Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1928, Page 67

- Veterans of Great War The American Legion. The announcement yesterday of the appointment of Mrs. Mary Esther Kol- hos as child welfare officer of the De- partment of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, was made by Department Comdr. Harlan Wood. In making this appointment Comdr. N Wood felt that child welfare would be ¢ & + 2 major objective for accomplishment during his administration. After careful consideration as to the qualifications of a number of Legion- naires who were suggested to him for the position of department child wel- fare officer, Comdr. Wood concluded to intrust this important assignment to Mrs. Kolhos, with full knowledge of her loyalty to and interest in this in- creasingly vital phase of Legion work this year. Mrs. Kolhos will succeed Miss Helen | O'Neill, who is serving at the present time in a like capacity with the na- tional organization. Comdr. Wood is of the opinion that the national organ- ization cannot be but benefited by Miss O'Neill's prothotion, as has been the case with the local department during the time she has served, where she has rendered invaluable service and advice in this field. He has personally thanked and also expressed appreciation of the department to her. A meeting of the department execu- | tive committes was held last Monday night, presided over by Department Comdr. Harlan Wood, with the new department officers present. Comdr. Wocod informed the members present of a recent conference with Gen. Frank T. Hines of the United States Veterans’ Burcau and Gen. John J. Pefshing relative to the granting of leave to Reserve officers in the bureau, in addi- tion to their annual leave, which in some cases had been curtailed during the past Summer. In view of the ac- complishments and_ satisfactory results obtained, the special committee recently appointed by him was discharged. The appointment of Past Comdr. Charles Kohen of Vincent B. Costello | Post as welfare or service officer was | announced ! Joseph J. Idler announced that the | membership campaign planned by the new membership committee would take place January 1. The past department commander read a telegram from the mayor and officials of organizations of San Antonio, Tex., where the tenth annual convention is | to be held, October 8-11, in which a| hearty welcome was extended to the | Legionnaires of this department to at- tend the convention. Permission was granted to the Vin- cent B. Costello Post to stage its annual minstrel show at the request of Past| Ammunition Train and as acting adju- Comdr. Thomas S. Mason. The department, at the suggestion of Miss Mabel F. Staub, commander of to adopt an official badge for those at- tending the San Antonio convention. A committee, composed of Department Adjt. Howard 8. Fisk, First Vice Comdr. Thomas D. Walsh, Past First Vice Comdr. J. Thad Baker and Norman B. Landrau, was appointed by the department commander to ar- range the details of this feature in con- mection with the convention. A feature of the meeting was the presentation of a past adjutant’s badge to E. H. Bullis by Past Department Vice Comdr. J. Thad Baker, who took occasion to pay tribute for his ac- complishments while in office last year. ‘The recipient responded in an appre- ciative manner, ccncluding by extend- ing congratulations to the new depart- ment officers for a successful year. ‘The matter of extending the Saturday half holidays until December 1 was discussed, and a special committee ap- pointed by Comdr. Wood to present the matter to President Coolidge. The com- mittee is composed of John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman, national legisla- tive committee; Past Department Comdr. John Lewis Smith, Department Vice Comdr. Thomas D. Walsh, Wal- lace Streater, Past Department Comdr. Julius I Peyser, Past Department Comdr. Paul J. McGahan, Past Depart- ment Vice Comdr. Thomas J. Frailey, Mrs. Esther Kolhas, Frederic William ‘Wile, Paul V. Collins and S. D. Fraser. Comdr. E. L. Atkins reported relative to the transportation of Legionnaires to San Antonio, two routes having been selected by the committee—one a ‘Western route and the other through Southern territory. The headquarters of the District delegation will be in the Blue Bonnet Hotel. ‘The Oakland, Calif., team won the world championship in the junior base ball program conducted by the Amer- ican Legion and organized base ball The members of the team won the championship after defeating the Wor- cester, Mass., nine by scores of 4 to 0, and 12 to 2, in games played at Chi cago. The members of the winning team are to be guests of honor at the opening game of the world series of the major leagues. The most elaborate decorations the Southwest has ever seen will greet those attending the American Legion convention at Sam Antonio, Tex., October 8 to 12, according