The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-03
BURGESS GETS
CORPS Place.;
APPOINT DUNN
Rock Island District Engineer to
Eighth Area Command;
Change In July.

Colonel Harry Burgess, corps of
engineers, officer in charge of the
nock Island district, has been ad-
vanced to chief engineer of the en-
tire army corps in the eighth area.
He will be stationed at San An
tonic. Texas Special dispatches to
the Argus this morning from it's
Washington, D. c., bureau conveyed
This information. Formal order for
the transfer has not been issued and
Colonel Burgess was unaware of
the change.
In fact, The Argus was the first
10 advise Colonel Burgess of the
order of his transfer. 81 am not at
all surprised" said Colonel Burgess,
aas l had anticipated it for some
time. The law provides that every
officer shall serve year or more
on line duty with the troops and
that is what my new detail means.
Il wish to say, however, that 1
regret leaving Rock Island as deep
" as one possibly could. l have
loved this place since my arrival
here and have grown fonder of the
city and its people the longer l
have been here. Nothing would
have pleased me better than to have
been permitted to remain, but the
change is q part of the army life
TO which we must all submit and
submit cheerfully. That is what l
do, notwithstanding my regret"
Colonel Burgess stated that he
did not expect to leave Rock Island
until after the beginning of the
fiscal year, which would fix the time
of his departure some time in July.
Colonel Burgess stated further
more, that beginning July l, the
Rock Island district would be de-
tached from the Chicago division CT
the engineer corps and attached 10
the St. Louis division.
He will be succeeded here by
Major Beverly c. Dunn, assistant
district engineer, now stationed at
New York city. Major Dunn is a
son of Colonel Dunn, ordnance de-
partment, who is widely known
among Rock Island arsenal officers,
although never stationed here. Z
Protest of Congressman w. J.
Graham of this district against the
war department proposal to trans
fer Colonel Burgess has been with
drawn. The congressman realized
that prolongation of Colonel
Burgess stay in Rock Island de-
prived him of Office of a higher COM
mand to which he is entitled by
army seniority. Friends and asso-
ciates of Colonel Burgess who
e IL ,e-fr &c
morning while regretting his de-
parture from this city were con-
graduating him upon his promo
ton. His popularity in this district
has been eGualled only by that OF
the late Major General Alexander
Mackenzie.
Widely Commended.
Burgess thorough understanding
of Mississippi river problems in his
capacity of district engineer and
army representative on the Missis-
sipDi river commission has giver
him acquaintance in every Illinois
town bordering the river. He has
been highly commended in letters t
the war department from 1llinoisan'
with whom he has dealt.
Orders have been issued trans
ferring Major Beverly c. Dunn o
the corps of engineers to the Rocl
Island post. He will take over the
duties of district engineer, but Col
onel Burgess place on the Missis
sippi river commission has been as
signed to Colonel George NJ Hoff
man, who is now stationed at New
Orleans. Colonel Hoffman was IL
charge of the Rock Island distric
previous to the war. He ranks only
few files below Colonel Burgess
among the senior colonies. He was
awarded the Distinguished Service
medal for exceptional service dur
ing the war 1t is understood tina
he will discharge his duties from hi!
present post at New Orleans.