Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
Civilian Army News

training camp. This procedure ap-
plies also to persons who served as
indicated and who are warrant Of
f1cers or enlisted men of the Regular
Army, or who are enlisted in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps, as 1t is not
considered desirable to deny appli-
cants of these classes the benefits Of
appointment procedure to which
they would be entitled If civilians.
On applications from warrant Of
ficers or enlisted men of the Regular
Army, or members of the Enlisted
Reserve Corps. who did not have
service in the Army between April
6, 1917, and November II, 1918, the
provisions of paragraph rob of spe-
cial regulations No. 43, 1921, will
apply.
During the week the following as.
signments affecting reserve officers
residing in Washington were an
rounced at Organized Reserve head
quarters. They are: Second Lieut..
serve, now attached to the 313th
Field Artillery for training and in
struction, is relieved from such at.
tachment and is assigned thereto;
First Lieut.. Linden X. Ashford,
Infantry Reserve, having been trans
ferred to the Quartermaster Reserve
and relieved from assignment to the
s0th Division, is relieved from as
signment to the 320th Infantry;
Quartermaster Reserve, Is relieved
from attachment to the quarter
master section at S0th Division head
quarters for training and instruction
and is assigned to the S0th Division
trains tQuartermaster Corps,; First
Lieut.. Arthur l.. Thomas, Infantry
Reserve. having removed from the
S0th Division area, Is relieved from
assignment to the 320th Infantry;
First Lieut.. Clyde B. Lsnham, Field
Artillery Reserve, having been as
signed to the S0th Division, is as
signed to the 313th Field Artillery.
Plans now in preparation by the
War Department contemplate the
training of approximately 100 ord
nance reserve officers of the branch
assignment group, the first increment
of which began their instruction at
the preside of San Francisco, Calf,
on May 10, and which training will
not conclude until May "a. From May
81 to June IA arrangements have been
made by the department to hold sim
liar courses of instruction at Spring
field Armory, Watertown Arsenal,
senal and a few ordnance reservists
will receive instruction at San An
tonic Arsenal and in the several d.
visions of the Office of the chief of
ordnance in Washington. In addition
to the aforementioned Spring train
ing camps plans have been formu-
lated by the War Department for
holding Summer training camps, at
which ordnance reserve officers of the
branch assignment group may under
go an intensified course of instruction.
Two Summer camps will be held, as
follows: One at Aberdeen Proving
Ground. from August to 16, while
the second course of training will be
held at Rock Island Arsenal from
August ! to 80.
Ordnance reserve officers residing
in Washington of the branch assign
ment group who desire to take this
training this Summer should, without
further delay, get in communication
with their places of assignment. as
the commanding officers of ordnance
establishments and district chiefs will
he requested by the department to
recommend ordnance reservistS who
are eligible and who desire to take
this training. The present instruc-
ton given at Rock Island and Aber-
deem consists of basic training courses
which should be taken by all ordna nee
reserve officers regardless OF their as
signments. The primary purpose of
these courses, 1t is pointed out by
Regular ordnance officers Is TO famil-
iari1e each officer generally with the
various kinds of material handled by
the ordnance department. With this
end in view War Department authori-
ties are hopeful that the time is not
far distant when every member of the
ordnance branch assignment group
may be given the opportunity to en-
roll in one of these basic courses. In