Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
Organized Reserves

Between now and June "a Reserve
Field Artillery officers residing in Wash
ington and vicinity will hold II con-
ferences IN preparation for their 1881
active duty training. Ali Of the con-
| ferences will be conducted by Mai
John M. Mcdowell and ell viii be held
ct 1874 New York avenue. Two con-
] ferenceS will be held between now and
the end Of the 1880 calendar year. as
follows: December 8, Field Artillery
signal communications, and December
II, Field Artillery communications. On
| this evening there will also be held O
practical problem on the sand table.
The subject Of the conferences to be
held during the 1881 calendar year and
the dates on which they will be held
are: January Z, combat orders for Field
Artillery; January 81, battalion staff
and their duties; February (, battalion
command post exercise Involving the
employment Of the battalion staff) i;
February IL, battalion Of Field Artillery
in the neutrality-suspicious. and orders;
February Is, battalion Of Field Artillery
in demonstrating tactical employ
March 4, organization and duties Of the
Field Artillery regimental staff; Febru-
airy 18, command post exercise, Field
Artillery regimental staff; April and
Is, the firing battery, preparation of
rapid fire. The conduct Of fire will be
taken UP during the six remaining con-
ferences of the season, as follows
April 80, May 6 and 80, and June 3, II
and "A.
Reserve officers Of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals Department residing in
the District will be interested TO learn
that N some corps areas there are q
number Of vacancies, particularly In
the grades Of major and captain. There
are also vacancies in the branch as
signment group. With view to filling
these vacancies without removing the
suspension on appointment In that
section, recommendations for transfers
from other sections to the Judge Adv0-
cate Generals Department Reserve, In
grades from captain to colonel, both in
elusive, may be submitted provided the
requirements Of paragraph %, Army
Regulations, No. 1905, other than G
az, are complied with.
The War Department desires that no
action be taken with O view to filling
by transfer q vacancy in the Judge Adj
vocate Generals Department Reserve
above the grade Of captain until II Il
reasonably certain that no Reserve Of
flcer whether holding an appointment
WAVAA Va WAOLAOub ClASAbAAtJ All RLOL1O-
tion), in the next lower grade Of the
section and in the assignment group In
which the vacancy exists, will qualify
for promotion to the vacancy within q
reasonable time. In the recommends
ton of these transfers preference will
be given to the officer with the longer
line experience.
Cavalry Reserve officers residing in
Washington and vicinity will meet this
morning at the Fort Myer riding hall
at 9:15 for instruction in equitation
under the direction Of Lieut.. Col.
Arthur @. Hixson, Cavalry.
District Of Columbia Reserve Off1cers,
representing three branches of the Re-
serve component of the Army Of the
United States, will hold Institutional
conferences this week, viz, Quarter
master Corps, Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department and the Signal Corps.
Reserve quartermaSters will hold their
conference tomorrow evening at 1884
New York avenue. Reserve officers Of
the Judge Advocate Generals DEPART
ment will meet also at headquarters to-
morrow evening TO hear Col. B. Win
ship lecture on the organization and
functions Of o STAFF Judge advocates
ONCE.
Next Tuesday evening Signal Corps
Reservists will meet to take up tele-
graph communications.