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D6 GENERAL OFFIGER URGED FOR GUARD Militia Has as Many Troops as Regulars in This 2 Area. - Although one of the reasons at- tributed to the War Department for not complying with the organic law of the National Guard of the District of Columbia by appointing a brigadier general to command the local troops is that there is not a brigade of one arm of troops here, it was announced this week that the department had assembled all of the troops into & provisional brigade here and assigned & brigadier general to command it. It was announced that the move was made for administrative purposes. And that, incidentally, is what is needed in the case of the National Guard here, it was sald. Better ad- ministration of the varied units here would result, it was pointed out, if a general officer was assigned to command the local citizen troops rather than have an officer who com- mands a regiment also serve as acting commander of the various other units now in this city. ‘The provisional brigade idea adopted by the Army for the formation of the troops serving in Washington and vicinity is what those urging the appointment of a brigadier general for the militia here have been sug- gesting. It has been pointed out in this column that the Army does not stick hardfastly to its tables of organization and only assign brigadier generals to brigades of particular arms of the service, such as Infantry, Artillery, etc. But it frequently finds it expedient to assign brigadier gen- erals to command provisional brigades for special service, such as has just been done with the regular troops in this area. These brigades are com- posit units made up for special serv- ice. The provisional brigade of regular troops just formed by the War De- partment here is made up of troops of various arms, but it lends to dignity and better administration to have a general officer at the National Capital in command of these troops. With the additional troops that have been allocated to the District of Columbia under the increases in com- plement allowed by Congress, there are as many militiamen in the Dis- trict of Columbia as there are regular troops. As the militia is a local organization, those familiar with the citizens’ military unit point out that the pride in the organization would be materially increased if the law ‘was complied with and a brigadier general appointed to fill the vacancy which has existed since the death of Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan more than two years ago. It was added that if the Regular Army finds it expedient from an administrative standpoint to have a general officer in charge of the various units here, then the National Guard should have a general officer, and his appointment should be made immediately. There are many problems in the Guard which need the attention of & general officer who is freed from the routine details of training troops, and among the most important of these is the formulation of plans for ob- taining a new armory here to properly house the local troops and provide for them a proper place in which to obtain their training. It is likely that this matter will come before the in- coming Congress and that much time will be required before committees in pressing the needs of the local citizen soldiers for proper housing. The law under which the local citizen troops operates has a manda- tory provision directing the President of the United States to appoint a brigadier general here. However, until the matter is brought to his attention with a recommendation from the War Department, the Chief Executive weuld not be expected to take any action in the matter. Although the late com- manding general was a major general, he obtained this rank as commander of the 29th National Guard Division, which comprises the citizen troops of this city, Maryland and Virginia and @ small portion of the troops in Penn- sylvania. Upon the death of Gen. Stephan that vacancy was immediately flled by the appointment of Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord of Maryland. Gen. Stephan, in addition to commanding the division, also had the dual position of commanding the local troops. But this command has never been filled, and the command devolved on the senior officer, Col. John W. Oehmann, who is commander of ‘he 121st Regi- ment of Engineers and the division Engineer officer. The field inspection reports by Regu- lar Army officers of their observation of the local troops who participated in the divisional mobilization at In- diantown Gap, Pa., indicates that the local troops performed their duties well during the field operations. Some of the items follow: An attendance at camp of 100 per cent of the officer personnel and of the ‘band, Medical Department detachment and Company D is commendable. Second Lieut. William J. Conlyn, jr., ‘was