The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-20

"A ScnemS Is Delng devised whereby
additional floor space will be made
available for the meetings of the
various units of the organized re.
serves. An indoor shooting gallery
also will be provided. There is an
actual need for this additional
armory at once for the reserves
here in Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel John Scott,
U. S. A. the executive officer for
the Washington units of the or.
ganized reserves, expects to go to
Walter Reed General Hospital next
week for a slight operation. He
probably will be at the hospital for
several weeks. In his absence
Major r. p. Harbold, assistant to
the executive officer, will be the
acting officer.
Quartermasters on duty in this
area and reserve quartermasters
are today having Brigadier General
II. M. Lord, U. 8. A, retired, as
their guest at their regular monthly
luncheon held in the Lafayette
Hotel, Sixteenth. and I streets
northwest.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles E.
Reese, Of the Quartermaster Corps,
U. S. A, who has been on duty at
San Francisco for some time, has
arrived in Washington, where he
will take the course In the Army
Industrial School.
Major II. H. Arnold, U. S. A.,
has taken oyer his duties as chief
of the information branch of the
Army Air Service. Major Arnold,
who succeeds Major Ira RAIDER, has
been flying for the past fourteen or
fifteen years. He was with the
original crew at College Park, Md.
The United States river and har-
Dor boat Morgan Lewis" is re.
ported by the .Quartermaster Cen
eral OF the army as being between
Key West and Panama on the way
to the latter named place from
Boston. The Morgan Lewis is a
concrete vessel, one hundred and
fifty feet long, and upon her arri-
val at the Canal Zone will be az.
signed to quartermaster work there ]
Captain William Barclay Boron,
field artillery reserves, was In
Washington during the week. He
returned to his home at Long
Island, New York, Wednesday after
noon, accompanied by his sister
in-law, Miss Frances Tillman.
Captain Doron will be recalled for
his work as the publicity man for
the first trans-continental tour of
army motor trucks and director Of
the National Ship.by-Trnck Good
Roads Week in 1920.
Reserve officers Of the 313th
regiment of field artillery met last
night at the Graham building for
their regular monthly period Of
study. The subject was Recon
naissance and Occupation Of Posi-
ton, Battery Details. Review Fire
Preparation" with Captain James
B. Golden. United States army, as
the instructor. The commanding
officer of this regiment is Colonel
Leroy Heron.
Major o. X. Sadler, United States
army, on duty in the office Of the
chief signal officer Of the army,
conducted the conference Monday
evening for the reserve officers of
this branch of the service. The
conference was on Divisional Wire
Net, Construction. Operation and
Connection.
Reserve quartermaster officers
met Tuesday evening for their
regular semi-monthly study. Major
r. P. Harbold, United States army,
assisted by Captain Harold Barnes,
United States army, two regular
officers Of the Quartermaster corps,
conducted the program for the
evening, which was divided into
three groups.
Local reserve officers of the
ordnance department will meet Mon
day evening at the Graham build.
ing. Finance reserve officers will
meet at the same headquarters
Tuesday evening and infantry Of
ficers on Thursday evening.
Rear Admiral Carl T. Vogelgesang.
who has been attached to the opera
tions office at the Navy Department
since his return from duty as head
of the American Naval Mission III
Brazil, is on leave for a month.
Captain Sinclair Cannon, u. S. NJ.