Evening star., 1938-04-10

while operating in the field when they
might suddenly be called to duty re-
quiring them to give up their trench
digging and bridge building to mount
a horse. officers of the District Ma
tional Guard Engineers have been Of
fered the opportunity by their COM
mander, Col. John w. Oehmann, to
become hardened to the saddle Eques-
trian training has been offered them
on three Sundays during May Army
horses, trained to all the tricks Of
riding, jumping and fast meneuvering
will be provided. The horses of the
Sd United States Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Myer, Va, have been rendered.
The duty is to be purely voluntary
The first two days of instruction,
which is to be entirely elemental, are
to be in the riding hall at Fort Myer
There is a soft bottom there. But
after two assemblies, if everything
goes well, the class probably will be
taken on cross-country ride, at least
a ride around the post. The class will
be under the supervision of Capt E.
H. Walter. Corps of Engineers, United
States Army. inspector instructor of
the local engineer regiment.
TWenty-eight members of the 260th
Regiment of Coast Artillery have sue
cessfully passed the examinations re-
Gently given for first-class gunners as
follows.
Headquarters Detachment. First
Battalion: Sergt. H. M. Gerke, 86.5,
and Cospl j. D. Pierce, 93.4
Battery A: Master Sergt. J. P King,
962: Staff Sergt. r. w. King. 93.3;
Staff Sergt. M. A. Setzke, 88.6; Sergts.
C. NJ. Howell, 1854; F. T. King, 87.4;
c. j. Taylor, $50. and w. P. Wilson,
897; Corpls. T. c. McEwen, $50; E.
G. Staymates, 9l8; w. E. Staynates,
929; Pvts. First Glass; R. o. Eat
horn, 87.7, and w. Fiscus, 800.
Battery B: First Sergt. c. Yech,
963: Sergt. j. A. Walker, 9l4
Battery C: Sergt. E. Lord, Ola r
E. Klemens, 92S; Pvt. J. RA shugart,
852.
Battery D. First Sergt. c. z. Willis
Gil: Staff Sergt E. Valentine, $40;
Sergts. J. F. Willis 929; S. F. Giar-
ratano, $50. r. l.. Hartman. 945, and
D. c. Hubbard, 95l: Corpls. c. w
Geyer, 9l.8 and " E, Kruger, 874;
Pvt. tFirst Glass; E. L, Casey, S9.5.
Assignments for the use of the rife
range at Camp Simms have been an
nounced as follows:
l21st Regiment of Engineers, May
to II, on Sundays: 260th Coast
Artillery, August % to October is. or
Sundays; Headquarters Company, 29tr
Division, May l to June 80, on Sun
days, 29th Division Military Police
Company, June to June 80, on
Sundays.
First Battalion, l04th Quartermaster
Regiment, April Is to June Is. or
Sundays, Company A, 372d Infantry
May l to 81, on Sundays; Headquar-
tiers Company, United States Army
June to July 2. daily except Sat.
urdays and Sundays; Army War Col
lege Detachment, United States Army
in conjunction with Headquarters
Company. Sd Cavalry, Fort Myer May
2 to June 4, daily except Saturday;
and Sundays; Air Corps Detachment
Boiling Field, September to II: Sea
man Guard, Navy Yard, Washington
D. c., June to 80; United States
Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. c.
to be arranged with range officer.
Marine Barracks. April 4 to 80 ano
August 8 to September Is. daily ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday: Marine
Detachment at Washington Navy
Yard, June to July 2, and September
II to September 80. daily except Sat-
urdays and Sundays. Army Medical
Center, June to II; United States
Coast Guard, including United States
Secret Service, White House Police