Evening star., 1923-12-02

aDly engage attention relates to the
framing Of regulations under which
general officers of the National Guard
shall hereafter qualify. This and the
matter of the commissioning Of off,
GERS are announced as issues of
vital import to the active military
forces or all the states" The draft
OF new regulations on this subject
has encountered considerable criti-
cism from National Guard officers,
notably in the methods suggested for
the determination of individual quail
fcation and the requirements i'm
posed upon National Guard officers
In order to establish eligibility for
appointment. Where legislation is
required it is proposed that the off,
GERS OF the National Guard Associa-
necessity for the amendment of the
national defense act. Upon compile
tion Of the studies into these sub
@ JeGts the National Guard general
ment general staff for this purpose
WILL presumably, be relieved from
this active duty
The chief of the air servica in his
annual report says about the reserve
ofhcers: On June 80, 1922, there was
a total Of 1895 officers commissioned
in the Air Service Officers reserve
hhorps. nor During the year this number
IN corps areas and by grades. OF this
total. 5,640 hold flying ratings. 5.499
are neaVfer-than-air pilots or obsery-
ers, and l41 balloon and airship pilots
OF observers. The increase noted is
of correspondence courses and to the
interest aroused by the establishment
OF additional airdromes where flying
Iacilities have been available for the
use of reserve officers
The most essential phase NJ tho
nf he ;r
service Is actual flying practice. This
" true TO such an extent that unless
means can be provided whereby an
o1ncer entering the reserve after the
completion of his flying training can
partlcipate in regular and frequent
nights the Air Service Officers Reserve
Corps becomes a force" in name only
ana is in reality nothing more than
pool from which officer material
T5ui'aoie Ta TOT training may be drawn
10 maintain the effectiveness of our
reserve then. II is imperative that ad-
dltlonal airdromes be established pear
our larger centers Of population The
appropriation of funds for this pur-
sose IS earnestly recommended. Such
Helds are not only training centers
Tor the reserve. but become imnor9
tant terminals on a national system
OF alrWays and thus aid materialIy in
the development of commercial aero
nautics.
ne season program for the 3l3tb
regiment of Field Artillery has been
announced by Col Leroy Heron,
commanding officer. as follows: De
cemper 20. battery commander and
battalion details, including duties of
each member thereof: January u,
feconnolsance. occupation Of position.
Target and ammunition: February 2l
Erlng data and the preparation Of fire:
March 90, field gunnery. including dis
persion; April Il. communication and
liaison: May Is. blackboard firing, and
June 19, map problems
The, question having been pre-
sented TO the War Department
whether members of the Officers Re
servs Corps residents of or stationed
in the Philippine Islands are subject
to the cedula fpoln tax imposed by
an act of the Philippine legislature, il
has been decided that a reserve officer
in an inactive status is subject to the
Cedula tax under the same conditions
as any other male inhabitant of the
Philippine Islands. \ reserve officer
on active service is not subject to the
tax assessed on him at a time during
the period Of such active duty and a
reserve officer called to active duty is
not thereby relieved from payment of
the tax or from any pains or penal
ties previously incurred by reason Of
the non-payment of the tax assessed
on him when he was in an inactive
status