Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14

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gence reserve who LIEUT.. COL. BULLS.
a Is on duty with
the War Department general staff.
will direct the activities of the COM
mittee, while Lieut.. Col. Leroy f.
smith will act as executive officer.
The nine Reserve officers composing
this special committee VIII be on active
duty for about four weeks as addi-
tlonal members Of the War Depart
nent general staff Three subcommit-
ties, composed Of three members each,
will be formed, this division Of the
whole committee, il is pointed out. az
fording the reservists greater oppor-
tunity to study the special problems.
The following Reserve officers, with
: their corps area indicated, have been
detailed TO take this intensive course
Of instruction: 1st Corps. Col. James
r. Potter, Infantry Reserve; End
corps, Col. George 5. Minniss. Infan.
Try Reserve; Sd Corps. Lieut.. Col. r.
l.. B. Mckinney, Infantry Reserve;
18th Corps, Col. William NJ Wilder,
infantry Reserve; 9Th Corps, Col.
Erskine Is. Bassett, Infantry Reserve;
Sixth Corps, Lieut.. Col. Stephen a.
Park. Infantry Reserve; 7th Corps.
Lieut.. Col. William X. Brooks. Signal
Reserve: sth Corps, Maj. Alfred G.
Kanney, Coast Artillery Corps Reserve.
and 9th Corps, Col. George S. Binck-
ley. Col. Mckenney. representing the
Sd Corps Area. is from Washington,
being president of the Washington
branch Of the Reserve Officers Asso-
citation OF the United States.
The asse milling Of this committee
marks the third gathering Of Reserve
officers, representing the nine corps
ureas. in Washington for duty in the
operations and training division of the
general staff. Under the policy Of the
War Department in conducting these
annual Reserve classes. the personnel
thereof is changed each year. and
none Of those on the 1926 special COM
nlittee has served on either of the
previous committees. The reason for
this policy. it Is pointed out IN the
War Department, is that it IS not
only desired to give as many officers
as possible certain amount OF gen.
eral staff training, but the department
IS very anxious of securing wide
range of views Of representative Re-
serve officers on the various problems
which confront the reservists IN their
training and organization. Confer
ences will be held by the chiefs Of the
various divisions and subdivisions or
the general staff with the committee
on the operation and methods OF their
sections. A number Of useful recon-.
lnendations were made to the War De-
partment by the two previous commit
tees relative to the development OF the
Reserves, and equally helpful recon-
mendations are expected from the
committee which meets tomorrow.
The following assignment affecting
Reserve officers residing in Washing
ton, were announced This Ween NJ
Organized Reserve headquarters: Col
Jennings c. Wise, Field Artillery
Reserve, assigned TO the 571st Field
Artillery TO nm. Portee,D General
Headquarters Reserve, first three ED
armies; Second Lieut.. John L. Barrett.
Medical Administrative Reserve, as
signed to rifty-fourth station hospitai,
zone Of communication. in the capacity
Of supply and mess officer, and SECOND
Lieut.. Samuel Robinson. Medical Ad' |
ministrative Reserve. assigned TO nifty |
eighth station hospital. zone OF com. |
raunication, in the capacity or supply |
and mess officer.
A Washington Reserve finance !
officer, Col T. A. Hartman. has been |
selected by Brig. Gen. John Ross |
Delafield, president of the Reserve
officers Association Of the United |
States, to fill the office OF national |
treasurer. which position was vacated |
several months ago by the resignation |
Of Major Roy Bessey, Engineer !
Reserve. Col. Hartman has been very |
active in Reserve activities in the |
National Capital, and is chairman of |
the Finance Reserve group of the |
Washington Organized Reserve units. |
Members of Coast Artillery Reserve |
officers Training Corps units Will be |
trained at four different camps during |
the 1926 training camp season. The |
location OF three of these training |
camps has already been decided name |
". Fort Monroe, Va; Fort Barrancas, |
Fla; and Fort Funston, Ialif.; but |
the scene of the fourth camp has not |
been decided. Heretofore, it has been !
held at Fort Monroe, Va, but the |
economy policy Of the administrator.
II Is said, Is the cause Of the delay IN |
the decision, it being felt by the BUDGET |
authorities that the units at the Uni. |
versity Of Minnesota, Washington Uni.
versity, Kansas Agricultural College
and the University of Kansas, ,lnStea0 |
of being brought 20 Fort Monroe, |
should be trained at Fort Sill Okla: |
The Coast Artillery Reserve Ofi1cers'
Training Corps camp at Fort Monroe |
will begin June II and conclude July |
%. at which the following units viii
ne given instructions: University OF
New Hampshire, Massachusetts In.
Stit,,te Of Technology, University or |
pittsburgh, Virginia Polytechnic IN
stitute, University of Cincinnati, Uni |
versity of Michigan and the Michigan
Agricultural College.
The camp dates at Fort Barrancas, |
t-Ia.. will he the same as those obtain |
ing at Fort Monroe. The following !
units will attend the Florida camp:
Mississippi A. and NJ. College. Georgia /;
Tech. University OF Alabama and Inc !
Citadel
only three educational institutions
will be trained at Fort Funston, CAM.
This instruction viii begin June 10
and conclude July % and will be
wen TO units from the University of
california. University Of Washington
and the Utah Agricultural College.
Eight Young men re siding in Wash
ington j led their applications TINS
week at Reserve headquarters, In the
Graham Building. for the purpose OF
attending the 1926 citizens mlitary
training camps. They are: WIRED
yVimbush, 354S r street red signal |
rorps): Frederick y. Fehrman. 1904
y street tblue Infantry; &rby =.
Pyles, 1916 Gales street red intan
try). Harold Z. Boss. Goa Gresham
place (red infantry, Kenneth S. kes
seeker, 1881 Brentwood road northeast
fwhite field artillery; EooSe r.
L.ukei, 1920 Hamln street northeast
(red engineersl; Davis Ross. il. 1923
Fifteenth street tblue intantfyE Van
ess Ratteree. 507 E street northeast
(red sigma. corps) Two applications
were received from Alexandria this
week, namely, John T. Elsroad (whit'
infantry and Wallace S. Linfoot (blue
infantry Frank Butle-'. residing i.
Fairfax County, Va, has applied to
attend the white engineers course
while three applicants from Prince