Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

tary training camps b
during the APP Col. M. s. Jarvis.
preaching Summer
months, has already been prepared for
the Washington Reservists. During the
period from July 28 to the close of the
camp officers of the 320th Infantry will
have charge of the citizens military
training camp units at Fort Eustis.
During the forenoons of the period July
"a to 81, inclusive, all officers will be
instructed in the duties they will be
required to perform under the post
commanders citizens military training
camp schedule for the period July 20
to the close of the citizens military
training camp on August 4, and in
addition thereto field and staff officers
will be instructed in command, staff
and logistics.
During the afternoons from July "a
to 26, inclusive, all officers of the 320th
Regiment will be instructed in the fol-
lowing subjects: July "a, estimate of
the situation; July Is, duties and func-
lions of the communications officer Of
an infantry regiment in campaign, and
July &c, combat orders. During the
afternoons from July 20 to August 2 the
field and staff officers of the regiment
will receive instruction in the following
subjects: July 30, conduct of fire by
infantry machine guns with service
ammunition and discussion of methods
used; July 80, terrain exercise, infantry
regiment within the brigade, in attack:
July 81, conduct of fire by infantry
howitzer weapons with service ammuni-
ton and discussion of methods used
August /, terrain exercise, infantry
regiment acting alone, in defense, and
August 2, practical demonstration of
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munication apparatus in operation.
Practical demonstrations will also be
made with infantry machine-gun fire
and infantry howitzer weapons. The
citizens military training camp STU
dents will be given instruction in range
practice. tent pitching and field inspec-
ton, military sketching, map reading,
camp sanitation, guard duty, voluntary
and supervised athletics, inspection, and
their 1929 camp training will be con-
cluded with a regimental review and
presentation of awards.
Six Institutional conferences will be
held by Washington Reserve units this
week, namely, Ordnance, Air Corps,
Adjutant Generals Department, Quar-
termaSter Corps, Chemical Warfare
Service and Finance. Today at $50
am. Cavalry Reserve officers of Wash
ington will assemble at the Fort Myer
riding hall for instruction in equitation
under the direction of Maj. John A.
Considine, Cavalry. Ordnance Reserve
officers will hold their conference to-
morrow evening at local Reserve head
headquarters. at which will be taken
up mechaniZation. This conference
will be conducted by Capt. H. w. Evans,
Ordnance Reserve. Local Chemical
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meet on this same evening at head
quarters for their conference, the SUBJ
ject of which will be Chemical Warfare
Service Tactics, to be conducted by
Mai. William n Porter, c. w. S.
Washington Air Corps and Adjutant
General Department Reserve officers
viii meet next Tuesday evening, the |
former group at rooms 1055-57 Num- |
tons Building. Nineteenth and B
streets, while the officers of the Ad-
jutant Generals Department will meet
at local Reserve headquarters. The
first part of the Air Corps meeting will
be devoted to moving pictures on Air
Corps subjects, which will be followed
be conducted by Capt. William E.
Farthing, A. c., and all Air Corps re-
servists who contemplate attending this
meeting should present themselves at
the main (center) entrance after 1880
pm. prepared to show their identifica-
ton cards. Lieut.. Col w. v. Carter,
A. G. D., will conduct the Adjutant
Generals meeting at which will be
taken up the enlisted division and the
operations and functions Of the enlist
ed division of the Adjutant Generals
office; procurement of enlisted material
in peace and war; methods of procure
ment and plans for war. There will
also be few simple problems illustra-
tive Of typical cases. Quartermaster
Reserve officers of the District of Co
Iunbia will meet at local headquarters
next Wednesday evening under the di-
rection of Lieut.. Col. B. Taylor, @. M.
c., on duty in the Office of the Quarter
master General, at which will be taken
up motor transportation and military
operations. At the finance conference,
to be held next Thursday evening,
Capt. John Vernon, Finance Reserve,
will give an explanatory talk on prop
erty auditing. The attention Of all
Washington Finance Reserve officers Is
invited to the fact that there has been
a change in the dates of the finance
conferences. Instead of being held on
the second Tuesday, all finance con-
ferences up to and including the end
on the second Thursday OF each month.
The following Reserve officers resid-
ing in Washington have been assigned
to units of the 80th Division as indi-
Gated: Maj Bernard S. McMahan,
Ouartermaster Reserve, 1900 Sixteenth
street, to quartermaster section. Capt.
Conrad F. Leue, Engineer Reserve, 809
Edmonds Building, to 305.h Engineers.
Second Lieuts. Wallace S. Dawson, De-
partment of Commerce. and Wilfred
G. McLennan, 1915 H street, both Air
Corps Reserve officers, to 80th Division,
Air Corps. First Lieut.. De Ruyter A.
Butler, Medical Reserve, 1924 o street,
is assigned to the 428th Infantry.
In order to create reserve of enlisted
men it has been proposed to amend the
national defense act so as to provide Tor
an enlistment in the Regular Army Tor
a period of seven years, three years OF
which will be served in the Regular es-
tablishment and four years in the Regu-
lar Army Reserve. Gen. Charles r
Summerall, chief of staff, has expressed
the opinion that 1t would tend 10 de-
yelop strong Reserve force that could
be made a basis in time of emergency,
while Mai. Gen. Fox Conner expressed
the view that this would be very val
liable asset to the Regular Army. Maj.
Gen. Charles H. Bridges. the adjustant
general of the Army, expressed much
doubt as to the beneficial effect to the
national defense of the provision, ex-
planning that the Office of the adjutant
general is interested in only two matters
relating to this proposal, first. that OF
procurement, and the second is keeping
track of the men transferred from the
Regular Army to the Reserve. Gen;
Bridges was doubtful whether 1t would
be practicable to get the men back to
the colors after they had been trans
ferred to the Reserve in view Of the fact
that they had acquired new status In
civil life and would have many excuses
as to why they should be exempt from
the obligation to return to the colors.