Evening star., 1933-03-05
District National Guard

For the first time since he has been
commanding general Of the 2eth Ma
ti0nal Guard Division, Mai Gen. An
ton Stephan, commanding also the
local militia brigade, had under him
in the inaugural parade In this city
troops Of the Virginia National
Guard, 1t was announced at brigade
headquarters The Goth National
Guard Division consists of all the Ma.
tional Guard Of this city. the States
OF Maryland and Virginia and certain
organizations in Pennsylvania.
Gen. Stephan expressed deep salts
faction at having these units under
his command in the inaugural parade.
They were the 246th Artillery Band.
the Richmond Blues, the Richmond
Howitzers. In addition to these d.
vision troops, there also was assigned
to his division the Sedgwick Guards Of
the National Guard Of Connecticut.
tions during the week was confined
principally to preparations for the in
augural event yesterday, and the tssu-
ance of the detailed orders for the
participation of the troops and their
appearance in the parade gave eN-
dence Of the preparatory work done in
the armorieS.
Guard officials were much elated
when the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was reported to the Sen
ate with the items which the House
had eliminated back In the measure
The most important of these, OF
course, was that provision for the pay
nj
employees while attending training
camps. This particular item Is con-
sidered important by the Guard OH
cials, IS to withdraw 1t would discrimi-
nate between the Government en-
ployes who are members Of the Guard
and the employees Of private establish
ments.
In the case OF the Federal and Dis
trict OF Columbia employees who are
members Of the Guard they receive
what Is termed military leave while
attending training camps, and no de-
duction is made from their annual
leave. Even since the economy act
was passed, it has been ruled that II
does not affect the military leave pro-
vision Of the law as 1t stood at the
time Of the passage Of the economy
act.
Members Of the Guard who are en-
ployed in private establishments re-
ceive while attending training camp
from SO cents to $l.25 q day. the total
amount depending upon the percent
age of armory drills which they at
tended during the training year
Should this camp pay be stricken from
the bill as 1t was in the House, the en-
listed men would receive only theii
Federal pay for the two weeks. which
Is the same as that received by a mar
Of corresponding rank in the Regular
Army. The fact that this pay has
been paid for years has been one OF
the means used by the Guard to at
tract young men. 1t Is regarded more
| or less as contract, as it is used as
an inducement by the recruiting ON.
GERS when men hesitate because they
might not receive pay from theil
civilian employers while attending the
training camps.
Both officers and men expressed
themselves during the week as much
pleased with the announced plan fol
| the training camps this year, wher
| the majority Of the troops will 60 tc
Camp Albert G. Ritchie, at Cascade
Md, while the Coast Artillery units
will 60 to Fort Monroe,
It was pointed out that when thu
camps are held some distance away
from Washington that there Is usu'
ally q larger turn out Of men for the
camps Many of them take the train.
| ing period for their vacations. ant
| when they are sent TO posts adjacent
to the Capital City they do not show
as much interest in attending.
The following enlisted men hav.
been ordered transferred from the &C.
| tive to the Reserve lists Of their respec.
| tive organisations for the reason given
Business interference with the per.
formance of military duty-Pvts. 10.
seph w. Congleston and Galloway
Stevens, both Of Company B, 12ls1
Engineers: Corpl. George G. Prentiss
| Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery: Pvt
| (First Glass; Robert I. Sansone, 29tt
Division Military Police Company
Pvts. Walter B. Leacne and Corbin A
! Thompson, both OF Battery E, 260tf
Coast Artillery.
Pvt. George Scordas. Battery A
260th Coast Artillery. has been or
dered honorably discharged on his owr
request, he having served two years o.
| q three-year re-enlistment.
Pvts. Bernard A. Holcer. jr., ant
| Louis H. Kalhoun have been ordered
transferred from the active to the Re.
serve list of Company B. 121st Engi'
neers, on account Of temporary ab'
sence from the city.
| The following members Of Company
B, 121st Engineers, have been ordered
| honorably discharged on account o.
removal from the District:
Pvts. Ole Homstad and 1nard Z
Sundberg.
Pvt. (First Glass; Arthur A. Tomel'
den has been ordered promoted x
corporal in Company E, 12lst Engi
neers.
The Secretary of War has issued In
structions that two Army pistol team
/ badges and distinguished pisto
shot badge be issued to John A
| schricker, 600 Twentieth street, th'
Army team badges to pe issued on &C
| count of his winning q place as
principal on the District Of Columbii
National Guard teams competing II
the national pistol team matches|of 1922
and 1923.
The notice from the War Depart
ment says that schricker. who q tn.
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