Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1923, Page 66

THE CIVILIAN ARMY OrganiZed Reserves—National Guard BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN. Some time during the coming month of October, probably imme- ciately preceding or following the convention of the National Guard Association, the militia bureau, it is proposed, will arrange for a confer- ence with the United States property and disbursing officers, to be held in Washington. The purpose of the conference is to have a free discussion of all subjects bearing upon the supply and finance of the National Guard, and it is be- lieved that the many problems which have arisen can, be solved only by such a meeting between representa- tives of all the states. corps areas d the bureaus. Request has been ade of the War Department to authorize such a conferénce for not less than seven days and not more than fifteen, to be attended by the property and disbursing officer from ch state. the officer in charge of Nuatlonal Guard affairs from each state. the officer in charge of Na- tional Guard affairs from each corps area. a supply officer, preferably the corps area quartermaster, from cach corps area headquarters, one officer from each supply department in Washington, one officer from the finance department and represent tives from the G-4 division of the War Department general staff. With the start of fall, the local units of the Organized Reserves are, getting under way for the winter study perieds and training. Col. Leroy W. Herron, commanding the 313th Field Artillery regiment, is engaged perfecting plans for the training ‘hedule of his regiment. From the present tentative plans, it will be | one of the most succes training schedules of the 313th Regiment. Col. Glendie B. command- ing the Y s working on the plans t regiment He is assisted by ) 2. Brooke Lee, commanding 2d ¥ tallon of the regiment, and Willl ngland, commanding the 3d talion. Heretofore, the meetin, of the 320th Infantry have been held by battalions. It is planned to hold many regimental meetings during the training period of 1923 The air service officers, under Maj. H. Cunningham, are preparing for many winter luncheons this fall. Second Lieut. August P. Gompf, air service reserve, Del Ray, Alexandria, from aftachment to quadron of the 4th Army and is assigned to the 411th Observation Squadron, 4th Army. Lieut. Joseph B. White, qua ter reserve. relieved from ignment to Motor Transport Com- any 684, 13th Corps and is @ to Motor Transport Comp. Capt. Earl C. Lane, s relieved from att 305th Ammunition Train, and to the 320th Infantry Charles D. Coade, infantry re- former address, Washington, ved to the 9th Corps Area, is relieved from attach- ment to the 320th Infantry and Com- pany L thereof. First Lieut. Roscoe A. Ridgway, Infantry reserve, havi been assigned to the 80th Division, is assigned to the 320th Infantry for tralning and instruction. Lieut. Col. John Scott, executive off cer of the 313th “Field Artillery, has completed the roster of the 313th Fiedd Artillery Regiment. It is an nounced as follows: Col. Leroy W Herron, commanding; Lieut. Col. Cle- ment L. Bouve, headquarters and Headquarters Battery: Majs. Robert . Merrick, attached to 1st Battalion, and Louis C. Volgt, headquarters of the 2d Battalion. Capts. James Bruce, William W. Chance, Battery r nd J. Cun- ningham, Francis 1ding-Reid, headquarters of the 1st Battalion; Ed- win_C. Gutelius, Frank Hall, Charles L. Ladson, headquarters of the 2d Battalion: Alison M. Ledere, tc Bat- tery E; Percy Ba McCoy, headquar: ters and Headquarters Battery: Earl P. Robinson, headquarters of ‘the 1st Battallon; Augustus E. Shipley, 1st Rattalion, combat trdin; Frederick R. Simmons, Paul C. Stromberg, Battery A, and Thomas H. Todd. First_ Lieuts. 0. Barnard, John H. Brinl Coleman, 0 BOY SCOUTS The first fall meeting of.the Scout- | masters’ Club will be held at the Epiph- any parish house, G street, between 13th and 14th northwest, Tuesday at $ p.m. Huston .Thompson, vice chair- man of the Federal Trade Commission, and president of the District of Colum- | bia Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, who has just returned from a summer spent in Investigating condi- ns in Russia and other parts of Tourope, will tell of some of his interest- ing experiences and impressions, and part being played by scouting in these | countries. Scout Executive Edw. D. Shaw and C. Drake have been at- tending the annual conference of scout executives of region 3 at Ocean City, N. J. Among the topics discussed were Tafest Wrinkles in Camping.” by N: tional Camp Director L. L. McDonald; “The Fducational Program and the Training of Scout Leaders,” by Asso- clate Fducational Director Wyland of New York: “Increasing the Lfficiency and the Net Result of the Local Coun- il_Administration,” by Dr. George J. Fisher of New York, director of the Na- | tional Council field work. Edward D. Shaw, scout executive of Washington, | was 4 member of the program commit- tee and presided at the opening session. The annual advancement contes competition for the Washington Pos trophy, which is open to all Boy Scout troops of Washington, begins