Evening star., 1924-02-10

new coat-of-arms.
Three insignia are needed by each
officer, one for the peak of the field
hat and one on each boulder stra p.
The regimental motto s Per Ilr-
tutem ad Ardua Tendlmus. meanins
by valor we attempt difficult Things:
The shield of the coat-of-arms is
The blue wavy fess represents the
Meuse river and the golden ia IS
from the arms of Steney.
Meetings of reserve units in the
Graham building during the week
are: Signal Corps. tomorrow night. AT
o'clock; Air Service, Tuesday night,
at 8 o'clock; 320th Infantry, Thurs-
day night. at o'clock; 306th Cavalry.
Friday night, at Sis o'clock; {. NJ. T.
c. Club, Friday night. at O'CLOCK.
Reserve Air Service officers plan
dance for February %, at the New
Ebbitt Hotel. Reservations may be
made through Col. John Scott, eXecu-
tive officer. in the Graham building.
Mai. Harry NJ r Cunningham. chair
man of the Air Service unit. has an
nounced the selection of the following
committees: Flying-Ilieut. Col: w A.
Schauffier. Capt. l.. \. Cox and Lieuts.
r. H. Jackson and w. W. Foster. At
tendance-Lieuts. NJ. p. Freeman, j.
W. Smith. r. w. Stark. NJ. c. Hoppin,
T. D. Behne. g. Fl. Thompson, H. E.
Radcliff. W. p. Steil. w. w; Foster
Col W. q. Schauffler. Maj. II. NJ Hor-
ton. Lieut.. Col. ]. +. Randall. Capts.
G. +. Hume and H. G. Wilson and
Lieut. ]. F.. Dowdall. Publicity-Maj.
II. NJ Horton and Second Lieut.. F. A.
Schauss.
313th Field Artillery Changes.-2d
Lieut.. Jackson Harris is transferred
from Battery 'E" to the Service Bat
kvth r.
man is assigned to Battery "E." 1st
Lieut.. Henry c. Stockell has been as
signed to Battery ''E." I'd Lieut..
Carlyle V. Funke has been assigned
L. Porter, who is transferred to
Headquarters of the 1st battalion.
2d Lieut. Frank p. Harbin has
been assigned to Headquarters Bat
terry of the I'd Battalion, vice
I'd Lieut. Ludwig p. Crawford. who
is transferred to Combat Train of the
LIST Battalion. Lieut.. Crawford is
attached to Battery F. for instruc-
ton and training. I'd Lieut.. owen
Friend has been assigned to Head
quarters Battery. I'd Lieut.. Millard
H. Steiner has been assigned to
Headquarters of the 1st Battalion.
Capt. George E. Washburn has been
assigned to Battery e." vice Capt.
Alton NJ Lederer, who has been
Combat Train of the I'd Battalion.
Reserve officers interested in get
ting. the Resulting News. the only
official publication of the Army.
should send their names in to the
local reserve headquarters, marked:
Attention of Lieut. Stephen f. Till
man, Adjutant Generals Department"
This paper will be sent to all re-
serve officers desiring the same, with
out charge.
Maj. Gen. George Richards, chief
OF the Militia Bureau, has issued a
communication relating to the use
of heraldic symbols for regimental
insignia for the National Guard and
reserves. The rules set forth en-
body those already issued by the
war Department relating to organi-
cations of the Regular Army.
Heraldic Symbols.-With reference
to the use of heraldic symbols on
regimental colors and standards.
regimental coats-of-arms and in
sigma. the following information,
prepared by the War Department, is
furnished for the guidance of all con-
cerned: (A) There are no actually
designated or required heraldic de-
vices to represent the several wars
in which the United States has been
engaged. (B) Various devices are
used. For the revolutionary war. a
British lion, the cross of ST. George.
which is a red cross on white field;
a pine tree if New England regi-
ment, a rattlesnake coiled to strike,
Don't Tread on Me-" if middle
states regiment.
For the war of 1912, a lion, a uni
corn, the cross of ST George, a
maple leaf. For the Mexican war, a
cactus a. rattlesnake. For the civil
war, a satire cross from the Confeder-
ate nag, the various corps badges. For
the lndlan wars, an arrow or an
arrow for each war. For the Spanish
-Aanerican aa1. war: In Cuba. a castle, a
Porto Rico. a castle, maltese cross;
IN the Philippines, a castle, a palm
tree or the corps badge. Philippine in
Surrection, a palm tree, the Kata-
visayas. a Kampilan (Moro), a Kris
lMoros of the Lake Lanao district); !;
CHINA relief expedition, Chinese
caatTs caaEon' Mexican border service, a
the division shoulder sleeve insignia,
heur-de-lys, the heraldic device Of the
french provinces, British, French,
Canadian, Australian devices for sery2
ices In co-operation with those forces
No NO device has been used to
represent lamp duty in the United
States during the Spanish-American
war. as 1t Is not customary to re-
more idea which must be very care
fully kept in mind in the designing
or a regimental coat of arms, the
absolute abs accuracy of the history of
pultepec is not the same reeiment
which fought in the Argonne. al
though the trophy room of the
exhibited Nong with tin hat Of
recent da'~. AS an illustration of
this, there 8 no cavalry regiment in
the Regula< Army which can trace
ITS history to the war Of 1912. and
lar Army can trace its history to the
war or the revOlution-"Captain
Alexander Hamilton's Train Of
Artilierists, which was organized
1875 and lad its baptism Gaiha Of tire at at
White Pleins, and which is now
Battery D # the 5th Field Artillery.
(E) In Sesigning a regimentai
coat OF ar'es it is by no means nee
essary TO use devices noted above
2. The regimental colors and
standards.-(A) The regimental COL
or or standard will be Of silk of the
color Of the facings of the arm, corps,
will be EMBROIDERED the official badge
the United States eagle as a sup
porter. Besow. the eagle will be
scroll bearing the official designation
standard will be trimmed on three
edges with knotted fringe Of yell
low silk. When the facings are of
two colors the fringe will be of the
piping color.
(B) Each organization entitled to
carry color or standard Is required
TO have a coat Of arms or badge. AS
indicated above, the shield will re-
place the United States shield on the
eagles breast, the crest will replace
fhirfaan OF