to Edward E. Spafford, national commander. American Legion and auxiliary mem- bers planning to attend the Legion na- tional convention are requested to have their mail addressed: “American Legion Post Office, Mu- nicipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Tex.” Postmaster P. G. Lucas states that ail so addressed will be routed direct- fi from the mail trains to the conven- tion hall at the auditorium and will not pass through the general post office. A complete post office with full facilities will be established in the basement of the auditorium. The American Legion Auxiliary will into its eighth national convention With the largest membership in its his- tory. When the membership books at national headquarters were closed for the convention the highest previous membership mark had been exceeded by 22,639. In 38 States the auxiliary membership was the highest in the his- tory of the organization. Forty States had excceded their 1927 membership and 27 had exceeded the membership quotas set for 1928. The organization Jacked only 168 per cent of reaching the national membership quota for | 1928. The percentage of increase was/ heaviest in the Southern States, the Southern division having _enrolled 10821 per cent of its quota. ‘The | increase was also heavy in the Western | division, where 105.61 per cent of the guota was cnrolled. In the North- western division, 97.42 per cent of the quota was secured; in the Central division, 9598 per cent, and in the Eastern division, 9519 per cent. ! Since January 1. local units of the suxiliary have been organized in 483 communities throughout the country | which previously had no auxiliary or-| ganization, bringing the total number of units in the auxiliary up to 6,635. Fifty-seven new units were organized 4n Texas. 39 in Illinois, 36 in New Yol’k.i 30 in Pennsylvania, 26 in Wisconsin and smaller numbers in practically every | other State in the Union. Elaborate plans for the ell(tnalnmenli of the distinguished guests to the American Legion Auxiliary convention in San Antonio, Tex., October 8 to 12, are in process of completion by the auxiliary’s local executive committee, of which Mrs. Walton D. Hood of San Antonio is chairman. Lady Edward Spencer Churchill of England, Lady Drummond of Canada and Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau of Wash- ington, D. C., president general of the Paughters of the American Revolution, have accepted the invitation of the auxiliary to attend as _distinguished ests. who will be entertained is Lady Allenby. She will accompany her husband, Field Marshal Lord Allenby, among the distinguished guests at the ‘American Legion convention. Visitors to the convention will be entertained by the San Antonio chap- ters of various patriotic organizations in a joint reception by the Overseas Service League in a special luncheon Country Club, and a “garden tea” in the courtyard of the Alamo, the host- public of Texas. will be the largest and most elaborate of the locally managed entertainments. Dinners, breakfasts and luncheons which usually form part of every auxiliary convention, under national direction, include the Aloha breakfast, the past presidents’ parley luncheon, the Eight and Forty dinner, the de- partment secretaries dinner, the reha- bilitation and child welfare breakfast. the States’ dinner and the Fidac | luncheon. Of these the States’ dinner will be the most elaborate with its guest list of 1,000. Interest centers in the winners of the trophies for the most beautifully and appropriately decorated State table. There will be 52 of these especially decorated tables. Mrs. Irene McIntyre Walbridge, na- tional president of the American Legion Auxiliary, will preside at the States’ dinner and introduce the distinguished igulfls(s who will be seated at the national able. Capt. Paul V. Collins was elected commander of George Washington Post, No. 1, American Legion, at a meeting at the clubhouse, 1441 Rhode Island ave- nue, Tuesday night. Other oflicers _se- lected were: Ber- nard McGhee, first vice coramander; William C. Porter, second vice com= mander; Nathan J. Cosel, third vice commander; Ern- est W. Zeigermann, quartermaster; Starkie 5. Cope- land, sergeant-at- arms; Lew Mohler, master - at - arms; Dr. W. H. Darnall, surgeon; CharlesO. Shaw, _ historian; Rev. Howard E. Paul V. Collins. Snyder, pastor of the .Lutheran Church of the Atone- ment, chaplain; James M. Barclay and Charles Eubard, color bearers. Capt. Collirs is better kn in Washington_as the writer of ground of Events,” which appears in The Evening Star, than as a soldier. Capt. Collins, however, served two years in France, first in the Quarter- master Corps and later in command of Headquarters Company of the 304th tant of the train. For five months of 1918 he was in active command of cers recommended his promotion. He was a volunteer, receiving his commis- sion one week