Evening star., 1928-12-09
Organized Reserves

OHueT bhle pEOFtSlOilS VI AlLly 1tcB0-
lations 1905, Reserve officers who de-
sired to pass to the inactive list we're
not allowed to do so until the expira-
ton OF their current five-year appoint
ment. There are quite a number OF
Reserve officers residing in the District
OF Columbia who, due to the pressure
of their business pursuits, have not
been able to take any training, either
on an active or inactive duty status,
and vet under the regulations nave
heen kent on an assigned status. ms
served as a block to the promotlon OF
other officers, since no matter what the
qualifications of the other omcerS Ii
regard to the higher grade, because OF
the fact that there was no vacancy q
nronotion could not be made. rms
Situation has now been to some extent
remedied by recent orders issued 70
corps area commanders and chiefs OF
branches.
In the future a Reserve oficer who
is in an assignment status may, upon
his own written application, be re-
lieyed of his assignment and placed on
an unassigned or inactive status at any
time and viii be kept on such inactive
status for the remainder OF his five-
APaT ktSAA0Ns 0~~.
ficer will not be charge against the
allotment under the procurement OBJ
iective in determining vacancies for ap-
pointment. promotion or transfer. In
other words. in voluntarily transferring
to the inactive list q Reserve officer
makes way for some other officer who
is able to be more active IN military
training, An officer voluntarily going
to the inactive list will not be eligible
for further assignment, active duty
training or promotion during the re-
mainder of his flve-year appointment
period. This also will hold upon the
officers reappointment unless there Is
a vacancy within the procurement OBJ
iective and the officer has established
his eligibility in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 10 OF Army
Regulations 1905.
washington Organized Reserve head
quarters announced last week the fol-
lowing changes In the assignments of
local Reserve officers: The following
Reserve officers having accepted reap
pointment in the Officers Reserve Corps
without the privilege of assignment or
active duty, have been relieved from
assignment to the units indicated:
Capt. Grover E. Moore, 1917 Twenty
third street; Second Lieut.. Anton Ben
esch, 1880 Park road, and Second Lieut..
Percy B. Walton, 500 Colorado Build
ing. all from the 320th Infantry. Sec
ond Lieut.. Joseph N. Purks, 1920 A.
street northeast, from Goth Division
quartermaster trains, and Second Lieut..
Hyman A. Goldstein, 700 Otis place
northwest, from the Goth Signal Com
pany: Second Lieut.. Edmund w. Fritz,
27l4 Quarry road, from the finance Sec
ton: Second Lieut.. Frank p. Hardin.
101 Elm avenue, from the 313th Field
Artillery, and Second Lieut.. George j.
Wells, >925 Fifteenth street.
The following named enlisted reserv-
lists, all residents of Washington, have
been assigned to washington Reserve
units as follows: Privates Harry F.
Harper, 1920 Seventeenth street, and
Robert d. Haywood, 4113 Ingomar
street. both Field Artillery. are assigned
to 313th Field Artillery. Privates John
@. Butler. 229 Second street southeast;
William F. DiSrner, jr.. 1347 Columbia
road: Paul H. Keough. 1888 p street.
and Richard H. Roberts, 63l Gallatin
street. all Infantry enlisted reserviSts,
are assigned to the 320th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Harry L. Kinble, In
fantry Reserve, 1852 Twenty-f1rst street,
has been promoted to first lieutenant,
his assignment to the 320th Infantry
remaining in effect. Second Lieut..
Frederick r. voorhees,, Infantry Reserve,
70S Eighteenth street, is relieved from
assignment TO the 320th infantry. Pri-
vate William H McKenney, 1891 Cali
Infantry. Second Lieut.. Byron T. Gard
ner. Field Artillery Reserve, is assigned
to the 3l3th Field Artillery.
The following local Reserve officers,
having accepted reappointmer1t in the
Oficers' Reserve Corps. without the
privilege of assignment or active duty,
are relieved from assignment to units
as Indicated: Lieut. Col. Daniel L.
Borden. Medical Reserve, S15 Connecti-
cut avenue, from 18th General Hospital,
Zone of Interior: Capt. Richard e.
Jones, Quartermaster Reserve, 733 Ken
lucky avenue southeast, from 323d
Service Battalion, 18th Corps; and Sec.
ond Lieuts. Charles A. Fuller, Air Re-
serve, Wardman Park Hotel. from 40eth
Attack Squadron, 5th Army; Otho G.
Barkley. Infantry Reserve, 1409 Fiji
teenth street, from 18th Tank Battal-
ion (heavy): and Richard r. Queen,
Infantry Reserve, 1345 Corcoran street,
from the 42Sth Infantry. First Lieut..
Floyd l.. Echols. Medical Reserve, as
signed to 80th Division; Second Lieut..
Carl H. Boehringer, Cavalry Reserve,
1915 Massachusetts, avenue, is assigned
to the 62nd Cavalry Division. First
Lieut.. John r. Moore. Medical Reserve,
George Washington University. is as
signed to the Seth General Hospital
Zone of Interior, in the capacity of
surgical ward officer.
Officers of the 306th Cavalry viii
meet at the Fort Myer Riding Hall
today at $50 am. for instruction In
equitation under the direction Of Maj.
John A. ConSidine. executive off1cer OF
the regiment Washington Reserve Of
ficers of the Ordnance Department and
the Chemical Warfare Service viii meet
at Headquarters tomorrow evening, the
subject of the Ordnance meeting being
the apportionment of requirements and
accepted schedules of production by
Capt. r. E. Hardy. The history of the
Chemical Warfare Service and casualty
statistics of the war viii be the subject
of the meeting of this branch. This
meeting will be conducted by Col. H. L.
Gilchrist, on duty in the Office OF the
chief of Chemical Warfare Service.
Three meetings will be held Tuesday
evening, the Air Corps, that Of the
Adjutant Generals Department and the
Finance Department. The Air Corps
meeting will have map 1S Nlem by
Capt William e. Farthing Lieut..
Charles P. Prime, both Air Corps OFF,
GERS. The subject of the Adjutant
Generals meeting will be the Adju-
tant Generals ONCE, its organization
and the details of operation and pro-
cedure by Mai James Ulio. Washing
ton Finance Reserve officers will meet
at the classroom of the Finance School,
on c street between Twentieth and
Twenty-f1rst streets, for their confer
ence, at which will be taken UP the
preparation of property accounting
vouchers by Capt. John Vernon, Finance
Reserve.
Local Reserve quartermasters will
meet aG headquarters Wednesday eve
ming, at which will be discussed the
war Denartment's general mobilization