Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
District Guards
Await Roosevelt
Visit 10 Camp
Will Be 29th's First
Dress Appearance
Before q President
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

RENSSELAER, FALLS, N. T.,
Aug. 17.-Guns glistened today in
the cool air under the Northern
sun, uniforms Of officers and en-.
listed men were meticuluously clean
and neat, and boots and Sam Brown
belts showed the most painstaking
polishing as the 10Th Division COM
pleted preparations for review by
President Roosevelt late today.
For the 10Th Division Of National
Guardsmen from Washington, Vir-
ginia and Maryland, plus . lone
regiment from Pennsylvania, 1t was
the first dress appearance before
any President since the division
was created during the World War.
The review of District Guardsmen
was to be, Of course, only a small
part of the Presidents big day in
speeding the entire LIST Army ma
neuver area in st. Lawrence County.
The commander In chief was
scheduled to lead a motor caravan
of military and civilian dignitaries
and buSloads of reporters and
photographers into the 10Th review
area at 40 I'm. &c. 8. T). The entire
division, more than 5000 men, was
to be in brigade and regimental for
nation on field just north OF
Rensselaer, Falls on the State high
way TO Woodbridge Corners.
Reckord Busy With Plans.
Mai. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, the
division chief, and his stan have
made every effort to present the
division in its best possible shape
The 260th Coast Artillery, from
Washington, Col. Walter w. Burns
commanding, was to be the first
District Guard contingent to be
seen by the President. The regi-
ment was to be assembled mile
south OF Dekalb, near q main high
way junction, along with other
components Of the provisional ar
tillery brigade under LIST Army COM
mand, to be inspected by Mr. Roose-
welt on the first lap Of his swing
into st. Lawrence County.
His swing into the 29th's forma-
ton area was to be heralded by the
firing Of presidential salute Of 81
guns and the playing Of ruf1les,
flourishes and the national anthem.
The division enjoyed q period OF
rest yesterday afternoon along with
preparations for the review, after
coming from 24-hour field ma
newer in which it defeated the 18th
Division OF the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard.
Two division boxers will fight to-
night in a show to be held at the
Ogdensburg Auditorium and broad
cast over Station WSLB and the
N. B. C. blue network from 8 to $50
pm. They are Pvt. John Rogers,
Medical Detachment, 121st Engi-
nescs, Washington, and pvt. BROOKS
pocen, Esadquar;,~s Comp ny.
li5.n Virginia 1ajsntry. ev;.
.oogers, lo5 pornos, will pox rnr's
so.nos win nVt. CSTmsu De Joan,
LOO POUNDS, OF lle I03til Infantry,
and Pvt. Bowen. 1855 pounds, Is
matched with Pvt. Pat Conway. 1872
pounds, 165th Infantryman.
Field Mass Tomorrow.
Both fighters have been trained
by SerSt. Lou GevinSon, Washington
boxer, also of the Engineer Medical
Detachment.
A mammoth military field mass
will be celebrated tomorrow morn
ing in the stadium of st. Lawrence
University at Canton. Maj. John
NJ. Dellany, assistant chaplain Of the
LIST Army, will officiate, and the
Most Rev. John F. O'Hara, c. S. c.,
military ordinate for the United
States Army and former president
of Notre Dame University, will
preach.
The mass will be explained by
public address system by 1t. Spear
Strahan, Washington, assistant di-
vision chaplain and post chaplain at
Fort George G. Meade, Md.
1t. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, 1sJ Ar
tillery commander, will attend the
mass. Regimental chaplains will
conduct Protestant services in the
divisions camps tomorrow morning