Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Civilian Army News

Watson W. Eldridge and Franklin B.
Pe6Iick; Capts. Charles B. Campbell,
JOHN A. Reed and George H. Crofton
FirSl Lieuts. william Nice. Ballinger,
Sterling Bockoven, Thomas d. Gates
tdertaD, Emmett l.. Jones. jr.; Earl
G. Rhus Medical Administrative
George r. Gable, Edward J. Grass
and John NJ Wilson jr., and Second
Lieut.. william c. BAR, jr. medical
ADMINISTRATIVE
A team from tn. Organized Reserves
will participate In the national matches
position Of which will be a team captain,
team coach, ten firers and two alter
mates. The personnel to compose this
team win be selected by the war De-
partment as follows: ta) The captain
and coach from at large; the shooting
members from members of the Organ
ized Reserves recommended by corps
area commanders. (b) The entire team
will be assembled at Camp Perry under
orders to be issued by the War Depart
ment putting them on an active duty
status with the usual pay and allow.
ances. Maj. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
commander OF the Sd Corps Area, of
which Washington is a part. will sub
| of not less than three members of the
Organized Reserves for members of this
| team who will not be above the grade
| of captain
The following Reserve officers residing
In the District OF Columbia, not above
| the grade of captain, have qualified as
! expert rifiemen in the past. and If sue
| cessful in the forthcoming trials. may be
selected as members Of the Organized
Reserve shooting team. The local Re-
serve Infantry officers, all from the
S20th Infantry. who have so qualified
are Capts. Victor H. Dent. Eustace l.
| Florance, Karl Loos and Jesse C.
Sweeney: First Lieuts. John S. Bartho-
| low, Russell L. Boies, A. D. Gardner, z
H. Gerber. Kent r. Mullikin and
| Chester M. Reich; Second Lieuts
Charles M. Boteler, Alfred H. Clark,
Oscar W. Dawes, G. ]. c. Guilfoyle
Roland NJ King. Philip L. Macomb
! James j. Madden, Roger D. Moore,
James A. Ridout. Mallory o. Wooster
and John E. Wise.
Washington Reserve officers Of the
Field Artillery arm who have qualified
as expert riflemen are Capts Henry
H. Chapman and Willie Y. Duncan, and
First Lieut.. Frederick S. Lee.
Officers are being lost to the S0th
Division. to which considerable num-
Der OF washington Reserve officers are
assigned, due to the fact that they are
being reappointed without the privilege
OF assignment. active duty and promo
ton. This is caused by failure to &C
qufre sufiicient credite to make them
selves eligible for reappointment on the
active list. Nearly every week. perusAl
OF this column will reveal, the names
OF q few Washington Reserve oficers
are announced by washington Organ
lied Reserve headquarters as being re-
appointed without the privilege OF as
signment active duty, or promotion.
Local Reserve officers having 400 hours
credit during their present flve-year APP
pointment period are eligible for re-
appointment with active duty assign
nent and promotion privileges. Those
officers not credited with this minimum
of 200 hours during their present five-
year appointment period. but who wish
to qualify under the pro-rata method,
should ascertain their standing by the
following table. and. II lacking. proceed
to make the required number OF hours
needed.
Those officers who will come I'D for
appointment on october 1 will be re-
uuired to have so hours of credit, and