Evening star., 1926-10-31

tious plan for the |
Ina tive duty
training OF the To- -
kal Field Artillery Col. LEROY HEBRON
Feeervists that
has ever been attempted by this arm
n Washington, and. as indicated
above, the instructional assemblies
Ire planned as far in advance as
May 16, 1928. AS outlined by Maj
r. P. Lemly, Infantry, in charge of the
peserve activities in the District OF
Columbia, the sand table form of in
attuction will play an important part
rh the inactive duty training Of all
Units of the reserves in Washington.
and from the amount of interest that
has been displayed at the assemblies
which have been held thus far at
headquarters, the local reserve Of
hcers have evinced genuine enthu-
Eiasm over this highly diverting ana
Interesting form Of instruction, point
ing out that student officers are able
to secure a INSTALLATION OF the ter
rNin and the tactical situations even
Il better advantage than in problems
conducted on the ground. The two
War progressive training schedule,
Ee26-27 and 1929, has been so pre-
uared that II will culminate in Is days
o1 active duty training, the first OF
Which will be held during the Summer
of 1927 and the second period OF
training during the Summer of 1928.
TIE 1926-27 schedule of progressive
training will he as follows:
The regiment will take up the occu-
patton and org, n!Zation of position
nkxt Wednesday covered by Training
Regulations 430-155, section 4, while
tie terrain board part Of the eve
ninss program will include axial per-
cussion precision, as covered by para
sfaphs 207 and 212 to 216, Training
Regulations 430-S5. Concealment and
Protection, covered by section 22 or
Teaining Regulations 430-105; Field Ar
tftlery School Notes, book l, chapter 3;
camps, marches and field equipment
tsee chapters . to S. inclusiVe) Will be
taken up by the members of the 3l3th
Field Artillery Regiment on NoVem-
ber II, the latter part Of that eve
ning's program being devoted to ter
rain board work, outlined in para.
graphs 259 to 261 and 263 and 26b of
Training Regulations 430.S5. Infantry
tactics will be the subject taken up
af the instructional assembly to be
he'd December l. which will be con-
ddcted by Maj. Albert S. j. Tucker,
Infantry, assistant executive oficer
Of the Washington Organized Re
serves. Terrain board instruction will
follow at which will be covered para
graphs 266 to 270, Training Regula-
tions 430.S5. Maj. Edward P. King.
ira Field Artillery, executive off1cer,
Office Of the Chief Of Field Artillery
will conduct the training program to be
held on the evening Of December Is,
1925, his subject being Field Artillery
in Support of Infantry" Para
graphs 271 to PA, inclusive. of Train
Ing Regulations 43O-S5 on terrain board
w'oyk will also be taken UP. The
tactical employment of Field Artillery,
as outlined in section ? of Training
Regulations 430.105, will he the sub
jeet taken up by the 313th Regiment
ar the meeting held on January 8.
1927, following which the Field Artil'
lery Reservists will be given terrain
board instruction, as covered by para
graphs 275 and 276. Training Regula-
tons 43o-s5. Artillery combat orders
will be the subject Of the assembly
held on January 10. 1927 (section % of
will be followed by the terrain board
instruction covered in paragraphs
2s3 to 295, Training Regulations
43u-s5. On February 2, 1927, there
Will be taken up the care OF the horse
in garrison (section 2, Training Regu-
lat:ons 360-5) and terrain board work
paragraphs 296-29S, Training Regu-
lations 430-S5). The care Of the horse
will be continued at the February 10
assembly. A specialization is being
made in horseshoeing. The usual ter
rain board work will follow fsee para
era phs 259-265, Training Regulations
430-S5,. The conditioning and train
ing OF the horse, covered by section 3,
ton |. Training Regulations 36o-1o,
and the terrain board instruction.
paragraphs 2s0.2s2. Training Regu-
iations 43n.s5, will be the subjects
taken up at the meeting held on
March .. 1927. while at the March Is
assembly the Reserve Field Artillery
oficers will be given instruction In
the principles Of equitation (section l.,
Training Regulations 50-45) and ter
rain board work paragraph 29S.
Training Regulations 430-85l The
care and adjustment OF harness tsec-
tions 2 to i. Training Regulations
430-75, and section S, Training Regu'
iatiSns '360-5l and terrain board firing
(paragraphs 296 and 297, Training
Regulations 430.S5) will be the sub
jects discussed at the meeting on
April 6. 1927. Driving and draft (sec-
tions | and TO 2. Training Regula,
tione 43N75) and terrain board firing
fparasraph 29s. Training Regulations
4so.S5, will compose the instruction
given on April 20. 1927. while at the
MAY 4, 1927. meeting the Reserve
student officers will take up marches
and march discipline tsection 3, Train
ing Regulations 430-105; paragraphs
cs2 70 3o9 Of Field Service Regula-
tions, A review of the terrain board
instruction will follow. Al the con
Guiding instructional assembly Of the
1a2S.o7 inactive duty training sched.
ule. to ne held on May IS. 1927, the
local Field Artillery Reservists Will
take up for their subject the care of
horses on the march and in the field
tsection T. Training Regulations
3en-5l. camps. marches and field
eouipment-F Field Artillery School.
This will he followed by a final re-
view Of terrain board instruction.
Beginning with the month Of No
verober. IT was announced last week
BY Mai. +. l.. Gaugler. Q. D., adJu'
tant of the Washington Organized Re.
serve headquarters. a change will be
made in the schedule Of instruction
for local Reserve officers Of the Cav.
airy and Chemical Warfare Service.
The Cavalry Is changed from the first
Monday TO the third Monnday of each
month. while the local Reserve Off
cers of the chemical Warfare Service
will assemble on the first Monday or
zach month instead Of the third Mon
DAY.
-Four instruCtional assemblies VIII
he held at Reserve headquarters this
u-eek. The program scheduled for
the meeting Of Reserve officers Of the
chemical Warfare Service tomorrow
eyening comprises a basic problem
illustrating the employment of weap-
ons and chemical agents. The eXer-
rises will include a discussion Of types
and capacities Of wea pons used by the