Evening star., 1937-08-09
MANEUVERS SET
BYD|STR|CT GUARD
Cool Mountain Air Greets
Men-FieId BiVouaC
Is Planned.
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,
Tbc n y

CAMP ALBERT RITCHIE, Cascade
Nd, August 9.-Cool mountain ali
and sunshine gave the District Ma.
tional Guard ideal weather today fol
the first round of military maneuvers
and drills of the annual encampment
here. This followed in the wake OF
rain late yesterday that drove the
soldiers off the parade ground as they
started to stage regimental. parade
Plans progressed, meanwhile, for the
overnight field biVouac to be held
August l9, when the Guardsmen will
spend the night in the field. Lieut.
Col. Julian S. OliT, executive officer
Of the camp, announced a site at Eu-
cid, on the Pennsylvania Maryland
line, miles from here, had beer
secured for these maneuvers.
The Guard was completely settled
In camp today after spending Sunday
In general cleanup, weed picking
grass cutting, sidewalk making anc
the whiteWashing of posts all over
the reservation
Rifle Team Leaves.
Under orders of Capt. Charles E
Smithson, adjutant to Col Oehmann
the District National Guard rife team
departed yesterday for the Marine
Corps rifle range. Ouantico, Va, fol
two weeks of duty. to be followed by
three-week period at Camp Perry
Ohio.
The group included the commanding
officer. Maj. Just C, Jenson, Ordnance
Department, State staff, District
Guards; Technical Sergts. Warren G
Snyder and Raymond L. Taylor, staff
Sergts. Alex j. Thill. Harry B. Parson
Ernest V. Gonzales and Phillip c
Geraci, Sergts. John NJ. Crandall
Milton Kurland, Jack E. Dove anc
Hubert l.. Cooke, Corpls. Edwin L
Staubus and Robert E. Black. Pvts.
First Class Gray K. Ethridee, Paul t
Lane and Pvts. Robert L. Mattinly
and Frenleigh R. Graninger
motion picture show was held
yesterday at 8 pm. in the camp
ampitheater. Shows also will be pre-
sented tonight and Wednesday night
of this week; Sunday, Monday anc
Thursday of next week at the same
hour under auspices Of the l2lst
Engineers.
Religious Services Held.
Evening religious services preceded
last nights show at 7:3O pm, with
MOI ~, al
chaplain, in charge. Protestant and
Catholic services were held in the
morning
The athletic schedule of the 29th
Division special troops was announced
by First Lieut.. Donald Falk. athletic
officer. His assistants are Technical
Sergt. Charles A. Norris. Sergt. Joseph
Lesser and Corpl. Richard H. Bradley
The various companies will compete
for the next two weeks in volley bal
and solf ball leagues.
The special troop field day will be
held Thursday, August 10, with indl.
vidual and team prizes for winners
IN the field events.
Regular Army inspectors of the Thirc
Corps Area were on duty today fol-
the encampment. They are Mai
Alexander Ackerman, C. E, Phila
delphia, of the 12lst Engineers, in
structor of the 103d Engineers, and
Maj. w. c. Hoffman, Washington
Army Medical Corps, inspector of the
medical regiment.
Col. Pike at Camp.
Col. Shepard L. Pike of the Regular
Army, senior instructor of the 29th
Division and instructor of the specia,
troop. also was on duty at the camp
Capts, Hugh Everett and Louis M
Gosorn of the special troop, made a
reconnaissance in the neighboring
territory today, plotting and mapping
problems and field movement of the
special troop, to be staged today. The
troop will set up division Headquarters
and wire communications, locate the
enemy" and take up its battlefield
position.
In their first military day in camp
the l21st Engineers carried out the
following program: $50, reveille; s,
breakfast; $50, sick call; 7, physical
drill; 8, close order drill; $50, practice
IN ceremonies; 9, rest; 9;15, extended
order drill; 10, lecture on morality;
II, engineering operations and sup
plies; 12:l5 pm, dinner: 2:3O, COM
mand post exercise, all officers. 4.30
mand post exercise, all officers; 4:3O
TALON parade; 6, supper; 6:45, recre-
alton; 10, call to quarters, IL pm,
TAPS"