Evening star., 1927-05-08

/ ~ ~. / Curtailed from u
~ days to II days
and all orders is
49, sued for Al train
s6xaSsA ing during the
RI coming Summer
1x---.------s camps will, there
fore. be for IA
Mai. Gen. Macarthur DAYS instead of -
days. and the reserve officers under
going that training will be paid for
only IA DAYS active duty. In accord
ance with this ruling, all local reserve
units scheduled for active duty tram
ing during the coming Summer tram
ing neriod will be trained during a
period Of II days instead OF 10 DAYS as
originally contemplated. NO change
will be made, however, IN the oates
designated for the commencement OF
the active duty training OF units
scheduled for training
or interest to all Washington re-
serve officers who will come up for
reappointment this year is the pro
cedure through which they VIII be
REQUIRED TO follow in the event theN
desire to remain in the Reserve Corps.
report of physical examination
must be made so that it Will reach
the War Department not later than
60 days prior to date of expiration
Of appointment. This examination
NAV be taken before any medical
officer of the Regular Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, National Guard. Or
ranized Reserves or Public Health
Service, and should none of these be
available, before any reputable phy-
sician. The local reserve headquar.
ters has invited the attention OF all
Washington reserve officers TO the
fact that their reappointment is con-
tingent upon the receipt by the War
Department of their report Of ply
sical examination within the pre-
6cribed time.
Four instructional assemblies will
be held this week by as many
branches represented by Washington
reserve officers, viz, officers of the
Judge Advocate Generals Reserve
and Ordnance meeting tomorrow
evening, the Air Corps Reservists
meeting Tuesday evening, while the
local Reserve Quartermasters will
hold their last meeting of the season
next Friday evening. Officers of the
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment Reserve will also hold their last
meeting of the season tomorrow eve-
ming in the Graham Building. The
subject of the conference will be a
review and general discussion of the
Manual for Courts-martial. to be con-
Quoted by Lieut.. Col. E. C. Abbott,
j. A. G. D. The subject of the
ordnance conference, to be conducted
by Maj. r. l.. Gaugler, will be a dis
cussion of the final phase of the con-
tinuing mobilization exercise to which
the present inactive training season
has been devoted. The Air Corps Re-
serve officers viii have a social meet.
ing at I1arvey'S at pm. Tuesday
evening, preceding their instructionaI
meeting at local reserve headquar-
ters. Local quarterma sters will hold
their last meeting of the season next
Friday evening at Picardi's, 1417 New
York avenue. at $50 o'clock, Capt. l..
II, Russell. 500 Taylor street, Chevy
Cnase, Nd, is in charge of the ar
rangements.
OF interest to local reserve officers
Is the order transferring Col. David
l.. Stone from the Quartermaster
Corps back to the Infantry. 1t will
be recalled that Col. Stone was an
pointed executive of reserve affairs
while still remaining on duty as execu-
tive assistant to Assistant Secretary
of War MacNider Gen. Summerall,
who recommended the transfer, held
to the opinion that Col. Stone in per-
forming his duties as executive
handling reserve affairs should be
commissioned in the line instead of
the staff. The transfer does not af-
feet his status in any way, and he
will continue in his capacity as as
sistant to Mr.. MacNider and also his
duties pertaining to the reserves
The following changes in the assign
ments affecting reserve officers resid-
ing in Washington were announced
last week by local reserve headquar-
ters: Second Lieut.. Louis G.. Car
mick, jr., Field Artillery Reserve, is
assigned to the SOth Division; Second
Lieut.. Elbert E. Foster, Coast Artillery
Reserve, is attached to the ii Coast
Artillery District; First Lieut.. Thomas
j. Rogers, Infantry Reserve, having
moved to the Sd Corps Area, is relieved
from assignment to the 80th Division;
Second Lieut.. Hurnden r. Ba lance,
Cavalry Reserve, having moved TO the
fth Corps Area, is relieved from as,
signment to the 62d Cavalry Division;
Maj. Daniel Mckenzie, Quartermaster
Reserve, having been transferred to
tie una ssigned section of the reserve,
is relieved from assignment to the
575th Service Battalion, 1st Army.
The following local reserve quarter
master officers are relieved from as
signment to the I'd Motor Repair Bat.
talon: Capt. Ralph F. Thompson,
First Lieuts. John r. Backer. Bert NJ.
Comerford, Frederick l.. Haller, John
q, Halves, John i. Hayes, Sam Jared,
1r.; Harry Lushbaugh, Edwin Fl.
Pace, jr.: Jesse $. Rogers, John w.
Taylor and Earl y, Wadsworth; Sec
ond Lieuts. John ID. Burrows. James
Counsel, Otto w. Hines and Henry
p. Money; Capt. Clifton F. Wheeler
Dental Reserve, having moved to the
Sth Corps Area, is relieved from as
signment to the Field Artillery Group;
First Lieut.. Ferguson Fague, Field
Artillery Reserve, is assigned TO the
S0th Division; Second ] :eut Russell
r. Reagh, Coast Artillery Reserve, is
attached to the Sd Coast Artillery
District; Capt. Joseph b. Haviland,
Quartermaster Reserve, is assigned to
336th Motor Repair Battalion, G.. II.
O. Reserves, 1st Three Field Armies;
Capt Edward p. Van Hise, Quarter
master Reserve. is assigned TO 323d
Motor Repair Battalion, G. ii. q. Re.
serves, I'd Three Field Armies; First
Lieut.. Norman Il. Ames, Air Reserve,
formerly of the Territorial Assign
Iment Group, having been transferred
10 the Branch Assignment Group by
the War Department, is relieved from
assignment TO the 394th Communica-
tion Section, G. ii. Q. Reserves. 1st
Three Field Armies; Capt. Robert A.
Rickets. Engineer Reserve, is assigned
10 the 62d Cavalry Division. and Sec
ond Lieut.. Harry T.. Ratcliffe, Infan.
try Reserve, is assigned to the 520th
Infantry Battalion, zone of the in
terror.
The applications of the following
residents of Washington were accepted
last week by the War Department for
attendance at the Citizens Military