Evening star., 1928-02-19


the sy7r,pathetic cooperation of every
Air Corps Reserve officer residing in
the District Of Columbia is greatly
needed The 7ve-year Air Corps pro-
gram provides for 1850 officers in the
Regular Army. $50 Reserve officers on
active duty and 1900 tactical planes.
Insofar as equipment is concerned. the
Air Corps Of the Army at the present
time is passing through transition
period which has been felt throughout
the entire service. Secretary Dawson
pointed out that the Reservists of this
branch have borne their share of this
burden. ard they felt it particularly
last year through the obsolescence OF
sll the in type OF planes and the with
6rawal Of other ships from Reserve
airdror,eS to primary flying SchoolS:
vhic!, left them virtually stripped OF
fving equipment. The first few months
Of 1928 flvinc season will probably De
marked by a shortage OF planes at the
Reserve airdromeS. but as time goes on
this situation should be improved
The War Department now has on
order $50 additional training planes OF
the PIT tvpe. delivery of which has COM
menced. and as these planes become
available the number assigned fo- the
use of the Reserves Will be increased.
This total should be reached prior to
September !. 1923 While this is not
Ideal. the Secretary explained. it is de-
ciied s.ep forward and It is at least
Temporarily sufficient 10 allow the ny
in- authorized by existing approprla-
items. which. it is hoped. VIII be IN
creased.
The War Department has new type
Of ai-rlane under consideration. IS OF
which have been purchased by the Ma
tional Guard This IS an observation
tvpe ot plane. powered with the Wright
Nhirlw.1d engine with forward and
rear guns This appears to be an ideal
9irplane for Reserve f1ving and the
hope has been expressed by Secretary
Dawson that III ti1o near future the
PTS may be replaced With this type
ot plane.
The following physicians Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. all OF whom hold
commissions IN the Medical Reserve
the 1928 physical examinations for
those residents of Washington who
concentrate attending the approach
f.. Citizens Military Training Camps.
These examinations are free OF cost.
-l7a local physicians who viii conduct
these examinations are Cols. Daniel L.
Borden, BIS Connecticut avenue: Thorl-
as II. Foley. 1884 Nineteenth street;
Charles c. Marbury. 1915 Sixteenth
street: Herbert c. Wooley. ST. Eliza
hei1's Hospital. and Maurice L. Town
sa7d. Chevy Chase Sanitarium.
Lieut. Co.'s James G. Cumming. 2o3
D.s--ic. Building; William Mallory,
1870 Connecticut avenue: James F.
Mitchell 1874 Nineteenth street: VIII
lam c. Moore. 1924 Massachusetts, ave-
r;>. Dunlap p penhollow. the Far
r7gN Apartments; John A. Talbot.
1921 Connecticut avenue. and Daniel
. = Stuart. jr the Wyoming Apart
merits.
Mas. AIber, y Bages. 23c4 Asfmead
pace: G. B. ConElir, Washington Med
ical Building. Thomas K. Conrad, 5904
Connecticut aTenae. Clarence NJ DOLL
nan. 1920 z street: James G. Eckhardt,
Stcn"ieigh Court: Watson W. Eldrioge
s.. Elizabeih's Hospital: Augustus c,
C'rav, i242 Newton street northeast: F.
A Ho-nadav. the Rochambeau: Oscar
e Hunter 1885 II street: William J.
Iaiiy. Tudor Hall: William J. Manning
Washington Hotel: william G. Morgan,
1924 Eye street: Eugene c. Rice. ir.,
Washington Medical Building: Harry l.
Richardson the Cambridge; Maurice A.
Sel;nger. Washington Medica! Building:
Albert Smith. ll9 Massachusetts, ave-
rue: Joseph D. Stout Washington Med
icai Building; Benjamin z. Weerns. 1746
z street. v Blackstone Williams, the
Conard Apartments.
Capts Charles B. Campbell. the Far
ragut. Jerome r. Crowley. 1901 Eye
street. Everett II. Ellison. 1920 NJ street:
Ralph J. Eaws, ST. Elizabetn's Hospital;