Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

Engineers, Col. John Stewart, COM
manding, were in camp at Fort
Humphreys, Va, a great deal of good
re~yited from this Intensive training
period. This Engineer regiment,
which just returned from It's active
duty training, Is general service re-
serve regiment and Is the only Reserve
Engineer regiment in Washington and
vicinity. BY special arrangement with
3D. Corps Area headquarters. the unit
was quartered in tents. which were ar.
ranged in a well placed site. detached
from the general body of troops, hut
not far from post headquarters. The
general plans of this Summers train.
ing camp instruction was basic In
fantry work and contact with troops,
in which the schedule was most eX-
acting. This was followed with few
minor exceptions, the principal one
being the omission of range firing with
the rifle, due.to the fact that the rife
range butts were unserviceable, caused
by the wet weather and lacksof main.
tenance.
One of the outstanding features of
the regiment work was the fact that
all administrative work was carried on
by its own personnel instead of by the
Regular Army. This included all mat
ters of pay, equipment, reports, eff.
cheney ratings, physical examinations,
etc. In this connection 1t is also in
teresting to note that most of the
conferences were handled by officers
of the regiment. The Headquarters
and Service Company was handicap
ped in the work of supply administra-
ton by the small number of enlisted
reservists it was ableto take to camp,
and the regimental headquarters was
deprived of its sergeant major, due to
the fact that enlisted reseryists have
not. as yet, been granted military leave
from Government employ. as are Re-
serve officers. This is the result, it
was pointed out this week by one of
the officers attending the camp, of the
unamended law governing the Organ.
lied Reserves. and as a result does not
permit an enlisted reservist to attend
camp even on his annual leave time,
according To a decision of the Con-
troller General. steps will, no doubt,
be taken at the approaching session
of Congress to remedy this situation,
as the projected training program for
1927 will require a considerable num-
Der of the regiments nOn-commission-
ed staff and specialists for it's effec-
tive operation. There was one thing
which the camp instruction period
brought out and in which all of the
officers were in agreement, and that
was that consistent study and attend
ance at the Winter Institutional as
semblies Is necessary for all officers
In order that they may derive the full
est benefit of the active duty period,
the duration of which is SO short.
\ Though the inclement weather ham,
pered to great extent the prepared
schedule of instruction of which the
regiment was to undergo. Col. Stew
L.
which was accomplished. Last Wednes-
day he left Washington for South
America. where he is supervising an
engineering project, and it is not eX-
pected that the members of his regi-
ment will see him again for several
months. In addition to Col. Stewart,
the following officers of the regiment
underwent the instruction at Fort
Humphreys: Lieut.. Coils. Harrison
Brand, jr.; John S. Doyle, Walter d.
Young. Majs. Elroy S. J. Irvine, G.
f.. executive officer Matthew r.
Reebe, John r. Costello; who COM
manded the LIST Battalion: Hugh Fl.
Pitcairn, who comma nded the I'd Bat
TALON; Richard J. Quigley. quarter
master, attached: Charles e. Ralph
regimental surgeon; Raleigh c.
Thomas. Capts. John w. Davis, COM
handing Headquarters and Supply
Company: Charles V. Johnson, adju-
tant: William s. Jones. who command
cd Company; Landon r. Mason,
who commanded f Company; Joseph
V. McNary, commanding A Company;
Alfred G. Toombs, commanding c
Company. First Lieuts. James r. Ar
mold, Edwin G. Burt, Herbert r. Mar,
Charles d. Jewell, Frank B. Lewis.
James NJ. Marshall. Victor V. Martin,
Frank E. Scott, Edward G. Sievers,
William J. Simpson, Frank NJ. Stuart,
William T. Wilkinson, Festy Yoakum.
Second Lieuts. William d. Bell. Will
liam d. Chase. Howard c. Cross, Mar
tin Goerl. Richard G. Hensley, How
ard A. Hook. John c. Russell. The
three members of the enlisted Reserve
personnel who attended the camp
were Master Sergt. Charles +. Brad
ley, reSimental supply sergeant Sergt.
Theodore A. Schultz. band sergeant;
Corpl. James J. Sheffield, band cor
poral.
Available funds will permit the de-
tail Of but p Reserve officers to attend
the Army War College for short
courses of instruction during this fis-
cal year These officers have been di-
vided up into three groups Of seven
officers each, the first group taking
the personnel and mobilization course,
the second group taking up supply
and industrial mobilization, while the
third course will deal with military in
telligence. The duration of the courses
are from four to six weeks, the per-
sonnet and mobilization course having
started instruction last Thursday. Of
fcers undergoing this course are from
the 5th, 9Th. Sth and 9th Corps Areas.
They are Col. Charles West, Infantry
oil Tol, Ill
Coast Artillery Reserve: Ivan c. Craw-
ford Engineer Reserve: Martin H.
Foss, Field Artillery Reserve: Way
man {. Lawrence, Adjutant General
Reserve: Majs. Howard w. Fenker,
Adjutant General Reserve; George l..
Miller, Field Artillery Reserve.
The following changes in the as
signments of Reserve officers residing
In Washington were announced last
week by Organized Reserve headouar.
ters. in the Graham Building: Capt
George S. Thompson, Adjutant Gen.
eral Reserve. and Second Lieut. James
-. Power. Field Artillery Reserve,
both having removed from the S0th
Division Area, are relieved from at.
tachment and assignment to the adju
tant section of Sd Corps Area head
quarters and the S13th Field Artillery,
respectively; Second Lieut.. William
NJ. Jones, Infantry Reserve, is as
signed to the 320th Infantry; Second
Lieut.. James r. Craighill, Field Ar
tillery Reserve. is assigned to the
3lSth field Artillery; First Lieut.
Frank r. Martin. Engineer Reserve.
is assigned to the 305th Engineers:
Second Lieuts. Alexander l.. Craighill
and Milton l.. Golf. jr.. both Field Ar
tillery Reserve, is assigned to the 313th
r. Schildhauer, Infantry Reserve, hav-
ing accepted appointment as second
lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve. Is
relieved from attachment to the 320th
Infantry for instruction and training;
Second Lieut. Leon X. Turnburke. In