Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02

poral.
Maj. Walter s. Welsh and First
1t. Wendell s. Holmes have been
designated to inspect the drills of
Company A, 372d Infantry, tomor-
row night.
Former enlisted men of the local
Guard will find it increasingly hard
to return to their old units or other
organizations Of the Guard If they
have been discharged with certifi-
Gates bearing other than excellent"
character notations, according to
orders issued by Brig. Gen. Albert L,
Cox. commanding the local Guard.
The order says that any enlisted
man discharged from any organiza-
ton with character less than excel
lent" and desiring to re-enlist in
units Of the local militia will be
enlisted only after the commanding
officer of the unit in which the man
desires to enlist has personally com.
municated with the commanding Of
ficer of the unit from which the
soldier was discharged, and ascer-
tain from him the facts concerning
his rating of character less than
excellent" Based on this contact,
the commanding officer concerned
will determine whether or not the
soldier will be re-enlisted.
Officers on the inactive list of the
local Guard will be offered the OPP
portunity to go into the field for the
Army maneuvers this year where
there are vacancies in the commits
stoned personnel of the units desig-
mated to participate in the maneu-
vers. Such officers, it was said, with
the approval of the National Guard
Bureau, may be designated to fill
existing vacancies, or vacancies
caused by absence of regularly as
signed officers, during the period Of
field training.
Those desiring to take advantage
of this opportunity are being urged
to make prompt application so that
allsof the details, including the get
ting OF the approval of the National
Guard Bureau Of the War Depart
ment, may be obtained.
The following have been returned
to the active lists of their respective
units: Pvt. Jack E. Vaughn, Com
pany A. 12lst Engineers; Pvt. Lamar
G. Dorroh, Company D. 121st Engi-
neers: Corpl FLOYD M. Tillotson and
Pvt. Julian H. Zimmerman, Head
quarters Company, 29th Division.
Because of business interference
the following have been placed on
the inactive lists Pvts. Royce E.
Phillips. Leroy Small, George w.
Crum. Beverly j. Anderson and
Joseph P Keegin. Headquarters and
Service Company. 121st Engineers:
Pvt. Robert R. Clear. Headquarters
Company, 29th Division: Pvts Ernest
c. Raulin and Ralph M. Seay. Com
pany F, 121st Engineers
Pvt.Harold L. Brooks, Medical De-
partment Detachment, 1O4th Quar-
termaster Regiment; Pvt Edmond
L. Payne. Headquarters Battery,
260th Coast Artillery, and Pvt. E. L.
Boardman. Battery D, 260th Coast
Artillery. have been honorably dis
charged because of removal from the
city. Sergt. John c. Vinson, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers, has been transferred to
the 104th Ordnance Company.
The following enlisted men of the
121st Engineers have been ordered
placed on the eligible list from which
appointments in the grade of second
lieutenant of Engineers will be
made: First Sergt. Stanley w. Phil
lips, Company F, 918; Sergt. Clyde
c. Dickerson. Company F. 9035; Pvt.
Thomas H. Ewell, Company D, 1877;
Pvt. Benjamin Roznik. Company F,
84.3; Pvt. Royce E. Phillips. Head
quarters and Service Company. 1877.
The units composing the 29th Di-
vision troops here have been de-
signed to furnish men as follows to
assist in the celebration of July 4,
at the Monument Grounds: Head
quarters Detachment. Special
Troops, Q: Headquarters Detach-
ment. goth Division, 10; Head
quarters Company, 10; Military
Police Company, 10; Medical De-
partment. Detachment 5; 1O4th Ord
mace Company, I.