Evening star., 1934-03-11

Virginia and a portion OF Pennsyl-
varia, has been granted another leave
Of absence for period OF six months
on account of illness. The order was
issued by the adjutant general Of the
local militia, Col. j. S. Upham. on
direction of Col John w. Oehmann
acting commander of the Guard In
the absence Of Gen. Stephan.
Gen. Stephan has been on sick
leave for the past six months, during
which he has been confined at Mount
Alto Veterans Hospital, on Wiscon.
sin avenue here. He was in the hos
pital at the time the division head
quarters went into camp last year
and left to perform this duty, but
Immediately upon his return he re-
entered the institution and has re-
NAMED there ever since.
While the dates for the annual en-
campment for the division headquar-
headquarters of the Sd Army Corps
Area, at Baltimore, Md, it was not
known at this time whether the gen.
eral will be sufficiently improved to
take part in the encampment. If he
should improve his unused leave could
be revoked. However, under the six
months order just issued 1t will carry
up past the usual encampment period
During the period that he is con-
fined in the hospital the 29th Division
is under the temporary command OF
Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, COM
mander OF the National Guard OF
Maryland, who is likely to be the
next division commander when Gen
Stephan retires because OF having
reached the statutory age limit next
year. According to those in close
touch with Guard affairs, it was
pointed out that it is not likely that
Gen. Stephan will be forced into re-
tirement on account of his physical
condition, and that the present con-
ditions will be allowed to remain until
he reaches the age limit.
The inspections for the local militia
we're started during the week with
the State staff and the local con-
tingent of the 29til Division Head
quarters troops.
Col. John w. Oehmann has an
nounced that the local militia brigade
will participate in the parade being
planned here for Army day, next
month.
The newly formed Examining
Board held its first session last week,
the first examinations, those for en-
listed men seeking to be placed on
the eligibility list for appointment as
second lieutenants of Infantry. being
conducted under the direction Of Maj.
Sidney Morgan. president of the Ex-
amining Board.
Plans are being formulated for the
Inauguration here on April ! Of a
school for mess management under a
broader scale than has been the prac-
tice heretofore
Heretofore the school has been con-
Quoted for mess sergeants and cooks,
but under the proposed plan there
will be one mess officer from each
unit assigned to take the course. It
was said to be probable that Capt
Claude Burlingame will be placed in
charge of the school, which is in
tended to train the various soldiers
to prepare wholesome meals for the
local troops while they are in camp.
Under the Army appropriation bill
as reported the number of paid drills
for the Guard will be AZ, instead of
36. as carried in the current appro-
priations. 1t was pointed out that
the organizations are having 48 drills
this fiscal year. but IL Of them. or
25 per cent, are not paid for. De-
spite this cut and the regular cut in
pay. 1t was said that the personnel is
showing excellent spirit in attending.
In this connection a memorandum
was issued during the week by brigade
headquarters calling attention to the
fact that certain units are apparently
behind schedule in holding their quota
OF drills and will have to increase the
number of either pay drills or non
pay drills or both in order to comply
with previous instructions, as SO drills
must be held prior to March 81
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists Of their respective units on
account Of business interference with
the performance Of military duty:
Pvt. (First Class) Daniel D. Wright,
Headquarters Detachment, 26oth
Coast Artillery; Pvts. Thomas w.
Allen. Everette L. Burns and Daniel
G. Cornwell. all Of Company F, 121st
Engineers; Pvts. Karl c. Knapp, Ru-
dolph j. Lynch and William F. B.
Wood, all of the Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active lists of their respective units:
Pvts. Lewis A. Hazlewood and
Frank L. Thatcher, both of the Head
quarters and Service Company, 12Ist
Engineers; Pvts. Albert j. Miller.
Marell w. Paxton, James H. REYNOLDS
and Brook r. Hendrick, all Of the
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. CFirst Glass; Stanley w. Hall
has been ordered promoted to SER
geant in the Medical Department De-
tachment, 26oth Coast Artillery.
Lieut.. Lesion r. Fate, headouar-
tiers detachment and combat train,
26oth Coast Artillery, has been grant
ed leave Of absence until March 81,
next.
The annual inspection Of ordnance
property, by the ordnance officer
Sd Corps Area, is to be made
for units of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard at the same
time as their annual Federal inspec-
tion, with the following exceptions,
In which cases the ordnance inspec-
tion will be made as follows:
United States property and dis
bursing officer, March IL. 13 and IA:
target range, Camp Sinms, Congress
Heights, D. c., March "a; special
troops, including Goth Division Mill
tary Police Company, March 26.
1t was explained that the ordnance
inspection is being made at the time
of the annual Federal inspection upon
request of the local brigade head
quarters. in order to conserve the
time of members of the guard.