Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1923, Page 9

THE CIVILIAN ARMY Organized Reserves—National Guard BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN. The program has been announced for Saturday at Baltimore, when the 3d Corps Area holds its military tour- nament for the benefit of residents of the District of Columbia, ,Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Troobs from’' Fort Washington and Fort Myer will participate. arting at 10 o'clock, there will be a horse-drawn transportation compe- tition, followed by motor transporta- tion competition. In the afternoon a parade of winners of the morning events will be followed by a coast artillery of search- lights, wrecking ration Wy Quartermaster tidnks demon- stration, chemical warfare demonstra- tion, air demonstration, infantry at- tack demonstration and officers’ aping competition, cavalry drill nd officers’ exhibition ride and field urtillery exhibition Gen. John Pe au invitation to z to visit mps_un ar Depa riod ope until Octob mated that the National ese om demonstration dem Corps, hing has extended all members of Con- ss the summer training o training p: ext Hoeh Organized : s Tralning nd Civilian MY ry Training amps. Approximately 30,000 s and men of the regular com- nt will assist in the training for instruction ahd demonstration pur- poses. the 409th the 4th Army. Howard, Civilian Army, ve Corps, has 03d Artillery of the Corps. First Lieut. Rafe liaster, Medical Officers’ rps. is attached to the T Battalion (auxiliary) of th. Corps. The controller general A8 nounced that members of the Nationul Guard when called into federal serv- ice are not entitied to pay from the federal government until they shall have reached their organization ren- oezvous, nor are they entitled to re- imbursement of any expenses in- curred in reporting to the rendezvous. Aloreover, the reporting and discharge the same day of a National Guard officer, by reason of deépendents, did not benefit the government and does not entitle him > any part of re- imed for travel for week at Washington Washington States uccess. the barracks, branch of the Infantry Association S ien, John L. Hines, v chief of staff, and Gen. Harry H_ Bandholtz, commanding the dis- trict of Washington, were among those present. Officers’ by the United Leroy W. Herron, commanding the th Reserve Regiment of Field Artiller; of the into arms, anuounced that the history nt would be composed tal shield or. c f- he uniform, a cording to late regulations of Army. ~ He stated that Col. C. D. Her- ron, ‘the world war commander of the regiment, was assisting in compiling the regimental history and designing the shield Officers of the N reserve forces, when receive federal pay Do 1 nal Guard or authorized to serving In grades colonel, lieutenant . first and sec- ve p rd, second y ‘The object of the citizens’ military training camps is to bring together young men of high type from all sections of the country on a common basis of equality Col chairman of the C. in the District. The camps are open to all men between the ages of seven- teen and twenty-four years who are of good moral character, intelligent | good physical Candidates must be native-born c or must_have made application q papers. attended a e 2 2 and was recommended qualified for en- trance to the white course will be allowed to enter the white course in 1923 without taking the advanced red course and without being required to any obligation for service same manner, any candidate who has already taken the white course under the former regulations will be allewed to take the blue course in 1923, if properly qualified therefore, without any obligation as to enlistment in some component of the Army, and any candidate who takes the white course this year, un- der these provisions, will be allowed to take the blue course in 1924, if properly qualified, without any obli- Zation to enlistment tructions will be held this r. They will be known as the basic red, advanced red, the whi nd the blue. Each course will be of thirty days' duration. Last Sunday Col.” Herron told of the two red courses. The white course provides train- ing for graduates of the advanced red course, enlisted men of the Army, National 'Guard, enlisted Reserve Corps and selected citizens of the country. Applicants must have gram- mar school education or its equiv- alent and possess qualities of lead- ership. It will include training to qualify the graduates to perform the duties of non-commissioned officer or specialist. Age limits, eighteen to twenty-four. Blue course provides training for all graduates of the white course and selected warrant officers and en- listed men of the service. All appli- ts must have a high school edu- ation or its equivalent and possess qualities of leadership. It provides training for service as second lieu- tenant. Age limits, nineteen to twenty-four. Age limits do not ap- ply to those who attended a citizens' military training camp In or 1922 Veterans of the world war may be accepted up to 35 vears of