Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

dered transferred from the inactive
to the active list Of Company D, l2lst
Engineers.
Capt. Nicholas D. Woodward, U. s,
Infantry, now on duty with the fifth
Maryland National Guard Regiment
at Baltimore, Md, has been detailed
by the commanding general, Sd Army
Corps Area, to conduct the inspec-
tons Of personnel and surveys Of
property of the Infantry units of
the local National Guard.
Corps. Harold E. Forbes and Emil
F. Paschall, Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, have been ordered reduced
to the grade of privates, without
prejudice.
In the same unit the following pro-
motions have been ordered: Pvts.
Harold G. McCallum and William j.
Van Schelven to be corporals; Sergt.
John p. King to be first sergeant
and Staff Sergt. John M. Crandall to
be master sergeant.
In Battery B, the following promo
lions have been announced Pvt.
Harry M. Johnston to be sergeant
and Pvts. James H. Stargel and Philip
Hoffman to be corporals.
Another step forward in the for
nation of the Coast Artillery regi-
ment was taken during the week, when
orders were issued by Lieut.. Col. Mai.
w. Burns that the regimental and
first battalion staff function as one
regimental staff. The new unit is
expected to be organized about April /.
In this connection the following de-
tails were announced
Capt. Leroy S. Mann to be execu-
tive officer, First Lieut. Max G. D.
Prentice to special duty in connec-
ton with the organization of new
units; First Lieut.. James F. Angler
to be acting regimental adjutant
and First Lieut.. Anthony B. c. Graves,
regimental plans and training officer.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive to the
active lists of their respective units:
Company E, l21st Engineers-Pvts.
William D. English, Robert A. Evinger.
Paul j. Mudd and William H. Smither.
Company A, 121st Engineers-Pvt.
Joseph L. Grant, jr.
The Headquarters Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division, headed the
list of units in this group in the matter
OF attendance last month, according
to figures just promulgated by head
quarters. Their percentage for the
month was given as 1922. The other
units in this group. with percentages,
follow:
Twenty-ninth Division Military Po-
lice Company, 90.12; Headquarters De-
tacnment, 29th Division, 1898; 29th
Division Signal Company, Virginia Ma
tional Guard, S7.5S; 18th Division
Tank Company, Virginia National
Guard, 80.73; District of Columbia
units, 29th Division, 5000; Virginia
Units. $3.50.
Because of business or educational
interference with the performance of
! military duty or temporary removal
from the city. the following have been
ordered transferred from the active to
the inactive lists of the commands to
which they are assigned:
Pvts. Norman L. ingalls, and John
F. Mackenzie, jr.. Medical Depart
ment, l2lst Engineers; Pvts. Ulysses S.
Martin, Joseph Wolfe and Morris P.
Wolfe, Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121st Engineers; Pvts. Thomas
r. Council and Donald M. Dellinger,
Company D. l2lst Engineers; Pvts.
Normal W. Hager and James
Pagliochini, State Detachment.
Removal from the District was the
reason given for the honorable 6is-
charge of Pvt. Columbus H. Porter,
Medical Department Detachment.
In order to permit his enlistment
in the United States Navy. Pvt. First
Class Stuart G. Poole has been order
ed honorably discharged from the 29th
Division Military Police Company.
The 121st Engineers basket ball
team has added two more victories to
their string. The Engineer unit took
game from the D. c. Paper Co.
in the last few minutes of the contest
by their accurate passing and shoot
ing.
This group also beat the Pepco
quintet in a contest at the Roosevelt
High School.