prior to our entry into the war, and was one of the first 60,000 to cross the ocean, August, 1917, and the last 60,000 to return in August, 1919. He is noted in “Who's Who in Amer- ica” as the nominee of the Bull Moose party in 1912 for Governor of Minne- sota. He was a delegate at large to the first Progressive convention, and at the personal request of Col. Roosevelt he seconded his nomination for Presi- dent. He has been active in the American Legion ever since the war, but without holding office. He announces now that his object in lccemlng, the com- mand of the Geol Washington Post is to undertake to interest more of the soldiers of Washington in the construc- tive work of the Legion, not merely for entertainment, but for the cause of the disabled and for active patriotism. Members of the James E. Walker Post, No. 26, American Legion, met at the Twelfth Street Branch, Y. M. C. A., September 13 at 8 pm. Plans for the annual Winter membership campaign were outlined, with a view to final pres- entation at the next meeting of the post. Members of the post without the regulation unitorm cap of the American Legion will have an opportunity to pro- cure the same from the finance oflrcer, who has recently filed an order for an by the Federated Clubs, in addition to being received at a tea, to be attended by 1,000 guests, at the San Antonio esses being the Daughters of the Re- The last two named n, comprising three companies, | the U S.S. Jacob Johes Post, decided | aud ‘thice ‘times his commanding offi- | Fowles for his loyal and devoted serv- ices as department adjutant. Much discussion was held relative to the proposed department drum and bugle corps the outcome of which was the confirmation of Sergt. Jack Lynch as chairman of the committee to haic the organization of this unit in charge. Comrade Frank Helse is receiving ap- plications for members desiring to affil- iate with the drum corps and he asks all musicians to immediately get in ‘touch with him or their post com- manders. An On-to-St. Paul Club will shortly be inaugurated to work throughout the coming year with a view of lining up i a big delegation of local veterans to at- tend the 1929 reunion of the V. F. W. in the Minnesota capital. Those work- ing to secure the next encampment for St. Paul, at the recent Indianapolis con- vention, gave assurances that the V. F. W. will be royally treated when it goes to their city next Fall and it will be the aim of the local officers to get as Jarge a delegation as possible to g0 from here. Val N. Brandon, a past commander of National Capital Post and past national commander-in-chief of the ~Cooties, has been a visitor to the city for the past several weeks, having come here from the Indianapolis convention wherc he represented, as a_delegate, the San Diego Post of the V. F. W. National Council Member George J Neuner, elected to that body recently to represent the States of Virginia, Mary- Jand and West Virginia and the District of Columbia, will attend the meeting of the National Council of Administration to be held at Lansing, Mich., the first week of October. T. N. T. Tent, the local unit of the Military Order of the Cootie, fun mak- ing degree of the V. F. W., at its last meeting voted to forward to the V. F. W. National Home, $1 for each mem- ber in good standing, this to be a yearly proceedure. Members of T. N. T. who attended the annual “scratch” at In- dianapolis were shown moving pictures of the home. The plan adopt=d will be forwarded to the national commancer of the Cooties and his aid will be sought in an endeavor to have every tent in the organization follow the same policy. Disabled American Veterans. In an effort to find the cause of the unrest among disabled men occasioned by alleged delays in the central office of the Veterans' Bureau here, Millard W. Rice .of Minne- apolis, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, spent several days in Washington last week in an inten- sive investigation of procedure. Comdr. Rice first told Director Frank T. Hines that one of the mandates of he recent national onvention of the risabled American eterans mandated he present admin- istration of the or- Millard W. Rice. ganization to conm- duct a complete survey of conditions in the central office and urge upon the bu- reau any immediate changes believed desirable to expedite both promulgations of policies and decisions in individual cases. Director Hines promised his full co- operation in the situation and author- ized Comdr. Rice to study bureau plans for suggested changes and new regula- tions, particularly the orders covering the amendments to the law which Con- gress enacted last May. The Disabled American Veterans lead- er then conferred with several of the other ranking officers of the bureau and presented a number of proposals that are now being studied. Havi a centralized control of its finances” the District of