Evening star., 1937-10-10

money was OHereQ by F1rSt Lieut..
E. o. Hamilton to build up the pla-
toon strength and that of the COM
pany in general.
Orders have been issued by Col
Walter w. Burns, commanding the
260th Coast Artillery, calling all its
members to participate in the Co.
lumbus day parade next Tuesday eve
ming. Units quartered at the Water
Street Armory have been ordered TO
proceed to the assembly point by mo-
tor convoy, while those in the Penn
sylvania Avenue Armory will march
to the assembly point under COM
mand Of Maj. Heale Capt. Mulligan
will command the Water Street Arm
ory unit. The Drum and Bugle Corps
also will travel by convoy from the
water front armory
The troops will form at Tenth and
K streets and march by way of H
street and Massachusetts, avenue to the
Union Station Plaza, where ceremonies
will be held adjacent to the Columbus
statue.
The Nom Commissioned Officers
Club of the 12lst Regiment OF Engi-
neers met last week to plan the years
work.
Corpl. Raymond L. Martin has been
promoted to sergeant in the Head
quarters Detachment, Special Troops,
29th Division. Sergt. Donald Y Spicer.
Battery F. 260th Coast Artillery. has
been honorably discharged because of
removal from the city
Because of either business interfer-
ence or temporary removal from the
city, the following have been trans
ferred to the inactive lists: Pvts. John
E. Alvey, Eugene B. Correll and John
c. Rice of Headquarters Battery, 26Oth
Coast Artillery; Pvt. Edward E. Dietz,
Headquarters Detachment, I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt.
Charles c. Herbert, Company D, l2lst
Engineers.
Pvt Robert E. Irving has been
transferred to the active list of the
Headquarters Detachment. I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery.
Promotions in Battery F., 26Oth
Coast Artillery, are: Corpl. Willis c.
Rove, to be sergeant; Pvts. First
Glass; Boyd B. Zacharias, Austin T.
Jones and John H. Seate, to be cor
porals.
In the Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train. 1st Battalion,
26oth Coast Artillery. Corpl. Harold
D. Barbee has been promoted to SER
geant.
Because of business interference the
following have been placed on the in
active lists: Pvts. Samuel Millstein
and Robert M. Holmes, Company B,
l2lst Engineers; Pvts. Bernard j.
Gates and George F. Magill, Company
F. 121st Engineers; Pvt First Glass;
Robert N. j. Holt and Pvt. James P.
Farrell, jr., 29th Division Military Po-
lice Company; Pvt. John E. Suydam.
Company A, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment.
Pvt. John F. Robertson has been
nonorably discharged from Company
A. l2lst Engineers. Pvt. Joseph A.
Stehanollo has been transferred to
the active list of Company B, 12lst
Engineers. Pvt. First Glass; Altho
A. Allen, Battery C. 260th Coast Ar
tillery, has been honorably discharged
to enable him to accept commission
in the Organized Reserve Corps. Corpl.
Stephen j. Devine, Headquarters Bat
terry, 260th Coast Artillery, has been
honorably discharged. Pvt. Richard
c. Leslie, Battery F, 2eOth Coast Ar
tillery, has been honorably discharged
because Of removal from the city.
Pvt. James w. Crockett, Medical
Department Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, and Pvt. John Platt, Head
quarters Detachment, I'd Battalion,
260th Coast Artillery, have been placed
on the active lists. Pvt. William P.
Hutchinson. jr., has been transferred
to the inactive list Of the Headquar-
ters Detachment, I'd aBttalion, 260th
Coast Artillery, because Of business
interference. Pvt. (First Glass; Ray
ters Detachment, I'd Battalion, 260th
Coast Artillery, has been honorably
discharged.
Pvt. William H. Clarkson has been
transferred to the active list of the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany. Sergt. Charles r. Fisher has
been placed on the inactive list of the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany because of temporary removal
from the city. Second Lieut.. Henry
H. Boudinot has been transferred
from Company A to Company B,
104th Quartermaster Regiment. Pvt
Floyd B. Peek has been transferred
from Company A to Company B, 121st
Engineers. Pvt. First Glass; John
c. Deck has been promoted to SER
geant in the Medical Department De-
tachment, 260th Coast Artillery.
Representative Sol Bloom has writ
ten to the local Guard officials thank
ing them for the services rendered by
the Guard during the recent Constitu-
tion celebration here
Instructions have been issued for
keeping a closer account of the at
tendance of personnel at drills. In Or
der to keep the organization attend
ance up to high point, studies will
be made of the drill reports, and those
men found to miss many drills will
be transferred to the inactive lists and
their places taken by men who at
tend all the drills.
Since the study was instituted, 1t
was said, an increase in the general
attendance of the Guard of 10 per
cent has been noted, and it Is ex-
pected this will show improvement
in the next few months. It has been
found that some OF the organiza-
tions have continuously good attend
ance at the drills, while others have
Just as consistently bad attendance.