Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1923, Page 50

THE CIVILIAN ARMY Organized Reserves—National Guard BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN, Orders were issued this week by the commanding general of the 3d Corps Arca to the effect that Maj H. 1.. Freeland, Medical Corps, now on uty at Fort Bliss, Tex., has been or- dered to Richmend, , for duty as surgeon of the $0th Diviston, vice Maj. Herbert ¢. Mallor Medical Corps, who has been ordered to for- eigu duty. At the present time, Maj. Mallory is with the $0th Division at Camp Meade. nond A. Wheeler, Corps of , has becn detailed to duty 343d Engineers, organized wrves, this city, as executive officer, vice Maj. Max C. Tyler, Corps of En- zineers, who has been transferred to Florence, Ala. The following men of the serve Corps are on duty ade with the training camp, Glasmire, Master Sergt. Charles H. Bradley, headquarters, and sery he 3434 Engineers, and Scrgt. Henry Loveless of the same regimen at George C. Rickards, chief tary bureau, War Depart- ment, has left on a trip of observation of the v National Guard en- campments which will be held in the middle west and south during the months of August and September. He will pay special attention to the state f training, equipment and general of the Natlonal Guard of the mi s are under way for is ex- ries i the for alre organizat of Jlment ed 1 m ot middle of that the areacommanders, the officers on duty with the reserves for this work. The authorized quota of oflicers for re- serve duty is being completed from ng those officers returning to the United States from forelgn service nd will probably be completed before Zach regiment or its equivalent non-divisional troops will then ve an executive officer to ¢ on affairs and home training h exper . t of the courses last year nged to improve them Fvery reserve. officer should enro to which his status s much time as practica will be given eredit fo that he does, be it much stion of o will that will be futu in the nd to the he course devote 1. He Meads lLome: days of tield he following cers were oneduty Ticut £ taft itive i , as ad, John Scott, ws director Maj. Willlam Korst and Maj. Herbert Divi as chis Army S0th the R James H Capt. S Lieut n R. T Iy wrote a request for ilitary _training to the girls to partnient, have evidently become bued with the spirit of preparedne for big things which the War De- partment has tried to foster among the young men and women of the country. The citizens’ military train- ng camps not only provide amu nent for 4 long summer vacation, but they give a training In citizenship, in s young men fit for life as well 2 preparcdness for what- 1p. In an effort to give the graduates of the various grades f training (the basic reds. the reds. - whites blues courses), & of their member- \ip in the biz new gronp to which men will belong, the War D hay authorized the presen- 1 lapel button of red, white with the words, tional ens Military Training who have passed will silver or esign, upon which ibers of the War De- now working. This recognition for the : them- and protec- thls is of thelr group of The partment tation ¢ snd blue Detense. € Camps." Later thos the highe lurge button with a gis ists tient ure they rece! them have i phy t , for help . the countrs needed. It will membership ready-for-anyth will probably stribution befor in vhe e sign Luttons ne Ashby Williams o has had his T re’ Resery President by e of nt to his war s dward Davis, now head ind tralning division of the chief of cavalr 1 for duty officer_of that offic Col. George Vidn ahout September 15, when will go to New York ith the Organized Reserves. Col. Robert McC. Beck, jr. as instructor at the hool at Fort Riley, Kan.. wussigned head of th training division. Col. Glasgow, who recently i member of the General Staff nd from duty as chief of staff 1t Division at Fort Hamilton, and_directed to report to the vairy for duty in bis office, assigned as head of the per- I aivision, to take effect about eptenther 13, succeeding Col. George Mitehell, who wiil be transferrcd the retived list October 15 upon own application. Maj. Walton oodwin, who has been on duty t the School the Line at Fort wvenworth, will be assigned to in charge of Reserve Officers’ ng Corps matters in rding Lieut. Col. Henry T. Buil, vho will go to duty as a member o the cavalry board at Fort Riley. P'nited States son disability Incide Licut. Col the r from be and Willlam J. was ordered will Tngineers Officers’ fve Corps, has been ordered to duty in the office of the cretary of War at Washing- Col. J. I1. Pratt Re activ sistant ton, D. C. cations are being made on the now issued 1o troops es will be incorporated only on new manufactured material and the new models. will be issued only as the old ones become unsery- able. There were four National Guard divisions that attained 100 per cent completion for their infantry comple- ment on June 30, 1923, according to atest figur Yailable, They the 27th, 28th, 32d and 44th Divisions, Other guard divisions that rated above 80 