Evening star., 1935-09-15
DC. Militia Units Resume
Weekly Drills in Armory
Troops Given Brief Vacation Following Field
Training Duty-Will Parade
Tuesday Night.

Pvt. D. E. Slusher. Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery. has been ordered
honorably discharged on account Of
removal from the city.
Pvt. Ricca Di Meglio, Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged to permit him TO
enlist in the United States Army.
The following changes In Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery, have been
ordered:
Sergt. William p. Edmonds 70 be
first sergeant. Corpl. Wilbur T.
O'Brien and Pvt. Julian A. Walker to
be Sergeants. and Pvt. William s.
Shields to be corporal.
At the same time the following de-
motions were ordered. without preju-
dice:
First Sergt. Julian A. Walker,
Sergts. William S. Shields and Walker
A. Shea and Corpl. Denis K. Lane TO
be privates.
Upon recommendation OF the COM
pany commander, the following pro-
motions have been ordered In COM
pany F, l2lst Engineers:
Pvt. (First Glass; Edward A. Bates
and Pvt. Ralph NJ. Beay to be col
porals.
In the matter OF uniforminR the
National Guard. 1t was pointed out
in a statement by Capt Alexander c.
Doyle that for the fiscal year 1886.
the current year. $3.50 per enlisted
man will be allotted to each State
The initial equiping Of the National
Guard with serge and elastique uni
forms has been completed. This pIo-
gram was initiated in the latter part
Of the fiscal year 1882.
The extra large sized melton uni
forms in stock at the Philadelphia
quartermaster depot, and the prop
erty Of the National Guard, were sold
to the quartermaster general for use
by the Civilian Conservation Corps
reimbursement of which amounted 10
s78,25416 This sum was applied 10
the manufacture Of serge and elastique
uniforms.
1t was pointed out that the cotton
khaki shirts are available at present
| in limited quantities only. During
the current fiscal year the National
Guard Bureau announces that II will
call for requisitions from the various
States on a basis of two shirts per
enlisted man, in lieu Of woolen shirts.
and have these shirts manufactured
in the same manner as were the new
serge and elastique uniforms. State
will be informed as 70 when the reQui-
sitions should be submitted.
The Guard Bureau has called for
| the manufacture Of $4,000 field cap.
This cap is authorized as an issue t
the following units: Motorized Goa
and field artillery, tank companie
air corps and quartermaster train
These caps are to supplant the cam
paign hat and the Pershing cap
At the same time it was announced
that a service test is being conducted
on a field cap which Is somewhat
similar in appearance to the overseas
cap. 1t is so constructed that the
stiffened visor can be turned down for
the protection of the eyes and . SINH
lar one can be turned down for the
protection of the back of the head
and neck. If and when this cap is
approved for issue 1t may replace the
present campaign hat and overseas
cap. Its estimated cost is about so
cents. Because Of the fact that its
adoption Is problematical. the orders
for the $4,000 overseas caps was is
sued.
The statement further says that al
present there Is now authorized for
units. the Pershing cap, the campaign
hat, overseas cap, fatigue hat and iron
helmet. There is in prospect the ad-
dition of the fabric helmet and the
! new field cap, and the comment is
made that there are so many types
that they threaten 70 become Q nui-
I Sance
The Guard Bureau, II was said, nov
is endeavoring to turn over to the
Quartermaster general for use BY the
| Civilian Conservation Corps articles of
clothing in excess of the needs Of the
| National Guard. However, it appears
| that only woolen coats and overcoats
can be used by the civilian corps. Ap-
proximately $4,000 coats and $4,000
overcoats had been reported as avail
able for transfer,
Corps Morgan G. King and Roy W.
| King and Pvt. Donald Z. O'Bryant
have been ordered promoted to SER
geants in Battery A, 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery. In the same units Pvts. Daniel
| Davis and Warren B. Dell have been
ordered promoted to corporals.
Pvt First Class Francis P. Gala
han and Pvt. James w. Condit have
! been ordered promoted to corporals in
Company D. 12lst Engineers. upon the
recommendation of the company COM
mander.