Evening star., 1925-04-26
Civilian Army News

be placed in the main entrance to the
stadium, to be known as the Organ
lied Reserve tablet, upon which an
appropriate inscription will be placed,
together with the name of each regi-
ment that contributes s1o0 as a box
| owner.
These boxes will he available for the
use of bona fide Organized Reserve
personnel who may be present at the
stadium during the foot ball season.
The latter provision, of course, IS SUBJ
for all box owners My the Athletic
Council as to general admission.
Interest is being evinced by Reserve
officers coming to Reserve head
quarters in the Graham Building in
;he battle streaIners OF the 313th Field
Artillery, Col. Leroy w. Heron, COM
manding. which have just been re-
ceived at headquarters. The ctream-
ers are about 36 inches long and 4
inches wiGe, and have embroidered on
them the battles in which the regi-
ment was engaged. /. e., the Meuse-
Argonne and the ST. Mihiel Lorraine
offensives.
During the week the following as
signments affecting Reserve officers
residing in Washington We're an
nounced at Reserve headquarters:
Col. Abram II. Hooe. Med, Res, hav-
ing been transferred to the branch
assignment group, is relieved from
assignment as commanding officer of
Station Hospital 54, zone of communi-
cation. The following engineer Re
serve officers are relieved from at
tachment TO the 343d Engineers (Gen-
eral Service), 18th Corps, for instruc-
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thereto: Capt. Ernest T. F. Wohlen-
berg, First Lieut.. Victor V. Martin
and Second Lieuts. William d. Chase
and Leonard o. Crymes. Second
Lieut.. Kenneth S. Wales, AS, Res is
relieved from assignment to the 409th
Attack Squadron, 4th Army. Capt.
Dwight p. Thompson, Sig, Res, is re-
leved from assignment to the S22d
Signal Battalion, 18th Corps. Maj.
Percy B. Mccoy, F. A, Res, is assign
ed TO the 496th Artillery (240-mm.
How. Mtzd.l, G. H. O.. Res. 2nd
Three Field Armies). Maj. Frederick
A. Reuter-, Med. Res, is assigned to
General Hospital No. rs, zone of the
interior, in the capacity Of assistant
chief of surgical service. The follow
ing-named officers, having been as
signed to the non-divisionaI group. are
assigned 10 units as follows: First
Lieut.. Ethan B. Cudney. Med, Res,
to 305th Attack Group Headquarters,
4th Army; First Lieut.. Wilfrid p.
Ais, NJ. p, Res, TO 32Sth Military Po-
munication, and Second Lieut.. Henry
3. Pease, NJ. P, Res, to saith Mill
tary Police Company &c. s..
Headquarters of the 313th Field Ar
tillery. Col. Leroy w. Heron COM
manding. have announced the follow
ing changes: Second Lieut.. Frederick
S. Lee, T. A, Res, is transferred from
Battery E to Regimental Headquar-
ters and Headquarters Battery. as
regimental adjutant. Second Lieut..
William f. Barkman, F. A. Res. is
transferred from Battery D to Bat
terry f. Second Lieut.. Stanley A.
Willer, F. A, Res, having been as
signed to the 313th Field Artillery. is
assigned to Battery B. Second Lieut..
James D. Power, F. A. Res, having
been attached to the 315th Field Ar
tillery for instruction and training, is
attached to Battery d.
That they may become more famil-
lar with the purposes and policies of
the War Department as they relate
to chaplains, and to recommend such
procedure which will strengthen the
program Of moral and religious train
ing for soldiers. a three-day council
of Regular Army and Reserve chap
lains was held in the department,
concluding on April "a. During its
three-day meeting the council lis
tened to addresses from the following
Mr. Dwight F. Davis, Assistant Sec
retary of War; Lieut.. Col. H. c. Dick
inson, General Staff, Ga; Chaplain
w. R. Arnold, Ft. Hancock, N. j.. and
Lieut.. Col. A. j. Klein. General Staff,
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The Reserve chapIains attending the
meeting were: Jason Noble Pierce.
Norris S. Lazarson, Francis P. Duffy.
Charles S. Macfarland, John NJ
Thomas, Geo. NJ. Diffenderfer, John p.
Wagner. Hugh A. Dalton, Ignatius
Fealy, Franklin 1. Winter, Hugh X.
Fulton, Ernest r. Holz. Joseph r.
Sizoo, and George C. Stull The Regu-
lar Army chaplans attending the con-
ference were Walter K LLOYD
Thomas E. Swan. Wallace H. Watts.
John Hall, Milton o. Beebe. George
F. Rixey, Ivan G.. Martin, Robt c.
Watkins, Chas. W. B. Hill, Frank NJ.
Thompson. William r. Arnold. John
I. Axton, Julian E. Yates, and Benja-
min j. Tarskey
AS Of April /, 1925. there were 775
Chemical Warfare Reserve officers.
which is an increase of about 25 per
cent during the past four months. At
present there are more than 1000
vacancies in the Chemical Warfare
Service Reserve, and the belief has
been expressed that upon the com.
pletion of the War Departments study
OF the procedure in handling the re-
quirements of the Reserve the exist
ing vacancies will be filled with more
rapldfty. The study now engaging
the consideration of the department
involves the question of the funda-
mental requirements for Reserve Off
GERS of all grades.
Ordnance Reserve officers will
gather in the Graham Building fouor
row to hear Maj. r. p. Harbold, O
NJ. c., lecture on the subject of mill
tary law. He will be followed bv
Maj. c. A. Waldman, o. D., who will
talk on the ordnance maintenance
company with an Infantry division.
Reserve Finance officers will hold
their assembly Tuesday at Reserve
headquarters, while Friday, officers of
the 31Sth Field Artillery, Col. Lerov
w. Heron commanding, will meet
Firing data and indirect laying will
be the main topic of discussion, which
Will be followed by terrain board
firing.