The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-18

remembered that quality rather
than quantity is the guiding prin-
ciple. The enlisted reserve corps
is no place for anA unframed man.
The object of having non-commis-
stoned officers assigned to units Of
the organized reserves is to be
better equipped to take care OF I'M
trained men joining the. colors
after trouble starts. This object
would be defeated by enlisting un-
trained men, which is wisely pro-
vided against by the War Depart
ment."
New Times Service.
Believing that the Army and
Navy Department of the Washing.
ton Times can be OF material as
sistance to members OF the SER
vices, there viii be instituted this
week an information department
OF this paper for the army and
navy. Many reserve officers of the
army have requested information
concerning the new regulations for
the officers reserve corps. Any
officer dcciring q specific question
answered should write direct TO the
Army and Navy Editor OF The Wash
ington Times. It will be impossible
to give information over the tele-
phone.
This will be the first army and
navy information department. con-
Quoted by any newspaper, ami daily
contact with the local reserve head.
quarters and the War Department
and Navy Department will I've made,
as well as with the third corps area
and eightieth division headquarters.
The annual award of cups for
excellence in gunnery for the cur
rent year has been made to the
u. S. s. Pennsylvania, which. will
be given the American Defense So
ciety Cup and the Spokane Cup. The
cup presented by the Defense So
ciety is awarded to the battleship
obtaining the highest merit for
short range battle practice. The
Spokane Cup is awarded by the
Chamber OF Commerce Of Spokane,
Wash, to the battleship making the
highest score with turret guns in
short range practice.
West Pointers On Trip.
The first class OF cadets from
West Point, under command of
Major Earl Mcfarland, U. S. A.,
will leave the Academy April 26 for
a four-day instruction trip for the
purpose of witnessing demonstra-
tons and tests of service and ex-
perimental ordnance, field artillery
and chemical warfare material.
They viii visit Aberdeen proving
ground, Edgewood arsenal and Fort
Hoyle, in Maryland, and the Frank
ford arsenal. Philadelphia.
Official estimates indicate that the
Naval Academy will graduate 456
midshipmen in June, nearly all of
whom will be commissioned in the
navy as ensigns. No member or
the present graduating class will be
permitted to resign until he has
served two years as a commissioned
officer. No midshipmen will be per-
mitted to accept a commission in
the army as second lieutenant upon
graduating.
training camps, numbering more
than ] 800 students, will attend the
1925 field instruction Of the coast
artillery during the summer months.
Students Of the basic, red, white
and blue courses will train at vari-
GUS camps scattered throughout the
corps areas. The instruction for
local boys will be held at Fort Mon
500 candidates. It will open on
July / to last thirty days. The
War Department announces that
Major NJ. s. Crissy will be the COM
n1anding officer Of the camp, with
Major J. F. Walker as the camp
executive officer, and Major w. r.
McCleaFy will be the senior in
structor of the camp. This camp
- ia
u. S. Coast Guard.
The Conyngham was placed in
commission by the coast guard on
March s. and assigned to Division
with headquarters at Cape May,
N. j. The commissioned and war
ranted personnel attached are:
Lieutenant Commanders e. D.
Jones (commanding). F. J. Sext1n
and C. J. Oden'hal and Ensigns g.
f. Trester, and J. D. Conway.
Assistant Surgeon G. L. Cristy of
the United States Public Health
Reserve, has been attached as ship
surgeon. Warranted officers are:
Machinist George Holloway and
Pay Clerk p. E. Grace
Lieutenant Commander J. A.
Alger of the coast guard, is rem
porarily stationed at headquarters
in Washington, in connection with
| the preparation of the specifications
| for repairs to the Manning.
Boatswain r. w. Hodges has re-
ported to the headquarters of the
| coast guard and has been assigned
| to duty in the office of the super
intendent of construction and re-
pair, in charge of repairs to small
| boats.
Commanders G. II. Mcclellan and
Howard Emery and Lieutenant
| Commanders F.. A. Lewis, retired
officers of the coast guard, last
week visited headquarters to pay
their respects to the commanda1t.
| Ensigns c. w. Dean and J. w
Kelliher of the coast guard, are
taking a course at the Navy Fuel
Oil School in Philadelphia.
There are twenty vacancies in
the coast guard in the rating of
chief radioman and Twenty-Five
vacancies in the rating of radio
man, first class. Commanding Off
GERS have been requested by the
coast guard headquarters to make
every effort to qualify and recon-
mend radiomen for the promotion.
The coast guard is twenty-three
men short of having a full COM
plement in the radio ratings and
1t is expected that deserving men
will be given the opportunity to
qualify.
Recruiting officers OF the Coast