tomorrow and runs for a period of seven months. The Catholic scoutmasters of the ity in an effort to make themselves mwre proficient in the technique of scouting, have organized a_regular Boy Scout | troop with Rev. Furfy as scoutmaster and Edgar J. Cavanaugh as scribe, and will meet each week for an intensive course of scout training, starting in with the tenderfoot scout requirements. Rev. Furfy has just completed an in- tensive course at Columbia University, New York. b e Troop 1, Lester G. Wilson, scout- master, has been invited to’ act as messengers during _the consecration service of Rev. Dr. Freeman as bishop at the Cathedral this afternoon. Troop 70. Ellis Middleton, scoutmaster, held its first fall meeting last Friday evening, at which the following officers were ap- pointed: Quartermaster, Donald Stubbs; bugler, Hartly Howard: scribe, Robert Copes! reporter. Louis Barr: _ patrol Jeaders, Barr, Allen, Heare, James, Ull- man, Moore and Praetorus were chosen in the order named by a popularity contest. Troop 100.has noty completed or- ganization for the coming scouting year and is now practically ready for ihe season's activities. September 14 an indoor meeting was held at Fort Marcy, near Chain Bridge. Six scouts were Initiated into. Troop 100: George Holley, John Wackerman, XEllwood Kock, Donald Dow, Francis ‘Wayland and Blain Harrell. Mem- ‘bership requirements of Troop 100, adopted at the end of last year, re- auire a boy to attend four meetings in succession and pass all second class tests except first aid before being voted on for membership in Troop 100. Second class scouts trans- ferring from another city are re- auired to pass all tests for first class, including one of the major tests, be- fore being voted on. The initiation, which 1s in a class by itself, comes after they are voted in. Transfers from other troops in the city are not being taken by Troop 100 this year, except in 'special cases. Troop 100, Daniel Tyrrell, assistant scoutmaster, élected the following patrol leaders at is meeting last Goldsborough, Battery C; John F. Ha- maker, Battery F; Edward V. Heis- kell, Battery A; John Kirby, head- quarters of the 2d Battalion; Reuben A. Lewis; Hallock P. Long, Battery D; Frank W. McCarthy, John W. Mid- dendorf, Thomas J. Nash, James N. Nelson, headquarters of the 1st Bat- talion; Edward L. Page, headquarters | of the 1st Battalion; Bernard E. | Shesinger. John T. Spicknall, Battery B; Patrick J. Treacy, Battery B, and | Henry W. Waddell, headquarters of | the 1st Battalion. l Second Lieuts. Harvey G. Cal-| lahan, George H. Chase, 3d, Ba#tery | D; Ludwig F. Cranford, Eugene A Edgett, Battery B; Eugene D. Eng- lish, John W. Farrell, 1st Battalion combat train; Edwin F. Fogerty headquarters: of Headquarters Bat- tery; Owen Friend, Carlyle V. Funke, | Jackson Harris, Battery E; Joseph M. ! Hisley, 1st Battalion combat train; Arthur C. Keith, Warren K. Magru-j Charles D. Demarest, jr.; Murray h.\ | | der, headquarters of the 1st Battal- ion' Walter Mandry, Battery F: Jus- tin J. McCarthy, Battery E; John H.| McKenney, Battery A; Luther B, Mil- ler, Edward M. O'Brien, William I Pierce, Jesse E. Porter, Battery Fij Frederick H. Sasscer, headquarters of the 2d Battalion; Carl W. Schmidt, Battery A; Paul Schmidt to Battery C; Millard’ H. Steiner and Theodore F. Watts to Battery C. The following officers of the fleld artillery arm have been attached to the 313th Regiment: First Lieuts. Charles A. Sadofsky and Joseph J. Seidler; Second Lieuts. Henry H.! {Duck, Ray P. Foote, Charles T. Le| Viness, Clara B. Mears, Harold C.j Quinton and Palmer F. C. Williams. The following officers of the Med- |ical Reserve have been assigned to medical personnel of the 313th Maj. Leo M. Cavanaugh, C. Cousins, Capt. Ed- se, Capt. John H. Prill, Irwin B. Cohen, First C. Longcor, First Lieut. mith and_First Lieut. | The following attached to the | personnel of the regiment Frederick Bardwell, Wil- | . B . Thomas C. Cobey, H. K. B and James H. Truitt and First Lieut. Nathaniel Garb. The following reserve officers have been attached to the 513th Regiment of Field Artillery dor instruction only: Lieut. Col. Bdwin F. A. Mor- gan, field artillery; Maj. Henry Er- Win, ordnance; Capts. of Ordnance Reserve Harry BE. P. Baden. Charles Carey, Leon Comerford, Edward Du lin, ifred H. Ferrandou, Hugh K Fulton, Arthur E. Jewell, Charles aude W. Keefer, Thomas Y Amos T. agter, Frank O. Willlam E. Sidney, John C. and Carroll P. Thweat, and Artillery John K. n L. Da- y M. 5. G .. Hunt, | Oliphant and cond Lieuts. of Ordnance serve Herbert A. Arronet, William “aspari, Charles L. Durgin, Lawrence re, Paul L. Heslop, Charles H. Money and Edward S. Poole. Y The following officers of the Chap- lain Reserve Corps have been as- signed to the 320th Infantry: Capt. Robert Atkinson and First Lieuts. Henry D. H. Sterrett and Earl Tag- gert. The following reserve officers have been atached to the 320th Infantry for instruction purp s only Col. R. Brindley, junior adjutant Eeneral; Capts. of Quartermaster Re- serve John M. Baber, jr.; Francls Drischler and Richard F. 2; Capt. | Robert J. McCandlish of the military | intelligence, First Lieut. Louis T. Helman of the general staff reserve, | Second Licut. John C. Rinck of the quartermaster rese First Lieuts. of Quartermaster Reserve Roger D. Thompson and Charles E. Thorney nd Lieut. Stephen F. Tillman, ad jutant general reserv Second Lieut. Harvey G. Callahan, fi artillery reserve, is relieved from assignment to the 314th Field Artil- lery and is assigned to the 313th Field Artillery; Second Lieut. Wolford H Estes, field artillery, is relleved from | assignment to the 313th Field A‘"”'l lery and is reassigned to the 314th | Field Artillery; First Lieut. Bernard E. Schlesinger, field artillery reserve, having been assigned to the 80th | ana prepare him to make creditable |showing at the court of reviews.