age. Each candidate will take to camp one piece of hand luggage with the following personal articles: Four uits of underwear, two palrs of pa- an; six handkerchiefs, four face towels, two bath towels and shaving and toilet articles. Military clothing and equipment will be furnished and laundry service provided at the ex- pense of the government. For appli- cation blanks for the camps, request should be made in the District of olumbia and nearby vicinity to Col. Leroy W. Herron, The Star building, and Maj. John Scott, Graham build- composed of division troops, 12,721 of corps troops, 11,643 cavalry divi- sion and 2,476 other classified troops, 1,510 of G. H. Q. reserve troops, 13,- 243 special allotment troops, 6,895 of fixed coast defense troops and 954 of state staff troops. New York leads with an enrollment of 20,224 officers| and men. Maj. Leroy Hodges, reserve corps. who is state ordnance officer of the Virginia National Guard, has pre- pared an important paper, which ap- pamphlet form, entitled Post War Ordnance De- velopment.” The militia_bureau has sent out a request for information as to whether or not there are now, or will be by July 1, stable facilities for the num- ber of horses allowed recently by the War Department. If all of the horses allowed cannot be accommo- dated, it is requested that the num- ber of horses that can be cared for be sent in. Officers and their wives at Fort Myer, Va.. held their regulareunonthly “hop” Thursday evening on the res- ervation. Music was furnished by the_orchestra from the Army Band| at_Washington acks The regular supper dance Friday evening at the Offi "ashington Barracks. M furnisheq by the orchestra of Army Band. John F held Club was the Brooks, commanding aryland Regi- rd at Hyatts- ville, was advised this week that his company wlill attend the annual en- | npment and rifle range practice | which will be held at Saunders’ range, Glenburnie, Md., from July 28 to August 11. Company F has received the ban- ner awarded for the best attendance at drill in the regiment during the last month, and is an award of Col D. John Markey. commanding the 1st Regiment. Second Lieut. W. R Company B, 121st Enginee dered his resi to soon as possible on & n | ng able to devote time | Whitlock of | 3 ing, 14th and E streets northwest. According to the official figures of he militia_bur the War De- aggregate strength of nard is 159,286 officers | en. Of this number, 109,844 are 31 Years at 935 F St. A City-Wide Reputation for Diamond Values Gifts for the Graduate Graduation! to his duties as an o of the Na- | tional Guard and because of his in- | ability to attend the enc: | be held during Capt. Edwa ian S.” Olifr, 31 Maitlaminonduit /,,,,/1/ [ 935 F Street What an important event in the life of the young man or miss. l Help to make the memory of it a lasting one by giving a gift that is practical—one THE SUNDAY STAR, |and th 935 F St. % are attending the Engineer School are attending the Engineering School at Fort Humphreys, Va., were visitors |g at guard headquarters during the past week and are very much enthused |l over the instruction being given at the school and the courtesies ex- |l tended to them by the regular Army officers on duty at the post. - All_members of ‘the organization gy are bending every effort to secure leave of absence from their employ- ment to enable them to participate in the camps of the District of Colum- [ bia National Guard. which are to be held as follows: Regimental Head- I quarters, August 19 to September 2 n Headquarters and Service Compan: iz1st Ingineers August 19 to Ser- gy tember 2; lst Battalion, July 29 to August 12; 2nd Battalion, August 19 u to September 2. Company commanders have con- |1 ferred withthe ordnance officer of the District of Columbia National Guard I and it is belleved that a scheme for |y the progressive instruction of mem- bers of the National Guard in rifie |y practice will be put into operation | about June 1, volunteers from the g various organizations going to the National Guard target range at Con- |j§ gress Heights and participating in firing every aternoon between the |l hours of 5 and 7. Recruits: Headquarters and Signal Company, 1218t Engineers, command- ed by Capt Leighton Cornwell, C 121st Donald, Harry W. Wells; Company 121st Engineers, commanded by Cap Harry E. Gladman, John H. Calta- biano. The recruiting committee has promised the support of the W ton Railway and Electric “apital Traction Company in their advertising campaign to be, started about June 10, With & view to | building the organization up to au- il thorized strength prior to the annual | encampment, which is to begin on July 29 ose desiring information reference service in the local National Guard should apply at the Armory. 427 L street northwest, any week day or on Tuesday 1) M} Years at Thirty-one Years as Reliable I [ Diamond Merchants L it that will last throughout the years. Our store is full of suggestions for Graduation lm gifts. Some of them are listed here. 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