Evening star., 1936-03-22
D. G.. Guard Head Urges
Better Drill Attendance
Instructions Issued When Last Months
Report Shows Some Large
Absentee Percentages.

D, z and F were to pass through the
tests at the hands of the regulars.
Other units of the Guard will have
their ordnance inspected beginning
April !, it was said at headquarters.
A new and very stiff inventory Of
material in the possession of the va
rious units is to begin among the
various units on April /, it was an
nounced at Guard headquarters. Of
ficers charged with property must, on
the dates set for the inspections, have
before the inspecting officer every
piece OF property with which they
are charged, no matter what its con-
dition. That which is unserviceable,
1t was pointed out, may be the matter
of survey later, but the property must
be produced for the inspection and
II 1t cannot be accounted for those
to whom it was issued will be required
to pay for it.
The property of the Headquarters
and Service Company and Company
A will be inspected on March 80;
Companies B and c. March 81; Med
ical Department Detachment and
Company D. April /; Companies c
and F, April 2; Batteries A and B,
260th Coast Artillery. April 8: Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery, and Med
ical Department Detachment, April 4.
nfhPprc aTd IF fLa
Artillery were called upon to aid in
the work in connection with the con-
struction of dykes here to hold back
the food waters from the Government
buildings.
The two searchlight batteries, under
First Lieut.. L. J. Rutz, Second Lieut..
j. J. Hizer and Master Sergt. j. M.
Crandall set up the lights at point.
of vantage to furnish illumination for
the workers. A detail of 30 men re-
manned at the lights at all times,
while the reliefs were used to trans
port material and water to the men
at work. At intervals they we're re.
lieved.
incidentally the flood drove the men
out Of their armory which is on the
Washington channel waterfront. The
water was in the furnace room and
because of the danger of higher water
it was necessary for the batteries to
forego their annual inspections which
were scheduled for Thursday night.
The inspections now are scheduled to
be held on Monday or Tuesday nights
under Lieut.. Col. Evan C. Seaman Of
the United States Artillery, stationed
as instructor of the 213th Coast Ar.
tillery Of the Pennsylvania National
Guard.
Preparations are being made for the
mastering in of the new units which
are to be added to the local guard as
a result of an allotment from the in
crease of 5000 to the national guard
of the country authorized by Congress.
Enlistments are being made as rap.
idly as possible. The muster in iate
has been tentatively set for April /.
by which time it is hoped to have
enough men to form the companies.
1t was pointed out that even If enough
men are not obtained from the out.
side at that time, that others will be
transferred to the active list from the
reserve and assigned to the new units.
When other enlistments are effected
then these men still can be sent back
to the reserve.
The line companies must have 50
men each to obtain Federal recogni.
tion, and may have a maximum
strength of Sc. In connection with
the preparations, the officers have
been tentatively named. That is,
those selected to go with the ncN
companies have been approved by the
various officers having charge of the
organization work, and it is expected
that orders will be issued during the
week ordering the men up for exami-
nation. If they pass. the commissions
are expected to be ready by the time
the muster is ordered. Some of the
officers, particularly the doctors for
the medical department company, will
be taken in from the outside.
The motor transport of the 260th
Coast Artillery was increased during
the week by five new station wagons,
used in transporting the troops over
land in maneuvers.
A detail of officers and men under
Lieut.. Col. Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the regiment, went to Camp
Holabird, Md. during the week to
drive the motor vehicles to Washing
ton where they were stored in the
riverfront garages.
Those who went were: First Lieut..
Max G. D. Prentice, Headquarters,
260th Coast Artillery: Staff Sergt.
Robert j. Kearney, Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train; Corp.
John J. Hofferman, Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train; Pvts.
Roy T. McCallister. Battery E; Rob-
ert C. Frink, Battery B; Bernard H.
Harris, Battery A and Joseph A.
Mosely, Battery A.
The following have been ordered
transferred to the inactive list of their
respective commands because of busi-
ness interference with the perform
ance of military duty or temporary
removal from the city:
Company A. 121st Engineers; Pvts.
George w. Clark, Cecil NJ. Deaver,
Fred W. Hearn and Lacre Garcia.
Battery A. 260th Coast Artillery:
Pvt Paul B. Rothgeb.
The following promotions have been
ordered in Battery C. 260th Coast
Artillery: Corps David r. Bell and
Lawrence c. Robey to be sergeants:
and Pvt. First Glass; Wallace Wink