Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07
GET POSTS IN ARMY
Fourteen District Young Men
to Be Second Lieutenants.
ALL PASS EXAMINATIONS
Total of Fifty-Six Soon Will Re-
ceive Commits
sions.

Fifty-six young men have successfully
passed the requisite examinations for ap-
pointments as second lieutenants in the
mobile army, and will be regularly COM
| missioned in few days. OF the number
| fourteen are residents Of the District.
| some native born and the others having
| finished their preparatory studies here.
Included in the list Of those in the Dis
| trict Of Columbia are the following
| named: Edwin P. Parker. jr., a gradu-
| ate Of Western High School in the class
of 1909. He was captain of Company H
of the High School Cadets in his senior
year. After leaving the high school he
| attended for two years George Wash
ington University. He is the son of Mr.
tario place.
Son of Retired Officer.
George w. Polhemus of GIG Farragut
square is the son of Col. Adrian 8. Pol
hemus, a retired medical officer. and was
graduated from Columbia University
New York. He was born in Virginia.
Terra de la M. Allen is a son of Col.
S. E. Allen. Coast Artillery Corps. COM
handing the post of Fort Washington,
Md. He was born in Utah and was grad
uated from the Catholic University.
Russell B. Patterson Of 2016 18th street
is the son of Walter B. Patterson, super
vising principal of the fourth division,
public schools. He was born in this city.
and is a graduate Of Dartmouth Col
lege.
Paul r. Dawson is a son of Maj. Lo-
reno P. Dawson, u. s. A., retired He
was born in Illinois. but has resided here
for several months for the purpose of
pursuing his studies.
John B. Coulter of 1740 P street is
from Texas. He was graduated at the
West Texas Military Academy and later
took course at Emerson Institute in
this city.
Born in Washington.
William A. Raborg, jr.. was born in this
city, but is now a resident Of Muirkirk,
Md. He studied at the public and private
schools in this city.
John r. Baxter is a resident of Ohio,
but recently has attended private schools
in this city. He is the son of Col. John
E. Baxter Of the Quartermaster Corps.
John p. Wheeler of 1853 Mount Pleas
| ant street was born and educated in Bal
timOre, but is a frequent visitor to this
city.
Hamilton Templeton of 1894 Harvard
| street was born in Arkansas and is a
graduate of the Virginia Military Insti-
| tute.
John NJ. Eager of 1903 Clifton street is
| from Maryland and was graduated from
Harvard University.
Graduate of Yale.
William T. Pigott. jr.. of 1927 Harvard
street was born in Montana and is a
| graduate of Yale University.
Francis P. Regan of 1907 Fairmont
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the Annapolis Naval Academy
Paul Murray of 1926 Girard street is
native of Massachusetts, but has resid-
ed here for several months for purposes
of study.
Others Successful.
The other successful candidates are
Bertram Frankenberger, Fayetteville. N.
Y; John K. Boles, Fort Smith Ark; Ed
ward F. Witsell. New Orleans. La; AL
fred L. lockwood, Pacific Grove, Cal. !;
Raymond B. Austin. Delaware. Ohio:
Joseph o. DAILY, Boston, Mass: Floyd c.
Hecox, battalion sergeant major. 9Th In
fantry. Fort Leavenworth. Kan: Carl A.
Hardigg. Evansville, Ind; John c. Nc
Donnell, Baltimore, Md; Carl l.. Cohen.
Ca w 5e5ame w. d HoSs Fost
Riley. Kan; Otto Wagner. Baltimore,
Md: Herbert ]. Lawes. st. Paul, MINI. ;
Robert C. Williams, Sweetwater, Tenn. !:
Clyde " Simpson. Laramie. Wyo.: Paul
X. English. Oxford. N. c.; Estill "
Smith, Salina, Kan: Joseph F. Rich
mond, sergeant, troop E. 18th Cavalry.
Fort Leavenworth. Kan; Roy s. Brown,
corporal. troop E, 18th Cavalry Fort
Leavenworth. Kan: Roland F. Walsh.
Charleston, S. c.; Robert G. Calder. Ma
Mia, P: l.: William 2. Faulkner. Spring
field Mo-; Louis A. Falligant. Savannah.
~; Herbert NJ. Ostroski, Spokane.
Wash; Edgar A. Stadden. Springfield,
| ILL.,: Roy NJ Jones. Annapolis. Md: Ar
thur R. Christie, Newark, N. j.; Percy
E. Van Nostrand. Iowa City. Iowa;
Frederic v. Hemenway, Portland. Ne: !:
Clarence NJ. Dodson, Diem, Ore; Virgil
V. Enyart. Delaware. Ohio; John B.
Brooks. Greenfield. Mass: James NJ.
| Moore Detroit, Mich; Frank H. Moody,
Rochester. N. Y; Percie c. Rentfro. pri-
vate, Hospital Corps. Fort William H.
Harrison. Mont: George A. Speer. jr..
Atlanta, Ca: Sidney B. Colquitt Austin,
Tex; Carl J; Ballinger cof1syviile: Kan Kan
son, N. Y. and Weton M. Modisette,
| buffalo, n. Y.