Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
ARMY STAFF LIST
IS MADE PUBLIC
Pershing Board Makes 1000
Officers Available for
Special Duty.

Names of about 1000 officers of the
Regular Army. the National Guard
the Officers Reserve Corps and ci-
villains are contained in an initial
list Of eligibles for detail to the gen.
eral stan of the Army just made pub.
lie. The list was prepared by a spe-
cial Army board. of which Gen.. John
j. Pershing was chairman, and in
compliance with section S. national
defense act. as amended by the Army
reorganization act approved June 4,
1920. The statutes do not limit the
number of such eligibles and there is
considerable disappointment on the
part Of many officers that their names
do not appear in the list.
Prominent Omcers Omitted.
The approved plan OF the board in.
volved the selection of the best mill :
tary talent developed during the
world war and contemplated filling
She General STAFF Corps with the
cream of the Army and outside avail
able material. Nearly all the Regular
Army officers who distinguished
themselves in the war are on the
list of 500 Regular Army officers. hut
there are several notable omissions.
Among the officers not listed are Mai.
Gems. Charles S. Morton, Francis j.
Herman and Omar Bundy and Rri1
Gems. Clarence r. Edwards, George
Bell jr.; Charles 6. Treat, Harry r.
Hodges. John w. Ruckman. John Bid
die, Henry c. Hodges. jr.: William II.
Sage. Richard NJ. Blatchford, Edwin
e. Babbitt, John D. Barrette. Grote
Hutcl,eson, Ulysses G. McAlexauder
and Fred w. Sladen.
Among Those Selected.
Many. prominent names appear in
the list of about 700 eligibles selected
as having demonstrated their military
skill and ability in the late wa
Among the number are Lieut.. Col.
Henry L. Stimson, former Secretary ~
War; Lieut.: Col; Henry Breckinridse.
Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston. former
District Commissioner: Lieut. Col.
Charles F. Clement Of Pennsvjv.ni.
Brig. Gen. Charles D. G. Dawes Of
Chicago. Maj. Hamilton Fish, jr., Of
New York: Lieut.. Col. Wade II. Hayes
Hines. Col. Henry b. Lindsey, Reserve
Corps; Capt. Ogden L. Mills Of
Emergency Signal Corps. Col. Horace
G. Stebbins. reserve infantry: NAL
Arnold .,,sIs1v Wh ,srt e, emergency Geld
sham OF New York. Lieut.. Col. Rhine
lander Waldo. Brig. Gen. Corneiima
Vanderbilt. Capt. John Wanamsker'
jr.; Brig. Gen. W. w. Atterbury OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. Col. IAon.
ard p. Ayres, Reserve Corps; Lieut..
Col. Franklin D'Oiier Of the America
Legion; Col. Frederick W. Galhraifh'
jr., of Ohio: Col. Frederick Huide.
koper Of this city, Col. Robert r. Ne.
Corrnick. Col. Robert I. Montgomery.
Mai. Gen. John r. Organ Of New
York. Lieut.; Col. Herbert P6rsons.
Col. James Fl. Perkins Of New YorE'
Lieut.. Col. Oliver Perry, Mai. Eiihn
Root. jr.. and Capt Cabot Ward. New
York.
Under the law all vacancies her.-
after occurring in the general star Of
the Army will be filed from the mi.
tial eligible list. and when that list
is exhausted selections viii be con.
fned to oficers found qualified 1t tha
general service school at Fort Lssvea-
worth. Kan, and the general star
college here.
The graduates OF those inskitutions
viii be added to the eligible, HIST ea0h
year. Lax -irupxAAGnu