Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-06
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Garrison and Mrs. Garrison
returned this week from a few days
| outing at their summer place. Sea-
bright, N. ].
Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell. former
chief of staff of the army. now COM
handing the second division of the
army encamped at Texas City, Tex.
| was a War Department visitor last
week. He conferred with Secretary
Garrison and Maj. Gen. Scott, chief of
staff. concerning questions pending in
his command and renewed acQuaint-
ance with many old friends. Gen. Bell
made the trip from Galveston. Tex, to
New York on the army transport Sum-
ner.
Secretary Garrison and Maj. Gen.
Scott. chief of staff of the army. will
participate in the graduation exercises
at the United States Military Academy
this year. Secretary Garrison will de-
liver an grafton and hand the future
army comma nders their diplomas June
IL. Gen. George w. Goethals. Gov
ernor of the Panama Canal Zone, also
will be present at the exercises.
With regard to the possible retire.
ment of Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas,
surgeon general. who was offered a
post at the head of the Serbian relief
expedition by the Rockefeller Founda-
ton. negotiations have been in abey-
ance for at least three weeks, with
no present prospect OF their resump-
ton. The progress made by the Ameri-
can Red Cross under the supervision
of DR.. Strong in clearing up the typhus
situation in Serbia is SO satisfactory
as to make it unlikely that the services
Of Gen. Gorgas will be needed there,
and he will. therefore, remain for the
present at the head of the Army Medi-
cal Corps.
President Wilson has appointed Maj
William ]. L. Lyster, Medical Corps, on
duty in the surgeon generals office in
Washington, and Capt. Charles F.
Craig. Medical Corps, in charge of the
central department laboratory at Fort
Leavenworth. as delegates to represent
the United States at the ninth inter-
national congress of the Worlds
Purity Federation, to he held in San
Francisco. July Is to "a.
ical Corps. stationed at Fort Riley.
Kan. is visiting friends at Fails
Church, Va.
Lieut.. Edwin B. Maynard of the Med
ical Reserve Corps, on duty at Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, is at 1903
Connecticut avenue on leave.
Maj. Gen. Bell. commanding the second
division in Texas. is at the Army and
Navy Club, on leave of absence.
The following insular officials and
employees were visitors at the bureau
of insular affairs during the past week:
Judge Adam c. Carson. associate JUS
time of the supreme court of the Phil
ippine Islands: Deputy Chief {. F. Sam
uelson of the Manila fire department;
DIR. E. B. Copeland, dean College OF
Agriculture, University of the Philip
pines. and DR.. Alvin J: Cox. chief of
the bureau of science, Philippines.
The following transfers of former
employees of the Philippine govern
ment were approved by the insular bu-
reau on behalf of the Philippine gov
eminent; Thomas Manley, to the United
States public health service. and Will
liam d. Googe. to the surgeon generals
office, War Department.
Andrew Roden Of the supply division
Is taking a two-Week vacation.
The funeral of Mrs. Clark; mother-in-
law of Chief Clerk Scofield, was held
from Mr. Scofield's residence last We'd
nesday. The interment was in Con-.
gressional cemetery.
Cramer Burck of the acquisitions d.
vision was on leave of absence last
week.
Herbert T. Cronin of the Quartermas-
ter generals Office has been transferred
to the Department of Agriculture.
E. NJ. Ford of the telegraph division
is taking a short vacation.
The watchmen in the State, War and
Navy building appeared in their new
blue uniforms last week and made
fine appearance.
For Other Departmental News Sec
Page IL, Part 2.