Evening star., 1924-04-20

he was promoted to captain. Before
going overseas he was assigned to spe-
cial duty in Washington, which lasted
until the signing of the armistice, when
his overseas orders We're Cancelled He
was promoted to major and placed in
charge of all ordnance department
finances in Washington, under the chief
of finance, which duty he performed
until September, 1920, when he was
appointed assistant finance officer, I'd
Corps Area Headquarters, until his
discharge on December 81, 1920. He
was commissioned a major of ordnance
and assigned as commanding officer,
Neville ordnance depot, which was then
being dismantied and sold. He en-
countered many problems at this place.
involving title to Communicated land,
damage of private property, the build
ing of highways and street railways and
Cancelled contracts However, satisfac-
tory adjustment of all difficulties were
made and the governments interest in
what was to be the largest gun plant
in the world. finally closed out. After
a few months at Philadelphia, where he
consolidated the financial records OF the
New York. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
ordnance districts in one Office at Phila-
deiphia. he was again discharged on
June so. 1921. and given a commission
in the Reserve Corps as a major of
finance being promoted to lieutenant
colonel in March. 1924. He is at pres
ent budget officer OF the United States
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
Reserve officers will meet this week,
as follows: Sd Battalion, 320th In
fantry, Tuesday night; finance on we'd
nesday evening and ID Battalion, 320th
Infantry. on Thursday night All meet
ings will be held in the Graham building.
The authorities of the War Depart
ment having to do with the program
for citizens military training camps
activities this summer are greatly en-
couraged with the outlook Gen. Charles
H Martin. assistant chief OF staf and
head of G-I of the general staff. has
returned from an extended tour or in
spection and investigation IN connection
with the results OF the preliminary cam
paign for rescruits for the period of
training.
Reserve Signal Corps officers will
be glad to know that for the first
time in the history Of commercial
radio operation the Signal Corps at
the new station at Fort Leaven-
worth of the Army radio net, is us
ing the Greed relay i'm transmitting
and receiving messages. The mes
sages are transmitted and received at
the rate of 100 words per minute.
This opens a new era in radio COM
munication and it's effects will be far
rRaching. The new station equip
ment at Fort Leavenworth has been
highly commended by some of the
most distinguished radio engineers of
the country.
Mai Charles william Freeman. vice
president of the local Quartermaster
section, has been elected an active
member of the Society of Military
Engineers. He is assigned to the
Washington general intermediate de-
pnf adm in traf1ye service
Maj Alfred II. Erck, now on duty
at headquarters of the Sd Corps as
assistant to the officer in charge of
Organized Reserves. and Maj. James
H. Tierney, adiutant Of the head;
Reserves. will be ordered to the ad-
vanced course at the infantry school.
Fort Benning, 19s425 course, as stu
dents They will report on Septem-
Der Is.
Capt Raymond C. Sherman of the
infantry has been detailed as COM
mandant of the Army Music School.
Washing ton barracks. to take effect
on May 25, relieving Lieut.. Parry w.
Lewis. Coast Artillery Corps, who IS
ordered to foreign service. Capt.
Sherman has been on duty at Camp
Meade, Md He will report to the
commandant, of the Army War Col
Iege for any service required of him
in connection with post administra-
ton and will also report to the COM
mending general, district of Wash
ington, for duty as commanding Off
cer of the Army Band. which duty
he will perform in addition to his
duty as commandant of the school
The following changes have been
made in the non-divisional group:
Engineers-The promotion of Capt.
Kirby d. MacLean to the grade of
major has been announced. He has
been relieved from assignment to the
non divisional group and attached
assignment to the 474th Engineer
Train and attached to the 41Sth Engi-
neer Battalion. Capt. Robert Coe has
been attached to the 343d Regiment
of Engineers, First Lieut.. Ralph j.
Hinkle having moved to the 9Th
signment to the 53Sth Engineer
Train. Capt. Edward V. Clark, hav-
ing moved to the sth Corps area, is
relieved from assignment to the
417th Engineer Battalion.
The following changes have been
ordered in the Sd Corps area:
Attached changes, 18th Division
Second Lieuts. l.. w. Helweg of the
air service, r. c. Greet of the engi-
Majs. W. S. Covell of the engineers
and r. H. Stilwell of the infantry;
Capt r. w. Dale. infantry; First
Lieut. J.. A. Calby, dental; Second
corps; J. c. J: Baliash. field artillery:
Capt. F. w. Davis. infantry: Second
Lieut.. T. Miller, engineer; Mai. W. H.
Graven of the engineer; Majs. B. r.
Gorgas. infantry, and P. S, Stout Of
the medical corps.
ixyiu fS
McRee and ]. l. Pritchett, infantry;
Capt. r. b. Davidson, Judge advocate
general; Second Lieut.. N. B. Wolfe,
infantry. federally recognized to the
ssth Division-Second Lieuts. F.
Betz and w. A. Price of the infantry;
Second Lieut.. p. B. Porter, infantry;
First Lieut. R Hughes, coast artil-
lery; Second Lieut.. ]. A. Dressler. f7eld
artillery: Second Lieut.. j. H. Amend,
II. Somers, infantry.
Non-divisional group-Maj. o. McC.
Copelin, ordnance; Capt. G. W. John
son. engineers; First Lieut. E. w.
McComas quartermaster corps; Mai.
r. T. Norchoss, engineers; Capt. J. ].
Murphy, engineers; Second Lieut.. e.
c.. Trigg, veterinary.
Assignments. S0th Division-H. W.
Dutton, infantry; Second Lieut.. R.. r.
Cox, field artillery; Maj. B. B. Clark
son, infantry.
Non-divisional group-First Lieut..
r. NJ. Brown, chaplain; Second Lieuts
A. D. Swift, air service, and j. Z.
Crouch, engineers; Capts. J. E. See
bert, medical. and II. w. Brown, engi-
neers: Second Lieut.. E. ]. Lynch, en-
gineers; Capts. c. NJ. Colony and L.
B. Myers, quartermaster corps: Sec
ond Leuts. III. e. Slep, quartermaster
corps, J. G. Bose and z. NJ. Edwards,
field artillery; Capt. J. F. Woods,
quartermaster corps; Second Lieuts.
II. r. Fister. Quartermaster corps, and
E. S. Buckley, J. K. Cheseboro and
B. B. Naschke, signal corps; Second
Lieuts. r. r. Blair, o. w. Brown, P.
J. Corr, W. C. Griggs, P. o. Langguth,
w. K Rodgers, W. K Royal and L.