Evening star., 1941-02-04
Service Troops
Start rttoMeade
Delayed
Reckord Orders
HoIdup Due to Lack
OF Hospital Facilities

HoIdup Due to Lack
OF Hospital Facilities
Scheduled movement of 160 Off
GERS and men of the 29th Division
Special Troops to Fort Meade. Md,
today was held up for "a hours by
laSt-minute stand by" orders issued
by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding general of the division.
Revised plans call for departure
OF this District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard unit at s am. tomor-
row.
of hospital facilities is tagging and
he would not care to assume the
responsibility for bringing the di-
vision TO Fort Meade under existing
conditions
Officials explained later that the
special troops, including a number
of military police and the lSt Bat
Italian, 104th QuartermaSter Regi-
ment. would be transported to the
post this week TO aid in preparation
for arrival of the bulk of the di-
vision.
Promotions Announced.
Meanwhile, promotions were an
nolnced today in the Service Com
pany of Silver Spring and the Anti
tank Company of KenSington, both
units of the 1l5th Infantry modified
into the Regular Army from National
Guard service along with other
Maryland and Virginia companies
yesterday.
Plans for a going away" party
for the Service Company in the
Silver Spring Armory were prac-
tically complete with announcement
that high-ranking military and
State. county and Federal officials
would participate.
Among those who will pay tribute
TO the GuardSmen at the party to-
morrow night are Chairman Walsh
of the Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee. Senator Tydings. Democrat,
of Maryland: former Senator Blair
Lee of Maryland. Gen Reckord,
Col D. John Markey. Judges
Charles w. Woodward and Stedman
Prescott and Mai. E. Brooke Lee.
A section of the United States
Marine Band will play and enter
tainment will be furnished by
group from the Columbia Broad
casting Co. Mrs. La Verne esFairchild
will sing, The public is invited to
the party. Frank L. Hewitt. former
commander of the Service Company
and father of three of its members,
announced.
Celebration at KenSingtOn.
A celebration also is planned at
Kensington. but plans are not COM
plete
Promotions in the Service Com
panY gave second lieutenants' COM
missions to George Adams, Charles
e. Peter, Harry Ford. Charles w.
Shauck and Louis F. Lucas.
New ranks of others promoted are:
Master sergeant, Charles E. w.
Getty; staff sergeants, John E.
Weisman, Harvey S. Browne Sd;
William E Hewitt. John o. Clark
and James P. Durham: sergeants,
John P. Hewitt, Norman A. Pattie
and Arthur Burke. and corporalS.
Harry w. Case and Grover c. Pue
Promotions made at Kensington
gave members of the company the
folloWings ranks.
Second ieutenantS. John P. Ke-
mon, Edward B. Tucker Robert L.
Jackson and Robert B. Griffin; non
commissioned officers, First Sergt.
Theodore H. Hundley, Staff Sergt.
Preston F. Gooding and SergtS.
George E. Black, Harry H. Schooley,
Charles E. Rocker Arthur w. Jones
and James r. Lewis: CorplS Russell
3. DuVall, Charles B. Stubbs, Her
bert c. HoltzclaW. Richard c. Rus
sell, Richard M. Bell, Benjamin A.
Burrows, Albert r. Fox, Norman L.
Pulliam. Fred R Thompson and
Lawrence w. Wilkinson.
Nineteen officers, including Col.
J. FUlmer Bright of Richmond.
commander of the 176th Infantry
Regiment. were relieved of duty for
physical disqualif1cations yesterday
as approximately 5000 Virginia
guardsmen assembled for induc-
tiOn.
Second 1t. Paul w. Allen of the
Alexandria company also was dis
qualified
200 to Be Examined.
N6aoru,LoIa sor,o Oon ,,oo,o,Ioo,,. of
the QuartermaSte Battalion were
10 be given physical examinations
today at the Pennsylvania avenue
armory-an induction procedure
completed by the special troops yes
terday when the District Guard was
modified. Officials aspect the quar-
termaster unit to leave for Fort
Meade late tomorrow or Thursday.
Examination facilities at the
Pennsylvania avenue armory will
be turned over tomorrow to induc-
tion of GuardSmen making up the
ll5th Infantry at Silver Spring, Md,
and Company I. LIST Infantry, regu-
larly stationed at Alexandra. The
Marylanders will be transported to
the armOry in the unit trucks. The
latter will be used later in the day
by the Virginia troops.
Delay in Sending Part.
When examination of these men
is completed, the special medical
examining board will begin testing
the 500 officers and men of the 121st
Engineers. This regiment probably
will remain in the District several
days after completion of the exam
nations TO allow additional time
for workmen to finish barracks and
hospital facilities at Fort Meade.
Mobiliza ton of the District Guard
was effective yesterday, and by the
middle of the month all members
will have become actively engaged
in thir years training at Ford
Meade
Commanding the special troops
is Maj. Louis M. GoSorn, Lit. Col.
Peyton c. hewitt, assistant adjutant