Evening star., 1925-08-09


of the Army of the promotion from
captain to major of an eligible and
qualified reserve officer, due to the
iact that no vacancies existed As
result of this situation, the converse
ton going on In local reserve circles
indicates that there is urgent need for
modification of the promotion policy
in the organized reserves.
This brings out the point that the
branch assignment group has more
field officers assigned to it at the pres
ent time than there are positions to
be filled. and that the promotion of
captains of the Reserve Corps to
majors may have to be held up pend
ing absorption of surplus field Of
ticers. 1t is believed that there is
need for some policy of promotion in
the Reserve Corps which will per
nit officers to be promoted when their
promotions have been earned.
Qualification was expressed by Maj.
o. l.. Spiller, G. a. c.. on duty in the
office of the chief of Coast Artillery,
on his return to Washington this
week from observing the joint Sum-
n'"r training of the 202d Coast Ar
tillery (AA). National Guard, and the
33lst Coast Artillery tAA) 1t. Col.
II. w. Hodgkins commanding, of the
VI SdilILeu ItStINeS, WHICH Two "cSho
course of instruction concluded at
Sparta. Wis, on August |. de-
tachment of four officers and "a en-
listed men of the Coast Artillery,
Regular Army, formed a special train
ing unit to train these two Junior
"omn"nent regiments of the Army of
the United States. Thirty-five officers
II tbs reserve regiment received as
Sociate training with the National
Guard, which is the first time that an
organized reserve regiment of Coast
Artillery (AA has trained with
National Guard regiment of similar
character.
Both the 3-inch CAA) guns and the
,S0caliber machine guns were fired.
The 3inch guns were fired al burst
ing balloons, but not at the towed
sleeve targets. Maj. Spiller is
recognized anti-aircraft authority and
commanded the 61St Anti-Aircraft
Regiment at Fort Monroe. which is
the parent anti-aircraft regiment in
the Regular Army.
A similar camp is now going on at
Fort Sill. Okla, in which will be
trained the 2O3d Coast Artillery (AA)
of Missouri and the 206th Coast Ar
tillery (AA) of Arkansas. About rs
reserve officers will be given this
associated training with the National
Guard. Capt. B. F. Harmon. c. A. c.,
is in charge of the instruction at
Fort Sill.
The national convention of the Re
serve officers Association of the
United States will be held in Kansas
City. No, October / to 1, the Missouri
department being hosts to the 1925
national meeting. Arrangements for
the approaching gathering are pro-
crossing, and the reserve officers in
Missouri are making extensive efforts
to make this the largest and most
successful convention the association
has ever held. Following are the of
ticers of the Missouri department.: Col
f.. j. Spencer, st. Louis, president:
Maj. j. l.. Heckenlively. Springfield.
vice president; Maj. p. r Wettig.
Kansas City, secretary, and Lieut.
Col +. y. Hatch, st. Louis, treasurer
The following changes in assign
ments affecting reserve officers resid-
ing In Washington were announced
at reserve headquarters this week:
FIRST Lieut.. Wesley F. Pape, Quar-.
termaster Reserve. having moved to
the I'd Corps Area, is relieved
from assignment to Motor Transport
Company No. 1885, zone of communi.
cations; Second Lieut. Winfred Lake.
infantry Reserve, having moved to
the Ith Corps Area, is relieved
from attachment to the 8Oth Division
Tor instruction and training: Second
Lieut.. Warder B. Jenkins, Field Ar
tillery Reserve. having moved to the
th Corps Area, is relieved from
assignment to the 5SOth Field ArtiI-
lery t6-inch guns motorized). General
headquarters Reserves, First Three
Field Amies; Second. Lieut.. William
=. Hepner. Field Artillery Reserve.
assigned to 343d Ammunition Train:
MAJ Louis {. Vogt, Field Artillery
reserve, assigned to 496th Field Ar
tillery (240-millimeter howitzer motor.
lzed); Maj. Wallace Streater. Jnspector
General Reserve. having been trans
ferred to the Finance Reserve and re.
neVed from assignment to the S0th
Division, is relieved from assignment
TO the inspector general section. SOth
Division: First Lieut. Nelson X.
Lyons, Infantry Reserve. having re-
moved from the S0th Division Area, is
relieved from assignment to the 32Otb
infantry; Second Lieut.. Granger G..
sutton, Infantry Reserve, is assigned
to the 320th Infantry: Second Lieut..
Henry S. Marshall. Field Artillery
reserve, having been assigned to the
tleld Artillery group, is assigned to
the 496th Field Artillery (24O-mm.
hoWitzer. motorized. General Head
quarters Reserves. Second Three Field
Armies.
Col L. Francis Riggs, 496th ArtiI-
lery. commanding. accompanied by
Capt. James B. Golden, F. A, assist
ant executive officer of the organized
reserves in Washington, returned to
Washington on Friday from a visit
to Tobyhanna, Pa, where prelimi-
nary arrangements were made for
holding the unit camp of this regi-
ment from August 16 to 80.