Evening star., 1925-04-11
CHAPLAIN RESERVE
CORPS WILL MEET
Training Program and Other
Issues to Be Taken Up
Here on April Fl.

BY direction OF the President the Sec
retary of War has ordered, with their
consent, is prominent clergymen, chap
lains in the Officers' Reserve Corps, rep
resenting 10 different denominations, to
report to the chief Of chaplains here
April 81. for a brief period of training
These officers, with a number Of Resu-
lar Army chaplains associated, Will con-
slider ways and means for increasing
the efficiency OF chaplains and for de.
veloping more effective religious work
within the Army.
Regulations, orders and circulars
which pertain to the duties OF chapi2ins
are to be carefully studied with view
to recommending notifications where
necessary and the making Of such addi-
tions as may cause chaplains to func-
ton to better advantage.
Study Training Program.
The training program for chaplains
will be scrutiniZed with a view to inn
proving the present correspondence
course, which so many reserve chap
lains have pursued, and with the ex-
pectation of developing some subjects
not now In the curriculum OF the chap
lains school. Present regulations which
provide the standards for appointment
and the requirement for promotion Of
chaplsins of the reserves and Regular
Army are to be discussed and may be
revised.
Judgment will be sought on plans for
placing the bronze tablet, which has
been designed as a memorial to those
chaplains who gave their lives in the
World War. and a program for unveil-
ing 1t will be worked out.
Tho organization Of "a Fellowship Of
Chaplains." to embrace all who were in
service during the World War, and those
800 who are now in the Regular Army,
National Guard and Organized Reserves,
may be considered, together with the
feasibility Of issuing q publication Of
interest to this particular group.
Those Who VIII Attend.
Included in the group of chaplains who
are to participate in the council are
Father Francis p. Duffy, chaplain Of the
seth New York Infantry; Bishop John
n. Mccormick of Grand Rapids. Mich.
who directed the affairs Of Red Cross
chaplains during the war; President
John NJ Thomas of Pennsylvania State
College, DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. pastor
OF the First Congregational Church,
who was senior chaplain OF the I'd Divi-
sion; DR.. Morris S. .LaZaron, rabbi OF
the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Rev. John Paul Tyler OF this city. senior
chaplain OF the SGD Division; Rev.
Charles. s. Macfarland, general secre-
tary OF the Federal Council Of Churches
Rev. Donald II. Gerrish. pastor Central
Methodist Episcopal Church Of Law
renee, Mass. ; Rev. George VI. Diffender-
FER, pastor Luther Place Memorial
church of this city: Rev. Scott
X. wagner Reformed Church, Hagers-
town, Md. Pew. Hugh A. Dalton. pastor
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Georgetown. D. c.: Rev. Ignatius Fealy
or Woodlawn, Md, who was a Regular
Army chaplain for 10 years; Adtr.
Ernest r. Holz OF the Salvation Army in
tnls cry; Rev. Hugh X Fulton, pastor
Northminster Presbyterian Church. this
CITY Rev. Joseph p Sizoo. pastor OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
ana Rev. Franklin I. Winter, assistant
pastor OF the First CongregatIonal
Church of this city.
All OF these clergymen had active
service in the World War and b.ys
oeen closely identified with religious
work in the Army since the arrnistice