Evening star., 1937-08-22
MILITIA REQUIRES
INCREASED FUNDS
More Troops and Units Putt
Heavier Duties on Local
Forces,

AiCleooco III tne lOICeS are eXpeCteQ|
during the calendar year 1898, and it
is almost physical impossibility for]
the present force to handle the work
in connection therewHh. The office
has been working with substantially
the same personnel it started with
subsequent to the World War.
Col. John W. Oehmann, commando
ing the militia, has prepared recon-
mendations for funds which will be
sent to the Commissioners for inclu-
sion in the District Of Columbia esti-
mates to 60 to Congress next January.
Officials point out that during the
last three years there has been a
33ls per cent increase in numerical
strength of the Guard personnel and
a corresponding increase in the num-
Der OF separate units.
The Guard will request an increag Sc
from S2l 500 to S26 500 for personnel
during the coming fiscal year. This
will include one clerk of grade ! at
81 ,260 and one clerk of grade at
81 ,440, as we'll as increases in salaries
for clerical help which has been en- =
ployed by the Guard for a number
of years. These increases have bee nj
authorized by the Classification Board
but the funds for carrying out the
recommendations have never been
provided The officials also will as.
for $500 for temporary labor and
SIS, ,480 for general expenses.
With the troops having completed
their field service yesterday the
armory training program Will be
started right off in earnest Tuesday
night, when the years program Will
be inaugurated. Schools will be estab-
lished and definite work will be out
lined for each command to carry for
ward the instruction which was given
them while in the field
Promotions in the Headquarters
Company 29th Division. have been
ordered as follows: Sergt Harold p
Davidson to be first sergeant and Pvt
First Class Carl F, Wagner, Jr., and
Pvt. Walter c. Hand to be sergea nts
At the same time First Sergt Walter
c. Hand has been ordered reduced to|
the grade of private.
The Coast Artillery is planning tO
organize a reeimental base ball team
to be financed by contributions from
the personnel of the regiment.
Sergts. Norval B. Smith and Warren|
c. Snyder have been promoted to|
technical sergeants IN the Head
quarters Company, 104th Quarter
master Regiment. while Technical
Sergt Langdon P McAnlnch has been
reduced to private.
Because of business interference with
the performance Of military duty, the|
following have been transferred TO the
inactive list of Company A. l04th|
Quartermaster Regiment: Sergt. John
w. Kailor. Corpl Clarence w Stauf|
fer and Pvts William G. Coffin, Hugh
G. Francis, Aphonse S HoWes, Ar
thur T. Johnston, Peter Kalla, Pvt
Edward NJ. Louden and Eugene Z
Sumpter.
Pvt. Jack B. Burke has been trans
ferred TO the active list of the Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division.
Staff Sergt. Irwin A. Brown and
Pvt. First Class Robert L. Wiley ha
been transferred to the inactive list O..
the Headquarters Detachment, 29ti
Division, because of business inter-
ference
Corpl. Charles w. Simms has beea
transferred from the Headquarter
Company to Company B, l04th Quar-
termaster Regiment. Pvt. Ethe!btt
Miller has been transferred from Con :
pany to Company B, l04th Quartz
master Regiment.
The following appointments hais
been made in Company B, i04th Qua
termaster Regiment: Corps. Martin
j. Littlefield. Donald B. Madden and
Charles w Simms to be sergeants am
Pvts. first class Charles I Pace an
Joseph A. Silvestro and Pvt. Michac.
Richards to be corpora!s.
Pvt. Lee B. Snow has been trans
ferred to the active list of the Heac-
quarters Battery, 260th Coast ARTILLERY,
Pvt. First Class George w. Ha..
has been transferred to the inactive
list of the Headquarters Battery, 260tA
Coast Artillery, on account of business
interference.
Pvts. Marion J. Ball. Andrew
Brown and Everett H. Burke have
been transferred to the active list Of
Battery B, 26Oth Coast Artillery.
Headquarters has revoked recert
order which directed the honorable
discharge of Sergt Emil G. Canschow
of the Headquarters Detachment, 29,l
| Division
| Pvts. Walter B. Greenwood, Bayard
R. Kingsley and Casimlr NJ. Fientka
| have been transferred to the active lis
of the Headquarters Company, 29tt1
| Division.
Pvt. (First Glass; Maurice c. Weeks
and Pvt Macon E. Gooch have been
transferred to the inactive list OF the
29th Division Military Police COMPANY
because of temporary removal from
the city or temporary physical disa-
| bility.
| Pvts. John S. Hoffman and Egbert
E. Rude, Company D, l2lst Engineers
have been honorably discharged. hav.
ing completed two years of three
| year re-enlistment
Pvt. Benjamin Catchings. jr., ha!
been honorably discharged from Com,
| pany B, 121st Engineers.
Because of business interference OF
temporary removal from the city, the
following have been transferred to tn,
! inactive lists of their respective com.
mands: Headquarters and Service
Company, l21st Engineers-Pvts. War
ren W. Ireland and Robert M. Lewis
Medical Department Detachment, 12is
Engineers-Pvts. Lloyd Gaillavet. Jr,
George Jones and John R. Singrey, jr
Company B, 12lst Engineers-Pvts
Herbert W. Manson, Arthur K. Sped
roy, apI porpor6 IJolcor ir