The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-20
General FaUors Ban
on Engineer CMTC
By VIVIAN LEE TnLMAN

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training corps for engineer units.
win be abolished If there commenda'
lions of Major General Harry Tay.
lor, chief of engineers of the army.
are carried out.
He has recommended that the
training camps of this type be
abolished for the reason that the
kype of students attending the
camps is such that would disqualify
them from becoming officers of the
corps of engineers reserve. This is
not the r. o. T.. G. units Of the
engineers, which are located at the
: several colleges and which produce
mighty fine reserve engineers off
GERS, but the summer citizens mill.
tary training camps. which draws
It's personnel in the main from
high schools.
General Taylor also declares that
most Of the harbor defense fortifi-
cations are now either obsolete or
fast becoming so. If the defenses
are to be Elective, the power, range,
and number OF guns, as well as the
anti-aircraft defense In the fortifi-
cations must keep pace with the
development Of the naval arma-
ment and aircraft which can be
brought against them.
Guns Called Worthless
1t viii be recalled that several
weeks ago in these columns stale
ment appeared stating the coastal
guns of Fort Howard, Nd. which is
the sea defense for the city OF Bal
timore, had not been fired since
the year 1919 and were worthless
Provision Of funds for mainten.
ance Of the navy during the next
fiscal year, will depend in no small
measure upon the action Of the
naval subcommitte OF both the
Senate and the House Appropria-
lions committees.
Regarding Hberality In the appro-
priation OF funds for the navy, 1t
Is believed that the Senate win
treat the navy better. than the
House.
The army correspondence courses
are increasing in importance in the
training Of the reserve officers OF
the army throughout the country,
according to the reports for the
fiscal year In which II Is stated
that 1876 reserve officers completed
the one or more Of the courses.
Infantry Leads
As usual. however, the infantry
reserve officers lead in the number
Of officers taking the courses. This
Is an indication that the dough
boy officers are right on the Job.
and preparing themselves to be
able TO defend their country as
prescribed by the national defense
According to the arms Of the
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lowing is the. lineup: Infantry,
f.32s: field artillery. 434: c0r-ps of
engineers, 495;; quartermaster corps.
4I5; medical, 386; air service, $50:
cavalry, 239; coast artillery. 1873:
edjutant general. 80; military In
telligence, 129; chemical warfare.
1o4; signal corps. 1O1; finance. 174:I
Judge advocate general, 62A ord
nance, 80; military police, q: COM
mand and general staff course, 12..
Quartermaster officers who are
stationed in Washington have plan-
ned for socially active winter to-
gether with their families and
friends, it has been learned. Major
General William Fl. Hart. the
quartermaster general, has appoint.
ed the following committee in
charge Of the arrangements:
Colonel r. w. Van DUNE. Lieu
tenant Colonies K. J. HAMPTON and
L. L. Dietrich and Majors c.. 4.
Corbin and III. L Ward and Captains
2. F. Meade and L. Littleton, who
are all regular army officers of
the quartermaster corps.
The committee announces that the
first social win be a dinner dance.
on the evening Of December 8 at
the officers Club, Washington Bar
racks. to be followed by dances in
January. March and April
The War Department announces.
that the flying field on the Sparta
military reservation. Sparta. Wis,
has been designated as "Stackhouse
Field" In honor of Lieutenant
Robert H. Stackhousey air services
OF the army, who died In an airslnip
accident on July q, 1922, at
Chanute Field.
According to word just received
from the headquarters Of the Third
Corps Area, there are now an.
proximately 1850 reserve officers
In the corps area, which embraces
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia
and the District of Columbia.
OF this number LTD are resi-.
dents Of Maryland, 1913 are of
Virginia and about $500 of the
District of Columbia.
First Sergeant Walter Green, Of
the Thirty-second Ordnance Com
pany, which is stationed at Fort
Eustis, Va, has been placed on
the retired list of the regular army
Boatswain L. R. Dunn, Of the