Evening star., 1934-12-16
|29th Division Mobilization
Plans Tentatively Formed
Details of Great Troop Movement to Be Com
pleted by Individual Unit Commanders
Prior to February l.

ably, 1t Will be known just how much
the War Department has recon-
mended for appropriation to carry out
the training program and how much
the Budget Bureau has allowed to
pass. 1t is not proposed to have the
maneuvers until the next fiscal year;
that is, the governmental year begin
ming on July /, 1885.
There will be plenty Of opportunity
for target practice for the Infantry
units if Congress authorizes the funds
for the training. 1t was pointed out
that there now are 100 targets at
the Indiantown camp, and it is
planned now to increase these to 200.
In addition there are a number of
targets within a comparatively short
distance of the proposed Indiantown
camp. They are at Mount Gretna, Pa.
COL John w. Oehmann, acting
commander of the local militia and
commander of the 12lst Regiment of
Engineers, it was said at the Guard
headquarters, is following closely the
for the construction of an armory
here for the local militia at the
eastern terminus Of East Capitol
street, in a section Of what is now
Anacostia Park.
Funds have been provided for the
study of the proposed site and the
proposed plans, including provision
for stadium where not only Guard
contests could be held, but also those
of other Orpa niZa tiops
Col Oehmann, it was announced,
has just completed 35 years of service
in the militia and will be awarded
bar to be attached to his 25-year
service medal. He enlisted in the
local militia on December 8, 1899.
Corpl. Malcolm E. Wardwell and
Pvt. James D. Tanner have been Or
dered promoted to sergeants in Com
pany A, l21st Engineers. In the
same command Sergt Narcise Frigi-
lama and Corpl Francis A. Heaton
have been ordered reduced to the
grade of private, all changes being
made on the recommendation of the
company commander.
Pvts Robert K. Ginrich and Clar-
ence E. NARROW of Company A and
Pvt. First Glass; Leonard Smith,
Company C, 12lst Engineers, have
been ordered promoted TO the rank
Of corporal in their respective units.
The following have been ordered
honorably discharged on account of
removal from the city:
Corpl. Charles T. Warner, Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division;
Pvt. Kenneth B. Long, Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery; Pvt James H.
Burkindine, Medical Department De-
tachment, l2lst Engineers.
Pvt. Edwin NJ. Tansill has been
ordered transferred from the inactive
to the active list of the Headquarters
and Service Company. 12lst Engineers
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the in
active list of their respective units
on account of business interference
with the performance of military duty:
Pvts. Eugene c. Brown. Edward s.
Holland, jr.: Earl T. King. Robert r.
MI1dilli, Ram IL. 4lidIIllcI dIlu
Thomas j. Mullikin, all of the Head
quarters and Service Company, l2lst
Engineers; Pvts. lie Roy ]. Brown and
Ralph E. Humphrey. both Of the
Medical Department Detachment,
l21st Engineers, and Pvt. Reed Car
lyle, Battery E., 260th Coast Artil-
lery.
The following have been announced
as members of the basket ball team
of the 12lst Engineers:
Howard E. Whitsell. John F. Cliff
ford, Second Lieut.. John T. O'Neill,
Julius Andrae, Charles Y. Molyneaux
Andy D. Flores. Robert E. Shanahan,
Daniel R. Howard. Edward W. How
ard, jr.; Donald S. Funk, John N
Clarey. Alexander j. Sweeney, STAN
ley V. Dove. James r. Mitchell Henry
D. Green. Sd; WAlliam H. Mattoon,
William Henry Quarles.