Evening star., 1923-08-19


Officers Reserve Corps, having re-
moved to the 9Th Corps Area, Is re-
lieved from assignment 10 the 313th
Field Artillery. First Lieut. Roger
ID. Thompson. quartermaster, orhcers
Reserve Corps. now attached 10 the
<S0th Division train, is assigned there
No. Capt. William b. Tucker hetu
SartilIery, Officers Reserve Corps nav
s>ing moved to the 9Th Corps Area, Is
relieved from assignment to the Sl3th
Field Artillery and Battery Thereon.
Second Lieut.. Lewis r. keii. oruha t nee,
Officers Reserve Corps, naHlhS pSSn
attached TO the S0th DIVISION n.ts
-bcen ordered attached to the 3O5th
NDrdnance Company tmamtehattte''
aFirst Lieut.. Arthur +. Gough' nh nhlah
<try, Officers Reserve Corps, having
sremoveds to West Virginia. Is reileNeo
from assignment to the 320th Infan-
try. Capt. John r. Phil, medical
Officers Reserve Corps, mas oeeh as
signed to the medical personnel OF
The 3l3th Field Artillery. capt: Er,
nest II. Pullman. infantry. OflcerS
>Reserve Corps, having been assigned
sfo the S0th Division. is reviewed from
sattachment to the 320th infantry anu
SiS assigned to the general stan sec
Ntion, headquarters OF the Soth DiNls
ssion. as acting assistant chief OF stan
for personnel GID.
Adjt Gen. Robert G. Davis has an
nounced that all officers and men OF
the Army will be given an opportu-
nity to contribute to the found lot
building in Washington memorial
ito the sacrifices and services OF tne
,women of the United states in the
eworld war" Congress III Its last ses-
$Sion passed a bill appropr1atlnS
:Sl5O.0 900 to the project provided that
the Red Cross would raise the same
i.amount by popular subscription. As
.outlined at present. however; ,he
,plan is to raise S350.G in addition
flo the money furnished by Congress
land to spend 100000 on the memorial
! Finance officers will accept contrlou-
tions of 10 cent? each from ohcefs GERS
Eduring the months of August and
iSeptcmber.
Mai. Gen. Peyton c. March. retired.
chief of staff Of the Army during the
Iwar. with headquarters in Washing
ton, is seeking recreation in the art
land music centerS of Europe. Since
His retirement Gen. March has been
iliving secluded life, only few of
his intimate friends occasionally re-
bceiving n letter from him bearing
on obscure European postmark. Gen.
i.March has already visited half Of the
most notable galleries in western
rIEurope and has attended nearly
rCvery big concert that has been given
lin France in recent months. Dur
time in Italian and Austrian muse
ums, and then probably will go to
iGermany and Belgium for a syste-
matte study of what these countries
have to offer in art and music.
Lieut. Col. Edward W. Prunty. cav
airy, office of the chief of the militia
lbureau. has returned from an observa-
, tion trip through Wisconsin and vi
cinity. He reports that cavalry ac-
;1ivit!es of the National Guard We're In
i,naorale is OF htigh degree and Col.
iPrunty was greatly pleased with the
t,work.
ipared by the infantry board. in con-
junction with the cavalry board. has
been submitted to the adtutant gen
ieral of the Army;to be printed This
formerly published by that depart
ment.
Maj. John Quekemeyer aide to Gen.
,Pershing. has left the city for his
home in Mississippi and later will
Iattend the Command and STAFF School
,at Fort Leavenworth.
Col. + w. Roweil. chief of the
training section; office OF the CHIEF OF
infantry. has returned to Washington
from a brief inspection of the summer
training activities Of the National
Guard and Reserve Officers Training
Corps units At Camp Sewer. Tenn,
Rowell inspected the 117th Infantry
iof the Tennessee National Guard; at
Camp Mcclellan he observed the
!training of Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps unit and saw the 155th
Infantry OF the Missouri National
Guard. and at Camp Green. y. c.,
he visited the 12Sth Infantry OF the
North Carolina National Guard. In
Iy.id
of the attention of the guard units.
a fair amount of progress is being
imade. considering the lack of pre-
i1iminary Instruction.
!. Returning from an inspection trip
to Camp Knox. Ky, and Custer. Mich.
,artiIlery. executive officer OF the office
OF the chief of field artillery. eX-
pressed himself as highly pleased
with the work going on in the sum-
imer camps. The esprit and morale
,of all components of the Army Of the
limited States We're high and all were
working hard. Maj. Blakely. during
the war, as a brigadier general, was
1.-THE first general officer commanding
;the artillery camp at Camp Knox.
: The adjutant general of the Army
has advised reserve officers and en-
listed reservists of their privilege to
iaDply for United States government
insurance while on active duty Per-
ISonnel officers at the several corps
areas will supply application forms.
If forms are not available. applica-
.tionS may be made in writing to the
~ eterans Bureau. properly attested,
specifying amount and kind of inSur-
sance and name of beneficiary
Maj John y. Crane, from the gem
eral service schools at Fort Leavcn-
worth, has been assigned to duty. In
the personnel section of the office of
the chief of field artillery, relieving
Capt. Rex W. Beasley, who goes to
the Field Artillery School at Fort
iSill for the next course of instruc-
ttiUn. Maj. Donald NJ. Beere. also from
iLeavenw has been assigned to
tduty in the material section of the
office. relieving Capt. Theodore W.
tWrenn. who goes to the school at Fort
Sill for instruction.
Pending the approval by the con-
ttroller general of "A uniform form of
voucher for payment of accounts for
travelling expenses and the publica-
ling payment of travel expenses of
toff1cers and non -commiS Ssioned officers
of the Regular Army In connection
with the National Guard, reimburse
ment is authorized for actual and
necessary expenses, including not to
exceed s. per day for officers and Sc
per day for non commissioned officers
for subsistence. in addition to cost of
transportation, incurred by officers
and non-commiSsioned officers of the
regular service when travelling on
duty in connection with the National
Guard.