Evening star., 1936-04-12
RELIEF OFFICERS
FACE NEW RULES
Army Regulations Changed
to Govern Participation
in Activities.

A change has been made In Arm.
: Regulations, No. 140-5, governing tn
relief Of Reserve officers from assign
ment, corps area and arm and servic,
assignment groups. Ohicers of tn,
grades Of captain to colonel, inclusive
who for two succeeding years fail sat
isfactorily to participate in the activ'
or inactive duty training Of the unit!
to which they are assigned, or whC
have not satisfactorily performed tn,
administrative duties appropriate to the
assignments, will be relieved from as.
Signment.
An officer relieved from assignment
for this reason will either be trans.
ferred to the ineligible list for the re.
mainder of his current five-year ap.
pointment, without eligibility for re.
appointment, assignment or promo.
ton. or, If he has had IS years COM
missioned service subsequent to April
6, 1917, which has previously beer
satisfactory, be transferred, in hi;
current grade, to the inactive reserve
of the Officers Reserve Corps.
Determination Of standard types o.
quartermaster equipment will be tht
subject of the quartermaster confer
ence tomorrow evening. District OFF,
GERS will participate in three confer
ences Tuesday evening. viz, Air Corps
Coast Artillery and the 1305th Service
Unit. The Air Corps meeting will be
conducted by Lieut.. Col. William o
Ryan, who will discuss the Air Corps
Board. Maj. Leroy Lutes will con-
duct the Coast Artillery meeting, the
subject of which will be the firing OF
the 16-inch gun battery. Section
chiefs and commanding officers of sup.
ply points end distributing points will
be the subject Of the Service Unit con-
ference. The battery, reconnaissance
and occupation of position will be the
subject of the Field Artillery confer
ence Wednesday evening. District
Cavalry officers, on Thursday evening
will take up the medical squadron and
evacuation of Cavalry casualties; Cav
airy squadron and troop in delaying
action.
Lieut.. Col. A. M. Prentiss will dis
cuss the chemical supply system at
the Chemical Warfare conference Fri
day evening. and Capt. T. J. Ford will
take up chemical warfare tactics.
Maj. j. c. Mullenix will conduct a
class in equitation next Sunday at
am. at Fort Myer for Cavalry officers
Of the District.
District officers have been assigned
to units as follows: First Lieut..
Charles w. Koester and Second Lieuts.
Warren G. Gallaway, Francis j. Pal
lister. Jacob P. KunZ and Raymond
F. Newkirk to the 32oth Infantry;
Capt Basil P. Cooper and Second
Lieuts. George B. Douglas, jr.. and
Robert H. Kirkwood to the 3l3th Field
Artillery. and Second Lieut.. David C.
Slipher to the 315th Field Artillery.
Other District officers involved in
assignments follow: Maj. Henry p
Ames, relieved from assignment to
headquarters of the 153d Cavalry Bri-
gade and assigned to the 307th Cav
airy; Second Lieut.. Charles A. Phelps,
assigned to the SD Cavalry Division,
special troops: Second Lieut.. James M.
Dykes. jr., assigned to the 376th En-
gineers; Second Lieut.. Philip N. VaSsil
assigned to the s0th Signal Company,
and Second Lieut.. Lorraine L. Manly,
assigned to the adjutant general Sec
ton of the S0th Division.