Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Three troop school schedules for the
1892 inactive training season were
approved last week by Col. Melville s.
Jarvis, Infantry, senior instructor OF the
Organized Reserves In washington, Tor
District Reserve officers belonging to
the Quartermaster Corps, Corps OF
Engineers and the Finance Department.
AS usual. a full and complete schedule
has been prepared for Reserve quarter
masters of the District, the schedule
for this service consisting Of 10 con-
ferences, beginning on October IL, 1881,
and terminating on May 23, 1892. :.
Capt. F. v. Fitzgerald. @. M. c., Will
open the Quartermaster instructionai
program october IL with q lecture on
Soviet Russia, while at the October 26
assembly Capt A. d. Hughes, q. M. e,
will lecture on the pilgrimage OF war
widows and the American cemeteries
abroad. AT the November Q conference
Mai. Charles @. Drake, @. M. c., will
discuss the tables Of organization
tables Of basic allowances, war plan
ming equipment chart, basic data ano
troop movements, and Capt. w. H.
Sadler, @. M. c., will take up the sub
ject Of strategic raw materials. Maj
Drake will also be the speaker Novem-
Der %, at which meeting he VIII lee
ture on the Observation-Disclosures war
fantry, will lecture on China, while at
the December 20 conference, the last
assembly of the 1881 calendar year,
Col. w. c. Jones. @. M. c., will lecture
on the organization Of q procurement
district headquarters, Its operation and
distribution Of procurement. Col. Jones
will be followed by Lieut. Col. B. Tay-
Tor, @. M. c., who VIII discuss motor
transportation, its design and mainte-
nance.
The first meeting of the 1882 calendar
year will be conducted January IL BY
Capt J. A. Porter, @. M. c., who will
discuss problems In supply in the thea
ter Of operations. January % Maj. w
r. White, @. M. c., viii lecture on sup
ply in the Boer War. At the confer
ence to be held February 8 under the
direction Of Maj. d. H. Cowles, @. M
c., there will be taken up q map prob
lem and supply during operations. 4
critique and general discussion vii
compose the assembly TO be held Feb
ruary 20 under the direction Of MAJ
Cowles. At the conference to be hels
March II Maj. Drake win lecture or
the supply of Won Cluck's LIST army
while the March % meeting, to be con
Quoted by Mai. CowleS, will consist
q map problem and supply during op
erations. A critique and general dis
cussion will take place at the April l.
meeting, to be conducted by Maj
Cowles, while at the April % meeting
Mai. r. F. Walsh, q. M. c., will lee
ture on supply in the Mesopotamiai
campaign. Genghis Khan will be tn
subject Of the lecture to be delivere,
Nav 8 by Capt. Fitzgerald, and thi
officer will conduct the last meeting o
the 1882 season May % with q gen
eral review Of the years work.
Eight conferences will compose tn
1892 Institutional program for En-
gineer ReservistS Of the District, ap
proval of which has been given by Col
Jarvis. The first three conferences o
the year viii be conducted by Ma!
J. D. Arthur, IT.. the dates and sub
1ects to be discussed being as follows
October rs, Engineer Estimate Of Sit
uation"; November 20, Duties OF En-
gineers In an Attack" and Decembe
%, River Crossing"
The first conference of the 1892 cal
endar year will be held on Januar,
81, at which Capt. A. B. Jones vii
discuss the duties OF engineers in
withdrawal Mai. Arthur will conduc
the next two assemblies, the one Oh
February "a consisting Of a ma
maneuver for small units, while con
struction in war will be discussed a
the March % meeting. Water suppl
will be discussed by Capt. Jones Q
the April AZ conference, while on Ma
IS Maj. Arthur will discuss Q ma
naneuver.
An interesting inactive training pro
gram has been prepared for the ap
preaching season Of District F1nanc
Reserve officers, the first assembly o
which will be held october under tn
direction Of Capt. r. Tattersall, Financ
Reserve. At this meeting Capt. H. N
Mericle, Finance Reserve, will lectur
on surveys. At the meeting TO be hel
November IL Lieut.. Col. c. o. Schuldt
r. D., viii discuss property auditing
Maj. J. r. Derrick, Finance Reserve
will be the instructor at the Decembe
10 assembly, at which viii be taken u
public funds, laws and regulations gov
erning procurement and disbursement
methods Of keeping, transferring an
deposit. The speaker on this evenin
will be Maj. K. p. Lord, F. D.. VIII
will lecture on the procurement Q
funds by the War Department.
Capt. Carl Witcher, Finance Reserv.
will be the instructor at the first meet
ing TO be held during the 1892 calenda
year, this meeting scheduled for Janu
airy IA, and which win pertain TO tn
pay and allowance accounts Of of1cerl
warrant officers, Army nurses and en-
listed men Of the Army, and the pa
of allowance Of Reserve officers.
this conference Capt. r. j. Keelty, !
D., win lecture on the legislative situa
ton as to pay and promotion. Cap
Carl Halla, r. D., will conduct the Feb
ruarX ii conference on mobilization
and he win have rs his speaker Ma
e. C3Hopkins, f. D., who win lectuE
on / Austrial mobilization. Lieut.. 7