Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-18
Roosevelt Reviews
First Army Troops
In ManeuversArea
Equipment Shortage
Is Mentioned in ToIk
With Gen. Reckord
BY . staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY . staff Correspondent Of The Star.
RENSSELAER, FALLS, N. Y, Aug.
17.-Concentrated on q broad green
field, the 29th National Guard Dr.
vision was reviewed late today by
President Roosevelt in his whirlwind
tour Of the LIST Army maneuvers in
st. Lawrence County.
Nine thousand officers and men
from a dozen regiments were In for
nation with half an hours time to
spare before the presidential cara
van. preceded by the shrieking 81
rents Of New York State troopers,
sped up to the review ground.
The divisions fine showing, as
well as the efIicient movement OF
troops was credited to Maj. Gen.
Milton A. Reckord, commander of
the 10th. The general stepped into
a slightly confused traffic situation as
the troops, trucks, artillery guns and
tanks were assembling and proved
himself trafiic director Of the first
order.
Greeted by Generals.
MAJ. Gen. James X. Parsons, 3rd
Corps commander. stood on the side
OF the road with Gen. Reckord as
Mr.. Roosevelt's car rolled up. With
the President in the back seat were
Secretary Of War Stimson, Gov.
Lehman Of New York and 1t. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum, commander Of the
Nations LIST Army.
The entire division stood at at
tention as a gun Numbered out the
2l-gun presidential salute, and then
the men saluted during flourishes
and rufiles and The Star Spangled
Banner" by seven bands OF the d.
vision assembled together on the
other side Of the road.
Gen. Reckord and Gen. Parsons
then stepped forward to be presented
to the President by Gen. Drum.
How are your men taking it?"
Mr.. Roosevelt asked.
"Splendidly," replied Gen. Reck-
ord, after their last field maneuver
they looked as If they had gained
10 pounds each. They are playing
the game"
Il hear you have a shortage of
equipment" the President said.
Every one who is conversant with
the Facts knows we are short, but
we have improved a great deal and
our friends. the newspapermen. are
getting great kick out of it," Gen.
Reckord told Mr.. Roosevelt.
President Inspects Troops.
The President then inspected the
troops as his car moved forward
slowly. In few minutes he was
on his way, his caravan speeding
northward for a similar review of
Pennsylvania National Guard troops.
The formation included three Dis
trict National Guard outfits, the
l2lst Engineers, headed by Col. John
w. Oehmann; the 29th Division
special troops, led by Maj. William
J.. Roy, and the LIST Battalion.
l04th Quartermaster Regiment, Mai.
Fletcher F. Bernsdorff commanding.
The division staff was assembled
IN two lines in front of the special
troops, which are directly under
division command. Heading the
stan was its chief, Col. John A.
Cutchins of Richmond. District off,
GERS in the staff lineup included
1t. Col. Peyton G. hewitt, 1t. Col.
Heber H. Rice. Maj Sidney Morgan,
Maj. Walter S. Welsh, Maj. Just c.
Jensen. Capts. Charles r. M. Con-
molly. Charles r. Haig, Gordon A.
Hittenmark and Frank c. Broadbent,
First 1t. John H. Kintz and Second
1t. j. Bayard Schindel. Capt. Hugh
Everett, jr, of Washington was in
the review with the 5Sth Maryland
Brigade staff of Brig. Gen. Amos w.
w. Woodcock.
The combined bands were directed
by the 29th's senior warrant officer.
Meyer N. Goldman.
Troops Burst Into Cheers.
Troops of the 9lst Brigade. Vir-
ginia National Guard, burst into
cheers as the band played Garry
Me Back to Old Virginny." 1t was
the 5Sth Brigade's turn to cheer
next when the band doomed forth
with Maryland, My Maryland.
AS for his role Of traffic director,
Gen. Reckord declared, You can't
waste words when you see a thing
like that. You have to 90 to it.H
Trucks and guns stuck in the
mud were pulled out by a powerful
engineer tractor and cable, known
to the Army as ''bulldozer." The
review grounds had been soaked
by rain early In the morning.
The mercury scared during the
Gay. however, ara several trooper
fell out of line. They were treated
in ambulances of the 104th Medical
Regiment, Maryland National
Guard
Maryland troops marched more
than 2 miles to the review while
Virginia soldiers rode in trucks.
This was reversed for the return to
camp, with the Virginians walking
and the Marylanders riding.
The 29th Military Police Com
pany OF Washington, under Cant.
Donald Falk, directed traf1ic for the
event, but its members did not
carry their usual automatic pistols.
This, Capt. Falk said, conformed
with orders from division head