Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Organized Reserves


In order that all Reserve oficers o,
the District Of Columbia may witness
Infantry troop nnaneuvers, an Infantry
demonstration, including Infantry com.
bat equipment, organization Of Infan.
try units. Infantry weapons and tao.
tical problems. will be given by the 81
Battalion of the 18th Infantry ct Fori
Washington, Md, at IL am. next Fri.
day. Anril S. Credits will bs
given officers attending. Local re.
serve officers contemplating attendance
at this demonstration should give no.
tice to Washington Reserve lleadquar.
tiers, telephone Main $3.50, branch
1912, that they win be present In or
der that proper arrangements may be
made to care for them at luncheon
when they arrive at Fort washington
This notice should reach local Reserve
headquarters on or before April /.
The steamboat General Rucker viii
leave the dock at the Army War Col
lege for Fort Washington at 10 an
the demonstration. Officers desiring tc
motor to Fort Washington should fol-
low to route via the navy yard, Ana
costa Bridge. thence through A1acos-
tia to the end of the carline. There
after the route Is marked to Fort WASH
ington. In order to be present at the
commencement of the demonstration,
at least one hour should be allowed for
the motor trip.
There is no instruction in eqritaticn
scheduled for local Reserve officers to-
day. The 428th Infantry. Lieut.. Col
West A. Hamilton commanding, will
hold its conference tomorrow evening
at Reserve headquarters. Tomorrow
evening the 32oth Infantry win hold
its meeting at the Silver Spring
Armory, the subject Of which viii be
regulations A20-50). This conference
viii be conducted by Capt. Andres Lo-
PEI, Infantry. To get to Silver Spring
officers can either board the Silver
Spring bus, starting from Eighth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, or take
the Georgia avenue carline TO the end
of the line. The armory Is located just
on Georgia avenue In the rear Of the
Silver Spring National Bank. Mai
william r. woodward, r. A., viii con-
duct the 313th Field Artillery confer
ence that will be held next Wednesday
evening at Reserve headquarters. Al
this meeting there will be taken ur
subcourse 8, Field Artillery battery ON
GERS course ION the March and IL
Bivouac." Of lesson !, general marches
In announcing this meeting. Col. Leroy
w. Heron, commanding ofiicer Of TIN
all Field Artillery officers who expec1
to attend active duty with Reservs
regiments training Citizens' Militaf,
Training Camps this Summer will b,
expected to undergo this subcourSe
either by conferences or ccrrespo ndenc'
Due to the dinner dance Of the loca
chapter of the Reserve Officers' AssOcia,
ton Of the United States, the 306tl
Cavalry conference has been postponed
until next Friday evening. The Caviar.
meeting that will be conducted BY Maj
John A. Considine, Cavalry, win TAX
up new Cavalry organizations and pia
toon drill, squad drill and signals, ant
4 the texts to be studied In preparation
for this meeting are Training Regula
tions 425-20, l25-36 and ALSO. Il
order that the members Of this regi
Inent may reap the maximum benefit
from these meetings local Cavalry re
]. servists should be prepared to manipu
late the lead figures IN any movement
ordered and at the same time be anl
to give the oral command and signal
As all local Cavalry Reserve ofiicers ar
aware. these same drills are being exc
cuted by them during their n0untel
drill the following Sunday ct Fort Myel
and to be able to execute the variou
Cavalry movements careful study Of IN
above texts should be made.
Under the direction Of Maj. Baggs
the 364th Medical Regiment. Washing
toms sole medical regimental organize
ton. win meet next Friday evening 9