Evening star., 1924-06-29

William X. Smith,
Ccomfnanddnt of the Coast Artillery
ing commanding general of the corps
area.
For the next two months Camp
Meade, Md, will be very busy place
1or the corps area. Three reserve
officers from Washington are on duty
mere as instructors for the citizens
nlIitary training camp, which will
open July /. Capt J. V. Todd, United
states Army, on duty in Washington
as assistant executive officer of the
reserve units. reported to Camp
Meade June 20 for duty during the
Scott, United States Army, executive
officer in Washington, is due to-
morrow.
Students from Georgetown Univer-
sity and the University of Maryland
all members of the Reserve Oficers'
Training Corps, will be at the camp
for six weeks taking their summer
training, tTa ,, They arrived June 1s.
Many colleges in the states of Eir-
ginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. as
well as other states, have sent their
Reserve Officers Training Corps stu
dents to Camp Meade. William Nc
Manus, a warrant officer of the regu-
iar Army. formerly Washingtonian.
now residing in Berwyn, is on duty
at the headquarters of the Reserve
Ofhcers Training Corps as chief
clerk.
Capts. T. Il. Benson and James b
Lewis and Second Lieut. Dewey Zir-
kin, all infantry reserve officers of
the 320th Infantry. Sergt. William
I. Roy, infantry enlisted reserve,
has been assigned to the same regi-
ment.
Thirteen reserve officers are on
duty at the headquarters of the 3rd
Corps Area for fifteen days of train
ing This is in addition to the re-
Among these officers is Capt. Jacob
Hugo Tatsch, finance reserve, SIS
18th street northwest.
The War Department will shortly
promulgate revision of special reg
ulations No 43, pertaining to ap-
pointment in the Oficers' Reserve
Corps from training camp graduates.
Announcement is made that the soli-
citation OF funds or contributions ad-
dressed to relatives OF candidates in
order 10 procure money for camp ac-
tivities is prohibited. Contributions
or subscriptions from candidates for
any purpose is also forbidden. Candi-
dates will not be permitted to obli-
gate their return travel allowance.
No deductions will be made or ac-
cepted from the travel allowance due
a candidate for travel to return TO
his home.
1t is expected that funds will be
made available during the fiscal year
1925 for active duty training for
members of the infantry branch as
FIRST time that funds have been ap-
propriated for this purpose.
Form letters have been prepared
and will soon be sent to various
members OF the branch assignment
group. Every officer who is carried
in the group will not receive a letter
this year, as the limited appropriation
will necessitate a careful considera-
tion of the various items of mileage,
pay and assigned duty. when the
replies to the above mentioned letters
have been received. II will be possible
for the office chief of infantry to make
detailed plans to carry out the scheme
outlined. An officers Willingness to
serve will merely cause him to be
placed on an eligible list. from which
the desired number will be selected.
Capt. ]. w. Grouse of the Veterinary
Reserve Corps and First Lieut.. A. ID.
Castillo of the Dental Reserve Corps
have been assigned to the 1st Medical
Regiment of the Regular Army for
duty in time of emergency.
Lieut. Col. Smalley. L. 5. A, cavalry,
who has been on duty in Philadelphia
with the organized reserves, is now
on duty for the summer at Camp
Meade, Md. as the camp adjutant.
Circular AZ, War Department, 1928,
nav and allowances of reserve officers.
is rescinded and new instructions are
substituted therefor. The following
are extracts from the new instruc-
tions:
/. A reserve officer when on active
duty shall receive the pay and allow
ances prescribed by the act of June
10, 1922, and mileage to his first sta
ton from the place of receipt by him
of his order from his last station to
his home.
2. When reserve officers are au-
thorized by law to receive federal pay,
those serving in grades corresponding
TO colonel, lieutenant colonel, major.
captain. first and second lieutenants
shall receive the pay of the sixth,
fifth, fourth, third, second and first
pay periods, respectively.
5. In computing the increase of