| Division, is igned to the 313th Field Artillery. ' | week: George ssendon was ap- pointed P. L. of the Pine Tree Patrol; | assistant patrol 1 S e ap- { pointed as follo George | S Ellwood Koch; Fox, | paper, ued on September 28 in a large | Organization Number. The Council | Fire has been ued for two years | {now, just starting on its third year. | It is issued every week. The same { cditorial staff in office last were | |also retained on the Council Fire Carlos Marcum is now “See and Say” editor in place of Pete Hamilton, who [ias left the city. | “Troop 100 will hold first troop | court of reviews Tue this start- { |Ing something new scouting. Zach scout in the troop, before going | before the regular court of reviews, | | must first pass the troop court of | reviews which will check up the | | knowledge of a scout in the sub- | jects he is supposed to have passed These troop courts will be held twice a month before the meeting of the | regular court. They are expected to speed up work at the regular court and prevent the possibility of any | scout going before the court unpre- | pared in any subject. Teams for entry in the field meet in the spring are being picked out now for workouts during the winter | months. i Running Down Railroad Trains. From the P delphia Record. The Pennsylvania Railway Com- pany reports that despite the ener- getic propaganda for the exercise of greater care by motorists at grade crossings, the number of fatilities due to crash of its trains with motor cars increzsed from twenty-one in June last to forty-six in July. The staggering increase in unavoidable loss of life amounted to 119 per cent in_a single month. Some of the particulars furnished |by the railroad company have a di- rect _bearing upon the suggestion of Mr. La Fontaine, the director of pub- lic ' works of Scranton, Pa., that the burden of caution rests as much upon the railroads as upon the mororists, and that the cgrriers should be com- pelled by law to reduce the speed of trains to fifteen miles per hour in | approaching every grade crossing. | { In one case eight persons occupy- {ing an automobile were injured when the car, running thirty-five miles an hour, crashed into the side of a 16- {comotive standing on a crossing. Three persons: were killed and one injured when their car hit the |twenty-fourth car of a freight train at a crossing. ° Another motor car, occupied by five persons, was driven into the side of a standing freight. One person was killed and one in- jured when an automobile shot onto the tracks, past another that was walting for a train to pass. A case is cited where an automobile, await- ing the passage of a train, was struck by a second car approaching at high speed and knocked into the pathway of the locomotive, ane occupant being killed and another injured. No amount of caution on the part of railroad managers or operators could have averted any of these ac- cidents. All grade-crossing acc! dents could be avoided If drivers would exercise a modicum of pru- dence in crossing railroad tracks. The frightful slaughter at grade crossings is not due.to the speed of the trains, but to the utter reckless- ness of drivers who have no right to be guiding powerful engines of death on public highways—persons who could hardly be trusted to push a baby carriage in a park. & Odd Pieces For Various Rooms Library Table 51875 Dull, antique mahogany- finish table, in Queen Afne style. It has a‘toomy drawer and stretcher base. Spinet Desk 522 Colonial, mahogany, spin- et desk, with folding top and conhvenient stationery pockets. Card Tables 5]-95 Mahogany-finish ~ frame, with green leatherette top. Legs finished with nickel domes. ~ ’15 Martha Washington, antique mahogany finish; deep octagon-shaped ends; in three-drawer style. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SEPTEMBER 30, 1923—PART 3. ~ Sale of Kroehler Bed Davenport Suites A’ comfy lounge by day---a bed by night. Double value: And even more than double value---for here you are offered the opportunity of buying one of these famous bed davenport suites at a prige greatly below regular. egv,a,‘aléi'«m'l-q'l W’ 3-Piece Cane Daven-Q Suite, 175 At $175—think of it! This suite is upholstered in beautiful velour. The cushions and pillows being all included in the price mentioned above. Yes, a Kroehler outfit like this at $175 is indeed a marvelous value. - " 3-Piece Long Daven-0O . 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