Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-11
NEWS FORM THE FORTS.

Delaware City, Sept. 11.--CorporA
Peter J. Smith Of Company ID. First
Engineers. and Private Seth j. Grace,
Jr., Medical Detachment. Station,
Hospital, have been selected for the
Second Corps Area football team and
will leave for Governors Island, N. y,
for training. The Corps Area Com
mandcr intends to place In the field q
representative Corps Area football
team consisting OF men who have foot
ball experience either in the Army or
prior to their entering the service. and
must be OF a caliber to withstand a
hard two months training period. The
Corps Area schedule contemplates
games with other Corps Areas. the
Atlantic Fleet. the Submarine Base.
New London, Conn.,, and the Marines
from Quantico.
Master Sergeant and Mrs. Frank
Williams and Master Sergeant and
Mrs. Robert johnson left on an auto
mobile trip to Washington.
| A board OF officers has been in SEES
sion at the Post for the purpose of ex-
amtning candidates for appointment,
as second lieutenants In the Regular
Army. The board consists of Captain
John III. Veale, Covps OF Engineers
(presidenD, Captain Harry Il. Vaughn
Jr- Corps or Engineers; Captain Wal
ter d. Buplow. Corps OF Engineers
and Major Adolphe NJ. Griffin. Medica
Corps. Seven applicants from viii.
mington and vicinity have aIread,
been examined and the results of thei,
examination viii be published by tn,
second Corps Area Headquarters.
Captain Anderson T.. w. Moore
Corps of Engineers. has been assigne,
to the First Engineers and was de
tailed to command Company A which
Is now on detached service In connec
ton with the Citizens Military Train
Ing Camp at Camp Dix, n. j. Cap
tain Moore has been senior instructo
at the Citizens Military Trainin,
Camp, Second Corps Area Trainin,
Center. and was formerly command
ing the Second Engineer Trainin,
Company, which was disbanded an,
the personnel transferred TO the FRS
Engineers.
|, Company A First Engineers. con
sisting OF / officer and eighty enliste-
men. "a expected TO rejoin the regi
ment in the near future. The Compan
VIII be stationed at Fort Mott. n. d.
, company b, First Engineers, sta
toned at Fort Mott. n. ]. have com
pleted the regular annual pisto, prac
tice for 1922. qualifying three as ex
: | mart nlsyfO1 ahnf~ ci,
mar1xsmen. Those qualified are: lis
Lieutenant Randolph Percival VIII
hams. Corps OF Engineers. expert PTS
iol shot, score SIS Pet; staff, Secgean
Harley G. Parrot, expert pistol sho
score S6.7 pct; Sergeant Berl Lewis
expert pistol shot, so pct; Sergean
Walter s. Stevenson. sharpshootel
1916 pct; Sergeant Alex II. Fultor
sharpshooter. 70.2 pct; Staff Sergear
Jansen f. Schue, marksman 6s.5 pct
Sergeant Ralph H. Whitfield, marks
man. 6S.S pct: Staff Sergeant Henri
A. Guertin, marksman IS pct; Pr
vate Theodore F. Belasco, marksma
IS. pct;l Master Sergeant Cheete
Stewart, nlarksman 67.5 pct.
i First Lieutenant David r. Roser
AHoA NpifS VI engineers mas Teturne
from Camp Dix where he was on dut
in connection with the Citizens Nil
tary Training Camp.
The personnel of the First an
I Fourth Engineer Training Compa nj,
now engaged as instructors in var
j Gus Citizens Military Training Cam,
r have been transferred to the Fir,
: Engineers and are expected 70 al
r rive at this post within a few day
e A detachment of sixteen mounted me
I from Headquarters and Service Con
r pany First Engineers, for Temporal,
= duty at Camp Dix, n. J.
: Stan Sergeant and Mrs. Willie ]
: Meredith Company "F" First Eng
r neers, is spending a two months flu
4 Tough at Louisville. Ky.
e AT the Republican primary electic
v held here Saturday the inspect,
elected at Dela,-aIo City was s.
Beck; at ST. Georges. James Batten