The Washington times., 1916-07-22
ASSIGN COL. REBER
TO SIGNAL CORPS
He viii Be Stationed In Office
Of Chief Signal officer When
Completely Recovered.

Announcement by the War Depart.
ment Of the promotion Of Lieut.. Col.
samuel Reber. Signal Corps. u. o. A.. to
De q colonel. has been followed BY the
statement that Colonel Reber. who 10
convalescing from injuries received last
winter from q fall. IL to be given leave
OF absence. and when he has complete
recovered will return to important
osytcn, N the office Of the chief signal
Surgeons at the walter Reed Hospitsi,
wnere ne has been a patient for weeks
Rsst. have Just announced that Colonel
aeIer can leave that institution. II 10
sion on the Massachusetts coast, where
nl,, n,s iather-in-iaw. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, mas a summer home.
Ia Distinguished Field Officer.
Colonel Reber is one of the most dis.
tinsuished Of the younger field officers
OF the army. He Is particularly well
known IN this city. where he has served
q number OF special details in various
departments. He IL a member OF the
Army and Navy. Metropolitan, and
Chevy Chase clubs. and although he has
as one Of the officers who have done
much for the upbuildins of the efYi-
cheney Of the service generally.
a graduate OF West Point of tho
FIRST field service during the latter part
OF the Indian campaigns in the West
as cavalry officer. He took a special
course in electricity at Johns Hopkins
,s,NS wn,ivSersity: from which ne was grad
1se! was detailed for duty in the Sig
As an officer in the Signal Corps he
foss .ns IL Ringing about many =, e.
corps into an efficient body. During
the Spanish war he was a lieutenan
colonel Of volunteers and served with
distinction in the Porto Rican campaign
Served on General STAFF.
On the formation Of the general staff
Of the army he was one Of the first
officers selected for duty with that
body. and az such helped organize the
War College. He was one Of the first
students Of the War College. Colonel
Reber was one Of the officers Of the
general staff intrusted with the forma-
ton OF tentative military policy for
| the United States and during this time
gave attention to formation of q re-
| serve for the army. Having travelled
extensively IN Europe n ewas familiar
with the military systems of all the
continental powers and wrote several
recommendations regarding the re-or-
ganization o. the personnel Of the army
| WHICH nave become part OF the rcCCrG1
| OF the general staff.
Colonel Reber was one Of the FIRST
military men to recognize The import
ance OF aviation in war. Through his
efforts the Aviation Corps OF the slI-
nal Corps Of the army was organized.
He Is regarded as one Of the foremost
authorities Of the country on aviation.
Helped Organize Aero Club.
| Being assured Of the necessity OF
training as many people as possible TO.
aviation service I'm time Of war Colonel
Rebcr was one OF the active agents In
the organization OF the Aero Club of
America. and since It's formation has
been one of it's directors and .. member
| Of the committee having charge Of The
licensing OF pilots. The table Of re
quirements for pilots qualifications wa,
compiled almost entirely by him.
He has supervised practically all OF
| tho International balloon races, and Il
regarded in Europe and u Is country a.
| one of the foremost authorities Of the
world on aeronaut.cs. He has writteG
| extensively for magazines and techLi.
| cal periodicals. on this subject
Col. Eebcr Ia widely known as ar
authority on electricity. and has beer
a me mber Of the c.ccnT nj jury of aware
for many international exhibitions
notable the Chicago and st. Louis
worlds fairs. He came to Washington
from Governors Island. N. Y. In 1918 4,
chief OF the aviation section OF the Sig
nal CorpS.