Evening star., 1938-09-04
Guard Officers Are Scarce
For Army Seruice Schools
Time Limit Expires for Applications
to Take Courses and None applies;
Enlisted Mems Vacancy Taken.

Opportunities for District OF Colum-
bia National Guard officers to improve
their military knowledge, by attend
ing classes offered them at Army serv-
ice schools, are going begging this
year. For the past several years when
ever such opportunities have appeared
there has usually been a rush for the
selection, and some of the applicants
have had to be refused because of the
limitations on the numbers fixed by
the War Department.
The prerequisites for attending these
courses this year have been made
stifI, which may have had something
to do with the lack Of applications.
The Army recently served notice that
Guard units must be more exact in
the physical examinations prior to
sending men to the selected schools,
as instances have been found that
where personnel was sent they were
found physically disqualified upon
being examined by the Army surgeons.
1t is the purpose Of the Army to give
this higher training only to officers
whose services 1t might be expected
to use in the event of a national
emergency.
Those desiring to attend the courses
must have completed a certain num-
ber Of lessons in the Army extension
courses in their particular branch.
Officers are being urged to avail them
selves Of these courses, so that when
the opportunity arises they may take
the school work, and, furthermore,
even If the officers never have an op-
portunity to 60 to any one of the
schools the courses fit them for higher
ranks in their particular branches.
While the officer class opportunities
appear to be going begging this year.
nevertheless there have been several
requests for the single opportunity
offered enlisted men, This is for the
course for electrical specialists to be
held at the Coast Artillery School at
Fort Monroe, Va, from September IS
to December 81.
Although the time has expired
within which the names of applicant
officers should have been sent to the
War Department, it was asserted that
if any officers yet apply every effort
will be made to have them selected
for the courses.
Brigade headquarters has approved
the application of Corp. Willis M
Spilman, Company F, 12lst Engineers
to take the enlisted mems course at
the Engineer School at Fort Belvoir
Va. 1t is for non commissioned Of
ficers.
Capt. Perry O. Huff, commanding
Battery c. 260th Coast Artillery, has
recommended Sergt. Robert Riley of
his command for a l0-year service
medal. the soldier having completed
that many years service on August Is.
Sergt. August Koenig. Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery. has hled application
with brigade headquarters for author
ity to take the specialists course for
enlisted men at the Coast Artillery
School at Fort Monroe, Va. He has
informed headquarters that if selected
to take the course he will enlist in
the Guard for three more years. He
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Commissions havs been received at
local headquarters from the War De-
partment for thA following officers
Capt. Walter 8. Welsh, judge advocate
generals department As this is q
transfer, Capt, Welsh's commission
has been dated back to February /,
1927. the date he was commissioned
. captain in the Engineer Corps
Capt. Simpson 3. Daugherty Chap
lain's. Corps; Capt Edward A. Nc
AAhon, Headquarters and Service
Company, l2lst Engineers, and Sec
ond 1t. Earl 2. Fischer, Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
Brig. Gen Albert L. Cox, com
manding the local militia, and Col
Charles A. Dravo, United States Army
detailed to the local Guard as adju-
ant general. have been selected as
delegates to represent the local militia
at the annual convention Of the
National Guard Association of the
United States, to be held at San
Francisco the latter part of this
month.
In compliance with request from
Col. John A. Wilson. adjutant general
of Puerto Rico, for a copy of the
crest of the local Guard to be hung
in the Officers' Club of the Puerto
Rico National Guard. the local militia
headquarters has forwarded copy
Of the District of Columbia Guard
flag, which carries the crest.
Headquarters of the 3rd Army Corps
Area at Baltimore. has asked local
militia headquarters If the service OF
It. Col. D. S. Lenzner, U. S. Army in
structor of the 260th Coast Artillery
could be spared from Sept. 18 to %, tc
permit him to serve as an umpire al
the field exercises of the Army to be
held at Fort Meade. Md. on those
dates. 1t was said that the Army head
quarters would be informed that he
would be available at that time.
Maj. Stewart M. Grayson. Capt