Evening star., 1939-08-20

oo.3. Battefy r, t1rSC LII. CnarleS II.
King, 81; Second 1t. George w.
Hall, 74.6; Sergt. Joseph Berst, 675:
Sergt. Thomas A. Leathers, IS;
Sergt. Howard o. Reynolds, jr., 682;
Sergt. Joseph E. Robey, 652; Corpl.
William NJ Calnan, So; Pvt. First
Glass; Herbert J. Berst. CTS; Pvt.
(First Class Emanuel Lubman, 1853;
Pvt. First Class Robert j. Parsons,
IS; Pvt. Craig l.. Folk, SO; Pvt. Perry
L. Foust, 62.3; Pvt. Lester Gold
smith. 67.8; Pvt. Frederick C. Hans
borough, SO.
First 1t. Pearson c. Conlyn, Com
pany E, 121st Engineers, was ap-
pointed captain in the Engineer
Corps.
Pvts. James T. Dannel, jr., and
Stanley B. Rupy have been pro-
NOTED to sergeants in the l04th
Ordnance Company.
Pvt. John A. Cartuill, on the in
active list of Company A, 121st Engi-
neers. has been honorably dis
charged to permit him to enlist in
the United States Navy.
Pvt. First Glass Willis C. Rowe
has been promoted to corporal in the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany.
Because OF temporary physical dis
ability, Pvt. David Cohn, Company
A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
has been transferred to the inactive
list.
Staff officers during the current
armory drill period will prepare
themselves to carry out the multi
tudinous duties which have been as
signed them by Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Cox, commanding the local provi-
sional militia brigade. with a view
to raising the present high efficiency
of the local troops. One of their
important duties will be to obtain
training in personnel procurement
with view to keeping the Guard
as at present organized up to its full
allowed strength, but in keeping the
ranks filled as men drop by reasons
of expiration of their enlistments or
for other causes. They also will OBJ
tain training in the procurement
of personnel for any units allocated
to the District brigade which may
become actlvated by the War De-
partment during the year.
They are to be required to inspect
units and personnel, equipment,
training, discipline, administration
and quarters, with view to being
the eyes and ears of the command
ing general to report to him any
| deficiencies or any recommendations
for improvement in the training and
efficiency of the various units.
1t has been made plain to them
that their duties are not to be per-
functory, but they are instructed to
maintain contact with troops. SC
that approximately one-half of their
training time will be spent with
troops at their regular armory drills
Defects and deficiencies noted are
to be brought to the attention of
higher commanders and recon-
mendations made for correcting
them, and in this they are to have
the authority of the commanding
general. Commanders who fail to
carry out their recommendations
may find that they have to face the
higher command for explanation.
So as to keep in close touch with
their activities. these staff officers
have been ordered to submit mem
orandum reports to the brigade
headquarters at the close of each
month. the statement to cover the
general duties performed by them
and the results of their observations
together with their recommendations
in that connection.
The following members of the
Service Battery. 260th Coast Artil-
lery. have been transferred to the
inactive list because of business in
reference with the performance of
military duty: Pvts. H. Bagdasian
Russell T. Barker, Gearge w. Fan
ming, Garland S. Griffith, Andrew A
Handjurin, Robert B. Paris, William
A. Poland, James A. Van Horn. Ray
mond S. Wilson and Kennard B
Calfee.
Recent orders directing the trans
fer OF the following to the inactive
list of Company A, 121st Engineers
have been rescinded: Pvts. Jack E
Vaughn, Thomas w. Harris, Grazi-
ano ]. Furlano and Jack E. Chap
man.
The Secretary of War has directed
that the number of Federal pay
armory drills to be held by the local
Guard during the current fiscal veal
will be limited to a total of IS
not to exceed eight drills to be held
IN one calendar month, and a mini
mum OF 10 per quarter during any
| one Of the second, third or fourth
quarters Of the fiscal wear