The Washington herald., 1918-04-22
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Best Service Column in tie CITY

Maj. William H. O'Beirne, Quarter
master Corps has been instructed to
proceed to this city, and report in
person to the officer in charge of the
construction division for duty. His
appointment as major, with rank
from April II, was recently announc-
ed.
Capt. Clement F.. Frey. in charge of
transportation in the office of the
camp quartermaster at Camp Zachary
Taylor, was before a COurt-martial
last week charged with failing to give
the name of a man whose body was to
be shipped from the base hospital to
his home The error resulted in the
sending of the body of a dead negro
soldier to a home in Harrisburg, Pa,
where relatives were awaiting the
body of a white man.
Private Ferdinand Alvey, a white
soldier, was the man whose body
should have been shipped. Capt.
Frey, unaware that two bodies were
lying in the mOrgue, gave sergeant
orders to send a body, and did not
mention the name. The body of a
negro, Private Redding, was lying in
another room, and was taken. Capt.
Frey discovered the mistake before
the relatives in Harrisburg looked on
the body, and wired to have it re-
turned.
The body Of Capt. Milton P. Morrill,.
Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort
Monroe. was found in Mirror Lake,
near Minneapolis. Mimi, on April II,
with a bullet wound in the head. He
| recently suffered a mental disorder
and was granted a leave of absence
to recuperate. Capt. Morrill, was "a
years old. and was appointed a second
lieutenant in the Coast Artillery or
March %, 1917.
The appointment OF Peter ]
! Quinn as chaplain. national army
with rank of first lieutenant, from
| April 3. 1918, is announced. He will
proceed to Fort Porter, New York
and report to the commanding of,
ficer, General Hospital No. 4, fol
duty at that hospital
A new Medical Board to consist
of the following has recently beer
| appointed:
Col George z. Bushnell, Medica
| Corps, United States army. retired
Mai. Lewis a. Conner, Medical Re,
serve Corps: and Maj. Raymond P
Sullivan, Medical Reserve Corps, i!
| appointed to meet in this city a.
the call Of the senior member o.
the board for the physical exami.
nation of such special cases as may
be referred to the board by proper
! authority.
The appointment Is announced
of Clyde V. Sparkling as chaplain
national army, with rank of frs
lieutenant from April 4. 1918. HI
will proceed to Camp Hancock, Au.
gusta, Ga. and report not latel
than April 2f, 1918, to the COM
manding officer of the Ordnance
training camp at that place, fol
assignment to duty under his com
| mand.
Luther II. Lewis has been appointed
major, Quartermaster Corps, national
army. with rank from April II, 1913
according to recent official announce
ments. He will proceed to this city
and report in person to the officer in
charge of construction division fol
duty.
An act to provide for restoration tC
| their former grades Of enlisted mer
discharged to accept commissions, anc
for other purposes: Be it enacted by
| the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tives Of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled, that any en-
listed nan Of the army of the United
states who has heretofore been, OF
haV.a0 FNar- L.
cept commission in any component
part of the army Of the United States
and who shall tender himself for en-.
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