Evening star., 1932-11-13
Organized Reserves

Col w. w. McCammon, senior in
structor of the Organized Reserves in
Washington, has announced the 1882
SO schedule of Institutional confer
ences for District Reserve officers Of
the Military Intelligence Department.
At each conference film will be shown
illustrating the training and develop
ment in one of the arms. In addition
the Signal Corps will show films Of
general interest. many of which were
taken during the World War. The
approved schedule calls for the hold
ing of one conference per month, and
at the December Ia conference Maj.
F. c. Sibert will discuss press relations
as a function of military intelligence.
Beginning with the 1888 calendar
year. the conferences will be as follows
January II, The Military, Economic
and Political Situation In the Far East,
by Mai. E. Witsell; February 8. Com
bat Intelligence, Including a Historical
Example" by Lieut.. Col. C. K. Nulsen;
March 8, The Operation of Counter
Espionage" by Maj P. c. Paschal:
April II, Aerial Reconnaissance as a
Means of Collecting Military Informa-
ton" (speaker to be announced later,
and May 10. the concluding conference
of the 1928 season, "The Military,
Economical and Political Situation In
Central Europe" by Mai. H. M. Estes.
Members Of the 42Sth Infantry will
meet tomorrow evening at District Re-
serve headquarters, under the direction
of Lieut.. Col Charles B. Moore. who
will discuss the organization Of the
xiA he riAo and
platoon in defense. conventional signs
and the use of the Humphrey scale.
These same subjects will be discussed
by Lieut.. Col. Moore at the Infantry
conference at headquarters Tuesday
evening The same evening District
Reservists of the Coast Artillery will
hold a dinner and conference at the
Army and Navy Country Club. Maj.
Gen. John w. Guick, chief Of Coast
Artillery, will address the conference.
Officers having no transportation are
requested to assemble at the Walker
Johnson Building at 7:l5 o'clock Tues
day evening, where transportation to
the club will be provided.
Mai. j. NJ. Mcdowell will conduct the
Field Artillery Conference at headquar-
ters wednesday evening. Cavalry Re-
serve officers will meet at headquarters
Thursday evening under the direction OF
Maj. H. c. Dagley.
Three District Infantry Reserve offi-
GERS have been promoted from first l1eu-
tenant to captain. They are; Harry G.
Blackman, John r. BroSnan and Donald
L. De Muth. All three officers will re-
main assigned to the 320th Infantry
Another Infantry promotion from first
lieutenant to captain is Lewis G. Cas-
sidy who will remain assigned to the
318th Infantry temporarily. Second
Lieut.. John P. Lynch. Finance Reserve,
has been promoted to be first lieutenant.
He will remain assigned to the finance
section of Both Division headquarters.
Other changes in the assignments OF
Infantry Reserve officers of the District
include the following: Capt Ray K.
Smathers is assigned to Headquarters
Company, special troops. Both Division;
Capt. John w. Olcott is assigned to the
320th Infantry; First Lieuts. George T.
Summerlin, tr., and Donald c. Barber,
relieved from assignment to the 320th
Infantry and the 317th Infantry, re-
Spectively; Second Lieut.. William r.
Williamson, relieved from assignment to
the 318th Infantry; and Second Lieut..
Paul l.. Delaney. relieved from assign
ment to the 318th Infantry.
District Reserve officers receiving new
assignments are First Lieut.. James P.
Butcher. Field Artillery Reserve. to the
313th Field Artillery; and Second Lieut..
Oris " Wells. Infantry Reserve, to the
320th Infantry.
Mai. Gen. Paul B. Malone. command
ant of the 3rd Corps Area, will be the
honor guest and principal speaker at a
dinner given by the 306th Cavalry Re-
serve Wednesday, at 2400 Sixteenth
street. Other invited guests include
Col. Maurice Fitzmaurice Day, military
attache of the British embassy, and
Count Won Rosen, military attache of
the Swedish legation. Col John P. Hill,
former Representative from Maryland
and commander of the regiment, will
preside.