The Washington times., 1925-05-06


The United States Infantry AS.
sociation has furnished to each OF
the 247 members Of the first class
at West Point, a synopsis Of fifteen
pages, giving information on the
stations and posts Of the infantry
units OF our Army. This was done
In order that the officers would be
aided in making thsir lists Of pref
erences for regimental assignment.
On April 80, the members OF the
Washington branch OF the United
States Infantry Association gave a
reception and supper dance at one
of the local hotels for the infantry
chief, Major General Robert H.
Allen and Mrs. Allen. This well
come to the District of General and
Mrs. Allen was probably the most
brilliant of the military social func-
tionss in Washington Of the year.
Upon the retirement of Captain
Frank E. Mccullough, medical corps
OF the Navy, the following officers
of that corps became due for pro-
motion to higher grades: J.. j. Sny-
der to the grade and. rank OF cap
tain, and Edward H. H Old to the
rank of commander.
Tomorrow night" is occupying
the attention Of reserve officers OF
the District and nearby vicinity.
For tomorrow night at the Army
and Navy Club, Seventeenth and
Eye streets northwest) viii be held
the last smoker and social of the
year for the Reserve Officers As
sociation of the District OF CO.
lumbia. From present plans, an
nounced last week in these columns,
everything points to an excellent
evening Of entertainment for the
reservists. General William Mitch
ell Of the air service, who is al
ways interesting, to say the least,
is booked as the entertaining guest
Of the evening.
Brigadier General La Roy Upton,
who viii be the commanding gem
eral OF the summer training camps
at Camp Meade, this year, and Coli
onel Walter 3. McCaskey, who viii
be the executive officer there, to-
gether with Colonels Frank S..
Cocheu and John p. Hams, OF the
Third Corps Area headquarters,
have been invited to be. present as
the guests Of the Army and Navy
department Of the Washington
Times.
BY Saturday of this week it is.
expected that the District of
Columbia win have reached its
CMTC quota for this year, accord
ing to Colonel John. Scott. On
Friday OF last week the District
had enrolled approximately S5 per
- n n
been due to the excellent work In
his able assistants.
On Friday afternoon President
Coolidge will present colors to the
Washington Citizens Military Train
ing Camp contingent. Every duly
enrolled candidate from the Dis
trict will assemble at 11:15 o'clock
at the reserve headquarters. Gra-
ham building, ,1402 E street, and
proceed in a body to the White
House for the ceremony.
Under the policy of the War De-
partment for the summer training
camps there win be minimum num-
ber of changes in the stations Of
regular army units for this train
ing. In the list of camps of the
nine corps areas just announced by
the War Department, the following
information on the Third corps area
is given: l. Aberdeen -pEsTfng
ground, Maryland: 2. Carlisle bar
racks, Pennsylvania; 3, Fort Eustis,
Virginia; 4. Langley Field, Virginia.
At the first four posts named the
regular units on duty there will
conduct the training of the civilian
students and reserve officers.
The Sixteenth infantry brigade
headquarters. Twelfth infantry, one
squadron of the Third cavalry from
Fort Myer, Sixth field artillery, and
the First ammunition train. will do
the training at Camp Meade, Nd,
while the regular gafrisons at Fort
Monroe, Fort Humphreys, Fort Myer
and the Edgewood Arsenal, will do
the training. There will be about
130 training camps this year.
The keel Of the fleet submarine
VA was laid at the navy yard.
Portsmouth, n. H, on Friday of
last week. The VA will be the
first mine-Iaying submarine built by
the navy Of this country, and her
construction involves the develop
ment of many features entirely new
in submarine construction. 1t will
be considerable larger than the
other submarines of the V type. The
building of the VA was authorized
In 1916, and funds were apprepri-
ated in the naval bill for 1924,
which provided for one fleet sub
marine. mine-laying type, to have
the highest practicable speed and
greatest desirable radius of action,
and TO cost not more than S., 800, 900
for construction and machinery and
$s5O,000 for armOr, armament and
ammunition.
Officers of the army and navy,
ordered TO make a change of sta.
ton and who secure transportation
requests by circuitous routes for
the travel between stations are en-
titled to payment of mileage less
8 cents per mile for the distance
via the shortest usually Travelled
route between the stations and less
also the difference between the cost
TO the Government of the transpor-
tation furnished on transportation
request by the circuitous route.
and the cost of transportation If
furnished by the shortest route be-
tween the stations, according to a
ruling Of the comptroller general.
With the ordering to duty with
the local reserve headquarters Of
Major G. p. George, field artillery,
regular army, the work of the local
office will be greatly relieved
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