The Washington herald., 1919-03-30

chances on seats just like anybody
else"
| Secretary of War Baker and Gen.
March had to crowd into the smoker
| and take chances on seats-whlch
they did not get. They said today
| they got much satisfaction out of
studying the vagaries of an Iowa
| local train. After two hours of this
terky, bumpy carrier, they reached
Camp Dodge, where an inspection
was made.
1t was announced last week that
| Col. James D. Glennan, OF the Med
ical Corps of the army. has been or
dered to this city to assume COM
mand of Walter Reed General Hos
pital. Col. Glennan. who is now on
his way to this country from France
| whore he served with the American
Expeditionary Force. will succeed
: as head of the institution, Col. Ed
ward r. Schreiner. The War De-
partment has transferred Col.
! Schreiner to the office OF the Sur
geon General of the army.
Col. Glennan. during the hostili-
ties. held the rank of brigadier gen
| cl al. AlAhOusH dppOlHltu 10 lht
army from New York, he is a Wash
ingtonian. having graduated from
the old Columbia University. now
known as George Washington Uni
versity. He entered the regular
army in October. 1883. as assistant
surgeon. He saw service in the vol
unteer department in the Spanish
American war.
Col. Glennan. it is expected. will
assume charge of the hospital in
the next week or two.
4 Gen. Glennan has always been popu.
! lar here, and has been stationed in
Washington frequently. He lived for
n number of years in Chevy Chase in
the house now occupied by Judge
stanton Peelle. Old residents of Chevy
Chase always speak of that house YET
as the Glennan House. 1t is one OF
the most attractive in that attractive
! suburb.
That Vlce-Admiral Albert w. Grant
one of the naval heroes of the wal
has been ordered to Washington fol
| duty as Commandant of the Washing
ton Navy Yard and superintendent oi
the naval gun factory. was also made
known last week. He relieves Capt
Arthur L. Willard. who has been as
1
ship New Mexico, the largest anC
finest warship in the United States
Navy. and the only one electrically
controlled. The change will occur ir
about ten days or two weeks.
Vice Admiral Grant is now in com.
mand of battle force No. l, comprising
the main strength of the Atlantic di.
vision. He performed highly meri
torious service in European waters
during the war. Previous to that as
signment he had command of the sub,
marine flotilla OF the fleet. and was
personally commended for the organ
iZation and operation of the underseas
force.
He Is from Wisconsin and entered
the Naval Academy in September
1873. He reached the regular grade
of rear admiral in September, 1915. II
Is expected he will retain his tenn
porary war rank of vice admiral in
his new assignment, at least until
peace is formally declared.
Capt. Willard has been stationed al
the Washington navy yard since June
1918, and made an excellent record
here, especially during the progress
OF the war, in keeping the fighting
ships supplied with guns and ordnance
SUPPLIES of all kinds manufactured
under his supervisor. His assignment
to the command Of the New Mexico
is accepted as an official recognition
of his successful administration,
Mrs. Willard, who died a few months
ago. was one of the most popular OF
Washington's navy hostess. She en-
tertained often and most delightful
ly. Particularly popular were the
bridge and tea parties she gave weekly
last summer on board the Sylph, which
4 cruised down the Potomac.
1t was nice to hear that Brig. Gen
Frederic v. Abbott, Corps of En-
gineers, Is not leaving Washington
He has been relieved from command
OF the Engineer Barracks School al
the Washington Barracks. but will
continue the duties in this city. He
is not even going to move from the
barracks: not Just now at any rate
1t seems that permanent quarters fol
the officers Of the Engineer Corps are
being erected at Camp Humphreys
and as soon as they are completed al
the officers at the barracks will move
down there. 1t is rumored that the
general staff will then take possession
of the barracks. but that isn't certain
The barracks is only small branch
now of the big engineer post at Can't