Evening star., 1923-06-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY nj. III. MCINTYRE

any particular religious sect Through
the detriment Of any other.
Aside from the formal addresses
at the opening of the conference. the
worked out an extensive program of
4 recommendations in connection with
| the establishment of proper contacts
between the Army and church
agencies, the setting-up of auxiliary
| welfare machinery in peace times
easily expandable for war. and with
relation to legislation necessary to
| adequate footing.
Brig. Gen. Jon McA. Palmer of Gen.
1 Pershing's personal staff. and who has
played an important role in Washing
! ton In connection with the evolution of
| the present national defense act and
the military legislation putting 1t into
erect, Is due for foreign service. and
war Department gossip indicates his
early assignment to a brigade command
IN the garrison Of the Panama Canal
zone. IL Is to be noted that the War
| Department Is adhering rigidly TO its
! overseas duty list for officers in order
that there may be no jealousies or
| charges OF favoritism within the serv-
| Changes in stations of organizations
in the Second and Third Army Corps
contained in War Department an
nouncements this week include: Com
pany B 1st Engineers. from Fort Nett.
n. j., to Camp Dix, n. j.; Company F.
lst Engineers. from Fort Du Pont, Del
to Camp Meade, Md; lst Ordnance
! Company, Miller Field. n. Y. to Camp
DIX: 10Th Service Company. from Balti-
T. iore 10 lamp Meade: ADD Company,
Goast Artillery Corps. from Fort III. c.
wright. \. Y. 10 Fort Michie, N Y;
headquarters and headquarters com
| bany. LIST Infantry Brigade, from Fort
SmaqsWorth; SatasW n r. to Camp Dix: 1st
/ 5at atIanon. 18th Infantry, less Company.
y. Y. - asara'
announcement at the War Depart
| neht or orders recalling Brig Gen.
Dennis E. Nolan to duty.in Washing
ton from command of the I'd Division.
| at camp Travis, Tex is another sten
IN tne present departmental policy
unuea ten; Pershing of giving the
| Younger officers who rendered con-
| spicuous service I'm the world war a
| thorough grounding in all branches
oL general stan work in order that
sney may be fully equipped to as
81 sumo the duties Of leadership soon
| Heht or the men VINO held the most
| war 'he
| Gen. Nolan served overseas as chief
OF military intelligence of'the Ameri-
! can Expeditionary Forces. his duty
| in that connection being broken onIy
! iof olS short period when. in an
| emergency, he commanded a brigade
| or the 2Sth division (Pennsylvania)
! IN action: On his return after the
| TO the staff at the War College as
{, instructor in military intelligence and
/ was later transferred TO the general
sian s1n as chief OF military intelligence.
troops oops as s's reguirad rn,Tsn to to duty with
NoIan has had the unusual distinc-
! ton OF coming to command the ONLY
organized infantry division of the
regular Army while he still is rela-
lively a junior brigadier He went
! TO the I'd Division at Camn Travis ~
] command the artillery brigade. al
i. though his previous line service had
! been almost wholly in the infantry
except Tor time in the Philippines.
Mnit, mn.n ne served as a major of the
| United States volunteer cavalry. ON
Ihe retirement of Maj. Gen. James G.
t1arboard as deputy chief of STAFF
! ana the selection of Maj. Gen. John
n;,.iii' r. lines then commanding the I'd
| DiNision, TO succeed Gen. Harboard
the confidence reposed in Gen. Nolan
| was exhibited in his assignment tn
| the divisional command,
lie comes back to the War Depart
ment as assistant chief of staff In
! charge of the Ga (Supply) section
| where his already wide stafr experi-
| ences will be broadened along lines
he has not heretofore had an oppor-
tunit% to follow. 1t Is by this prac-
| tlce that present War Department
| policy is shaped to train up young
men who will be qualified to fiif such
| post even as. that Of chief of staff
| or the Army, should presidential Sc
lection at any future time fall upon
| them.
! The proposed legislation to be
! sought by the Navy Department for
rebuilding the naval reserve Is rap
| idly taking shape. the first rough
draft having been submitted to the
I this week
! Widely diverging views held by
| responsible naval heads are finally
being reconci1ed and it is understood
| that drastic change in policy will
be the result OF the deliberations that
| have been going on for weeks
| Realizing the difficulty and almbst
| the 1mpossibility Of building up a
| federalized reserve under the limita-
| tion of the possible funds available
and other handicaps, the new policy
| under consideration apparently will
| De virtual return to the old naval
/ militia system.
| So keen is the departmental appre-
| cation or the Importance Of defining
a definite policy and preparing the
| provisions OF the proposed bill TO be
| presented to Congress that it has
been given precedence over the esti-
| mates Tor the next fiscal year. The
| bureaus have drawn up preliminary
| estimates and submitted them to the
| Secretary but the council will prob
| ably defer action on them until July
when the reserve bill will be out Of
| the way.
! Particular interest is manifested
| in reserve matters at this time when
! the new legislation is under con-
! slderatlon and with reservists'
/ cruises at hand.
/ In a statement just issued the bu-
! reau says that number of REQUESTS
| have been received from former off,
GERS of the Navy for information as
/ to enrolment in the reserve force.
| and the class in which they might be
| enrolled.
! Replying to the inquiries. the bu-
| rea gives the following information:
l The present policy Of the department
I is to make no enrollments in class I.
| FORMER naval officers may be enlisted
IN the volunteer naval reserve class
3 In a confirmed rank corresponding
| to the last permanent commission in
! the Navy, if recommended by the
commandant of the naval district in
which they reside anti when a va
| cancy exists in the allowed compile
ment of class officers, they NAV
| then. upon the recommendation of
| the commandant. be transferred to
class z. This is composed of members
| qualified for duty on combatant ships
| OF the Navy. While in class 6, they
| draw no retainer pay and are obli-
| gated to perform no service
| In class an officer may hold a
confirmed or provisional rank. If he
| holds provisional rank, he is en-
! titled to $12 year retainer pay and
upon being confirmed Is entitled to
two months pay Of the rank in which
connrmed for each year of his enroll
ment, provided he maintains efficiency