Evening star., 1921-03-10
MANY HOLD RANK
PROMISED SAWYER
Medical Reserve Corps OF
Army Contains Physicians
Made General Officers.
MARION MAN HOMEOPATH
Investigation Discloses at Least 20
Others in Corps Who Belong
to Same School.

Military gossip over the nomination of
DIR. Charles T. Sawyer. the Presidents
family physician. as a brigadier general
in tho medical section of the Officers
Reserve Corps of the Army, discloses
that there are many general officers in
that corps.
The medical section OF the Reserve
Corps includes many of the most proml-
nent civil physicians in the country. in
Guiding Drs. Thayer and F'inney of Bal
tirnore. who like DR.. Sawyer. have the
rank of brigadier general: Drs. Mayo
of Rochester. Mimi. and DIR. William n
Wilmer of this city. who hold the rank
of colonel None of those mentioned is
engaged in active military duty at pres
ent, but all are always subject TO call
when their services are required by the
government. The case of DR.. Sawyer
differs from theirs mainly in that he is
to be put into active service at the White
House at once, with all the authority,
emoluments and allowances OF his MILL
tary grade.
Belongs to Homeopathic School.
DIR. SAWYER belongs to the homeo-
pathic school of medicine and it was
said by some that he could not be ap-
pointed to the Medical Corps of the Reg
ular Army on that account An eNaml-
nation of the records of the Mcdlcat
Corps at the War Department shows
that there is no basis for that state
ment Though most of the Army sur
geohS are allopathS, there are at least
twenty officers who are practitioners OF
the homeopathic school. Explanation
was made that DIR. SaWyers appoint
ment to the Reserve Corps rather than
to the Regular Medical Corps was MAIN
lv due to the fact that he does not de-
sire to relinqush his large private prac-
tice permanently
AS a brigadier general of the Re-
serve Corps on active duty DR.. Sawyer
will receive the pay and allowances OF
a brigadier general. The pay amounts
to S6, 900 year. Allowances for quar-
ters, light and fuel will increase his
emoluments to s7,512 year.
Authority in Army Act.
The Presidents authority to appoint
DR. Sawyer and detail him to active
duty at the White House is contained
in section 81 of the Army reorganiZa-
tion act of June 4. 1928. which au-
thorizes the appointment of an unlire-
tied number of officers in the Army
Reserve Corps. subject to confirmation
by the Senate, and their assignment to
active duty. The age limit for active
service in the Army is sixty-four years.
or two years beyond DR.. Sawyers
present age. but under the law the
President may retain a retired officer
on special duty. Under the law, DIR.
Sawyer, If confirmed. will be required
to wear the uniform of a brigadier
general while on active military duty.
Gen. Organ of New York, who COM
manded a division of national guards
men in the world war, is a major gen.
eral in the Reserve Corps. and there is
a long list of officers holding the grade
of brigadier general. including Gen.
George r. Harries, formerly in COM
Inand of the District of Columbia
militia: Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt of
New York, Gems. Bucyrus and Volrath
of Ohio, Gen. Hines. formerly in charge
of war transportation: Gen. Marshall.
formerly chief Army constructor; Gen.
Disque, formerly in charge of spruce
production, air service; Gen. Sherburne
of Boston and Gen. Hoffman OF Okla
homa.