Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

A board OF ofhcers has been ap-
pointed to meet at Washington Reserve
Headquarters in the Walker johnson
Building, 1874 New York avenue, to ex-
anime Reserve officers of the District
who may be authorized to appear be-
fore the board to determine their fit-
ness for appointment in the Ohicers'
Reserve Corps and to conduct the
practical test of such Reservists as may
be authorized to appear before the
board to determine their fitness for a
certificate Of capacity. The member
ship of the first board will be COM
posed Of Lieut.. Col. Karl Truesden,
infantry. and Majs. John NJ. Nc
Dowell, Field Artillery, and Harley G.
Dagley, Cavalry. Col Melville s.
Jarvis, Infantry, senior instructor OF
Washington Reserve units, has been
detailed as an additional member Of
the board for the practical test of Re-
serve officers for certificates of capacity
for promotion to the grades Of major,
lieutenant colonel and colonel only.
The following Reservists Of the Dis
trict have been detailed as additional
members Of the board for the exarni-
nation of candidates for appointment
in the Officers' Reserve Corps and for
practical test Of local Reservists in the
various branches of the Reserve Corps
as indicated:
Cavalry - Majs. Henry d. Murray
and Harold H. Jacobs and Capts. Ed
ward B. Harry and Albert J. Nc
Curdy, jr.
Coast Artillery Corps-Iieut. Coils.
Mas Charles r. Beaumont, Edward L.
Potter, Capt. John Caswell, IT,, all
Coast Artillery Reserve officers, and
Capt. Thomas j. Belts, c. A. C..
Field Artillery-Col. Leroy w. Her
ron, Majs. John j. Reinhard, Virgil o.
Barnard, and Capt. Hallock P. Long
and Percy w. Phillips.
Ordnance Department-Lieut. Col
Isaac We'll and Mas. Charles Demonet
and Humphrey Beckett.
Quartermaster Corps-Lieut. Col.
Edmund B. Gregory, Maj. Charles G.
Drake and Capt. Bernard z. McKeever
of the Quartermaster Corps Of the
Regular Army, and the following Quar-
termaster Reservists Of washington:
Lieut.. Coils. Robert L. Longstreet, Ray
B. Rollins and Majs. Frederick j. Ritter
and Paul H. Kimball.
Signal CorpS-Maj. David M. Craw-
ford and Capt. James H. B. Bogman
of the Regular Signal Corps. and the
following Signal Reservists of the Dis
trict: MajS. Willis r. Lansford, Leslie
A. Nickerson and Capt. Wesley Cole
Specialist-Col. Edward @. Bliss and
Lieut.. Co.'s. John j. Butler and Earle
P. Doyle.
A second board of officers, composed
of Regular Army officers on duty at
District Reserve Headquarters. has been
appointed to meet at local Reserve
Headquarters to determine the fitness
of such persons from the District for
appointment In the Omcers Reserve
Corps. and to conduct the practical
test of such Reserve officers to de-
termine their fitness for a certificate
of capacity The board viii be COM
posed of Lieut.. Col. Charles b. Moore
and Majs William A. Jones and
Andres Lopez. all Regular Infantry off,
GERS. The following officers of the
Regular Army on duty in washington
and District Reservists have been de-
tailed to the board as additional MEM
bers for the practical test of local Re-
serve officers in the branches OF the
Oficers' Reserve Corps as indicated:
Corps of Engineers-Col. Claude H.
Birdseye, Lieut. Col. Harrison Brand,
jr., Majs. Frazer C. Hilder and Joseph
D. Arthur, all Engineer Reserve. and
Capt Albert B. Jones, G. E., OF the
Regular Army.
TnfantryA-Col. william T. Chantland,
Lieut.. Col Randolph Z. B. Mckinney,
Mai. Maurice r. Colbert, and Capts.
George c. Whiting and Robert A.
Joyner.
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment-Cols. Augustus r, Brindley,
Walter c. Clephane, AIajS. William J.
Hoffman, George e. Strong. all of the
Judge Advocate General Reserve, and
Capt. Adam Richmond, j. A. @. d..
Regular Army.
Military Intelligence Division-Col
Jacob M. Keyon, Lieut.. Coils. Henry q.
Pratt, Arthur G. Turner, and Maj
Albert H Dondero.
Chemical Warfare Service-Lieut.
Coils. Horace G. Byers, Clarence J.
West, Maj. John r. Manning, and Capt.
Ben. jenkins
Finance Department-Col Edward |
A. Hartman and Majs. Harry X. Bent |
ley and Frank A. Frost.
Adjutant Generals Department
Lieut.. Col. Richard j. Donnelly and
Mas Edgar H. Hale and Augustus S.
Goodyear.
Chaplains-Majs. Charles s. Bggs, |
Howard 2. Snyder, and Capt. Richard |
First Lieut. Edear j. johnson. Cav
airy Reserve, who has been promoted |
to the grade OF captain, VIII remain as |
signed 10 the 306th cavalry. Second |
Lieut. Norman II. Evens, Signal Re-
serve, has bean promote to the grade
Of nrst lieutenant Re ~ remain as- !