Evening star., 1923-05-27
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves-National Guard

The program has been announced
for Saturday at Baltimore, when the
Sd Corps Area holds it's military tour
nament for the benefit of residents or
the District of Columbia, Maryland
Virginia and Pennsylvania. Troops
from Fort Washington and Fort
Myer will participate.
Starting at 10 o'clock. there will be
r horse-drawn transportation compe-
tition. followed by motor transporta-
tion competition. In the afternoon
a parade of winners of the morning
events will be followed by coast
artillery demonstration of search
lights. wrecking demonstration by
Quartermaster Corps. tanks demon
stration, chemical warfare demonstra-
ton, air demonstration, infantry at
tack demonstration and officers
jumping competition, cavalry drill
and officers exhibition ride and field
artillery exhibition.
Gen. John Pershing has extended
an invitation to all members OF Con-
Sress to visit the summer training
camps under the supervision of the
War Department. The training pc
riod opened Friday and will extend
until October l. 1t has been esti-
mated that 223.OOO men will attend
the National Guard. Organized Re-
serves. Reserve Officers Training
Corps camps. Approximately 10000
officers and men of the regular COM
ponent will assist in the training for
instruction and demonstration pur-
poses.
First Lieut.. Charles L. Ford. Attack
Squadron, Officers Reserve Corps. has
been assigned to the 409th Attack
squadron of the 4th Army. Col.
Charles L. \. Howard. Civilian Army.
attached to the 503d Artillery of the
18th Corps. First Lieut.. Rafe a.
Easter, Medical Officers Reserve
Corps, is attached to the 740th Engi-
Eeer Battalion (auXiliary) of the 1St
Corps.
The controller general has an
nounced that members of the National
Guard when called into federal serv-
ice are not entitled to pay from the
federal government until they shall
have reached their organization rem
oezvous, nor are they entitled to re-
endorsement of any expenses in
Cured in reporting to the rendezvous
Moreover. the reporting and discharge
the same day of National Guard
officer, by reason of dependents, did
not benefit the government and does
not ent1tle him TO any part of re-
imoursement claimed for travel for
himself and dependents
The dance held last week at the
oincers' Club, Washington barracks.
oy the Washington branch of the
United States Infantry Association
was success. Gen. John L. Hines
deputy chief of staff, and Gen. Harry
III, Bandholtz, commanding the dis
trlct of Washington, were among
those present.
Col. Leroy w. Heron. commanding
the 3l3th Reserve Regiment of Field
Artlllery, announced that the history
or the regiment would be composed
INTO d regimental shield or, coat-of-
arms, to be worn on the uniform, ac-
cordlng to late regulations of the
Army. He stated that Col. c. d. Her
ron, the world war commander of the
regiment was assisting in compiling
the regimental history and designing
the shield
Officers. of the National Guard or
reserve forces, when authorized to
receive federal pay, serving in grades
corresponding to colonel, lieutenant
colonel major, captain. first and sec
the sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second
and first period, respectively.
The object of the citizens military
Trailing camps Is TO DrlnS together
young men of high type from all
sections of the country on a common
basis of equality and under the most
favorable conditions of outdoor life,
according to Col. Heron, who is
in the District. The camps are open
to all men between the ages of seven
teen and twenty-four years who are
or good moral character, intelligent
and in good physical condition
Candidates must be native-born citi-
zens or must have made application
at least for first papers.
Any candidate who has attended a
red course in 1921 or 1922 and was
recommended qualified for en-
trance to the white course will be
allowed to enter the white course in
1928 without taking the advanced red
course and without being required to
assume any obligation for service.
In the same manner any candidate
who has already taken the white
course under the former regulations
will be allowed to take the blue
course in 1923, if properly qualified
therefore, without any obligation as
to enlistment in some component of
the Army, and any candidate who
takes the white course this year. un-
der these provisions, will be allowed
10 take the blue course in 1924, if
properly qualified. without any obli-
cation to enlistment.
Four courses of instructions will be
held this year. They will be known
as the basic red. advanced red, the
white and the blue Each course will