Evening star., 1924-05-11

ent time he is an investigator with
the bureau of the budget.
Born June IL, 1886, at La Grange,
Washington, D. c. He was commits
stoned a first lieutenant of infantry
in September, 1917, sailing for France
in October. While over there he
served as assistant to the superin-
tendent of the Army transport serv-
ice and as assistant to the chief quar-
termaster of the American expedi-
tionary force. He was promoted to,
captain of Quartermaster Corps Octo-
ber, 81. 1918, returning to the United
States in May. 1919, where he was on
duty in the office of the chief of finance,
War Department, in charge of the
American expeditionary force money
accounts. until he received his dis
charge from the Army. in August OF
the same year. On December ., 1919,
he was commissioned captain in
the officers Reserve Corps and pro-
moted to major of the finance section
on November 3, 1928.
Meetings for the week are: Signal
Corps, tomorrow night: air service,
Tuesday night: 313th Regiment OF
Field Artillery, Thursday night, and
306th Cavalry, Friday night. All
meetings will be held In the Graham
building.
According to recent count of re-
serve officers in Washington, there
are eight brigadier generals, 4lS Of
ficers OF the infantry. 361 of the
Quartermaster, EOS engineer reserve
officers, los air service. l46 field ar
tillery. 122 ordnance, l10 medical, 79
military intelligence. y finance, 81
judge advocates general, 81 Signal
tillery Corps. AZ adjutants general.
81 Medical Administrative Corps. 81
staff specialist, so Dental Corps, IS
chemical warfare service, 10 Sanitary
Corps, Is chaplainS, IL veterinarians,
10 military police, s general service.
inspector generals departme and
81 colored reserve officers of all arms.
This is a total of 2,192 reserve officers
located in Washington. New officers
are commissioned on an average Of
five weekly. In another year 1t is
expected that the list will total more
has been made as yet of the Enlisted
Reserve Corps, which is steadily
growing.
Plans are under way for the weed
ing out of undesirable reserve Of
ticerS. This does not mean whole
sale discharge of men now holding
commissions in the o. r. c. Rather
does it mean that when it is found
that certain ones holding commits
sions are not suited to be reserve
their commissions revoked. When
the Officers Reserve Corps was first
formed, in the haste of organization,
many were permitted to come into
responsibility and desirability of an
officer.
TO prevent an injustice being done
any officer. the facts will be fully set
forth by the executive officers ham
ding the case. A statement show
furnished. Documentary evidence,
wherever procurable. is better Some
possible causes of revoking of COM
missions will be: % Continued
willful neglect to answer communi-
cations, CD demonstration of lack of
interest in the service, go dishon-
orable conduct, () physical diSabil-
ity and t5) refusal to make out
mobilization plans.
The Sojourners Club, which has
many reserve officers in its member
ship. will hold its next meeting May
II at the Y. NJ. c. A, 1886 G street
northwest: Representative Frank
The banquet of the annual National
Sojourners' meet will be held June
10 at the Columbia Country Club.
The following committees of finance
of1icers have been announced: At.
tendance, Majs. John l. Beatie and
Harry. X. Bentley, Capt. Lloyd Boose
and Lieut.. Nathan L. Goodman; social,
Lieut.. Col. E. A. Hartman, Capt. L
p Parmelee and >Lieut. George W.
Brown; press, Capts. A G. McChesr1ey,
George B. Attersall and l. F. Stew
art. The next meeting Of reserve
finance officers will be held May %
in the Graham building.
The National Guard regulations
governing federal recognition of staff,
field and general officers have been
amended under changes No. 12, dated
March Is. 1924. These changes are
various National Guard units through
out the country. The amended regu-
lstions provide as follows: (b) The
lieutenant colonel of a regiment and
one regimental staff officer, when one
battalion and at least two units of
battalion have been recognized; (c)
the colonel and the regimental staff
ofncerS of a regiment when at least
two-thirds of the units composing the
regiment have been recognized; (d)
the general commanding and the STAFF
officers OF a brigade, when two-thirds
OF the units composing each of the
constituent regiments have been
recognized.
approximately fifty ordnance re-
serve officers will take a two-week
course Of instruction, beginning about
July 81, to August IS, at Aberdeen
will cover the general activities Of
the ordnance department, will be
under the supervision Of Col. William
II. Tschappat,, commandant at Aber-
oeen. 1t is possible that a second
hn hal
Arsenal at later date. Only one
ordnance camp for R. o. T. C. students
will be held by. the War Department
during the traiRing season of 1924.
frnr, ms VII III be composed of students
who will take their training at the
coast artillery camp at Fort Casey.
Pians have been completed during
the past week whereby a semi
monthly letter will be sent to each
re reserve ts" am and National Guard oficer
oI .ne Quartermaster Corps, in sthe
field, which which will contain a re-.
sumo OF matters arising from time to
time OF more than Ordinary innnoro
tsnce MAI zen: William H. Hart sign
ed the first of these series of semi
monthly letters to the field.
The Washington Branch OF the
United States Infantry Association
VIII give another entertainment ON
the evening of May "a This time II
will be boat ride to Fort Washing.
ton and outdoor picnic supper and a
dance at the Omcers' Club. The boat
viii leave the Washington Barracks
dock at $50 pm, and arrive at Fort
Washington about $50, picnic sun
pers being spread on the broad
4Ereensward of the fort The boat will
leave Fort Washington about II
o'clock, returning to Washington
Barracks about midnight. -.
According to word just received
from the headquarters of the 8oth