Evening star., 1939-06-04

occupy small camp, from Wnlcn
the survey party will work. The
camp site is located near Gaines
vile on Route 211, just beyond the
old stone house on the route to Ma
nassas The survey party will be in
charge of First 1t. Howard A. Byrd,
who will be assisted by Second 1t.
John r. Davis, both of the engineer
regiment. There are six enlisted
men in the party, which is expected
to complete its labors some time this
week. During their stay there, Col.
John w. Oehmann, commanding the
engineer regiment, and division en-
gineer officer; Capt. Edward H. Wal
ter, U. S. Engineer Corps, inspector
instructor of the local engineer
regiment. and Capt E. A. Mcmahon,
commanding the Headquarters and
Service Company of that regiment,
will visit the area in which the men
are working to keep general SUI
pervisory eye on their work
AS the drinking water supply will
be one of the very important prob
lens for the division while in the
field in actual combat, as we'll as in
the preparation for the conflict, the
engineer regiment Is making
study Of water publication to assure
against sickness of any kind. A de-
tail of enlisted men of the engineers
last week went to Fort Belvoir, Va,
where they participated in a DEM
onstration of a water publication
system for use in the field.
Local engineer corps officers are
searching among the armory and
storage facilities here for a place to
store some valuable pontoon bridge
equipment which the War Depart
ment is about to purchase for the
training of the militia. The in
crease in the local troops together
with the necessity of providing stor-
age for their equipment, is furnish
ing a serious problem, which it is
hoped will be remedied in year or
so by the realization Of the new
armory.
The War Department has in
formed local brigade headquarters
that it is planning to purchase
models, one-tenth of the actual size
of the actual units, of new type
of 7a ton pontoon bridge equipment
The pontons are said to be feet
long 1t has asked the local au-
thorities if they desire to have
set of this equipment and whether
they have proper facilities for
storing it. The matter is being
given serious consideration, as it
was said that it would be valuable
instruction equipment for the local
engineer regiment.
Special platoons of various units
of the Guard have been designated
to take part in the pageant parade
at the Night of Thrills" to be given
at Griffiths Stadium on the night
of June under the auspices of the
Masons and Order of the Eastern
Star.
There will be detachment of the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, under command of Second
1t Malcolm T. Powell: detach-
ment of the 121st Engineer Regi-
ment, commanded by Second 1t.
Anton G. Mensik, and a detachment
from the 1O4th Quartermaster Regi-
ment, under command of First 1t.
Henry NJ Boudinot. The colors of
these organizations also will be
paraded at this time.
Brig. Gen. Albert l.. Cox, COM
manding the local Guard, is to be
grand marshal of the parade.
In connection with the prepara-
tions of the war games and the
bringing of the officer personnel to
war strength, the following officers
of the Reserve Corps have been au-
thorized to take the field with units
of the National Guard, in the as
signments noted following their
names:
Second 1t. John w. Brabner-
Smith, Adjutant Generals Reserve,
to the headquarters 29th Division;
Capts. Paul H. McMurray and John
T. Pearson, Judge Advocate Gener-
ais Reserve, to assistant judge ad-
vocate general, 29th Division; Capt.
John L. De Witt, jr, infantry. to