Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
Fort be|voir
May Get Some
D. {. Rockies
Engineer School Unit
acquisitions 81 From
Fort Meade
picture on Page AID
BY THOMAS c. HARDMAN.


FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md
Nov. "a number of Washington
rockies may be included among the
81 selective service recruits who will
leave this reception center tomorrow
for permanent duty at Fort Belvoir
Va. 1t was understood here today.
Coded classification cards on the
Districts vanguard of selectees, who
were nearing the completion of their
second day in the Army, were to
be placed by this afternoon into files
from which names of men to fill
the Belvoir assignment will be pulled
tonight
acquisitions for the 81 recruits, 80
of them colored, have been received
in move to augment the ranks of
the Engineer School Detachment at
Fort Belvoir. 1t is believed the
proximity of the post to the District
will be factor in placing as many
Washington men as possible in to-
morrow's shipment.
Aptitude Tests Given.
During the forenoon today apti-
tude tests and personal interviews
occupied the q trainees who we're
the first indicted in the District.
Permanent records compiled from
this classification process, including
the recruits own choices as to the
branches of the service they would
prefer, will be used tonight in de-
" termining who shall be ordered to
Fort Belvoir or to other posts ard
branches of service.
Virtually all Washington men in
the first contingent are expected to
be assigned to permanent military
posts in the Sd Corps Area by the
middle of next week. acquisitions
from Fort Myer and Arlington Can
torment are understood to be among
those yet to be filled.
The examinations lasted for an
hour, beginning at o'clock, after
which the men were marched in
close order drill-a training step at
which they eXcelled, in the eyes Of
their superiors, on the first day.
Zine Bunch" of Recruits.
Following about 30 minutes of drill
ing across wind-swept field yester-
day afternoon, Capt. w. A. Robinson
of Company D commented (but not
within hearing distance of the
trainees:
That's as fine bunch of recruits
as I've ever SEEM"
The first sergeant who snapped
commands during the drill agreed
the men apparently would require an
unusually brief time to look like
any other soldiers"
Vaccinations and first typhoid
shots were scheduled for the trainees
later today.
New Arrivals Get Uniforms.
Meanwhile, two additional groups
from the Washington induction sta
ton, including Maryland and Vir-
ginia trainees as well as District men,
who arrived four hours apart among
the overnight check-ins at the re-
ception center, were issued uniforms
this morning and put through
short formation drill. Classification
officials will give the new men apti-
tude tests tomorrow.
The space problem at the barracks
for selectees became bit vexing last
night, when it was found necessary
to dispatch few of the men to
quarters with companies other than
ones assigned originally, but officers
expected this situation would be
ironed out today when 1876 trainees
leave for Edgewood Arsenal, Md, and
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. No Washing
ton men are included in the ship
ments, however.
The advance group of Washing
tonians was among recruits who
were given time off after dinner
last night to go to the motion pic
ture theater, located a short dis,
lance from the barracks, or other
~ wise spend an hour or so as they
pleased. The picture, The Ram
parts We Watched" drew most.
Eleven selectees from Virginia and
Maryland, who arrived at the Wash
ington induction center yesterday
afternoon too late to receive their
final physical checkups, were being
examined today. Also held over for
denomination were three District
and three nearby selectees. Final
tests on most of these were expected
to be completed by late today and
those approved will be sent here.
In the two attachments that ar
rived here late yesterday, in charge
of John Clinton Swank, jr., selectee
from Alexandria, Va, and r. T.
Goodwin, selectee from Arlington,
Va, while en- route were:
From the District:
Francis Westlein of 1888 Wisconsin
avenue NV, James E. Williams of
1908 w street NV, William D. Nye
Of 1919 Kanawha street NV, Lucien
Bowen, jr., of 1929 Columbia road
NV, Morgan Smith of 1905 Fiji
tenth street NV, Prince Wood
bury of 1884 T street NV, Andrew
Candelaria of 1924 Twelfth street
NV, Eugene Futorney of SO o street
SW, Juliane E. Glover of 238 Third
street S.W., James Macy of 719 Fifth
street NE, Maurice Campbell of
804 Second street NV, Harry Iacone
of 2611 Monroe street NE, Daniel
Roberts of 1924 w street Sc, Theo-
dore Hutton of 3601 Austin street
Sc, Clarence Graham of 1926
Eighth street NV, Joseph L. Bailey
of 1911 Twenty-f1rst street NV. and
George w. Jones of 3010 Adams
street NV. The last two were held
over from physical examinations
that began Wednesday.
From nearby Virginia and Mary
land-E. L. Cakes, jr., 1903 Ridge
wood avenue, Chevy Chase, Md; w.
W.; Connell, 7121 Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda, Md; Garfield Dorsey, r.
. y. D. 81 Rockville, Md; Praise A.
Cook. Kensington, Md; Robert c..
Christie OF Silver Spring, Md; N. c.
Bollinger and j. La Marca, Brent
wood, Md; G. S. Shegogue, Hyatts-
Vile, Md; King Stone, Warrenton.
Va: G.. H. Gallaher of Alexandria
Va; B.. j. Pemne rton of Fairfax
t. A al of