Evening star., 1936-01-19
COL. M'CAMM0N
c. N. 7. c. LEADER
Reserves Instructor Named
Procurement Chief for
District.

Col w. w. McCammon, senior in
structor of the Organized Reserves
in Washington, has been designated
as chief of the procurement district,
Washington area, for the 1886 Citi-
zens' Military Training Camp pro-
curement campaign. He will be as
sisted in this capacity by Maj. S. Le-
Roy Irwin, on duty at District Reserve
headquarters, who has been designat-
ed at associate chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Four other officers on duty at local
headquarters have been named as
associate county chairmen of the
nearby counties in Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
They include: Lieut. Col Roy S.
Atwood, C. A. c., Charles and St.
Marys Counties, Maryland; Lieut.. Col.
William E. Brougher, Infantry, Airing
and Prince William Counties. Virginia.
Maj. E. w. Leard, Infantry, Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties,
Maryland, and Maj. John C. Mullenix,
Cavalry, Fairfax and Loudoun Coun-
ties, Virginia.
Preparations are being made to
train approximately so Reserve cap
tains and first heutenants of the
arms at Sd corps area headquarters,
Baltimore, Md, from March l to IA.
This active duty training will be in
the form of a school of instruction
and practical training in mobilization
and will include a study of the
current War Department mobilization
plan, the Sd corps area mobilization
plan, and the mobilization plans of
the corps area service command.
Applicants for this training must
meet the requirements for active
duty set forth in Training Memoran-
dunn No. 6, Sd corps area headquar-
tiers, dated October /. 1884. District
officers desiring to undergo this active
duty instruction should submit their
applications through channels to Sd
corps area headquarters, Baltimore,
Md.
Company administration and duties
of company officer will be taken up
by the 428th and 429th Infantry
tomorrow evening, under the direction
of Capt. R. c. Clayton and Capt.
v. H. Marchbanks, 428th Infantry.
The battalion in attack will be dis
cussed at the senior group of Infantry
officers Tuesday evening by Lieut.. Col
A. L. Barrows, 320th Infantry. The
junior group of Infantry officers will
meet on this same evening in the
Army Industrial College, Munitions
Building, under the supervision of
Lieut.. Col. VIM. E. Brougher. who will
discuss the school of the squad
with arms.
District officers OF the Military
Intelligence Department will meet at
local headquarters Wednesday eve
ming in two groups. The senior group
of officers will take up an illustrative
problem. division in meeting engage
ment, G-2 journal and work sheet,
under Lieut.. Col. J. D. Stout. An
illustrative problem and an Infantry
company in attack will be the subject
of the junior group of officers.
Cavalry officers will hold their con-
ference Thursday evening in the
Army Industrial College. Maj. C. A.
Willoughby will discuss the Palestine
campaign and Maj. G. F. Eppley
will discuss the conduct of an ad-
vance guard. The training OF signal
personnel will be the subject of the
Signal Corps meeting, to be held at
headquarters Thursday evening. A
map problem, the duties Of engineers
in advance, and combat company
will be the subject of the 343d
Engineer Conference. to be held at
headquarters next Friday evening.
District Cavalry officers will meet
next Sunday morning at 9 am,
Fort Myer, Va, for instruction in
equitation under the direction of
Mai. j. c. Mullenix.