Evening star., 1934-02-11
ANNUAL PHYSICAL
TESTS ORDERED
District Guard Officers to
Get Examinations Dur.
ing Camp Period.

Annual physical examinations of
all officers Of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia are to be
held during the coming annual en-
campments, according to orders is
sued last week at brigade headquar-
ters.
The orders direct that all medical
officers present at field training
camp be constituted into a board to
make these examinations. The senior
medical officer present at each en-
campment is required to make neces-
sary arrangements to organize the
board so as to insure the thorough
and complete physical examination
of all officers appearing before 1t.
Orders also have been issued by
brigade headquarters for an eligible
list for second lieutenants of infantry
to be held beginning about March s,
and continuing on successive drill
nights. This examination will be
open to all enlisted men of the Ma
tional Guard of the District whose
applications have been approved by
brigade headquarters. Applications
must be in the hands of the adjutant
general by March l.
The examinations will be conducted
hyT i,1e,
erals department; Capt. LIE Roy s.
Mann, 260th Coast Artillery. and First
Lieut.. George F. Harbin, 121st Engi-
neers.
The controller general of the United
States has made a ruling in the case
of Sergt. John M. Crandall, Battery
A, 26Oth Coast Artillery, involving pay
Tor attending the annual field train
Ing encampment of 1882. The uues-
ton OF paying him for duty in camp
arose because he was denied military
leave for the time at the encamp-
ment. He Is a caretaker in the EN-
ploy OF the Guard. 1t was stated that
tnls soldier was omitted from the
original pay roll because it was as
sumed ne would receive military leave
from the District Of Columbia. by
Whom he is employed, but that this
leave was denied.
Inc controller general says that
the leave was denied presumably on
account OF q previous decision. but II
Is pointed out that the leave con-
Sloered then and held unauthorized
curing the fiscal year 1888 was leave
under National Guard regulations
which Isl annual leave without nav
ana Is not confined to the period of
ilelo training duty-that IS to say, it
Is not military leave
IL was held by the controller that
enlisted men Of the National Guard
detailed and paid as caretakers were
not employees of the War Department
WITHIN the meaning Of the laws and
rules and regulations relating to
hours OF labor, leave and holiday nav
applicable to employees in the execu-
i've departments. It was stated in
that decision that caretakers "should
De considered State employees rather
| than employees of the United States ~
THESE two decisions, however" the
controller says, treated more spe-
cifcally Of caretakers in National
Guard units In the respective States
The term Government employees, in
the appropriation proposed to be
charged Is not confined to Federal
employees, but excludes all employees.
either OF the municipal government
OF the District of Columbia or the
federal Government, who are entitled
to military leave without loss of nav
Caretakers Of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia are either
employees OF the District of Columbia
or OF the United States and as such
are entitled to military leave. which
right was not suspended during the
fiscal year 1888 by any provision of
tne economy act. Being Government
employees, they are excluded from the
Denefts OF the appropriation for pay
Of troops and payments upon the nav
roll In question is not authorized
In view of the foregoing, Sergt.
Cranoall appears to be entitled to paw
as caretaker for the period engaged
IN the training of his organization
II ne was in fact granted military
leave fer that period"
The following qualifications of
members Of the 12lst Regiment of
Engineers for the last target season
have been announced:
Headquarters and Service Com
pany-Expert rif1emen, Pvt. Edward
s. Holland; sharpshooter, Corp.
Charles l. Rust. Pvt. (F1rst Glass;
Joseph Wolfe, Pvt. Lewis A. Halle
wood; marksman, Pvts. Maxwell G
Christopher, Earl T. King, John F.
Sudol, Morris Wolfe.
Company A-EXpert rifleman, First
Lieut.. James R. Guade, Sergt. Walter
E. Jessop, Pvt. Philip Geraci; sharp
shooter, Capt. George L. Evans, Sec
ond Lieut.. James R. Nolan, Pvt. James
T. Tanner: marksman, Staff Sergt.
Arby G. Pyles, Sergt. Robert H. Rob-
ertsor, Corpl. Charles A. Clark; Pvts.
George H. Evans, Raymond E. Hall
day, Edwin M Hannum, Howard w.
Kidwell, Clarence E. NARROW. Ernest
]. Ogle, Carol v. Payne, ROLAND r.
Ruehlman, Toney M. Tingen; auto
matte rifle sharpshooter, Capt. George
L. Evans; automatic rifle marksmar.
First Lieut.. James r. Quade, Second
Lieut.. James R. Nolan, Pvts. Louis
Anderson, Joseph Endres, Stanley
Gross. Raymond E. Halliday.
Company B-Expert rif1eman, Capt.
William I. Mushake; sharpshooter,
First Lieut.. Cooper B. Rhodes, Sec
ond Lieut.. Harold W. Leath, Pvt. (First
Glass; Percival H. Beavers; Pvts.
George E. Chapman, John M. Cough
Lin, Harry L. Reynolds; marksman,
Sergts. John w. Mellick and James
A. Munro: Pvts. (First Glass; Ellis H.
Martin, Samuel Millstein, Irineo P.
Almiranez, Henry L. Won Aim; Pvts.
Daniel r. Howard, Oscar Nelson,
Lawrence r. Payne, Tyre M. Roberts,
Paul B. Story, Eugene j. Staniszew-
ski, Mack Weatherly, Charles r.
Woods; automatic rifle sharpshooter,
Capt. William I. Mushake; automatic
rifle marksman, First Lieut.. Cooper
B. Rhodes, Second Lieut.. Harold w.
Leath, Corpl. Harold P. Davidson,
Pvts. Harry L. Reynolds, Benjamin
Catchings
Company C-Expert rif1eman, Capt.
William r. Jorgensen, First Lieut..
Luther B. Hall, Second Lieut.. Frank
lin r RricklpS. SharnShoOtar COrnIc