Evening star., 1937-05-02
c. M. 7. c. QUOTA
IN SOUGHT EARLY
Procurement in District to
Be Closed at Early
Date.


Lieut.. Col Charles Demonet, Ord
nance Reserve, chairman of the 1887
Citizens Military Training Camps Pro-
curement Committee for the District
Of Columbia, and his committeeman
intensified their efforts last week IN
obtaining the c. M. T. c. quota as
early as possible. In view of the change
In the transportation methods this
year. C. M. T. c. procurement will be
closed at an early date, and because
Of this fact an intensive campaign will
be necessary by local Reserve officers
and others.
The camps will begin July 7 and
conclude August S. Young men of the
District and nearby counties of Mary
land and Virginia will attend camps
at Fort George G. Meade, Md; Fort
Hoyle, Md; Fort Myer, Va; Fort Mon
roe, Va. and Fort Howard, Md. Candi-
dates undergoing training at Fort
Meade will pursue the basic course,
the Infantry red, white and blue courses
and the Signal Corps red, white and
blue courses. Field Artillery basic, red,
white and blue candidates will attend
camp at Fort Hoyle, while Cavalry red,
white and blue students will 90 TO
Fort Myer, Va, Coast Artillery red,
white and blue candidates will 70 to
camp at Fort Monroe, Va. Colored
basic and Infantry red, white and blue
candidates will be trained at Fort
Howard, Md.
Members Of the 428th and 429th In
fantry Regiments will meet tomorrow
evening to take up company adminis-
tration under Maj. York, and the
duties Of company officers and rifle
craftsmanship under Capt. Marchbank
and Lieut.. D. E. Smith. Signal COM
munication within the regiment, a
training film, will be shown to the
32Oth Infantry officers Tuesday eve
ming. District Signal officers will meet
Tuesday evening. Divisional Field Ar
tlllery in defense will be the subject
OF the Field Artillery conference We'd
nesday evening. District Cavalry off,
GERS will meet Thursday evening. Lieut..
Col. Johns will discuss the development
OF reconnaissance by horse and mech
anlzed Cavalry. Maj. Charles G..
Souder will discuss the medical estima-
ton OF sanitary conditions in the field
at the medical meeting Friday evening.
District Cavalry officers will meet at
Fort Myer May 9, $50 to 10 am, for
instruction in equitation.
Several District officers will begin on
May fourteen days of active duty at
Sd Corps Area headquarters, in Balti-
more. They include Col. Daniel D. v.
Stuart, First Lieut.. Erwin Greenbaum,
Maj. Alfred A. Williams, Capts. Peake
Vlncll, Robert S. Du Bois, First Lieut..
Francis w. Glaze and Capt. Henry w.
Williams.
Maj. Rees H Barkalow began on
April Is fourteen days active duty in
the War Department, Office of the
assistant chief of staff, Ga. On MAY
8 Maj. John A. Hillman will begin IA
days active duty in that office.
District officers have been assigned
to units as follows: Capt. Reuben w.
Daniels, First Lieut. Hans G. Jepson
and Second Lieuts. Francis B. O'Ma-
honey, James A. Zimmerman, jr.;
Maldo B. Johnson, David Kohn, jr.,
and William A. Tilley, all to the
1920 Service Unit; Maj. Hallock L.
Long and Second Lieut.. Nicholas H.
Shea, to the 132lst Service Unit:
Mr.. Edwin c. Jamison, to the 1326th
Service Unit; First Lieut.. C. L. Gross,
to the 364th Medical Regiment; Sec
ond Lieut.. Gordon A. Fullington, to
the 1320th Service Unit; Second
Lieut.. Clifford P Zieger, to the 4o9th
Attack Squadron Second Lieuts. Da-
vid L. Henderson, James E. Johnston,
jr., and Lewis B. O'Hara, to the 18th
Field Artillery, and First Lieut.. Har-
old H. Whitted and Second Lieut..
Jesse o. Dedmon, both to the 42sth
Infantry.
Washington officers have been re-
lieved from units as indicated: Mai.
Jason H. Congers and First Lieuts.
Eugene j. Alexander, Vincent j. Dar-
dlnski and Carmon r. Naples, from
the 5lst General Hospital; Second
Lieut.. Allen P. Blade, from the 396th
Ordnance Company, and Charles L.
Warfield, from the 1325th Service
Unit.