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five officers to be commits
stoned as a result of examinations
scheduled TO be held to fill vacancies
in the Engineer Corps, Artillery and
Infantry.
Headquarters here has announced
that three boards of officers will con-
vene on the night Of April 16 for the
examination of men who have already
successfully completed the preliminary
examinations and whose names have
been placed on the eligible list. These
are known as the branch examina-
tions, that Is the men after taking
the general educational examinations
to be placed on the eligibility list, then
must take the professional examina-
ton for the particular branch in
which they desire to serve. These
latter are held only as vacancies occur.
Twenty-one young men on the
eligibility list have been ordered to
take the examinations. This number
will be added to, it was said, as there
is to be another eligibility list exami-
nation to be conducted on the night
of April 7. The papers in these ex-
aminations will be given precedence
in the marking. and those who are
successful will be permitted to take
the competitive branch examination.
The boards which will conduct the
branch examinations are made up as
follows:
Engineers-Col. John w Oehmann,
Corps of Engineers; Maj. Joseph ].
Greenlaw, Medical Corps, and Maj. D,
Lee Hooper, Corps of Engineers, U. S.
A., instructor of the local Guard
Coast Artillery-Maj. Walter w.
Burns, Coast Artillery Corps; Maj.
Stewart NJ. Grayson, Medical Corps;
Capt. Caesar r. Roberts, Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
Other than engineers or Coast Ar
tillery-Mai Lindsay Med. Sylvester,
United States Infantry, senior instruc-
tor, 29th National Guard Division;
Maj. Sidney Morgan, Engineers, In
Spector Generals Department; Maj.
George J. Allen, Medical Corps
Those from the eligibility list who
have already been ordered to take
the April 16 examinations are:
First Sergt. Robert Mooney, Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery; First
Sergt. Wilmer G. Kemper, Battery A,
260th Coast Artillery; Staff Sergt. H.
F. Mitchell. jr., Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery; Sergt E. H. Martin, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers; Sergt. Reynald C. Feldt,
Company B, l21st Engineers; Sergt.
Henry D. Green, Sd, Company E,
12lst Engineers: Sergt. Park F. An
derson, Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artil-
lery; Sergt. James A. Allen, 29th Di-
vision Military Police Company; Sergt.
Arthur A. Tomelden, Company E,
12lst Engineers; Sergt. Charles P.
Reichel, Battery A, 260th Coast Artil-
lery; Sergt. T. w. Lowrie, Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery; Sergt. Charles
R. Haig, Battery E, 260th Coast Ar
tillery; Sergt. Augustus c. Johnson,
Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery;
Corpl John M. Coughlin. Company
B. 121st Engineers; Corpl. Lawrence
w. Linderer, Battery E, 26oth Coast
Artillery; Corpl. Robert j. Martin,
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery;
Corpl. John A. Bartlett, Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. First
Glass; Lewis A. Jackson, Company z.
l2lSt Engineers; Pvt. First Class
Joseph M Staff. Headquarters and
Service Company. 12lst Engineers;
Pvt. First Glass; Raymond o. Wat
son. Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery.
1t was said at the headquarters
that there are three vacancies in the
commissioned personnel of the Engi-
neers, one in the Coast Artillery and
one in the Infantry.
Plans are being formulated for
meeting here Of the Adjutant Cen
erals Association of the United
States. This organization is COM
posed of adjutants general of the
National Guard units of the various
States. The tentative date has been
fixed at April 20, the various adju-
tants general have been asked if this
is convenient.
There are a number of matters in
connection with legislation pending
in Congress which will be discussed
by the association.
Col. John W. Oehmann, command
ing the local militia, has received a
copy of orders to Lieut.. Col. r. P.
Lemly, Infantry, to report here on or
about August l to become senior in
structor of the 29th National Guard
Division. relieving Maj. L. Med. Sill
vester, who has been ordered to the
Tanks Corps at Fort George G.
Meade, Md.
Col. Lemly now is attached to the
29th United States Infantry, which is
the infantry school detachment at
Fort Benning, Ga.
Invitations have been sent to public
officials and friends of the local
Guard to attend a house warming at
the rife range at Camp Simms, Con-
gress Heights, D. c.. on April 9. It
will take the form of an oyster roast
and there will be entertainment, a
display of Guard activities and box
ing. Col Oehmann has issued orders
to all officers of the Guard to be
present.
The annual inspections were COM
pleted during the week and, while no
official reports have been received, it
was said that the inspection officers
generally indicated that they had
found improvement over last year.
The interior of the armory has been
renovated, the rooms having received
fresh papering and painting.
A minimum of $3.50 National Guard
officers out of a total of 14,183 will
eventually be graduates of the Army's
special service schools, according to
a statement issued by the National
Guard Bureau. This is the an
nounced policy of the War Depart
ment. It is based on a study of
the situation made in the National
Guard Bureau in accordance with a