Evening star., 1937-08-11
GUARD OBSERVES
REG|MENTAL DAY
Prepare for Parade Which
Nice and Jackson Will
Review Tomorrow.
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN.
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

CAMP ALBERT C. RITCHIE Cas-
eade, Md, August 1l.-Veterans of
many encampments and rockies whose
rough edges have been smoothed by
two days of drill joined today in the
annual egimental day ceremony of
the District National Guard.
Freshmen officers and enlisted men
went through formal parade forma-
ton for the first time, passing in
review before Col. John w. Oehmann,
commanding officer, and other Guard
leaders
Today'S ceremony, an annual event,
helped prepare the troopers for to-
morroWs regimental parade, at which
Gov. Nice of Maryland and Mayor
Jackson of Baltimore are slated to
be honor guests. Col. Oehmann will
command the troops and Col Fred
erick Vinup, Baltimore, of the 1O4th
Medical Regiment will act as escort
to the visitors. A 2lgun salute will
be fired for the Governor.
Cites Pride of Regiment.
Addressing the troopers from the
reviewing stand, Maj. Arthur l..
Smith, chaplain, traced the history
of the District Guard from its crea-
ton in 1902 and declared 1T always
has conducted itself with credit and
honor to the flag. Therefore, this
ceremony instituted by our regimental
commander TO traditionalize and in
doctrinate the history and ideals
Of the l2lst Engineers should cause
each one of us to be proud Of the
opportunity to serve with the Or
ganization"
The 29th Division special troops,
under Maj. William T. Roy, left camp
at s am. today on a 4-mile counter
reconnaissance problem. The force of
$50 men and 19 officers divided into
advance and rear guards. They we're
instructed in methods of protecting
their area and securing information
Of enemy movements
Officers of the special troops, with
Maj. Roy as chief host, entertained
the officers of other regiments at 4
pm. today in their headquarters.
Plans were completed today for the
"on- to- Gettysburg" program, a fea-
ture of the two-week encampment.
Lecture Precedes Visit.
The visit to Gettysburg Battlefield,
only 20 miles from here, will be con-
Quoted for the entire camp Friday and
Monday, preceded by the lecture on
the Gettysburg campaign" to be de-
IVered by Capt. E. H. Walter, c. E.,
instructor of the 121st Engineers, to-
morrow night.
1t is interesting to recall" Capt
Walter said, that two-thirds of the
Confederate Army retreat passed over
this ground to Southern soil and the
other third by CashtoWn Pass, 20
miles west of Camp Richie.
Gen Jeb Stuart, then only 30, led
the Confederate Cavalry in a raid on
the east side of the Union Army, and
passed through Rockville, Md, and
north to York and Carlisle, arriving
at the battlefield on the morning the
hree-day battle began.
1T is probable. if he had stayed
with Lee during the raid on the in
dustrial and agricultural regions of
Pennsylvania and Maryland, the bat
tie of Gettysburg would never have
been fought"
The battlefield lectures will be de-
llVered by Lieut. Anton Mensik at
the Cyclorama; Lieut.. Ellis H. Martin
on CashtoWn pike at McPhersons
Ridges; Lieut. Henry L, Green 3D., in
front OF High Water Mark Monument
OF Cemetery Ridge; Lieut. Harry Ga
bleman at Lee Monument of Gene
terry Ridge, and Lieut.. w. J. Conlyn
on Little Round Top
Maj. Joseph J. Greenlaw, medical
officer of the Engineers, reported the
health of the Guardsmen generally
was good. There has been an absence
thus far of serious accidents.