Evening star., 1947-06-14
100 From Area AttenI
Baltimore Reunion
of 29th Division
By ChorIes A. McAIeer
Sios Sioff Correspondent


than 100 veterans of Washington
and nearby areas were expected
here today as the Maryland depart
ment of the 29th Blue and Gray"
Infantry Division Association started
it's two-day annual reunion and
convention at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel
Official activities were to begin
at 2 o'clock this afternoon when
Baltimore's new Democratic mayor,
former Representative Thomas
D'Alesandro, jr., was scheduled to
welcome the guests to the Monu-
mental City.
A banquet and dance at 7 o'clock
tonight, is the major event of the
convention.
Gerhardt to Speak.
Principal speaker will be Brig.
Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt, who
commanded the 29th Division in
action in the European theater dur
ing World War II.
Gen. Gerhardt, who recently re-
turned from Brazil where he was an
representative on the
United States-Brazil Military Com
mission, now is assigned to End
Army Headquarters here as CO. in-
telligence Ofiicer.
He was major general during the
war.
Beside Mayor D'Alesandro, other
disnitaries OF the city and State as
we'll as military officials and officers
of the association were to extend
welcomes to the veterans of two
wars at the opening session this
afternoon.
A meeting of the National Execu-
tive Committee OF the association
was listed for $3.50 pm, with John
B. Brown, Norfolk, the national
commander, presiding.
ID. c. Men to Attend.
Among local representatives ex-
pected to attend this session were
James M Stevens, 1881 Quincy
street NV. District of Columbia de-
partment commander, and Frank j.
Lupac, 121 Lexington drive, Silver
Spring, national sergeant at arms
and commander of Washington
Post No. 20.
Three past national commanders
Of the association, all from the Dis
trict area, were to be present as COM
mittee members. These include Mil
ton E. Groome, 1915 Garfield street
NV, editor of the 29th Division AS
ISOLATION National Bulletin, official
newspaper of the organization Sam
uel w. Barrow, AIT Raymond street,
Chevy Chase, Md, and J. Fred
Chase, 2001 Sixteenth street NV.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, who
commanded the division when it was
called to active service February 3,
l94l, with other National Guard
units, also is expected to be on hand.
Charles M. Sinclair Baltimore, is
present commander of the Maryland
elections of new officers
are scheduled for tomorrow after
noon. Remaining business of the de-
partment also will be concluded at
tomorrow'S business session.
Veterans to Be Present.
The association includes former
members of the division who served
with it in both World War I and
World War II.
World War II veterans of the
Maryland and Virginia areas, in
particular, who now are members of
the reorganized 29th National
Guard Division also will attend
Some of these include members OF
the 115th Infantry Regiments
Service Company at Silver Spring
Company at Hyattsville
and Cannon Company at Kensine-
ton and of a recently activated bat
terry OF the oath Field Artillery at
Laurel.
Capt, Charles E. Peter. command
ing officer of the service company
and a sergeant in the Montgomery
County police force at Silver Spring,
and Capt. Arthur Calhoun, jr., in
of the Hyattsville COM
pany, both planned to attend.
The Maryland convention is the
first Of several department reunions
this year. The New Jersey depart
ment will meet at Passalc, N. j.,
July 90. while the Virginia depart
ment will hold a two-day session
July 26 and n at Harrisonbur2, Va
The national convention will be neld
at Asbury Park. N. j., October II
to 13.
The District of Columbia oenart-
ment, one of the smallest in the
organization, holds banquet every