Columbia_de- partment of the Disabled American Vet- erans is on the accredited list of worthy charitics here and has for three years ~eenunted to the board appointed by the District Commissioners of all of its re- ceipts and disbursements. This has placed ‘the organization in line for membership to the Community Chest now being formed, one of the con- ditions being that if an organization is to receive benefits from the chest nei- ther it nor any of its units may conduct ample number, which will also be issued at the post meeting September 27. Notice of the death of Nelson J. was a veteran of the Civil War, an ac- ‘harles Sumner Post, No. 9, G. Porter, Charles Lomax, James A. Lomax Arlington Cemetery September 17. Veterans of Foreign Wars. National Capital Post, No. 127, Pythian Temple; Wednesday, Front Line Post, No. 1401, Woodmen’s Hall; Friday, T-N-T Tent, Cooties, Woodmen’s Hall. The regular monthly meeting of the was held Monday evening in the Colo- from the city of Comdr. Lockhead. A the first to be held since the return of the delegates from the national en- rado Building. Senior Vice Comdr. T.F. | the Fawcett presided, due to the absence} organizations informally asked the re- independent pleas for money during the year. ‘The District of Columbia department Bocker September 12 was reported. He | has decided to continue its central con- trol and accounting of all its financial tive member of the Grand Army of the | matters and George W. Phillips, past Republic and past commander of the| department commander, has Cl A. R, | tending chest meetings, by designation Department of the Potomac. Comdr. |of the department, of all those arrang- T. E. Jones, West A. Hamilton, John F.'| ing to establish the chest here. been at- However, as the disbursements from and A. E. Valentine served as pallbear- | the chest will not begin until next Sum- ers and represented the post at the|mer, it has been decided to conduct the funeral. His remains were buried at|annual Forget-Me-Not drive as usual this Fali and if the expected member- ship as a beneficiary of the chest is ar- ranged the coming drive will be the last Post meetings this week are: Monday, | one to be held by the disabled here. The proposal to organize in this city a veterans’ council, composed of dele- gates from the Grand Army of the Re- public, the United Spanish War Vet- erans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the department council of administration | amert,in Tegion and the Disabled £merican Veterans, was revived during i week when members of other action of the Disabled American Vet- large attendance marked this session, | erans to the plan. ‘The purpose of the proposed council would be to co-ordinate the efforts of STAR. WASHINGTON, erans here. Some opposition developed on the ground that this might inter- fere with the legislative and reha- bilitation work of the national represen- tatives of the different organizations who function in this city. However, one of the developments in the latest revival of the project has been the limitations of the provinces of the courcil to local situations, leaving it to the council to merely recommen to the national chairman the national matters that interest veterans else- where as well as they do the former men of the District of Columbia. -ordination of efforts in obtaining city regulations or ordinances that par- ticularly interest veterans, a systematic effort to prevent duplication of work in assisting the disabled and extending emerg>ncy relief and proper representa- tion in ceremonials on anniversaries are amony the subjects that have been sug- gested that should be handled by the council, ‘The Disabled American Veterans has accepted the plan in principle and those behind the movement expected to make a particular effort during the next few weeks to bring about the consolidation of endeavor through an organization. The District of Columbia executive committee of the Disabled American Veterans met again last week to check on the plans for the annual Forget-Me- Not day next month. It was agreed that obtaining the serv- ices of girls and women to sell the sym- bolic flower was the largest problem be- fore the committee, so it was planned to concentrate during the next two weeks in obtaining volunteers to act as sellers when the organized disabled of Wash- ington make their annual appeal for financial assistance to maintain the year-round liaison service to help men and dependents in claims before the Veterans' Bureau. MARINE CORPS NEWS The authorities of the Marine Corps have been busy during the past week compiling the results of the national pistol and rifle matches, recently held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The contestants entered by the Marine Corps brought not only renown upon the corps, but upon themselves individually, and it is understood congratulatory letters will be sent out to those