Evening star., 1924-09-14
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tact with the neighboring civilian COM
munity with q view to providing sane,
helpful amusement for the enlisted
men.
The adjutant general also handles,
under the policies of the general staff.
directly all matters relating to the
citizens military training camps and
the reserve officers training camps.
also the camps for reserve officers.
There are reserve units at 225 edu-
cational institutions and colleges
throughout the country, with an enlist
ment of 115,000 and with 500 active
and retired officers.
Adjt. Gen. Davis also handles the
correspondence courses for all
branches of the War Department.
These courses are taken by reserve
officers and enlisted men all over the
United States. The enrolment last
year was between $4,000 and 10000.
This officer is also charged with the
assignment and detail and everything
connected with the movement and Sc
lection of $4,000 officers of the Army
for the various duties which the Of
ficers are called upon to perform-the
selection of those for the summer
schools. recruiting service, with the
organized reserve, Reserve Officers
Training Corps duty and all assign
ments to troops for foreign service,
etc.
Adjt. Gen. Davis also is charged
with the procurement, appointment,
commissioning and assignment of
some 10000 odd officers constituting
the Officers Reserve Corps.
The adjutant general is also
charged with administrative func-
tions relating to the appointment and
admission Of cadets to the United
State Military Academy at West Point
and their separation therefrom.
He complies and issues the Army
Register and the Army lists and di-
rectories.
BY executive order, in order of prece-
dence after the chief of staff and the
deputy chief of staff, the adjutant
general is authorized and directed to
perform the duties OF Secretary of
War during illness or temporary alb
Sence from the seat of government
of the Secretary of War, whenever the
Assistant Secretary of War is also
absent
The Adjutant Generals Department
consists of SO officers selected on their
records for their administrative and
executive ability. There is a smaller
adjutant generals Office at each OF
the nine corps areas in the United
States and in the departments at Pan
anna, Hawaii and Philippines and
China In addition there is a smaller
office in each of the six infantry di-
visions and the cavalry division OF
troops. These offices perform the
same duties for their commands as
the adjutant general does for the
Army and are co-ordinated with and
an extension of the main Office
The setting up of this organiza-
tion was largely Gen. Davis own
work and is a monument to his or
ganizlng and executive ability.
Gen. Davis graduated from West
Point in 1898. He participated in the
expedition against Santiago in the
Spanish American War and in NJ.
merous campaigns during the Philip
pine Insurrection. being cited for gall
!antry in action against Spanish
1orces at FL Caney. Cuba. and against
the insurgents near San Fernando He
served as adjutant and instructor of
infantry tactics at the United States
Military Academy, instructor and in
spector Of Philippines Scouts and in
structor of the Militia of Massachu-
setts.
He was a brigadier general at Al,
recommended for major general at AZ
early to demonstrate unusual admin
istrative ability. being adjutant at
West Point.
For his services in the World War
he was awarded the distinguished
service medal by our Government, the
Legion of Honor (commander) by
France, the Order of the Bath (com-
panion) by Great Britain. the Order
of the Crown (commander) by Bel
gium, the Order Of the Crown (com-
mander) by Italy, the Order of Prince
Danilo I (grand off1cer) by Montene-
gro and the Order of La Solidarida
(second CLASSY by Panama
Gen. Davis is very hard worker
and he at times, when the occasion
requires. works necessarily for long
hours at a stretch. A man of extreme
courtesy himself. he insists upon a
courteous demeanor throughout his
office. In handling of the personnel
of the office he is insistent upon a
square deal for all from the highest
to the lowest, and any of his subordi-
mates can have an audience with him
at any time.