Evening star., 1923-04-08
THE CIVILIAN ARMY

Continued from Eighteenth Page.l
the apparatus and other equipment
of such plants. other engineer equip
nent now being considered by the
board is a portable field piledriver,
pontoon bridge capable of carrying
loads of an Infantry. division and
pontoon bridge of lighter type. ca
pable Of carrying loads of A cavalry
division. The board is also perfecting
the portable field bathing unit and
tho mobile water publication unit.
Thirty two Washington "debs" CO.
operated with officers of the 18th
Field Artillery and Sd Cavalry of Fort
Myer on Wednesday, when the second
annual society circus was held. Two
showings were held. one at 2:S0 and
the other at $50 o'clock. The young
ladies were mounted on horses OF
Troop T. of the Sd Cavalry.
The annual polo ball will he held
Thursday evening al the willard. The
ball is to he given by the polo club
Of the War Department. Maj. John 6.
Quekemeyer. aid to Gen. P@rShing, is
chairman of the committee. Maj
Quekemeyer is we'll known to local
horse lovers.
Exhibitions Before Monument.
Starting on April 10. there will be
exhibitions at the foot of the Wash
ington Monument every week by
troops of the 10th Field Artillery and
Sd Cavalry from Fort Myer. air serv-
ice from Boiling Field and the Sd Bat
TALON Of the 12th Infantry of Fort
Washington. The exhibitions will be
held under the direction of Gen. Harry
II. BandholtZ. commanding general of
the District of Washington.
Instructions have been received from
Sd Corps Area headquarters giving de-
tailed plans for assignment of reserve
officers TO active duty with Regular
Army organizations for fifteen days
Those interested should communicate
with Maj. Gen. Scott. Applications
should be submitted without delay.
Officers taking this assignment Will
not be sent to summer training
camps.
Tho officials OF the War Depart
ment who have to do with the organ
lied reserves have discovered a pc
culiar provision in the Army appro-
priation in relation to the allowances
for that branch of the Army. The
clause reads: None Of the funds ap-
propriated elsewhere in this act shall
be used for expenses in connection
with the organized reserves, but
available supplies and existing facili-
ties at military posts shall be utilized
to the fullest extent possible" This
will not interfere, however. with the
small appropriation of $4,000 for pay
of the enlisted Reserve Corps. but the
reference to the funds allotted for
expenses may result in a ruling from
Lic COHLOIOlIeI general, W "HOIfl the
question will be submitted probably,
that there is no authority for the ra-
tion allowances.
Wearing of Regfmental Insignia.
Every now and then the question
comes up with regard to the wearing
OF the distinctive reglmental insignia
adopted by organizations and ap-
proved by the War Department. Some
regiments have the idea that this in
sigma may be worn as a substitute
for the regular collar insignia. Such
is not the case. Most of the regiments
wear the distinctive insignia on the
coat collar of the enlisted men and
on the shoulder loop of the officers
coats. and this seems to be the ac-
= cepted mode. 1t is understood that 1T
IS not the intention of the War De-
partment to limit the selection Of dis
tinctive insignia to that growing out
OF the regimental coat-of-arms. Reg
iments should search out their history
and see If there is not some distinct
i've part of the old-time uniform that
could be worked up into something