Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-02

iHcrease in the Mai. Gen. SummeralI.
number of Reserve
officers, because they are intended to
provide for a more healthy flow of
promotion than was formerly possible,
and to eliminate any discrimination
between lire and staff. For years the
War Department has been attempting
to adjust the system Of promotion of
Reserve officers SO as to prevent the
Officers Reserve Corps from becoming
top heavy and to keep it live, active
body The policies enunciated on July
&, 1927, provide that second teuten.
ant must spend at least three years
in that grade before becoming eligible
for promotion, a first lieutenant four,
captain five, major six, and lieu
tenant colonel seven years. In other
words, an officer must have served
z years to be eligible to become a
captain, II years to become major,
is a lieutenant colonel, and 25 col
onel, as against II, 20, 20 and 80 un-
der the prior policy.
In touching upon the peace-time or
ganization of the Reserve Corps, Gen.
Summerall explained that to those
units designated for organization in
peace time there are assigned many
officers who, due to the nature of their
civilian pursuits, have been unable to
keep up their military training, and
consequence, ineligible under the new
policies for assignment and active
duty training. BY their transfer to an
unassigned status there will be created
large number of vacancies in units.
These vacancies will be filled first by
the assignment of officers eligible for
peace-time training who reside in the
same locality, and then by the promo
ton of officers from the next lower
grade who are eligible for peacetime
assignment. Through the operation
OF this plan the War Department con.
fidently expects to have a corps of
trained Reserve officers ready for field
duty when called. The Organized Re.
serves play a most important and es.
sential part in the War Departments
general mobilization plan. and the
military establishment is relying upon
this junior component Of the Army OF
the United States to furnish, in time
Of national emergency, the forces
which will be needed in addition to our
comparatively small Regular Army
and National Guard.
The following Reserve officers Of the
District of Columbia, having been as.
signed to the S0th Division, are as
signed to the units Indicated: 313th
Field Artillery-Second Lieuts. Ray p.
Foote, Field Artillery Reserve; George
L. Hart, IT,, Field Artillery Reserve;
Charles R. Mccartney, Field Artillery
Reserve: Berkeley E. Nelson, Field
Artillery Reserve; George o.
F.. Scherer, Field Artillery Reserve,
and Richard D. Smith, Field Artillery
Reserve.
The following local Engineers Re.
serve officers are assigned to the 3O5th
Engineers. 80th Division: Second
Lieuts. Herbert Bailey, Waiter s.
Beames, Benjamin Berrnan, William J.
Berry, William c. Bowen, Kirk Bryan,
George c. Cohan, Howard G. Cross,
Leonard o. Crymes, Francis r.
Deland, George 8. Druhot, Leo E.
Flaherty, William NJ Gibson, Martin
Goerl, Louis p. Granath, jr.; Roger D.
Hartman, Paul ". Heiss, Joseph B.
Kingston, Thomas M. Lanigan, jr.;
John p. Locke, John c. Mathisson,
Thomas B. Nolan, William A. ODea,
Thornton J. Parker, jr.; George s.
Parsons, Ira I. Sanders, Edward ;.
Sherry, Leverett c. Stone. John b.
Vanderluis alexandra, VAL. Charles
r. Vorck, Carl H. West and William
N Young.
The following local second lieuten-
ants Of the Air Corps Reserve are as
signed to the S0th Division Air Corps:
Harry B. Lewis. John Fl. Tilton, jr.,
and Leo G. Wilson. The following
Washington Reserve officers, all Engi.
neer Reserve, having been relieved
from assignment to the 80th Division
are assigned to the 343d Engineer
General Service Regiment, 18th Corps:
Second Lieuts. Howard c. Cross, Mar
tin Goerl and George s. Parsons.
Other changes in the assignments
IF local Reserve officers are: Capt. Paca
Oberlin. Judge Advocate General Re
serve, having removed from the S0th
Division Area, is relieved from attach
ment to the Judge Advocate General
Section; First Lieut.. Charles E. Harp.
Infantry Reserve, having removed
from the 8Oth Division area, Is relieved
from assignment to the 320th Infan-
try; Second Lieut.. Herbert Bailey, En-.
gineer Reserve, having moved to the
4th Corps area, is relieved from as
signment to the 80th Division: Maj.
Edward A. Goldman, Sanitary Re.
serve, is relieved from assignment as
director Of laboratory for corps troops
and assistant medical inspector. 18th
Corps Medical Headquarters; Second
Lieut. Everett c. Embrey. Infanry
Reserve, is assigned to the S0th Divi-
sion.
The first assembly of the 32oth In
fantry and Of unassigned Reserve ON
GERS Of infantry residing in the Dis
trict of Columbia and vicinity for the
inactive 1928 training season will
be the demonstration at Fort Wash
ington, Nd, next Friday. This demon
stration, which will be given by the
Sd Battalion Of the 18th Infantry. Reg
ular Army, will include, from 10:45
am. to IL noon, the organization
equipment and combat formations Of
a war strength rife company, while
in the afternoon from 1870 to 4
o'clock, there will be demonstrated the
battalion in combat, including an APP
proach march, an attack, the defense.
the command post, the battalion aid
station and the rear echelon.
In the event that any local reserv-
lists will attend both forenoon and aft
ernoon sessions of this demonstration,
it Is necessary that they notify head
quarters of the Washington Reserve
units on or before 400 pm. Tuesday,
October 4, in order that suitable pro-
vision may be made for lunch by the
commanding officer at Fort Washing.
ton. In case only the afternoon ses-
sion Is attended, no report of attend
ance is necessary. The steamship
General Rucker will leave the dock at
the Army War College for Fort Wash.
ington at $50 am. next Friday, and
will leave Fort Washington for the
Army War College on the return trip
about 430 pm. Those desiring to 60
by motor, the route is via the navy
yard, Anacostia Bridge. thence through
Anaoostia to end of car line. There
after the route Is marked to Fort
Washington. In order to be present
at the commencement OF the demon
stration from As minutes to an hour.
should be allowed. This demonstra.
ton will be an exceptional event, esre.
cially to infantry officers, and 1t is be.
leved that it will prove to be the most