Evening star., 1936-08-10
FOOD PROBLEMS
. OF TROOPS TALKED
National Guard Officers Con.
fer on New Method
for D. c. Men.
BY WILLIAM s. TARvER,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

l0.-Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
mander OF Washington's l2lst En-
gineers. encamped here with the 29th
Division. planned TO confer today with
Mai. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, division
commander. In an effort to obtain
permission for his regiment to abandon
the standard menu prescribed for the
entire camp. Compliance with 1t,
Col. Oehmann said, has caused his
men to be short OF rations on several
occasions.
He explained this is the first period
Of active training in which all units
OF the division have been required to
coordinate their messes, so that eacN
will be serving the same meal at the
same time.
There has been no real food
shortage" he declared, but there
have been times when. for instance,
men who we're supposed to get three
quarters of pound of meat apiece
at meal would get only a half
pound"
Heretofore. Col. Oehmann said,
each company in his regiment has
prepared its own menu and sent in its
requisition to the regimental supply
officer, who would purchase what was
needed.
Mess difficulties this year are not
due in any sense TO an inadequate
ration allowance, he continued, the
allowance being so cents per man,
considerably in excess Of that in many
military organizations.
Field Maneuvers Changed.
Because Of the dissatisfaction Of
several nearby farmers with the treat
ment accorded their land by troops
last year, the division staff has been
forced to change the site Of one sec
tion Of the field maneuvers next week
from ground north Of the camp to an
area to the south.
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt, divi-
sion adjutant. explained that last year
some officers cut trees for fences. and.
without authorization. promised to pay
for the damage. In one case, he said.
regiment chopped down almost 200
trees.
Almost all units of the divisions
were In camp this morning. Only
the 58th Infantry Brigade of Mary
land had not arrived. It is expected
to pull into Indiantown Gap We'd
nesday after two days OF range firing
at Cascade, Md, where the Mary
land State military reservation is
located.
The 9lst Infantry Brigade of Vir-
giAia arrived late last night after
the long trek from Front Royal. Va.
where 1t spent Saturday night and
was reviewed yesterday by Gov. Peery.
The movement was completed with
out mihap, although lack of sufi-
cient trucks prevented the entire
brigade travelling together.
Offlcers said military records show
it was the first time since Gen. Long
street took his corps to Gettysburg
that Virginias troops had marched
across the Potomac River into Penn
sylvania.
Special Troops Busy.
The 29th Division Special Troops,
commanded by Maj. William r. Ray,
which includes some 800 Washing
tonians. were busy today in camp ad-
ministrative and police work
Cascade was the scene yesterday of
a review Of the 5sth Brigade by Gov.
Nice Of Maryland, probably the last
review of the brigade while under the
command Of Brig. Gen. Washington
Bowie. who will be retired in Novem-
Der. Gov. Nice pinned service medals
on veteran members. approximately
5000 persons from all sections of
Maryland and the District viewed the
ceremony.
Gen. Bowie received a 45-year medal.
and Gen. Reckord, adjustant general
Of Maryland. was given a 35-year
medal. A 30-year medal was to have
Been presented to Col. D. John Markey.
commanding the lst Infantry, drawn
in large part from the Washington
suburban area, but the ofiicer had not
arrived in camp.
SONs IVAlo 4NlCC NCIc
guests at the home Of Gen. and Mrs
Reckord at Cascade. Among the
guests were Brig. Gen. John Philip
Hill. assistant adjutant general of
Maryland; Col. Grant A. Hancock.
commanding the 5th Infantry; Col
Daniel M. Cheston, Regular Army in
structor for the Maryland National
Guard; Col. Amos w. w. Woodcock,
who will succeed Gen. Bowie on his
retirement; Speaker Manuel Gorfine
of the Maryland House Of Delegates;
State Senator Mary E. w. Risteau of
Hartford County; w. H. Brakeman,
director of the Maryland budget; Col.
A. F. Kommiskey, officer in charge of
National Guard affairs for the Third
Corps Area, and other division ofi1cers.
Medals for winning the chief of the
National Guard Bureaus indoor rifle
match were presented to two 5th In
fantry privates. Robert Murphy and
William Sullens.
Members of the 1st Maryland In
fantry receiving service medals were:
Maj. Henry E Flock. is years: Capt
George D. Todd. 10 years; Capt. Carl
S. McCleary, 20 years; Capt. Ward w.
Caddington. Is years; Capt. David A.
Parsons, IS years; Capt. George w.
Trout, IS years: First Lieut.. John P.
Clague, Is years: First Lieut.. Thomas
c. Hopkins, 10 years; First Lieut..
Michael O'C. Pugh, is years: First
Lieut.. Allen NJ Seeger. IS years; Sec
ond Lieut.. John C. Golden. 10 years;
First Lieut.. Harold T. Perkins. 10 years:
Master Sergt. Raymond S. Wach-
ter, is years; Master Sergt. Ward P.
Burdine, is years; First sergt. John
H. Saunders, Is years; First Sergt.
Richard P. Marks, 10 years: STAN
Sergts. Joseph H. Jones and Frank J.
Keefer, Is years; Staff Sergt. John w.
Martz, 10 years; Sergts. Leroy II,
Brown, Ernest w. Reeder and Robert
B. Price, is years; Sergts. Raymond
w. Griffith. Merrill D. Golden. Her
man F. Hinze, George N. Fringer,
.Iesse T. Nushaum Muryel L, Fincham,