Evening star., 1937-01-31
$4,000 Is Asked for Camp
Expenses for 3 Guard Units
Estimates for Two Others Held Up Pending
Decision as to Location of
Training Sites.

Tien Tsin. China, for duty. Maj. Fox
y scheduled to sail May a on Q U. 8.
Army transport leaving New York.
Just prior to receipt Of his transfer
orders. Maj. Fox had inaugurated .
plan for conducting . series Of con-
ferences and demonstrations before
medical units throughout the corps
area with view TO improving the field
technique of these organizations and
increasing their usefulness In time Of
national emergency when they are In
actual service.
The biggest event Immediately con-
fronting the local militiamen at the
present time is the annual inspection
Of personnel and equipment in the
armory. These tests will be conducted
by officers from the Regular Establish-
ment.
The inspectors are required 10 re-
port on the condition Of armories and
the facilities provided for protecting
the thousands OF dollars worth Of
field equipment loaned to the Guard
by the War Department. Here, 1t Is
said, they will find the same old
story-poor armory facilities. but
equipment In good shape due to the
constant vigilance of the local Guard
oflcials-and they undoubtedly will
this year, aS other inspectors have
In the past years, recommend that
the facilities here be improved. But
that is as far as the local Guards
men have been able TO get, although
they hope that this year some result
may come out Of the proposal to
build o stadium and auditorium on
the Eastern Branch at its junction
with East Capitol street. for in this
project it Is hoped that an armory
building will be included.
Pvt. George z. Mortimer, Battery
B, 26oth Coast Artillery, has been
transferred TO Battery A, same regi.
ment.
Promotions have been ordered In
Battery A. 26oth Coast Artillery, as
follows: Corpl. William w. Brantley
TO be sergeant, and the following
privates to be corporals: Robert L.
Bodell, william p. Wilson, Joseph r.
Shugart, Thomas c. McEwan and
Stephen J. Devine. The following de-
motions. without prejudice, were Or
dered: Sergt. Robert L. Bodell and
Corpl Robert s. Flehart TO be pri-
Yates.
Pvt. George P. Magill has been pro-
NOTED to sergeant in Company r,
12lst Engineers, and Pvts., first class,
Nicholas j. Chaconas and Nelson r.
Jones ordered advanced to corporals.
Pvt. Frank J. Carrabise, inactive list,
10th Division Military Police Company,
has been honorably discharged on ae-
count Of removal from the city.
Pvt. william c. Vaughn, Battery r.
260th Coast Artillery, has been honor
ably discharged because Of member
ship in the Civilian Conservation
Corps at the time Of his enlistment.
Because Of removal from the city.
Pvt. Francis Freeman, Battery F, 2e0th
Coast Artillery. has been honorably
discharged.
Pvt. Clarence w. Stauffer has been
ordered transferred from the inactivs
to. the active list of Company A, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment.
Pvt. James L. Ray, Company B.
121st Engineers. has been dropped as
o deserter from the guard, he having
failed to report for duty since August
"a last and all efforts to locate him
having failed.
Sta1 Sergt. Ira D. Waltz, Company
B. 12lst Engineers, has been honorably
discharged on his own application.