Evening star., 1924-09-07
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMlN.
Organized Reserves-Nationai Guard

Lieut.. Col. Frank A. Awl. Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps. has been Sc
1ected as the comma nding officer of
the 10th United States Infantry for
the parade to be held in the city on
Defense day. This is a Regular Army
inactive unit, a Count of the 34th
Infantry, Fort Eustis. Va. 1t will be
officered by reserve officers. while the
enlisted personnel will be the one day
volunteers.
The selection of Col Awl as the
commanding officer was a noble one
on the part Of the officials In charge.
He is the holder of the ID. s. G. for
his World War services Col. Awl
has selected Lieut. Stephen r. Till
man, A. c., as his regimental execu-
tive officer; Maj. Byron Il. Patton as
the 1st Battalion commander, Maj.
.. N. Lawrence. I'd Battalion, and
Maj. Charles Sabins, Sd Battalion.
Following Defense day this regiment
will become inactive again.
Lieut. Col. James p Pourie, Quar-
termaster Corps, L. S. A. has reported
for duty in the office of the quarter
master general and has been assigned
to the supply service of that office.
The same announcement states that
the quartermaSter generals office is
planning to give another moonlight
trip down the, Potomac September 10.
The boat General Rucker will leave
Washington Barracks at pm. re-
turning at IL pm.
The quartermaStor reserve officers,
Territorial Assignment Group, who
are assigned TO units of the 1st Corps
Area, total 41S. Of which number
there are colonels. 20 lieutenant
colonels, SO majors, IS captains, 220
first lieutenants and 135 second lieu
tenants.
Lieut.. Col. Walker II. Adams has
been relieved from assignment to the
317th Infantry. Second Lieut.. John
II. Farrell. having enlisted in Com
psny A, 121st Engineers, District Ma
tional Guard, has been relieved from
attachment to the 320th Infantry.
Capt. John w. McNair has been as
signed to the 317th Infantry. Second
Lieut.. Clarence Z. Pond has been as
signed to the 31Sth Infantry. Sec
ond Lieut.. John w. Everett has been
assigned to the 319th Infantry. First
Lieut. Erie c. Parrish has been as
signed to the 319th Infantry.
The promotion of First Lieut.. Earl
Taggart, chaplain. o. r. c., to grade
of captain has been announced. His
assignment to the 320th Infantry is
continued in effect The promotion of
Capt. George p. Hammer, Medical
Officers Reserve Corps. B. A. group,
to the 3l7th Infantry for instruction
and training purposes is continued.
Second Lieut. Lewis r.. Keil, Ordnance
Officers Reserve Corps, has been pro-
noted to first lieutenant. His at
tachment TO the 305th Ordna nee Com
pany, maintenance, special troops, is
continued.
Second Lieut.. Joseph 3. Sweeney,
Quartermaster Officers Rese rye
Corps, has been assigned to the Soth
Division Trains, @. NJ c.; Second
to the 313th Field Artillery. Second
Lieut. Joe Il. Tinker. having moved
from the S0th Division Area. is reIiev-
ed from attachment to the 31Ssh Field
Artillery.
Another step in the perfection OF
plans for the mobilization of the
military resources Of the 9Th Corps
Area has been taken with the assign
ment OF 153 ouartermaster officers,
reserve. as assistants to the corps
area quartermaster, Col. Arthur W.
Yates.
Authority has been given by the
surgeon general for the organization
of instruction for medical officers of
the Branch Assignment Group, Re-
serve Corps. The courses will begin
at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. and the
classes will be limited to 20 officers.
Requests for assignment to active
duty for the purpose of pursuing this
course of instruction should be by
letter to tho surgeon general Of
ficers selected for this training will
receive mileage to and from their
homes and pay and allowances of the
grade they hold.
The reserve officers are waiting for
the War Department TO make an
nouncements on the rental allowances
approved by the President. and the
putting into effect of the new officers
regulations. In the latter matter.
the War Department has been more
than ordinarily slow in getting TO
work. The desire of local and gen
eral reserve officers is for the War
Department to wake up from its
sleep and get in some action.
There Is in course of preparation a
series of Il articles which will be
distributed to Ordnance Reserve Of
fcers who are assigned to ammunition
depots and ammunition companies.
covering briefly the duties of an
ordnance officer when on a special
assignment that calls for this hnowl-
edge. Further articles are in proc
ess OF preparation to cover all of
the various activities of the Ord
nance Department
Oficers Of the Territorial Assign
ment Group will receive these lee
lures through the corps area ord
nance officers. while those officers of
the Branch Assignment Group Will re-
ceive their lectures direct from their
place of assignment.
The subjects of the IL lectures in
this series are as follows: Anmuni-
tion Supply in Time of War; Ammuni-
tion Supply in Time of Peace: The
Storage of Ammunition and Explo-
sives; The Surveillance of Ammuni-
ton; Prematures and Duds; The
Transportation of Ammunition and
The Exudation of Shell;
Detonation of Ammuni
ton; Problem and Ammunition Stor-
age: Destruction of Ammunition
Storage; The Ordnance Provision
System and Reports of Principal Ord
nance Stores, and The Ammunition
Company.
A board OF officers has been ap-
which will examine candi-
dates in Washington for a commits
sion in the Reserve Corps for spe-
cial service not involving tactical
handling of troops. Lieut.. Col. John
B. Shuman heads the board. which
consists Of the chairman and Mai.
Raymond S. Bamberger and Capt.
Tverson 3. Summers, jr., all of the
adjutant generals department, United
States Army.
On his return to Washington from
his visit Of inspection of a number of
National Guard Air Service units,
Capt Henry j. F. Miller. Air Serv-
Ice, u S. A., on duty in the Office Of
the chief of the Militia Bureau, de-
ciared that the units were in excellent
nnndifion and Wenf fhHnuRh their