The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Head ofNauy
To See Fleet
Secretary Denby Leaves
To Watch Atlantic
MapeuUers.

Secretary DENLY will leave here
,odsy for Guantanamo Bay to wit
mass target practice and maneuyers
m the Atlantic, ieet., following
which he will visit Haiti and Santo
Domingo to inspect the marine
forces in charge Of those republics.
He will be accompanied by Capt. J.
X. Robson, }of naval operations. and
Col. d. d. Porter, Of the Marine
Corps.
Army orders of last week includ-
ed one calling Brig. Gen. Sawyer.
medical section. Ofhcers' Reserve
Corps, into active military service
and directing him to report person
ally to the President Of the United
States for duty" Gen. Sawyer has
been provided with an ONCE in the
State, War and Navy building, and
will have such clerical assistance as
his duties require. His ONCE Is in
room 244 on the second fioor of the
west wing. not far from the office
of Secretary Weeks
Though not specified in the order.
1t is known that Gen. Sawyer will
serve as the personal physician Of
the President and Mrs. Harding. and
will make a special investigation
and study of the public health and
welfare activities OF the govern
ment. At the War Department 1t is
said that Gen. Sawyer Is not ex-
pected to perform the usual duties
of a military aid to the President
Col. Clarence s. Ridley, the engineer
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds. was chief military aid
to former President Wilson, and is
serving the President in the same
capacity.
Majs. Bascom L. Wilson. Curtis J.
Pillsbury and Robert II. Duenna and
First Lieut.. George T. wilhelm.
Medical Corps. have been relieved
from duty at Walter Reed General
Hospital, this city, and ordered to
Fort Sam Houston. Tex, for duty
Capt. Ralph FL Simmons. Medical
Corps, also at Walter Reed General
Hospital, has been ordered to Camp
Benning. Ga. for duty.
Col. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson
have their son, Ensign Augustus
Donaldson. visiting them for a few
days.
Lieut.. Commander Daniel Hunt,
at the Hospital Corps Training
School. San Francisco. has been or
dered to the naval station at Tu-
tuila, Samoa. for duty.
Lieut.. Col. Charles II. Morrow, in
fantry, at Camp Meade. Md, has
been detailed to duty as Inspector
instructor. National Guard of Ken
lucky, with station at Louisville.
Admiral Albert Gleaves, q. s. N.
and Mrs. Gleaves have arrived in
Washington and are at the Hotel
Powhatan.
First Lieut.. Thomas II. McCreery,
Quartermaster Corps. who has been
in charge of the branch ONCE of the
Lexington purchasing and breeding
headquarters. recently established
at the general intermediate depot In
this city. has been directed to as
sumo charge Of the sub-breeding
station of the Lexington remount
purchasing and breeding headquar-
ters at Fort Myer. Va.
Commander and Mrs. Robert Hen
derson have moved from the Mai
son Dupont to the Brighton.
A special army board. consisting
of Brig. Gen. Henry Jervey, general
staff: Col. John l. Chamberlain. in
spector general, and Col. Edward A
Kreger. judge advocate, has been
appointed to meet at the War De-
partment to consider certain fea-
lures of the promotion list. formed
under the provisions of section 24A
of the act of Congress approved
June 4. 1920.
Lieut. Col. James B. Kemper, in
fantry, has been detailed to duty as
inspector-instructo infantry, Penn
sylvania National Guard. with sta
tion at Harrisburg.
Col. Melville S. Jarvis. Sixty-ffth
Infantry. at San Juan. Porto Rico,
has been transferred to the Fifty
fifth Infantry at Camp Meade. Nd.
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