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

BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN r. rlLLmAN.

fight crew, has signed a contract to
make a tour. speaking on the flight
He has been relieved OF his active
duty status an a reserve officer. It
is expected that the tentative tour
Of Jack" Harding will include the
District of Columbia.
Technical Sergt. Alva l.. Harvey OF
the Air Service, who ACCOMPANIED Maj:
r. L. Martin as mechanic In one OF
the planes which started on the
round the+wofld flight, and which
subsequently crashed in Alaska, has
been sent to Brooks Field for pilot
training. He Is a second lieutenant
In the Air Service Reserve Corps.
Second Lieut.. George T. Summerlin.
IT., Infantry Reserve, has been as
signed to the s2oth Infantry. Lieut..
SummerIln is a grandson of Gen. J..
one of the District Commissi oners
and an outstanding figure OF Indian
campaigns IN the early SOS.
Reserve infsntrymen will be much
interested TO know that the various
training regulations covering all
phases OF infantry drill. combat and
other activities. upon which the
ONCE OF the Chief of Infantry and
the boards at infantry and tank
schools have been laboring for some
10 announced that within the next
two months the few remaining
regulations will be sent to the
adjutant general for the action OF
the War Department. 1t is antici-
pated that several months will pass
after their completion before they
will appear in print, an estimate
based upon the time that IL has
normally taken the Government
Printing ONCE to handle the work.
First Lieut.. Joe Landrun, Field
Artillery, who has been the aide to
Brig. Gen. Harold B. Fiske, former
commanding general OF the LIST Field
Artillery Brigade, Fort Hoyle, Md
and Camp Meade, Md, has been
transferred to the 18th Field Ar
tlllery at Fort Myer. Va Landrum
was formerly assigned to the eth
Field Artillery, and was known to
the local reserve field artillerymen
as one OF their sincerest friends In
the training camp. A very good
artillerist, he has the ability to
handle men, and is one to make
friends very easily.
Local reserve officers are anxious
to know who will be the command
ing general Of Camp Meade. For
the past three years this office was
held by Brig. Gen. Harold B. F,ske,
now transferred to the I'd Division
on the border. Brig. Gen. Edgar T.
Collins, who succeeded to the COM
nand vacated by Gen. Flske, may
be the commanding general Of the
camp. Gen. Collins is an infantry
officer, and received his star"
November Of this year. 1t is the
plan or policy of the War Depart
ment to transfer brigadier generals
to commands not of their own arm
OF service. Thus Gen. Collins is
commanding a brigade OF field ar
tiliery. He is just completing the course
at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Okla.
Enrolment in the Engineer r. Q.
T. c. units has continued to increase,
the gain over the previous year being
8 per cent in the total enrolment and
IS per cent In the advanced course.
That the various Institutions appre-
ciate the educational value of the
courses given is borne out by the fact
that there are now 10 schools which
give academic credit or equal reecg-
milton for r o. T. c. work, leaving
but two small schools which have not
done so. according to Maj. Gen. Harry
Taylor, chief OF engineers.
A course was started at the Engi-