Evening star., 1939-07-09

provided for and new tolerances on
weights are outlined. The new or
ders contained a list of average
weights for ages and heights of off,
GERS, but the instructions contain
the information that allowances
Will be made for Is pounds under
these averages and 20 pounds over
age. Any. officers above or below
these allowances will have to give
waivers from the War Department
before being allowed to be passed as
physically fit.
The new forms for tests mark a
new step Of the War Department to
tighten up on the physical examina-
tions OF officers, to insure that only
those who can withstand the field
duty of hard campaign will con-
t1nue In the Guard. The depart
ment for number of years has
been trying to get better physical
tests In the Guard units, frequently
pointing out that after officers are
examined by Guard officers and
subsequently examined by regular
medical officers they have been
found deficient. This has been true
for those who have been sent to
service schools. There have been
quite few instances where these
officers have been examined and
after their transportation was paid
to the schools they were found upon
examination to be physically unfit
for duty and it has been necessary
for the Army to send them back
nome without taking the courses.
This, 1t was pointed out, not only
has subjected the Government to
great expense, but also has resulted
In preventing some officer who was
otherwise physically fit from attend
Ing the important schools.
When the local troops go into the
neld for the maneuvers they will
have a number of new and modern
military trucks. In addition to those
already on hand, the Coast Artillery
and the Quartermaster Regiment is
to receive seven more new ones.
The date of arrival has not been
announced, but both units are keep
ing driving crews standing by for
word as to where and when to send
for them. They either will 20 to the
factory at Pontiac, Mich, or to the
Army motor depot at Holabird
Depot, Md.
The local Guard will be repre-
sented at the New York Worlds Fair
on District day on September IL
by composite company of the vari-
Gus units composing the Guard. In
this unit there will be eight SQUADS,
totaling GA men; four platoon guides.
one first sergeant, four color guards
and bearers, four supernumeraries
making total OF 81 enlisted men
and four officers.
The members will come from the
12lst Regiment of Engineers, 25:
260th Regiment of Coast Artillery,
35; Special Troops, 18th Division, 9,
and 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, 8.
The officers will be: Company
commander, Capt Robert J. Martin,
Coast Artillery Corps; First 1t.
George E. Levings, Ordnance De-
partment; Second 1t. Henry C.
Green. Sd, Corps of Engineers, and
quartermaster. Capt John T. ONeill,
Quartermaster Corps.
1t was said at the brigade head
quarters that the method of selec-
ting the enlisted personnel from the
various commands had not been
determined, but that it probably
would be left to the unit command
ers. Neither has it been decided how
the troops will go to New York.
First Sergt Stanley w. Phillips,
who recently was awarded the Mill
tary Order of the World War Sabre,
in competition in connection with
the branch examinations, and who
successfully passed for an appoint
ment in the Engineer Corps, has
been appointed to commission in
the 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
filling an original vacancy, the last
in the outfit, it was said. He re-
sides at 1927 Sixteenth street NE.