Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

Infantry Reserve, is relieved from at
tachment to the 320th Infantry for
instruction and training, and is as
signed to the 3!8th Infantry; Second
Lieut.. Frederick S. Lee, Field Artil-
lery Reserve, it has. just been an
nounced, has been promoted TO the
grade of first lieutenant in the Field
| Artillery Reserve.
Completion has been made of the
certificates of activities for the i924-5
season, and they are now in the hands
of Mi. Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
| Sd Corps Area commander, for sig
nature 1t is estimated that about 300
| of the Washington reserve officers Will
| be entitled to these certificates.
When the certificates are received
| by Washington headquarters, after be
| ing duly attested by Cen Macarthur,
! it is being planned by Lieut. Col. John
| Scott, Infantry, senior executive officer
at orga nized reserve headquarters, to
have them formally presented at meet
| ingS of the several branches by some
| distinguished officer. The first pres
entations. it is believed will begin in
| the near future.
! Following is the Institutional as
sembly program for next week: To
morrow evening. the Signal Corps re-
serve officers will be addressed by Maj
Paul w. Evans, Signal Corps, on
Flag Communications" In addition
to the Signal Corps reservists. those of
! the Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment will meet at reserve headquar-
| tiers to hear Col. y. ID. Ely, Judge
Advocate General Department, discuss
the duties of staff judge advocates,
revision of the manual and questions
! arising in connection with the revision
! of the manual. Tuesday evening,
Maj. Wilfrid NJ. Blunt. executive
officer of the 306th Cavalry, will ad-
dress the Cavalry reservists, during
which he will hold a conference on ad-
ministration, troop fund, mess man
agement and property. The tactical
part Of the program will pertain 10
camps with outpost. AS usual, the
! 343d Engineer Band will hold band
practice Wednesday evening.
Two assemblies will be held Thurs
day, the Coast Artillery reserve of
! ficers, and the reserve adjustant gen
eral. The reserve coast artfllerymen
/ Will be addressed by Maj. Oliver l..
| Spiller, Coast Artillery Corps, on anti
aircraft artillery and sound ranging.
| Maj. Emory S. Adams, Adjutant Gen
| erals Department., will talk TO the re-
serve officers Of his arm of the serv-
| ice on procurement, classification, as
! signment and separation of enlisted
men in peace and war. Friday eve
ming, Maj. r. p. Harbold, Quarter,
master Corps. will contiue the prog,
ress of the Winter Plattsburg for the
| Washington reserve quartermaSters.
! A total of 596 officers and $40 en-.
! listed men of the regular establish
| ment are authorized for reserve units
GERS.
As a rule the enlisted men on duty
| with the reserve units are stationed
| at such points as to make il imposSi-
| BILE for them to live or mess with their
! organizations, and they are on d com
mutation of quarters and subsistence
status. AS the majority OF them are
| living in large centerS of population
where the cost of living is extremely
| high, il is almost an impossibility for
| them TO live on the amount allowed
them by the Government. This com
| mutation. il is pointed out by promi-
nent reserve officer in Washington, is
| another one of the charges against
the Regular Army funds. although it
] is solely for the benefit of the or
ganized reserve units. To place this
| communication situation on an equal
| basis. it is insisted, the enlisted men
/ on reserve duty should be given the
| same allowa nee authorized enlisted
men on similar duty with the Ma
| tional Guard. In the event of the
| adoption of this policy, it would meal
! that S463 800 would be added TO the re
serve appropriations. If this is not
done. the War Department will be
/ compelled to order about half the en-
! listed men on duty with the reserves
/ back to the regular forces. The vari-
Gus reserve headquarters are already
operating under a minimum person
| mel and should such drastic action be
taken by the department, the work at
the headquarter units of the reserves
will be still further slowed up.