The Washington times., 1925-08-26

acquainted with the more acti
Local reserve officers will be in
terested to know that the two new
officers are graduates of the 1926
class of the command and general
staff school of the army at Fort
Leavenworth.
Officers and men of sthe S43Td
regiment of engineers, organized re-
serves, are somewhere" in NIr'
GINA, on their fifteen days Of ma.
neGyers. This is the first unit
training camp for the 343rd engi-
neers and Is the first camp of its
nature. The officers and men are
encamping on some of the most
rhetorical or the battlefields in Vir-
GINA of civil war fame. The or
ranization is expected to return TO
Washington the last Of this month.
ARRANGEMENTS. have been made to
conduct a service test Of the SCR-1S6
radio set with the cavalry division
OF the army at Fort Bliss the lat
tA- part of this month. The test
il for the purpose OF determining
the suitability of the set tor the
purpose mentioned in the cavalry
board some time ago.
It has been announced that a
naval reserve flyer has won the
schfff memorials trophy for careful
living over all pilots OF the reg
mar NAVY Marine Corps and the
ARMY. The trophy will be award
81 ii Lieutenant Reginald Des
Movies Thomas, who is now on
ective duty with. the naval re-
carve air station at, Squantum.
The Schiff trophy, which is
donated by the family of the late
T.ituetnant Her1ert Schiff, U. 5. N.
2 f. goes to the aviator credited
With the greatest number of hours
in the air without serious accl-
dSnt to plane or, personnel. Lieut.
erant Thomas is credited with bSS
hours and forty-three minutes OF
flying time during the year with
out q serious mishap. He Is the
first to win the trophy.
Prospective movements during
next amonth of vessels OF the con.
troll force have been announced by
Rear Admiral Montgomery Taylor,
u. s. NJ, the commander or the
force; as follows:
Mine squadron No. 1-Shawmut.
Maury. Mahan, Lark and Manaro'
from September to 8, at FIlou-
cester, Mass, for mining exercises
From September to 81, enroute to
and ut Yorktown, Va, Tor mining
exercises, and from SeptemcSe Il
to 30, enroute to and at New Lon
don, Conn, for firing short-range
battle practice. 8g
Submarine rescue vessel, Falcon,
from September, / to IS, at New
York navy yard. and from the 18th
to 30th at New London.
Submarine Division 2-Chewink
NJ. NJ. Ms, 81, S-3, S-4s. $50.
and S-51. based on New London for
the, month. Submarine Division 81
Bushnell, $40, and S-13 at New
London, and the Sill and S-12 at
navy yard, Portsmouth. for the
month. Submarine Division a.
Camden. SIS, and $40, at New Lon
don, and SIG, SCI, S.22, and S-23.
at Portsmouth navy yard for, the
month. Submarine Division 8-0-1.
GA, 0-6. OF, O-8, 0.9 and 0-10, based
during the month on Coco Solo.
Canal Zone. Submarine Division
$3.50. S.43, and S-45 based dur
ing the month on Coco Solo, S-44
and S-46 en- route to and at Coco
Solo. and the SAT to be commits
stoned during the month.
Submarine Division 20-The vi
to be at Portsmouth navy yard for
the month.
Three regular army officers and
three officers of the national guard
compose the committee of officers
who have been selected to make a
study Of the present policies and
pertaining to, the status
of D reserve officers who are also
Federally recognized national guard
officers.
Upon the completion Of this sub
ject they will submit recommenda-
tons to the War Department.. The
Of the committee follows:
Colonies NJ A. Elliott, jr., E. r.
Stone. and w. M. Connell, of the
War Department general staff, and
Colonel David ]. Marley, Maryland
national guard; Lieutenant Colonels
T. C. Davis, Of West Virginia ma
tionaI guard, and NJ. A. Campbell.
of the Vermont national guard.
The three officers of the national
guard are on temporary duty with
the general staff.
Michigan chapter OF the Reserve
Officers Association Of the United
States, held this month at Battle
Creek, adopted resolutions pro.
viding that Congress be asked to
pass a law naming a day in the
fall Of the year for the annual
National Defense Day Test; that
the regular army and the national
guard be maintained to the
strength provided for in the
National Defense Act as amended
June 4, 1920; endorsed the Military
Camps Association; asked
that reserve ammunition be kept
intact for use as provided in the
defense act; and endorsed the
American Legion Endowment drive
to aid orphans of the veterans of
the world war, the disabled former
service men and their families.
Owing to the reduction that has
already been made in the person.
mel of the Marine Corps, the an
nual fleet maneuvers are not held
this year. With a further reduc-
ton in the personnel Of the corps,
as it is rumored, it may be neces.
sary to denobilize regiment.
Furthermore, 1t is stated that the
East Coast Advanced Base, effec.
tive in squelling Central American
disturbances, must be reorganized,
II thes reported budget estimates
are finally adopted, a big reduc'
ton IN the strength. Of the Marine
Corps must take. place. What this