Evening star., 1925-07-19
COLORS BESTOWED
!. ON ENGINEER UNIT
304th Regiment Recipient of
Honor in Camp Ceremony
at Fort Humphreys.
By a staff Correspondent.

By Staff Correspondent.
FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, July Is.
Another step in the formation of
new Army of the United States was
taken on the parade ground here to-
day when the 304th Engineers were
mental colofs, consisting of the ma
tional ensign and the regimental
standard thus marking the official
recognition of this military unit as a
part of the United States military
forces. The presentation was made
with all the pomp such a military
ceremony commands.
This regiment is composed of Off
GERS and men from Philadelphia and
vicinity and is commanded by Col. ].
+. Barber of Philadelphia, who ac
cepted the colors today. The presen-
tation on the part of the War De-
partment was made by Brig. Gen.
Edgar Jadwin, assistant chief of the
United States Army Engineer Corps.
Program of Presentation.
The 18th Regiment of Engineers
and their band. together with the
band of the 3O4th Reserve Engineers,
the officers of the 304th Reserve Engi-
neer Regiment, and the men attached
to the Citizens Military Training
Corps, and the Reserve officers Train
ing Corps were lined up on the parade
grounds to take part in the presenta-
tion ceremony. Brig. Gen. Jadwin,
accompanied by Col. Barber and Majs.
I. c. Lee and A l.. Ganahl, the latter
two on the staff of the chief of en-
gineers, arrived at the outer gate at
9 o'clock. They were met by the
cavalry detachment of the post, COM
manded by Capt. Wallace c. Steiger,
United States Cavalry. When the
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it was received by Col. Z. NJ. Mark
ham, commandant of this post: Maj.
G. L. Weart, executive officer, and
Maj. John +. Conklin, commander of
the 18th United States Engineers.
After Gen. Jadwin and party had
inspected the massed troops the two
bands played ITO the General" he
took his position in the center front
OF the line of troops and the SO off
GERS of the 304th Engineers, under the
command Cf Col. Charles D. Young,
marched forward as the regimental
colors advanced from their position
behind Ger. Jadwin.
Gen Jadwin Lauds Unit.
Gen. Jadwin handed the regimental
standard to Col. Young, referring to
the excellent record of the 304th En-
gineer Regiment of the A. Z. F. in
the World War. He invited attention
to the fact that that famous regi-
ment received its preliminary train
ing in this camp, where the new
S04th is taking it's war lessons. He
said he was sure that in turning
over the colorS to the 304th Engineer
Regiment he had placed them in safe
hands and they would be well taken
care of.
Col. Barber, in accepting the colors
on behalf of the regiment, expressed
the appreciation of the War Depart
ment's official recognition, which was
being given at this time. He said that
as the old regiment had done, so
would the new. Many of the old Off
GERS have been commissioned in the
new command, and the new officers
have been imbued with the same
spirit that prevailed in the old regi-
ment. He pledged the loyalty of the
new regiment and said it would be
ready instantly to take up its duties
in the field in any conflict in which
the country might be engaged.
Getting Field Work.
The Reserve military engineers of
the new Army now in the process of
formation are receiving their instruc-
ton in the field work of the combat
engineers at this post. Here is located
the Engineer School of the United
States Army, and this fort is the
largest engineer training post in the
East. While officers and men of the
Reserves will come here principally
from the Sd Corps Area, comprising
the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania, there will
be several regiments from the 5th
Corps Area, comprising the State of
Ohio and surrounding States.
At the present time there are at
the post all of the officers of the
304th Combat Engineers and the
304th Engineer Regiment Band, all
from Philadelphia; embryo officers in
the Reserve officers training camp
taking the course which will lead to
commissions, and the Citizens Military
draining Carp. composed of young