Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Organized Reserves

discharging any official function or in
connection with any department OF the
Government"
In the event the Treasury Depart
ment ruling is upheld by the Attorney
General, it Is estimated that from
Is. 900 to $4,000 Reserve officers holding
various Federal and State Offices would
be REQUIRED to resign their commissions
at once to preserve their qualifications
to hold such positions.
Washington Reserve headquarters
announced last week the following
changes in the assignments of District
of Columbia Reserve officers: Mai.
John G. Sims, Field Artillery Reserve
637 Otis place, is assigned to the
571st Field Artillery t75-mm. Porteel
G. H. @. Reserves. first three fleld
armies; Capt. William Hayes, Field Ar
tillery Reserve, 1928 A street southeast,
is assigned to the 343d Ammunition
Train. 18th Corps; First Lieut.. George
Haig, Field Artillery Reserve, 1889 Con-
necticut avenue, is assigned to the 58Oth
Field Artillery (6-inch guns, G. H. O.
Reserve, as also are First Lieuts. John
w. Mann, 3117 Adams Mill road; Har-
mon S. MeiSsner, 1921 New Hampshire
avenue; William a. Roberts, Interstate
Commerce Commission. and James r.
Wannan, 5409 Fifth street, all Field
Artillery Reserve.
The following Washington Field Ar
tillery Reserve officers are assigned to
the 578th Field Artillery (24O-mm.
Howitzer), G. H. @. Reserves, first three
field armies: Col. e. Francis Riggs
(Hyattsville, Md, Maj. Charles s..
Yeomans, 3740 Mckinley street; Capt.
oliver Mckee, oil Colorado Building;
First Lieut.. Norris O. Taylor, United
States Bureau of Standards. and Sec
ond Lieuts. George L. Pass, 1755 Q
street; James L. Berrall, 1924 Twenty
ninth street, and Ellis Loney, Washing
ton Barracks, D. c. First Lieut.. Peter
8. Lum, Field Artillery Reserve, l23
Maryland avenue northeast, Is assigned
to the 343d Ammunition Train, 18th
Corps The following, having accepted
reappointment in the Officers Reserve
Corps, without the privilege OF assign
ment, or active duty, are relieved from
assignment to the units indicated !:
Second Lieut.. William 8. Hepner, Field
| Artillery Reserve, American Red Cross,
from the 343d Ammunition Train; Sec
ond Lieut. Joseph E. Gallery, Field Ar
tillery Reserve, 718 Eleventh street,
from the 496th Field Artillery, and
Can't. Frederick H. Gibbs, Infantry Re-
serve, 1925 Sixteenth street, from the
319th Infantry.
Having moved beyond the division
area, the following are relieved from
their, assignments, as follows: First
Lieut.. Edward D. Mclaughlin, Field
Artillery Reserve, 2721 Adams Mill
road, from the 313th Field Artillery,
and Second Lieut.. Louis F. Melchier,
Infantry Reserve, 424 Eleventh street
northeast, from the 320th Infantry.
Second fieut. Samuel r. Turner, Field
Artillery Reserve, 1885 Eskridge Ter
race, is assigned to the 578th Field
| Artillery. Second Lieut.. Charles F.
Pugh, Infantry Reserve, 6404 Georgia
avenue, having been appointed second
| lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve. Is
relieved from assignment to the 320th
| Infantry. Second Lieut.. Clarence e.
Geiger, Field Artillery Reserve, 1851
Twenty-ninth street, has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of first lieutenant.
Field Artillery Reserve, and he has
been assigned to the 578th Field Artil-
lery. Second Lieut.. George J. Luckey,
infantry Reserve, $3.50 Warder street,
/ having accepted reappointment in the
Oficers' Reserve Corps, without the
privilege of assignment or active duty,
is relieved from assignment to the
320tli Infantry. Second Lieut.. Willard
Criswell, Infantry Reserve. 3432 Con-
necticut avenue, is relieved from as
signment TO the 320th Infantry.