Evening star., 1934-08-12
Guard Armory Facilities
Here Are Held Inadequate
Local Militia Faces Another Year of Training
in Quarters Not Suitable
for Purpose.

The present facilities here for
training troops during the long
armory period Of the Winter aud FAN
months are most inadequate. accord
ing to ofacers. The principal draw
back is the lack Of an adequate drill
hall. At the present time the only
drill space provided is in q nearby
park. which, OF course, can only be
used In fair weather. At other times
the training work must be confined
almost entirely TO book instruction In
the small rooms Of the armory.
Pvt. Pierce A. sykes, Battery T.,
26oth Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged TO enable him to
enlist in the United States Army.
Corpl. Gilbert =. johnson has been
ordered promoted to sergeant and
Pvt. (First Glass; Thomas Q. HIggs
and Pvt Louis G. Brubaker have been
ordered promoted to the grade Of cor
poral In Company 4. l21st Engineers.
At the same time orders were
issued reducing 10 the grade Of private
In the same command SerHt. August
F. Pohlig. jr., and Corpi. William A.
Copeland. All changes were made on
the RECOMMENDATION Of the company
commander.
Pvt. First Glass; Allen 4. Beck and
Pvt. Wendell p. RettstAat have been
ordered promoted to the grade of
neers, on the recommendation Of the
company commander.
Pvt. Robert d. Moore has been
ordered promoted to sergeant and
Pvts. First Glass; Harry 0aberman
and Ralph NJ. Seey to cDrporals In
Company r. I21st Engineers.
Reduction in the same command
was directed as follows: Corpl. James
II. Dienelt TO be private.
Pvt. First Glass; william r. Benz
ham, Battery A, 26oth Coast Artillery,
has been ordered transferred In the
grade Of private 10 the Headquarters
Detachment, 2sth Division.
Pvt. Jerome A. Ceochini has been
ordered transferred from Battery n to
Battery B. 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. First Glass; Allen M. Ergood,
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, 260th Coast Artillery, has
been ordered honuably discharged
in order to permit him to retain his
commission In tho officers Reserve
Corps.
The acceptance by the President OF
the United States of the resignation
Of Capt. Walter r. Stokes, Medical
Corps, has been announced by head
quarters.
Maj. William 4. Roy. Master sergt.
Lee r. Wilson and Technical sergt.
Charles A. Norris we're named q spe-
cial detail TO locate sites for bivouacs.
command posts, etc, for the camp
maneuvers.
Promotions in the Headquarters,
Special Troors, 2oth Division, were
ordered as follows:
CorpI. Earl r. Fischer to be staff
sergeant and Pvt. Frank Z. Butler 10
be corporal.
The following promotions have been
ordered in Company B, I2lst En-
! etneers:
5ergt. Ira d. Waltz to be stan SER
geant, Corpls. Reynald @. Feldt and
Henry L. vonAhn to be sergeants,
pvts. (First Glass; Ellis H. Martin,
Paul s. Stanton, Arnold II. Moore
and Charaes r.. Woods and Pvt. Per-
cival H. Beavers to be corporals.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive 10 the
active lists of their respective organi-
zations:
Staff Sergt. Robert d. Moore, Com
pany r. l2lst Engineers; Pvt. Allen r.
Davis, Company @, I2lst EngineerB;
Pvt. John w. Smith, Company e,
l2lst Engineers: Pvt. Edward 8. Hol-
land. Headquarters and Service Com
pany. 12lst Engineers; Pvt. Alex d.
Goodkowitz, Company Il, 121st En-
gineers; Pvt. William II. emither,
Company Z. l2ist Engineers; Pyts.
Francis 8. Key and Thomas II. Key,
both Of Company K, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. William q. Askins, Company E,
121st Engineers: Pvt. John L. 3. Ball,
Company Il, 12Ist Engineers; Pvt
Roger w. Beales, Company G, l2lst
Engineers.