The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-16
Houchuco Strives
For Good Will
92nd Division And Service
Command Entertain Guests
! Over Fourth of July


neighbors and Esprit de Corps with
in the ranks of it's own personnel
was concerned, Fort Huachuca,
during the independence Day pc
riod of Saturday, July 8 and Sun
day, July 4, went all out, with
the result that many are asking for
more.
On Saturday, July 3rd the 92nd
Division staged a mammoth review
to which citizens from Arizona's
towns and cities were invited.
Invitations were also sent to
leading citizens and members of the
Military in Mexico, with the result
that several, including Anacleto F.
Olomos, Major of Nogales, Sonora,
Mexico, Owen w. Davis, American
Consul of NogaleS, Craig Pottinfer
well known newspaper editor, and
Its. Medardo Ponta and Jesus Padilla
were present. From Douglas came
- several important persons, includ-
ing Colonel j. F. Wadman, Com
manding Officer of the Air Base, E.
w. Beddow and M. F. McCue,
President and Secretary, respective
1y, of the Douglas Chamber of Com
rnerce.
Bisbee was represented by goodly
number of it's citizens, including S.
S. Shattuck and Gus Michaels,
President and Secretary, respective
ly, of the Bisbee Chamber of Com
merce, and Edward Plumb, promi-
nent business man, and Charles
Editor of the Bisbee Re-
view. Tombstone sent several prom
inent persons, including Clayton
Smith, editor of the Epitaph
The above were but a few of the
important visitors. There were
scores of others and everybody went
home singing the, praises of Fort
Huachuca's hospitality.
"a The review of the troops and
Equipment of the 92nd Division was
inspiring and revealing to the Wis
itors and Major General Edward M.
Almond Commanding General of
the Division was the recipient of
many compliments from his de-
lighted guests.
Post Commander, Colonel Edwin
n. Hardy, played an important role
in the July 3rd program, first by
his presence at the review and
second by hosting a reception in the
Officers Lakeside Club, a reception
that saw upward of rs guests extend
further the string of good will
Mayor Olomos and owen w. Gaines,
the American Consul, Major Cen
eral Almond, and all the others
mentioned earlier in this piece were
there, together with three score of
wother prominent guests.
Sunday, July 4th, saw practically
the entire personnel of the Service
Command and attached units, at
tending religious patriotic services
at the Posts baseball diamond,
AWhere Post Chaplain Ernest v. May,
and Chaplain James w. Wacter
delivered the Invocation and Bene-
6iction.
Immediately following the services
on the baseball diamond, Colonel
Hardy and his family led the way
for several hundred rooters for the
Posts baseball club to Nogales,
Sonora, Mexico, where a game had
been scheduled with the famous
6pgales Internationals, one of the
Strongest semi professional teams in
all Mexico. Colonel Hardy's staff
officers and their families also made
the journey to Nogales, Sonora,
Mexico, for the baseball game and
the bull fight and the band con-
cert, which the Posts Band, under
the baton of Sergeant Claude A.
Andrews, gave at sunset on the
American Side of the Border.
The ball game, which was won
by the Posts great team Git has won
- and lost none-at this writing)
ysas a success, where good will and
excellent craftsmanship and Esprit
de Corps was concerned. Major
Olomos was on hand and he posed
for pictures with Colonel Hardy.
The Posts Band played, first the
ssS1exican National Anthem and fol-
lowed with The Star Spangled Ban
ner. The Band played at the bull
fight also, and then returned to the
United States for the concert re-
ferred to above.
ANtogether, Fort Huachuca did
E%self proud and made many new
friends, while further endearing
herself to the old, during the week
end Of July Ord and July 4th.