who distinguished themselves in winning the national rifle, the national pistol, the individual rifle, the individual pistol, and the world's record pistol competitions, respectively. The following commissioned officers of the corps are shortly to be examined for promotion to the next higher grade: Lieut. Cols. Thomas C. Holcomb, Ed- ward A. Green and Edward B. Manwar- ing, Majs. Franklin B. Garrett, Samuel W. Bogan, Calvin B. Matthews and Al- bert E. Randall, Capts. Ralph J. Mitch- ell, De Witt Peck, Archie L. Howard, Raymond R. Wright and Pedro A. Del Valle, First Lieuts. Sherman L. Zee, Claude A. Phillips, John W. Beckett, (the famous foot ball star), Edward L. Morin, Lester N. Medaris, Albert W. Paul and Frederick B. Goettge, the last named officer being another famed grid star who won renown for the Marines during the years of 1921, '22, and ’23. The following second lieutenants are also to be examined for promotion to the grade of first lieutenant: Arthur T. Mason, Raymond H. Ridgely, Veryl H. Dartt, Robert J. Straub, Clarence J. Chappelle, jr.; John D. Muncie, Philip L. Thwing, Willlam E. Beske, Robert 8. Viell, Jesse T. Harmon, Robert G. Hunt, James E. Kerr and James B. McHugh. The foregoing commissioned officers will be examined as to their physical, mental and other fleld requirement qualifications at their stations wherever located throughout the world, but final action in their cases will be rendered by the Examining Board as to their com- bined professional qualifications. The Examining Board attached to head- quarters of the corps will render final decision in all cases, subject to the ap- proval of Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the corps. Capt. W. C. Barnaby, heretofore at- tached to the Marine Detachment, United States Naval Prison, Ports- mouth, N. H, has been at headquar- ters during the past week. Capt. Barn- aby is scheduled to be assigned to duty at Port au Prince, Haiti. First Lieut. A. W. Paul, at present on leave per authority the command- ing general, Gendarmeri de Nacional, Nicaragua, has been stopping at the Colonial Hotel, this city, pending re- turn to Nicaragua. Col. William N. McKelvy, U. 8. M. C., retired, will shortly assume charge of publicity for the National Capital De- tachment of the Marine Corps League. National headquarters of the Marine Corps League, of which Maj. Joseph C. Fegan, U.-S. M. C, is national adjutant, has directed all detachments to hold a special meeting not later than the first week in October for the an- nual election of officers of detachments, respectively, for the year 1929. Lieut. Col. W. L. Redles, U. 8. M. C., retired, is now located in Washington, D. C. Col. Redles 1s the only American officer having the distinction of being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, first class, by the late Emperor of Japan. Col. Redles is an expert linguist and authority on the Japanese language, including the provincial dia- lects of that country, having been sta- tioned at Tokio for a good many years. Maj. Gen. Lejeune was at Quantico, Va., Friday and delivered an address Navy. Discussion continues in naval circles with respect to the office of surgeon gen- cral of the Navy, as the present four- year term of Rear Admiral E. R. Stitt, the present incum- bent of that office, will_expire on No- vember 20. This appointment, and also the selection of the successor of Rear Admiral Ed- ward H. Campbell, judge advocaie general of the Navy, whose four-year term in that of- expires tant questions be, considered by Secretary .twflb\'l/l; on his return Rear Admiral Stitt. Q8 G hiowon from the West Coast. The only question at present precivitated by the approaching date, when Admiral Stitt will complete { his period of eight years as bureau chief, is whether or not the policy of the pres- ent-administration places a limit on the term during which a naval officer may serve as bureau chief in the Navy De- partment. Among those -mentioned, as destined to be considered in connection with this important billet are: Capt. A. W. Dunbar, formerly assistant chict of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and now in command of the Naval Hos- pital at Annapolis; Capt..Charles E. Riggs, in_command of the Naval Hos- pital in this city; Capt. E. J. Grow and Capt. Charles M. Oman. . Though“the term of office of Admiral Campbell does not expire until August of next year, it is understood that he would be assigned to sea duty this Au- tumn at his own request. On the other hand, it is possible that Admiral Campu- bell, due to his familiarity with naval legislation, especially that pertaining tc personnel, might be kept in Washington at least until after the adjournment of the second session of the Seventieth Congress, on March 4, 1929. No an- nouncement has been made up to the present time with respect to these two important assignments, but Secretary Wilbur's