Evening star., 1934-12-16
TRANSFERS GIVEN
RESERVE OFFICERS
Emergency Assignments
Made to Adiutant Gen.
erals Department.

District officers Of the Specialist Re-
serve, whose individual qualities have
warranted such action, are being given
the opportunity to request transfer, in
their present grade, to the adjutant
generals department, with specific
emergency assignments in the ad-
jutant generals Office.
The following District officers were
included in this group last week: Capt.
Alfred H. Gilbert, who will be as
signed to the miscellaneous division in
the adjutant generals office, and First
Leuts. Eldon L. Bailey and Daniel j.
Ryan, who will be assigned to the
classification division Of that same Of
flee. They will not be required to
qualify for certificate of capacity or
submit the report of physical examina-
tion. 1t Is essential, however, that
they submit a statement, in writing,
indicating willingness to be transferred.
The conference schedule for Wash
ington Reserve officers will be rather
full this week in anticipation Of the
holidays, during which no assemblies
will be held. The senior group, 42Sth
Infantry, will meet at Reserve head
quarters tomorrow evening. Maj. E.
w. Leard will discuss march security.
The junior group will meet at Howard
University. Maj William E. Brougher
will discuss Infantry arms. Tuesday
evening Maj. Leard will conduct the
senior group Of officers of the 320th
Infantry at headquarters, while Maj.
Brougher will conduct the conference
for junior group officers Of the regi-
ment at Georgetown University. All
Of the remaining conferences will be
held at headquarters.
Field Artillery officers will meet
Wednesday evening. Maj. S. lie Roy
Irwin will speak on the battalion de-
tail, organization, equipment and
duties.
Thursday evening Lieut. Col. H. c.
Dagley will lecture to Cavalry officers
on military law and courts-martial.
The 343d Engineers will meet Friday
evening. Mai. R. NJ. Harrington will
speak of the duties of engineers in ad-
vance-corps Engineer force.
Three residents Of the District and
vicinity were appointed last week as
commissioned officers in the Reserve
Corps: First Lieut. Harry S. Douglas.
Medical Reserve; Second Lieut.. Ed
mund H Lloyd. Engineer Reserve. and
Second Lieut.. Nathan Deutsch, Adju-
tant General Reserve. Maj. Leonard
P. Daniel has been reappointed in
the Reserve Corps without the privi-
leges OF assignment, active duty or
promotion.
District officers reappointed with
full privileges include Lieut.. Coils. Al
bert L. Barrows, Frederick A. Living
stone and James B. Jones, all 1nfan-
try Reserve; Maj. Zeliffe P. Smith,
Auxiliary Reserve; Maj. Edward P.
Van Hise, Quartermaster Reserve;
Mai. Edward L. Potter, Coast Artillery
Reserve; Mai. Harry B. Hawes, Aux
iliary Reserve: Capt. William j. Dar-
mody, Coast Artillery Reserve: Capt.
Frederick S. Lee, Field Artillery Re-
serve, and First Lieut.. George L.
Webber Infantry Reserve.
District officers have been assigned
as follows: Lieut.. Col. Joseph D.
Stout having been appointed major
in the Military Intelligence Reserve,
is relieved from assignment with the
1304th Service Unit; First Lieut.. Will
liam j. Winter is assigned to the
913th Coast Artillery (anti-aircrafD
First Lieut.. Joseph E. Peterson, pro-
moted to captain. is assigned to the
686th Motor Transport command;
First Lieut.. Eli ]. Sax, promoted to
captain. is assigned to the 322d Sig
nal Battalion; Second Lieut.. William
B. Anderson assigned to the 376th
Engineers; Second Lieut.. Ltnnaeus T.
Savage relieved from assignment to
the 306th Cavalry; Second Lieut..
David NICK. Greer relieved from as
signment to the 62d Cavalry Division;
Second Lieut. Enzer L. Brandon pro-
NOTED to the grade of first lieuten-
ant. and Mai. Robert c. Ellis. who has
been reappointed major in the Auxil-
iary Reserve, has been relieved from
assignment to the 1301st Service Unit.