El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
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"A hospital OF the saith army d.
L \ vision at Camp Cody. y. N.
shown in the above picture. together
with a number Of the officers on the
staff OF Maj. A o. Davis. Command
ing, who is. in turn. on the force OF
medlcos under Lieut.. Col. Jacob u.
Coffin. division surgeon.
Mai. Davis IS a native Of Bridston,
Maine. graduating from Bowdoin col
lege in that state in 1907 He en-
tered the medical corps OF the regular
army in 1909, and. has seen important
service at many points in various
parts Of the country. among them the
Preside, Calf; Fort Oglethorpe, Ca
and Fort Douglas, Utah. From 1917
to 1915 his duties kept him in tho
Philippines. first at Mindanao, and
later in the island OF Luz3n, where
he had many interesting experiences
Promoted From Sanitary Inspector.
Maj. Davis came to Camp Cody as
signed as division sanitary inspector,
and on September I was ordered to
take charge OF the base hospital
which was then an institution Of
about $50 berE. close by the city o.
Deming. but which since then has
grown 10 a service Of over 1900 men
cared for in the new base, which is
at the extreme west end OF the can
Only the most unremittiug toll has
enabled Mai. Davis and his STAFF e.
make the yet uncompleted hospital
meet the necessities OF the service
Is Indiana Professor.
Maj. John ". Sluss, medical reserve
corps, the adjutant. lives in Indian
apolls. Ind, where he is professor Of
surgery in the Indiana university
school OF medicine. Before coming 10
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cal service at Camp Grant, Rockford,
Lieut.. Elmo D. Mathews. also Of the
sanitary corps. property officer,
served fiuring the Spanish-Amer ican
war with the regular infantry, an
has been connected with the medical
department since 1906.
Spanish War Veteran.
Another veteran OF Tho spanish
American war is Capt. John 5. Foot
medical reserve corps, who graduated
from Rush Medical college, Chicago,
in 1902. practicing at Ripon. Wis.
until OFF, his services 10 the
country for the second time. AND nov
on the medical staff OF the Cody base
hospital.
The chief OF the medical service is
Edward 3. BiEelow, major medical
reserve corps. from Worcester, Mass.
n graduate Of Harvard medical school
He has seen long service in Boston
hospitals and has made important
contributions TO the study OF infec-
tious and blood diseases.
Serves long With Nebraskans-
Nal J. 3. SturGev3nt. OF the ma
tiOnai guard OF Nebraska. IS assistant
chief OF the medical service. He has
been one Of the leading physicians o.
Lincoln for many ye9rs, and has long
been an officer in the troops Of his
state. He serveS eight months with
the Nebraska troops on the Mexican
border at Llano Graude, Texas
The chief OF the surgical service IS
Mai William Fl. Thomas. medical re-
serve corps. OF Philadelphia. He IS o
graduate OF the University OF Penn
svlvania, and is on the surgical staff
OF one Of the great hospitals in Phila-
delphia- He IS widely known as an
opera ting surgeon OF ability
Hes Farm Near Albuquerque.
Capt Henry Rolf Brown. medical
reserve corps. at present acting IS
nal surgeon in Providence. p T., for
the rast % years. New Mexico Dos
sesses a special interest for him. since
he owns an irrigated farm OF SEQ acres
near Albuquerque, 10 which he VIII
proba bly, retire when Germany is de-
feated ana his services are no longer
required in the army.
Capt Henry Carter. medical reserve
corps. OF Baltimore. Nd. specialist in
diseases, is the son
Of the assistant surgeon general OF
the public health service Capt Car
ter graduated from the University OF
Pennsylvania in 1908. He immediate
" entered the United States health
service in the Canal zone. where he
spent five busy years. Later he was
employed by the government in spe-
cial investigation OF malaria. and
then by the government OF Costa Rica
in its campaign against the hook
worm disease. For the past three
years until war was declare he had
been working in his speciality al
Johns Hopkins university.
Capt. Lee s. Shoninger. medical re
serve corps. a wei known specialist
Of New York city. is az the head OF
the department OF u-olo~.-- He re-
ceived the degree Of Phi. 3. from Yale