Evening star., 1937-07-04
'D.C. TROOPS TOAD DA,V, CELEBRATION
CELEBRATION HERE is PLANNED TODAY
Large Force Ordered Out
for independence
Festivities.

feStIVltieS.
The District National Guard will
take prominent part in the cere-
monies tomorrow in connection with
according to orders issued last week
by Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
mander.
The troops will be on active duty TO
assist the committee in the seating ar
rangements and to assist the park po-
lice in guarding the public attending
the ceremonies at the Water Gate. The
l2lst Regiment Of Engineers. COM
manded by Col John W. Oehmann;
the 260th Regiment of Coast Artillery
commanded by Lieut. Col Walter W.
Burns, and the Special Troops. 29th
Division, commanded by Maj. William
T. Roy. each will detail two enlisted
men to carry the colors In the process
sion Of colors, while the Engineers will
furnish four marked men as color
guard.
Pvt. First Class Jack R. Kurz, Bat
terry r, 260th Coast Artillery. has been
ordered to attend drills of his unit in
stead OF the Band School, to which
he was previously assigned. Pvt David
r. Harris was relieved Of attending
drills with his battery. B, and ordered
TO attend the Band School.
Promotions have been ordered in
Headquarters Battery, 260th Coast
Artillery, as follows. Pvt. First Class
Ellicott Valentine to be staff SER
geant and Pvt. Joseph M Kirk to be
sergeant. At the same time Corp.
Richard T. Meyer was ordered reduced
to the grade of private, without preju-
dice. in B Battery.
Battery B promotions are as follows:
Corpl Charles Yech to be sergeant and
Pvts. Denis K. Lane. Samuel c. Luci-
ano and James w. Taylor to be cor
porals.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military duty
the following have been transferred
from the active to the inactive list of
the Headquarters Company, 29th Divi-
sion: Pvt First Class John M. Riegel
and Pvts William A. Basinger and
Kack L. Burke.
Transfers from the inactive to the
active lists Of the following units have
been ordered: Company D, 121st En-
gineers-Pvts. Joseph B. Gilley. John
R. Hoffman, Edgar R. Hooper, Eppa L.
Morris, Charles S. Porter, Egbert K
Rude and ]. D. Kamaril. Headquar-
ters and Service Company, 12lst En-
gineers-Pvt. George A. Parker Com
pany E. l2lst Engineers-Pvts. William
r. Colbert and Charles w. Webster.
Because Of temporary removal from
the city the following have been trans
list of their respective units: Company
A. l2lst Engineers. Pvts. Fred w
Hearn, Charles j. Mehler and Emmet
c. Morton, jr.; Company D, l2lst En-
gineers, Fred L. Ferrell. James r
Floyd and Leslie L. Willoughby.
Sergt. Robert K. Gingrich, Company
A, 121st Engineers, has been trans
ferred to the inactive list of that COM
mand on account of temporary phys
ical disability.
Pvt. Bernard M. Hager has beer
| transferred from the inactive list Of
the Headquarters Company, goth Di.
vision, to the active list Of the 29tt
Division.
Corpl. Walter B. Greenwood and
Pvts. Reynard E. Kingley, Morris w
F,acer and Charles E. Gordon, all ot
the Headquarters Company, 29th Di-
vision, and Pvt William R. Fox of The
29th Division Military Police Com
pany have been transferred from thu
active to the inactive lists of their re.
spective units because of either busi.
ness interference with the perform
ance of military duty or temporary re.
moval from the city.
Pvts. James J. Pagano and Levi.
8. Wolfe have been honorably dis
charged from Company A. 104th Quar-.
termaster Regiment, because of re-
moval from the city.
| btCAuSS VI DuSlileoS tcIltleIlCc tIH
following are transferred to the mac
tive list of Company A, l04th Quarter
master Regiment: Pvt. First Class
Julian M. johnson and Pvts. James E
Holloman, Arthur T. Mcbride. Barney
| v. Moose and Robert F. Young.
Temporary physical disability wa!
the reason for the transfer of Pvt
| John F. Baker to the inactive list o.
| Company A, l04th Quartermastel
Regiment
Upon his own request, Pvt. Davic
| B. Tear has been honora bly, discharged
| from Battery B, 260th coast Artillery
he having completed one year of s
| three-year re-enlistment period
Pvt. Augustus De Leonibus has beer
transferred to the inactive list of the
Headquarters Detachment, I'd Bat
talon. 26Oth Coast Artillery, because
of business.
Pvts. Lloyd G. Stamm and Richard
c. Leslie have been transferred tt
the inactive list of the Headquarter.
Detachment, I'd Battalion, 260th Coas
Artillery.
Pvt. (First Glass; Roger @. Mills
29th Division Military Police Company
has been transferred in the grade O
private to the Headquarters Detach'
ment, Special Troops, 18th Division.
IN order that the new men recentl,
enlisted in the recruiting campaign o