Evening star., 1935-09-22
New Adjuntant General
Named for D. c.. Guard
Col. Joseph K. Portfolio, U. S. A., Ordered
Here to Relieve Col. G.. L.
ByrOade, Retired.

1HE National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia will have a
new adjutant general on detail
l. here from the regular estab-
1ishment, beginning on the lst Of
october, to relieve Col. George l.
Byroade, who retires on account oi
age on September 80. Under the
organic act for the District Of Co.
lumbia Guard, the Army is required to
assign an officer from the regular
establishment here as adjutant gen.
eral
Col. Joseph K Portfolio. U. S. In
fantry, now on duty at Fort Lewis
Wash, has been ordered here as the
relief of Col Byroade. Col. Portfolio
Is a native of the District of Colum-
bia. He was appointed to the Army
from Georgia. being named second
lieutenant of the 5th U. S. Infantry
In April, 1899.
He served with the general staff in
1928 ana graduated from the Army
War College He also is graduate
of the General Staff School and the
Infantry and Cavalry School.
Col. Byroade was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1871, and was commissioned
from the ranks of the regular estab-
lishment, having served as private
corporal and sergeant of the 1st Field
Artillery from 1894 to 1897 He was
commissioned a second lieutenant OF
Infantry in April, 1897, and first lieu
tenant in 1899. He was retired as 6
captain in November II, 1901, but
returned to active duty from 1907
to 1909. He was again restored to the
active list in May 1918, promoted tt
major of Infantry. and subsequently
to lieutenant colonel and colonel.
Col. Byroade graduated from tht
General Staff School. Fort Leaven.
worth, Kans., 1928, and was an homo
graduate of the School of the Lint
in 1922. In 1921 Col. Byroade gradu'
ated from the field officers course
Infantry School
A board of officers has been ap-
pointed to meet here for the purpose
of examining such candidates of thu
local militia. exclusive of the Coast
Artillery and Engineers, as may bt
authorized to appear before it to de-
termine their qualifications for COM
mission or promotion.
The board is composed of Lieut.
Col Delmar S. Lenzner, Coast Artil-
lery; Maj. Sidney Morgan, Engineers
D. C. Guard, and Maj Joseph L
Greenlaw.
1t was announced that the examin-
ing board formerly appointed for ex-
animation of such candidates carried
the name of Lieut. Col. Lindsay Med
Sylvester, Infantry, who has recently
been transferred to Fort George G
Meade, Md, and the name of Col
LenZner has been supplied instead
This board was appointed by the
commanding general of the Sd Corps
Area.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the in
active lists of their respective units
for the reasons stated:
Educational interference with the
performance of military duty: Corp
Nelson r. Jones, Company F, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. First Glass; John S
Hoffman, Company D, 121st En-
gineers; Pvt. (First Glass; Harry E
Garner, and Pvts. David Green and
Edward D. Andrus, all members of
the 29th Division Military Police
Company.
Business interference with the per-
formance of military duty: Pvt. First
Glass; Jasper J. Corso, 29th Division
Military Police Company; Pvts. First
Class Egbert R. Rude and Warren
F. Taylor and Pvt Gervasio G. Sese,
all of Company D, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. First Glass; Charles R. Woods,
Company B, l2lst Engineers; Pvt.
George A. Petrides. Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division, and Pvt. Har-
rison A. Pickett, 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company.
Temporary removal from the city:
Corp. William L. Hadlow, jr., COM
pany D, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Edward
J. Good, 29th Division Military Police
Company; Pvt. Charles j. Dulin,
Headquarters and Service Company
121st Engineers; Pvts. Harold C.
Moore and Walter w. whitsell, Com
pany D, 121st Engineers.
Master Sergt. Lewis G. Phillips,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
sion; Pvt. Homer B. Sewers, Company
F, and Pvt. Fred M. Stone, Company
A, both 121st Engineers, have been
nyIoroI ~ ocfn froyr, ha fyo
lists to the active lists of their re-
Spective units.
Pvts. George T Nolan, Headquar-
ters and Service Company, and George
M. Hoffman, Company F, 121st Engi-
neers, have been ordered honorably
discharged on account of removal
from the city.
Leave of absence for three weeks,
beginning September 16, has been
granted First Lieut.. Edward o. Ham
ilton, Company F, 121st Engineers.
with permission to leave the city.
Sergt. William R. Baugh, Company
B, 12lst Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged upon his own
application.
The Board of Inspection which OBJ
served the maneuvers at Mount Gret-
na, Pa, has forwarded a commenda-
ton here for Maj. william T. Roy,
commanding the 29th Division, Spe-
cial Troops.
This officer says the letter, should
be commended upon his enthusiasm
and upon his work of being in COM
n1and in establishing camp for the
staff officers of the 29th Division prior
to their arrival at Mount Gretna, Pa,
and for his work in connection with
the I'D Enrros Arna aYarcisac in url,icl,