Evening star., 1925-06-07
Civilian Army News

| hrSt unit training camps to be held
| by an organization of the Organized
reserves will be conducted by the
| 343d Engineers, Col. John Stewart
commanding, from August 16 to 80
According to the present plans, mobil
lzatlon will be completed at Fort
Humphreys, Va, August IS, and the
following day the regiment will leave
Fort Humphreys and begin it's ma.
neuvers, which will take them over
the Civil War battlefields, such as
frederlcksburg, charlottesville, Cul.
| peper, Warrenton and Bull Run. In
ADDITION to the 20 to 80 reserve Off
GERS winch 1t is estimated will attend
this unit training camp, the regi-
mental band composed of 2s pieces,
will be taken along, and there also will
be number of on-commissioned Off.
GERS who will participate in the
! maneuvers.
Pending the publication of changes
IN Army Regulations, 1870 Reserve
Ofncers' Training Corps; Administra-
ton and Training), paragraph 67, A.
II. 1910, is changed by adding thereto
the following subparagraph: RE
serve Officers Training Corps units
VIII be permitted however, to adopt
and wear distinctive school insignia on
the lower part of the left sleeve of
the coat or overcoat with the lowest
point TOUR inches above the lower edge,
provided that such insignia are ap.
proved by the corps area commander
a59 involVe the United States in no
additional expense"
Applications for enrolment in the
approaching citizens military train.
ing camps are still being received al
organized Reserve headquarters in the
Graham Building. During the week
the following young men residing in
tne district of Columbia and vicinity
nied their applications at headuuar
ters 10 undergo this months train.
ing: Alexander l.. CraighiH. John
t. Burchert. William WeitzelI. Paul
r: Gleason, Richard w. LorIeberg,
waiter w. Price, l. Ashford, jr.;
raymond l.. Senasuch, William Ouirk
IT, John Schofield, John James Kelly
DaVld ). Clark, Joseph Lesser. l.
Esunas, Jr.; Charles Z. Stewart. John
MacWelch, Ernest L. Wilkinson. Rer
n. Llchtman, Andrew McGarrozky
r.; Horace V. Webster and c. p
Balderson.
announcement was made by Lieut.
Coi. John Scott, Infantry. that those
o1ncers of the S0th Division who are
not available for active training dur.
ing the fiscal year 1925. but who have
agreed 10 take training on an inactive
status during the period from June
20 10 June 80, 1925. at Camp Meade
Ma, and Fort Eustis, Va, cannot be
ordered to perform travel to Camr
Meade or Fort Eustis nor be REIN
bursed for such travel. since this
travel will be performed prior to the
GATE on which they are ordered tc
actlVe duty, and in a different fiscal
year.
Reserve officers belonging to the
olfth, 3lSth, 319th and 320th Infantry
regiments and the 313th and 3I4th
Field Artillery who have applied tc
take this training should understand
the exact conditions under which they
are attending camp, as this announce
| ment means that they will not be en-
titled to mileage to Camp Meade OF
Fort Eustis nor pay for the period
above mentioned, but will be entitled
TO pay for their active duty and mile
age back TO their homes. The execu
tive officers of the above named regi
ments have been notified of this an
nouncement, and they have been re
quested to inform the officers of their
respective organizations accordingly
SO as TO prevent any question as tc
claim for mileage which might arise
in the future.
During the week the following
changes in assignments affecting re
serve officers residing in Washington
and vicinity, were announced at re
serve headquarters: Mai. William II
England. Infantry Reserve. who has
Just been promoted TO the grade ot
lieutenant colonel, will continue his
assignment to the 320th Infantry
Second Lieut.. Edward B. Beale. In
fantry Reserve, having been trans
ferred to the Chemical Warfare Re
serve. is relieved from attachment
| to the 320th Infantry for training anc
| instruction.
First Lieut.. Hugh II. Muir, Engi
neer Reserve. having been transferred
TO the National Guard Reserve, is re
lieved from assignment to the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Colum
bia; Capt. Carl Witcher, Infantry Re
serve, is assigned to the 521st Infantry
Battalion, zone of the interior; Lieut.
| Col. Harry c. Yarrow, Medical Reserve
(branch assignment group, having
been transferred to the Auxiliary Re
serve, is relieved from attachment &c
the S0th Division for instruction and
training; First Lieut.. Joseph j. Seidle1
and Second Lieut.. Ralph l.. Pfau. both
ielu al llllSTy reserve, are assigned
| to the Field Artillery group.
Extensive efforts will be made by the
| military authorities this year to keer
at minimum the number of candi
| dates relieved from citizens military
training camps before the termination
of camp, and those young men ir
Washington who have submitted theil
applications to attend this instruction
should bear in mind that enrolment
for camp means enrolment for the
full 30 days.
Separations are bound to occur and
the privilege of Withholding return
transportation is one requiring deci
sion on the part of the camp and
corps area commanders concerned
based on the facts in each case. In
general, no obligation attaches to the
Government to furnish return trans.
portation when the separation is for
the convenience of the candidate, no
matter what the cause. However, in
cases clearly beyond the candidates