Evening star., 1938-09-18
SIGNAL RESERVE
Ill Vu UhH
SCHEDULE IS SET
Nine Conferences wit Be
Conducted Here by
Mai. Foster.

Approval was given last week fo1
the 1oss-3s inactive duty training
schedule for District signal ofacerl
composing the headquarters Of Signal
Reserve units, Sd Corps Area; head
quarters Of the 50th Signal Battalion
headquarters of the e2d Signal Troop
and the headquarters Of the S0th
Signal Company. Capt. P. A. Wake
man is instructor of all Of these
Reserve units.
The schedule for District Officers
belonging to the headquarters of Signal
Reserve units Of the Sd Corps Area
will begin On Ostober and extend
until June Z. The nine conferences
composing this schedule will be con-
Quoted by Maj. George H. Foster,
assisted by Maj. L. A. Nickerson. They
will be held in the Munitions Building.
as follows: October 1, new develop
ments In commercial communications,
by It. Col. e. L. White. and commercial
and military uses Of television, by It.
J. E. Keely: November /, lessons
learned at the Signal Corps School, by
Capt. K. M. Soukaras: December 8,
mobilization Of man power, by Maj.
s. d. Ashford, and duties Of signal
sections, Of service units. by 1t. Col.
c. w. Sass. The assemblies beginning
January 3 follow: Radio intelligence
companies, organization duties, by Capt
E. j. Sax; February 7, signal commune
cations in meeting engagement, by 1t.
Col. w. r. Langsford; March Z, air
ground communications, by 1t. Myer
Fried; April 4, signal communication
problem. by 1t. Col. G. N. Church;
May 2, active duty training plans, by
Capt. Wakeman, and planning inactive
duty training, by Maj. Foster. On
June an oficer from the Army War
College will discuss the proposed in
fantry division.
The inactive duty conference sched-
ule for the 62d Signal Troop and 80th
Signal Company will be the same for
each unit. The conferences for these
two units will be held As follows: Octo-
Der 18, review Of previous schedule
and assignment of instructors and
texts; November IS, division organiza-
ton and signal company or troop
organization and local battery SWITCH
boards and local circuits: December
20, signal supplies. procurement, and
issue: also division message center;
January II. military subjects in addi-
ton to those for June (below) rs are
included in 193s-3s training program:
February 81, training methods; March
81. division signal company radio sets,
nets, and operation; April 18, signal
communication problem on the map;
May 16. signal problem on the ground
and the operation Of division COM
mand post complete set-up; June 20,
preparation for active duty, military
courtesy. first aid, manuel Of the
saber. camp alton, and . tactical
schedule.
District ofncers belonging to the
50th Signal Battalion will hold their
l938-39 conferences on the third Tues
day evening Of every month in the
Munitions Building. Capt. Robert z.
Roesch will be In charge Of the con-
ferences. On October 18, review Of Last
years schedule and the assignment
Of instructors for tho 1o38-S0 schedule;
November is, organization and opera
ton Of corps signal battalion and the
orientation Of newly assigned officers;
December 20, study Of tables Of basic
allowances as apply to signal battalion
and M-day matters; January II, field
wire systems; February Al, semi-per-
manent line construction and corps
message center; March 2l, permanent
line construction and corps radio op-
Grafton and sets; April 18, corps tele-
phone switchboards and local circuits
and corps telegraph requirements, In
cluding teletypewriters; May 16, map
problem, signal communications
in the attack, and June 20. same as
May.