Evening journal., 1922-03-07
RESERVES FOR
DELAWARE SOON

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grand total Of 1868.
The companies will be designated
and located as follows:
721st Company, Laurel.
722nd Company, Georgetown.
723rd Company, Lewes.
724th Company, Milford
725th. 726th and 727th compan-
les. wilmington.
72Sth Company. New Castle.
729th Company, Newark.
730th Company. Dover.
731st Company. Harrington.
Through the courtesy of City
Auditor Charles II. Sheppard, tenn
porary headquarters have been pro-
vlded for Major williams in the
city auditors office at the Public
Building Later, it is tte majors
intention to establish permanent
headquarters somewhere in the city.
For the present he is making his
personal headquarters at Fort Du-
pont. committing daily to Whining
ton.
Speaking today of his work,
Major Williams said he desired to
emphasize that the reserve force
would in no way conflict with the
National Guard of the State. In
! fact. the reserve force will co-op-
crate with the guard, and also with
the regular army. AS the National
Guard is comprised of anti-aircraft
companies, which form in reality a
/ part OF coast defense, the artillery
companies of the reserves will be
closely allied with it.
1t is the Expectation Of the War
! Department that the Organized Re
serves OF the various States will play
highly important role in the even
OF an actual emergency" by which
Is meant another war. Delaware's
geographic location. with the Della
ware River forming a large portion
OF its boundaries. the duties which
/ Will develve upon both the Natlona
| Guard and the Organized Reserve.
will be especially valuable.
The eleven companies which are e
be organized will be purely reservist
1t is Major Williams object at pres
ent to get into touch with as many
Reserve officers as possible OF tn
infantry. quartermasters corps, ord
nance and signal corps with the ex
lpectatlon that they will consider
transfers to the Coast Artillery corp
and may thereby serve in their hom,
State companies. All Reserve Of
hcers in Delaware. therefore, ar,
Isr q.
municate with him by letter or tele
phone at the office OF the City Audi
ltor.
There doubtless are many "R. O
T. c." men in Delaware also, Majo
Williams believes. who are not hold
b. ing reserve commissions, but VIII
arc Interested in coast artillery or
3 Eanizations. These men also shoul
communicate with him, as should a.
men, he says, who are in any way in
tcrested or have friends and &C
qualntances who are interested il
coast artillery work.
The line officers OF the Organize
Reserve in Delaware will compris
>. one colonel, one lieutenant-colon,
anu AAA &c udJblhs mere also Will
sixteen captains and forty-three llel
tenants.
A feature OF the organization
= the Reserve in Delaware will be a
} officers training camp. This will b
held from July is to August ne,
at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. 7
Y, and will be open to such officer
who qualify for the new service.
As for home training. Delawar
Is possessed of three forts-Duro.,
Delaware and Saulsbury-which wi
afford opportunity for practice wor
and instruction. under Regular arm
; officers. Forts Dupont and Delawar
, Major Williams today pointed ou
are familiar to Wllmingtonians.
! is not generally known, however,
p added that Fort salisbury. howeve
b which lies six miles east of Milford
?. Is armed with four modern 12-inc
long range rifles. and constitutes n
81 outermost defense OF the Delawal
I River.