specially commended for attending camp while suffering from a broken finger joint of his right hand. He carried out his assigned duties throughout the entire period in spite ©f his handicap, the report says. Regimental headquarters was com- mended for its excellent functioning. The work of the map section under Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye in preparation of maps for the division was excellent. The band was rated as exceptional, both in playing for military ceremonies and at concerts. Each battalion commander con- ducted in an excellent manner a night LELAND L. WHITNEY. RAINBOW VETERANS ATTENDING BANQUET Leland L. Whitney, New Presi- dent, Presides at Cleveland Session Members of the District of Columbia Chapter, Rainbow Division Veterans, are in Cleveland today to attend a banquet and dance at the Hotel Ca ter. Leland L. Whitney, recently elected president of the organization, will preside for the first time. Distinguished guests will be headed by former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio, Assistant Secretary of Com- merce John Monroe Johnson and M. Manning Marcus of the National Ex- ecutive Committee of the R. D. V. ‘Those in attendance from the Dis- trict of Columbia are William H. Kay, president; Bernard V. Rhodes, treas- urer; Elmer F. Neagle, honorary pres- ident; Cecll J. Wilkinson, vice presi- dent; Francis O. Sexton, Harold B. Rodier, national editor of the Rain- bow Reveille; M. Manning Marcus, a past national president; Col. J. Mon- roe Johpson, chairman of the Cham- pagne Hour; Bentley Mulford, chair- man of the Rainbow Division Vet- erans’ Medals of Valor Committee, and Walter E. Fillman, formefly of E Company, 166th (Ohio) Infantry Reg- iment. ’ STRONG RESIDENCE GETS NEW HOSTESS Miss Irene Dickson of Lexington, Ky., Takes Post With Y. W.C. A, Miss Irene Dickson, formerly general secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association at Lexington, Ky., has recently come to the local association as hostess-director for the Strong residence, 1011 Seventeenth | street, which will be opened next month. tions are being taken in the business and professional wom- en's department for bridge classes, which will begin the second week in October. Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw will speak at the opening dinner for busi- ness, professional and college girls at the Y. W. C. A. October 6 at 6:30 p.m. Amicitia, Blue Triangle and Xenos Club members of the business and professional women’s department will begin Fall activities the first week in October. The Thursday recreation group of the girl reserve department will meet Friday evenings throughout the Fak and Winter. Dancing is held from 8 to 10 p.m. First semester education courses will begin October 5. ‘The course in home hygiene and care of the sick offered by the District Chapter of the American Red Cross, meeting Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., is now in session, but registrations are still being ac- Elisabeth Somers Glee Club will re- hearse Thursday at 7 pm. at 1104 M street, ‘Washington Post, No. 58, of Jewish War Veterans of the United States will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock. at the Jewish Community Center, Sixteenth and Q streets. The object of the meeting is to present a resolution to have the Jewish War Veterans of the District lead a militant and courageous fight against the mani- festation of anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism in this country. An invitation is extended to all vet- erans and members of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, United Spanish War Veterans and such other veteran organizations to participate in the meeting. Upon arriving at_the center they are to contact Harry D. Nierenberg, chairman of the Veterans’ Committee on Americanism, so that they can be properly listed ameng the visiting guests and introduced to the gathering. 3 Candidate JOHN LEWIS SMITH, ,llmbez of the Diltrtigi ZI Co- lumbia Department, mer- ican Legion, and national eeman, who is a candidate for national commander at ‘the annual convention which opens today Cleveland. lfl{ A ‘PHE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SEPTEMBER 20, 1936—PART TWO. D.C.LEGIONNAIRES AREINCLEVELAND 500 With Members of Fami- lies Left Last Night for Convention. ‘More than 500 members of the Dis- trict of Columbia Department, the American Legion, with members of their families, are in Cleveland, Ohio, today to attend the eighteenth annual convention of the organization. Their headquarters are at the Statler Hotel. The party left here last night on & The big event of the convention will be parade on Tugsday. The final ses- sions will be Thursday, when national officers will be elected and installed. Past National Executive Committee- man John Lewis Smith of the District of Columbia Department will be