Evening star., 1934-02-25
FUNDSARE SOUGHT !
FOR GUARD WORK
Officials Seek Money to
Complete Projects on
Rifle Range.

which to complete a number of prof.
ects which were started on the rifle
range at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights. D. G. 1t was said at the
brigade headquarters during the week
that about SO per cent of the work
originally outlined has been COM
pleted, and that some Of the civil
works employees assigned to the Or
ganization have been relieved.
Most Of the projects, it was indi-
Gated, can be stopped at their pres
ent stage, without any inconvenience,
and among these are a number of
grading jobs intended to improve the
appearance Of the range property.
However, there is in course of con-
struction a small concrete garage and
warehouse, on which work could not
be done during the past several weeks
on account of the weather. However
1t was said that the material is on
hand and If the employees can be re-
tanned it will be completed. Several
Of the roads projects are still un-
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| and it is hoped that these may be
| finished before the civil works en-
ployes are entirely withdrawn.
Col. John w. Oehmann. acting COM
mander Of the local militia brigade,
has requested that the civil works
employees be allowed to complete the
range projects.
Lieut.. Col. Richard M. Bidgood of
Richmond, Va, assistant chief of staff
Of the 29th National Guard Division,
Is recovering from an operation at
Mount Alto Hospital here.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of the Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery: PvtS. Clement L. De-
chene and Frank E. Wollner.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the
reserve lists Of their respective or
ganizations on account of business
interference with the performance of
military duty:
Pvt. Antoine E. Herl, Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvt. Steve w. Franks,
29th Division Military Police Com
pany; Pvt. Walter B. Fry, jr, Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division.
The following have been ordered
honorably discharged on account of
removal from the District of Co.
| lumbia:
Pvts. John G. BARRIERS. Donald M.
Barnes, James w. Harrison, jr.; Arch
! G. Lyle. John L. Crenshaw, Norman
L. Templeton and William F. Tucker.
all Of the Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers: Pvt. Har-
old Tsatskis, Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Pvt. First Class Clarence o. Hat
field has been ordered promoted to
sergeant in Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Corpl Howard M. Devonshire, Bat
terry C, 260th Coast Artillery, has been
ordered reduced to the grade Of pri-
vate. without prejudice" At the
same time Pvt. (First Glass; Grady
D. Owens was ordered promoted to
the rank Of corporal.
Corpl. Jack Mursell has been or
dered reduced to the grade Of private
in Company F, 121st Engineers. In
the same command Corpl. John w.
Brightenburg has been ordered pro-
NOTED to the grade of sergeant, both
changes being made by regimental
headquarters on recommendation of
the company commander.
The following promotions have been
| ordered in the Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers:
Pvt. William E. Barry, to be first
sergeant: Pvt. (First Glass; Joseph
Wolfe, to be sergeant, and Pvt. First
Class Eugene C. Brown, to be cor
poral.
Pvt. Rinhold G. Rubb, Battery G,
and Pvt John A. Gallagher, Battery
B, both in the 26oth Coast Artillery.
have been ordered honorably dis
charged In order 10 permit them 10
enlist in the United States Army.
SeISE- 4aoIIlaS dawson, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, and Pvt. Thomas A. Don
nelly, Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division, have been ordered trans
ferred from the active to the reserve
lists Of these units on account Of
business interference with the per-
Torrance of military duty.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers:
Pvts. James w. Harrison, jr.; Arch
G. Lyle, Norman L. Templeton and
William F. Tucker.
Pvt. Thomas C. Gates, Company F.
121st Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged on his own re-
quest. he having completed two years
of three-year re-enlistment.
First Sergt. Ernest w. Carter,
Headquarters and Service Company,
121st Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged on account of
removal from the city.
The finals in the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard boxing tour
nament will be held on the night of
March 3 at the Pennsylvania avenue
armory. Capt. c. Earl Smithson, ad-
jutant Of the 121st Regiment of En-
gineers, is athletic officer in charge,
and Sergt A. j. Moulton is chairman
Of the Boxing Committee of the 121st
Regiment Of Engineers.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
mander Of the local militia brigade
and the 29th National Guard Division,
who has been on sick leave Of absence
for six months, is due to return to
duty early next month. However,
the general is still confined to Mount
Alto Hospital, and there Is doubt as
to whether he will be able to return
to duty at the time of the expiration
of the leave orders.
Gen. Stephan is due to reach the
statutory age limit next year, but
there is no one at the brigade head
quarters who profeSSed to be informed