Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20
PHILADELPHIA BOYS
| TO Be OFFICERS SOON
Many to Fill Vacancies Now
! Enlisting at Camp
! Meade

Sons of Philadelphia who reported
here as privates some months ago and
who were assigned to units of the sew
enty-ninth division, and who later were
selected to attend the officers training
school, may return here in few weeks
as second lieutenants for assignment to
the units Of the newly organized Lafay-
ette Division or to the training battalions
of the 154th Depot Brigade 1t was
learned this morning that Brigader
General Joseph A. CASTOR has requested
the War Department to send large
number of the graduates of the training
school here. The course will be COM
pleted next week.
1t Is understood that the men are
anxious to go back to the camps from
which they were selected, and it Is also
understood to be the purpose of the War
Department to grant this desire as far
as Is possible. A majority of the men
who will graduate next week at the
training schools at Camps Taylor, Han
cock and Gordon are Philadelphians
There are also many from the eastern
section of Pennsylvania and from Mary
land.
The young officers are sorely needed
here. Not only second leutenants are
needed, but officers of higher rank as
well. These vacancies will be filled by
promotion of the officers now here after
the training school graduates arrive.
VIII Honor Lafayette
Officers and men are very enthusias-
tic over the plan to fittingly observe
the anniversary Of the birth Of Lafayette
at this camp next month. When the
folks here were looking around for a
name for the new division 1t was de-
cided to name 1t in honor of the great
French man who took such a leading
part in the fight of the Colonies for
their independence and they now feel
that the Lafayette Division must do
more in the way of celebrating the ami
versary of the birth Of the great patriot
than any other body Of men in the
United States.
An effort will be made to have Presi-
dent Wilson, the French ambassador, and
other dignitaries come here on that day
and review the troops of the division
and address them. The tricolor will be
unfurled in all sections Of the camp
Major William F. Downing, Ordnance
Department, has been directed to proceed
to Washington for a course of instruc.
ton for division staff officers at the
Army War College.
Private Henry n. Bowman, Headquar.
ters Detachment, 154th Depot Brigade
has been transferred 10 the Medical De-
partment and assigned to the Sanitary
Detachment Of the camp
Privates Raymond d. Berry anG
Brigade, have been transferred to the
Quartermaster Corps and assigned tc
the Utilities Detachment.
Private Arthur w. Hutchins, Fifth
Company, 154th Depot Brigade has beer
transferred to the Camp Personnel De
tachment as private, first class.
Private Reuben Findelstein, Fiftf
Company, 154th Depot Brigade has beer
transferred to the Medical Department
and assigned to the Base Hospital.
= -. Goes to Officers School
Private John ]. Riggle, Twenty-eighti
Company, 154th Depot Brigade. has beer
selected to take the course az the
Field Artillery, Central Officers Train
ing School, Camp Taylor, Louisville
which viii fit him for a commission a
second lieutenant.
Sergeant John B. Hiss. Utilities De
tachment or the QuartermaSter corps
has been transferred to Engineers, il
his present grade, and sent to CAM
Lee. Petersburg, Va, to take the cours
at the Fourth Engineer Officers Train
ing School.
Privates Lewis Ferganti and william
Wotmore, 101st Ordnance Depot Com
pany. have been sent to Camp Hancocl
for special course of Instruction il
machine guns at the ordnance training
camp there.
Private George W. Donnell, 101st Ord
nance Depot Company, has been trans
ferred to the Thirty-first Field Artfl