Evening star., 1937-04-04

tr1ct Of Columbia will partici-
pate in the Army day parade
Il Tuesday afternoon They will
appear In the new serge uniforms with
service caps. They appeared in pre-
vious parades in the field uniform, in
cluding steel helmets.
Orders issued last week provide for
the following formation: Command
ing officer and staff, followed by the
colors; band, 121st Engineers, l2lst
Engineer Regiment; Special Troops,
29th Division; Company A, 372d In
fantry; 260th Coast Artillery and 1st
Battalion, 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment. The units have been directed
to assemble on D street southeast be-
tween New Jersey avenue and Third
street, with the head Of the column
at New Jersey avenue. The unit
commanders have been instructed to
have their respective commands in
position and ready to march at 1870
o'clock.
For the purpose OF assisting in the
night display Of the cherry blossoms,
orders were issued to Lieut.. COL Wal
ter w. Burns, commanding the 260th
Regiment of Coast Artillery, to have
the searchlights of that organization
ready about April g. They will be
used in the vicinity Of the Tidal Basin.
The Division Quartermaster Platoon
Of the Headquarters Company 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, headed the
list in the matter OF attendance for
the month of February. This organi-
zation finished with an attendance
percentage of 100.
The other units, with their re-
spective percentages, follow: Head
quarters Company, 29th Division,
9819; Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division, $3.50;
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, 95.9s; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division, 9437; Medical
Department Detachment, Special
Troops. 29th Division, 92.OO; Head
quarters and Service Company, l21st
Engineers, 1898; Band, l2lst Engi-
neers, s4.11; State Detachment, 81.25;
Medical Department Detachment,
121st Engineers, 5000; Company B,
l2lst Engineers, 1901; Battery B,
26oth Coast Artillery, 1858; Medical
Department Deta chment, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1925: Company D, l2lst
Engineers, 74.8s; Company A, lO4th
Quartermaster Regiment, 1888;
Headquarters Detachment. I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery, 1920:
Company A, 121st Engineers, 1855;
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
6958; Company C, l2lst Engineers,
66.ll; Company E, l21st Engineers,
65.46; Company F, l2lst Engineers,
6404; Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery,
620S; Battery c. 26oth Coast Artillery,
5976; Battery F, 26oth Coast Artil-
lery, $3.50; Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 260th Coast Ar
tillery. $3.50.
Among the largest units the stand
ing was as follows: Special Troops,
29th Division, $3.50 per cent; Com
pany A. 372d Infantry, 1901 per cent
l04th Quartermaster Regiment, 1884;
l21st Engineers, 1901; 26oth Coast
Artillery, $500
In an effort to obtain a number OF
new recruits for the new organiza tions
| allocated to the 260th Coast Artillery,
number Of enlisted men have been
assigned to recruiting duty, both the
Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue
armory and at the Water and o streets
armory.
On Tuesday nights Sergt John A.
Donahue Of Battery c and Pvt. M. w.
Campbell Of Battery A have been as
signed to the Pennsylvania avenue
armory; on Wednesday nights Sergt.
Henry Loveless will be at the Water
street armory, while on Thursday
nights the following will be at the
Pennsylvania avenue armory: Staff
Sergt. Robert j. Kearney, Headquar-
ters Detachment and Combat Train !;
Corp. j. L. Callan. Battery A; Corp
Emile H. Bernstein, Battery F: Pvt.