Evening star., 1938-10-16


on October %.
Plans are being perfected by the
officers Of the Guard, under the direc-
ton Of Gen. Cox, for the handling Of
the Halloween parade Gen. Cox is
chairman Of the Parade Committee,
and the Guard officers will be respon-
sible for the conduct OF the process
sion as we'll as its formation.
The 26oth Coast Artillery has re-
quested the use Of series Of training
Aims from the Chief Signal Oficer of
the Army for instruction Of the artil-
lerymen during the armory training
period. The series is to run until May
f. The first showing will be on October
90 The films will be shown on each
drill night. The Aims are to be OBJ
tanned from the ofiicer in charge Of
the Army pictorial service at Fort
Humphreys here.
A detail of officers and men of the
local Guard, in charge Of Maj. Flet-
cher F. Bernsdorff. commander of
the local quartermaster regiment, has
gone to Pontiac, Mich, to accept
delivery Of nine new trucks which
have been assigned to the local militia
and to drive them over the road.
With the approaching close Of the
target season on October 80 for the
local militia, Capt. Hugh Everett, jr.,
is preparing to figure the percentages
made by each unit, to determine the
outfit which will be awarded the high
est figure Of merit. the high per-
centage for qualifying marksmen,
sharpshooters and expert riflemen.
Efforts are being made by the
brigade headquarters to obtain 2,50o
copies Of the Soldiers Handbook Of
the Rife. 50 that each man in the
ranks will have one before the next
target year begins. 1t is said to con-
tain much valuable information for
the use Of the men while firing their
record practice on the range, includ-
ing weather conditions. wind, light,
ETC.. which must be taken into con-
sideration in rifle shooting.
First Sergt. Robert Mooney. Battery
F, 260th Coast Artillery, has been
ordered to report to Col. Walter W.
Burns, president of an officers exam
lining board, to be examined to de-
termine his qualifications for promo
ton to the rank of second lieutenant
of coaast artillery.
Pvt. Neil M. Goen, Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
has been prompted to sergeant and
assigned to duty as junior color SER
geant.
Upon the recommendation o, the
company commander, the following
promotions have been ordered in
the Headquarters and Service Gem
pany 121st Engineers: Pvt. Frank
B. Kaye, to be technical sergeant; ;
Pvts. Frank L. Campbell and Richard
F. G. Won Bernewitz, to be sergeant
and private (First Class): Edward H.
Stasiunas and Pvt. Andrew F. Scherer,
to be corporal
Pvt. (First Glass; Robert E. Miller
has been promoted to corporal in
Battery B, 26oth Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Robert D. Hayes has been Or
dered promoted to sergeant In the
Medical Department Detachment,
12lst Engineers. upon the recon-
mendation of the unit commander.
Corpl James D. Pierce has been
promoted to sergeant in the Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. James c. Potter has been pro-
NOTED to corporal in Battery A, 26oth
Coast Artillery.
Pvt. CFirst Glass; Kenneth r. Mon
roe has been promoted to corporal
in the Headquarters Company, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment
Sergt. Donald s. Funk has been
made first sergeant Of Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment.