Evening star., 1924-11-16

| mo past two weeks saw three
branches of the Organized Reserves
get under way for their Winter train
ing here in Washington. The quar-.
termasters started their meetings
November 6, with an address by the
new instructor. Maj. Richard P. Har-
| bold. Q. M. c., U. S. A., who Is on duty
| In the office Of the quartermaster
| general. In addition, Maj. Harbold
| devotes certain hours to the local
units Of tho Organized Reserves. The
reserve officers Of the Chemical War
| fare Service have also held their
| first meeting of the season. Col
| Cassidy is the chairman of this
group. Unfortunately, the chemical
warfarers have not made much of
a success with their meeting. How.
! ever, it is understood that the pro.
gram for the next meeting Is worth
coming out for. The reserve signal
officers met last Monday. Maj o. K
Sander. on duty in the office of the
chief signal officer, took charge OF
the instruction on the message cen
| ter.
| Last Tuesday the bars went
down" on the World War officers
| From now on these officers must take
| the regular examinations for COM
| missions as reserve officers and must
accept the grade and rank recon-
mended by the examining board
| Previously, this class of officer was
| permitted to enter the Reserve Corps
with the same rank held during the
! war, without an examination, other
| than that of his record. Things are
| now being run more businesslike
and all are to be treated equal.
| 1t was brought out at the last
4 IN a a Of hn o. Ae
sociation that 1t is planned to hold
smoker for local officers December
4. The place of holding the smoker
has not been selected as yet
| The annual meeting Of the U. S
| Infantry Association Will be held In
is offices in the Infantry Building
| December 18, at pm.
Col George r. BaltzelI has been
| elected president of the Washington
| branch of the association: Lieut.. Col
! Walter c. Short vice president, and
Maj. Paul w. Baade secretary-treas-
urer. Retiring officers were Col
| George S. Simonds. president, and
Maj. William r. Scott, secretary
| treasurer. Maj. Paul j. Mueller will
| fill the vacancy in the executive
| council created by the resignation OF
|
! has been ordered to duty with the
| American forces in China.
1t Is with many a regret that local
! officers were informed of the action
| of the camp quartermaster, Camp
Meade, in condemning 80 barracks
and mess halls at that camp. Camp
Meade is the local training station
for this corps area. In addition to
M ofR fvoir Al
there, more than 1900 C. NJ. T. c.
| candidates were trained there this
past July. So Camp Meade Is really
the "Summering resort" for many a
Government employe who prefers TO
spend his two weeks there. These
temporary wartime wooden buildings
are not only great fire menace, but
are dangerous for occupancy. as their
collapse is but a matter of a short
time unless salvaged. The expendi-
ture of money on the Improvement
nor is the constant use of such build
ings compatible with stimulating or
retaining esprit de corps. The rec
| ommendation for the salvaging Of the
buildings was approved in turn by
| the commanding officer Of the Tank
School and the chief Of Infantry, and
| the matter has now gone to the quar-
termaster general for final action.
Maj. Omar w. Clark, Infantry re-
| serve, is expecting soon to appear
| for examination for lieutenant colonel
in the same branch. Maj. Clark has
| held the rank of major during and
since the war. At the present time
he Is active with the work of the 40tf
| Infantry and was one of tho original
| officers selected to go with that regi-
I Nnfn fa
| to go on active duty early In April.
Second Lieut.. John r. Newsom, En-.
| gineer reserve. having moved from
| the 9Th Corps Area, has been relieved
| from attachment to the s0th Divi.
sion; Second Lieut.. William NICK
Hernandez, Field Artillery reserve
| having moved to the I'd Corps Area
| is relieved from assignment to the
18th Division; Second Lieut.. Stephen
| +. Tillman, A. G., o. r. c., having
| transferred to the Staff Specialist
Officers Reserve Corps, is relieved
from attachment to the s0th Division
| Second Lieut.. William w. Dunn OF
| the Infantry reserve, having resigned
| his commission in the National
Guard, is relieved from assignment to
| the National Guard Of the State OF
Virginia.: Capt. Wymer w. Manning
of the Dental reserve has been as
signed to the National Guard of the
State Of Virginia.
Second Lieut.. Joseph M. Hisley
| Field Artillery reserve, now attached
| to the 313th Field Artillery for the
purpose of training and instruction
has been relieved from such assign
ment, and is temporarily attached to
| the 3O5th Ammunition Train. pending
a suitable vacancy for his permanent
assignment to the 313th Field Artil.
| lery; Capt. Roscoe l.. Coffin has been