Evening star., 1936-09-27
CONFERENCE SET
BY RESERVE UNITS
School Program for D. c.
Groups Approved by
Col. WetheriII.

The 1867 conference school
program Of three more District re-
serve units were approved last week
by Col. Richard Wetherill, senior N
structor Of the Organized Reserves
in Washington. The units whose
schedules have been approved include
the 1320th Service, commanded by
Col. Harrison Brand, jr., the Chemical
Warfare Service and the Ordnance
Unit.
The meeting Of the 1320th Service
Unit, scheduled for October o, will be
q joint conference Of Engineer units
Of the District, including the S43d
Engineers and the 376th Engineers,
and win be held at the Cosmos Club.
Maj. Heavey will preside. ALI meet
ings except that of October o will be
held in the air corps projection room,
Munitions Building.
The schedule Of the 132Oth Service
Unit follows: November IL, employ
ment Of combat engineers by Capt.
Clay; December 10, staff duties (map
maneuver) by Maj. Vandevanter and
Capt. Wanamaker; December %, Or
ganization, administration and sup
ply by Col. Brand; January Il, 1887,
terrain, a defensive situation map
problem) by Maj. Heavey; January
27, construction and medical problems
of the 1320th Service Unit by Col.
Brand; February IL, Infantry in a
meeting engagement by Maj. Vande-
vanter and Capt. Wanamaker: Feb
ruary "a, training problem of the
1320th Service Unit by Col. Brand;
March II, use Of engineers as rife
men by Maj. Heavey; March "a, train
ing problem Of the 1920 Service Unit
by Col. Brand; April 8, employment
Of the general service regiment by
Capt. White; April 2S, training prob
lem Of the l320th Service Unit. The
final assembly of the season will be
held on May 13, 1887, at which Capt.
White will discuss q river crossing.
Eight conferences compose the
troop school schedule Of District offi-
GERS of the Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice, the first of which will be held
October 16. Maj. E. c. Wellington
will outline the course, following
which Maj. c. L. Marriott will discuss
chemical warfare agents. The re-
mainder of the program follows: No.
vember 20, chemical warfare weapons,
by Capt. j. M. McMillin and chemi-
cal warfare agents, by Maj. C. L. Mar
riott; December 18, chemical pro-
curement, by Maj. w. J. Ungetheum:
January IS, 1887, chemical warfare
tactics, by Maj. z. C. Wellington;
February 10, chemical supply, by Maj.
H. M. Black and research and devel-
opment procedure, by Capt. r. w.
Gerhard; March l9S chemical warfare
tactics, by Maj. E. C. Wellington;
April 16. technical and tactical pro-
lection, by Capt. T. j. Ford, and May
21, 1887, the concluding assembly of
the year, chemical warfare tactics by
Mai. Wellington.
The first conference for District
Ordnance officers will be held October
~. Maj. j. K. Christmas will dis
cuss new ordnance motor vehicles.
The remainder of the schedule fol-
lows: November 81, ordnance main
tenance, by Lieut. Col Donald Arm
strong December II, industrial pre-
paredHess, by Col. H. B. Jordan, direc-
tor Of the Army Industrial College;
January %. illuSrational procure
ment problem. by a committee from
the Army Industrial College; February
Is, relationship Of the Ordnance Off
Ger to the commander and his gen.
eral staff, by Lieut.. Col. H. S. Aurand:
March IS, medical service within the
division Speaker to be announced
later; April %, signal service with
in the division. by Lieut.. Col. c. M.
Milliken. The concluding meeting will
be held May 81. Maj j. c. Karnes
will discuss developments in fire.
control instruments