The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
.COL MOORMAN TO
 ORGANIZE J N | I $ IF RESERVE HERE
U. S. Army Man Opens Off, flee in Old Post Office to Secure Applicants For
 Reserve Corps

Lieut.. Col. T. S. Moorman. United States army. executive officer of the s45th infantry, with permanent of fices in the old post office building, is in Birmingham for the purpose of accepting applications for appoint ment as commissioned officers and enlisting men to fill vacancies in this regiment and other organizations of the reserves. These reserves are a component part of the army of the United States as authorized by the national defense act, passed by Con7 gress in 1920. Colonel Moorman will have charge of the instruction, ad- ministration and organization of these reserves.
 The purpose of organizing these reserves, according to Colonel Moor man, is to carry out the provisions included In the national defense act, which means for the welfare of the country and which the people of Birmingham and the entire country are not as familiar with as Colonel Moorman believes they should be.
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 Colonel Moornan submits the fol- lowing extract from document pub lished in Washington relating to the purpose of the national defense act.
 IidNlUS III iltlHNt llc COSt in blood and money of the numerous wars through which the country had passed there was evolved in 1916 a plan of national defense. by which it was hoped through judicious ex- penditure of funds in time of peace to place the country in a position to avoid hereafter and forever in time of national emergency the enormous outpouring of Adollars by which we invariably had to meet the handi- cap of unpreparedness."
 "3efere this plan could be put into effect the country was plunged into the World war, demanding a tremendous effort, and because of our unreadiness. involving the heaviest financial costs the nation had ever been called upon to face"
 Army Has Three Components
 This act provides for the organiza- tion of the army of the United States, to be composed of the regular army. the national guard, in service of the United States, and the organized re- serves. The regular army and na- tional guard will be made ready to serve as the first line of defense, while In case of war the reserves will be called to prearranged mobiliza- tion points, equipped. trained and Scll tO tHt W4th thc AS5 tAs%t army and the national guard.
 The army of the United States will be composed of six armies, eighteen corps, and fifty -four divisions. of which twenty-seyen will be divisions composed of organized reserves. The territory of the United States is divided into three army corps and nine corps areas in proportion to military population. Each corps area is divided into division areas with regiments assigned to definite ter ritories from which the officers ana men will be drawn.
 The fourth corps area includes the states of Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida. From this area vii be raised three divisions of reserves; the Eighty first. the Eighty-second and the Eighty seventh: two national guard divisions; the Thirtieth anr the Thirty-ninth. and one regular divi- sion This area will also furnish corps and army troops and one cavalry d. vision less one brigade.
 Alabama Furnishes Brigade
 The state of Alabama will furnish one brigade of infantry. one regiment of field artillery and a proportionate part of army and corps troops. That part of the state north of and in-' cluding Jefferson county will furnish