Evening star., 1932-12-11

Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the National Guard of the District
OF Columbia, 1t was announced at
brigade headquarters last week, was
called upon by the District of Columbia
Commissioners for a Justification of
National Guard estimates. He called
particular attention, it was said, to
the fact that the estimates for the
District Of Columbia militia for 1894
are 35 per cent less than they were
prior to the World War, pointing out
that the local militia has not partici-
pated in the increased cost of local
government during the past Is years.
Gen. Stephan and his staff Of the
29th National Guard Division, which
he commands In addition to his local
militia duties, made a tour of the bat
tlefields in the vicinity of Fredericks-
burg, Va. Lieut.. Col. Arthur E. Will
bourne, U. S. A, secretary Of the Battle
field Memorial Commission, conducted
the tour which was declared to have
been most instructive.
The Special Troops, 29th Division,
headed the list of major organizations
and the Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops. 29th Division, topped
the list in the individual units in the
matter OF attendance for the month
of November, according to the figures
just made public at brigade head
quarters. The former had a percentage
Of 90.60 and the latter 97.50.
In the larger groups. the standing
was as follows: 260th Coast Artillery
80.93; 372d Infantry, 1916; 121st En-
gineers, 71s3.
The standing IN the smaller units
was as follows:
superior-Headquarters Detachment
Special Troops, 9750; Headquarters
Detachment 29th Division, 9346; Bat
terry E. 260th Coast Artillery, $3.50;
Medical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery 9047.
Excellent-29th Division Military Po-
lice Company, 8989: Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 87.36; State Detach-
ment, 81.55: Headquarters and Service
Company. 121st Engineers. '8097; Med
ical Department Detachment, 12lst
| Engineers, 80.89.
Very atisfactory-Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1858; Company A, 372d
Infantry. 1916; band, 121st Engineers
l7571, Company A. 121st Engineers
/ 1892; Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery
74.90; Company G, 121st Engineers
71.79.
Satisfactory-Compan 1, 121st En-.
gineers, 67.43; Company D. 121st En-.
gineers, 65.47; Company F, 121st En-
gineers, 65.19: Company B, 121st En-.
| gineers, 64.59; Headquarters Detach'
ment and Combat Train, 6048.
All units have been instructed Il
endeavor to maintain or raise theil
present percentages during the current
month, particularly those which fel
below their regimental average.
Pvt. First Glass; Hamilton Colt ha.
been ordered reduced to the grade o.
private in the Headquarters Detach'
ment. 29th Division, while Pvt. Rober
| L. Hickey has been ordered promoted
to fill the vacancy.
Staff Sergt. Eugene c. Brown, Head
quarters and Service Company, upor
his own application, has been relieved
of duty as sergeant major, 1st Battalion
| 12Ist Engineers, and reduced to tn.
grade of private.
| Sergt. Marion T. Bohon Of the samt
command has been ordered promoted tt
sergeant major to fill the vacancy.
Sergt. Harold w. Leath, HeadquarterI
and Service Company, 121st Engineers
has been assigned to duty as personne
sergeant.
PvtS. James r. Coranton and Ural S
Fisher have been ordered transferred
from Company F to the Medical De-
partment Detachment, 121st Engineers
Pvt. (Ffrst Glass; Charles M. War
wick has been ordered promoted to ser
geant in the Medical Department De-
tachment, l21st Engineers, upon rec
ommendation of the. unit commander