Evening star., 1933-08-01
Two Civilians Will Be Named
Directors Under New
Organization.
COL. WOODRUFF ORDERED
TO FORT HUMPHREYS
Capt. P. ]. Carroll to Continue in
Charge of Police-Capt.
Hickey Shifted.

Two civilian heads instead of a simple
Army officer will direct the new crgan-
izatlon OF the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks when that agency is
absorbed by the Interior Department
on August 10.
IhlS was made known today by A. E.
Demaray. senior assistant director of
the National Parks Service, which is
to be reorganized under the general
direction of Arno B. Cammerer, the
present associate director.
Two closely co-ordinated bureaus will
oe formed from the present Office of
fupilc Building and Public Parks. each
under separate head. One will have
jurisdiction over the public buildings
now controlled by the Office. the ether
over the public parks of the city.
Col Woodruff Transferred.
Col. James A. Woodruff, Corps of
Engineers, who has been director since
July l. was ordered transferred TODAY
to troop duty at Fort Humphreys. Va
AT the same time it was disclosed
that the park police will continue un-
der the direction of Capt. P. j. Carroll,
who is to have full charge Capt. Car
roll has been So years with the Office Of
Public Buildings and Public Parks and
Is now in his twenty-first year as
police oftlcer. He was promoted to cap
tam in charge of the park police in
Washington in 1927.
Capt. Doyle O. Hickey, a field artil-
lery officer of the Army who also was
ordered transferred today to Fort
Myer, Va, is chief and superintendent
Of the United States Park Police Con-
sequently. Capt. Carroll, as the civilian
police captain, was directly under him.
2,7O0 to Stay on Jobs.
Although the consolidation is to 60
into effect next week, no intimation
was given today as to whom will be
appointed to direct buildings and parks
bureaus. Under executive order, the
2,700 civil employees of the Office will
continue on their jobs until Septem-
Der 80. Whatever separations are nee
essary will be worked out in the mean
time.
Abolished as an independent agency,
the buildings and parks office will have
a distinct advantage under the new
reorganization, Mr.. Demaray explained.
The chief advantage is that they will
be answerable to a general director
who, in turn, will have the confidence
of Secretary of the Interior Ickes. In
this way the custodians of buildings
and parks in Washington will have a
direct spokesman in the Presidents
cabinet.
In addition to Col. Woodruff and
Capt Hickey Maj. Douglas H. Gillette,
Col Woodruff's assistant. and two other
Army officers were transferred to other
duties in this vicinity.
All five officers will be relieved, ac-
cording to the orders, not later than
next Tuesday.
Col Woodruff, who has held the Office
only since July l, when he relieved Lieut..
Col U. S. Grant. Sd, is assigned to the
18th Engineers, at Fort Humphreys, Va.
Maj. Gillette. on duty in the Office since
March 25, $780, is ordered to take the
193335 course at the Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans He is also executive officer
of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission.
Another engineering officer on duty as
assistant to Col Woodruff is Capt. Ellis
E. Haring who will report for duty in
the Office of the chief of engineers at
the War Department. The fifth officer
ordered transferred is Capt. August w.
Splitter of the Medical Corps, who has
been in charge of sanitary inspections.
He was only on part-time duty, how
ever, and will continue on his regular
assignment under the surgeon general.