Evening star., 1923-07-15
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. T1LLMAN.
Organized Reserves-National Guard

Col. A. T. Smith and Maj. e. r.
Householder have returned to head
quarters of the Sd Corps Area. after
making a tour of inspection at Fort
Monroe, Langley Field, Virginia
Beach and Fort Story.
Second Lieuts Robert w. Savage,
Stephen c. Van Fleet and Bernard j.
Woods, Infantry Officers Reserve
Corps, all of the District, have been
ordered assigned to the S0th Division,
Army Of the United States. The fol-
lowing air service reserve officers
have been ordered attached to the
SOth Division: First Lieuts. Norman
B. Ames and Linton A. Cox, jr., and
Second Lieuts. Lowell I. Bass, B. L.
Chewing. Herman L. Dig and Warren
- Graves. The following infantry
E<Serve officers have been ordered at
xched to the 320th Infantry, 80th Di-
vision: Second Lieuts. Harold @.
Guista, Norris D. Randle. Wallace E.
Sturgiss and Edward A. Miller.
Capt Charles Wharton of the Sd
Cavalry, who has been adjutant of
Fort Myer, has left for Samur,
France, to take a course at the
French School of Equitation estab-
lished there. He expects to be absent
about year and halt. Capt. Norris
S. Daniels has been made adjutant
of the post.
Reserve officers are much pleased
at the decision of the War Depart
ment in deciding to make no change
in the uniform for period of at
least two years.
Brig. Gen. William r. Smith. com
manding the Sd Coast Artillery Dis
trict, with headquarters at Fort Mon
roe, recently paid an official visit to
headquarters of the Sd Corps Area
Sergt. Bugler Henry Loveless, for
merly of the old Sd d. c. Infantry
National Guard, has been enlisted as
sergeant bugler of the 343d Engi--
neers, Army of the United States, by
Lieut.. Davis, regImental recruiting
officer. Loveless will organize his
drum corps without delay, he told
Lieut.. Davis. Loveless had charge OF
the District buglers on the Mexican
border and served overseas during
the world war. He expects to enroll
many of the former District guards
men in his organization.
Camp of instruction will be held for
selected officers and enlisted men OF
the District of Columbia National
Guard. at Camp Simms, from July
23 to %. inclusive. it has been learned
from headquarters of. the Sd Corps
Area. For the students of those in
stitutionS at which regular pistol
lege year, the instruction in pistol
practice at r. o. 7. c. camps will be
limited, to team competition.
An r. .. r C. rifle team from the
Sd Corps Area, consisting of seven
members, Will attend the Small Arms
School and the national match at
Camp Perry, Ohio, September ! to
p. Members of this team will be adj
vanced students of the infantry, cav
airy, coast artillery or engineer units.
They must volunteer for the duty and
must be of the ability to become pro-
fcient instructors in rift practice.
The following changes in status
of local reserve officers who as
signed under the nom divisional
group, with headquarters at Harris
burg, Pa. have been made:
Capt. Harry w. Finney, Quarter
master Officers Reserve Corps, is at
cached to the nth Service Battalion,
2uartermaster Corps; Capt Thomas
r. Darden. Air Service Officers Reserve
Corps, is assigned to the 409th Attack
Squadron. air service; Capt. James Fl.
is attached to the 343d Engineers;
First Lieut.. William NJ. Kolb. Air
Service Officers Reserve Corps. is re-
iieved from attachment to the 409th
Attack Squadron of the 4th Army,
and is attached to the 405th Pursuit
Squadron of the 18th Army; First
Lieut.. Hugh D. Dollins, Engineer Of
ticers' Reserve Corps. is relieved from
attachment to the 343d Engineers
Karst Holman. Quartermaster Off
GERS Reserve Corps. is relieved from
attachment to Motor Transport Com
pany 1S9. Sd Corps. and is assigned