Evening star., 1925-10-04
Civilian Army News

I finance school, will lecture on ac-
| count, current and supporting pa
| pers: The date of May 25, which will
be the last assembly held by the local
| finance reserviSts, is open. but the
speaker for this evening will be an
nounced shortly.
| Consideration is now being given
by the War Department General Staff
to the recommendations made by
special committee of National Guard
officers which proposed that a joint
committee of Regular Army, National
Guard and Reserve officers should be
convened for the purpose of pre-
scribing the peace-time strength of
the Army of the United States. Ac-
cording to this plan, the committee
would be composed Of Regulars, Ma
tional Guard and Reserve officers
from each corps area.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department to the following named
Washington Reserve officers TO report
at Organized Reserve headquarters in
the Graham Building for the purpose
of taking an examination for promo
| ton. The examination which will be
given them will be for promotion to
the next higher grade. They are:
| Mai. Daniel V. Stuart, Medical Corps:
Maj. West Hamilton. Infantry, and
First Lieuts., all Infantry, Howard
| ID. Queen, Oscar Letterman and Peter
| Roster.
The professional qualifications and
| practical tests required for the ap-
| pointment and promotion of Finance
| Reserve officers are given this week.
The classes of finance duty are ad
miniStration. disburSing and property
audit Appointments may be made to
any grade. providing the applicant
| possesses a high school education or
its equivalent. The applicant must
, also have had business experience
along financial lines in order to be
| appointed to the various grades indi-
Gated in the following:
For appointment to the grade Of
second lieutenant, two years; first lieu
tenant, four years: captain, 10 years;
| major, 10 years; lieutenant colonel, 20
| years, and for appointment to the
grade Of colonel, % years.
In the application of the provisions
of the preceding paragraph previous
! service and experience in organiZa-
| tions engaged in Army financial ad-
miniStration will be accepted at the
rate of one years Army's financial
administration to four years civil
| financial experience, provided that at
the time of original appointment an
applicant shall have attained the fol
! lowing minimum ages: For second
| lieutenant. 81 years: first lieutenant
| "A years: captain, % years; major, 80
| years: lieutenant colonel. 81 years,
| and colonel, 40 years. For the first
| promotion Of an officer, originally ap-
| pointed in any grade above second
lieutenant he will meet not only the
| requirements for promotion to the
next higher grade, but also those for
promotion to his existing and to all
| lower grades above the lowest.
| For promotion to the grade Of first
| lieutenant the applicant will be exam
| ined in the following subjects: Mill
| tary organization and administration,
which embraces knowledge of pro.
| curement, use and disbursement of
public funds and laws governing; gen
eral military administration; disci-
| pline, courtesies and customs Of the
service, and the fundamentals of sani-
tation, hygiene and first aid, general
and personal.
Going up for promotion to the
grade of captain, the applicant will be
| examined in the following subjects:
Military organization, military law
| and commercial law.
| For promotion to major the ap-
| pllCd1C must De We'll WOrSeO IN all OF
the duties pertaining to administra-
| ton, and for promotion to lieutenant
| colonel and colonel the applicant
must have a general knowledge of ad-
| miniStrative and accounting matters,
appropriation acts-budget and ac-
| counting act and its application and
| laws governing disbursements of pub.
| lie funds. and office organization. in
Guiding the setting up of and division
| into proper branches for the efficient
handling of finance activities.
! Under the War Department policy.
| 10 National Guard officers are au.
| thorized TO take the Gil course at the
Army War College, instruction in
which began this week. The class
will conclude its studies on October
| 81. Among those who are taking
| this course of instruction are Brig.
Gems. James w. Hanson. adjutant
general of Maine; Louis A Toombs.
adjutant general Of louisiana; Walter
| +. Rhinow, adjutant general of Min
| nesOta: Frank D. Beary. adjutant
general Of Pennsylvania; Col. Richard
j. Mittelstaedt. adjutant general of
! California, and Lieut.. Coils. Richard
NJ. Bidgood. Virginia: John NJ. Rog.
ers. New Jersey National Guard. and
W. G. Williams, adjutant general Of
| Utah.