Evening star., 1931-12-27

The following changes in grades In
Company e, l21st Engineers, have been
ordered upon recommendation Of the
company commander:
Sergt. Gilbert L. johnson and Corpl.
Edward L. Borlik to be privates.
Pvt. (FirSt Class Henry D. Green,
Sd, to be sergeant and Pvt. First
Glass; Martin L Green to be corporal.
Pvt Melvin T. Parent has been or
dered transferred from the reserve to
the active list of Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery.
First Sergt. John E. Tegeler, Battery
c, 260th Coast Artillery, has been or
dered honorably discharged upon his
own request. he having completed one
year OF three-year re-enlistment.
The following named enlisted men
have been ordered transferred from the
reserve to the active lists OF their re-
Spective commands:
Pvt. Thomas H. Keys. Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst Engineers;
Pvt. Curmlt w. Kefin and Pvt. Wen
dali P. RettStatt, both Of Company c,
l2lst Engineers; Pvt. Julian A. BrylaW-
ski and Pvt. Arthur A. Tomeldon, both
of Company E, l2lst Engineers.
Pvt Estol R. Ellerman Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst Engineers.
has been ordered honCrably discharged
en- account of removal from the District
of Columbia.
The following named enlisted men
have been ordered transferred from the
active to the reserve lists Of their re-
spective organizations for the reasons
stated:
Educational interference with the
performance Of military duty-PvtS.
Edward L. Borlik and Gilbert L. John
son, both of Company E. 12lSt Engi-
neers.
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty-Pvts. George
M. Anderson and Charles w. Labolsh,
both Of Company c, l2lst Engineers.
The second platoon of Company 3,
121St Engineers, finished 1881 drill pc
riod by beating the first platoon in at
| tendance. The first made SIS per cent
while the second has 81 points to its
! credit.
Capt. William I. MuShake, command
ing Company B, 12lst Engineers, in a
seasonal greeting to the men Of the
events OF the past year the progress was
quite noticeable in some phases of the
| company activities but not so obvious
| in other respects. The first big event
Of the year. he commented, was the an
nual Federal inspection, in which the
| company made very good rating COM
| parative to those of former years
| The annual field encampment was a
source of good experiences and pleas
ure to those attending. The greatest
accomplishment of the company, he
| said, was to win the area efficiency
! flag, which was recently awarded the
company and which now is carried with
the guidon.
While he said that the drill attend
ance was not up to standard, yet un-
comfortable events made this to some
extent unavoidable However, he ex-
| pressed the hope that the new year
would bring considerable improvement
Lieut.. Col J. NJ. Scammell, Infantry.
California National Guard. has reported
| for duty at the Militia Bureau, War
! Departn ent. He succeeds Lieut.. Col
Henry S. Merrick, Cavalry, Iowa Ma
| tional Guard, who has completed four
years Of duty here.
Col. Scanned has been assigned to
| charge of the historical section. His
work will consist largely in affording
guidance and assistance to National
Guard units engaged in compiling ac-
curate outlines of histories upon which
are based claims for coats of arms and
distinctive insignia.
From July to December, 1880, Col
Scammell was on duty here as an addi-
tional member of the CA section Of the,
War Department general staff.
Maj. Gen. George E. Leach. chief of
the Militia Bureau, has forwarded let
tiers commencing the commanding off,
GERS of Battery c, 243d Coast Artillery,
Rhode Island National Guard Head
quarters Company. Sd Battalion, 148th
| Infantry. Kentucky National Guard,
and Company A, 10th Engineers, Mis-
souri, National Guard, for having won
the national trophy for excellence in
craftsmanship in their respective States
during 1881.