Evening star., 1934-09-30
- PECIAL automobile tags have
been provided for members of
the Notionol Guard of tho his

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members of the organization.
"The use of this tag by members
of the National Guard" says a men,
orandum issued to the several units
indicates that they are q part OF
group which stands for law and
orGer. Because of this. members of
the National Guard should undertake
to comply with all regulations and
should avoid the operation of their
vehicles so as to adversely reflect on
the National Guard. The use OF
this tag entities the individual to nc
special privileges or consideration.
All are reminded that members OF
the National Guard should be known
for their courtesy and tact in dealing
with other persons, and to this end all
members of the organization are re-
quested to exercise these qualities to
the fullest extent
Corpl. William F. Thoma, Company
F., 121st Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged in order to en-
list in the United States Army.
The following named enlisted men
have been ordered transferred from
the active to the inactive list Of their
respective units, for the reasons given
Business interference with the per-
formances of military duty: Pvt. First
Class Jack P. Boone and Pvt. Charles
c. Simpkins, both of Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvt. Thomas N. Rosa
29th Division Military Police Com
pany: Pvts. Ralph P. MacConnell and
Robert r. Rock, both of the Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers.
Educational interference with the
performance of military duty: Pvt
First Glass; Thomas A. Thornhill
29th Division Military Police Com
pany.
Pvt. Frank c. Mackenzie. on the
inactive list of the Headquarters De-
tachment, Special Troops, 29th Divi-
sion, has been ordered restored to
the active list and assigned to the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany for duty.
Pvt. Samuel H. r. Manchester has
been ordered transferred from the in
active to the active list Of the Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers.
The folloving-named officers of the
of nn 10 h
been ordered to attend the annual
meeting of the Association of Military
Surgeons at Carlisle Barracks, Penn
sylvania, October 8 to 10, in connection
with training and instruction OF the
District of Columbia Guard:
Mai. Stewart M. Grayson, COM
manding Medical Department Detach-
ment. 260th Coast Artillery, and Maj.
Joseph ]. Greenlaw. commanding the
Medical Department Detachment,
121st Engineers.
The sessions will be held at the
Medical Service School at Carlisle.
The District of Columbia is allotted
984 enlisted men, effective October /,
according to a special order issued by
headquarters. This number is allo-
Gated among the several units as fol-
lows: State Detachment, %; Special
Troops. 110; 121st Engineers, 490:
260th Coast Artillery, 294; Company
A, 372d Infantry. 68.
Corpl. Irving L. Oliff has been Or
dered reduced to the grade of private
in Company D, 121st Engineers. while
Pvt. First Glass; Vincent l. Sharpe
and Pvt. Alexander j. Sweeney have
been ordered elevated to corporals in
the same command All changes were
directed upon the recommendation OF
the unit commander.
Sergt. George NJ Hoffman has been
ordered reduced to the grade of pri-
vate in Company F. 12lst Engineers.
In the same command orders were
issued promoting Corpl. Decatur c.
johnson to sergeant and Pvt. (First
Glass; William A. Conover to be cor
poral, all the changes being made on
the recommendation of the company
commander.
Dates have been fixed when all
units of the local militia must have
their property segregated, preparatory
to having it renovated or replaced in
time for the annual inspections. They
are required to divide it as to that
which needs laundering. cleaning 'ano
repairing, and that which is unserv-
iceable and in need of replacement.
They must have it at the receiving
room of the United States property
and disbursing officer not later than
the dates fixed for their respective
units. For this purpose the receiving
room will be kept open from to 9
o'clock each evening from October Is
to 19 The dates have been fixed as
follows:
October IS - State Detachment
Medical Department Detachment, 121st
Engineers; Headquarters ano Service
Company, 121st Engineers; Company
A, GRIND Infantry.
October accompany A. Company B
and Company C, 121st Engineers.
October 17-Company D, Company
E and Company F, 121st Engineers.
october 18-Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, 260th Coast
Artillery; Batteries A, B and c, 26oth
Coast Artillery.
October l9- Medical Department
Detachment, 26Oth Coast Artillery;
Battery E, 26Oth Coast Artillery
Headquarters Detachment and Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops
Twenty-ninth Division: Twenty-ninth
Division Military Police Company.
The training program of the 26oth
Coast Artillery. just made public, in
dicates that this unit of the local Ma
tional Guard, under command of Maj
Walter w. Burns, which has just
completed a lengthy road march, will
be faced with more advanced training
during the next encamprent period
This will include the solution of tac-
tical exercises in the field and COM
pletion of artillery target practice fol-
all units
The war assignment of the 260th
Coast Artillery, the program says, is
General Headquarters Reserve" The
organization Is essentially a mobile
unit. In the event of mobilization
tho E,odoro 1lv raco0nized I1pjtS Sbolllr