San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
SOLDIERS LINE
GENERAL SPATH
TO NEW station
Commander Of Corps Re-
ceives Flourishes From
Bands.
PRESENT A D. S. M.
Maj, Emmett Adds of Sec.
ond Division Honored for
Work in France.

Tribute was paid Maj. Gen. L. NJ.
Lewis, commander of the Eighth Corps
Area, by practically all troops at Fort
Sam Houston Saturday morning, when
they lined up along the road and pre-
sented arms as he passed in taking his
official leave from his home in Ar
gonne Heights TO the quarters of the
corps area commander in the staff post
of Fort Sam Houston. General Lewis,
in company with his aide, Lieut. Wal
ter Moore, left his former home in Ar
gonne Heights at 10 80 o'clock, and
rode in the official car along the long
column drawn up along his route.
All officers wore their sabers for the
occasion and dismounted troops carried
their rifles with bayonets fixed. All
those entitled to wear them.
Brigades and separate units drawn
up saluted separately as General Lewis
passed before them. Bands of each
brigade, of the Second Engineers and
the Fourth Field Artillery, gave the
prescribed flourishes and The Gen
erals March" as the corps area COM
mander passed.
The Fourth Field Artillery Band was
stationed with the First Squadron of
the Fourth Cavalry in front of Gen
eral Lewis quarters in the staff post,
and played as he took entrance into
his new home. The Fourth Field Artil-
lery Band here was under the COM
mand of the commanding officer of the
First Squadron of the Fourth Cav
airy.
All TroOps In line
The Second Engineers, part Of the
special troops of the Second Division,
were stationed Immediately opposite the
quarters vacated by General Lewis.
These troops were in line on the east
side of Breckenridge avenue, facing
west.
The other troops at Fort Sam Hous-
ton were stationed at intervals along
the route taken by General Lewis. The
Third Infantry Brigade was in line
on the east side of the Austin road,
facing west. This was at the bend of
the Austin road, just north of Ninth
street. The Fourth Infantry Brigade,
with the headquarters and second bat
talions of the Fourth Field Artillery,
were in line on the parade grounds of
the Cavalry Post, facing north, near
New Braunfels avenue. The Second
Field Artillery Brigade was in line
on Foch Field, facing south, near the
junction of Breckenridge avenue and
the Austin road. The Second Artillery
Brigade troops were the first to be
passed by General Lewis after he left
his former home.
ID. s. NJ. for Major Adds.
Immediately before being drawn up to
present arms as General Lewis passed
them, the Second Field Artillery Bri-
gade, Second Division, was reviewed
on Foch Field by Brig Gen. Dennis E
Nolan, commander Of Fort Sam Hous
ton. Decoration ceremonies were also
held at this review at which the Dis.
tinguished Service Medal was presented
to Maj. Emmett Adds, assistant chief
of staff for intelligence of the Second
Division. A Distinguished Servic,
Medal was also to have been presented
to Lieut.. Col. Harry G. Williams, as.
sistant chief of staff of the non-division.
al group of the Organized Reserve
Corps, at this review, but Colonel vii
liams was Unexpectedly called to Vicks
burg, Miss, Friday.
After presenting arms to- Genera
Lewis, the Fourth Infantry Brigad,
was reviewed by the brigade commander
Brig. Gen. Benjamin A. Poore. II
addition to reviewing his own brigade
General Poore also reviewed the Fourth
Field Artillery and the first squad