Evening star., 1923-10-07
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN r. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves--National Guard

The following officers nave
been ordered to the S0th Division ana
assigned to units thereof as foiiows:
Capt. William b. Carr, Capt. John X.
Downes and First Lieut. George II.
Grove. all OF the medical reserve. to the
medical personnel of the saeth Infantry
Capt. John C. Runkel, medical reserve
to the 305th Medical Regiment. the
following. having been attached TO the
S0th Division, are assigned as foiioWs'
Second Lieut.. Theodore c. Maurer. in
fantry reserve, to the 3l7th Infantry;
Second Lieut.. Richard L. Gatewood,
field artillery reserve, to the S14th Field
Artillery.
So much of Special Orders 81,
Headquarters of the S0th Division,
C. s., as refers to Second Lieut.. Robert
h. Cartner, air service reserve, Is
, revoked, he having been relieved
from assignment and attached to the
division BY par. 4, Special Order 2l4.
Headquarters Of the Sd Corps Area,
Is relieved from assignment to the
S0th Division. air service and Is at
tached thereto. First Lieut.. Willis :;
Plummer. infantry reserve. promoted
from second lieutenant, is continued
assigned to the 31Sth Infantry.
The following enlisted men. having
been assigned to the S0th DIVISION,
are attached to units thereof as fol-
lows: Pvt. John Q. Strickler, Duray.
Va. to the 317th Infantry; Pvt John
d. Wood. Nokesvilie, Va. to the 31Sth
Infantry; Sergt. James r. Craighili,
I'd. Washington, ID. G., to the 3lSth
Wilson of Jewell, Md, to the same
regiment.
Mai. Charles Z. Borland. field ar
tillery reserve, of Norfolk, Va, haV-
ing been federally recognized as
lieutenant colonel of infantry, Vir,
ginia National Guard. is relieved
from assignment to the 314th Field
Artillery: Mai Berkley Inge. guar
termaster reserve, Washington, d. C.,
promoted from captain. is continued
assigned to the quartermaster sec
tion of the S0th Division as assistant
to the division quartermaster; MAJ.
Charles NJ. Sabins, Washington, ID. e..
promoted from captain, is continued
fantry: First Lieut.. Thomas D.
Behne, air service reserve. Washing,
ton, d. c., promoted from second
lieutenant, is continued attached TO
Lieut.. Lawrence w. Scatchard, quar-
termaster reserve. Roanoke. Va, pro-
noted from second lieutenant. is con-
tinued attached to the s0th DIVISION
trains. Capt. Ray NJ. Ritchie, infan-
try reserve, Charlotte Court House,
Va, promoted from first heutenant,
Is continued assigned TO the 3l1th
Infantry; Capt. Harland Frey. inran-
try reserve, is transferred from the
S0th Military Police Company, to the
319th Infantry: Capt. Henry NJ. Jett,
infantry reserve. promoted from nrst
lieutenant, Is continued assigned TO
the S0th Military Police Company.
lett is a detective sergeant on the
Washington. d. C., police department
and took his examination while In
training at Camp Meade this past
summer.
Col Harry E. knight. who was re-
Gently in command of the 5th In1an-
try, assumed his new duties as CHIEF
of section 1, personnel office of the
chief of infantry.
The 10th Infantry Briagde head
quarters and brigade headquarters
company are relieved from further
the summer training camps at Cac1p
ieade, Md. These units have report
ed to their proper station at Fort
Howard, Md. The S4th Infantry has
left Camp Meade for its regular sta
ton at Fort ISustis. Va.
Mai. Cen, Charles G. Morton, COM
manding the 9th Corps Area, has re-
ceived from the adjutant general OF
the Army decoration. "Croce-di- :
Guerra" awarded by thu italian gov
ernment to Chester FL. west, 1or-
merly first sergeant of company u
363d Infantry, medal OF honor man.
together with the certificate of award
and translation thereof. Sergt. Vests
present address is unknown and the
corps area commander is endeavoring
to locate him in order that the deco
ration may be presented to him with
suitable ceremony. Any one knowing
the present address of West is re-
Quested to communicate with head
quarters, 9th Corps Area, Presidio of
San Francisco.
orders issued some time ago: re-
lieving Col. George Nidmer from
duty in the Office of the chief OF
cavalry as executive assistant and
assigning him as chief of staff of
the 18th Division, Organized Re
serves. have been revoked. and he
will remain on his present duty for
another year.
Col. Peter f. Traub. who has been
on duty with the Organized Reserves
at Fort Thomas. KY. has been Or
for duty as chief of staff of the nth
Division; Maj. Charles G. Mortimer.
Quartermaster Corps. who has been
ordered detached from duty with the
18th Division, Organized Reserves,
and to report to the quartermaster
general for duty in his office. may.
instead. be assigned TO duty in the
office of the militia bureau.
November IL has been designated
by the War Department for the hold
ing of the conference of National
Guard officers. which will take up the
questions relating to the finances and
supply of the National Guard. The
conference will Investigate and study
all of the problems affecting the sup
ply and finance of the guard, with a
view to determining the most satis-
factory methods In solving the exist
ing conditions ~
The time limit for officers who had
world war service TO join as reserve
Army officers without examination
will expire November II. 1t is urged
that all officers coming in this class
who are desirous of being commits
stoned in the reserves do so imme-
diately. After the aforementioned d
date 1t may be difficult matter for
ex-officers who have been out of the
service for three and four years, 70
pass the examinations
The general accounting office has
advised the chief OF militia that the
certificate of the Instructor on rolls,
drills, provides for credit to enlisted
men for not to exceed eight drills
in any one month. but it does not
cover credit to, officers for not ex-
Thereafter. If quarterly pay rolls
show eight, five and three drills,
respectively, it is impossible to de-
termine whether credit for. the thir-
teen drills was arrived at by adding
five, five and three, or whether credit
was given for more than five drills
during the first month.
National Guard and reserve officers
are being sounded on the practicable
ity Of holding class for finance OFF,
GERS for these two components of the
Army some time next year, as a
number of finance officers belonging
tn those cnmnonenfa are auxioua To