Evening star., 1932-01-31
Organized Reserves

Inquiry has been addressed to the
War Department whether the detail of
Reserve officers to General staff posi-
tionS and to the Inspector Generals
Department Reserve under the provi :
sions of paragraphs 8 and 4S, Army
Regulations No. 1905, operates to create
vacancies which may be filed by the
promotion of other officers under the
provisions of paragraph II, A R. 140-5.
The War Departments Interpretation of
the authority just cited is that the de-
tail Of Reserve officers does not create
vacancies which may be filled by pro-
motion under the provisions of para
graph IL This conforms to the pro-
cedure prescribed by law for the Regular
Army, and it further facilitates the
return of detailed officers to their own
organizations upon completion of their
temporary details. 1t aCcordS with the
spirit of the national defense act ex-
pressed in the paragraph 80 far as
practicable Reserve officers shall be as
signed to units in the locality of their
places Of residence"
Assignments of Reserve officers to ad-
ministrative, technical and supply posi-
tions under the provisions of paragraph
40, Army Regulations No. 1405, are not
limited to four-year periods, as in the
case of General staff and inspector
general details. The positions vacated by
Reserve officers assigned under the pro-
visions of paragraph 49 may, therefore,
be considered as vacancies to be filed
by promotion under the provisions of
paragraph IL.
Members of the 42sth Infantry (old)
will meet tomorrow evening at Wash
ington Reserve headquarters, in the
Walker-Johnson Building, 1874 New
York avenue, under the direction Of
Mai. William A. Jones, Infantry who
will discuss the company as a part of
the advance guard and as part OF the
outpost.
Field and company officers of the
320th Infantry will hold their inStruc-
tional conference at local Reserve head
quarters Tuesday evening. Maj. Jones
will conduct the conference for the
company officers of this regiment and
will discuss the same subject as out
lined for the 428th Infantry. Mai
Andres Topaz, Infantry, will conduct
the meeting for the field officers and
will take up field officers of Infantry
in advance guard meeting engagement
Field Artillery Reserve officers of
the District will hold their conference
at headquarters Wednesday evening,
under direction of Mai j. M. Mcdowell
Field Artillery. This conference will
be composed of a terrain exercise dem
onstrating a regimental staff observa-
tion post of a battalion of Field Ar
tillery in the offensive, with particular
reference to the functioning of the
battalion commanders detail.
Maj. H C. Dagley, Cavalry, will con-
duct the Cavalry Reserve conference
at headquarters Thursday evening, at
which will be taken up scouting and
patrolling.
One of the most important meetings
of local Reserve Officers will take place
next Friday evening in the auditorium
of the Interior Department in the form
of a general conference of Reserve
Officers of the District, regardless OF
their branch or assignment. The
principal speaker of the evening will
be Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, COM
mander of the Sd Corps Area, of which
Washington is a part. In addition to
Gen. Malone, the meeting will be ad-
dressed by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
and one Of the Commissioners of the
District. The Reserve officers Of the
District will be represented by Col. j
Miller Kenyon, who will address the
conference.