Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Organized Reserves

the dates on which they will be held
are as follows: March %, nomenclature,
stripping, assembling; elementary gun
drill and combat principles of the ma
chine gun section April 8, stripping
and assembling elementary gun drill,
combat principles and the Machine Gun
Platoon. April %, stripping and as
sembling, elementary gun drill, combat
principles and the Machine Gun Com
pany. May IS, stripping and assem-
bling, advanced gun drill, technique OF
machine gun fire and direct laying.
MAY 81, advanced gun drill, technique
Of machine gun fire and indirect lay
ing June 10, technique of machine gun
fire and direct and indirect laying.
Mai. John NJ. Mcdowell, Field Ar
tillery, will conduct the instruction in
equitation for Washington Field Artil-
lery officers at the Fort Myer (Va)
Riding Hall today at 9 o'clock.
Tomorrow evening at local Reserve
headquarters the 428th Infantry, Lieut..
Col. West A. Hamilton, commanding
will hold its conference. under the di-
rection of Maj. William A. Jones, In
fantry, at which will be taken up the
battalion in attack.
Maj Jones also will conduct the 320th
Infantry meeting next Tuesday evening
at headquarters, at which the same SUBJ
ject, the battalion in attack, will be
discussed. In addition to this, Lieut..
Col. Charles B. Moore, Infantry, will
conduct a staff conference on this same
evening, the subjects of which will in
clude discussion of the Infantry staff
and the Infantry School. (See chap
tiers /, and of Command, Staff and
LogiStics)
Next Wednesday evening the 3l3th
Field Artillery, Col. Leroy W. Heron,
commanding. will hold its conference,
at which will be taken up preparation
of fire and topographic methods. This
meeting will be conducted by Maj.
Mcdowell
Eightieth Division staff officers of the
District will meet at headquarters next
Thursday evening at which will be dis
cusSed division concentration, prepara-
ton for development and march to con-
cealed positions.
306th Cavalry will hold their meeting
at headquarters next Friday evening
under the direction of Maj. John A.
Considine, Cavalry.
The following Reserve officers of the
District have been relieved from assign
ment to the local Reserve units as indi-
Gated. First Lieut.. George j. Ellis,
Medical Reserve, 30l Kentucky avenue
southeast, from the 313th Field Artillery;
First Lieut.. E. OSmun Barr, Medical
Reserve, BIS Connecticut avenue, from
the 305th Ammunition Train. The fol-
lowing are relieved from assignment to
the 305th Medical Regiment Capt.
Edgar T. Hitch, Medical Administrative
Reserve, 1902 Ninth street; First Lieut..
John L. De Mayo, Medical Reserve, 1899
Sixteenth street; and the following
Medical Administrative Reserve second
lieutenants: Harry L. GoSnell, Army
Medical School, this city; William A.
Kehoe, 1904 Seventh street, and Earl
Price, Army Medical School.
The following finance Reserve Of
ficers, having been relieved from assign
ment to the 80th Division, are relieved
from assignment to the finance section:
Mai. Frank A. Frost, $50 Quebec street,
and Capt. Van w. Roberds, 1705 Irving
street Second Lieuts. Thomas l.. Law
renee, 2121 New York avenue, and Her
bert B. Monroe 1885 K street, both In
fantry Reserve officers, having accepted
Corps without the privilege of assign
ment or active duty are relieved from
assignment to the 320th Infantry.
The following officers of the District
have been promoted as indicated Capt
Jesse c. Sweeney, Infantry Reserve, 70
Sixteenth street southeast, to the grade
of major; Capt. Joseph A. Jordan, IN
fantry Reserve, 1885 Lamont street, TO
the grade of major, and Capt. Irwin g.
Monikheim, Infantry Reserve, the
ChaStleton Hotel to the grade of major.
All three officers will remain assigned
TO the 320th Infantry.