Evening star., 1925-04-05

OIL SpeClAliSlS VI ehic
country, steps are being taken TO ef-
feet a national organization of the
American Signal Corps Association,
the organization meeting of which
will be held, it is believed, within the
next few months. At present there
are 10 posts organized, with their
membership designated as follows:
Boston, 10; New York. 125; Baltimore,
25; Philadelphia, %; Chicago, 12o: San
Antonio, %; Houston, 80; San Fran
cisco, 81; Seattle, %: Washington, ID.
c., 40, and Kansas City, so. The or
ganization will be composed OF re-
serve officers, previously commits
stoned officers and civilians Of tech
nical and administrative qualifica-
tions in the communication line, and
1t is proposed by those fostering the
national organization movement to
perfect any organization of commuui-
cation specialists throughout the
United States, both in Army and
civilian life.
The draft of the constitution and
bylaws has been sent out to the
above-named posts for final adoption.
The activity of the posts consists OF
study of the military problems af-
fecting military communications and
discussion of the reading of papers
on various scientific accomplishments
in the communication line. Each
corps area has two regional dlrec-
tors, senior and junior, under whom
organization of. the association in all
of the corps areas will be perfected.
The national organization Will call
for a national directorate. which Will
he composed of all regional directors.
The national officers will be composed
of the regional directors also.
At present the regional directors,
according to the corps areas, are
composed of the following reserve
officers: 1st. Capt. Thomas II. Dool-
ing; 2nd, Lieut.. Col. Robert w. Ma
loney and Lieut.. Ira d. Hough; 3rd.
Gen. John j. Carter and Maj. Stuart
NJ Conant: 4th, Lieut. Lawrence f.
Mansfield; 5th, Maj. E. Fl. Fuller; 6th.
Lieut.. Col. John A. Hicks and Maj.
II. II. Frost; 7th. Maj. Leon f. Rudd;
Sth, Maj. Joseph E. Hague, and 9Th,
Maj. L. +. Conlisk.
Discrimination will be made June
80 of the present appropriation for
national and regimental Colors for
Organized Reserve regiments. APP
pToval has already been given by the
War Department of national colors
for 351 regiments, while II regiments
have regimental colors.
1t is the desire of the War Depart
ment that regimental commanders
submit their acquisitions Immediately
for this approval. In filing their
acquisitions there must be one letter
requesting approval of the device sub
mitted for use as the distinctive in
sigma of the unit, and second letter
Tor authority for the use of the de-
vice on the regimental colors as the
coat One drawing. sub
mitted with both letters, is sufficient.
Approval of the motto should also be
requested in the application for the
coat
Under the policy of the War De-
partment providing for the organiza-
tion of military hospital units in the
staffs of civilian institutions, five To-
cal hospitals have been authorized to
organize military hospital units
These are the Providence Hospital,
Garfield Hospital, Emergency Hos
pital, George Washington University
Hospital and Georgetown University
Hospital. These military hospital
units are commanded by the follow
ing reserve officers: Providence
evacuation hospital No. 800, Col.
Charles c. Marbury; Garfield general
hospital No. 74), Col. l.. H Reichel-
derfer; Emergency (evacuation hos
pital No. 31), Col. James F. Mitchell:
George Washington general hospital
No. 75), Col William ]. Mallory, and
Georgetown University general hos
pital No. 5D, commanding officer not
named.
That the Organized Reserves in
Washington and vicinity is one of the
best developed and organized centers
in the entire reservist system is evil
denced by the fact that, as of March
rs, 1925. the announcement was made
by Lieut.. Col. John Scott, executive
officer of the Organized Reserves in
Washington, that the total enrolment
of reserve officers in the 'District. of
Columbia and vicinity numbered 1876.
OF this enrolment the Infantry is
represented by nearly 25 per cent of
the total, or to be exact, there are
449 Reserve Infantry officers residing
within this area. The remainder of
the enrolment is distributed among
the other branches as follows: Quar-
termaster Corps, 404; Corps of Engi-
neers, 203; Field Artillery, 1853: Air
Service, 148; Ordnance, 115; Medical
l37; Finance, 81; Military Intelligence,
81; Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment, "A; Signal, IS; Cavalry, 40:
Adjutant Generals Department, As;
Coast Artillery, Al; Dental, "A: Chem
ical Warfare Service, 43; Medical Ad-
minisrative Corps, AZ; Staff Specialist,
40; Chaplains, IS; Sanitary, II; Mill
tary Police, l6; Veterinary, Corps 10:
erals Department, 8; Generals, 6,
and National Guard, 81.
Plans for the general get-together
smoker which will be held by the
Washington branch of the Reserve
Officers Association of the United
States at the Army and Navy Club
May are progressing. Featuring
the entertainment will be moving
picture slides depicting Interesting
incidents of the world flight, which
will be explained by one of the off,
GERS who participated in this epochal
world-girdling flight.
Maj. Charles H. Patterson, Inspector
Generals Department, has reported
for duty at Reserve Headquarters
which is in addition to his duty in
the Inspector Generals Department..
For the present he will be engaged
In work in connection with the citi-
zens' military training camps.
Col. Leroy w. Heron and the Off
GERS of the 313th Field Artillery will
give military hop April 23 at 8 pm.
at the Wardman Park Saddle Club.
A buffet supper will be served.
Brig. Gen. Edgar T. Collins, COM
manding general at Fort Hoyle, Nd,
has been designated by the War De-
partment to command the Summer
training camp at Tobyhanna, Pa.
The units from Washington, Mary
land and Virginia which will take
instruction at Tobyhanna are as fol-
lows: 10th Field Artillery, Mary
land National Guard (75-mm. guns),
from August Is to 30; 111th Field
Artillery, Hirginia National Guard
Comm. gJhs), from July to 19, and