a can- didate for the office of national com: mander. He will be nominated by one of the members of the local delegation. The convention will close with the presentation of colors to the outgoing National Comdr. Ray Murphy by Past National Comdr. Hanford MacNider and the presentation of colors to the newly elected national commander by Past National Comdr. Paul V. McNutt. ‘Within 24 hours after the adjourn- ment of the convention the new na- tional commander will call & meeting of the National Executive Committee to lay plans for the coming year. All posts of this department have cancelled their meetings this week to allow their members to attend the con- vention. The party will entrain from Cleveland Thursday evening and will arrive hers Friday morning. U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post met Mon- day evening at the Thomas Circle Club and elected the following offi- cers: Commander, Jane R. Cox; senior vice commander, Belle K. Graves; junior vice commander, Anna Frame; chaplain, Blanche Sinclair; historian, Cora Drake; sergeant at arms, Edna P. Smith; quartermaster, Dorothy Brunken; colorbearers, Ber- tha Johnson and Dorothy Graham; investment adviser, Helen L. Opitz. Membership Chairman Edna P. Smith reported 430 members paid up for 1936 and 14 members paid up for 1937, and presented the name of Mary C. Suter for new membership. Ameri- canism Chairman Mary Tatspaugh re] that next week was desig- nated by National as Constitution week. Rose O'Hara, chairman of the Sons of the Legion Squadron, has accepted the role of hostess for the depart- ment Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps on their trip to Cleve- land. She announced there will be no meeting of the sons for Septem- ber, but will be called in October. ‘The annual drum and bugle corps contest for drum and bugle corps of this department was held last Sun- day afternoon at the stadium of Mary- land University at College Park, Md., with but two of the corps entering the competition. Fort Stevens Post was declared the winner with 63 points against 533 for the James Reese Europe Post. By winning the competition the Fort Stevens Post will be known as the official drum and bugle corps of this department for the coming year and will lead the department in all parades during the year. Judges for the contest were Alexander Morris and Louls Goucher of the United States Navy Band and Oliver Zein- meister and Charles Owen of the United States Marine Band, with J. H. Phillipps of the American Legion. A banquet was held on last Thurs- day at the Golden Tavern for the members of the Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, junior base ball team, winners of the District Junior Legion championship. Lincoln Post, No. 17, met September 14 at the Arcade Building and donated $20 to defray expenses of the Sons of the American Detachment Drum and Bugle Corps to the national convention at Cleveland. The post is expected to place & team in the bowling league this year. Nominations of officers were made as follows: Commander, H. A. Emery and Ovid E. Roberts, jr.; first vice commander, Charles W. Garlock; sec- ond vice commander, Charles G. Sen- senay; third vice commander, Rudolph Blick; chaplain, H. D. Percy; finance officer, E. G. Flester, and sergeant at arms, George D. Kuhnel. Election and installation will be held October 5. At the last meeting of the Guard of Honor in the National Guard Armory the following officers were elected: Captain, Guy C. Nadeau; first lieutenant, John J. McGinniss; second lieutenant, George H. Fox; quarter- master, Harold J. McLaughlin, and adjutant, Massie W. Blankinship. Capt. Nadeau succeeds James Pis- torio, who was unanimously voted Capt. Nadeau, who will be unable to lead the Guard in the big parade at Government Printing Office Post, No. 33, at its meeting in Harding Hall Herbert Teed, Samuel Loewy, E. A. Newman, Joseph . Merello, H. Street, Mary and Charles J. Leo ‘William installed by District Representative at Clevéland Session Fort_Stevens Post, No. 32, Drum Corps, which won the annual competitive Drum Corps competition of the District of Co- lumbia Department, American Legion, last Sunday, to be known as the official drum corps of the organization for the next year. It is now at the annual convention. LEGIONAUXILIARY |Naval Reserve Inspection PROVISIONAL UNIT WAITS CONVENTION Miss Perrell Names Repre- sentatives for D. C. Unit at Meetings. Miss Nicie Perrell, president, Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary, Department of the District of Columbia, who headed a delegation of more than 100 mem- bers when they left last night to at- tend the eighteenth annual conven- tion at Cleveland during the next four days, named representatives from the department to the National Commit- tee meetings. They are: Ameri- canism, Mrs. Adeline Holloran; child welfare, Miss Minnie