The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06

BAKER GIVES MEDAL
TO WOOD AND SCOTT
Nearly Forty Officers and Ci-
villains Decorated by Sec
rotary Of War.
H0LBROOK HONORED TOO
Recognition Of Services at
Home Of Those Who Could
Not Go to 'front.'
HOLBROOK HONORED TOO

WASHINGTON, April B.-Seoretary
Baker personally presented Distin-
guished Service Medals to-day 60 nearly
two score officers and civilians. who
gave conspicuous service to the nation
In the preparation Of the army and the
mobilization Of industry for the war. the
hrst being Major-Gen. Leonard Wood.
ranking officer Of the regular army
Others decorated included Major
Gen. Hugh L. Scott retired, also q
former chief of staff and now command.
ing at Camp Dix. and Willard A. Hol-
brook. who was cited for his conduct
while commanding the Southern Depart
ment.
The ceremony occupied most of the
afternoon. AZ Mr.. Baker personally read
TO each officer or civilian the citation
under which the medal had been
awarded to him and which recited the
Individual service he had rendered the
country. The Secretary then pinned on
the breast of each man the medal itself.
Mr.. Baker made q brief address point
ing out that while It had been the for
try in the time of its peril at the front
or with the armies in France, to others
had como the no less trying arduous
duties that went with raising and train
Ing the army at home. He expressed
his appreciation OF the fact that to those
officers withheld from service In the field
their orders meant disappointment, and
also his full recognition of the loyalty
and devotion with which they had given
Ia. a.
whatever its nature, in order that the
nation might triumph.
The ceremony was repeated in panto-
mime on the steps of the State, War and
Navy Building, while Signal Corps
photographers clicked or motion picture
records
Besides Gems. Wood, Scott and Hol-
brook. the officers decorated were
Mator-Gens. Guy Carleton. formerly
commander at Camp Sewer. South Caro-
lima. and John F. Morrison, commander
Of the Western Department; Brig.-Gens.
Robert NJ. Danford. Oliver Edwards,
Frank K. Ferguson. Charles Nick. Saltz-
man, Archibald II. Sunderland. E L.
Winslow, Lyle Brown, John ]. Bradley.
Eugene +. Ladd, and Herbert NJ. Lord
Coils. James G. Steese. Bradley Dewey.
Robert e. Wyllie. J. r McAndrews and
z. d. Giles.
The civilians decorated were Frank B.
Jewett, formerly Lieutenant Colonel in
the Signal Corps, and Charles Eiseman.
formerly vice-chairman of the commit
tee on supplies, Council National De-
fence.
Announcement also was made to-day
by the War Department that Gen.
Pershing has awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal to the following officers
,,.,i1i ay xx,1,p xxyitb ha
overseas:
Brig. Gen. Edward A. Kreger. formerly
Acting Judge Advocate General for the
American Expeditionary Forces.
W. J. Wilgus. formerly Colonel OF the
army and Director General OF military
railways.
James II. Perkins, formerly Lieut.
Colonel of the army and later Ameri-
a.5an Red Cross Commissioner In Europe
II. B. Lindsey. formerly a colonel In
the army. who exceptionally conducted
Bureau in France.
George A. wingate. formerly q briga-
der general in the army.
Col. Bruce Palmer. member OF the
general stan of the A E. F.
e Col. Walter S. Grant, deputy chief OF
staff of the First Army.
Col Townsend Dodd. air service.
DR.. Hugh H. Young. formerly colo
mel in the army. who lowered the non
efficiency rate Of combat organizations
due to certain contagious diseases far
below pre-war anticipations."
DIR. william s. Thayer. formerly n
brigadier- general in the army and chief
consultant In medicine OF the A. L. +.
Brig.-Gen. william J. Nicholson, COM
mander of the 18TH Infantry Brigade
from its organization to the time OF the
armistice.
Brig.-Gen. William ]. Westervelt, as
sistant to the chief OF artillery.
Brig. Gen. John NJ T. Binney OF the
Medical Corps.
COL H. c. Smither. assistant chief OF
stan, in charge Of the supply section OF
the Geenral Star.
Col Charles De r. Chandler. former
chief of the balloon section, Air Service.
Col T. A. Roberts, commander of an
American regiment on duty with the
French army.
Col. T. De w. Milling. Air Service