Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20
Crosby Offered
Post on Tour
of West.
1EDUCATEDIND.C.
fPUBLIC SCHOOLS
sIed Artillery Unit
and Was Wounded
{ in World War.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. GlasSford
h5U. S. A., retired, next to the young
Eest officer of that rank to see serv-
kice during the World War. will
Esucceed Maj. Henry G. Pratt as
superintendent of police, it was
F3earned today.
It was understood District Com
Sanissioner Herbert B. Crosby Of
Etered the post to Gen. Glassford a
Fmonth ago while on his tour OF
Bthe West, and that the latter &C
Fcepted conditionally.
The exact nature of the condi-
tions imposed by Gen. GlasStord
were not DISCLOSED, but it is be-
slieved they related to administra-
tive problems. and it is also un-
derStood that the conditions nave
been accepted.
Gen. GlasSford, who is 48 years
old. is expected to take office i'm
mediately upon the retirement OF
Maj. Pratt for physical disability
He retired from the Army on July 81
last and went to Phoenix, Ariz., where
he has ranch. He was approached on
his ranch by Gen. Crosby with an offer
of the police post here.
Sought More Active Work.
Gen. Glassford, we'll over 6 feet tall,
1, of an energetic nature and is said
to have retired from the Army in quest
of a more active occupation.
Educated in the Washington public
schools, he has deep personal inter,
est in the city and believes the local
police force can be made the best IN
the country.
At present he is in Washington tenn
porarily arranging the armistice cos
tune ball and jubilee for Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. to be held at the Audi
forum November IL. He is living here
at the Hotel Stratford
Led Artillery Unit.
Gen. Glassford saw service ct the
head of combat regiments and an ar
tilery brigade in France during the
World War and was wounded In action
a month before becoming a brigadier
general at the age of IS.
His notable career as soldier IN
Guided service In the Philippines, on
the Mexico border during the period Oh
the border troubles and in France.
Gen. Glassford comes of military
family. He was born in New Mexico,
August 8. 1888, the son of Col. W. A.
Glassford. Army Signal Corps, retired,
and the grandson of Col. S. B. Davis,
Army Medical Corps, deceased, who
served on the staff of Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant during the Civil War
Graduated from the United States
Military Academy in June, 1904, he was
commissioned second lieutenant in
! the Field Artillery in which arm OF the
/. service most of his military career was
spent.
His first duty was at Fort Riley,
Kans., and in his early years in the
Army he served at Camp Stotsenburg,
Philippine Islands; Fort LeavenWorth,
l. Kans., and at the United States Mill
| tary Academy. He also served in Hawaii
: before going to the Mexican border.
! where he served with the 5th Field
Artillery during the border disturbances
: of 1916.
Among First in France.
Gen. Glassford was among the
earliest American EXpeditionary Force
s troops in France, going overseas in July,
: 1917, as regimental adjutant He was
speedily assigned to the Saumur Artil-
lery School and soon afterward became
director of the 1st Corp Artillery School.
In June. 1918. he assumed command OF
the 103rd Field Artillery on the Toul
front He led this regiment into action
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day after taking command. He COM
manded the same regiment in action a.
the second battle of the Marine, at
Chateau Thierry and at st. Mihiel
While in action at the head of his
regiment at Vaulx, September II, 1918.
Col. Glassford was wounded, but was
back on duty when. a month later, he
was commissioned a brigadier general
in the National Army and appointed to
command the 5lst Field Artillery Brig
ade on the north front of Verdun
Gen. Glassford led his brigade through
the closing weeks Of the war and until
February, 1919, when he was trans
ferred to command the 152d Field Ar
tillery Brigade, with which he returned
to the United States in April of that
year.
Instructed at War College.
Upon arrival in the United States,
Gen, GlasSford was sent to the War
Department, where he served for few
months. He then went as an instructor
to the General Service School, Fort
Ieavenworth, Kans So capable did he
prove as an instructor that he was re-
turned to Washington for duty as an
instructor at the Army War College.
Back on field duty once more, Gen.
Glassford served at the Artillery School,
Fort SILL Okla. He again was returned
70 Washington for duty on the War De-
partment general staff as chief OF the
mobilization division, a post OF great
Importance, which he held until July
81, 1881, when, at his own request, he
was placed on the retired list after
more than 80 years of service.
At the time OF his retirement he held
the grade of lieutenant colonel in the
Regular Army, but in conformity with
the act of Congress of June 81, 1880,
he now holds the rank of brigadier gen.
eral on the retired list.
Gen. Glassford holds the Silver Star
citation for personal gallantry in action
in the World War and also the Distin-
guished Service Medal "for exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services"
with the American Expeditionary Forces
IN the Thierry and other
campaigns.