decision in the matter is ex- pected at any time. The Navy Department has under consideration the changes that pos- sibly will be made in the complexion of the American naval missions In Brazil and Peru. The following officers will have been with the mission in Brazil for ,two years or more early in the coming year. They are: Capts. Adolphus E. Watson and John V. Bab- cock, Comdr. Leigh Noyes and Lieut. Comdr. Paul Cassard of the line of the Navy; Capt. Richard A. Warner, Medical Corps, and Capt. Henry de F. Mel, Supply Corps. It is understood that Capt. David Potter (S. C.), now on duty at the Navy Department as a member of the War Claims Board, may be detailed as the relief of Capt. Mel. The department has requested Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin, head of the Brazilian mission, to make recom- mendations concerning the personnel changes in that mission. Among the officers that may be relieved from their duty assignments with the Pe- ruvian mission are Capts. Alfred G. Howe and John S. Abbott and Lieut. Comdr. Henry P. Burnett. Army. Many officers of the Air Corps are complaining of the limiting percentages for the various grades in their branch when compared with the provision for 6 per cent of the number of officers on the promotion list in the remainder of the Army to be colonels, 8 per cent leutenant colonels, 26 per cent majors and no limit on fhe number of:cap- tains. It is contended that if there is_a necessity for 6 per cent of the oZ.cers of the Army to be colonels the same percentage should be applicable l to this grade in the Air Corps and the same in the other yrades. It is pointed out that every branch of the Army should have its minimum number of officers in senior grades: that great care should be exercised to make certain that it is only the mini- mum requirements of the branch that should be met with these minimum percentages, and that such minimum percentages should not be used for the sole purpose of accelerating promotion of officers who do not have the neces- | sary years of service required for of-| ficers of the Army as a whole. In other words, the limit of 2 per cent for colonels, 4 per cent for lieutenant colonels, etc.. for the Air Corps is a letting down of the bars which permits | officers to be promoted before they| have completed the service required for the rest of the officers on the promo- tion list of the Army, while the 6 per cent for coloneis, 8 per cent for licutenant colonels, ctc., operates as a 1imit on the number of officers in those ranks in the Army who may be pro- moted and is a_prohibition against ad- vancing any officer when those per- centages are reached in the grade specified. Tests are still being continued by the Regular Army of service hats for the purpose of finding a satisfactory head- gear that will replace the present serv- jce hat made of Australian rabbit hair. Tests of this nature are constantly being made in order that there may be found satisfactory substitutes of cloth- ing and cquipment made of materials that must be imported. A number of hats will be made up in the near future of domestic fur not tried before in which there is believed to be great pos- sibilities, but nothing can be assured in these tests, which have extended now for over a year, until the actual results are known. Two outstanding objections have been made against the hats made of domestic fur in the tests conducted so far. They are, first, they are not smart or military in appearance, and, second, they were comfortable to the wear.. in cold, dry weather, but un- comfortable in warm, hot or rainy weather. The experiments will con- tinue until a satisfactory substitute for the service hat is found. Of especial interest to the military personnel on duty in the tropics or at posts located in warm or tropical cli- mates is a detachable cotton olive drab cap that will be placed in_production some time in the future. In the past the troops of the Regular Army sta- tloned in the tropics have worn the cotton O. D. uniform, with the wool service can, which certainly did not add any comfort to the Army person- nel. After a series of extensive tests, the Army has designed a cotton olive drab fabric which possesses the finest textile strength and retains the dye coloring. The cap covering is made to be detachable, due to the fact that when soiled it can easily be removed and laundered. tested as to its shrinkage possibilities and was found to be most satisfactory. The new cotton cap will no doubt be authorized to be worn by all military personnel on duty in the tropics and also by those on i.ty at stations situ- ated where the heat is excessive. It will be a great relief to the Army per- sonnel and will add greatly to their mi'itary appearance. Two experimental models of a wire- laying car are being given an exten- sive test by the Signal Corps Board and the other by the Field Artillery