Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

years ago. and, yES -
after being con- )
nected with the
American Railway
Association for Maj John d. Cutter
rev months, was
commissioned in the Quartermaster
Corps and later in the transportation
service. He was in charge of all
rail troop movements for the War
Department in this country. Later
he was appointed by Gen. Hines, then
head of the transportation service, as
field auditor and inspector of the
service.
The following meeting will be held
during the coming week: Signal
Corps, tomorrow night: QuartermaS-
ter Corps. with Gen. Hart as the guest
OF the evening, Tuesday night; 31Sth
Filed Artillery, Thursday night, and
S06th Cavalry. Friday night. All
meetings will be held in the Graham
building
1t is believed that in September. fol-
lowing the close of tile summer train
practically every branch of the
service will have been organized.
There are two phases of meetings
held by the reserve officers. One is
the meeting of the Organized Re-
serves, by organiZati ton or branch of
held by the specific section of the
Reserve Officers Association. The
officers of the Adjutant General Re
serve are holding meeting under the
auspices of the Reserve Officers AS
ISOLATION So far they have not form
ed as a part of the Organized Re-
serves. 1t is expected that this will
be taken up early in September. The
ouartermaSter meetings are opened
by the Organized Reserve section and
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citation.
Ten National Guard medical officers
have been ordered by the War De-
partment to attend a six-week course
at the Medical Field Service School
at Carlisle Barracks, which began
April l. They are Maj. Alfred Derou-
let of Illinois; CaptS. W. II. BaYleS of
Alabama, Dan Staples of Arkansas,
]. Ct. Potter of Maine, y. ]. Nugent of
Michigan, J. Z. Thomas of South
Carolina and c. V. williams of Wyo-
ming. and First Leuts. L. L. Rcy-
nolds of Maryland and J. +. Aubrey of
Maryland
Amendments to the training pro-
gram for the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps, for the summer of 1924,
have been announced by the War De-
Partment The amended program is
divided into two sections, basic in
fantry programs and advanced in
fantry program. In the former are
included rifle marhsmans ship, infantry
drill and physical training, while the
latter embraces drill and command
and physical training, rifle marks
manship, machine guns, 37-millimeter
gun and 3-inch trench mortar.
There is generous rivalry among
the Civilian Military Training Corps
officers of the various corps areas
headquarters in their efforts 10 pro-
duce the most attractive announce
ments of the summer camps. In ad-
dition to the large posters with many
camp views furnished by the War De-
partment in large quantities, each
corps area is issuing information cir
culars and window cards of its own
making.
The members of the Reserve OIL
GERS Association of Washington
county, Ohio, have petitioned Senator
Frank 3. Willis to use his influence
and to vote for all measures looking
to the advancement of the Officers
Reserve Corps.
The following reserve officers of
the Third Corps Area have been as
signed to units of the Regular Army
To the 18th 1nfantry-F'irst Lieut.. e.
G. Frank. Second Lieuts. W. c. Baxter
and H. A. MacCubbin. To the 9Th
Field Artillery-Second Lieut.. O. q.
Decker. To Coast DefenseS of Chesa-
peake Bay-F'irst Lieut.. ]. c. Corliss.
Lieut. E Ct. Beane. To the End Wind
Headquarters-Firs Lieut.. r. c.
Belts.
Guard medical officers was started
April l, at the Medical Field Service
School, Carlisle, Pa. One officer from
each corps area was selected
The following changes have been
ordered in the commissioned per-
sonnet of the S0th Division-Infantry
Capt William E. Preston has been
assigned to the 31Sth Infantry; Capt.
Edwin w. Jordan of Clarendon. Va,
fantry, and will be assigned to the
31Sth Infantry; Capt. Hubert W. Dut-
ton has been assigned to the 317th
Infantry; Maj. Blandy B. Clarkson
try; Second Lieut.. John l. Pritchett
has been attached to the 317th In
fantry; Second Lieut.. Griffith J. McRee
has been attached to the 31sth In
fantry.
Field Artillery: Second Lieut.. Jus
tin j. Mccarthy, who has moved from
the Soth Division area, is relieved of
his assignment to the a1Sth Field
Medical Corps: Capt Edgar G.
division area, is relieved from as
signment to the 305th Medical Regi-
meut
The following enlisted reservfsts
have been assigned to the 320th In
fantry: Sergts. Archibald D. Able
Francis r Bisef, Leon L. kampine
and Casanave H. Young.
The following assignments have
been made within the non-divisional
group: EngineersFirstL Lieut.. George
A. Heller to the 41sth Battalion. Col
Peter III. Anderson and First Lieut.
George Mack. Garmany to the 353d
Regiment; First Lieut.. Charles A.
Hannum to the 476th Engineer Train;
First Lieut.. Alpheus B. Cochrane to
the 5S4th Engineer Dump Truck Train.
Tho following reserve engineer Off
GERS are attached to the 343d Regi-
ment: Capt. Charles D. Gilpin, First
Lieut.. William j. Simpson and Second
Lieut.. Harry B. Shaw; to the 417th
Engineer Battalion. Capt. Rufus B
Pearce and Second Lieut. Harry Low
enstein; Capt. Reginald II. Patterson
has been attached to the 419th Bat
TALON; Second Lieut.. Herman a. Blau
to the 539th Train.
Air service assignments---Secon
Lieut. Richard S. Ashley to the 344th
Communication Section; Second Lieut.
Orrin E. Ross to the 404th Pursuit
squadron; Second Lieut. Howard I
Gordon to the 405th Pursuit Squad
ron; Second Lieut.. Charles A. Appel
jr, has been promoted to the grade
Of first lieutenant. he viii retain his
assignment to the 40Sth Attach
Squadron; Second Lieut. James G.
Isouden is relieved from assignment
to the 35Sth Observation Squadron
and is assigned to the 309th Balloon
Company; Second Lieut.. Guy d. Saun-
ders, having moved to the End Corps
Area, is relieved from assignment to
the 411th Observation Squadron.
QuartermaSter Corps-First Lieut..
O. Mccoy has been promoted to cap
tain. He has been relieved from as
signment to Motor 3r Ansport Com
pany No. 673 and is assigned to the
2nAfh Motor Repair Battalion: Second