Evening star., 1926-05-09

OF zen. DeIdIleiu
occasions no sur
prise to h Mai. Gen. Hoffman.
familiar with re-
serve affairs, it being known that ne
accepted reelection with great reluc
lance. due to the fact that MS puSl-
ness required his immediate atteh-
zion. The phenomenal growth OF the
association is largely attributed to the
attention he has given to its ADMIN
fstration and the money he mas spent
in its development. Gen. Delaiielu
was a most aggressive leader, Whlch
is one of the prime requisites Tor the
directing head of the association 10
possess if he is to accomplish results.
For the purpose of evolving a uni
fed system of instruction, quarter
master reserve officers, representative
of all sections of the country. VIII
meet at the auditorium OF the IN
terror Department Building May u
and %. under the auspices OF the
uuarterma ster general of the Army.
Under the present system OF lnstruc-
lion to the quartermaSter reSefNiStS
general scheme of organization Is
in operation throughout the quarter
master reserve structure. but con
siderable latitude is allowed the maj
Nidual groups in determining the
scope OF tIlclG dCllN lilSS. III
10 nerfeCtng a unified inStructlonal
program there will be many matters
of general interest which will come
un for discussion at this meeting,
Approval has been given the hold
ing of the convention by the Secre-
tary Of War. who will address the
officers. Others on the speaking pro
gram include the following: Assistant
Secretary of War MacNider, Maj.
Gen. John l.. Hines, chief of staff;
members of the War Department
general staff and several of the chiefs
of branches. Lieut.. Col. NJ. +. Hill
gard, O. NJ c.. has been designated
10 prepare and coordinate the pro-
gram.
The following changes in the assign
ments of reserve officers residing in
Washington were announced last week
by Organized Reserve Headquarters:
Capt. Rufus c. Hall, Engineer Re
serve, having moved to the 1st Corps
Area, is relieved from assignment to
the 376th Engineers, General Service
Regiment. zone of communication;
Capt. John J. Murphy. QuartermaSter
Reserve, having moved to the 4th
Corps Area, is relieved from assign
ment to the 409th Service Battalion,
zone of communication; Maj. Arthur
moved to the Hawaiian department.
is relieved from assignment as as
Sistant chief of medical service, 86th
General Hospital, zone of the interior;
Capt. Carl WitCher, Infantry Reserve,
having transferred to the Finance De-
partment Reserve, is relieved from as
signment to the 521st Infantry Bat
talon. zone of the interior; First Lieut..
Edward J. Euker. Infantry Reserve,
II Il -
is relieved from assignment to the
S0th Division; Lieut.. Col. Daniel D. V.
Stuart, Medical Reserve. is relieved
from his present assignment as as
SiStant chief of medical service, 7ith
General Hospital, zone of the interior,
and is assigned to headquarters. 1st
Hospital Center, zone of communica-
ton. in the capacity Of neuro-
psychiatrist: Second Lieut.. William G.
Bowen, Engineer Reserve. is relieved
from his present attachment to the
343d Engineer General Service Regi-
ment, 18th Corps: Second Lieut..
Thomas F. Burke, Signal Reserve, is
assigned to the Sth Signal Company;
Second Lieut.. Herbert Bailey, Engi-
neer Reserve, assigned 10 10th Engi-
neers.
Out of eight Washington reserve
OIltCoTS WHO are now on II 1stNS active
training at nearby posts four are at
Camp Meade, Md; TWO are at Aber-
deem Proving Ground Nd. one at
Langley Field Va. and one at Sd
Corps Area Headquarters in Balti-
more. Those undergoing instruction
at Camp Meade are Mai Hampden
Wilson, Capt. John II. Hayes. First
Lieut.. Peter j. Mitchell and Second
Lieut.. Meyer Tsatskis, all of whom
are quartermaSter reserve officers
The two reseryists on duty at Aber-
deem Proving Ground are both Air
Service officers. They are Lieut.. Col
Joseph +. Randall and Capt. Arthur
'. Workman. First Lieut.. Frank II
Jerdone, Air Service Reserve, began
his Is days active training on May
at Langley Field for the purpose OF
competing in the annual Air Service
machine gun and bombing matches to
be held at this station. Effective to-
day. Maj. Chester A. Bennett. Judge
advocate general reserve, began Is
days active training at 3d Corps Area
Headquarters in Baltimore.
The following Washington reserve
officers have been ordered to 10 days
active training, beginning May 16, at
the stations indicated: First Lieut.,
William II. Lossman, Quartermaster
Reserve, Camp HOlabird, Md; First
Lieut.. Alfred r. Ryan and Second
Lieut.. James A. Hickey (Hyattsville),
both Ordnance Reserve officers, Fort
Eustis, Va: Capt. Edwin G. Gutelius
and First Lieut.. Willie Y. Duncan,
both Field Artillery Reserve, Fort
Hoyie, Md; Capt. Charles W. Griffin
and Second Lieut.. Henry l.. Payte.
both QuartermaSter Reserve officers,
Camp Meade, Md; Second Lieut..
Maurice F. Brothers, Infantry (tank)
Reserve, Camp Meade, Md; Second
Lieut.. Kenneth II. Bruner, Finance
Reserve. branch assignment group.
Camp Meade, Md. Capt Edward p.
Van Hise, Quartermaster Reserve, be-
gan 15 days Of active training last
week at the headquarters of the
Washington reserve units.
The following residents of Washing