Boare. In place of the two rear seats, the wire-laying equipment and a single bucket seat is mounted on the chassis. There has also been designed a new type of horse-drawn reel cart, but greater interest is being evinced in the tests of the wire-laying motor vehicle, in view of the rapid development of motor vehicles for military operations. It has been thoroughly [ One of the chief requirements govern- ing the development of this wire-laying Civilian Army News Brig. Gen. Roy Hoffman, president of the Reserve Officers’ Association of the United States, issued a call last week for members of the executive coun- cll of the association, representing offi- cers from all of the nine corps areas, for a meeting that was held last Tues- day in Chicago. The primary purpose of the meeting was to study the report of the Reserve officer committee, which met recently in the War Department to report to the Secretary of War on the cperation of policies Pertaining to pro- motion_and retirement of Reserve offi- cers. The report was made to the War Department on July 23, and the refer- ence of the report to the Reserve as- sociation has been viewed in some cir- cles as a most unusual course of action. Views and opinions exchanged by a number of Washington Reserve officers on this subject are both pro and con. ‘There are a large number of reservists who hold to the opinion that the ap- pointment of the Reserve committee, duly and officially convened by War De- partment orders, was correct military procedure, despite the fact that there are some Reserve officers who differ on this question and who have questioned the right of certain members of that com- mittee to sit on that board. The chief source of difficulty in this controversy is the establishment of a separate Re- serve division in the War Department, on which proposal the majority report of the board went on record as opposing. The merits of whether the separate Reserve division should be established in the War Department or whether it should not be established is not raised in this discussion, for that is a matter to be settled among the Reserve officers of the country themselves and Con- gress, but the point raised last week was whether the reference of the Re- srve committee's report to the Reserve association, after it had been officially announcd hy the War Department, was not creating a precedent. If so, it was pointed out last week, reports of the Infantry board should be referred to the Infantry Association, and the other boards, such as Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Cavalry and other branch boards would refer their reports to their respective branch associations. Those in favor of such procedure point out that the association should be given the opportunity of familiarizing all chap- ters of the association of the topics up for discussion by any Reserve board meeting in the War Department, so that representative opinion may be ex- changed when any such board meets, but those opposed to the procedure in- sist that the recent Reserve board was officially convened and fairly repre- sented the Organized Reserves. 1t is expected the proposal to establish a separate Reserve division in the War Department will be aired at the ap- proaching session of Congress. For the year 1928-9, eight instruc- tional conferences will be held by Wash- ington Rescrve officers belonging to the Judge Advocate General Reserve. The instructor for the entire series of eight conferences will be Lieut. Col. E. C. Abbott, J. A. G. D., the first of which will be held on October 22, and which will embrace the articles of war and the manual for courts-martial; history and relation. The dates of the other conferences and the subjects which will be discussed thereat, are as follows: November 26, courts-martial jurisdiction ecuipment is the design must be so drawn up that it can be installed on any cross-country car, so as not to re- quire a special vehicle for the purpose. As the car is designed, it is capable of carrying between three and four miles of standard twisted pair fleld wire wound on eight standard pressed steel reels, which may be removed, and three men. and the articles of war classified with respect to jurisdiction; December 24, courts-martial procedure; January 28, courts-martial records, action and pun- ishments; February 25, courts-martial rules of evidence; March 25, punitive articles of war; April 12, habeas corpus and view of cases. A review will be held at the concluding meeting of the year, May 27, and at this conference, the practical application of the subjects considered will be shown throughout the course by recent decisions and lead- ing cases. All of the conferences w be held at local Reserve headquarter: in the Oxford Hotel Building. Fifteentl street and Pennsylvania avenue. In addition to their regular milita: duties in the War Department, the fol lowing Regular officers