Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28
ACTIVE TRAINING
LIST IS LIMITED
go Per Cent of Officers Will
Be Of Company, Battery
or Troop Grade.

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The selection of District officers for
14-day active duty next summer will
be governed by certain limitations At
least 30 per cent Of those ordered to
active duty in the several corps areas
and departments will be of company,
battery or troop grades In the selec-
ton of District officers preference will
be given to the following groups in the
order stated:
l. Newly commissioned officers who
have had no active-duty training as
officers.
2. Officers assigned to installations
which, under mobilization plans, must
be prepared to function on M day
and officers assigned TO units which,
under mobilization plans, must be
ready for theaters of operations on
M day.
3. Other officers, including those
granted certain exemptions.
AS long as Reserve appropriations
permit the training of only 200 off,
GERS at the various service schools.
officers will be detailed only TO the
Command and General Staff School,
the special service schools Of the
arms and the Chemical Warfare
School. The selection OF officers to
attend courses for Reserve officers at
the special service schools will be
limited to those VINO are of COMPANY
grade and not more than 40 years of
rs
atelv preceding their detail, have COM
pleted the major portion Of the Army
extension course sub-courses. The
service schools at which these courses
will be given include the Infantry
School, Engineer School. Cavalry
School. Field Artillery School. Coast
Artillery School, Signal Corps School,
Air Corps Tactical School and the
Chemical Warfare School.
The corps are field artillery mo-
billzation center will be the subject
Of the l32lst Service Unit Confer
ence tomorrow evening. c. K. Morse
of the Department of Commerce Will
lecture Tuesday evening at the quar-
termaster conference on the eco
Monies of the Far East Methods III
training men will be discussed at the
field artillery conference Wednesday
evening
All District Reserve officers are in
vited to attend the engineer conference,
TO be held at the MayfloWer Hotel
next Thursday evening NJ. S. Sym
czak. member of the Board of Gov
errors of the Federal Reserve System,
will lecture on the Federal Reserve
System. The same evening, District
cavalry officers Will hold their con-
ference at which the care and training
of the horse Will be discussed Local
medical officers Friday evening Will
discuss the administration and func-
tons Of a general hospital. District
cavalry officers will meet a. Fort Myer
next Sunday for instruction in equita-
ton and drill.
Col Leroy w Heron. conlmandlrg
officer Of the 3l3th Field ARTILLERY an
nounced last week a new assignment
vi VI lisdI lCEAI AL otII-
ton to Col Heron, the regimentai
headquarters will be composed Of 1t
Col John j. Reinhard, executive: Capt
Frederick S. Lee, ST.. adlutant; Capt
Jesse E. Porter, So. plans and training
officer; First Its. Donald H. Ohm
stead. So; Walter K. Jones. S-4; Paul
lie c. Brand. Thomas E Adams and
Second 1t. Gus N. Conrad. The head
quarters battery consists of First Ii.
William S. Brady and Second Lieut.
Charles N Spinks. while medical per-
sonnet attached include Maj. Edward
c. Morse and First Lieuts. Aloyslus
j. B. Connolly and Robert Stolar.
Officers assigned to the service bat
tory include First 1t. Ernest F. RAN
dali. jr, commanding, and Second 1t.
Charles c. Vogt,
Maj. Charles L, Ladson commands
the headquarters of the First Battalion.
the officers on his staff including Mai,
Basil P. Cooper. Capt Orrnall c.
Morris. First Its. Sumner S. Kittelle.
Paul L. Fickinger. Burton O. Bush.
John F. Hamaker and Second 1t.
Joseph w. Marshall and Frank j.
Bane. Officers commanding units of
the list Battalion include First It.
Albert H. Jackman Headquarters Bat
terry: Second 1t. John G. Simpson.
Combat Train; Capt. James R Craig
hill, jr.. Battery A; Capt, Julian T.
Cromelin, Battery B, and Capt. Pres
ton LIE c. Grover Ratterv C.
Maj. Virgil o. Barnard commands
the headquarters of the I'd Battalion,
the officers on his staff including Maj.
Herbert Borchardt, Capt Herman T.
johnson. First Its. George NJ Riser,
John F. Kerkam, Joseph F. Myers,
and Second Its. Walter H Turner.
John D. Crosby and John L. Smith. jr.
Unit commanders of the I'd Battalion
include First 1t. William B. Kerkam,
jr., Headquarters Battery: Second 1t.
Ronald T. Snow. Combat Train; Capt.
Francis M. McConlhe, Battery D;
Capt. William D Mitchell, Battery E,
and Capt. Cecil H. Stroup Battery F.