Evening star., 1937-08-29
MARINE RESERVES
TO RETURN TODAY
Fifth Battalion at Quantico
Highly Praised After Pa
rade and Review.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, August 28.-The
9th Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps
Reserve. the District of Columbia's s
b00-man reserve battalion, will break
camp here at daybreak tomorrow.
stow canvas, police its area and en-
train for Washington, arriving in the
Capital at II am
The two weeks of intensive train
Ing ended today in perfectly staged
parade and review in honor OF Col.
William P. Upshur. director of the
Marine Corps Reserve. With Col. Up
shur were Maj Ernest W. Brown,
superintendent of the Metropolitan
Police Department; Boxing Commits
sioner Kenneth N. Parkinson, Mrs
Mamie Francisco Porter, national
secretary of the Daughters of 1872;
Lieut.. Thomas Mason. jr. District
commander of the American Legion;
Senior Vice Comdr. Phillip Belt Of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, regent OF
Ruth Brewster Chapter, D. A. r.
The ceremonies opened with the
presentation of the Haitian brevet of
merit to First Sergt. Fred Belton with
colors centered and followed by the
National Anthem
First Sergt Bolton had served 10
years as commissioned officer in
A,-N1 n Ioif III
ton today, approved by act of Con-
gress, came from the President OF
Haiti.
Company ID Wins Cup.
The winners of the 20 cups, medals
and awards for all branches Of mill
tary efficiency then received these
awards, with the Col. Frank H. Ed
munds General Efficiency Cup going
to Company D. This company, which
is now entitled to carry permanently
the 1887 efficiency streamer on its
guidon, is commanded by First Lieut.
Otho L, Rogers. Others officers are
First Lieut. Henderson A. Melville,
Second Lieut.. Charles L. Cogswell,
First Sergt. George w. Damewood
and Gunnery Sergt Paul Lawson.
The battalion passed in review in
4 column of platoons, followed by the
massed formation of 500 men with
bayonets fixed
Reaction of regular Marine Corps
officers was that the 5th Battalion S
parade was the best parade staged at
this post this year and that the CEN
tering of the officers was as good as
was staged anywhere at any time.
Maj Harvey L. Miller, commanding
the battalion, said: Il have never,
since I first entered the service in
1906, seen Regular or Reserve troops
with a higher standard Of morale and
the willingness to do hard jobs with
a smile than those in the 5th Bat
talon as it stands today. Nothing
dampened their ardor, no job bluffed
them and. needless to say. I am proud
to be associated with such splendid
group of youngsters who have as their
hobby patriotism OF the practical
variet,."
Add to Praise
Capt William w. Stickney, the
battalion's executive officer. echoed
the sentiments, and Lieut.. Comdr.
Don s. Knowlton, battalion surgeon,
added: The percentage Of reflections
for enlistments In our battalion is
high. This years training schedule
proved that was smart. We had no
men collapse or break down. They
stood up and took it like Regulars
and We are all proud Of them"
Members of the battalion will be
paid off early tomorrow afternoon
and will disband for their homes,
ready to attend the usual armory
drill Tuesday evening.