The Washington times., 1925-05-29

The S0th Division got in touch
with the local headquarters May ~,
and the examinations were held
without delay. Shortly after the
examination, the executive OFFICER
Of the headquarters, it is alleged,
called one of the reserve officers
aside and threatened to get him.
with the War Department, saying
that he would have the reserve Of
ficer's commission taken away on
the ground that he was temper
mentally untitled to hold reserve
commission. This officer immedi.
ately got in touch with headquart-
ers of the SOth Division and the
Third Corps Area.
Official. Action Awaited.
This particular officer has the
assured support of many other re-
serve Officers Of the city who are
discontented with the conditions at
the Washington headquarters Of the
reserve corps. No names will be
mentioned concerning the contro-
versy until the War Department
has taken the first official step. 1t
is permissible to say that il the
officer Is to be tried by the War
Department it win make interesting
copy" for the newspapers. 1t Is
trusted, however. that some satis-
factory understanding can be made
between the officers concerned and
local reserve headquarters, so that
no official action on the part OF the
War Department will be necessary.
The Reverend Thomas J. Dickson,
lieutenant colonel In the chaplain
corps Of the army, has been invited
to deliver the Decoration Day ora
ton tomorrow at the Congressional
Cemetery. His subject will be
"Oblivion Shall Not Come"
Upon invitation Of Lord Byng, Of
Vimy, the governor general Of Can
ada, the War Department., has au-
thorized the second corps area to
send a representative OF American
soldiers to Chambly, Quebec, on
June 2, to participate in an unveil-
ing at the tomb OF General Thomas.
A competition has recently been
inaugurated among the coast guard
destroyers for the purpose of stim-
ulating interest in the engineering
efficiency Of the vessels. This COM
petition is patterned after the sys-
tenn which has been used by the
navy for several years, and the ef-
ficiency Of the vessels Is determined
by similar methods.
Lieutenant Frederick s. Lee,
ORC, conducted the conference last
week for the reserve officers OF the
S13th field artillery, which was held
at the Graham building.
Invitations have been sent out
Saturday, June 6, on the lawn OF
the Soldiers Home. The party is
to be held by the Washington
branch of the Army Relief Society.
The hours will be from 4 to 10
o'clock. Mrs. Hugh A. Drum, wife
of Brigadier General Hugh A.
Drum, Of the general staff, is treas
urer.
Reserve infantry Officers met
last night at the local reserve
headquarters for a map maneuVer
on the infantry company in at
tack Captain James Golden,
u. s. A.. on duty with the local
reserve headquarters, assisted the
regimental commander, Colonel
Glendie B. Young, in conducting
the maneuver. Captain Golden is
a graduate Of the infantry school
of Fort Benning.
The training camp that has been
In operation at Fort Myer for re-
serve cavalry officers, will come to
a close this Sunday. The officers
are expected to leave for their
homes tomorrow evening. They
will be paid prior to leaving Fort
Myer.
Local reserve officers will go TO
training camp this summer from
June % to July Z, at Camp Meade,
Maryland, for the sOth Division
camp. If the officer has BEEN on
previous active duty in this fiscal
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