Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-30
District Rockies
AT Fort Meade
Get Holiday
Open House Listed
At Reservation
Tomorrow
BY THOMAS C. HARDMAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

FORT MEADE, Md, Nov. 3d.
Thirty-si hours leave was granted
the majority of Washington's rockies
for those who desired it, beginning
at noon today, to allow the recruits
a week end at home before they are
assigned to permanent duty with
Sd Corps Area service units the
first of the week.
Decision on the leave for the men
was left with company commanders
and officers of Companies B, D, F
and G, which include all the Dis
trict's first-cau selectees. Passes
were issued this morning. A hand
full of the rockies was left behind
for kitchen police duty tomorrow.
The recruits will be required to
return to the post by II pm. to-
morrow. Absentees after that hour
will be classed A. w. o. L. and
officers emphasize that any accident
that may befall a man after the
deadline will be his own response
bility as civilian and not soldier.
A hurried survey of the Washing
ton rockies after the order was issued
revealed the majority would take
advantage of the leave. All planned
to wear their new uniforms to dis
play them to the home folks.
For those men who may not leave
the reservation open house" will
be in force tomorrow to allow their
relatives and friends to visit them.
1t. Col. Edward j. Rehmann, COM
manding officer of the reception GEN.
ter, said this morning that visitors
would be welcomed at this expand
ing Army post tomorrow to see the
new recruits. q
log for Anti-Tank Battalion.
One-year futures in the 93d Anti
Tank Battalion, quartered on this
reservation, appeared probable for
many of the Washington recruits,
after it was revealed last night
acquisitions from that outfit, calling
for LOG men, would be filled Monday
with trainees slated for shipment at
that time
A number of the other Washing
ton men probably will land in the
10th Tank Battalion, also located
here. as part of acquisitions total
ing 70 men to fill gaps in that COM
bat unit Wednesday.
Likelihood that Washington's Sc
lectees would be represented in a
shipment of men to Fort Belvoir,
Va, today was spiked suddenly
yesterday afternoon when selection
of men to fill this requisition was
completed before classification cards
of the District men were put in the
placement files.
13 Yet to Come From Area.
With the exception of Is men,
quotas for the District, and Mary
land and Virginia counties in the
Washington area had been received
here today Eleven inductees ar
rived to begin last night their mill
tary careers. joining IS others from
the Washington induction station,
who already had had their first
tastes for Army life, arriving in
staggered groups since Wednesday
night.
Classification of men who arrived
from the washington induction sta
ton Thursday and last night was
scheduled for today, and it was
understood they would be ready for
shipment during the first few days
of next week. along with the No.
Washington contingent.
Inductions December 6.
The 10 additional men needed to
fill the quotas for Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginia will
be indicted and shipped here De-
cember 6, Capt. r. M. Peak, ad-
ministrative officer of the Washing
ton induction station, said last night
during visit to the reception center.
Washington area recruits were
among approximately 500 of the
selective service trainees who par
ticipated yesterday afternoon in
on a large drill field fronting their
barracks. Despite the fact that
many of the men had been put
through less than Is minutes close
order drill, the mass formation and
commands were executed in i'm
presSive fashion.
The men were stirred for a few
minutes last night when fire ap-
paratus was called out to quench
a minor blaze in quarters being con-
Structed for officers who now are
living in tents. Damage was con-
fined to a small wall area.