Evening star., 1922-10-01
RESERVE OFFICERS
MEET TOMORROW
Convention of Corps Men,
berS to Discuss Military
Policy of U. S.
500 EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Organization, as Component Of the
Army, to Hold Three-Day
Session.
500 EXPECTED TO ATTENl

| The first convention of the Re-
| serve Officers Association Of the
United States will be held at the
| New Willard Hotel. starting tomor-
row and ending Wednesday. This
| Is said to be the initial organized
effort to obtain an expression from
the officers concerned in a manner
representative Of all branches Of the
service and from all sections Of the
country on tho military policy OF the
United States as outlined in the pro-
visions OF the national defense act of
June 4. 1920.
bers Of the Officers Reserve Corps
Of the United States Army are ex-
! pected to attend the convention,
pose of perfecting permanent ma
tiona1 organization OF members of
the Officers Reserve Corps. who at
the present time number almost TO-
900.
Onhcers OF Every Rank.
These range in rank from major
general to second lieutenant and are
military service. They are men who
saw service in the world war among
the 100000 officers of the United
States Army of that period. who
have been commissioned in the or
ganized reserves, which under the
three components of the nations
military service.
The national defense act contem-
plates that the military machinery
of the United States shall consist of
the Regular Army. the National
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,, 1t is to the problems of the latter
grouping that the convention will ad-
Secretary of War Weeks. Gen.
armies of the United States and
chief Of staff: the deputy chief Of
staff, Gen. J. G. Harbord, and Col.
John McA. Palmer will deliver the
principal addresses. The opening
meeting will be addressed by Capt
r. T.. E. Mckenney. secretary-treas-
urer of the organization committee.
and Col. John Stewart. the chairman
Of that committee.
Thirty-Three Divisions Formed.
In the nine Army corps areas Of the
United States there are distributed
thirty-three divisional organizations
of the organized reserves. and. In ad-
dition, throughout the country there
are members Of nine non-divisional
unllS. up VI .iiu S."'i
specialists holding reserve corps COM
missions in these branches.
Each of these forty-two groupings
will be represented by five delegates
and ten alternateS. These delegations
will be made up of reserve officers
from all branches of the service. and
/ they are delegated by the officers of
their respective divisions to attend the
convention and establish the associa-
ton. so that it can at its annual con-
| ventfons conduct an intelligent and
! intimate discussion OF military policy.
] for the country that will be helpful
! to Congress in it's deliberations on
military matters.
! The Regular Army and the National
Guard are said to be much interested
! iQAthis new organization. since the
nien composing it performed distin
guished service during the world war.
| coming from civil life. and now re-
| turned to that same status. but he
| tanning an active interest in things
| military. Consequently, it is ex-
| planned. the attitude OF the Regular
! Army and the National Guard is one
; Of mutual helpfulness, since they
welcome the addition to the ranks of
! those interested in military prepared
! ness.
! The first delegates to the conven-
: ton are due to arrive today. reRistra-
; ton headquarters having been estab-
! lished at the, New Willard Hotel.
; Personnel Of Committee.
! Preliminary work on the convention
, has been done by a committee con-
! sistinE of the following Reserve