Evening star., 1926-11-14

Eight instructional assemblies which
are being held at O'Clock on the third
Monday evening Of each month until
May 81 compose the program OF IN
str7,ctton for the 1926-27 inactive
training season for Signal Corps Re
serve officers residing in the District.
The instruction is being conducted by
Capt. George w. Gering, Slgnai
Corps
AS the result of conferences held
last week between War Department.
representatives and those OF the Ike
serve Officers Association OF the
United States, closer cooperation he.
tween the Regular establishment ana
the officers Reserve Corps will obtain
in the future and many dlfiicuitles
which in the past have proved trouple-
some will be ironed out, which, 1t Is
expected, will make for smoother ad-
yninistration Of this component OF the
Army Of the United States. The mem
bers Of the Reserve committee partlcl'
pating In the conferences are Brig
C4en. Roy Hoffman. president or the
association; Col. Arthur J. Elliott, Col.
j. B. Tuttle and Col. c. l.. Borres,
Lieut. Coils. H. f. Bulls, Owel John
son, Ralph Durkee. Fred b. Ryons.
II. +. llSudlo diiu ldliA0 Jam
Mate Hart c. Foster, Phelps Mont
Eomery, A. Granger and Theodore
Arter, jr.; Capts. w. w. Bretie and
William NJ. Robinson. jr.. and Lieuts.
&. J. McQuillan and D. ]. Wolfe.
As the program Of inactive duty In
etr7lction for the field officers OF the
R2oth Infantry. Col; Glendie b. Young
commanding, for the 1926-27 season,
does not afford any time to the i'm.
portant subject Of combat orders, anG
with 80 few meetings during the year.
IS In number. and so much ground
20 cover, decision has been made, In
order to insure that this experience
may be gained by the local Reserve
officers coming under this class, to
solve two problems In the technique
of preparing combat orders at their
homes. It was felt at Reserve head
Quarters that this subject could not
te given an entire conference. but
that practical work in the prepara
zion Of combat orders should and
would be injected into each confer
ence where the subject matter adapted
itself to this procedure. The technique
Of preparing written combat orders
and particularly facility In the issu
s.ncs of verbal combat orders. is OF
vital importance and necessitates
fartry field officers may acquire this
technique Of preparing combat orders
two such problems are to be solved
during this home study.
Since no preparation for the In
structional conferences November %
and February S is necessitated, these
problems will take the place OF such
preparatory work. The hope has been
oppressed that the Reserve officers
onportunity afforded them by devot
ing a small part Of their spare time
20 the solution OF these problems
solutions will be returned personally
or hv mail to the headquarters or the
washington Reserve units on or
before November %. in the case OF
washington Reserve units on or
before February s. 1927, in the case
Of the second problem issued. So.u
IONS will be examined. constructive
comments thereon will be made, and
,hey will be returned to the officers
concerned with a copy Of an approved
solution for comparison with then
own solution Il is confidently be
iteved the importance OF this instruc
tioo warrants the hearty cooperation
az every Infantry field officer OF the
Organised Reserves in Washington.
-Four instructional assemblies will
DO held At Reserve headquarters in the
Graham Building this week. Tomor.
rev evening local Reserve officers Of
the Cavalry and Signal Corps will
meet. This conference. which will be
conducted by Maj r. L. Gaugler. O.
d. adjutant at the Washington Re.
serve headquarters. will be followed
By Q tactical problem illustrating the
general method Of handling Cavalry
patrol in hostile territory before and
aeter DAYLIGHT and the technique ,.