The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
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 ming. that A. R. Brindley and George Pegram, we'll known Alabama lawyers and former legislators. both of whom have seen service in the Alabama Ma tional Guard, would acquire the rank of major. Roth, however, failed. They will be offered commissions as second lieu tenants in the national army. It is re- ported here that neither will accept
 Joseph B. Scully, former adjutant gem eral of the state, landed with the rank of second lieutenant in the duartermas- ters corps MT. Scully headed tae ex- tensive list of those who will see scrv- ice in this department. It is understood in Washington that these young quar- termasters will be given intensive train- ing and promoted to the rank of captain
 GEORGIANS COMMISSIONED
 Among the Georgians who will be com missioned from Fort McPherson August 15 are sons of families known through out several states of the south Among these families represented are the How els, the Formans, the Grays, the Adairs, the Butts and Barretts. Julian and Thomas Barrett III, nephews of E. w Barrett, editor of The Age-Herald won captaincies.
 John Tnman Guice, registered at the fort from Atlanta, but a native of Flu
 
 versity of Alabama, is to be captain of artillery While a student at the uni versity he was so deeply attached to military that he declined to participate in the student rebellion of 1900, which resulted in the abolition of the military system.
 The Birmingham boys who acquired rank follow:
 INFANTRY, OFFICERS RESERVE
 CORPS
 Infantry officers reserve corps,
 Captains: w. T. Wingo. JelE<s Henry Cabaniss, w. s. Brewer, Nell DeRant Smith, Charles Roberts, Jr., Charles Hunt Brown, Julius Leigh Wnlthall. Milton Boyce Thweatt. Courtney Scott Henley.
 First Heutenants: Leon C. Bradley, Charles Morris Day. John Bryan Tom linson. Joe MarveI Carr, John Swan Moore, Harold Muslin Powell.
 Second Hcutenants, Benjamin Earl Davis, Armstrong Cory, Americus R. Norment. Edmund c. Leach. Clark Dunn, John Davis Palmer (EnsIey), William Tinsley Kennon, Francis Me- Cornell, Winston Payne Anderson. Ma thanieI James Rogers tEnsley), Jesse Burnham Corbett. Thomas Riddle Brown, orville Menees Coston. Mark Augustine Myatt. Jr.. John White Heidt, Hugh Nesbitt Starnes, Jr.. Charles Baldwin CulIom. George Till man Bailey. Hudnall James. William Lee Poe, William Frank Enneking, Joel Fletcher Sturdyant. Jr. CBcssemer). Thomas 0'NeaI Wagner, Daniel Nathan Rubin, George Terrell Murrah (Bessc- mer), Walter Hill Levie. William Bowen Henderson. Robert Newton StaEgers, Edgar McCarty Glenn, Jr., William Bernard Strickland tBesse- mer). Benjamin Bealle Fontaine. OFFICERS RE-
 SERVE CORPS
 Captains: Joseph Browder Garber, Alonzo Fred Keith, Edward Crampton Stuart Coleman, Francis Morrow Brown, Robert Lee Pittman, William McMilIan Rogers. Lee Frazer Banks.
 First Heutenants; George Clyde Da- wis.
 l Second lieutenants: Cecil Clarence Ellzey, Irving Morris EngIe, Newton Kennedy Plunkett, Henry Bramlett Gray, Jr.. James Juiette Jackson, Tom Gray Estes, Marcus Smith Cruikshank, Charles Ringgold Davant, Robert Baldwin Leary, Henry Edward simp- son.
 Second Iieutennnts. field artillery, national army: John Cooper Lumsden. Cecil Henry Burke, William Perry Engel. Priestley TouImin. Jr., Peter Melville Stewart tPratt City), Harry Turner McLemore. Walter Wade Black mon, Jr., Robert Montgomery Good all, Jr., James Houston Willis. CAVALRY OFFICERS RESERVE
 CORPS
 Captain: Jennings Frederick GiIIcm.
 Second Iieutenants; Hugh Moss Co., mer, Walter Smith. Vernon Cosby Bad- ham. Howard Monroe Fulenwider.
 Second lieutenant. cavalry, national army: Archie Hendricks Dnrden.
 Quartermaster's department, national army;
 Second Heutenants: Joseph B. ScuI- 1y, William P. Dempster. Allen c. Ben ners. Arthur F. Hopkins, Freeman R. Daniel. Jesse J. Johnston, Ned Nor ton, Wayne D. Nelson. George V. Long. Joseph M. Franklin. Shuford II. smyer, James E. Hardwick, John II. Snider CBessemer).
 Ordinance department, national army:
 ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, MA
 TIONAL ARMY
 Captain. Don H. Maring.
 First lieutcnants, Herbert H. Farr (Bessemer). Briggs Rogers tEnsley), sNOy "A. SmtIu.
 Officers reserve corps for regular army,
 Second lieutenantS: Jack II. Chad wick, Conrad c. Wall, John F. Gnrri- son, Joseph D. Perry, John E. Re- then, Jr.
 ALABAMA LIST
 The complete list of Alabama boys re- ceiving appointments is as follows:
 EJPcT COMpANv
 To be captain, infantry section, of- ficers reserve corps: Eliot Varnum Graves. Grand Bay; William Smith Hatch. Sheffield; William Taylor Wingo. Birmingham; Walter Scott Brower Bir- mingham; Edward Thornton Graham, Montgomery; Lyman Dean Turner, Montgomery. To be first lieutenant, infantry sec ton, officers reserve corps: Frank Montague Futile, Montgomery; Leon Crumpton Bradley, Birmingham; Hal Agee Brazeton, Alabama National Guard; Thomas Goode Jones' Montgom cry.
 To be second lieutenant, infantry sec ton. officers reserve corps: John Porter Gilchrist Alabama National Guard: Jo- seph Archibald Daly, Alabama National Guard; Robert Gordon Hudson Mont gcmery Ray Milton House, Anniston. James Henry Holloway, Alabama Ma tional Guard; Robert D. Baisden, Anda- lusia; Julius Washington Hicks One onta; Curtis Matthews, Goodwatay; Louis Charlie Turner, Bladon Springs: William Ruffin Burns, Alabama Ma tional Guard; William Davis Crawford. Tuskegee; Tom Hall Hart, Alabama Ma
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