Evening star., 1924-07-06
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TO Camp Lewis, Wash, where he is
at present inspecting the 10th Field
Artillery and the Sd Field Artillery
brigade headquarters. From Camp
Lewis he will go to Fort D. A. Rus
sell, Wyo., where an inspection will
be made of the 10Th Field Artillery
the other regiment in the Sd Field
artillery brigade. His next stop will
De at Camp Custer. Mich. where he
VIII look over the 18th Field Artillery
OF tne Regular Army and the I49th
cmand ciein Artillery, Illinois National
spect the Sd Field Artillery regiment
and number of National Guard field
artillery units from the surrounding
states. 1t is expected that Gen. Snow
VIII arrive in Washington about
Lieut.. Col. w. v. Morris, cavalry,
on arrival in Washington during the
week, viii take over the duties per-
cavalry, as editor of the Cavalry
Journal. Col. Morris comes from the
command and General Staff School.
while Maj. Howe was placed on the
retired list of the Army last March.
Maj. Kenna G. Eastman, cavalry,
who has just arrived in Washington
mas been assigned to the plans and
training section, Office of the chief
OF cavalry. He succeeds Maj. Walton
IoodWln, Jr.. who has been ordered
to the War College.
,,a,nn Another e; recent arrival in Wash
cavalry. who has been assigned to the
personnel section, Office of the chief
OF cavalry. He succeeds Mai. Edgar
". Burr, cavalry, who goes to the
cavalry School. Fort Riley, Kan, as a
student.
During the past week the quarter
master generals Office has been pre-
pairing the allotments for the field
Tor funds for the fiscal year 1925. A
departure from former methods will
be those covering annual repairs
These allotments will cover the entire
nscal year, and IL has been announced
tnat no increases can be given over
these amounts. as all available funds
will be allotted.
Upon his REIMBURSEMENT as officer in
charge of the graves registration
service, which became effective July
l. Maj; H. L. Green. Q. NJ. c.. has sub
mltted a preliminary report to the
general setting forth
the present condition of the eight
American overseas cemeteries. Brook
wood cemetery Is the only one that is
completed. OF the remaining seven
pleted. Reports reaching the war
Department indicate that conditions
were most attractive on Memorial day
and that visitors were many
The duties Of Col William r. Glib
SON. Q. NJ. c.. who has been Iiaison
ofiicer for war planning, Office of the
n ter cfnr
taken over temporarily by Maj. D. K.
Mitchell. Q. NJ. c. Col. Gibson goes to
the War College and his permanent
relief will probably not report for
several months.
Prior to their going to the depots
in the field as assistants in the duty
of the preparation of procurement
plans for war, a number of Quarter
master Corps officers have been TAX
ing a short course of instruction in
the ONCE of the quartermaster gen
eraI
Beginning with a general orienta-
ton in the course for couple of
days under Lieut.. Col w. r. Gibson,
Q: NJ. C.. liaison officer for war plan
idly on to Maj. C. A. Hardigg. Q. NJ. G.,
who posted them for two days on re-
Lieut.. Col. Rudolph e
Smyser. Q. NJ. c.. followed with de-
pot instruction and how to go about
preparing a depot plan for procure
ment.
Those quartermasters who received
this instruction and the depots to
which they will be assigned are as
follows: Capt. John W. Mayhem,
pphiladelphia; I'm, Capt. Patrick Kelly.
bird; Capt. NJ. v. Brunsons Chicaeo.
First Lieut.. H. j. Gardner, Boston:
First Lieut.. ]. A. Durnford, San
Francisco. The assignments of other
assigned to the same
work. but who did not come to wash
ington for the instruction, are: Capt.
Charles A. Brinkley, New Orleans:
Capt. l. ]. Wharton, already at st.
Louis; Capt. H. L. Hart, Holabird.
Another officer will be designated for
the Chicago depot, making three in
all on duty there on procurement
work. A replacement for Lieut.. Col.
L. E. Hanson, Q. M c., who is due for
troop duty, will be designated at
Philadelphia.
The convention of the Association
OF Military Surgeons of the United
and IS, at San Antonio, Tex. The
program which will be taken I'D dur
ing the meeting will be announced
in the near future.
Maj. A. A. Cedarwald, O. NJ
o. r. c.. assistant in the remount
service, once of the quartermaster
general has received a letter from
Maj. John A. Barry. captain of the
ing him of the safe arrival of all the
mounts in good shape in Northaw,
fifteen miles from London. In his
letter Maj. Barry states that Eng
land. France. Belgium. Italy. and
entry list in the Olympic equestrian
games than the United States. The
American entry list exceeds only that
Of Norway.
Among the well known ofhcers of
the ouartermaster Corps who are
leaving Washington for other as
.ignments are the following: Col.
susrtermaster. ] Fort Hayes, Ohio:
ai Panama: IN Maj. Roland F. walsh.
School, Philadelphia,
and First Lieuts: William H. Middle
James M. Hammond, Hawaii; John
". Tither, Governors Island, N. Y.
NAVY.
Twelve officers from the Construc-
ton Corps, one officer from the Medi-
cal Corps and two chief pharmacists
mates are taking a four-Week spe-
cial course at the Chemical Warfare
School at Edgewood, Md. The course
embraces the following subjects:
Tactics, history and research, instruc-
tion in chemical agents. covering
ch emistry and the properties of
agents, and both offensive and de-
tensive weapons.
The Navy Department has an
the names of the Navy sea-
plane pilots who will defend the
schneider seaplane trophy at Bay
Shore Park, which is close. to Balti-
more, October - and Is. Besides the
American entries, there will be two
English and three Italian planes.
The pilots are: Lieut.. +. w. Wead.
y. s. N, who will direct the activities
81 the American team; David Ritten-