The Washington times., 1925-04-29


army, who is assigned to the
While at Fcrt Myer the reserve
officers will have the assistance Of
some of the leading cavalry officers
Of the American army, especially
is this true regarding the COM
handing officer of the post. Colonel
Hamilton S. Hawkins, Third Cav
airy.
The camp at Fort Myer officially
opens the summer training camps
of the Third corps area. The largest
camp this Summer Is to be located
at Camp Meade ana Will open about
June 16. Other camps are to be
located at Fort Monroe and Fort
Eustis, Virginia. The finest trained
officers of the army will be on duty
at these camps as instructors. Sew
eral reserve officers of this corps
area, eminent in their specialized
training, will be called to active
duty as instructors.
In response to the overwhelming
demands on the army and navy de-
partment OF The Washington TirneS
for information relating to the saw
ings on uniforms and equipment,
some delay has been experienced in
answering all correspondence. It 8
stated, however, that puttees and
Sam Brown belts, the two principal
articles needed. may be purchased
through this department, at SIS per
article. This will save approximate
~ $40 for the two.
For purposes Of target practice.
reserve officers may be attached to
detachments of the regular armv,
who are on duty With units OF
the r. o. 7. c., and may fire the
prescribed courses in pistol and
rifle craftsmanship under the pro-
visions of army regulations 1905,
according to the adjutant general.
In order to take advantage of all
opportunities for training, enlisted
reservists, who have not participated
during the calendar year in small
arms firing practice, upon applicd
cation of their unit commander, may
be attached by the corps area COM
mander to an organization of the
regular army.
Reserve officers Of the ordnance
met Monday evening at
the Graham building. The subject
for the evening was Operations Of
the Ordnance Maintenance Com
pany With Infantry Division" with
Major c. A. Waldman, q. s. A., as
the instructor. Major r. p. Har-
bold, u. S. A, conducted the quiz
on military law.
Quartermaster reserve officers
held an interesting meeting Tues
day Of last week at the Graham
building. Lieutenant Colonel Frank
H. Burton, u. S. A, who is the
chief Of the motor transport divi-
sion of the office Of the quarter
master general Of the army, spoke
on Procurement of Motor Vehicles"
He was followed by Captain c.
Lloyd Middleton, u. S. A, Of the
railroad division OF the same office,
who addressed the reserve officers
on Rail Transportation Problems"
Captains Nelson Bennett and
Joseph A. Jordan and Lieutenant
Harold A. Clayton, o. r. c., all of
the 320th Infantry, were in charge
Of the instruction of the officers Of
this regiment at the last meeting
held last Thursday. The subject
was March Protection" and was
divided as follows: Advance
Guards" Rear Guards FLANK
and March outposts.
Major John J. Madigan. U. s. A,
from the surgeon generals office,
spoke at the meeting held Saturday
evening of the reserve officers Of
the medical department of the Dis.
trict. This meeting was held at the
Medical Society Building, 1918 N
street northwest. It is announced
that all meetings for this class Of
reserve officers in the future will
be held there.
Mrs. F. c. Billiard, wife of Rear
Admiral Billiard, commandant of the
Coast Guard, expects to be in New
London, Conn, this week, at which
time she will be present at the May
meeting of the New London unit
of the League of Coast Guard
Women. She will address the unit
on the subject, THE Activities of
the Various Units" and will tell of
the noteworthy cases Of relief and
assistance rendered by the league.
Officers of the coast guard on
duty at the headquarters in Wash
ington Monday evening of last
week, rendered a testimonial din
ner, at one Of the local hotels, to
Honorable Samuel e. Winslow, re-
firing member of Congress. A
staunch friend of the coast guard
service, Colonel Winslow has earn
ed a debt Of gratitude from the en-
tire service. Assistant Secretaries
of the Treasury L. c. Andrews and
Mckenzie Moss and former Sec
rotary Edward Clifford were the
honor guests. A handsome ships
clock, toward the purchase of
which every commissioned officer
in the coast guard service contri-
buted, was presented to Colonel
Winslow as token of esteem.
Captain John B. Frazier, ranking
chaplain of the navy, will be re-
tired at his own request, after
thirty years of service, in Septem-
Der Of this year. He will go on
leave June 1 until the date of his
retirement. During the Spanish
American war. Chaplain Frazier was
attached to the u. S. S. Olympia,
the flagship of Admiral Dewey. He
Is now on duty at Hampton Roads.
Lieutenant Joseph H. Landrum,
Z. S. A, Sixteenth Field Artillery.
now on duty at Fort Myer, is to be
ordered to the field artillery school
a. Fort Sill fhis fall Joo 7 ,andrl1pn