per cent are the 29th (Wash- ington, Marvland and Virginia), 30th, i5th and 39th Divislons with a per- centage of 92 per cent; 34th and 36th Divisions with 98 per cent; 37th Divi- ion with 97 per cent; 38th Division with 95, and 434 with 93. With the following exception all recognized infantry units are assigued to divisions, Distriét of Columbla, vne mpany (colored). Twelve surplus nfantry regiments ave authorlzed £ the Natlonal Guard, which embraces ! colored infantry units and all \hite infantry regiments that are not issigned to a division with the e eption of the Porto Rican and Ha- ailan infantry units. Maryland and the District of Columbla, both pos- sessing a colored company belonging to the auxiliary engineer battalions, have been glven authority to convert ihese organizations into’ colored in- fantry companie: Modif tol which is The new featur The granting of authority by the Secretary of War to continue surplus infantry regiments has caused the igreement entered into by state (uthorities and the militia bureau whereby the unassigned - infantry iments could e converted into other ‘troops te become null and vold udents ; ;| similar f 1 College: ( the office, | As- ! are | It stat will become necessary for: the retaining this surplus infantry to recruit additional troops If they are to complete the National Guard allotments which have been assigned to them. 1If at any time any of the | National Guard divistons require men { Who are scrving in surplus infantry | regiments the view is held in certain |auarters that a conversion of such {units into other arms will be a difi- cult matter to avold. This occurred h.l the mobilization of the ational Guard in 1917 and it is not desirable to repeat such an experlence. ond Lieut. Julian J. Evans, in- fantry, Organized Rescrve Corps, for- merly ‘living in the District, having removed to the 1st Corps Area is re- lieved from assignment to the non- divisional group. Capt. Sheldon S. Jones, quartermaster, Organized Re- jserve Corps, having removed from the » District of Columbia to the 2d Corps Area is relieved from attachment to the non-divisional group. First Lieut. William R. Ward, jr., field artillery | Oftic Reserve Corps, having re- | {moved from the District to the 6th | Corps Area is relieved from ign- ment to the non-divisional group. An claborate system of instructi and training for the Officers’ Reser Corps is provided in the tentative form of the new regulations now in the hands of the corps area com- manders for study and recommenda- tions. It is the ‘evident purpose of the general staff committes which Teyised the regulations to open the 1 Way to reserve officers. for promotion jto higher grades. To do this, however, it is recognized that re- servists must take the proper courses. of instruction. Roth the regular and | the Nutional Guard are to be utilized in the course of uction. Among the new features by which reserve officers, expense to the government | other than equipment and the use of & Guarters. can serve with the Regular | Army units, The correspondence | cou as well as field instruction nd lectures are part of the system designed to prepare reserve officers for promotion Tentative provisions which apply to the instruction ang training of re- serve officers include the following: 1. The training of reserve officers f the general assignment and branch gnment groups will be directed by e Assistant Secretary of War or the chie ity concerned, for the {purposc of prepuring every officer to !function in Lis emergency duty. Upon {the approval of the War Department, | the conduct of training may be placed under a corps area commander, emy factlities available in the co exerve _oflicers holdi muiissions in the Natlonal Guard ang reserve officers ussigned to the National Guard for expansion to war strength will be trained with N Itional Giuard units under prov of | the regulations for the National {Guard; (3) the training of the reserve {ofticer’ assigned to a Regular Army unit will be directed toward making him an eficient member of the unit to which he is assigned. Under the direction of department or corps area { wanders, commanding officers ot | Rezular Army units will be respon- ible for the training of reserve offi- ers assigned to their units. The | training will \be conducted similarl { to that outlined herein for the ofiicers [of the Organized Reserves; (4) the | training of omicers of the Organized { | re some | M ! | without jo bl —ble——lc——lc——cl——F o [c——=lc—S el le——Flc—— o lc—— o le—— [o[———=7] Reserves will be directed toward (a) individual training to keep all ofticers prepared to perform emer y duty | in their present grades ) individ- ! Uil training to prepare aspirants for | promotion to the next higher grade: | { (A3) individual training to perform | officers for assignment to the General | staff eligible list (B) Unit tralning to. prepare all officers to function_efliciently in the seption, organization, equipping and ining of the personnel assigned to r units for expansion to war | strength 101 Specifications of minimum training requirements for each com- missfoned grade will be published by the War Department fn accordance with the principles outlined in Army regulati 650 these speclfications will serve as guides for the training 1 officers to mafntain etliciency in the present grades or to prepare them for promotion to the nest higher grade. 