Evening star., 1923-12-30


when we should pass to the more
businessltke and military practice of
dealing with the commanders of the
units. These officers must assume
the obligations and responsibilities
or their positions. 1t is their duty to
complete the skeleton organiza tions
required and to promote the eff
cheney and hold the interest of their
personnel Regular officers can as
sist. but the reserve commanders
mus. must I.ad or give way to the man
who can and will
It Is in accordance with this clear
ly defined policy. as stated by the
conimander-inc chief. that one local
unit of the organized reserves. the
%i3d Engineers. has been for some
months past forming the enlisted
personnel for. the reglmental head
quarters and band. This regiment is
general service one. and is COM
manded by Col. John Stewart of this
city. 1t requires men of sixty diff
ferent professions, trades and occu-
pations.
As is the usual military policy. men
with previous military service are in
the greatest demand and are given
the highest on-commissioned war
rants. These enlisted men will form
the Cadre. which will train and guide
the younger men of the c. NJ. T. c.
camps and others who will join the
new army. In the event of threat
ened danger to this country these
skeleton or Cadre units will mobilize
experienced during the world war.
Men are being enlisted according
to their civil occupation and train
ing. They will be enabled to fit
smoothly into the war machine to
the mutual advantage of the country
and themselves in the event Of need
In addition to the two weeks OF
military leave granted to employees
of the government, much valuable
training will be given to the men
occupations. At the present time the
enlisted men do not receive the two
weeks leave from the government
with pay.
oficers who are engaged in this
new work report that much valuable
aid has been rendered by veterans
organizations. whose members are
rallying again to the colors, that the
training they received at such a cost
may he passed on to the younger
generation.
Capt. Walter J.. G. Perry. engineer
reserve, having moved to the Philip
pine department, is relieved from as
Second Lieut.. Stephen F. Tillman,
adjutapt general reserve, having been
transferred to the '"TA' group from
the ''BA' group. by the War Depart
ment. is relieved from attachment to
the s0th Division; First Lieut.. Rob-
ert o. Canada, dental reserve. is re-
Tieved from assignment to the s0th
Division. and, having been federally
recognized as a captain In the Dental
Corps of the Virginia National Guard
and promoted to the same grade In
the Dental Officers' Reserve Corps is.
under the provisions Of paragraph 16
and -122. special regulations No. 46,
assigned to the National Guard Of the
state of Virginia.
That the recent conference Of
property and disbursing officers of
the various states, held here, and at
tended by officers in charge Of Ma
tioral Guard affairs of the nine
bureaus and the general STAFF. has
been one of the most important
meetings ever held in Washington
with respect to the military plan, is
the view held in the militia bureau.
1t is the first real step toward the
coordination Of supply and finance
activities between the states. the
corps areas and the War Department.
Every phase Of the complicated and
perplexing problems which have ac-
cumulated in the War Department
and the militia, bureau since the war
were considered by the committees
assigned to handle, these subjects,
and the enthusiasm displayed by
these committees in this work Is de-
serving of the highest COMMUNICATION.
The recommendations of the con-
ference, of which detailed study is
now being made in the militia bu-
reau. contain a number OF important
changes, some of which will require
in amending the national
defense act. il approved by the bu-
reau. Other notifications will take
additional funds. which the bureau
will not he able to put through for
the present until appropriations are
increased. Among the more impor-
tant recommendations submitted by
the several committees at the con-
clusion of their work were the fol-
lowing:
Care and preservation of equip
msnt issued to National Guard Sor,