Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Much good work 10 expected from
the program that has been laid down
Tor the Winter studies OF reserve Off.
GERS by Lieut.. Col. John scott. U. q.
A., who is on duty here in Washing
ton as the executive off1cer for the
Reserves. In tho FIELD artillery train
ing Col. Leroy Heron, commanding
the s1sth Field ARTILLERY, he's coop
Grated 100 per cent with Col. Scott.
This is also true OF the infantry,
Quartermaster, Air Service, Signal
Corps, Chemical Warfare Service and
other branches of the service.
The much discussed new com
missions for the Reserve and Ma
tlonal Guard officers have been re.
of the Army. officsrs who are Just
being commissioned Will receive
"sheepskins" which read Army OF
the United states" The same COM
mission, with the addition Of the
name OF the State for National Guard
officers, will be issued to the Reserve
and National Guard officers. This
has been a bene Of contention on the
part of the National Guard of1icers
for some time and the new form OF
commission should remove all con-
tention. Officers already holding
commissions will not receive the new
form OF commission until they are
promoted or receive new commits
sienH.
Reserve officsrs are awaiting the
new regulations for the Of1cers' Re-
serve Corps. It Is really expected
that they will be received the latter
part OF January. 1t may, however.
be September or later before they are
received. This delay Is not the fault
Of the officers on duty In the Reserve
division of the adjutant generals Of
fee. The approved copy OF the regu-
lations are, and have been for some
time. In the hands Of the public
printer awaiting his action. Just as
soon as they are received by the War
Department distribution will be made
to the Reserve, National Guard and
general officers. They become effect
i've upon distribution.
1t 10 believed that one phrase of
the new regulations will do moro
to promote the morale OF the corps
than anything else. That 10 the part
regarding promotions for second
ieutenants, who may now apply for
the necessary examination after two
years service, instead of three. At
the present time there is q dearth of
more than SUFFICIENT second lieuten-
ants. Therefore, II is urged that
when a second lieutenant feels quail.
fed for promotion he should take the
necessary steps without delay.
The next meeting OF the Reserve
Officers Association OF the District of
Columbia will be he d January /.
Capt. Steel wotkyns addressed the
December meeting of local reserve
officers OF the 3i3th Field Artillery
on the latest methods In battery ad-
ministration. Co Leroy Heron, the
commanding officer OF the a13th Field
Artillery. told the officers that he
expected much better showing
among his officers the next time they
went to camp than was made
this past year No criticism was
for the 1924 showing. 1t was the
first time that the regiment had been
in Federal service since the war and
tol. Heron stated that he expected
the officers to make errors.
Capt e. o. Hopkins. chief Of ad-
visory and administrative division.
ONCE OF the chief of finance, ad-
dressed the December meeting of the
ACoCi NC OLtSCiS VI NhC hhoitSN oCpoA
ment. He spoke on Office efficiency,
bills section, commercial services,
purchase orders, receiving reports,
open market purchases and inter-
branch procurements. The meetings
of the finance officers are improving
very much and the new program as
out lined by Capt. !. v. Todd, assist
ant executive off1cer OF the local re-
serve headquarters, is a finished
product of instructional lessons.
Capt. Carl Halla will talk on cash
receipts. funds, voucher collections.
cash book checks, vouchers, schedule
Of disbursements. inspection OF &C
count, January 81. Capt. Hopkins
will again address the officers Febru-
airy ~, at which time he will speak
on special deposit accounts, pay
ments, relations with other activities,
orders, circulars, company council
and company funds. Lieut.. A. c.
Hardin is scheduled to speak March
q on the following: Contracts and
contractual requirements, the duties
and responsibilities of the contract
ing and disbursing officers and gen.
eral discussion of the legal require
ments in connection with Government
contracts.
Lieut.. John Harding, Air Service
Reserve Corps, who was on the world