Evening star., 1924-01-06

named to fill the vacancy created by
the promotion OF Gen. Bandholtz,
while Col. Leroy s. Upton was given
tn the vacancy a due to the promotion OF
It is stated that practically every
colonel who held the rank Of gen.
eral officer during the war has been
recommended for this remaining va
have called at the War Department
at the request of their constituents
to recommend colonel, and, in addi-
tfon to this interest in this appoint
been very active in supporting their
former commanders for the vacancy.
The annual meeting Of the Society
be held January - at the national
headquarters, 324 Mills building. Two
important questions will be taken up
at the meeting.
Conferences held between the as
siBtant secretary of war, the assistant
dean of the Harvard School Of Busi-
ness Administration, the chiefs OF the
supply branches of the Army and the
the selection of eight Army officers to
attend this course, which will begin
their instruction February / and ex-
tend over a period of two years. These
for the purpose Of educating them in
the principles of business administra-,
tion in order that they may develop
a concentrated course in these sub
jects. which will become available to
a large number of officers Of the Army.
The officers who have been selected
by the War Department to take this
course are: Maj. Napoleon w. Riley,
9. NJ. G.; Capt. Edmund de 7. Ellis,
Q. M. c.: Maj. Harry X. Rutherford.
Ordnance Department; Maj. Edgar c.
Jones, Medical Department; Maj.
Samuel 8. Creighton. Medical Depart
ment: First Lieut.. Lowell A. Elliott,
Service. and Capt. Lawrence L. Clay
ton, s. G.
Three medical officers graduated De-
cember 10 from a three-month course
in the school of aviation medicine:
which instruction was given at Mitchell
Field. l.. |. This course was formerly
called the course for flight, surgeons.
Those officers who have just com
pleted this course are Majs. Robert A.
Hale. Irwin B. March and Capt.
Orlando j. Posey.
According to the plans of Brig. Gen.
Briant II. Wells. commandant Of the
Infantry School. Fort Benning.- Ga.
and Lieut.. Col. A. w. Bjornstad, as
sistant commandant of the school, Fort
Benning will become a recreational and
amusement center. which system, 1T is
throughout the Army. That, their OBJ
tecttve is to wrest athletic honors
from Quantico and the Sd Corps Area
is not doubted Off a moment. but be-
out the smartest military organiza-
tions on review and in parades in
the Army.
Although they are not yet ready
to make public their plans. it is known
that they include the construction of
a stadium which, when completed. will
be one Of the largest in the country.
The construction of this stadium will
not depend upon federal appropriations.
but financial assistance has been prom
ised from outside sources.
At the Army medical center Walter
Reed General Hospital, January 2,
thirty-six medical. nine dental and
six-month course of instruction in
the medical, dental and veterinary
schools, respectively.
Four medical officers compose the
will begin a four-month course of
instruction at the Army medical CEN
ter January Z. They are Lieut. Coils.
George NJ. Ekwutzel, George II. Scott
and Mats; Patrick F. MCGUIRE and
Maj. George w. Cook. NJ. c., and
Capts. Harold o. Brown and William
]. Carroll. NJ. c., will graduate about
January l5 from a three-month X-ray
course at the Army medical center.
Mai. Owen s. Albright. S. c.. who
has been on duty in the office of the
chief signal officer, has been ordered
to Camp Vail, n. j., for temporary
duty to take command of the Signal
Corps post and school during the
absence Of Lieut.. Col. John e. Hemp
hill. who has been granted a four
month leave of absence.
The Secretary of War announced he
had selected Col. William p. Burnham
TO fill the vacancy in the grade of
brigadier general which has existed
since the promotion of Gen. Gordon
November Z. This. however. only tenn
porarily relieves the situation as Gen.
Burnham will retire on January 10.