Evening star., 1939-01-08

Adjutant Generals Department, has
been appointed In the National
Guard Of the United States, 1t was
announced ut brigade hearQuarters.
After . period Of more than eight
years, brigade headquarters has sue
ceeded in having identified al Of
the officers Of the 1st District Of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry who
appear In . photograph which has
hung In the brigade headquarters
for years. The last Of them were
identified last week, when two for
mer Guard omcers came into the
armory. They were Col. william
s. Hodges. former Judge advocate
general Of the local militia, and
Maj. Thacker v. Walker.
The 1st District Of Columbia VOL
unteer Infantry was the designation
Of the unit Of militia which was
organized for service In the War
with Spain in 1893. The identifica-
ton Of the officers was sought in
connection with . history Of the
Guard which Is being prepared
under the direction Of . board Of
omcers.
The following members Of Com
pany e, 121st Engineers, have been
placed on the active list: Pvts.
Gilbert L. johnson. Fred w. Hol-
land, Otto Streitberger, Charles
w. Patton, Cornelius P. Moynihan,
Robert L. Knight, jr.: Clifford r..
Wood and David L. Vaughn.
Pvt. John A. Baker, Battery F.,
260th Coast Artillery, has also been
ordered to the active list. Sergt.
Robert F. Mooney has been trans
ferred to the inactive list Of Bat
terry r, 260th Coast Artillery, be-
cause Of temporary removal from
the District. Pvt. Thomas j. Bow
lin, Battery r, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, has been honorably discharged
because Of removal from the city.
Pvt. (First Glass; Gray K. Eth
ridge has been promoted to COR
poral in Company E, 12lst Engi-
neers, succeeding Corpl. Peter p.
Keller, ordered reduced to private,
upon the Recommendation Of the
company commander.
The following have been placed
on the active list: Corpl. Clarence
w. Cox, Company B, 12lst Engi-
neers; Pvts. Owen w. Heflin, Con-
rad N. Swindell and Maurice Weiss,
Battery e, 260th Coast Artillery;
Pvts. Stephen P. Brynes, Harry w.
Grear, Ralph B. Moore and Richard
w. Solomon.
Pvt. Earl >Haney, Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train
1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery;
Pvt. John L. Cox. Company A, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, and Pvt
Duane G. Lawrence, Headquarters
Company, 10th Division, have beer
ordered to the inactive list.
Because Of removal from the city
the following members Of Company
A, 12lst Engineers, have been hon.
orably discharged: Pvts. Elbert
Barth, Roy s. Lopez, Francis G
MCGUIRE and Lawrence G. Muccio
Sergt. Wilbur T. Townsend. Head.
quarters Company, 10th Division
has been transferred in the grade O.
private to the Headquarters Detach
ment, 29th Division. Pvt. Charlie
M. Wesner, Headquarters Detach
ment, Special Troops, has been or
dered transferred to the Head
quarters Detachment, 10th Division
instruction Of the National Quart
Of the country by visual means i
being made the source Of study b,
ofncers on duty In the Nationa
Guard Bureau Of the War Depart
ment, according to information re-
ceived here last week. The Arm,
has q mass Of films showing various
activities, and particularly technica
subjects, which 1t has offered to tn
Guard units from time to time Il
aid them in getting the proper in
struction, or at least show them hov
the regulars perform the various
tasks which are assigned to then
from time to time.
In connection with the study tn,
bureau has asked the local militia
together with others throughout thu
country, to report as to the extern
to which such films have been uset
in the course Of instruction. Fur.
thermore, they want to know wha'
steps the adjutants general of tn,
various States have taken to inform
the scattered units as to the avail.
ability of such instruction Aims, anc
the facilities available for the dis.
play Of Aims, both for the public
and for classroom instruction.
The Guard ofncials are also askee
to discuss the desirability Of havinf
. small, portable sound protector
and the use to which it were put i.
assigned. It Is believed that II sum,
cient response is received to the bu'
reaus inquiries, 1t may inaugu
rate, so far as funds will permit, al
increase in this method Of visual in
struction. They also want to know
whether any Of the Guard unit!
would be interested in tho purchas'
OF reels for q permanent library.