have been a. me officers on duty at e are, together with their part- as. signments, as follows: Cols. Dennis P. Quinlan, unit instructor of the 2d Squadron, 306th Cavalry, and Milosh R. Hilgard, unit instructor of Motor Transport Cos. 787, 788 and 789; Majs. Brehon B. Somervell, unit instructor of the 343d Engineers, and Henry R. Smalley. unit instructor of Motor Transport Co. 784. Capts. George A. Horkan, unit in- structor of motor repair secetions Nos. 463, 464, 465, 466 and 467; Harry M. Andrews, assistant unit instructor of Motor Transport Company No. 783 Jerry V. Matejka, unit instructor of the 80th Signal Company, and Howard F. K. Cahill, jr., unit instructor of the 320th Infantry All of the inactive duty programs have not, up to the present time been published, due to the fact that they have not been completed, but local Reserve headquarters is hard at work in the preparation of these schedules. Work still remains to be done on the instructional schedules of the follow- ing branches: Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Cavalry, Signal Corps, Ord- nance, Adjutant General and Medical Department. The work is being pushed as rapidly as possible, and as soon as completed will be announced in thi column. More than 400 names have been added during the past 12 menths to thc Toster of Reserve officers rosiding in the District of Columbia. year ago, local Reserve headquarters’ rocords re veal, there were a total of approxi- mately 2,600 Reserve officers residing in Washington, but tcday this totai has been increased to more than 3,000. When the requirements for commis- sions in the Organized Peserves were made more rigid some time ago, the prediction was made by some that there would be a falling off in the Peserve enrollment. In the District of Colum- bia the inauguration of this new policy has resulted in an increased en- rollment, and has separated the wheat from the chaff: that is, it has been the means of retaining in the Reserve Corps those officers who are really in- terested in the military profession and has separated those officers who, either were disinterested in the Reserve or could not maintain their Reserve studies due to their civilian pursuits. The inactive list is composed of thos officers who are reappointed without the privilege of assignment, active duty training or promotion, while the auxil- iary list is composed of those Reserve officers who have reached the age of 64 years. The majority of those local Reserve officers whose commissions are expiring are being reappointed in their present grades. During the last three months, however. a considerable num- ber of officers in the junior grades have 3 ch is mute evidence 1 assemblies held Winter and Spring months and the ‘wo weeks of active field training in he Summer is pro- ducing the des rasults. Driving with four speeds forward, you have two high speeds instead of one. The gear shift is standard—you start in second, advance to third, and then to fourth. First is a reserve speed, instantly avail- Four Speeds Forward Two High Speeds Standard Gear Shift Five chassis—sixes and eights—prices rang- ing from $860 to $2485. Car illustrated is Model 619, four-passenger Coupe, with 4-speed transmission (standard gear shift), $1575. All prices £. o. b. Detroit. able, but seldom used. Four speeds for- ward give a new thrill to motoring— which we invite you to enjoy. campment. An elaborate report on the | th made by Senior Vice Comdr. Fawcett, who acted as floor leader for the Dis- trict delegation at Indianapolis. The council adopted a resolution ad- vising all members of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars in the District of Co- lumbia to refrain from using the name of the organization in any manner while engaged in any way in partisan politics. To do this would be a direct violation of one of the fundamental principals on which the V. F. W. was founded and the purpose of the reso- lution is merely to call this fact to the attention of each member. Chairman Babcock of the military ball committee, reported his committee was in receipt of an offer frem the District of Columbia Department of the American Legion to co-operate in this year’s Armistice day ball and make this big social event an annual insti- tution of both these great former serv- ice men’'s organizations. This matter was disposed of by the council in vot- ing to give full power to Comrade Bak- cock and his ball committee to meet with a similar committee of the Legion and conclude all arrangements. The first of a Winter’s series of hos- pital entertainments, under the auspices proceedings of the encampment was | Washington in matters of common in- terest, particularly concerning the vet- e combined organized veterandom in | to the student commissioned officers of the corps attending the Marine Corps Field Officers’ School. 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