The Washington times., 1925-01-21

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Brigadier GeenraI La Ray Up
ton, U. S. A, will be the com
manding general of the summer
training camps at Campo Meade,
Md. in this camp there will be.
other than the regular army
troops. the CMTC candidates of
the cavalry, field artillery and en-
gineer courses. The courses will
be divided as follows. 1900 candi-
dates for the basic courses, 1,O52
candidates for the ''red" course,
100 in the white" course, and 70
in the "blue" or final course.
Reserve officers of the Eightieth
division will be trained at Camp
Meade, with the possible excep-
ton Of the 317th Infantry.
Go On Active Duty June %.
Officers of the 314th regiment
Of field artillery: 31Sth regiment
Of infantry, Eightieth division, will
be ordered to active duty from
the period June % to July z, at
Camp Meade. The question OF
sending the 317th Regiment or In
fantry, Eightieth division, to Fort
Eustis, Va, during the same period
has not been definitely decided as
July z, will run the training period
for the reserve officers over into
the first week of the CMTC camp.
This means that their principal
duty will be with the candidates
OF the CNfTC.
Candidates for the CMTC course
In coast artillery will be sent to
Fort Monroe, Va, during the month
Of July. Basic and infantry can
didates will be sent to Fort Eustis.
Va, with the Thirty-fourth United
States Infantry.
It is believed that the quota for
the CMTC at Fort Eustis, will be
10000 candidates. There will be
fifty reserve officers selected from
the corps area for duty as instruct
ors with the CMTC camp. There
Will be 500 coast artillery candi-
dates at Fort Monroe.
Colonel George McManus SD G..
A. will be the commanding officer
Of the summer training camps. Fort
Eustis, Virginia.
All of 80th Division.
Vacancies in the officer personnel
for the training camp for the 317th
and 31Sth regiments OF infantry.
Will rs filled by reserve officers Of
the 3A0th and 319th regiments OF
infantry. These four regiments are
all of the 80th Division. Last year
the 319th and 320th regiments OF
infantry were on active duty. The
group Of officers OF the S20th VIII
be attached to the S1Sth regiment
at Camp Meade as provisional bat
talon of that regiment. They VIII
not go as individual officers merely
This is, OF course, contingent on
the available number OF officers OF
the 31Sth regiment for the training
camp. 1t is the desire Of the Third
Corps Area to notify all officers to
be ordered to active duty, OF their
status by March 1, 1925.
The 313th regiment OF field ar
tfIlery' Eightieth Division, with
HEADQUARTERS at Washington, d. c.,
will probably be ordered into two
weeks training camp. 1t is prob
able that this camp will be located
at Fort Hoyle, Nd, with the Sixth
United States field artillery on duty
there. Colonel Leroy Heron, the
commanding officer of the 313th
field artillery, will be the command
ing officer Of the camp, with the
assistance of an officer from the
regular army on duty as instructor.
Reserve officers of the 32Oth in
fantry will meet at the Graham
building on Thursday evening OF
this week. AT the January meeting
of the 313th field artillery, plans Tor
a dinner dance by officers OF the
regiment were discussed. Captain
g. z. Washburn, o. r. G. conducted
the technical study in reviewing fire
preparation.
u. 8. Coast Guard.
Ensign CD CIV. Harwood is
now on duty with the headquarters
In Washington, in the office Of the
chief engineer. Ensign CD r. r
Hayes, on duty with headquarters
has been awarded by the presi
dent of the Naval War College q
certificate upon completing the
correspondence course in interna
tfonal law.
The following itinerary for the
1925 cadet practice cruise has beer
announced by the commandant OF
the coast guard; New London
Conn, June l; Southampton, Eng.
June % to July 2; Cherbourg
Portugal, July IA to July 16
Casablanca, Morocco, July IS t.
July "a; FunchaI. Madeira Island
July 81 to July 81; Bermuda, Aug
ust II to August %; and New
London, Conn, August 26. Thii
schedule is arranged to take ad
vantage Of favorable winds anC
currents.
L. S. Marine Corps.
First Lieutenant John B. Wilson
and Second Lieutenant John NJ
Greer became due for promotion
with the retirement from active
duty of Captain Horace w. Mitchell
assistant paymaster. The resigna
ton of Major l.. w. T. Waller, jr.
took effective on January Is. Thu
following officers are now due fol
promotion; Captain William c. Mac
Crone, First Lieutenant James d
Colony and Second Lieutenan
William E. Maxwell.
The following second lieutenant
have been ordered to the marin
barracks, Philadelphia, for instruC
ton at the basic school: Perry K
Smith, Henry p. Stevens, Johl
Grove, Robert B. Payne, Thomas
McQuade, Tilghman II. Saunders
Edwin G.. Ferguson, William V. Ca
houn, LIE Page CronmilIer, jr., Pau
A. Curtis, Robert j. Mumford, Levi
3. Fuller, Raymond A. Anderson
Alexander w. Kreiser, Floyd NJ
Fletcher, Earl A. Thomas, Theodor
blanchard, Charles S. Forbell, jr
Frank E. Sessions, jr., George j
Bellinger, jr., Walter H. Frenc!
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