Evening star., 1923-05-29
VETERANS GATHER
AT REUNION Dinner
"Baltic Party" Comprising
Gen. Pershing's A. E. F.
/ Staff, Assembled Here.

Under the call of Gen. Pershing the
sixth annual reunion dinner Baltic
party of the seventy officers and en-
listed men who composed Gen. Per-
shing's staff that sailed on the Baltic
to establish the American expedi-
tionary force headquarters in France
last night.
Col. Charles E. Stanton. retired.
sWho was chief finance officer of the
overseas staff. presided. He Is now
commi sstoner of public works for the
city OF San Francisco and made the
Journey across the continent to at
tend the dinner. Maj. Gen. James G.
Harbord, Gen. Pershing's chief of
STAFF. and Maj. Gen. John l.. Hines,
deputy chief of staff under Pershing,
and corps commander in France,
were among those present
Drop Military Distinctions.
The military distinction between
private and officer is dropped at the
Baltic party" reunions. The men
mix in with the officers, ranking from
ing.
When the enlisted men and officers
went over on the Baltic in 1917 they
dressed and travelled as civilians in
order to avoid any dangerous results
from the work of German spies.
Among those present were: Maj.
Gen. Clarence C. williams, chief Of
ordnance. Washington, formerly chief
or ordnance of the A. E. F.; Maj. Gen.
Merritte w. Ireland. surgeon gem
eral, and formerly surgeon general of
the A. e. F.; Maj. Gen. Walter A
betheI, Judge advocate general. for
merly judge advocate general of the
A. e. F.: Brig: Gen. Logan Feland.
Marine Corps, Washington. formerly
commanding general of a Marine
Corps brigade in action in France
Brig. Gen. Benjamin L. Alvord. as
SlStant adJutant general and formerly
adJutant general of the 4. E. F.; Brig
Gen. Hugh A. Drum, at present COM
mandlng the coast artillery district.
FORT Iotten, n. Y. and formerly chief
Brig. Gen. John MrAuley Palmer on
duty in the office of the chief of staff,
formerly chief OF operations. 4. Z. +.
Col Samuel D.. Rockenbach. COM
handing Tank Corps, Camp Meade.
Nd. formerly chief of Tank Corps,
A L. F: Col. Hugh H. Young. Johns
hopkins University. formerly on duty
with the surgeon general.of the A. f.
f.; Col. William +. Repp. New York
city. formerly Signal Corps specialist.
structor, Army War College. Wash
lngton, formerly office chief. Signal
corps office, A. 4. F.: Lieut.. Col. Ray
mond w. Briggs. general staff Wash
lngton, formerly chief of remount
service and commander of a brigade
sof field artillery at the front; lieut.
Col. Roger q. Alexander. professor of
drawing, West Point. y. Y. formerly
cnleI OF map section. general head
quarters, A. L. F.; Lieut., Col Fred
erick t. Hill. New York city, office
chief quartermaster. A. f. F.: Lieut.
Col. Gustave Porges, New York city.
member of the office of the chief pur-
chaslng agent, \. L. F.
Maj: James L. Collins, general staff
Washington, formerly 4. d. c. 10
Gen. Pershing, and secretary of the
general staff. A. +. F.: Maj. James B.
Taylor. Fort Eustis, Va, formerly
office Of chief signal officer. A T. F..
MAJ. Edwin f. Ely, Omaha. Neb..
A. e. F.; Maj Samuel T. Hubbard.
New York city. formerly Office A c.
of s. G-2. a. f. F.: Maj Winthrop
Chandler. New York city. formerly
office A. c. of s. c.. A. f. F.: Mai.
Harry. A. Hawking. Philadelphia. Pa.
F.; Maj. John II. Jenning. Detroit.
Mich, formerly Motor Transport
Corps; A. L. F.; Maj. Lewis l.. L.ehr,
washington D. C.. formerly Medical
Corps; ScIr A. f: F; Maj: Fred H
ce cbtef ST Louis sMs Mo formerly Of
Capt, T.. !. Heller, Fort AIyer. Va.
Formerly QuartermaSter Corps, A. p
r.: Capt. Elgin Braine, New York
city. formerly Tank Corps. A. f, F.:
Capt. Robert A. Dickson, Washington.
d. G.; Capt. Philip Bongourn, New
York city. formerly air service, A. Il.
F.: Capt. George F. Adamson. Office
chief of staff. Washington. d. c., for
Pershing.
Lieut.. John ]. Cassidy. ChiIlicothe.
Ohio. formerly adjutant generals
office A E. F.; Lieut. j. H Matter,
chief signal officer. A. E. F.: Lieut..
Raymond T. Middleton. New York
city, formerly Motor Transport Corps,
A. E. F.; Lieut.. Clark Kittenner.
Grand Rapids. Mich. formerly Office
chief signal officer. A. T. F.: Lieut..
christopher Schroeder. Adams. Mass.
formerly Quartermaster Corps, A.
E. F.