
units as small as the battalion, in COM
municating with personnel in airplanes.
The Militia Bureau especially stresses
the desirability Of National Guard units
making progress during the encamp-
ments in all methods of ground-air and
air-ground communication, and also in
the use of pickup messages. In the
latter method the plane comes close to
earth and hooks a message tied to
line running between two poles.
While it is said that the program for
radio equipment for the National Guard
is not complete, it is believed that dis
tribution now is such that every divi-
sion aviation should be able to carry
out communication problems involving
radio with several ground componentS
of its division. However, the War De-
partment says that radio should be sup
plemented with pyrotechnic signals,
panels and drop and pickup messages
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