Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

early part of May, the reserve officers
of the 313th Regiment have been hold
ing assemblies once a week at reserve
headquarters in preparation for the
duties which will be demanded of
| them when they begin their active
duty training at Fort Hoyle. Capt.
James Is. Golden, F. A, assistant ex-
ecutive officer at reserve headquar-
ters, is executive officer of the local
regiment and will go to camp with
them.
Reserve headquarters in the Graham
Building announced this past week
that IL there are any reserve Field
Artillery officers residing in Washing
ton or vicinity desiring to undergo
active duty training at Fort Hoyle
this Summer, and who have not made
application to attend this approaching
camp, should go to the local head
quarters and file their applications
Immediately. Some Of the vacancies,
and probably most of them, have been
filled with officers residing in other
parts of the 80th Division area.
The training schedule is as follows:
July 16 will be given over to reporting
and assignment of quarters and physi-
cal examination for early arrivals.
The assignment to organization and
equipment, equitation, arm signals
and maneuvers limbered will be taken
| up July II, to be followed by an ex-
PLANTATION of the object of training and
outline of schedule. The physical ex-
animation for those who have not al
ready been examined will be completed
during the morning of this day. July
| IS being Sunday there will be no
activity. Monday morning, July 49,
the training of the reservists will be-
gin in earnest, and officers will attend
all formations with organizations to
which attached. The instruction for
| this day will include harness by de-
| tail. adjustment of harness, manage
ment of the pair, the field artillery
driver, stables, grooming by detail,
Shoeing, watering and feeding, equita-
| ton and rapid preparation Of fire. On
| Tuesday, July 20, there will be taken
up maneuvers limbered, with reserve
officers in command; firing commands,
gunnery, terrain and blackboard fir
| ing and service Of the piece preserve
officers in command and to form gun
| squads and to act as cannoneerS).
Reconnaissance and occupation Of po-
| Sition by battery, limber1ng and I'M
| limbering, use of maps in firing and
deliberate preparation of fire, equita-
ton, gunnery, terrain and blackboard
| firing will be covered by the reserve
trainees on Wednesday, July 81. July
| 22 the training schedule will consist
of service practice (review sequence
of firing commands), 75-mm. materiel
and ammunition, care and use Of fire.
control instruments, including ele
mentary firing data. July 20, which
will wind up the first week of the in
struction. the officers will be instructed
in service practice, computation Of
firing data, laying by map and aiming
circle, and gunnery, terrain and black
board firing.
A short march and full pack field
inspection, including pitching Of
camp, display Of equipment, repack-
ing and dismissal, will compose the
training program July "a, while the
next day. Sunday, there will be no
activity. Service practice, eQuita.
ton, rapid preparation Of fire, with
and without instruments, will be
taken up July 26. The Reservists will
take up reconnaissance July q, Sc
lection and occupation Of position by
battery in meeting engagements, all
Of which will be under the command
Of the Reservists themselves. In the
afternoon Col. Mcintyre will conduct
a tactical ride for all officers. The
program July % will consist Of serv-
ice practice, cleaning and care Of
harness and material in preparation
for review and inspection; while July
20 mounted review and inspection
will be held Reserve officers in COM
mand), preceded by review with regu.
lar officers in command. After the
review. which will be held in the
morning the afternoon will be devoted
to physical examination, payment and
clearances. The closing day is July
an XCbay1 tho rocoryicfS headed NV
Col. Heron, will return to their
homes in Washington.
The following officers Of the regi-
ment have been ordered by the War
department to undergo this, training: