Evening star., 1936-06-07
Y v YHILE Congress has before it
M proposal to provide $780,
" 900 for the next fiscal year
for increasing the strength

M a proposal to provide $780,
" 900 for the next fiscal year
for increasing the strength
of the National Guard by 5000 men,
it was pointed out by the War Depart
ment that the sum. If appropriated,
will be insufficient to start any new
units anywhere in the country until
the last quarter of the fiscal year,
which will be in the Spring of 1887.
The War Department said that the
fiscal situation governing the second
5 900 increase is such that only tenta-
tive general plans for the increase can
be prepared at this time. These gen.
eral plans contemplate that the policy
of activating inactive units of the divi-
sions essential for peace-time training
will be continued; that is, completion
of essential headquarters and units of
divisions. brigades and regiments;
completion of divisional hoWitzer regi-
ments; improving the organizational
status of division engineer regiments,
medical regiments and quartermaster
trains; completion of essential units Of
division special troops.
In addition to the completion of the
organization of essential divisional
units. the plans will contemplate acti-
vation of as many essential inactive
units of partially organized anti
aircraft regiments as the fiscal situa-
ton will permit.
The National Guard Bureau Of the
War Department says that consider
able number of inquiries received there
indicate that some States have the
that contemplated increases
could include units in addition to those
now allocated. This is said not to be
the case, and attentionfhas been called
to the fact that there is definite plan
for development of the National Guard,
which has been approved by the Secre-
tary of War; that all active and in
active units included in this plan have
been allocated to corps areas and divi-
siors and allotted to the States, and
that no additional allotments are avail
able for distribution.
Until approximately all Of the es-
sential units in the present develop
ment plan have been activated, it is
not considered feasible to provide for
more, it was indicated.
The War Department has been
flooded with requests from Guard
organizations for the assignment of
more Regular Army officers to the
militia units as instructors and also for
sergeant instructors. The War De-
partment announced that on account
of the shortage of Regular Army
officers for all types of duty, the War
Department is unable to provide any
addition to the present quota OF in
structors for National Guard duty.
Because of lack of funds no additional
sergeant instructors can be provided.
The suggestion has been made to
Guard units that in order to better
meet the present needs, and to pro-
vide instructors and sergeant instruc-
tors for new units when their Or
ganization is authorized, consideration
be given TO a redistribution of in
structor personnel within the pres
ent quotas allotted the corps areas.
The requests have been made to the
War Department as a result of the
current increase in the strength Of
the Guard by 5000 enlisted men.
Staff Sergt. Charles L. Rust and
Corpl. Malcolm T. Powell, Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
29th Division, and Pvt. Richard B.
Thrift. Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division, have been ordered hon.
orably discharged to accept promo
ton by commission.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive list of
the Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division. to the Headquarters Com
pany. 29th Division, active list:
Pvts. Kenneth r. Ayres, James R.
Challen. Phillip w. Eagan, Mirle j.
Davis. Walter c. Hand, Joseph Lapi-
ana. jr.; Clarke J. McLane, William
Muller. Paul F. Oberlin, Ben H.
Reddick. Earl w. Shaw, George o.
Weber and Lee R. Wilson.
Pvts. Warren B. Dodd, William S.
Ewing and William L. Ray have been
ordered transferred from the inactive
to the active list of the Headquarters
Detachment, Special Troops, 29th Dl-
vision. Pvt. John j. Alden has been
ordered transferred to the active list
of the Medical Department Detach-
ment, l2lst Engineers.
The Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division. active unit, will be increased
by the following, ordered transferred
from the inactive list:
Pvts Arnold M. Bennefeld, Willard
E. Brooke, Ruel A. Compton, George
P. Delaney, Charles E. Foster, Walter
B. Fry, Charles A. Goodman and
George A. Petrides.
Because of removal from the city,
PvtS. Fred r. Boyd and Hebron N.
Murphy have been ordered honorably
discharged from Battery B, 260th
Coast Artillery.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military
duty, the following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the
inactive lists of their respective units:
Headquarters Company, 29th Divis-
ion: Sergt. Walter c. Hand and Pvts
William R. Paris and Thomas N.
Rosa.
State Detachment. Pvts. John N.
Kailer and GaSpare Licausi.
Headquarters and Service Com
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