Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Organized Reserves

Six reserve officers of the Military In
telligence Section began last week II
days Of active duty training in the office
OF the assistant chief of staff, CO., at
the War Department. Those undergo
ing this instruction are: Maj. Glenn <.
Stimson and Capts. Allen D. Deason,
lr., Joseph w. Janicki, Luther w. Par
ker, Philip r. Fattison and Robert F.
Smith.
Field Artillery reserve officers Of the
District will meet today at the riding
hall, Fort Myer, Va, at Sis o'clock for
instruction in equation under the direc-
ton Of Maj. John M. Mcdowell, Field
Artillery.
Members of the 42sth Infantry will
hold their Institutional conference to-
morrow evening at local reserve head
quarters In the Walker johnson Build
ing, 1874 New York avenue, under the
direction of Lieut.. Col. Charles B.
Moore, Infantry, who will discuss a
command post exercise
This same subject will be discussed by
Lieut.. Col. Moore on next Tuesday eve
ming at reserve headquarters on the
occasion Of the joint meeting of District
Infantry reserve officers and officers of
JI1s 0UCn DIVISION staff.
Maj. John M Mcdowell, Field Artil-
lery, will conduct the Field Artillery
conference at headquarters next We'd
nesday evening at which will be taken
up problem involving tactical employ
ment orders and communications of a
battalion OF Field Artillery in defense.
Cavalry reservistS of the District will
meet at headquarters next Thursday
evening under the direction Of Lieut..
Col. Arthur G. HixSon, Cavalry, who will
lecture on security-outpost.
The End Squadron, 3O6th Cavalry. din
ner will be held Wednesday az Z pm.
at the Racquet Club, 1135 Sixteenth
street The regimental commander, Col.
John Philip Hill, will act as POSTMASTER.
Among the distinguished guests will be
Representative John j. McSwain from
South Carolina: Maj. Gen. Guy "
Henry, chief of Cavalry; Col. Charles D.
Heron, Field Artillery, officer in charge
OF reserve affairs in the War Depart
ment; Col. Harry N. Cootes, command
ing the 3rd Cavalry at Fort Myer, Va:
Col. Osmun Latrobe, Cavalry, executive
oncer, officer of the Chief of Cavalry;
MaJs. George S. Patton, jr, and William
M. Grimes, both Cavalry and on duty
In the plans and training section, office
OF the chief of Cavalry and Mai. Oliver
Haines, Cavalry, Office of the chief of
Cavalry.
Capt Grover c. Kirk, Medical Re-
serve, 1850 Wisconsin avenue, having
moved beyond the division area, is re-
lieved from assignment to the 320th In
Iantry. First Lieut.. John L. CardWell.
Medical Reserve, SOB T street, having
accepted a commission in the United
states Navy. is relieved from assignment
to the 305th Medical Regiment. First
Lieut.. Michael j. Kranichuck, Medical
Reserve, 1900 Georgia avenue, having
moved beyond the division area, is re-
neved from assignment to the 3O5th
Medical Regiment.
Second Lieuts. Paul Mahoney, 1917
! street, and Harold L. Suite. 1905
Massachusetts, avenue, both Field Artilo
cry reserve officers, are assigned to the
3i5tn Field Artillery. Second Lieuts.
Charles r. Macarthur, TIA Rhode Island
avenue, and Charles E. Waters. 1912
Chevy Chase Parkway, both Infantry
reserve officers, are assigned to the 320th
Infantry. Second Lieut.. John 3. Naugh-
ton, Infantry Reserve, 1915 Kalorama
road. having been transferred to the
Cavalry reserve, is relieved from assign
ment to the 320th Infantry.
Pvt. Ellis Klein, Infantry Enlisted Re-
serve, 8l4 Twenty-second street, having
been assigned to the 80th Division, is
assigned to the 320th Infantry.
The 1881 procurement campaign for
the Citizens Military Training Camps
Tor the District of Columbia was off,
claIly opened last week. The District
has always filled its quota which will be
the same as prescribed for previous
years, viz, 206. For the District and
nearby counties in Virginia and Mary
land the quota is BOG. The Districts
quota has been filled in the past by
young men of the Washington high
schools, and no difficulty is expected in
filling the 1881 quota.
Four courses of instruction will be
given. namely, basic, red, white and blue.
Previous military training is not re-
CURED for attending the basic course,
put the candidates must be from II to
"a years of age. Candidates for the red
course must be graduates of the basic
course or have had military training
equivalent thereto and between the ages
OF IL and Is. To undergo the white
course of instruction, applicants must
have grammar school education or its
equivalent and be from 18 to % years
of age. The age limits for the blue
course are 10 to 81, applicants for which
must be warrant officers, enlisted men,
or selected civilians who are physically
mt and who have completed the white
course or have had military training
equivalent thereto.
Young men of the District who con-
template attending the approaching
camps may obtain application blanks at
Washington reserve headquarters, sew
enth floor, Walker-Johnson Building,
1734 New York avenue, or from Maj.
Charles Demonet, Ordnance Reserve,
1920 Connecticut avenue.