Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
MARINES TO START
HOME TRIP TODAY
9th Brigade Breaks Camp
After Gen. Waller Gives
Men High Praise.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CAMP POLLARD. Va, September g.
Their two weeks Of intensive training
at an end. the 9Th Marine Brigade
broke camp tonight and prepared to
shove off" early tomorrow for Wash
ington by steamer.
Earlier in the afternoon the brigade
had passed in final review before Gen.
l.. w. T. Waller, Sr., adjutant general
of the State of Virginia and command
ing offcer of the Goth Division. After he
had trooped the line at the final pa
rade, Gen. Waller pronounced the Ma
rine Brigade 1.-The finest looking military
organization ever to train at Virginia
Beach"
Immediately after the review, the
brigade began the job Of breaking
camp. The long streets OF khaki cam
vas came down with precision at the
bark Of signal gun. and tonight the
members of the brigade are sleeping in
pup tents preparatory to their depar-
ture for Washington and home. Late
tomorrow night. after their arrival in
Washington, the men will turn their
equipment into the armory.
Best Marine Chosen.
The rifle shooting scores have not
yet been compiled and cups and tro-
phies involving craftsmanship could
not be awarded at today's final COM
petitions, although the high individual
Serg Foster E. Bender Company D,
LIST Battalion, goth Marines Bender,
who is member of the Park Police,
turned in a score of 244 out of a posi-
BILE $50 at both slow and rapid fire
The Elizabeth Harris Cup for squad
drill was won by a squad from Com
pany D, lst Battalion. Goth Marines,
Capt. Thomas J. Luckett. commanding.
Corpl F. r. Moriarity was squad leader.
Capt. Luckett's company also came
through with a winner when the best
ans OF Foreign Wars went to Pvt. II.
A. Hockett.
ID Company Squad Best.
The best drilled squad In the brigade
came from Company D, 23d Marines,
First Lieut.. Thomas J. Irwin, command
ing. The brigade company drill hon
ors won by Company E, Goth Marines.
Capt. Michael J. Kelly. commanding.
This is the Eastern High School com
pany. This victory gave Company E
the colonel's cup and also the Nor
folk Chamber of Commerce cup.
Company drill honors in the 23d
Marines were won by the Brigade Mill
tary Police Company from Roanoke.
the Washington company defeating
them in the final competition before a
board of Regulars headed by Maj. David
S. Berry.
The Brigade Surgeons cup for the
most valuable man in the medical de-
tachment was won by First Sergt Rob
ert L. Jenkins, Medical Detachment,
goth Marines
Brigade Highly Praised.
The silver cup for the most valuable
man in the brigade band was won by
Sergt. William F. Herman
On,all sides. both military and civil
ian opinion accol ded the Sixth Brigade
the highest Of. praise. Military OBJ
servers were outspoken in their praise
OF hcw much could be learned and ac-
compllshed by rigorous. intensive
training, while civil authorities lauded
the behavior Of the brigade as a whole
There was not single case of mis-
behavior in camp or on liberty.
Boxing on Last Night.
Daily leave expired at 1890 O'Clock
and the majority of the men spent
their evenings within the camp area
at swimming parties or witnessing box
ing matches and entertainments. At
meeting of officers and n-commis-
stoned officers today. Gel j. J. Staley.
commanding the brigade. expressed
satisfaction not only at the training
accomplishments, but also at the ex-
enlplary conduct of the men
The officers Of the brigade attributed
the excellent behavior of the men to
the fact the training was hard and
arduous with f2w hours for play Sun
set parades kept the command in camp
until late afternoon. Both officers and
men took their training seriously and
made the most Of their opportunity to
learn all they could of life in the Ma
rine Corps.