Evening star., 1924-10-26
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves National Guard.

One of the most active workers for
the 10th United States Infantry on
Defense day and since then is Second
Lieut. Dewey Zirkin of the Infantry
Reserve. Lieut.. Zirkin worked very
hard in recruiting for the regiment.
Since then he has taken Il prominent
part in the work of forming the regi-
ment under the new policy. Due to
his vast popularity among local
young men, Lieut.. Iirkin has induced
many who are eligible to apply for
commissions in the officers Reserve
Corps.
Is there a good song writer in the
infantry who can produce song
that will develop into the lnfantrys
own? The United States Infantry
Association believes 80 and Is offer
ing prize of $500 TO the composer
OF the music and words. The In
! fantry Journal Will conduct the com
pctition which ardent infantrymen
will indorsc Some branches of the
! service have hit upon songs Whlch
are known throughout the service
| and in other branches. 1t Is up 10
the Infantry to produce.
Az mentioned in the columns Of
! the Civilian Army, new regulations
| for the Officers Reserve Corps, now
! known as Army regulations 1879,
| 14O-I0 and l40-13. are to become ell
! fectivc on December |, 1924. unless
| orders are issued before then chang
Ing the plans. They will not go into
effect until they are published by the
War Department, which is indefinite
| The War Department has not yet de-
cided how many copies Will be PRINT
! ed or how the distribution Will be
made.
Two plans are under consideration.
| one is to distribute a limited number
| to the corps area commanders and
| the other to send them from the war
! Department to every reserve oHicer
! The policy will depend upon the
! funds that can be secured for this
purpose. 1t is said that the War De-
! partment desires to furni sh all OF
! the reserve officers a copy OF the
! regulations but it is extremely
doubtful if funds can be secured for
! such IA distribution. Many reserve
officers are willing to pay for their
! copy, IL it can be obtained.
! In commenting upon the rcgula-
! tions U40-5) the important para =
! graphs only will be considered. The
! regulations, excepting where specific
| mention is made. do not apply to gen
-ral officers nor to reserve officers
who are federally recognized mem
! bers of the National Guard below
! the grade Of general officer. The reg
! uIationS on those officers are covered
! n 14o-t5 and 1000. respectively.
! In order that reserve officers of the
administrative sections may come in
! somewhat closer touch with these
/ sections at the headquarters of the
/ corps area. an invitation has been
sent to all staff officers of the Sd
! Corps Area by COL. Russell e. Lang
don, the adjutant of the corps area
/ TO visit the corps area headquarters
when they are in Baltimore.
There is being planned by the
! Washington branch of the United
| States Infantry Association a dinner
! at the Columbia Country Club on the
evening of November /. This is the
! first of the social functions for the
| Winter which have been planned by
the infantrymen. The Infantry Schoo
foot ball team. which plavs The Ma
! rines on that date here in Washing
! ton. will be guests OF the local brancn n
of the association on that evening.
Employees and ofncers on duty in
! the Office. of the quartermaster gen
! eral will make merry at an, informal
/ party on October 81 at the Hotel
! Raleigh. 1t is expected that Gen
! William Hart, the quartermaster gen
/ eral, will be present with the mem
! berS of his staff.
| Capt. Chester G. Westfall L. :. A.
| who is on duty with the soth Di-
vision. has been granted II days
leave.
First Lieut. Hallock F. Long of the
| 3l3th Field Artillery has been pro-