Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

1 EIIJeen CULIACICLCCS GIG
| included In the 1929-30 inactive duty
training schedule of the 313th Field Ar
tillery Col. Leroy w. Heron, command
| ing, two of which have. already been
| held All conferences are being con-
| Quoted by Mai j. M Mcdowell, execu-
| tive officer Of the regiment At the Oc-
tober 2 meeting there was taken up
Artillery organization, with particular
attention to the battery and battalion,
while at the conference held last We'd
nesday there was discussed reconna1s-
sance, selection and occupation of po-
sition by q battery of Field Artillery.
The conferences scheduled for Novem-
Der and December are: November 6, the
battery commanders detail: November
20, the battalion detail: December 4.
Field Artillery signal communications.
and December Is, combat orders for
| Field Artillery.
Beginning January the conferences
for this regiment up to May 81 are as
follows: January 5, the battalion staff
"a command post exercise involving the
employment of the battalion staff;
February 5, a battalion of Field Artil-
lery in an attack; February 10, the Field
cation and duties; March 5, command
post exercises and Field Artillery regt-
mental staff; March 10, preparation of
| fire-topographic methods; April 2,
preparation of photographic meth
DDS: April 16, observation and conduct
Of fire part -; May Z, observation and
conduct of fire part o. and May 81,
the concluding conference Of the sea-
son, there will be taken up on the
march and in bivouac.
| Approval has been given by Col. Mel
vile S. Jarvis, senior instructor Of the
Organized Reserves in Washington, Of
the 1929-30 inactive duty training
schedule of the 343d Engineers. Col.
John Stewart, commanding Eight in
structional conferences are included In
this schedule, all of which will be con-
Quoted by Maj. j. A. Atkins executive
officer of the regiment. The schedule
is as follows: october 20, Engineer re-
connaissance: November 81, estimate of
the situation combat orders); Deem
Der Is, field Notifications.
! Beginning with the 1880 calendar
year the subjects that will be taken up
at the Engineer conferences will be as
follows: January %. construction in
war: February 20, military communica-
lions; March 26, demolitions; April %,
Engineers as rif1emen counter attack,
and May %, river crossings.
Field Artillery Reserve officers resid-
ing in the District of Columbia will
meet at the Fort Myer stables today at
8 O'Clock for instruction IN equitation
under the direction of Mai. John M.
| Mcdowell, executive officer of the 313th
Field Artillery No Institutional con-
ference is scheduled for tomorrow eve
ming at local Reserve headquarters, but
| Tuesday evening joint session will be
held for the SD Signal Troop, 80th
Signal Company and the 322d Battalion,
at which will be taken up the duties of
| the construction section and platoon.
This conference will be conducted by
Maj. G. M. Sawyer, Sd Corps Area sig
nal officer.
Two Institutional assemblies are
scheduled for next Wednesday, viz:
The 343d Engineers and the Quarter
master Corps. Maj. L. A. Atkins,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner for
the District Of Columbia, will conduct
the Engineer conference, which will be
held In the boardroom of the District
Building. Maj. c. A. Hardigg will be
the instructor of the quartermaster
conference, the subject OF which will
be the mobilization Of organizations.
Next Sunday morning, under the in
struction of Maj. John A. Considine,
the first Cavalry ride Of the season
viii be held at Fort Myer; Va, for
Cavalry Reserve officers of Washington.
Eight Institutional conferences COM
| pOoC 1SZS"10oU program Oh
active duty training for local Reserve
officers of the Judge Advocate Gen
erals Department, the first of which
win be held on October %, under the
direction of Capt. Adam Richmond
The subject Of this conference will be
Government contracts, special statutes
and implied contracts Capt. Rich
mond also will be the instructor Of
the conference held on November IS,
at which will be taken up Government
contracts pertaining especially to as
signment, modification and settlement
and breach. The use and disposition
OF real property and the use and dis
position Of personal property will be
the subjects discussed at the Deem
Der % meeting. that viii be conducted
by Capt. Franklin P. Shaw.
The remaining five conferences on
the schedule, beginning in January
and concluding next May, are as fol-
lows: January 81, accountability and
responsibility of Government prom
erty; February "a, statutes and reg
ulations relating to public funds, and
the applicability Of appropriations;
March a.: officers of the Army as Gov
eminent agents, appointment, re-
Sponsibility and right, and the powers
of agent in making contracts: April
70. manual for courtS-martial and
articles OF war, and May 20, same as
the April conference.
Col. Jarvis also has approved the
1929-1930 inactive duty training sched-
ule for Signal Corps Reserve officers
Of Washington. the first of which will
| be held next Tuesday at local Reserve
headquarters. The subjects to be dis
cuSsed at this assembly are given
above in the weeks schedule. The
remaining conferences and their sub
iects are as follows: November rs,
duties of telephone and telegraph
section, operating platoon and COM
pany installing, operating and adj
vancing command posts: December 20,
duties OF chief operator: January %,
duties Of wire chiefs; February IS. or
ganization of citizens military train
ing camps and Reserve Officers' Train
ing Corps into units, administration
Of G. M. T. G. units, field camp and
supply and equipment; March U.s.
marches and shelter, tent pitching,
formations and mess. At the last two
conferences, which will be held on
April % and May 81, the 1890 ma
neuvers will be discussed.
The following Reserve officers having
accepted reappointment in the Oficers'
| Reserve Germs without the rrivi1eCa of