Evening star., 1933-12-03

improvement Of the 1,ooo-inch machine
gun range.
With the arrival Of these funds, the
officers Of the local Guard expect to
start work Immediately on these PROS
ects which will provide jobs for q mum.
Der Of people, particularly mechanics
and laborers.
Pvt. Wilton A. Brown, Company p,
121st Engineers, and Pvt. Edwin M.
Tansill, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121st Engineers, have been trans
ferred from the Reserve to the active
lists Of their respective units.
Maj. Walter W. Burns, commanding
the 260th Coast Artillery Of the local
militia. has been elected president Of
the Washington Chapter Of the Coast
Artillery Association of the un.ted
States This organization IS composed
Of National Guard, Reserve and Regular
Army officers of the Coast Artillery
branch in the vicinity Of Washington. A
dinner was held recently at the Army-
Navy-Marine Corps Country Club %
which time elections we're held. Maj.
Burns has served as vice president Of
the Washington chapter for the past
year and will serve as president for q
year.
Corpl Walter w. Barnes has been
ordered reduced to the grade Of private
! in Company C, 12lst Engineers. while
Pvt. (flrst-clasS) Thomas r. Padgett
has been ordered promoted TO that rank
to fill the vacancy, both changes being
ordered on recommendation Of the COM
pany commander
Upon recommendation Of Company z,
121st Engineers, Corpl. Arthur A. Tom
eden has been ordered promoted to
sergeant. and Pvt. (frst-class) James
G. Sorenson to be corporal.
First Lieut.. David w. Milne, Head.
quarters Detachment, Special Troops
29th National Guard Division, has been
ordered transferred to the NationaI
| Guard Reserve
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists Of their respective units for.
| the reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
formance Of military duty-Pvts. Rich-
ard j. Costello, jr.; Jerome F. Hartness,
| Jr., and William w. Wood, all Of Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery; Corpl.r
Guy T. Bolton, Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery. and Pvt. Harry Berg, Battery
E, 260th Coast Artillery
Educational interference with the
performance Of military duty-Pvt.
Glendon L. Alfred, Battery C. 260th
Coast Artillery. and Pvt. Allen Bennett,
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery
Pvt. Charles w Toppin, Battery E.
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged on account Of re-
mcval from the city.
Six separate schools are to be con.
| Quoted by the Coast Artillery during
the training year. There will be ON
GERS School, Nom Commissioned ON
GERS School, Army Extension School
Specialists School, Cooks and Bakers
School and Buglers' Schooi. -,
The officers will be required to attend
a regimental school. to be held not less
than once month, for the purpose
OF receiving instruction in technical,
tactical and administrative duties. In
addition, each battery and detachment
VIII be required to conduct the Nom
Commissioned Ofhcers' School at least
twice each calendar month, covering.
the subjects shown in the traininn
program.
Examination of candidates for ts1
eligible list for second lieutenants Of
Coast Artillery and for gunners is to
be held at least once during the armory
| training period nf tho 16nfb Pari~.nS