M. Hardy; com- munity service, emblems, trophies and awards, Mrs. Julia Brown; constitu- tion and by-laws, Miss Ethel Hodges; credentials, Mrs. Adeline Holloran; education of war orphans, Mrs. Dor- othy Blake; Fidac, Miss Edna M. Mc- Intosh; finance, Miss E. Louis War- ren; junior activities, Mrs. Adeline Holloran; legislative, Miss Ethel Hodges; membership, Miss Nicie Perrell; music, Mrs. Virginia Mc- Carthy; national defense and perma- nent organization, Mrs. Sara Johns; poppies, Mrs. Dorothy Blake; radio and publicity, Miss E. Louise War- ren; rehabilitation, Miss M. Edna MclIntosh, and rules and resolutions, Miss Lillian Reagan. Mrs. Adeline Hollaron will act as secretary to the delegation representing the depart- ment. ‘Two broadcasts will be made from ¢ the convention, giving auxiliary mem- bers in all parts of the country an opportunity to hear the most interest- ing parts of the sessions. The first will be by the National Broadcasting Co. tomorrow, from 4 to 4:30 pm., when the national president, Mrs. Melville Muckelstone, will give her report to the convention, while the second will be Wednesday, from 11 to 11:30 am. Miss Agnes Samuelson, immediate past president of the Na- tional Education Asscciation and State superintendent of public in- struction in Jowa, will speak on “Patriotic Education.” ‘The District delegation is quartered at the Cleveland Hotel. The session will convene tomorrow afternoon in the Masonic Temple. The auxiliary will participate in a joint session with the Legion in the morning at the public auditorium. ‘The official parade will be held Tues- day morning. The last regular monthly Executive Committee meeting of the District Department was held at the American War Mothers' Home, with Miss Per- rell, president, presiding. ‘The District of Columbia Depart- ment presented flag codes to the Dis- trict School Board at appropriate exer- cises held last Wednesday at the Pranklin School at 3:45 p.m., when the secretary of the School Board, Clar- ence Deggs, introduced Miss Nicie Per- rell, who gave an address. She then introduced Miss Faustine Dennis, de- partment Americanism chairman, who spoke on that subject. Mrs. Adeline Holloran, department junior chairman, presented the codes to Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, president of the Board of Education, who accepted them on behalf of the School Board. ‘These codes will be placed in each graded, junior and senior high school of the city. Lincoln Unit, No. 17, held its Sep- tember meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Forence Camp- bell, 1430 Belmont street northwest. ‘The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Gladys Milne; vice M arks Indicate Gains Battalion and ‘All Divisions Indicate Consid- erable Improvement Over Previous Years. ARKED improvement was shown by the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves, in the District of Columbia this year over last, as indicated by the report of the regular Naval Inspection Board which put the local outfit through a series of tests early in the Spring. The report, just received at the Naval Reserve headquarters in the Washington Navy Yard, put the Washington battalion of Naval Reserv- ists in seventeenth place for the fiscal year ending in June. The comments of the inspection board reveal that the local unit has shown consistent, pro- gressive improvement, moving from thirty-first place in 1933 to twenty- sixth place in 1934 and now to seven- teenth place. There are 36 fleet bat- talions of Reservists in the United States. The Washington battalion was ahead of the neighboring bat- talion in Baltimore, which placed twenty-ninth this year. ‘The report of the board submitted to the Secretary of the Navy by Capt. R. W. Mathewson, U. 8. N, president of the board, further shows that the three local fleet divisions, comprising the 1st Battalion, made a definite im- provement in all respects. The 2d Fleet Division, under the command of Lieut. John Cleland, led the local di- visions in sixty-first place, while the 3d and 1st Fleet Divisions were in sev- enty-fourth and seventy-seventh place, respectively. Last year the 2d Division also was leading the Washington di- visions with the 30th and 1st Divisions in a relative position. There are 148 fleet divisions in the United States. Factors used in making up the rela- tive efficlency standings of battalions and divisions include inspection at- tendance, cruise attendance, general appearance, mobilization efficiency, drills, instruction, turnover and drill attendance. The general effect is to emphasize drill attendance and pro- ficiency in drills. Battalion officers give much of the credit for the impréved standing to the untiring efforts of the battalion commander, Lieut. James E. Sullivan. Lieut. Sullivan, the other officers point out, has brought the battalion from thirty-first place when he