The Washington times., 1924-08-27
LIEUT.. COL. AWL
To LEAD 4OTH
INFANTRY
Veterans Bureau Official Will
Command Regiment On
Defense Day

Infantry, Officers Reserve Corps,
and holder of the Distinguished
Service Cross, has been selected to
lead the Fortieth United States In
tantry Regiment On Defense Day.
Colonel Anvil is an official of the
Veterans Bureau. The. Fortieth
Infantry is an active regiment in
the regular army.
: According to the present pro.
gram, this regiment will be the
second organization in the line of
the parade, falling in directly be-
hind the Twelfth United States
Infantry. The FOrtieth will Assem-.
Bile at 1880 o'clock at Maryland
avenue, facing First street south
west.
Colonel Anvil has selected Lieuten-
ant Stephan =. Tiliman, of the
Adjutant Generals Department Re.
serve. as his executive officer.
Majors Omar w. Clark and Byron
r. Patton, infantry reserve. will be
commanding officer ana executive
OF the first battalion, respectively.
Major Harry G;ls.cap will command
the second battalion. and Major
Charles NJ. Saoips will lead the
third battalion. Colnpeny officers
VIII ne announced later.
Personnel Of Regiment.
The personnel of the Fortieth in.
fantry will be procured from the
cne-day volunteers. 1t Is planned
to recruit the First battalion from
among the employees of the Vet
Grams Bureau. The Second and
Third battalions will be recruited
from the personnel of the various
posts Of the American Legion i'll
Washington and the various Gov.
eminent departments. However.
any enlisted man desiring to join
the Fortieth infantry may do SO by
writing Colonel Anvil or Lieutenant
Tillman at the Veterans Bureau.
According to a letter addressed to
II. F. Colladay, chairman Of the &C.
operation committee of the local de.
tense day committee, a special meet
ing Of the executive COMMITTEES of
the Mid-City Citizens Associa ton
unanimously adopted a resolution
indorsing defense day and offering
the cooperation Of the association
to make the day a success.
The resolution also made a spe.
cal appeal to the members of the
association between the ages OF
eighteen and forty-five to enroll for
the one-0ay service Immediately,
committee OF three was appointed to
cooperate with the Board of Trade
In any capacity called upon. Those
en- the committee are Bates Mitchell
Stoyall. M. T. Fines and G. T. Bow.
man.
Societies Endorse Day.
The Cosmopolitan Club has en-.
dorsed Defense Day, according to
the committee, and has announced
q committee Of the club to co.
operate. This committee is com.
posed of Doctor A. L. Millar, and
John ]. McIherney.
The Junior Order Of the United
Association Of Machinists has en-.
dorsed the day and sent the notices
to the councils Of the order, They
report that they have 5000 men be-
tween the eligible ages Of enlist.
ment.
kilograms were received TODAY
from Mrs. H. n. McCluer, national
head Of the American War Mothers:
Brtgadier General Milton A. Reck.
ford. president Of the National
Guard Association. and Albert ID.
Alcorn, head OF the United Spanish
War Veterans, announcing that
they would come to Washington FOR
the meeting Of the National Com.
mittee to support the Defense Test,
Friday.
Invitations to the banquet, with
which the meeting Friday viii end.
have been issued to government of.
fcials, army and navy. officers and
other prominent persons.
War today is as sure az death
and when the next war comes. IL
the National Defense Day test Is a
success, we will be ready to fight
any country in the world" de.
clared Lieutenant Colonel John A.
Scott, executive officer of the he.
serve Corps in this area, to stha
Stuart Walker Post, American
Legion, last night.
"And the world 10 going 20 be
surprised to sec how well prepared
the United States is after Defense
Day. That day will mirror what
ever reaction the nation il to have
to the first day Of war;" he con.
tinued.
II am conservative when I say
that so per cent Of the world war
casualties can be traced to lack OF
proper training"
Tonight meetings will be held at
8 o'clock. Of the following units:
18th, 31Sth Field Artillery, ordnance,
coast artillery, and general service
units.