The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
15O CAPITAL
MEN RECEIVE
COMMISSIONS
At FORT MYER

More than $50 Washingtonians
won their army shoulder straps at
the Fort Myer officers training
camp.
With the names Of Oliver P. New
man, chairman of the Board of Com
missioners Of the District, and Gran
vile Fortescue, writer and lecturer
on military topics; heading the roll
as majors, respectively, Of field ar
tillery and infantry, an imposing list
Of men well known in the Capital is
selected to lead the new citizen army.
Bennett Clark q Captain.
Bennett Clark, son of Speaker
Champ Clark and ! Rrliamentarian Of
the House, was enc Of the twenty
one Washington men made captains
of infantry. Gerald Egan. son Of
Maurice Francis Egan, minister to
Denmark, and himself well-known as
L Capital newspaper man, also was
given an infantry captaincy.
In the list OF infantry officers there
were two majors, twenty-ons cap
tains, sixteen flrst lieutenants, and
fifty-flve second lieutenAnts from
Warrington In addition three cap
tains, three frst lieutenants, and
seven second lieutenants Of infantry
were selected for the national army.
In additnon to Commissioner New
mans being commissioned major OF
artillery, there were three Washing
tonians given captaincies, four made
first neutenants, and twenty-three
second lieutenants.
In addition, officers were selected
for the cavalry, and the quartermas-
ter, ordnance, and adjutant generals
staff departments.
List Of Officer.
The list Of WashinEtonIans commits
stoned, a. announced by the War De-
partment today. follows:
Major, infantry Granville For
tescue and Israel Putnam.
Captain, infantry-Richard p. Will
iams, jr., Harry X. Adams. William s.
Manning. H. Armistead Smith, Harold
L. Brown, Roster Castle. Bennett C.
Clark, Grover E. Moore, Thomas ].
Echols, Wellstood White, Louis @.
Egan. Hugh H Obear, william Z.
Pinkston, Edward J. Taylor, Charles
A. Price. Walter c. Rathbone. Frank
c. Valentine, Donald II. weems,
Frank A Wedderburn.
First lieutenant, infantry-walker
B. Beale, Leo G. Flynn, Joseph A
Dubois, Third District Infantry, Ma
| tional Guard; Harlan Frey, Third
District Infantry; F. Tracey Camp
bell. Frank U. Greer. James II.
Proctor, wilmarth Brown, Richard
oulshan, Thomas N. Williams. Rob
ert L. Dawson, Charles Z. Phillips.
nj FTFa..
man, Frank II Eliot William A
Sheehsn.
Second LIeutenants.
Second lIeutenants, infantry-Jo-
seph B. Wilson, William C. Ashford,
Linden K. Ashford, Walker NJ. Du-
vail, Albert D. Gardner, Charles J.
Flandreau. Henry c. KenIy, Hiram
w. Bennett, Cornelius H. Bull, Will
liam T. Bryan, Ollie N. Butler.
George W. Strictly, George Llppitt
| Lewis, Adolph A. Daily, Walter S.
| Gordon, Lloyd C. BreiX, Willard F.
! Ulrich, Third District National
Guard: Alfred P. Leyburn, Third Dis
trict National Guard: Jean T. Dinger.
William NJ. Kenly, David S. Estopi-
nal, Albert II. DuvalI, Richard r.
! Woodward. Hamilton s. F. Greene,
! Christopher F. Williams, Ralph J.
| Coggswell. Howard G. Nichols, Alex.
| Rodgers, jr., Forest A. Harness, Rob
ert A. Williams, Richard S. Gessford.
James L. Farquhar. Don H. Holmes,
| Third District National Guard; VIII
liam A Riley, Third District Ma
tIonaI Guard; Simon J. Hilarides.
Leon r. Hendrick, Thomas ]. Head,
Benjamin NJ. McKelway, Ralph f.
Ogle, Rufus S. Lusk. Edward G. De
| Paschalis, William d. Smith, Third
District National Guard; Dorsey q.
Myers, Third District National Guard:
| willard i. welsblatt. Wilson L.
| Townsend, Charles J. Wynne, Lew
ellyn d. Tharp. Thomas II. Westlake.
Mills Kitchen, Allen B. SchAll, Percy
II. Sherwood. william A. Smith, jr.,
Bernard Senart, Milton F. Schwab.
Captains of Infantry.
Captains OF Infantry in National
Army-John H. Bause, Benjamin A
Ball, Grant Shepard.
| First lleutenants of infantry in ma
/ tionaI army-George A. Euker, Harry
B. Myers. Eugene c. Pomeroy.
Second Lieutenants of Infantry in
National Army-Byron b. Barrett,
william H. johnson, George II. Post,
Daniel o. N. Hoffman. Charles NJ.
Rowe, Alfred K. Gilman, Third Dis
trict National Guard: William d.
( Wheeler.
Resignations-Spen L. Bonar, as
major, infantry, Officers Reserve
Corps, accepted to take effect August
IA. Appointment as captain OF In
fantry, National Army. to date from
August 10. Alvin Colburn as major
infantry. Oficers' Reserve Corps &C
cepted to take effect August IA. APP
pointment as captain OF infantry
National Army. TO date from August
l5. Erskine Gordon as captain In
fantry, Officers Reserve Corps, &C
cepted to take effect August II. Ap
nointment as first lieutenant OF in
fantry, National Army, to date from
August 10.
Newman a Major.
Major. field artillery-oliver +
Newman.
Captain, neId artillery-John Nash