The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-05

This city which has gained an
enviable reputation rs conven-
ton city, will be host to-day 10 the
annual, state convention OF the De-
purtment OF Connecticut, Reserve
Officers association. The business
session will bio held IN the Colonial
room Of tho Hotel Elton at .. m.
Major Harry j. Bcardsley, JAG
Reserve, department president,
will preside. He will BIO assisted
by the other department officers
including Lieutenant Colonel
George A. Leonard, medical-ro-
serve, Vice. president; Captain New
ton w. Alexander, infantry reserve,
secretary; and Major j. Joseph
smith, governors staff, treasurer.
Colonel Gol,n, Speaker
A dinner will be held In the
banquet room OF the Elton at
$3.50 y. IN. A number OF prom
inent military mon have accepted
invitations TO DO guests. Colonel
Joseph u. uohn, infantry, national
guard officer ut First corps aren
headquarters IN Boston, will DO tho
principal speaker. Colonel Gohn
III u senior officer OF tho regular
army, n West Point graduate, and
has had thirty-slx years OF service
as an officer. lie In we'll known
In this state. having served here
some years ngo as senior instructor
of Connecticut national guard
units. Colonel Dan Edwards OF
Norwalk, ono OF tho most dec
will BIO present and will entertnin
his audience with accounts Of
thrilling wartime experiences.
Practically all regular army Off
GERS on duty with the organized
reserve In the state will attend.
Colonel william II. Richardson,
NJ. c., and Major ID. u. Thebaud,
infantry, OF Hartford; Lieutenant
Colonel Edward l.. Hooper, infan.
try, OF Bridgeport: Captain J. y.
Matthews, y. A, and Captain v. q.
Allen, infantry OF Now Haven,
have accepted invitations. Major
David A. Pfromm, CARES OF
Boston, vice. president of tho
MnsHnchusettB department, will
bring greetings from the Bay State.
List OF Delegates
Representation In the convention
In by Delegates from the five chap
ters In tho state and by the SIX
past presidents OF tho department.
Delegates arc M follows; Hartford
chapter, Major Herbert u. n. Ties
Ing, dentnl-reservo and Captain
Harry Parker, ordnancc-rescrve;
Now Haven chapter, Major Edward
l.. White, ordnance-r reserve and
Captain Arnold II. Griffin, infan-
try.roservc; Bridgeport chapter,
Major Raymond Watt, 242d CA
ana Captain J. Tarist Penfiold, in-
fantry -rdserve; Waterbury chapter,
Colonel John ". Hnckett, medical
reserve and Captain James p.
Walsh, infantry reserve; Stamford
chapter, Lieutenant Colonel Victor
w. Page, air-rescrve and Captain
Albert Mccullough, infantry-ro-
serve Waterbury chapters alter
mates are Major Michael J. Gaiul-
10, infantry -reserve and Captain
Max II. Traurig, JAG-Res. Past
presidents OF the department are
Colonel Rex u. Defac0ur, infantry
re- -crve OF Stratford, Lieutenant
Colonel Roy u. Rice, infantry-re-
serve of Waterbury, Lieutenant
Colonel Harry l.. Perkins of West
Hartford, lieutenant Colonel jack
son Palmer OF Greenwich, Colonel
Frederic Eliot Adams OF Daricn,
and Lieutenant Colonel Everett G.
Brennund of New Haven.
Rice, Chairman
Lieutenant Colonel Roy II. Rice
will be chairman OF the nominal
Ing committee. II In expected that
the following slate OF officers for
the department will bo presented:
President, Major Roger w. Whit
man. quartermnst er-rescrve OF New
Britain: senior president,
Captain Morris q. Cohen, Infantry
reserve Of Hartford: secretary, first
Lieutenant Robert y. Quimby, en-.
ginecrs-reserve OF New Britain:
and treasurer, Major Searle NJ.
Brewster, infantry-reserve OF For
sstviiie. A department vice-presi-
dent from each chapter will also
nc elected. Colonel John ". Hack
vt. medicaI-rcservc Ia being men,