Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-27

Private Frank Bloom of Battery c. "a
Field Artillery. at Fort Myer having
successfully met al the requirements. VIII
be at once appointed a second lieutenant
In the army and assigned to the field ar
tillery. Announcement to that effect Was
made at the War Department today
1t was stated that the Secretary af
War had today approved the proceedings
in the cases of four enlisted men exam
ined at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. with
view to their promotion to the grade Of
second lieutenant in the army. I'll ir
names and ratings in the examination
follow:
Sergt. Edward l.. Hoffman, Company
B. 18th Infantry. 9l.62: Private FRANK
Bloom. Battery c. Sd Field Artillery,
1913: Sergt. Casper b. Rucker. Company
X. 9Th Infantry. s2O4: Sergt. Robert c.
Brady, Troop q. 18th Cavalry, sl.97.
All four qualified the rating of each
being above Is per cent, fixed as a pass
ing mark.
Assigned to Different Arms.
They will be assigned to arms as
follows: Sergt Edward l.. Hoffman, 10
the infantry; Private Frank Bloom 10
the field artillery; Sergt. Caster IL.
Rucker. to the infantry. and Sergt Rob-
ert c. Brady, to the cavalry
The regiments and stations of the
new leutenants will be determined
later. Lieut.. Bloom has been serving
with the sd Field Artillery at Fort
Myer. Va. for about two years, but
1t Is not expected that he will be at
tached to that regiment in his ad-
vanced grade. He accompanied the
regiment to San Antonio and partici-
pated in the operations OF the maneu-
YER division on the Texas border.
Ambitious to Rise.
Bloom, who is the son of the post
tailor at Fort Myer, is spoken of by the
officers and men there as bright and
studious. He attended school I'm WASH
ington. and at night delivered the officers.
clothing from his fathers shop. sold
newspapers. and I'm other ways managed
to make his own way. Conceiving
ambition to become an officer, he lie. n
several years ago TO study for miit. :.
career, and attracted the attention of
Simon Wolf. friend of Presidents Roosa-
Welt and Taft. Mr.. Wolf asked Mr.
Roosevelt. then President, for an appoint
ment to West Point for the young man,
but the President advised that the boy
begin at the bottom and enlist Young
Bloom did so, and was assigned 10 the
Field Artillery at Fort Myer where lie
has served two years.
Last spring he obtained tie indorse-
ment of his captain to take the prelilnt-
nary examination. and this he went
through last June at Fort Lea veiNorfh
Bloom failed on one subject in the writ
ten examination, but also failed on gem
eral qualifications. such as aptitude etc.
Col. Garrard Rebuked.
In returning the papers to the War De-
nartment Col. Garrard 18th cavalry.
the Fort Myer post, made
the comment that ii was well that Bloom
did not pass. since he would not prove
acceptable socially in the army He ex-
planned later that he referred to the
young mans relations as boy to the en-
listed men and officers.
This document the boys mother re-
ferred to Mr.. Wolf. and by him 1t was
laid before President Taft with protest.
The President insisted on thorough ex
animation. personally rebuked Col. Gar
rard for rejecting on Blooms race and
social condition sand demanded that the
boy should be given another chance. Ac-
cordingly the preliminary examination
was waived, and Bloom got furlough
TO do special work In a military prep
school I'm this city, and a special final
was ordered at Fort Leaven-
worth. which began September I.
Cause for Qualification.
His complete success is a source or
much qualification to his relatives and
friends, as well as to those officials OF
the government who have shown an in
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