Evening star., 1934-04-29

Staley Announces
Reorganized Sixth
Reserve Marines
Commanding Officers
Also Ciren for Various
Branch Units.

AGOO OtUcU yOT y UTGOuS
Branch Units.
MeLs. Col. J. J. Staley, commanding
the 9Th Reserve Marines, yesterday an
nounced reorganization Of the 9Th
into three permanent battalions, desig-
mating at the same time the command
ing officers Of the battalions, the vari-
GUS companies and the headquarters
units.
Capt. J. Banks Berry commands
Headquarters Company and Is adjutant
to Col. stsley. First Lieut.. Joseph E.
O'Brien commands the Communica-
tions Platoon. Capt. Russell I. Whyte
commands the Service Company. Lieut..
Comdr. Don 8. Knowlton commands
the Field Hospital Detachment. First
Lieut.. John w. Augustine is in COM
mand Of the Motor Transport Corps.
First Lieut.. Leon Brusilof commands
the band Of the 9Th Reserve Marines.
, The Military Police Company is COM
manded by Capt. Charles B. Nerren.
The 1st Battalion is commanded by
Maj. Earl c. Lane, with First Lieut..
John T. Irwin as adjutant.
Company A, 1st Battalion, Is COM
manded by Capt. Frank L. Ach. Com
pany B by Capt. Cromwell Warner,
Company @ by First Lieut.. Benjamin
M. Stern and Company D by First
Lieut.. Martin D. Delaney, jr. Com
pany A Is composed Of former compa-
nies A-23 and DPS. Company B is
composed Of former Company H-20.
Company G Is composed of former
Company G-20 and C-23. Company D
is composed Of former Company B-23
(Alexandria).
Second Battalion.
The I'd Battalion is commanded by
Maj. Harvey L. Miller with Second
Lieut.. Bradford Swope as adjutant
In the I'd Battalion, Company A is
commanded by Second Lieut.. Ivan r.
Edwards, Company B by Second Lieut.
Rex r. Hill, Company c by Second
Lieut.. Peter w. HaZes, and Company
D by First Lieut.. Don r. Hyland
Company A is composed Of former
Company A-20 and D-20. Company B
is former Company B-20. Company c
Is former Company C-20, with one
platoon at Indian Head, Nd, and one
at Washington. Company D is former
Company F-20, plus a new platoon at
Bladensburg, Md.
The Sd Battalion Is commanded by
Capt. Ralph B. De Witt, with First
Lieut.. Edward c. Parker as adjutant.
Company A of the Sd Battalion is to be
commanded by an officer not yet as
signed to this duty; Company B by
First Lieut.. wilfred j. Serpas and
Company C by First Lieut.. Ralph M.
King. Company D of the Sd Battalion
has not yet been fully formed. Com
pany A is former Company G-23.
Company B is former Companies EGO
and H-23. Company c is former Com
pany F-23.
A provisional company from the
2nd Battalion, commanded by First
Lieut.. Don r. Hyland, acted as guard
Of honor for Ambassador Augusta
Rosso, at the italian War Veterans
annual colors dedication exercises at
Central High School auditorium last
Sunday. Music for this occasion was
furnished by the 9Th Reserve Marine
Band, under First Lieut.. Brusiloff.
Progress Of Recruiting.
With the 1874 camn date Definitely
set for August 6, recruiting Is pro-
! ceeding In all units Of the 9Th Re-
serve Marines. Recruits for the band
are examined Sunday mornings when
the band meets for weekly rehearsals
at 458 Indiana avenue. The Field
Hospital, Motor Transport and various
headquarters units recruit on Monday
| nights at the same address.
The 1st Battalion (Maj. Lane) re-
cruits on Tuesday nights, the End
Battalion (Maj. Miller) on Wednes-
days, the Sd Battalion (Capt. De
Witt on Fridays.
Beginning May ! the uniform Of
the brigade has been ordered changed
to Summer service (khah).
Weekly outdoor drills for all COM
PdlllcS WILL d1SO SIdII III May.
All companies Of the 1st Battalion
will form for drill on every Tuesday
evening, End Battalion on every
Wednesday evening. Sd Battalion on
every Friday evening. Headquarters
units on every Monday evening. The
band on every Sunday morning.
Week end trips to Quantico also
have been resumed for the purpose of
firing the .30-caliber range for quail
fication in the current target practice
season.
The 1st Battalion, under Mai. Lane,
is at Quantico over the present week
end. This battalion goes to Quantico
again on May 10.
The 2nd Battalion, under Maj. NIL
Ter, fires at Quantico next week end,
May 5, and again on May 26.
The 3rd Battalion, under Capt. De
Witt, makes the trip to Quantico on
May II and again on June 2.
The routine for these week ends
starts at 2:30 pm. on Saturdays, when
those making the trip leave the ar
mory on Indiana avenue. They re-
main at Quantico until pm. on Sun
day, at which hour they return to
Washington.