The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-25

II was learned yesterday LQaL
Colonel e. Francis Riggs, o. r. c.,
has been selected as the commanding
officer Of the 496th artillery, 240
howitzer motorized, a new unit
just assigned to the District Of
Columbia in the new ALLEGATION ex-
clusiyely announced last week by
the Washington Times.
The other artillery regiment that
is formed is the 313th regiment of
field artillery, commanded by Col
onel Leroy Heron, o. r. c.. Organl-
zation OF the 49oth follows.
Headquarters and headquarters
battery, service battery assigned to
Washington; first battalion and
headquarters battery, first battalion
combat train and batteries A and
B, assigned to Baltimore; second
battalion and headquarters battery,
second battalion combat train as
signed to Centerville, Maryland;
battery c is assigned to Cambridge
Md; battery d to Denton, Nd;
third battalion and headquarters
battery, third battalion combat train
assigned to Westminster, Md; bat
terry e assigned to Cumberland and
battery F to Hagerstown. Captain
James Golden, U. s. A., formerly Of
the sixth field artillery, is now on
duty with the local headquarters Of
the reserve as the field artillery In.
structor.
Capt. HaIIa Speaks.
Reserve finance officers of Wash
ington last night heard d talk by
Captain Carl Halla, u. 8. A.. chief
bursting division, office OF the chief
Of finance. Lieutenant Colonel E.
A. Hartman, finance reserve, is
the chairman OF this group OF the
organized reserves in Washington.
Ordnance reserve officers met last
Monday evening.
There will be a meeting tomor-
row evening at the Graham build
ing OF reserve infantry officers. The
next meeting OF reserve officers will
be Monday, March 2, when the
chemical warfare service meets at
the Graham building.
Lieutenant Colonel C. 8. Fries,
U. S. A., has taken over the duties
of recruiting officer for the District
Of Washington in pface Of Colonel
Earl w. Tanner. who has been or
dered to foreign duty. Colonel
Fries announces the enlistment of
thirteen men in the army during
the past week. They are Robert e.
Thompson, engineers; Eugene Rob-
inson, air service; Howard B.
medical department, and
James K. Martin, engineers, for
duty in Hawaii; Joseph Marcus, in
fantry; John Flynn, quartermaster
corps, for duty in the Philippines;
Thomas L. Williams for duty in the
District OF Washington; Lucien B.
Conrad. air service, and Joseph
Waltman, infantry, for service in
Panama; William A. Conner, en-
listed in the cavalry and was sent
to Fort Myer; John w. Walker, in
fantry, for Fort Sheridan, ILL.,; Alex
Stoveneck, field artillery, Fort
Mimi, and Eugene Nor
ton, enlisted in the band Of the
infantry, Nogales,
Ariz.
There is considerable discussion
among infantry officers as to who
will be selected by the new chief of
infantry, Colonel Robert H. Allen.
as his executive officer. Colonel
John Hughes, the present executive
officer Of the office, is one OF the
most popular executives which this
office has ever had. Due to the
operations Of the law limiting the
years in which an officer can serve
in Washington. it is expected that
the new executive officer will be
one fresh from duty with troops.
When Clifford Grant, chief of de-
tectives, received his commission as
a major Of military police il was
given to him in person by Major
General Robert C.. Davis, the Adju-
tant General Of the Army.
The chief clerk of the Police De-
partment, Edward Hesse, has been
commissioned a captain in the fl
nance officers reserve corps.
Progress continues on the eighteen
volume complete history Of the army