102, The following training means are availuble: For al trafning 1) “courses of at troop schools: (2) correspondence school for oflicers cach branch to b course and speeial rvice sehcol special cor- responden rses for each pecial courses at special (3) command and general staff course in correspondence schools baved on the irse of in- struction_at the command and gen- eral staff scho (8) parts of the | course of instruction at the Army War | ) all courses of instruction | nd gentral service sehools; | (5) setive duty with a unit of the Tegular Army, or with the consent of the proper state officlals, of the Na- onal Guard for practice in the tech- and_tactics of a branch of the (8) duty on inactive status unit of the Regular Army, or with the consent of the proper state offielals, of the Natlonal Guard: (10) duty as instructor at citizens' military aining camps; (11) duty, active or special assemblies of re- e officers for individual training in the technique or tactics of a branch of the service, especially in the case of a non-combatant bratch; (12) duty on vartous boards of officers, in gen- eral on inactive status. (B) For unit training: (1) Troop chools, camps or other unit assem- blies for practical instruction, at which the unit participates in tactical | exercises or the solution of other military problems involving the func- !tioning of the unit; (2) service of a lunit of Organized Reserves with a | similar Regular Army unit, each in- | dividual of the reserve unit perform- ing dutics of his grade in the organi- zation of the Regular Army to which | the unit is assign November 11 officers who saw courses of |at special the opportunity to service in the world war to obtain commissions in the Organized Re es will explre, and | thereafter w1l new officers will have to come in in_ the grade of second licutenant at the bottom of the list. ry effort is being made by officers of the Army on duty with the clvillan mponents of the Army of the United at eligibles acqu: have a tearoom, motor shop of your own, or anage one already ~going. We feach you entire business in a few Tweeks of fascinating spare- time studs. and ‘put you In touch with DLig opportunities. Day and Dight classes begin Sept. 17, Oct. 9. 10. Write or call for PREE BOOK, “Pouring Tea for Proft,” with full details. Lewin Tea Hoom Institute Lowis Hotel Training School's 1340 NEWYORKAVE 1 | | i Oriental Cream {RACHELL an shades as well as d FLESH WHITS Send 10c. for Trial Stze FERD. T. HOPKINS & SON, New York City l i THE SUNDA)Y i A2 with the facts noted above. . Those officers of the Reserve Corps who know of world war officers who have not yet come into the fold will confer a_favor upon the officer himself and do a good turn for the reserve orgauni- zatlon to tell them about the oppur- tunity that will soon pass, and urge them to make application for appoint- ment in the Reserve Corps. Many who are now holding off will in after years regret the fact that they did not come in. Programs of trajning - for -the courses of 192324 at the 4nfantry school have been completed by the chief of infantry, approved by the War Department and forwarded to the commandant to be carrfed out. There will be three classes: The ad- vanced class composed of field officers of the Army; the company com- manders’ class composed of captains of infantry and possibly a few of the senfor first lieutenants; a National seiiocise el icatonsnts ia RS tonsl thotaubeots el Uintanssislistatia ks conmannane ow ik [c——jo]c——o]c——]ol——jalc——pl——=]o[c—=]c]—=]0] shorn ELEVENTH ST. Guard and reserve officers’ class com- | posed of officers of these two branches of the service. The latter is_to be’ divided into two courses, termed the rifie course for officers to be assigned to rifle companies -and the machine gun and howlitzer course for officers to be trained for duty with organizations armed with these weap- ons. Arrangements have been made to have courses begin In such man- ner that all classes will graduate at the same time—about the last of May. This will permit every one.attending the ten days' maneuvers scheduled as the final fe of the school year. The National Guard and Reserve s course includes 397 hours, of which 112 are devoted to conferences and_demonstrations, 262 to practical work and twenty-three to examina- | tions. Both the rifle and the machine | gun and howlitzer courses move along together for a considerable number of the subjects, then the specialists tak Philip A Great Event Has Been Arrangecl High—Grade Coats Presenting a remarkable collection of the finest types of Coats—which opportunity 1s placing at your option ata price that means an enormous saving for vou. 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