Evening star., 1924-08-03


pert c. Dalton. assistant to the
quartermaster general, while in New
YORK in injection with matters per
talning TO the Army Transport Serv-
Rotary Club on the subject of
preparation for National Defense"
He is making active preparations for
purchasing the remounts authorized
oy the appropriation act for the cur
the Remount Service, Quartermaster
Sorps. is now on d trip to Kansas
City, Denver and Fort Reno in con-
nectfon with the matter. II is con-
tempiated assembling the officers
who Will do the actual purcha sing at
Fort Reno for Instructions in pro-
cedure.
Promotions of sereeants, Quarter
just been announced by the quarter
master general These ORDINATIONS
are made from the list denoted by
reason of prior legislation. They are
f as follows: Herman F; Eichler. Fred
Charles l. Hope. Joseph w. Reid,
Jack c. Owens. John W. Amason,
William ]. Collins. Gustav c. VoSel,
William F. Leiboldt. Louis J. Kiohe,
Milton Y. Yates, John W. Gaynoe.
Walter P. Stewart. Charles p. Phipps.
William A. Barkley, Joe l. Strange.
Maj, Gen. William ]. Snow. chief
OF Field Artillery. has just returned
to Washington from a three months
inspection trip of the Field Artil-
lery organizations stationed in the
Hawaiian Islands, on the Pxcific Coast
and in the Middle West. His inspec-
tions in the Hawaiian Islands were
confined to the Field Artillery or
gani1ations of the Regular Army. but
In his tour on the Coast and the Mid
die West he observed the activities
OF the r. o. T. c. and the G. NJ. r. c.
units as well as those Of the regular Sc
tablishment
A most satisfa ctory condition exists
in the Field Artillery, declared Gen.
Snow. in spite of the excessive short
ages in the enlisted personnel. He
was very favorably impressed with
the spirit and enthusiasm shown by
the young men at the different Il. Q.
T. c. and c. NJ. T. c. camps The
z. o. T. C.. camp at the University of
Utah. under the command Of Mai.
George $. Cay. is model. not only
in the plant itself but in the relations
with the college authorities and the
student body. At Camp Custer. Mich,
considerable attention is being given
to mobilization matters. To demon
strate the great shortage which
general pointed out that notwith-
standing the fact that the entire 10th
Field Artillery was stationed at Camp
Lewis. Wash. it was impossible for
him to gather together a full firing
battery to test out the officers This
situation has existed at this station
Tor three years, and it was only the
remarkable personality of Col. George
q. Gatley, +. A.. in Gen. Shows opin-
ion. that has kept up the fine spirit
and high morale of the officers and
men OF the regimen.
Announcerent was made this week
by the Chief of Coast Artillery that
as a result of the recent increase in
non-commissioncd officers over 100
which were divided among the first
three grades. The War Department
authorization for the first three
grades is 671. OF which 1913 are reei-
mental appointments. The remaining
!7s are apportioned as follows: Mas
ter sergeants. 90: technical sergeants.
80, and 2S6 staff sergeants. Accord
ing TO ratings these are divided as
follows: Clerical, lo2; electrical, eS1,
artillery, IS, and radio, so.
At the request of the Infantry
Board. the ordnance committee au-
thorized the construction Of four rec
onnaissance cars for test by the board
In the construction of these cars diff
ferent body arrangement, arrange.
ments for carrying spare tires. tools,
equipment. etc. as we'll as various
methods Of protecting the personnel.
are to be tried, but they will be in
general similar to the stripped Ford
Gently shown the Infantry and Field
Artillery boards.
Medical maneuvers Just concluded,
at Carlisle Barracks. Pa, with two
medical regiments participating, were
hc1
by the Medical Department, but they
embraced the largest number of Med
ical Department personnel ever as
sembled at any one time during peace.
geon General. inspected the camp and
highly complimented Lieut.. Col
Charles r. Reynolds, commandant of
the school. upon the efficient manner
in which the training has been con-
Quoted. The camp has a permanent
personnel of % officers and ATS en-
listed men.
The functions of this military sta
ton include training, in small classes
s~s os the t%s Mses al BE
Regular Army, and medical. dental
and veterinary officers of the Ma
tional Guard and of the Reserve
Corps. 1t also conducts annually the
ing Camp, the Reserve Officers Train
ing Camp students being derived from
practically all of the large medical.
dental and veterinary colleges east
training center at Carlisle provides
the chief element Of training in fur
thering the preparedness plans of the
Surgeon General of the Army for he!d
service. the latest methods of collect
ing. transporting, handling and hos
pitalizing the sick and wounded un-
der simulated battle conditions re-
cefving the most careful considera-
tion and study.
The regular post at Carlisle during
scene Of the largest medical training
camp held since the World War, the
regular garrison having been aug
mented by the arrival of more than
ficers' Training Camp students, 800
Reserve Corps officers Of the Medical
Department and about 800 officers and
enlisted men comprising the lo4tn
and Virginia National Guard. This
body. Of more than thousand men
encamped on the grounds Of Carlisle
Barracks and received an intensive
course In medical field training.
The Ordnance Department is pre-
pairing for distribution series Of IL
articles for ordnance reserve officers
who are assigned to ammunition de-
pots and ammunition companies.
ordnance officer on q special assign
sment oh1cers Of the T. A. group viii
receive these lectures through the
corps area ordnance officer, while
those OF the b. A. group will receive
them direct from their place OF as
alignment. Further articles are in
course of preparation which Will
cover all Of the various activities OF
the Ordnance Department.
: Approximately 80 ordnance reserve
officers have been issued orders by
the War Department to attend
course OF instruction at Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Nd, beginning Au-
gust to II, inclusive. A similar
course will be given at Rock Island