Evening star., 1923-10-14

10 and Including the field hospital.
and also a chemical warfare demon
stration. On the last day OF the
meeting, October 6, reports OF the
various committees were read ana tne
election and the installation OF ON
GERS for the new year was held. Inc
officers who were elected were: Col.
Seaman of the. Wisconsin Nationai
Guard, president; Surgeon General
Hugh S. Cumming, United States pub
lie health service, first vice president;
Rear ADMIRAL Z. r. Stitt. surgeon
general. United States Navy, secono
vice president; Maj. Gen. Merrltte ";
ireland, surgeon general. cnlteo
States Army, third vice presldent,
Mai. L. f. Hume, secretary editor
nro tempore. On the retirement from
active service of Col. j. *. hean'
Medical Corps, United States Army
which will become effective In l9I4'
Col Kean will become secretary
editor of the association.
Approximately eighty-five officers
representing the nine corps areas, the
general staff, the finance department:
National Guard officers from each OF
the CORPS areas and representatives
from the supply branches, Will assem-
bic in Washington on November 10
for the purpose of working out the
various problems which confront
property and disbursing officers OF
"A
eral staff of the War Department Is
engaged in solving the technical part
of the conference. The appointment
of ten committees and the assignment
OF the attending officers thereto fndi-
Gates that a tremendous amount OF
business will be transacted during
the sessions. The committees and the
various subjects they will handle be-
fore being laid before the conference
are: Issue of federal property; requi-
Il fNNEa 1lNNf
and supply; care and preservation OF
federal property; requirements of the
National Guard as to camp sites:
method of accounting for federai
property issued to the National Guard:
ray of National Guardsmen and
travel expenses of Regular Army per-
sonnel on duty with National Guard;
target ranges and utilities on camp
sites; methods of making and sub
hitting estimates for training camps,
lease construction and repair or TAR
get ranges, preparation of camp sites
and other like purposes; methods OF
handling National Guard affairs At
corps area headquarters; miscellane-
Gus.
Tp to the present time the War De-
partment has officially approved the
distinctive regimental collar insignia
for eleven infantry regiments. Con
siderable discussion of this subject
authorities before final approval was
given for the adoption of this regi-
mental insignia, and the great IN
crease in the morale and esprit de
corps of these regiments who are au-
thorized to wear the collar ornament
has shown the wisdom Of this deei-
sion of the department. Other regi-
ments are working on the details OF
their designs, which must have the
approval OF the department before be-
- Fsar, ,ty-NF
regiments and their commanding Of
ficers who are authorized to wear
their respective distinctive insignia,
are: Fifth. Col. Edgar A. Fry; 10th.
Col Joseph F. Gohn; 18th, Col. James
T. Dean; 12th, Col. George e. Thorne;
13th, Cols Paul Giddings: 18th, Col.
Charles Gerhardt; Goth, Col. George
w Stuart; cath, Col. Benjamin p.
Nicklin: 25th, Col. Woodson Hooker;
18th, Col. ]. NJ. Graham, and 3Sth, Col.
F. L. knudsen.
Announcement was made at the
militia bureau this week that the
grand total strength of the National
Guard as of September 20. totaliRg
165,so7 officers and men. was the
the exception of the war period,
which has ever been recorded by the
bureau. OF this total 1915 were
commissioned officers and 155,S32 en-
appropriations by Congress for the
support of the state forces and the
lack of state support in certain Sec
tions of the country officers of the
bureau are extremely optimistic over
the future of the Guard. The five
ment for the month of September
are: New York. 20.519; Pennsyl-
vania, 11,744; Massachusetts,. 9,097;
Ohio 1924, and Texas, 8.161.
t., L1A ~ So.
fantry National Guard officers will
attend the company officers class at
the Infantry School, Fort Benning.
Ga. which will begin February 2S
and conclude May 25. The bureau
also is working out a number Of
other courses which will be given
during the present school year at
the various service schools.
Authority has been asked of, the
War Department by Brig. Gen. Wal
Infantry School to permit instructors
at the Benning institution to be
mounted. 1t Is stated that this au-
thority has been extended to the In
structors at the Army War College,
Fort Leavenworth, and the Military
Academy, and the point is made that
this privilege should be likewise
given to the Infantry School. 1t Is
believed that Army regulations will
in time be amended, which will per-
to9the War Department authorities.
A decision Is shortly expected from
the controller general on the subject
of split armory drill pay for the Ma
tional Guard which has been urged by
the different state organizations.
Those supporting this policy have for
some time been requesting authority to
drill their units at different periods
during the week which primarily
affects the technical instruction given
to specialists. BY split armory drill
is meant that in case of a signal COM
pany, for instance. line men would as
Semble at the armory on a stipulated
evening, signal men on another even
ing, operators at a still different date,
Target practice would be given at an
other night, etc II this system were
inaugurated, it is stated, the different
techRical men would have a class or
their own and more could be ac-
complished not only for the men
themselves, but the advocates of the
proposed system maintain that it
would greatly increase the efficiency
of the National Guard technical units.
However. section ITO of the amend
ed national defense act contains a
provision, which lit lis stated on. good
authority, will prevent. the controller
from con mourning in the request of the
War Department to extend this
authority to the National Guard. Part