assumed command in 1933 to its present posie tion of seventeenth place in the short period of three years. Prior to taking command of the battalion in 1933 Lieut. Sullivan was commanding of- ficer of the 3d Fleet Division, one of the crack divisions of the battalion. Following one of the recommenda- tions contained in the report of the Inspection Board, that armory train- ing be continued with emphasis on the instruction of officers and en- listed men, the more exact execution of such drills as the general quarters battle problem, and the training of officers and petty officers in their prospective mobilization duties, the office of the battalion commander now is putting the finishing touches on a new system of class room instruc- tion, which is expected to be one of the finest used in the United States and which local officers are hopeful will bring the local battalion nearer the top in the inspection next year. Due to the large number of classes needed for the instruction of the bat- talion, the plan provides for the use of & number of volunteer officers now drilling with the battalion in a pay- less status. The plan further pro- vides for the use of smaller classes, 80 that enlisted men will be given the opportunity of recelving more in- dividual attention in their training than it has been possible to give them . | 1n_the past. The plan hinges ¢n the idea of bringing the battalion to peak ef- ficlency before the annual inspection if held next year. The date for this inspection has been tentatively set for | April 27, 1937, NATIONAL UNION Dr. Joel T. Curry presided at the 1ast meeting of Scott Council. Sen- ator Arthur 8. Brown spoke on the day, Hospital Service Association, room 501, Washington Loan and Trust Building. The Naval Communication Reserve Division held a buffet supper in the armory last Monday night. Y Last Thursday was the first day of the national over-the-air competition for these units for the year 1936-1937. Lieut. Comdr. M. H. Crouter, U.8.N., inspector-instructor of the local Re- serves, has accepted the invitation to act as the representative of the officers in presenting the cup award to Unit 2 The Navy Department has obtained a ruling from the controller general of the United States on the legisiative provision as to pay for active duty and training duty for Navsl Reserve officers above the grade of lieu‘enant commander: ‘The act appropriating the funds for the Naval Reserve says that no ap- propriation shall be available to pay more than 19 officers of the Naval Re- serve and one officer of the Marine Corps Reserve above the grade of lieu- tenant or captain, respectively, the pay and allowances of their grade for the performance of active duty other than the performance of drills or other equivalent instruction or Quty, or appropriate duties and the per- formance of 15 days’ active training duty, and other officers above such grades employed on such class of active duty, not to exceed four months in any calendar year, shall not be entitled to be paid a greater rate of pay and allowances than authorized by law for a lieutenant of the Navy or a captain of the Marine Corps entitled to not exceeding 10 years' longevity pay. The controller general has decided as follows in this connection: An officer above the rank of lieu- tenant, on training duty with pay not in excess of 15 days, is entitled to the pay and allowances of his rank and length of service for the time involved in traveling to and from such training duty via the shortest usually traveled route. An officer of the Naval Reserve above the rank of leutenant is not entitled to any pay for training duty performed in excess of 15 days curi»e the fiscal year. An officer of the Naval Reserve above the rank of lieutenant, not included among the excepted 19, is not entitled to any pay for active duty in excess of four months during a calendar year, irrespective of the fact that the period of such class of active duty may have been in two fiscal years. The Navy Department has an- nounced that in the future it will not be practicable for the loan library of the Bureau of Navigation to loan books to Naval Reserve officers for use in the study of the Naval War College correspondence course in in- ternational law, because of the long period that books are required for study of this course, the increased use of the library and the decreaze in funds available for the purchase of additional books. It is suggested that officers who en- roll for this course make every effort to utilize texts on the subject of inter- national law, which may be available in public libraries and naval district libraries. ‘The following discharges have been ordéred: Ensigns Emil Anderson, Charles J. Daras, Trygve Rustad, James A. Kan- tos, Henry C. May, Michael Saulter and Oscar J. Trevisan. Aviation cadets: Conrad B. Allison, Richard A. Ames, Washington