Evening star., 1941-09-14
Maj. Beverly G. Snow Is Man
OF Many District Jobs
Other Commissioner
Aides Recalled
By Army
By BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

Doing the work Of three men at
the District Building is the daily
job of Maj Beverly c. Snow. as
sistant to the Engineer Commis-
sioner.
In the more leisurely days before
the present defense effort, which
has resulted in more than one Dis
trict Official being called into strictly
military duties, there were three
assistants to the Engineer Com
missioner Now there is only one
Maj. Snow.
Being an official with three posi-
tions means that he has more than
one office. So, if he wants to make
an inquiry as executive officer OF
the Engineer Commissioner OF the
director of construction, he is al
most in the position of having to
write himself a letter and sending
it to the floor below! His office as
assistant to the Engineer Commls-
sioner is on the fifth floor, while
his office as director OF construc-
ton is on the fourth.
Up and Down Job.
"I work up here on the fifth floor
for awhile" he remarked in an in
terview. then go downstairs or go
to various committee meetings. 1t
is one thing or another all day long
Although Maj. Snow is not
native of Washington, he said i
feel Washington is more my home
than any other place except Where
I was born, Durham, N. c..
A graduate of the United States
Military Academy at West Point
in 1913. he pointed out that he had
been assigned three times to tours
of duty at nearby Fort Belvoir. Va.
1913 to 1920; 1921 for six months
and from 1929 to 1882.
In addition to the work OF the
three assistants, Maj. Snow was
named chairman of the Commits
sioner's committee investigating the
efficiency of the Police Department.
Although the committee filed its re-
port the last part of August, MAJ.
Snow said it would continue its
work.
Due to the fact that the report
had to be made sooner than was
expected, he said, it made no speclflc
recommendation with regard to the
Detective Bureau. He said that the
Commissioners have requested such
details and that a further report
would be made, the work taking
probably a month or six weeks.
Leads Conservation Group.
Mai. Snow is also chairman OF
the District Petroleum Conservation
Committee which sent out letters to
$500 civic groups September 2, sug-
gesting a "get-together- -drive-your-
neighbor work" campaign. He
said he had not received any replies
as yet, but pointed out that most
civic groups do not get underway
until the later part of the month.
Meanwhile, he said the committee
was standing by, awaiting word
from the petroleum co-ordinator
(Secretary of the Interior 1ckes) as
to how our services might be used"
During the interview large bundles
arrived, containing some 1000 post
ers on gasoline conservation. These
posters, which pleaded with motor
lists to let two gallons do what three
did before, might be used, he indi-
Gated, on lamp posts.
Mai. Snow said he felt the "edu-
cational campaign" for gasoline
conservation has gone about as far
as it can. If people at this date
haven't made up their minds on
voluntary cut for national defense,
we don't think additional urging
will change this situation"
Plays Golf and Tennis.
Maj. Snow was appointed to his
present post-really posts-in the
District Government in 1910, while
he was assigned to the office of the
Assistant Secretary of War as a
student at the Army Industrial
College. He has served at various
posts in this country, and the
Philippine Islands, as we'll as in
structor of military science and
tactics at the University of Alabama
| and as assistant to the district
engineer in New York.
He was graduated from Trinity
College, now Duke University. before