Evening star., 1926-05-16
Civilian Army News

practically. unanimous in the opinion
that the associate method of training
with a Regular Army unit Is the noSl
effective way in the training OF The or
ganiZed reserves and citizens military
training camps. Where this system
has been tried, the results have heeh
very gratifying 10 the military aut thor
titles. and both the candidates and the
units of the regular establishment
have evinced great enthusiasm over
this training method.
1t caused no interruption in the nor
NAL administration of the regular
units and IT has built UP an esprit de
corps never before dreamed of. 1t has
also demonstrated that a we'll admin
istered regimental headquarters can
conduct a successful camp with very
little additional help. The associate or
parent system of training has created
a new understanding of the Regular
Army. and it has proved 50 desirable
that instructions have been issued by
the War Department directing that
this associate method of training be
inaugurated at other times than dur
ing the Summer instructional period.
especially at the home stations of
units of the Regular Army.
inston filed their applications this
week to attend the approaching citi
Zens' military training camps: George
f.. RobeN. i26 Fifth street northeast
lted Infantry; Peter j. Grogan, 1920
Thirtyfourth street (Red Coast Artil
lery); Richard W. Grier 42l2 Twelfth
street northeast (baSic) Marvin w
Noell. jr.. 323S Thirteenth street (ba-
sicl; Milton Cohen. 1900 Ninth street
Red Infantry; Vincent =. Lester
1920 Illinois avenue (Blue Coast Artil-
lery); Lemuel W. Todd. 1900 Hunting
don street Red Cavalry; William II.
McDut1ie, 1874 North Carolina avenue
southeast Red Infantry; James r..
Bury. 1885 Minnesota avenue tBlue 1r-
fantrN. Edward i. Jordan. 54f3 Hi
nois avenue Red Infantry; Harold
NJ. Beck. IS Bryant street tbasic): Eu-
gene &. Abadie. Westmoreland Apart
ments blue Cavalry: Hugh W. Buck
incham. 1921 Thirteth street north
east Red Infantry; Francis p. Nc
Callum. 1921 r street northeast (Red
Infantry; Eugene r. Weisbender, oil
Massachusetts avenue Red Infantry;
Josiah B. Trudgian, l115 California
street (basic): Colin +. McRae. 1926
Webster street white Infantry; Cur
ran J. de Bruler. 1925 Porter street
white Coast Artillery; Earle B. Saun-
ders, 449l2 Tennessee avenue north
east (basic); Charles a. Banaghan, 100
Seventh street southwest tbasicG
Mel. Mackey. 1745 kalorama road
(basic): George J. Heck, 1926 Massa
chusetts avenue (basicl. Rodney y.
Hutcher, 33S Seventeenth street
white Infantry; Charles X. Francis.
115 New York avenue 0Red EnGineers).
Other residents residing in the vic
Unity of Washington who filed their
applications this week to attend these
camps are: Garnet p. Francis. il,
Alexandria. Va. tbasicI; Clyde b. Brad
shaw, Bancroft. Va. tbasic) MontSom-
cry County. Md. is represented in ap-
plications flied this week by kerfoot
A. Smith, Takoma Park. Md. Red In
fantryi; James L. SINNERS, Bladens-
burg, Md. tRed Cavalry. and David w.
Lehman. Rockville. Md. tbasicl
A testimonial. dinner was rendered
to Lieut.. Col. John Scott, Infantry
senior executive officer of the Organ.
lied Reserves in Washington. last
night, at the Mayfiower Hotel. by the
officers of the 313th Field Artillery,
Col. Leroy w. Heron, commanding.
in appreciation of the work he has
done for this component of the Army
of the United States in the District
of Columbia. and in particular for his
efforts in behalf of this regiment. The
guests of honor were Col. Scott. Mai.
Gen. w. j. Snow, chief of Field Artil-
lery: Lieut.. Col. Augustine Mcintyre.
commanding the 9th Field Artillery
at Fort Hoyle. Md; Maj. Edward p.
King. jr.. executive officer, Office of
the chief Of Field Artillery, and Maj.
Rene f. DER Hoyle, Field Artillery,
on duty at Fort Myer, Va.
Col. Heron was toastmaster and
informal talks were made by Gen.
Snow. Col. Mcintyre and Maj. Hoyle.
At the conclusion of these re-
marks Col Heron presented Col.
Scot: with silver service on behalf
of the officers OF the 18th Field Ar
ti!ery. Col. Scott was visably affected
by this token of appreciation on the
part of the Reserve officers of the
regiment and replied with appropriate
remarks expressing the pleasure he
had derived from heing associated
with the regiment and his regret that
he was soon to sever his connections
with the local Reserve officers. The |
musical program was rendered by the
Army Band orchestra.