Evening star., 1932-02-07
District National Guard

Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the National Guard Of the District
of Columbia and the 29th National
Guard Division, discussed with the Of
1ictalS Of the Militia Bureau Of the War
Department a number Of resolutions
adopted at the recent convention Of the
National Guard Association Of the
United States, which do not require
legislative action. The conference was
held on behalf of the association at the
request of Brig. Gen. Robert j. Travis,
president of the organization.
One Of the matters, 1t was said, had
to do with the completion Of the Or
ganization Of brigades and divisions in
the various parts of the country by the
organization Of units necessary for
proper brigade divisional functioning.
1t was pointed out that such a plan
would not conflict with another reSo-
luton of the association not to ask for
an increase in the numerical strength
of the Guard as a whole at this time,
when the Nation is faced with the ne
CeSSity of holding down It's expendi-
lures. Some of the units, 1t was said,
which the Guard officers feel should be
provided for, could be formed by the
transfer of men from other units. In
other words, while new units would be
formed, the numerical strength OF
Others would be reduced, so that the
Guard as a whole would be kept within
the quota allowed at this time.
For instance, it was said, the 64th
Field Artillery Brigade, a Virginia
Guard organization, does not have a
brigade headquarters battery. Such an
organization, it was indicated, could be
formed with 81 enlisted men, and these
could be taken from other units Of the
same outfit. However, it was said that
there are some divisional units allotted
to the District of Columbia which
would not be organized now under the
plan ,aS the men could not be spared
from units already organized. This
includes the 29th Division train.
Another change sought is that re-
Quiring that Caretakers of materiel and
animals shall be assigned from the
battery charged with them. 1t was
pointed out that in some Of the States
organizations in the interest Of effict-
ency desire to pool their animals and
materiel at one particular place. Under
the present regulations, a caretaker
would have to be assigned from each
unit, but under the change proposed
by the citizen soldier officers assignment
Of these men could be made from any
one outfit
Recognition by the War Department
Of adjutantS general in the various
States in the rank which they hold as
State officers is sought in another pro-
pCSal made by the association 1t was
said that many States now have ad-
JutantS general who hold the rank of
brigadier general in their State forces,
but under the War Department tables
OF organization they are only recognized
for Federal Guard purposes in the rank
OF colonel.
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restriction on the limit of major as the
rank which team captains and coaches
of national rifle teams can hold. Not
more than two field officers may be
appointed. However, it is the desire
OF the Guard officials that they be per-
mitted to appoint lieutenant colonies as
team captains, with the stipulation
that the coach may be a captain.
special badge for officers and men
who served in the army of occupation
in Germany also is sought. 1t was said
that special badges have been issued
to be worn by those who were members
Of other occupation forces, but nothing
has been done in the German case
Representations also were made by
the general concerning the use Of old
ammunition by the Guard. 1t was said
that this is considered general.
L4G " al DG pal IlllCIIG IDS uldOe puD-
lie list of those who successfully COM
pleted the course in rife craftsmanship
in the Small Arms Firing School at
Camp Perry, Ohio, last Summer, in
which the following local men appear:
Second Lieut.. Edward D. Andrus,
121St Engineers; Corpl. John w.
Brightenberg Company F, 121st En-
gineers; Arthur j. Campbell, 1920
Thirty-fourth street; Noel o. Castle,
1903 Eighth street; Lieut.. Col. John J.
Dooley, Marine Corps Reserve; William
J. Green, 1lO7 Eleventh street; Robert
T. Hartshorn, 9O3 Webster street;
Charles A. Iovino, 1928 Eighteenth
street; Sergt. Walter E. Jessup, Com
pany A, l2lSt Engineers: Sergt. Gilbert
i. Johnson, Company E, 12lst Engi-
neerS; Private George F. Kern, Ord
nance Department, State staff; George
E Lindsay, 3541 Eleventh street; Ralph
w. Lowe, 1929 Oakwood Terrace; Pvt.
Louis w. Panneton, Ordnance Depart
1928 Eighteenth street; Henry H. Pike,
1928 Nineteenth street; Morton Silver
berg, 45l Newton Place; Victor L.
StedronSky, 600 Twentieth street; Al
ONO NJ. Thomas, Pip F street; Corpl.
William F. Thomas, 2209 Twenty-fifth
place; Alfred H. Yeomans, 1924 Nine
teenth street.
Battery E. 26Oth Coast Artillery. was
ordered on duty at the armory for a
special drill last Sunday.
Pvt Everett MCGOWAN has been
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of the Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Frederick F. Beachum, Company
D, 12lst Engineers, has been honorably
discharged on account Of removal from
the city.
The following have been transferred
from the active to the reserve lists of
their respective organizations: Pvt.
Carl G. Boeckler, Medical Department
Detachment, 26Oth Coast Artillery, and
Pvt. William Watlington, Company A,
372d Infantry.
On account Of educational interfer-
ence with the performance Of military
duty. Pvts. Charles C. Gedulgig, jr.. and
William J. Hart have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of Company D, 12lSt Engi-
neers. In the same unit the following
have been ordered transferred on ac-
count of business Interference with the
performance Of military duty: PvtS.
Charles J. Dulin and Ira E. Ryan.
Corpl. William L. Grimes has been
promoted to the rank Of sergeant in
the Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train, 26Oth Coast Artillery,
while Pvt. CFfrst Class Albert J. Mil
Ter has been ordered promoted to cor
poral
Pvts. Nathan Steinbach and William
M. Sullivan have been transferred from
the active to the reserve list OF Com
pany F. l21st Engineers.
Reporting on training for the Ma
tional Guard during the last fiscal
wear, the chief of the Militia Bureau
says that National Guard commanders
two fnin