Evening star., 1923-06-03
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves--Natienal Guard

The militia bureau OF the War De-
partment has been psrfecting plans
for a Reorganization Of the bureau
! for some time, It has been, learned.
Little more than two weeks ago
! Maj. Gen. George c. Richards. chief
Of the bureau, issued an ofilce memo
| rsadum explaining clearly the reor-
, ganization Of the bureau and the
duties with which the various Sec
tions are charged to perform. The
bureau has been subdivided into six
sections, administrative, personnel,
organization, training, hnance ana
| supply ana planning.
| The administrative section has to
do with the general once administers.
! tion OF the bureau. The personnel
! to personnel activities of the Nation
! al Guard. The Organization Aection
has charge OF all organization affairs
! of the guard. The training section
! concerning National Guard training.
| The finance and supply section acts
fon all matters pertaining to the ap.
propriations for and the supply and
equipment OF the National Guard.
The planning section is charged with
!
tigtics, press relations and historical
| data which has not been assigned to
/ other sections. Each of the above
mentioned sections, of course, pre-.
pares the policies and plans which
pertain to their respective sections,
subject to the approval Of the chief
Mai. Gen. F. w. coe, chief Of coast
artillery, has been making a-study
OF the question Of organising the
I II ~d ~
organized reserve coast artillery into
permanent regiments. and strong
hopes are entertained that this or.
ganization, which is not only favored
by Gen. Coe but other officers as we'll
may be approved at an early. date
The subject has been discussed gen.
I orally. not only In the regular com.
ponent, but In the National Guard
and organized reserve as we'll, The
proposed regimental organizations
would create an esprit de corp.
which would be valuable factor
Provisional organizations now exist
In the National Guard and their great
success lis due to this organisation.
Maj. A.. NJ. Prentiss. general staff
detailed from the chemical warfare
service. will graduate this month
from George Washington University
with the degree OF PHI. D. He has
for some time and upon his eradua-
tion this month will continue his
duties with the staff. Lieut.. Col
L. w. Prunty. cavalry. National Guard
of New Mexico. recently arrived I'm
Washington. where he has been as.
signed to duty IN the administrative
section of the militia bureau. Lieut.
Col. Elmer Johnson, NJ. p, o. r. c., OF
New York, with a view to showing
before the general public the power
of the Officers' Reserve Corps as an
Organization. proposes a grand pa
| rade in New York city next fall. Col
Johnson estimated that more than
! 100. 900 officers would participate.
| One hundred and fifty officers from
the District of Columbia would at.
| tend.
! The War Department has granted
federal recognition to Capt. John II.
Schwatka. infantry. of the Maryland
! National Guard.
Plans for the coming training
period OF the reserve officers at Camp
| Meade were told to officers OF the I'd
| Battalion OF the 320th Infantry at
| It's meeting last week Map read .
ing and problems that the officers