Evening star., 1923-03-25

Hinder the above beading The Sunday Star
will publish news Of the National Guard. r
O. T. G., officers Reserve Corps ana the ~ "a
II. Q. News for all branches ot the ei'Heh
army of the United States.
Col. George H. Jamerson, infantry
L. S. A., has been relieved from as
sienment as chief of staff of the Soth
Division, Organized Reserves, and
from further duty with the organized
Reserves of the. Sd Corps Area He
has been detailed in the inspector
generals department. this city. Local
officers come under the Soth.
The resuryey of the camp Meade
reservation by a detachlheht OF al my
engineers is almost completed out
,bo ne,y man Of the reservation. on
scale Of three inches to one nlie' W.
not be finished in time for use at the
training camp in 1873.
Strength of Reserves.
According to headquarters, Sd torps
Area on March last year there were
9735 officers and 81 enllsteo men VI
tha Orpanized Reserves in this area.
Approxfmately $500 men are eN-
peCted TO attend the {. NJ 1. ( tralit
ing period in this corps area duIiis
the summer, according I" tne
Department. based on funds aFallaole
for the work. Forty eight otilcer IN
strrctors will be assigned to the
camps. The first enCampmehl Mt.i
begin June "A and continue 'hirH
days Pursuant to the general plan
in vogue for several years, lie
courses will be divided into the nasle
red, advanced red, white ana plue.
Thus. to complete all four couf SeS
and to be qualified for commission
ranuir,s four wears attendance at the
camps Available funds also proFlue
for the training III each corps area ol
between 600 and $50 reserve once
for fifteen days. This framing VII pe
based upon a series of tatical eNtr-
ciscs involving tactical command ana
staff functions. .
Six weeks course for the +. @. 7. I.
will begin June IA. The training VIII
winter at the various colleges 10Y
lowing details which could not be
undertaken at the institutions.
List of Camps.
National Guard units will ais" be
given fifteen days training lamps III
this area are as follows: I. NJ l. -
Camp Meade and Fort Monroe; re
serve officers. Camp Meade. Fort Nor
roe and Langley Field: +. .. j. g.
Camp Meade. Fort Monroe Hoiabiro'
Aberdeen and Carlisle Barracks I'a.).
National Guard units will be trainet
~ t,amp Meade, Fort Monroe. Mount
Gretna Tobyhanna, Camp Semines'
Langley Field and Fort Eustls.
Parents and friends Of those under m
etruCtion will be encouraged 10 lhNes-
tigate the camps and make recon-
mepdations for any improvements S
they may consider practcapie. Iocd.
reserve officers have been urged oE
Mai John Scott. executive oillcet -
the local headquarters 70 make ..aen
applicatiOnS at once for the camp
Thes- should be forwarded through
his Headquarters. He says that tnT
training for the reserve officer VIII
be based on d series o. seven ~
ciseS. involving operations OF az
vision. on similar principle to that
which was so very SuCCeSSful IN lS--'
The remaining exercises vii! carry
specific instruction best Su!ted 10 nv
indiyidual officer There VIII De Tea
snnablr time for recreation and will
afford officers "A fine healthy vacation
opportunity 10 meet wartime coli'
rades and to brighten up the IueH
spot in military instruction. - ~,
same time they Will receive iuii p"s
and ALI allowances of their rank
Infatrv officers Of the Regular Army
on duty in this city and vicinity haHe
arranged for a stag entertain
the City Club on the even hS nl MIi - -.
Al when they will have as lhtI
guests the infantry officers OF 1he
National Guard and Organized ke-
serves Of the District Of Washing ION:
This is the first of series OF aldn
that are on the entertainment caifh
dar for the wear 1928. 1t Is proposeu
"a t ,a,ta a dance some time in May
and picnic at the infantry post OF
Fort Washington is being plahheu a.
a later date.
Pleased mt Fund Grant.
Due to the lack of approprlatlots
for the manulacturc OF a,. Ia nenart-
panoramic sights, the w ar Depai
Tnent has announced that none may
he issued until funds become avail
able ,bo
What a general officer OF me
ARMY thinks of the recent fSht IN
Eonrress for the support of the Or
panized Reserves items in the Army
appropriation bill is shown in the fol-
lowing letter sent to the president ol
the Reserve officers Assoclatl atloh:
please accept my heartlesl con-
.rratulations on the admirable man
ner in which you pushed the fight FOR
appropriations for the .. X I. 10 d
successful conclusion. me baStc
foundation of the law was at STAKE
and to YOU more than to any other IN
,Uvidual in my opinion. is the natloh
Indebted for its preservation. While
he appropriation secured + made
nate. the assault on the vital prInCl-
les Of the law was defeated.
The commanding general Of al
rms areas have been advised that,
view of the opinion Of the judge
ivocate general of the Army. which
,aS been approved by the secretary
II w ar the aujlOTtlE tloAOl
ended to civilian aids for the use OF
he franking privilege on official busl-
less has been withdrawn.
The total number of officers OF the
MIR Service officers Reserve Corps as
f December 81 was 8,056. More than
lalf of this number held the grade
# Second lieutenant. OF the total
4ggregate strength there are 2,499
.ton-fiyers from the rank of colonel
.lown The following shows the
strength of the various grades. Colo
lels, 10; lieutenant Colonels, II; maj
,rs, 155; captains, 623; first 1ieuten-
lnts, 1,271, and second lieutenants.
1850.
The Signal Corps has under way
experiments to bring about improve
mentS in submarine cable transmits
sion, which have not departed much
rom the standards that brought them
INTO existence.
Extra Pay Provided.
Under the provisions of section A.
act of June 10. 1922, field officers and
!ieutenants of the National Guard
commanding organizations less than a
brigade and having administrative
functions. may receive s2i0 per year
TOR the faithful performance of the
administrative duties connected there
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