Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
Organized Reserves

The Engineer railway battal1onS Will
| be so organized as to utilize the trained
personnel of the railroad to which the
! battalion is allocated. The battalion
commander will generally be filled by
division superintendent, while the
positions of company commanders OF
! the maintenance of equipment company
maintenance of way company and
operating company will be filled by di-
vision engineer, master mechanics and
| train masters, respectively. Original
| appointments will be made in any grade
not above major Neither credit hours,
certificate of capacity. nor time in grade
will be required for reappointment with
assignment privileges or for promotion
No officer will be assigned or remain
assigned to an Engineer railway bat
| TALON allocated to a commercial rail-
way system when not an employe OF
that railway. 1t Is also of interest TO
note that the commission of Reserve
officer. appointed, reappointed or pro-
NOTED In the officers Reserve Corps
for the purpose of accepting an assign
ment in an Engineer railway battalion,
will be terminated upon his separation
from the battalion to which assigned.
The new instructions issued by the War
Department on this subject have prec-
edence over the provisions OF Army
Regulations 1905 where they are not
in agreement.
Washington Reserve headquarters an
nounced last week the following changes
in the assignments of local Reserve
officers: The following having accepted
reappointment in the officers Reserve
Corps without the privilege of assign
ment or active duty. are relieved from
assignment to reserve units OF the Dis
trict of Columbia as follows: Second
Lieut.. Carl C. Brown, QuartermaSter
Reserve, from 409th Service Battalion,
zone of communication; Second Lieuts.
Jacob C. Levy and Paul H. Madigan,
both Air Corps Reserve, from attach
ment to the 409th Attack Squadron. 5th
Army: Col Peter M. Anderson, Engl-
neer Reserve. from assignment to the
353rd Engineer General Service Regl.
ment, 4th Army; First Lieut.. Carl
II. Schmidt, Dental Reserve, from both
Division Special Troops; First Lieut..
Henry c. Stockeli, Field Artillery Re-
serve. from 313th Field Artillery; Second
Lieut.. John B. Canderluis, Engineer Re-
serve alexandria, Va), from 3Ooth
Engineers; Second Lieut.. Joseph M. LIE
Mense, Air Reserve bethesda, MO-,
from 80th Division. Air Corps.
Capt. William l.. Finger, Field Ar
tillery Reserve, Bureau of Foreign ana
Domestic Commerce, now residing IN
Paris. France, is relieved from assign
ment to the 155th Field Artillery bril-
gade. Second Lieut.. Stanley G. Slavens,
Infantry Reserve, State Department,
now temporarily residing in Honduras, IS
relieved from assignment to the 320tn
Infantry. First Lisut. Henry B. Pent-
land. Air Reserve, Department OF COM
merce, having moved beyond the d.
vision area, is relieved from assignment
to the 80th Division Air Corps.
Second Lieut. Max A.. Bradshaw,
Field Artillery Reserve, Takoma PARK,
Md, has been promoted to first lieu
tenant. Field Artillery Reserve. His as
signment to the 3l3th Field Artillery
viii remain in effect.
In accordance with the War Depart
ment policy established few years
ago. % reserve officers have been
ordered, to undergo the three months
course of instruction at the Command
and. General Staff School. Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas., beginning March II. TINS
course is primarily designed to prepare
Reserve officers for higher command and
general staff duties and deals with the
combined arms The following Reserve
officers will undergo this instruction:
Coils. Samuel J. Taylor, Infantry Re-
serve; George 2. WeiSel, Engineer Re-
serve. and Arthur F. Shaw. Infantry
Reserve. Lieut.. Coils Harry P. Wilson
Engineer Reserve; Paul B. Parker. Rus
sci Sterling, David j. Brady, William E.
Pinkton, all Infantry Reserves; Henry
C. Jackson Field Artillery Reserve, and
Achille o. Van Swetendael, Engineer
Reserve. Majs. Sherman Q. Haight,
Field Artillery Reserve; Earl A. Reid,
Infantry Reserve; George w. Wit
ten, Engineer Reserve; Roy T. Quick.
Infantry Reserve; Henry H. Airport,
Coast Artillery Reserve: Wesley K. Carr.
Infantry Reserve; Rudolph B. Boyle,
Military Intelligence Reserve; James G..
L. Howard, Engineer Reserve; Morris l..
Jayne, Field Artillery Reserve; Kennlth
Little, Infantry Reserve; Earl E. How
ard, Coast Artillery Reserve. Capts,
Marcel A. Pale, Infantry Reserve, and
Jacob H. Tatsch, Finance Reserve.
Washington Reserve officers OF Field
Artillery will meet at the Fort Myer
riding hall this morning at $50 for in
str1iction in equation under the d.
rection of Mai. w. r.. woodward, F. A.
Five Institutional conferences will be
held this week by local Reserve units,
viz, 32Oth Infantry, 3l3th Field Ar
tiliery, I'd Squadron OF. the '306tn
Cavalry, Coast Artillery and the 426tn
Infantry. Tomorrow evening, members
of the 428th Infantry, Lieut.. Col. west
A. Hamilton commanding, Will holo
thcir conference at headquarters, the
subject of which will be company ad-
ministration, under the supervision OF
Mai. William A. Jones, Inf. This same
ole hn discussed " the
32Oth Infantry, Col. Winfield Scott
commanding at its meeting on Tues
day evening, which will be conducted by
Mai. jones. AS the plans for the active
duty training for this regiment are beng
formulated, whereby instruction Will
govern AL phases of training TO be
given Citizens Military Training Camps,
all subsequent conferences will be con-
Quoted for the benefit CT those ofncers
of the 32Oth Infantry who contemplate
active duty training with the regiment
this Summer.
The 313th Field Artillery, Col. Leroy
w. Heron commanding, will meet at
headquarters next Wednesday evening,
at which will be taken up lessons Z,
8 and of the Field Artillery battery
officers Subcourse on the subject OF
firing tables and corrections OF moment.
The text assignment for this conference
is firing tables, rs nm. gun (Frencnl
pages / to 80, 1851 and parts "a, 2B,
| &c, I'd, De and Of.
Maj. John A. Considine, cavalry, VIII
conduct the conference of the I'd squad
ron of the 396th Cavalry, at which Will
be taken up the outpost and defensive
action. This will be followed by map
and sand table problem.
! Coast Artillery reserve officers Will
meet next Friday evening, at which will
be discussed the employment of anti
! aircraft artillery.
HEAVY OUTLAY PLANNED.