The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
MAJOR DUNN IN
ROCK ISLAND To
ASSUME DUTIES
AppoInfee to Engineers Post In
..rs. trodnced TO Office By Col.
Burgess.

Major Beverly Charles Dunn
who succeeds Col. Harry Burgess
as head of the Rock Island district,
U. s. Engineers. was introduced to
the members of his staff by Col.
Harry Burgess today. Major Dunn
arrived in Rock Island last evening,
coming from New York city, where
he has been an assistant in the first
engineering district since July,
1921 Mrs. Dunn will remain in
the east until fall.
Graduated from West Point in
1910, Major Dunn in the capacity OF
a student engineer was stationed at
Memphis, Tenn. the Panama canal
zone, Pittsburgh. Pa, later in the
year spent three weeks in the Of
flee of the Rock Island district I'M
der Col. Keller.
I In 1912, Major Dunn graduated
from the engineers school of the
United States army, and from 1912
to 1914 served with the first bat
TALON of engineers at.the Washing
ton barracks. From 1914 to 1915
he was on duty in the Philippine is
lands, and in 1917 was stationed at
the engineers office in New Or
leans, La.
He was adjutant of the 10th Engi-
neers, forestry division from June
to September, 1917, and from Sep
TENDER, 1917, to June, 1918, was on
duty at West Point. He organized
and trained regiments at Camp
Humphreys, Va, and from June to
October, 1918, was at Camp Shell
by, Miss. and Camp Sheridan, Ala.
In November, 1918, Major Dunn
graduated from the army war col
lege, taking a special staff course,
and from June, 1919, to September
of that year was with American ov-
erseas forces. From January,
\ 1919, to July, 1921. he was
an instructor in the engf-
neers' school, Camp Humphreys,
and from July, 1921, until his as
signment to Rock Island, assistant
at the First district engineers Of
flee in New York city.
Although the major was actively
engaged in the service of his coun-
try during the World war. organic
4 ing and training regiments for ser
vice, he did not get an opportunity
TO go/overseas, much to his dis
appointment.
After introducing Major Dunn to
the office force this morning Col
: Burgess left for Chicago to be abb
sent couple of days. He will for
mally turn the office over to Major
Dunn Friday and will be leaving
Rock Island much to the regret OF
the many friends he has made in
this community, about July l.
The outstanding achievement Of
Col Burgess administration has
been the progress made on the LIE
Claire canal. Inaugurated before
Col. Burgess was appointed to this
post, the work would have beer
completed about year and a hal
ago under his direction, had funds
been available. The total estimate
on this work is $2,500,000.
Expect Early Completion.
The government, however, on ac-
count of the World war began to
cut the annual district appropria-
ton in the year 1917, and from that
time to the present the annual ap-
Inspiration has stood at $500 900
instead of the $150O,OOO formerly
appropriated, This year, however
it is expected the appropriation
will get back to a pre-war basis.
Col. Burgess said today that the
survey of the Rock Island flood dis
trict and estimate of cost of pro-
tective equipm9lt requested by the
Chamber of Commerce would prob
ably be completed before his de-
1arture