Evening star., 1939-12-24

6TlgaQe ne0QQu6rCcrS OF the DIS
trict National Guard has received
information that headquarters of
the Sd Army Corps at Baltimore is
planning to set up a command and
general staff school at Fort George
G. Meade the latter part of this
winter. Instructors from the Regu-
lar Army are being selected to be
assembled at the school and prepare
its course, 50 that it will be ready to
receive the selected militia officers
by the opening date, March 3. It
will be continued until March Is.
Oficers, in order to be eligible for
the course, among other require
ments not yet known, according to
the local officers, must have COM
pleted sub course 2 Of the Army Cor
respondence School courses. No in
formation has been received as to
the number of officers who will be
permitted to attend the classes from
the local militia. Eligible officers
who desire to take this course should
be ready to file applications as soon
as the details are received.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local militia brigade,
will hold reception for the oficers
OF his command at the armory on
New Year Day.
Inspection reports received at
brigade headquarters from staff
ofncers are high in the praise for the
winter field training at Fort George
G. Meade, which has just been COM
pleted by all of the units. The 26Oth
Coast Artillery, commanded by Col.
Walter w. Burns, has just completed
its series of week end field training
period, and the 104th Quartermaster
Battalion, commanded by Maj.
Fletcher F. Bernsdorff, ended seven
days in camp taken in one period.
The War Department directed the
seven additional days of field train
ing to be completed by shortly after
the beginning of the new year, but
stipulated that the organizations
either could take it all at once, or
take any part of it at various times
until the entire seven days were
completed. Most of the units used
the week ends.
Of1icers at brigade headquarters
are pondering a lengthy letter of
instructions from the National
Guard Bureau giving the details for
making estimates for the troops field
training during the summer en-
campment period after July !, next.
They said that the Instructions are
in such detail that they do not know
just yet what they will be allowed
and what they will request. In view
of the fact that the figures have to
be made ready In a short time, they
will give prompt attention to the
instructions.
An order has been issued by. Gen.
Cox. announcing that the second
annual church service of the local
militia brigade will be held at 4
o'clock on January 2l. at the WASH
lngton Cathedral.
Commanders of units are in
structed to prepare their units to
participate in this service. The
troops will be transported from their
respective armories to the vicinity
OF the Cathedral where thev will be
formed for the march to the services,
Pvt. Charles H. Beahm has been
promoted to first sergeant of the
Headquarters Battery, 260th Coast
Artillery. Appointments in Battery
E OF the same regiment are: Corpls.
William M. Bruton and Charles M.
Smith to be sergeants; Pvts. (first
class Louis G. Edwards. Howard
M. Hudgins, Edward Kallash and
Kenneth L. Romjue to be corporals.
Pvt. (f1rst class Edward M. Bashista
has been made corporal in Battery
D OF the same regiment.
Pvt. John Ray, Company D. 12lst
Engineers. has been honorably dis
charged to enlist in the United
States Army.
Pvt. Chester H. Ferguson, Head
quarters Detachment, 10Th Division,
has been placed on the inactive list
OF that command because of business
interference.
Sergt. Robert E. Shanahan has
been promoted to technical sergeant
IN the Headquarters Company, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment.
Appointments in Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery are. Corpls. Charles
L. Dixon, Edward A. Thomas and
Andrew j. Tatala, and Pvt. Clifford
S. Hicks to be sergeants; Pvts., first
class, Charles L. Limerick. Richard
L. Jones. William E. Shain, Douglas