Evening star., 1935-12-01
Medals to Be Presented
ToGuardsmen This Week
Length of Service Emblems and Target
Prizes to Be Given at
CerenOnV
Ceremony.

will give an exhibition of the way the
Army picks airplanes oLt Of the sky
at night.
Company A. 372d Infantry, Capt.
A. c. Newman, commanding, has
joined the TRAFFIC Safety Campaign Of
The Evening Star.
The War Department has author
lied the appointment here of a mem.
ber of the Veterinary Corps. No
selection has been made by local Guard
officials, but it was indicated that the
appointment would be made before
the coming encampments
The commander Of the Army Sd
Corps Area, with headquarters in Bal
timore, has approved a plan for an
exchange Of ammunition in the Coast
Artillery SO that the machine gun bat
teries may have more target practice
with tracer bullets.
The band Of the 121st Regiment Of
Engineers has submitted to headquar-
ters a claim for District Of Colum-
bia pay, which they declared is al.
lowed them under the organic act Of
the militia. but which has not been
paid them since the governmental
economy move was instituted. The
claim covers the period from 1888
to 1885, and totals $4,000 for all
members of the band.
1t is claimed that under the law the
members Of the band must be paid
compensation in addition to the pay
OF the corresponding ratings in the
Army, whenever they are ordered out
Tor any parade, camp or other forma.
ton. Up until 1892 this was granted,
but in the appropriation bill for that
year Congress cut out the appropria-
ton, but did not repeal the section Of
the law which provided for it. There
lore, the bandSmen contend that they
are entitled to it.
The attorney for the bandsmen
asked that the matter be submitted
to the District of Columbia Commits.
sioners, who. it is claimed, have au-
thority to settle such claims. Lacking
approval from the municipal govern.
ment. it is expected that the Com.
missioners will be asked to include
the matter in their budget, and. If
this fails, the matter may be taken
to the Court of Claims and to Con.
gress.
Col. Oehmann has been requested
by George C. Shinn, chairman of the
committee in charge of the dedication
OF the Calvert Street Bridge. to send
a detachment of the Guard to par
ticipate in the parade which is to
be held In connection with the cele-
bration.
1t was indicated that the Guard
Will have a large contingent, includ-
ing the band. in the festivities, and
will Fundamentally support the pro.
gram.
Maj. William T. Roy. commander
OF the 29th Division Special Troops,
Is making every effort to recruit high.
caliber men for the new units he ex-
poets to organize the first part Of
next year.
The new units are the Headuuar-
tiers Company, 29th Division; Medical
Detachment, Special Troops and Ord.
nance Maintenance Company. 1t was
announced that these men must be
well qualified and only men who can
maintain the high attendance av-
erage of the special troops will be
accepted.
Staff Sergt. Clyde B. Bradshaw,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision, has been promoted to the grade
OF master sergeant, the highest en-
listed grade in the service. Master
Sergt. Bradshaw has been a member
OF the Guard for more than nine
years and is mechanical craftsman
at the United States Veterans Bu-
reau. He also is a graduate of the
Washington College of Law. This pro-
motion gives Master Sergt. Bradshaw
the assignment of chief of the Judge
advocates section. 29th Division Head
quarters.
Upon recommendation of the or
ganization commander the following
promotions have been ordered in the
Quartermaster Corps, State Staff De-
tachment:
Sergt. Martin R. Keough to be STAFF