Evening star., 1938-10-30
Artillery to Test Cooks
Before Going Into Field
to Eat Meals at School for
Cooks Held During
ArmOry Period.

Inc TASK OF forming and keeping
moving with military precision the
Halloween parade here tomorrow night
rests on the shoulders of the officers
and men of the National Guard, the
former having been working for weeks
to make preparations which can be
carried out so that there will be no
long intervals and halts in the pro-
cession. Their military training has
served them we'll in the formulation
OF the program for the assembly,
march and dispersement.
Brig. Gen. Cox is chairman of the
Parade Committee, and he has as his
vice chairmen Col. John w. Oehmann,
commander of the 12lst Regiment OF
Engineers, and It. Col. Peyton G.
hewitt, assistant adjutant general.
In charge at the initial point will
be Maj. Walter S. Welsh, Judge Ad-
vocate Generals Department, and
Capt. Hugh Everett, jr, infantry; in
charge of parade route and detail at
the queens stand, Maj. William T.
Roy, infantry, and Capt Louis NJ
Gosorn, infantry; commander, guard of
honor and in charge of dsbanding
area, Maj. Clarence S. Shields and
First 1t. James D. Tanner, both OF the
Corps OF Engineers; regulating Office
at the court of honor, Maj. Sidney
Morgan, Inspector Generals Depart
ment; supervisor of formation and
registration and queens section, Maj.
F. F. Bernsdorff and First 1t. Harry
M. Boudinot, Quartermaster Corps.
Section l, First 1t. Reynald c. Feldt,
Second 1t. William G. Conlyn and
Second 1t. Andrew G. Conlyn, all Of
Corps of Engineers section 2, First
1t. Edward o. Hamilton. Second Its.
Henry D. Green, Sd. and Milford A.
Juten Corps Of Engineers; section g.
Second Its. Lewis A. Jackson. Ellis H.
Martin and Anton G. Mensik, Corps
of Engineers; section 4, First It. Henry
B. Cockrell, First It. John A. Bartlett
and Second 1t. William D. Putnam,
Quartermaster Corps; section S, First
1t. Wilmer G. Kemper and Second
Its. Calvin M. Pentecost and Raymond
o. Watson, Coast Artillery Corps: sec
ton s. First 1t. Charles P. Reichel.
Second Its. Edward Williamson and
Earl F. Fischer, Coast Artillery Corps;
section 7. First 1t. Charles r. Haig;
Second Its Paul NJ Mayer and George
w. Hall. Coast Artillery Corps; section
8. Second Its. Charles L. Rust. Rich
ard B. Thrift and Malcolm T. Powell,
infantry.
Oficers of the Guard who desire to
attend the Sd Corps Area Command
and Stan School to be held at Fort
George G. Meade. Md, January Is to
20, have until November Is to file
their applications. it was announced at
brigade headquarters The applica-
tions must be accompanied by state
ment from a medical examiner that
the applicant is considered physically
fit for field service. Where there are
a number Of ofhcer-applicants from
each command the commanding Of
flcer is required to recommend the
order Of preference for the selection.
in the event that this becomes neces-
sary.
The following officers are eligible
to attend the school: Brigade and di-
vision stan officers Of field grade and
commanders down to include bat
talions who have been prevented from
attending any service school; brigade
and division stan officers of field grade
and commanders down to include
battalions who are graduates of a
special service school; captains whose
mobilization assignment carries pro-
motion to the grade of field oficer;
specially selected staf1 officers below
field grade.
Only officers who have completed
sub-course /. part !, Of the command
and general staff correspondence
course are eligible Graduates of the
special course, Command and General
Staff School, are ineligible Omcers
attending the school will receive active
duty pay, allowances and mileage.
The following officers have returned
to Washington after proceeding to
Fort Bragg, N. c.. under orders, for
instruction in connection with the
anti-aircraft tactics problem recently
held there by the Army: Col Walter
w. Burns. 260th Coast Artillery; Maj.
Sidney Morgan, Inspector Generals
Department; Capt. Robert j. Martin,
First It. Herbert F. Mitchell. Sergts.
Joseph r. Robey and Edgar L. Casey,
all Of the 260th Coast Artillery, which
is an anti-aircraft regiment.