Evening star., 1924-11-02
lTHE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves-National Guard.

much interest is being taken by
TIE reserve officers relative to the
change in commanding generals of
tho corps areas. There will be two
vacancies in corps area commanders
with the retirements of Maj. Gems.
Charles G.. Morton and Robert l..
Bullard within the near future.
Maj. Gen. William +. Smith is a t
the present commanding general OF
this corps area (3dD and also the
Coast Artillery School at Fort Mon
roe. 1t is expected that Brig. Gen.
Robert T.. Cailan, on duty in Panama,
viii succe Il to The command of the
schCol. Maj Gen. Samuel ID. Sturgis,
" no has been on duty in Panama, is
expected to succeed to the command
Of the Sd Corps Area. Gen. Smith is ex-
pected I" command the Sth Corps Area
when Maj. Gen. Charles p, Summerall
assumes command of the ID Corps Area.
4 Gen. Summcrall will be the ranking
officer OF the Army on January Is
riext, and such will be given choice
Of assignment 1t is universally ac-
copied that he VIII take command
of tn" I'd Corps Area when: Gen.
Eullard retires Maj. Gen Robert L.
Howe. commanding the 1st Cavalry
Division, is expected TO command the
9th Corps Area.
Reserve lnfnntry officers will he in
t"rcst"d to know thai the chief OF
Infantry has Conrurred in the pro
20 al Of III" ordnance department ia
ciimIudt" tn" carrying ease and the
cover for - Browning autoiuali
rife.
{ The war records OF the 2nd Di-
vision 'arr now being complied pre-
paratory to the publishing of a his
tory OF the division durinE the late
war. Records and photographs are
being received from former members
Of The division hy capt. &. O. Matt
feldt, former assistant division ad-
jutant. The work is being done under
tn" directions Of Brig. Gen. Preston
Brown. former chief of staff OF that
division.
Announcement has been made that
the quartcrmaster general has cX-
tended an invitation to all National
Guard officers of the CuartermaStcr
Corps to participate in the courses
OF training and instruction which are
held each Winter by the quarter
master Corps for reserve officers.
These coui Scs arr" the Quartermaster
Winter IlattShurg courses, and
are being conducted inSali OF the large
centerS.
conferences ON matters pertaining to
the general duties assigned by law
to tn" QuartCrmaSter Corps. supply,
Transformation and construction. and
are held monthly in each locality for
the officers taking the course. Ac-
1ual military situations are assumed
and War-tim" assignments appropri
ate to Til" situation are made. The
problems are v orked out by the oper-
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Of the regular quartermas ster inStruc-
tor in charge OF the class. The plan
cont emplatoS a minimum OF lectures
and maximum of performance OF
duty under as near concrete condi-
tons as can be simulated.
1t is the opinion of the officers of
the Militia Bureau that these wv in
ter PlattSburS courses offer Spica .
did opportunity for National Guard
officers OF the QuartermaSter Corps
for training and development to sup
plement the training which they are
receiving from their own instructors.
Officers desiring further details con
cerning these courses should apply
To the officer in charge of National
Guard affairs at their respective corps
area headquarters.
Maj. John Brooks, jr., of the Ord
nance Department has reported to
the office of the Chief of Ordnance.
where he has been assigned to the
Organized Reserves and r. O. r. c.
section, Military Personnel Division,
of this office. Maj. Brooks has been
on duty at the University of Michi-
gan. where he was in charge OF the
X. Q. T. G. unit.
Attention has been invited to the
United states property and disburs-
ing officers by Maj. Gen. George c.
Richards, chief of the Militia Bureau
TO the advantages to be derived in
pursuing the Army correspondence
course a." finance and accounting
as conducted through the corDS area