Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

the number stated manufactured for
more extensive tests. 1t Is thought
the te the within w aot He s
time. tests will be had with the semi
automatic made In accordance with
the designs of Col. John T. Thompson.
U. s. A. retired. Orders were placed
recently for twenty OF the Thompson
|; The general stan committee on the
revision Of the regulations for the
Ofncers' Reserve Corps Is endeavoring
to eliminate as far as possible, exist
Guard and reserve commissions,
whore both are held by the same
man, to further the one Army idea
! and eliminate any possibilities of con-
aict In grade In event Of emergency.
many National Guard officers and the
idea 10 gaining ground that National
Guard officers should, in all cases
hold commissions in the reserves
which are identical in grade and
The much heralded dance of the
officers attached and assigned to the
I'd Battalion of tn 320th Reserve In
fantry Regiment 10 to be held April
26 at the Manor Club. about eight
aton out win IN Be the
| trail meeting point. Uniforms or
| civilian attire will be worn by the
officers. Tickets will be SO each.
The chief of ordnance has an
no1 ,ase that tina q quantity Of arm =, racks ks
| 1so5-17. is available for issue to the
National Guard at $14.73 each. and
| that a quantity of pistol and revolver
| racks. each holding eighty pistols
will be manufactured at approx
| mately $50 each.
| The personnel section Of the Office
| OF the chief of infantry Is now en-
| gagged in obtaining records of re-
| serve officers of infantry assigned to
! that branch of the Army. Blank
] forms ABA, A. G. o.. are being Sent
| quested that they be returned as soor
/ as completed.
Maj. Hampden Wilson. @. NJ. o. r
| c., s14 Arlington building, promoted
from captain. Q. M, o. r. c.. March
| 81, 1923, Is reattached to the quarter
| master section. S0th Division head
| quarters. as assistant to the division
| Quartermaster.
| Lieut.. Col Thomas A. Stanton. in
fantry. o. r. c.. los 9Th street north.
| OF the 160th Infantry Brigade.
| First Lieut.. Patrick ]. Treacy. F
| A.. o. r. c.. 1900 Continental building
Baltimore. promoted from secone
Capt. Lester F. Stewart. finance
apartment 514. Rutland Courts. anc
| First Lieut.. Charles Lee Jacobs
finance. 2310 10th street. are ordered
| attached to finance section. headQuar.
tiers of the S0th Division.
Maj. H. p. Perrine, jr., and Capt. s
c. Reinhart. inspecting officers for the
Sd Corps area, reviewed the r. o. T
c. battalion of the University OF
| Maryland at the annual inspection
! The object OF the inspection wa,
| to determine which college of the
| area shall be given the rating Of dis
ting uished service college. This dis
| of Maryland, having been won las,
| year.
There are not enough officers In the
| Army Corps of Chaplains to discharge
| the duties required OF the corps. The
| full strength Of the corps Is 125 chap.
lains. Many Of the large garrisons
| are without chaplatns and will be fol
| some time. Urgent requests have
| been made to send chaplains to those
| places, but there is no opportunity
| to comply unless at the next session
| Of Congress the authorized number
| of chaplains is increased.
Lists of officers assigned to instruc-
| ton during the next term at the
Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe
still are under consideration in the
About forty-five officers will be as
| signed to the battery commanders
| course. which Is from September is
to June 10; about ten to the ad-
vanced engineering course. which
will be held from September Is to De-
! cember Is. and about forty to the
field officers course, extending from