Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
MILITIA REVIEW
TO Be HELD TODAY
Gen. Hammond 10 Visit En-
gineerS' Camp to Inspect
Completed Projects.


FORT HUMPHREYS, Va. August
Diminishing touches were being put
on their bridge and other field engi
peering structures today ~ the 12iSt
Regiment of Engineers Of The Ma
tional Guard, preparatory to an in
Spection by officers from the War
Department who will come I1Wn tn
this post this afternoon for that
purpose.
Hal. Gen Creed c. Hammond, chief
of the Militia Bureau of the War
Department, will arrive in camp this
afternoon to visit the Engineer Regi-
rcent and to view its work in the
field. During this visit moving pic
lures will be taken of the troops
marching over their bridge, for the
two-fold purpose of showing that 1t
will stand the traffic for which 1t was
constructed and also to make "A perma
nent record that they have accom-
plished their objective in the 1927
encampment.
Parade TO BE Held.
Both the Regular and the National
Guard engineer regiments. with
their bands, will be combined for a
big parade and review TO be held
on the polo field here this afternoon
in honor of Gen. Hammond. and
much time has been given by the
District troops to close order drill so
that they may show off at their finest
at this ceremony.
Col. John w. Oehlmann. commanding
the District troops, returned here
late yesterday from Cascade. Md,
where he was called to participate in
the field maneuver which was held
there by the goth National Guard
Division, commanded by Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan, who also heads the
National Guard of the District. Col.
Oehmann was enthusia site over the
Maryland regiment and said he would
take prompt steps on his return TO
Washington to have the engineer
regiment assigned there next year for
its annual training.
Boxing Matches Held.
The troops here saw some real battling
In the ring on the parade grounds last
night between members of the Dis
trict regiment when four knockouts
were staged, resulting in two men be-
ing sent to the hopsital to have
stitches put in their faces to close their
wounds. Fred E. Sunderland of Com
pany D, knocked out Don Falk of the
Headquarters and Service Company,
in the second round. resulting in Falk
being sent to the hospital to have two
stitches taken in his face. John NJ.
Waters of Company c Knocked out
Edgar c. coleman of Company F In
the first round. James H. Rogers of
Company D knocked out Harry Shaw,
Company F, in the second round. Bo
Macmillan, Headquarters and Service
7niC
Cam of Company E in the second
round. The bout between Battling
Scheilhaus, Headquarters and Service
Company, and Paul Worksman of
Company F, finished in draw, when
Schellhaus fell out of the ring. How
ever, the latter was compelled to go
TO the hospital to have two stitches
taken in his face. A close decision in
favor of James C. Sorenson of Com
pany E was given in the bout with
Bob Mickey of the Headquarters and
Service Company. The bouts were
refereed by Sergt. J. j. Macdonald,
drum major of the 121st Engineers
Band. The judges were Col. Oehman,
Capt. Edward Morse, Medical Corps,
and Capt. Walter Welsh.
The results of field athletics held
yesterday follow:
Corpl. Tom G. Bowman, Head
quarters and Service Company, won
the equipment race, with Sergt. A. G.
Mouton, Company F, second.
The centipede race was won by
Company E, whose team consisted of
the following men: Corpl. F. M.
Bailey. Pvts. J. #. Brazel, H. A. Kerns,
n. D. Green, J. l.. Johnson. v. P. Fow-
lers, T. A. Yingling, r. j. Alpher, s. A.
Finlayson and M. j. Eglin. Company
f was second in this race.
NATION Wins Sack Race.
The sack race was won by Sergt.
William H. Nation. Company e, with
Pvt Nichols Smedeli, Company c,
second.
The wall scaling contest also was