Evening star., 1923-05-13

Col. William X. Naylor, U. s. A.,
general staff. recently addressed the
Reserve Officers Association OF
Raleigh, N. c., on '"rhe Marpe Mir
acfe," illustrated with pictures. This
lecture had been previously given by
Col. Naylor before the members OF
the House Of Representatives here.
Lieut.. Col. Edward Davis of the
office Of the chief of cavalry was in
New York for several days to deliver
a lecture before the 61st Cavalry d.
vision Of the Organized Reserves and
to confer with Maj. Gen. r. L. Bull
lard and other officers Of the cavalry
correspondence course.
A document has appeared from
Edgefeld arsenal, Md, entitled THE
Gas Bag" being the production of
members Of the line and staff officers
class of the Chemical Warfare School
at that place.
Graduation exercises for the Ma
tional Guard mad reserve officers who
completed the short basic course at
the Medical Field Service School at
Carlisle Barracks were held recently,
with the class consisting or -FOUR Ma
tional Guard officers. three Reserve
Corps officers and three naval officers
Second Lieut. Carl A. Schlager'
Quartermaster Corps, Army of the
United States, 317 Interstate Com,
merce Commission, having removed
from the ALLEGATION area of the motor
Transport Company $50, is relleVeo
from assignment thereto and Is as
signed to Motor Transport Company
1874
Capt. William ]. Hughes, jr., judge
advocate general, Army Of the United
States. 1856 Cathedral avenue, has been
placed in branch assignment group OF
the Judge advocate generals section OF
the Officers Reserve Corps and In
the event of emergency he will be as
signed to duty in the office of or under
the jurisdiction of the judge advocate
general of the Army.
The following reserve officers. all of
the 320th Regiment of Infantry. have
been ordered to active duty as in
structors at the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp. Camp Meade. Md: First
Lieut.. T. F. Donovan. 2021 c street
northwest; First Lieut.. r. NJ. Hughes.
1343 18th street northwest: First Lieut..
G. l.. Rooney, District line and Conduit
road Second Lieut.. c. E. Darnall, 122
Maryland avenue, Hyattsville, Md
Second Lieut.. w T; TibbettS' Ellie9tt .
soiS soiSs 18th 18th Street northwest: second
Lieut.. 7. A. Babbington, X street
nor beast.
Maj. Alfred H. Erck. infantry. U. S.
A. on duty at the Third Corps Area
OF citizens military training camp ac-
tivities for this area, visited local head
quarters during the week and discussed
the District Of Columbia participation
conferred with Col. Leroy T. Heron. In
charge of citizens military training
camp affairs in the District.
The following Washington reserve
officers have completed the sub-course
indicated in Army Correspondence
School for 1922 1923: First Lieut.. Wood
son w. Bercaw of 306th Cavalry. 601
Rock Creek road, sub course 2. cavalry
course A; Capt. Jean H. A. Day. 306th
Cavalry. of POPS Hillyer place. sub
Harry p. Davis of 154 Thomas place
sub-course l. cavalry course A.
Because of the loss on the part of the
members of the National Guard at last
summers encampment of such large
number of revolvers the militia bureau
has requested that hereafter during en-
campments revolvers. pistols. field
glasses and other similar articles be
kept securely locked in chests at all
times when not actually in use on guard
duty or other military duty.
Maj. Albert n. Baggs. formerly on
DUTY at the Washington barracks as
regular component and has returned to
private practice in the District. He has
accepted commission in the Medical
Ofhcers' Reserve Corps.
IdJ' zen u. Z. RlCkardS, chief OF
the militia bureau, has announced that
parts of the new Infantry Training
Regulations, which are now about to go
TO the printer: are expected to be avail
able for distribution after July.
Officers of the Signal Corps Officers
Reserve Corps held their regular
meeting last Monday evening at the
Army and Navy Radio Club. Mai
Louis B. Bender. Signal Corps. u. S.
a, gave detailed explanation Of the
radio sets used by beginners.
The following circular has been re-
ceived by the local reserve headquar-
ters: when person who qualities in
craftsmanship or gunnery has an old
type badge. with or without requali-
f1cation bar or bars, and a new quail
fication has been earned. a requalifi-
cation bar for the badge in such per-
sons possession will be issued until
the present stock of old type badges
is exhausted or orders are issued dis
continuing the issue of old type
Mi adges. after which time, upon re-
the old type badge and