P. Banks, Harold Braune, Raymond W. Brown, Robert S. Butler, William R. Campbell, Clifton E. Cantlon, Craw- ford G. Dennis, John F. Dobbin, Wal- ter E. Draper, Henry L. Driscoll, Karl A. Eckel, David E. Edwards, Robert E. Field, Donald R. Fleming, Albert H. Galbraith, John M. Gangler, Warren H. Gard, Milo G. Haines, John D. Harshberger, Lucius G. Hobbs, Robert 8. Hudson, Edward W. Johnston, Ralph C. Jurgensen, Rolf W. Kaasa, Gordon H. Knott, James V. Lott, George A. McKusick, Pierre V. Meyer, Harry L. Miller, Morris Miller, Floyd R. Minyard, James L. E. Neefus, Wil- liam C. Neuenhahn, John S. Parke, Charles A. Rankin, Paul A. Sander- son, John E. Smith, Richard C. Smith, John J. Surowiec, Robert H. Suther- land, Wilbur C. Trafton, Thomas M. Turner, Dominic Vaccaro, James M. Vinson, John M. Wyckoff and Donald K. Yost. SETUPBY ARMY Brigade to Be Composed of About 2,500—Gen. Rob- ertsin Command. A new organisation, to be composed of certain Regular Army troops sta- tioned in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, and to be known as the Washington Provisional Brigade un- der the command of Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts, who has been in command of the 16th Brigade with headquarters in Washington, has been established by the War Department. Brig. Gen. Lorenzo D. Gasser, at present chief of staff of the 4th Corps Area, Atlanta, will succeed Gen. Rob- erts in command of the 16th Brigade, headquarters of which will be moved from Washington to Fort Meade, Md. The troops to be assigned to the Wash- ington Provisional Brigade include the Headquarters Company, Washing- ton, to be detached from the 16th Bri- gade; 12th Infantry, Fort Howard and Fort Washington, Md,, to be detached from the 16th Brigade; 3d Cavalry, less one squadron, Fort Myer, Va., to be detached from the 6th Cavalry Bri- gade; machine gun troop of the 10th Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va, to be de- tached from the 5th Cavalry Brigade; and the 1st Battalion, 16th Field Ar- tillery, Fort Myer, Va., to be detached from the 8th Field Artillery Brigade. The number of troops in the new provisional brigade is approximately 2,500. The principal effects of the ization will be to place in a| TOOTAL o oo "Johnson. and December 7, company composite brigade a number of Regu- lar Army Organizations in the close proximity to Washington and also to make of Fort Meade, Md., a brigade headquarters post under the com- mand of a general officer. Navy. No relief for Rear Admiral Edward H. Campbell, who will be transferred to the retired list of the Navy for age on October 1 and who has been ordered detached from duty at San Francisco as commandant of the 12th Naval District, yet has been selected. In the expected event Admiral Wil- liam D. Leahy, now in command of the Battle Force, is appointed chief of Naval Operations to succeed Ad- miral William H. Standley when he for age January 1, 1937, shifts f flag officers in the fleet necessarily to be made, which undoubt- some changes in It s at San Francisco will not determined until that time. Pride of Washington Council was called to order by Mrs. Virgini:. Kille- brew. State representatives to the annual sessions submitted reports. Mrs. Ruth Warren was introduced as the State Council conductress. President Ruth Warren entertained the Past Councilors’ Association at her Summer cottage last Sunday ‘The next meeting of the associatio: will be held in the home of Mrs. Eva Burry. Esther Council will hold a recep- tion in honor of the new State vice councilor, Mrs. Viola Henley, and committeewoman, Mrs. Dorothy Feder- line, at the next meeting. Mrs. Edna Snoots, State representative, reported on the annual State sessions. Virginia Dare Council had as guests Mrs. Josephine C. Herbert, State councilor; Miss Ovellia Ridgway, as- sociate State councilor. Mrs. Margaret Seymour, past State councilor, was installed as conductor. Mrs. Genevieve Haun, vice councilor, presided. ‘Triumph Council met with the vice councilor, Mrs. Katherine Freeburger, report of the State seasion. The resig- nation of Mary Jones was accepted. PFriendship Council met and Mrs. Charlotte Kauffman presided. Mrs. . Ada Sylvester was appointed on the State Council Law Committee. Wil- liam Lanham was appointed director to the Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall Associa- tion. Howard Lewis was appointed as drill captain. Pidelity Council was presided over RESERVE TRAINING SCHEDULE DRAWN Col. Wetherill, Senior In- structor, Approves Inactive Duty Plans, Col. Richard Wetherill, senior in- structor of the Organized Reserves in Washington, last week approved the 1936-7 inactive training schedule for District reserve groups, Quarter- masters, Air Corps and the 428th and 429th Infantry regiments, The first quartermaster schedule will be held on October 12. Maj. H. Edward will outline the course and discuss supply during the 1st Cavalry division maneuvers. ‘The remainder of this schedule fol- lows: October 26, supply and logistics by Ma). 