Evening star., 1923-07-08

One OF the most SucceSSful outings
of the Washington Chapter of the
United States Infantry Association
was that of the picnic dance held last
week at Fort Washington. The party
of infantry officers and their guests
left Washington barracks on the
United States ship General Rucker
and landed at the lighthouse wharf
of Fort Washington. Gen. John L.
Hines, deputy chief of staff, was
among the officers present.
Local reserve officers are preparing
for their summer training camp.
which will be held from August IL
to 26 at Camp Meade. Md. 1t is
in Washington and 20 to the camp in
a body.
Col. John p. Hams. Coast Artillery
Corps. now on duty at headquarters
of the 3rd Corps Area, is assigned to
duty and announced as officer In
charge. Organized Reserves for the
Third Corps Area, with station in
Baltimore. vice Lieut.. Col. Z. T..
Fuller. detached, on leave Infantry.
Word has been received here that
Capt. William Z. r. Covell. Corps of
Engineers. has left Boston for WASH
ington, to take up his new duties in
the office of the chief of engineers
Mrs. Covell and her mother. Mrs.
Henshaw, expect to motor through the
White mountains and from there on
down to Washington. arriving here
about September l. Capt. Covel re-
Gently graduated from the Massachu-
setta Institute of Technology.
Lieut.. Col. William H. Waldron. on
duty in the training section, office OF
the chief of infantry. will leave WASH
ington July 20 for the purpose OF IN
ing Camp and Citizens Military Train
ing Camp. Organized Reserves and
the Maryland National Guard camps
at Camp Meade. Md, returning to the
city about July 80.
In order that all National Guard
organizations may be supplied with
sufficient batteries of all types, with
necessary spare parts for signal
equipment required for the fiscal year
1924. the militia bureau of the war
National Guard units to submit to the
bureau their acquisitions for material
needed not later than July 10.
Maj. Gen. Edward L. Logan, presl-
dent of the National Guard Associa-
ton of the United States, will hold a
number of National Guard officers, at
which the date of the annual conven-
ton of the association Will be hxed.
Denver has been selected as the place.
and the date will be either previous
to or Immediately after the conyen-
ton of the American Legion at san
Francisco. 1t is understood that
October and are under consldera l.
ton. One of the most important mat
ters to be taken under consideration
at the meeting will be the question
of one commission for both the Re-
serve and National Guard officers.
Mai Gen. James G. Harbord. re
tired. has offered a prize OF one fadlo
set to the Citizens Military FRAMING
Camp in each corps area to be
awarded to the young man protiting
most by radio instruction. AS deputy
chief of staff last year. Gen. Harbord
showed considerable interest IN the
Citizens Military Training Camps and
has now. in his position as head OF
the radio corporation, made another
contribution to public interest In vol
untary training.
The age limits for admission to the
Citizens Military Training camps
have been so fixed that December 80.
1929 is to be used as the time Tor
reckoning minimum limits of seven
teen wears This means that young
man who is now sixteen years old
will be accepted for the camp. pro-
vided that he will be seventeen be be, =
fore December 81. ANY, young man
Is admitted provided he has not
reached his twenty fifth birthday be-
fore the date of the opening of the
camp for which he applied.
Scores of reserve Army officers
visited Camp Meade last sunaay; !;
There are about six field artillery and
ten infantry reserve officers on DUTY
at the camp as instructors. From
the District there are two field ar
tiIlery officers Lieut.. HI. p. Long and
Lieut. NJ. A. Bradshaw. who are de-
y,cfrr III
the Citizens Military Training Camp.
The Reserve officers Training
Corps camp of Camp Meade. of which
Lieut.. Col. G. L. Townsend (lnfantry)
is camp commander and Lieut.. Col.
O. F. Snyder. retired, executive ofncer,
schedule. A dance was given last
week at the Laurel Tour Inn. on the
WA shington and Baltimore boulevard,
for officers and reserve officers of the
training camp at Camp Meade. The
hostesses were Mrs. j. Taylor. MISS
Edith and Henrietta Halverson, Mary
Heinrichs and Mary and Alice Scott
Reports from Walter Reed General
Hospital continue favorable as to the
condition of Capt. Stuart G. Wilder
who was seriously injured in an air
plane crash at Aberdeen proving
grounds, Md, June 5.
The following officers of the Regu-
lar Army on duty in the Office of the
militia bureau are to visit the various
camps throughout the country for
the purpose of assisting in the CO.
ordination of their supply and train
ing: Coils. E. J. Williams Gnfantry),
C. C. Collins (medicaD, George Bait.
zelI (ff1fantry). Lieut.. Col. L w
Prunty (cavalry), Majs. Frank Thorp
jr (field artillery. G. w. yesterday
Coast Artillery Corps), H. A.. Finch
(engineers), J. D. Elliott dnfantry)
and Capts. William J. Kelley Unfan-
try) and Charles T. Phillips. air
service.
The junior unit Reserve Officers
Training Corps. st. Johns College,
Washington, D. c., and the infantry
unit, junior division. Reserve officers
Training Corps. in the University of
Nebraska, have been discontinued
Maj S. s. Garrett (ordnance). officers
Reserve Corps, has been ordered to
active duty at Aberdeen proving
grounds, for training in procurement
work.
The aggregate strength of the Ma
tional Guard for the month OF May,