The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
Baker Will
LeaUe on 5h
Secretary Has Arranged
To Open LalD Office on i.
March z.

Secretary Baker has arranged to
leave here with his family for
Cleveland the evening following in
auguration day. He, expects his
successor to qualify Saturday morn
ing, March 5, and to open his own
law offices in Cleveland the follow
ing Monday morning.
Maj. James B. Crawford, Medical
Corps, at Camp Dix. N. j., has been
assigned to duty at Walter Reed
General Hospital, and First Lieut..
Carl B. De Forest. Medical Corps,
on duty at that hospital, has been
ordered to Camp Meade, Nd, for
duty.
Lieut.. Col. Ernest L. Ruffner.
Medical Corps. at Camp Meade. Nd.
has been assigned to duty at Fort
Banks, Mass.
Mai. Edgar w. Burr, United States
military attache at Mexico City,
Mexico, will leave next week for
Washington for a new assignment.
Col. Harvey Miller. who has been in
Mexico City for several weeks as
military observer, will act as at
tache. Maj. Burr has been Ill for
several months.
Mai. and Mrs. John Clark Moore,
of Washington. are at the Ambassa-
dor, Atlantic City. for an indefinite
stay.
First Lieuts. william B. Smith,
infantry; William p. Medlar. cav
airy. and John ]. Vandenburg, coast
artillery, have been retired as cap
tains on account of disabilities in
cident to the service.
First Lieuts. Philip B. Peyton, jr..
and Harry H. Ransom. Infantry. and
Homer II: Dodd and Francis c. LIE
Gette. field artillery, have been re-
tired as captains on account of dis
abilities incident to the service.
Capt. J. Doherty, ofNthe Air Serv-
ice, Mrs. Doherty and their children
are at the Hotel Washington for a
few days while their house at 1911
Rhode Island avenue is being made
ready for occupancy.
Gen. John ]. Pershing was in New
York the latter part of last week
and was the guest OF Gen. and Mrs.
Charles G. Dawes in their box at
the performance of 'Manon" by the
Chicago opera Company Friday
evening.
Capt. Winchell 1. Rasor, Air Sery-
Ice, has been relieved from duty at
Antwerp, Belgium. and assigned to
duty at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia,
Fla.
First Lieut.. William l. Truitt, in
fantry, has been retired as a CAP
tain on account of disability Incl
dent to the service.
Mrs. Hall and Miss Terese Hall,
wife and daughter of Brig. Gen.
William p. Hall. are guests of the
formers cousin. Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Martin D. Hardin. at st. Augustine,
Fla
The President has awarded q dis
tinguished service cross to Capt.
Roy r. Kriechbaum, One Hundred
and Twelfth Infantry, for extra
ordinary heroism in action near
Fismette, France. August 9, 1918,
in which he was severely wounded
in both legs.
Maj. Howard H. Bailey, Medical
Corps. has been relieved from duty
at Washington barracks and or
dered to Baltimore for duty as
professor of military science and
tactics at the Johns Hopkins Medi-
cal School.
Mai. G. Soulard Turner, United
States Infantry, has been placed on
the retired list as a colonel, to
which grade he would have been
promoted by reason of seniority IL
he had remained on the active list
Capt Wesley C. Cox. Medical
this city, has been assigned to duty
at Balboa Heights. Panama Canal
Zone.
First Lieuts. George W. Booth,
infantry, and Hugo p. Wise and
vincent P. Ryan, cavalry, have been
placed on the retired list as cap
tains, on account of disabilities in
cident to the service.
Capt William S. Kilmer. Corps of
Engineers, in this city, has been as
signed to duty with the Fifth En-
gineers at Camp Meade, Md.
sure the success of the dancing.
Miss Catherine A Newton is in gem
eral charge of the ARRANGEMENTS
and is being assisted by a commit