Evening star., 1935-06-09
ARMY EXHIBITION
ON LAVISH SCALE
Shrine Visitors Will See Free
Reproduction of Varied
Activities.

The field life and activities Of an
infantry regiment Of the Regular
Army will be shown to Shrine visitors
throughout the coming week as the
outstanding feature of an Army exhi-
bition in the Monument grounds.
The 34th Infantry, World War
regiment. has been brought to Wash
ington from Fort Gordon G. Meade.
Md, and is encamped in the area just
west of the Washington Monument.
Between the camp and the Monu-
ment are assembled exhibits showing
activities of the Engineer Corps, Ord
nance Department. Air Corps, Coast
Artillery Corps, Quartermaster Gen.
erals Department and Chemical War;
fare Service.
The 34th Infantry is to put on ex-
hibition drills, eliminating in regi-
mental retreat paradeS, beginning at
2 pm. Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons. The regimental
camp will be open for inspection
throughout the week. The whole regi-
ment is under canvas, including Col.
John R. Brewer. regimental COM
mander, and the headquarters offices.
Unit at Half Strength.
Like all eace-time Army units. the
34th Infantry is skeleton organiza-
ton and its 900 officers and men con-
stitute only half the strength Of a war
time infantry battalion. The camp,
however, serves to show every phase
of the field life of Regular Army
combat outfit and the exhibition drills
will include close order and manual
of arms drills without command. dem
onstrations of the use of the one
FOUNDER gun, wall scaling, the butts
manual, shelter tent pitching and
formal guard mounting.
The 34th Infantry, as now consti-
tuted, has only two Of its three bat
talions active. but two additional COM
panies from other commands have
been brought from Fort Meade te
bring the strength to 10 companies
The regiment is commanded by Col
Brewer, with Lieut.. Col. D. B. Grafton
as executive officer and Capt. Grafton
McCafferty as adjutant. The first
battalion is commanded by Maj. Her
man H. Meyer and the second by Maj
George L. Febiger.
The tent camp has been laid ou,
along 10 company streets with mess
tents, cook shacks and company, bat
talon and regimental officers tents at
the heads of the streets
Program Announced.
The program for tomorrov's exhibit
ton by the regiment, in East Potomac
Park near the camp, is as follows:
2:l5 pm.-Regiment marches to
show area headed by the regimental
band.
2:3o p.m.-Stack arms and prepa-
rations for program.
2:45 pm.-Special drill by Com
pany A, Capt Russell F. Walthour. jr..
comma nding. Rife company drill with
a number of involved close order
movements, all done without CON-
mand.
pm.-Special drill by Company C
Second Lieut.. John NJ. Brett. COM
manding. Butts manual with music by
the regimental band.
3:15 p.m.-Wall scaling-companies
of the I'd Battalion, Maj. Febiger
commanding.
345 pm.-Special drill Headquar-
Ward. commanding. Demonstration of
use of one-pounder gun.
p.m.-Concert, 34th Infantry
Band
4:30 pm.-Regimental retreat pa
rade, Col Brewer commanding.
The general outline of this program
will be followed Wednesday and
Thursday, but there will be changes
In the details.
Other Exhibitions Planned.
The special exhibitions by other
arms and services of the Army, across
the road to the east of the Infantry
camp. also are under the general COM
mand of Col Brewer.
The Engineer Corps has set up a
section of a pontoon bridge and other
exhibits demonstrating the field ac-
tivities of the corps. Ordnance and
Coast Artillery have an exhibition of
the latest type motorized field guns,
armored and light tanks and armored
cars. The field guns all are on the
new-type pneuma tic-tired high-speed
mounts.
The Air Corps exhibit. arranged
under direction of Lieut.. Col. Martin
F. Scanlon. commanding at Boiling
Field, includes the latest type pursuit
airplane and number of exhibits. in
cluding motion pictures, operating
radio, operating camera gun and
equipment and photographs.
The activities of the Quartermaster
Generals Department and the Chem
ical Warfare Service also are repre-
sented in the exhibits set up by these