8. I Zeinder; November 9, supply and logistics, 5th corps, 2d Army at Fort Knox by Col. J. E ganization of army motor transporta. tion by Maj. E. R. Langley, Q M. Res.; December 14, movement of infantry division by motor transport by Capt. M. E. Wilson. The quartermaster schedule will be as follows: January 11 movement of infantry division by motor transport by Capt. Wilson; January 25, supply and logistics during command post exercise, 3d Army, by, Lieut. Col. J. L. Frink; February 8, motor main- tenance problems of the Army by Lieut. Col. T. J. Johnson; March 8, combined meeting presided over by Maj. H. Edward; March 22, utilities for camps and posts by Capt. W. B, Lawrence, Q. M. Res.; April 12, prob- lems of the supply division, office of the Quartermaster General by Lieut. Col. C. A. Hardig; April 26, the Mesopotamian Campaign, by Lieut. Col. Roland Walsh, and May 10, war procurement planning — transition, peace to war, by Maj. G. A. Horkan. The final assembly will be held May 24. Maj. H. Edward will conduct a general review. Eight conferences compose the 1936-7 troop school schedule of the Air Corps. One will be held each month beginning October 13 and terminating May 11. The Air Corps schedule follows: October 13, the pur- pose and accomplishment of the War Department training directive; Novem- ber 10, Department of Commerce radio facilities, safety regulations, and airline safety agreements; December 8, Air Corps communications—equipment and uses; January 12, 1937, modern military aircraft; February 9, pursuit aviation; March 9, attack aviation: April 13, bombardment aviation, and at the final meeting of the year, to be held on May 11, 1937, there will be discussed the General Headquarters Air Force. The first troop school schedule for the 428th and 429th Infantry Regi- ments will be held October 5. Col. ‘Wetherill will speak, following which Maj. E. W. Leard will discuss the schedule and extension courses for the 1936-7 year, and Col. Hamilton will speak in regard to the C. M. T. C. The schedule follows: October 19, duties with the Civilian Conservation Corps by Capt. Slade; November 2, solution of map problems including conventional signs by Capt. Ferguson; November 16, offensive combat by Maj. in attack by Lieut. Col. Roy Atwood. Beginning with the 1937 calendar year, the schedule will be: January 4, defensive combat, by Lieut. Col. Queen; January 18, company and pla- toon in defense by Capt. Welch; Feb- ruary 1, supply in campaign, small units, by Capt. Chase; February 15, estimate of the situation; March 1, military courtesies and customs of the service and selected historical map problem; March 15, military corre- spondence and paper work and his- torical map problem; April 5, use of compass and orientation at night by Lieuts. Ferguson and Atkins; April 19, close-order drill and ceremonies, by Maj. York and Lieut. Col. Queen; May 3, company administration and duties of company officers by Maj. York, and rifie marksmanship and range firing by Capt. Marchbanks and Lieut. D. E. Smith. The final confer- ence of the year will be held May 17. Maj. Leard will discuss errors noted at the Citizens’ Military Training Camps. Capt. Contee will take up the processing of C. M. T. C. candidates and organizing companies. I FORTY AND EIGHT District voyageurs of the Forty and Eight, playground of the American Legion, will launch a program of Fail- Winter festivities at an oyster roast at Potomac Boat Club on October 4. Voyageur Charles Johnson, heading the committee in charge, promises food and entertainment. By airplanes, automobiles and rail- roads, members of the District Grand Voiture began their advance on Cleve- land yesterday, and by tonight nearly 100 will have assembled there for the promenade nationale of La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux. Most of the District party will march ‘tomorrow night in the Forty and Eight parade, always a feature of American Legion conven- tion programs. Jess Chaillet, grand chef de gare of the District voiture, and several others of the new panel of officers in- stalled recently by Sous Chef de Chemin de Per Pred Praser, have been given important committee = assign- ments at the promenade. Martin Dyer, cheminot nationale from the District, will sit with the General Committee, | WOMEN OF THE MOOSE I Regis Noel, chairman Better Citi- zenship amd Constitution Committee of the American Bar Association, who ‘was principal speaker on the Consti- Williams, who is a charter member of the local Moose Lodge, gave the “Toast to the Flag.” ‘The Home Making Committee met ‘Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Anna Wagner. Arrangements for a jam and jelly contest early in October were made. A dinner is being ar-