Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

Army Air Service, may be present at
the next meeting of the Reserve Off
GERS OF the Air Service of Washington.
which viii be held at the Graham Build :
| ing. This announcement was made at
| the December meeting held last week.
| The next meeting will be January 10.
| At the last meeting, Majs. Conger Pratt
and j. II. Jouett and Lieuts. c. G.
Chauncey and j. ID. Mcdonnell from
! the Office Of the Chief of Air Service,
made addresses. Lieut.. Mcdonnell spoke
! on the work that Is being done in aerial
photography. In this connection he told
Of the work being done by the aerial
Photographic section of the Air Service
along the Mexican border
Col. John Scott announces that the
! initial meeting of Reserve Ordnance Of
ficers has been postponed, but it will
! be held January 3, at the Graham
| Building.
The long debated question as to who
will succeed Brig. Gen. Harold B. Fiske
as the commanding general Of the LIST
| Field Artillery Brigade and the com.
manding officer at Fort Boyle, Md, has
| been settled. Brig. Gen. Edgar r. Col
| Inns has been selected and ordered to
command at Fort Hoyle. Gen. Fiske has
been ordered to duty with the I'd Divi-
sion, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Meetings for the week are 320th In
| fantry, tomorrow night, at the Graham
| Building. The subject for the evening
will be Organization and Operations of
! the Infantry Service Company, Regi-
mental Supply, Training Regulations
4o0-1S0." THE Service Company" In
| fantry Regiment; Organization and
! Functions of Inftnary Service Com
pany'; Infantry School mailing list,
| 1924.
| The next meeting of the 3l3th Field
Artillery will be held January 10, ac-
cording to the regimental commander,
| Col. Leroy Heron.
Chemical Warfare officers will meet
January 8.
The Washington CMTC Club met
| last week at the Graham Building, at
which time John Nesbitt, son of Lieut..
| Col. John Scott, was elected president.
Maj. Arthur r. Brice, o. r. c, who
| served with the eth United States In
| fantry of the Sd Division in France,
| told the boys of his World War ex-
| periences. He received the distin-
! guished service cross for his services.
/ The matter of staging an excursion
| to Fort Myer. Va, and Fort Washing
| ton, Md, when the weather permits,
! was discussed. For those c. VI. T. c.
! candidates who pursued the Cavalry
| course at Camp Meade. Col. Scott Is
/ trying TO arrange rides at Fort Myer
| with the officers and men of the Sd
! Cavalry. One troop of this regiment
served as the &. NJ. T. G. instructors
at Camp Meade. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A,
! Miles, L. S. A. retired, and Brig. Gen.
Lloyd NJ. Brett, u. s. A, retired. are
| expected to address the club within
| the near future. Gen. Brett command
| ed one of the. brigades, and, for a
| time, the s0th Division, during the
| war. He received the congressional
| medal of honor for bravery when Il
| second lieutenant with the I'd Cav
airy.
Except for reserve officers of the
I medical dental veterinary. sanitary
! and medical administrative sections
up to and including the grade Of colo
/ mel, it is desired that no examination
| for promotion be authorized unless
| an appropriate vacancy exists for the
/ reserve officer upon promotion, and
| no promotin will be made unless >
proper statement as TO vacancy APP
I pears.
Col. s. +. Dallam, L. S. A, chief Of
! staff Of the goth Division, announces
! that a few vacancies remain In the
! division for officers in the Veterinary
! Reserve Corps.
The correspondence school conducted
! at the Headquarters of the S0th Div
ision. is still open for subscribers who
desire to enroll. To date there are
267 reserve officers and civilians whc
have enrolled.
Col. Charles DeForrest Chandler
L s A., retired, heads the list of loca
reserve officers of the Air Service
! according to the new roster just an
nounced by Col. Scott. Col. Chandler
then Capt Chandler. commanded the
1st Detachment of Air Service of tbs
Army in 1911, at College Park. Md
The Air Service was then part o
Company G, Signal Corps.
Lieutenant colonels-Harold L. Hart
ney, Paul Henderson, Joseph +. Randall
William G. Schauffier, jr., and Rober
II. Young.
Majors-Ernest A. Coleman, Henry II
r. Cunningham, Horace Green, Harry
NJ. Horton, Ernest l.. Jones, Ord Pres
ton, Isaac II. Saunders. Thacker Y
Walker and Lester G.. Wilson.
Captains-Charles L. Clark. Richard
b. Clayton, Eugene Sibley. Harry c
Sigourney. u. Montford Smith, Chester
a. Snow, jr. and Sheridan Talbot.
First eutenants-Norman b. Ames
Charles A. Appel, jr., Thomas d
Behne, William II. Bonneville, JOSEPH
! L. Boudwin, Harry B. Coulter, JOSEPH
Dowdall, Spottwood w. Duke, Charles
| f. Ford, Alden w. Foster, Maurice +
Freeman, Joseph A. Gerard, DAME
Is. Gish, Raymond Fl. Jackson, James
NJ. Johnston, John d. Kendall, Harold
S. Kennedy. John II. Kline, Alfred :
! Koch, William NJ. Kolb, Horace a