Evening star., 1937-02-28
National Guard Ordered
To Parade on Army Day
All Personnel and Equipment Will Be
Shown in Procession Afternoon
of April g.

units: Pvt. George d. Vigortto, Com
pAny A, 1o4th Quartermaster Regi-
ment: Pvt. Fulton r. briggs. Company
A. l2lst Engineers, and Pvt. James A.
Rogers, Company B, 12lst Engineers.
Pvt. Joseph w. Gooding. on the in
active list of Battery 4, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, has been honorably dis
charged, he having completed one year
Of q three-year re-enlistment. He re-
quested the discharge.
On account Of temporary removal
from the city or business interference
with the performance Of military duty,
the following have been Transferred
from the active TO the inactive Lists Of
their respective units: Pvt. George
Davis, Headquarters Company, 2sth
Division: Pvt. Harry p. Saunders.
Headquarters Company, 104th Quarter
master Regiment; Pvt. James z. Hollo-
man, Company A. 104th Quartermaster
Regiment; Pvt. LAwless Comeaux,
Company 3, 12lst Engineers, and Pvt.
Ralph r. Ramsey, Battery +, 260th
Coast Artillery.
Col. Oehmann has commended the
men Of the 29th Division Special Troops
for the duty they performed at the
various hotels where birthday balls on
the Presidents birthday were held. He
said the service rendered on this occa.
sion, on approximately six hours notice,
reflects credit on the organization and
the administrative functioning Of the
special troops.
The Headquarters Company, io4th
Quartermaster Regiment, lead all units
in the matter Of attendance during
January, according to figures promul-
gated by the headquarters. This or.
ganization has 100 per cent attendance
at drills during the month.
The other units, in their respective
order, with percentages, follow:
Headquarters Detachment, 2eth
Division, 95.52; 2sth Division Military
Police Company, s2.66: Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
s2.5l; Medical Department Detach-
ment. Special Troops, 29th Division.
9l.66; Medical Department Detach-
ment. 260th Coast Artillery, 5000:
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, $3.50; Head
quarters Company, 29th Division,
85.77; band, 12lst Engineers, s5.29;
State Detachment, 8437; Company B,
121st Engineers, 1888; Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, 7l.47:
Company d, l21st Engineers, 1l20;
Medical Department Detachment,
12lst Engineers. 7l.o5: Company A,
12lst Engineers, 67.35; Battery 3,
2s0th Coast Artillery, 65.40; Company
c, 121st Engineers. 6494; Company =,
121st Engineers, $3.50; Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, lst
Battalion, 2eoth Coast Artillery, 6l.53;
Battery z, 260th Coast Artillery, 6l.25:
Battery A, 26oth Coast Artillery,
6o.93; Battery C. 260th Coast Artillery,
e0.4S; Headquarters Detachment, I'd
Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery, $500;
Company z, l2lst Engineers, 5s.56:
Battery r, 260th Coast Artillery, 56.4l.
Among the larger units, the Special
Troops, 29th Division, headed the list
with q percentage Of s0.62, the others
being as follows: 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, s5.75; Company A, 372d
Infantry, 83.s7: 12lst Engineers, 72.33;
26oth Coast Artillery, 64.37.
First Ssrgt Ira Payne, Company A,
372d Infantry, who will reach the age
Of "a during March, will be retired.
He has Is years Of service IN the
Guard and the regular establishment.
having entered the militia service in
1907 He u q World War veteran and
was awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ice Gross for having captured . ma
chine gun nest which had caused
serious casualties in his company.