The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-20
Annual Inspection Rates Battery
c, HeadquartsIs Outstanding .
Night Tactical Exercises 8
Tonight; Medical Band,
Detachmenis Get Excel
lent Ratings

Headquarters Battery c, in
command Of Captain Stanley S.
Barchan. executive officer and
Lieut. Ralph w Cooper, Jr., was
ranked Outstanding" in the an
nusly armory inspection by the
War Department inspector, Maj
y W. Rutledge, c. A. c.
Battery c is not a firing bat
terry II handles technical details
which. include the necessary en-
gineering. meteorological. photo
graphical, supply and communi-
cations phases.
The medictal detachment re-
ceived rating of excellent" as
did the Regipental Band. Bat
ferries A. B, d and E, the firing
batteries, were rated very salts
factory"
Personnel of Battery c follows:
Captain Stanley S. Barchan;
First Lieut. Ralph W. Cooper, Jr.;
Mstr Sgt CIR. John w. Hollis
Ter. Jr.; First Sgt. CIR. II William
II Duguid; Tech. Sgts Or. II Will
liam r. Henry and Merritt Part
ridge; Staff Sgts. CIR. III Charles
s. Rosenberg, Clyde r. Burnham,
Ellis Grenshaw, Jr., Edward F.
Henry. Frank L. Lamar and Will
liam NJ. Pye: Sgts. CIR. Nv Bruce
l. Barker, Lindsay E. Cameron,
Eddie j. Carmichael, Henry E.
De FlOrin. Dudley S. Shine. III,
and Vernon F. Skies; Crpls CIR
Y Leander H. AnSke. Joseph r.
BOckridge, Robert M. Phillips,
Asa p. Rain and Robert S. Suit
ton: Pvts. lst CT. CIR. VI Jean H.
Nicolson, Jr.. Hugh B. Parker, Jr.,
William H. Price and Mitchell E.
Weldon: Pvts. Or. VII Edgar S.
Beauchamp-Eobbs. Jr., Hal r.
Copeland. Wilson II. Dean, Jr.,
Robert c. Lester. George M. Park
er. Ernest B. Prince, Floyd S.
Smith. Alexander Warden and
Edward J. White.
1t Col. p. l.. Wall is very
much pleased with the firing of
the l55 millimeter guns yestcr-
day Al Fort Taylor The firing
began al 1886 a m. and was com
pleted at o'clock with 100
rounds fired during the day Mon
day poor visibility resulted in
postponement of the firing
Might tactical exercises will be
held tonight between the hours of
3 and 2 O'Clock. A army boat
representing an attacking enemy
fleet will enter the field of fire
and the crews manning the giant
sesrchhRhts at Fort Taylor must
illuminate the field and discover
the enemy flctt This is for the
purpose Of showing an enemy
fleet plainly - night and en-
shlinc the gun crews to fire upon
them While the power of the
searchlights. according to military
regulations. Is not available for
publication II is generally known
that they light the field of fire
for miles around
Infantry drill competition will
hc held today following the par
AIDE. which viii begin at 425
Trophies are 10 be presented the
prize winning batteries. and the
Judges are expected 10 bc 1t. Col.
r Z Wall 1t Col +. l. Hoskins
and MAJ = f Mccall.
Tho enlisted mems dance is to
b. held tonight at the Armory
with the Rcglmentsl Band, under
direction 81 Caesar La Monaco,
furnishing the music Dancing
wili begin al q 80 o'clock
a second officers dance. by
Invitation only will be held to-
morrow night Al tho Club Mira
mar and Viii also begin at go
O'Clock
Tomorrow night the final con
cer' b, the Rcgimcntal Band Will
lsc held al Coral Park There viii
ais, f,ts .tr,e tonight