Evening star., 1925-05-10


Of paragraph 6.m. A. r. 1905, reia-
tive to the Inspector Generals De-
partment Reserve. the War Depart
msnt announced this week that the
following would govern: (a) No ap-
pointments, reappointments or pro-
motions will be made in the Inspector
Generals Department Reserve. (bj
The eligibility provided IN paragraph
Ia, A. r. 140-10, will not be affected
by the detail In the inspector gen.
erals department of the National
Guard, of any National Guard officer
federally recognized in another branch.
but such eligibility will not be .ap-
plicable to National Guard officers
federally recognized in the inspector
generals department. tc) Officers of
the IG-Res., (other than National
Guard who desire transfer to other
sections of the Officers Reserve Corps
will, when the interests of the serv-
ice so indicate, be transferred for
the convenience of the Government
without regard to the provisions of
paragraph 25, A. r. 1905; such trans
fer will be made in the same grade
except when such grade is higher
than might have been obtained by
being originally commissioned in the
section to which transferred, and in
such cases the adjustment will be
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section in the grade which might
have been attained had the original
appointment been therein. (d) Re
maining officers of the IGRes. will
be retained in the IG-Res. until the
expiration of current appointment
except that those appointed prior to
June 6. 1924. by reason of Federal
recognition in the National Guard
will be discharged upon loss Of such
Federal recognition.
This matter has been brought tc
the attention Of officers in the In
spector Generals Department Reserve
who will be invited to apply for trans
fer to other sections of the Officers
Reserve Corps. An officer holding
a commission in the Inspector Gener
ais Department Reserve, upon trans
fer to or appointment in another sec
ton, will be eligible for a four-yeaI
detail in the IG-Res.
In addition to those names which
have been published in these columns
in previous issues of The Sunday Star,
Lieut.. Col John Scott, Infantry, ex-
ecutive officer of the Organized Re
serves in Washington, has received
applications from the following young
men residing in the District of Column
bia for their attendance at the 1925
cltlzcIlS UllittdTy tIdiIiii6 SohipS'
They are as follows: Robert II. Love,
Herbert w. Fox, James r. Troth,
Rodney N. Hatcher, George Sinclair,
Gerald F.. Suttif, Poinsett N. Little
field, James L. SINNERS. Frederick d.
FehrmAn, Kenneth A. Shroyer, John
f. Colbert, Ford E. Young, Jr.; Will
liam /. Russell, Milton Brandon, Sam
uel G. Blumenfield, Paul A. Profe,
David Blader. George E. Monk, Carl
F. Klatt, Ralph d. RemIey, Elvin F.
Higdon, Robert F. Ferguson, jr.;
Charles X. Trotter. H. Winship
Wheatley. jr.; Harry w. Flynn, Rich
and Arthur l.. Brew.
OF interest to Infantry and Field
Artillery officers of the S0th Division
Is the decision made by Sd Corps Area
headquarters this week relative to the
attendance of officers at 80th Division
camps, which will be held from June
23 to July z, 1925. Any officer who is
to attend these camps must attend
from the first day thereof, i.e., June
23. Reserve officers who have had Is
days training in the fiscal year 1925
may attend camp, provided they at
tend during the period June % to
June 80, on an inactive status, that
is, without pay. Their period of train
ing may be extended to include July
IL should they desire it, the period
July 1 to July IL being with pay
Those reserve officers who have not
had training in the fiscal year 1925
may have active duty training from
June % to July II. inclusive.
Lieut.. Col. John Scott, Infantry, an
nounced this week that officers of the
320th Infantry will be attached to the
317th Infantry, and that officers of
the 313th Field Artillery will be at
tached to the 314th Field Artillery,
for duty at Camp Meade, Md. From
June 23 to June 80 the period will be
used as q 'refresher course for c. NJ.
T. c. training, while from July / to
July the time will be utilized in con-
nection with c. NJ. T. c. training un.
der the 18th Infantry and 9Th Field
Artillery of the regular establishment.
The Field Artillery group will be
constituted as follows: Col. c. c.
Hearn, c. A. c. (DOL), chief Of staff
(DOL), G-1 and acting adjutant
Maj. Estil V. Smith, Infantry (DOL)
G-3 and acting CO: and First Lieut.
B. A. Thomas, Cavalry (DOL), G-4
and assistant G-1. Lieut.. Thomas
has been designated at property Of
ficer of the Field Artillery group.
During the week the following as.
signments were made affecting re-
serve officers residing in the Distric
of Columbia: Maj. Percy B. Mccoy
FA- Res, to 496th Artillery (240-mm
Howitzer. Motorized), GHQ Reserve.
(2nd Three Field Armies); Capt
Dwight p. Thompson, Sig-Res., hav-
ing been transferred to the Auxiliary
Reserve, Is relieved from assignment
to the 322d Signal Battalion, 18th
Corps; Second Lieut.. Kenneth s
Wales, AS-Res., having been trans
ferred to the Adjutant Generals De-
partment Reserve and relieved from
assignment to the non -divisiona
group, is relieved from assignment tc
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