Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-22
OTTAWA BOY LEADS
ARMY DIVISION; IS
A MAJOR GENERAL
GEORGE CAMERON ADVANCED TO
HIGH POST IN GOVERNMENT
sERvicE-WlLL PROBABLY co
TO FRANCE TO STUDY MODERN
WARFARE-BROTHER ALSO EN-
TIERS TIE SERVICE.

Most of the olGcr residents OF OF
tawa will remember Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Cameron, who were Tor many
years among OttaWa's most promi.
uent people Either while residents
of Ottawa, or shortly after removing
to Chicago, their eldest son, George
entered West Point, from which acad'
emy in due time he was graduated and
/ has since been one OF Uncle Sans
army officers. An officer of standing
and ability, he was promoted as rap
/ idly as peace conditions would permit
and since the United States has en-.
tered the war has made rapid strides
in his profession, rising 10 the rank
of hrieadicr general The latter part
Of November he was further pro
noted. and a recent California paper
(he has been stationed at San Diego,
Cali has the following notice OF his
latest advancement:
Camp Kearny Dec. Every
bcdy at division headquarters is in
a Jolly good humor this morning, for
the commanding officer has received
news which greatly pleascS him.
Brigadier General George II. Cam
eron. acting commander Of the For
tieth division, is no longer a brisa-
dier general Last night he rece we'd
a wire from Washington which read
as follows:
The President has appointed you
major general, n A., ranking from
November IS. Mccain.
Major General Cameron wired
acknowledgment tbs morning. and
. is very happy to be the recipient OF
this high honor.
D. Although no official disclosures
have been made as to his assign
mont or tutur movements, It Is as
sumed that according to the present
plans of the war department he viii
be assigned to a division and then
/, sent to the front to study modern
, war at FIRST hand, the same as the
six major generals who recently re-
turned from six weeks tour OF the
front in France among whom was
Major General Frederick ;, Strong,
the popular commander of the For
tiCth
Ma or General Cameron is noT
, awaiting orders as TO his assign
:, ment, which. il l. said, VIII likely
come soon, as Major General Strong
is expected 10 return to his com
r0and very shortly.
:, In the event that General Gamer
, on is sent TO France, his aides Gaps
tain Putnam and Lieutenant Flow
y ers, will accompany him. it is Sald.
This will be an extremely interest
=, inc trip for the younger army olli-
. GERS. an opportunity which has not
!, come thus far to many Of the Amori'
: can officers
!, On the 18th of November Gener;
Cameron's daughter Miss Nina, wa
. married TO Jack Thompson, Yves
= Pointer OF the class Of 1915, who
now captain in the cavalry at Fo
Madison, San Francisco.
His son, Douglass Tillord Cameron
was married on the Sth inst, to Mi'
Payne, Of Montclair. New Jersey II
" is a lieutenant in cavalry in the n
=. tional Guard.
Another son OF the late Mr.. AT
Mrs. Dwight Cameron has also entert
the government service, resigning It
pastoratc Of prominent parish
~ Knoxville. Tenn. to take up his wol
:, among the soldier boys. His loo
aper says
Rev. Dwight +. Cameron viii e
~ 10 Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for re
Ieious work among soldiers ther'
D. as a representative Of Church of tn
TRANSPORTATION, New York, He vii
u" leave January I and remains unit
the close Of the war.
sunday morning he will tende
'' his RESIGNATION as rector OF ChLFcI
of the Epiphany, Episcopal Rev
" Mr.. Cameron has just returned fror