Evening star., 1933-02-05
District National Guard

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Mai Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the District of Columbia National
Guard, 1t was announced at brigade
headquarters, was decorated as men,
ber of the local Bicentennial Commis-
sion with a medal commemorating the
services Of the commission. The medal
vas presented by Dr. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim, president Of George Washington
bearing the image Of George Washing
ton in relief and the Capitol and other
buildings on the reverse.
Orders were issued last week direct
ing that all troops Of the local National
Guard participate in the inaugural pa
rade next month. All commanding Of
f1cers have been directed to prepare the
troops under their command for sucn
participation. and to make particular
effort to see that uniforms and equip
ment are in the best possible condition
as to cleanliness, pressing, etc. 1t was
announced that further details con-
corning the parade will be furnished
when they become available. spe-
cial formation has been planned for
the local troops, and diagrams have
been issued, together with instructions
for the commanding officers to begin
training in this formation.
The following named officers and en-
listed men, having served the requisite
number Of years in the National Guard
of this city, have been awarded serv-
ice medals and bars as enumerated:
FiftnPn-Vear bar-Capt Charlee =
Smithson. adjutant, 121st Engineers;
Capt. George w. Johns, Company F,
l2lst Engineers; First Lieut.. Joseph F.
Fitzgerald, Headquarters and Service
Company. 12lst Engineers: Sergt. Jo-
seph A. Dodge, Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company, 121st Engineers; Pvt.
(First Glass; John E. Minnich, Pvt.
(First Glass; NJ. w. Esberger and Pvt
(F'irst Glass; Arseneo Branca, all of
the Headquarters and Service Com
pany, l21st Engineers
Ten-year medal-Maj Sidney Nor
gan, State STAFF; Capt. Douglas A.
White, Dental Corps, Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 12lst Engineers:
Capt. Samuel r. Turner, Company D..
12lst Engineers: Capt. Walter S.
Welsh, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, l2lst Engineers; Capt William T.
First Lieut.. George F. Harbin, I'd Bat
talon, 121st Engineers First Lieut..
Pearson c. Conlyn, 1st Battalion. 121st
Engineers; Master Sergt John v. Ber-
berick, Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division; Master Sergt. Albert T. King,
Headquarters and Service Company,
12lst Engineers; First Sergt. John C..
Beck, Company c, 121st Engineers;
Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers; Staff Sergt. Lucious A..
Shackleford, Headquarters and Service
Company, l2lst Engineers Staff Sergt.
William F. Dawson. Company c, 121st
Engineers; Staf1 Sergt Vincent H. Will
liams, Company B, 121st Engineers;
Sergt. Joseph M. Owens, Company c,
12lst Engineers; Pvt. (First Class F.
H. Fletcher Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists Of their respective organi-
cations, for the reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty: Pvt. Jack
Ward, Headquarters Detachment. 29th
Division; Pvts. Ernest v. DiFrancis,
Temple L. Eller, Solomon Feldman,
Walter L. Knight and John E. Nc
Guckin, all of Company F, 121st En-
gineers; Pvts. David A. Moorman and
Rudolph A. Payne, both Of Company
A, 12lst Engineers.
Educational interference with the
performance of military duty: Pvts.
Daughton E. Mason and Harry I. VAL
entine, both of Company F, 12lst En-
gineers
Officers of the National Guard who
are entitled to increased compensation
during the coming last training camps
by reason of having reached new pay
period subsequent to July l, 1882 and
who did not receive such pay due to
the provisions of the economy act, have
been ordered to submit applications to
Brigade Headquarters.
The annual armory inspections by
officers Of the Regular Army to de-
termine the state of efficiency Of per-
sonnel and equipment for field service
IA, when the State Staff Detachment
and the staff, as well as the Head
quarters, goth Division, will be in
spected.
The other units will be inspected as
follows:
March IS, Headquarters Special
Troops, 29th Division, and the Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
29th Division; March 16, Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division; 29th Di-
vision Military Police Company, will be
inspected on March II.
The 12lst Engineer regimental in
spection will be started on March 81,
when the Headquarters officers and
staff will be examined. The other dates
follow: March 27, Medical Department
Detachment; March rs, Headquarters
and Service Company; March 81, Head
quarters. 1st Battalion; March "a,
Company A; March 22. Company B;
March 20, Company c; March 81
Headquarters, I'd Battalion; March
80, Company D; March %, Company
z; March 20, Company F.
Two-hundred-an -sixtieth Coast Ar
| tillery inspections will be held as
follows: Headquarters, 1st Battalion,