Evening star., 1934-06-03

waiting for the President to appoint
a new brigadier general to command
the local militia, to fill the vacancy
left by the death Of Maj. Gen. Anton
The other changes incident
to this have already been made by
the President. He has sent to the
Senate the nomination Of Brig. Gen.
Milton A. Rockford, National Guard
Of Maryland, to command the 29th
National Guard Division, which Is
composed Of the militia Of this city
and Of the State Of Maryland and
Virginia and a portion Of Penn
sylvania.
No information is available officially
at the War Department as to when
the appointment will be made, or who
will get it. 1t is expected that the
first announcement will come when
the nomination comes out Of the
White House. However, it is under
stood that all of the military officials
have passed on the matter and that
1t only recently left the desk Of the
chief Of staff and now is on the desk
Of the Secretary Of War.
There has been considerable con-
lecture about the appointment, and
it Is understood now that it has
dwindled down to two candidates.
The Military Service Legion, a local
veterans organization, passed a reso-
luton indorsing the candidacy of Col.
LIE Roy w. Heron, local Reserve off,
Ger, and former member Of the Guard
prior to the World War. The organ
ization also named a committee of
flve giving it instructions to 60 to the
White House and urge the President
to appoint Col Heron to the post.
In the meantime, the Guard is 60
ing ahead with its training and plans
for the annual encampments. The
sites have been approved and ar
are being made for the
transportation Of troops. One Or
ganization, the 26Oth Coast Artillery,
by Maj. Walter W. Burns,
will make road march to Fort Story,
Va, near Virginia Beach, and during
the trip to and from the camp will
engage In war games. The other
units, including the 121st Regiment
Of Engineers, commanded by Col.
John w. Oehmann, who also is act
ing commander of the local militia,
will go to camp Albert c. Ritchie at
Md, where the Maryland
National Guard maintains a State
camp, with permanent buildings
Under rules issued by the Guard
only men who have had at least 60
days training at the time the en-
campment begins will be eligible for
this training. The orders were is
sued in order to prevent organiza-
tons from recruiting with many new
men Just prior to the camps. This
had the effect. it was explained, of
back the training Of the sea-
soned troops, because the recruits
had to be sent TO a separate school
to learn the rudiments Of soldier
ing. leaving the companies short
handed for maneuvers and other
work. The recruiting period for the
26oth Coast Artillery has ended, as
that organization starts its road
march on July /, and the period for
the other units ends this week, as
leave for their camps on August 5.
Leave of absence has been granted
Second Lieut.. Harold w. Leath. Com
panys B. 12lst Engineers, from June
Is to July 5 next.
The following members of the in
active National Guard have been or
dered transferred to the active list
and assigned to the Headquarters
and Service Company, 12lst En-
gineers, for duty:
Pvts. Robert r. Rock, Ralph p.
O'Connell and Thomas J. Mullikin.
Pvt. (first class Bernard r. Gus
neau, 29th Division Military Police
Company, has been ordered honor
ably discharged because Of removal
from the city.
Pvt. (first class) John v. Swarts
has been ordered transferred from
the active to the inactive list of the
18th Division Military Police Com
pany on account Of business interfer-
ence with the performance Of mill
tary duty.
Sergt. Harold A. Mayer has been
ordered promoted to technical ser
geant in the Quartermaster Detach-
ment, State Staff.
The following have been ordered
discharged:
Corpl. Philip H. Rogers and Pvts.
Edward c. Kluge and Charles E.
Turner, all Of the Quartermaster De-
partment, State staff; Pvt. Edwin M.
Tansill, Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, and Pvt.
Richard T. White. Company F, 121st
Pvt. (frst class) Frank G. Nc
Kensie, Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 2eth Division, has
been ordered transferred from the
active to the inactive list, on account
of business interference with the per-
formance of military duty.
The following promotions in Bat
terry c, 260th Coast Artillery, nave
been ordered by Mai. Walter w.
Burns:
Pvt. (frst class) Harold M. Stumph,
Pvt. Edward G. Millar and Pvt. (f1rst
class) Oliver H. Gruenbaum to be
Memorial exercises for the late
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan were held
at the National Museum last week
under the auspices Of the District Of
Columbia Department. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. Gen Stephan was a
past national senior vice commander
Of the organization.
Pvt. Robert P. Henson has been
ordered transferred from the mac
tive to the active list Of the Medical
Detachment, 121st Engi-
neers.
Pvt. Max E. Kaplan has been ordered
from the Medical De-
partment Detachment, 121st Engi-
neers, to the Headquarters Detach-
ment, Special Troops, 29th Division.
Corps. George M. Hoffman and
Howard A. MacCord have been or
jered honorably DISCHARGED from