Evening star., 1924-06-08

Woodside has been elected vice presi-
Dent so that he can relieve Cen
Pershing
More than twenty great Philadel-
phla corporations threw open their
offices and plants to the student off,
GERS at the Quartermaster Corps
| School, who have just completed
two-week assignment in these busi-
ness establishments. This is now
part of the course of instruction dur
ing the school year. Among the sub
jects taken up by the officers were
office organization. Warehousing, pa
per manufacture, cold storage; tire
manufacture, care and storage; rail
and motor traffic; bread and it's
handling; water, freight and passen-
ger traffic; coffees, teas and spices
their preparation, care and preserva-
ton; paints and oils: meats and meat
products, and salvage methods.
All quartermasters on duty in
Washington and vicinity, as well as
quartermasters. warrant officers and
ex x-QuartermasterS, Will celebrate
June 16, at dinner at the City Club.
the 149th anniversary of the corps
Associated with Maj. Gen. ". II. Hart,
quartermaster general of the Army,
who heads the general committee as
chairman, are Brig. Gen. ]. r. Belllin-
ger, Brig. Gen. j. 7. knight, Brig.
Cen A. c. Dalton, Col. F.. w. Van
Duyne and Maj. d. K. Mitchell. secre-
tary and treasurer. Following are
the other committees:
Reception-Maj. Gen w. III. Hart,
Brig. Gen. J. b. Bellinger. Brig. Gen.
A. c. Dalton, Brig. Cen. J. 7. knight.
&. Marshall; Lieut.. Col. Pennington,
G. NJ. o. r. c.; Lieut.. Col. Shipley,
Q. NJ. o. r. c.; Lieut.. Col. Robinson,
Q. NJ. o. r. C.; Maj. James r.. Lusby
United States property and disburslng
officer, n. G.; Maj. f. J. Brady, @. NJ
TO- r. c., secretary of the Reserve
Officers Association, District of Co
lum bia, and Capt. Clayton l.. Emig,
Q. NJ. 0. r. c.
Invitation, dinner and decoration
Brig Gen. A. c. Dalton, Maj. r. p
Palmer. Maj. E. J. Brady. Lieut. II. l.
Calvin and Lieut.. w. II. Middleswart.
Program, entertainment, printing
and Eusic-Brig. Gen. j. B. Bellinger
Col. R. H. Rolfe, Col: H. c. Bonny-
castle and Maj. r. l.. Foster.
Commencement exercises of the
Army Medical School. Army School
of Nursing, Army Veterinary School
and the Army Dental School were
held jointly Friday in the formal
In the Army Medical School there
were six honor graduates, all cap
tains. the first two of which were
awarded the Hoff and Sternberg
medals respectiyely They were
George p. Mcneil. jr.:. Bernard A.
McDermott, Lewis =. Bibb and Clyde
G. Johnston. The other Medical
school graduates were Maj. Cesar
Muxo (Cuban army. Capts. Paul q.
Capps. Frank T. Chamberlin, Alberto
e. de Quevedo. Martin F. DuFrenne.
Charles c.. Cans, Harry =. Can't,
Ernest F. Harrison, Ralph L. Henry,
Wilbur G. Jenkins. Alexander P.
Kelly, George Z. Lindow, Thomas Z,
McCarley. Adolphus A. Mcdaniel.
Henry w Meisch, James NJ. Miller.
Pernier A. Mix, Clyde p. Oatman,
Byron j. Peters, william c. Porter.
Martin Il. Reiber, William L. L. Rein
hardt George Z. Riggs (Oregon Ma
tional GuardD. Carl W: Shaffer, .jo-
sullivan. Harry Wall. William NJ.
White. Joseph H. Whiteley, Howard
r Wickert and First Lieut.. Kenneth
H. Bailey.
First Lieuts John II. Kintner and
Maximilian Siereveld, jr-, were the
honor graduates Of the Army Veteri-
nary School, Lieut. Kintner being
presented the Hoskins medal by Sec
retary of War Weeks. Other Neteri-
nary School graduates were Capt.
Isaac Q. Gladish and First Lieuts. Jo-
seph F. Crosby. Frank c. Hersh-
berger. John X. McConeghy and
Daniel Fl. Mallan.
Capts Walter ID. Vail and Wayne
W. Woolley were the honor graduates
of the Army Dental School. Capt. Vail
being awarded the Dental Corps
medal The other graduates were
Capts. Alvin f. Anthony. Leslie ID.
Baskin. oliver j. Christensen, Albert
Fields. Horace r. Finley, George NJ.
krough. Benjamin F. Pound COregon
National Guard), John N White and
John a. Rowe.
Among the graduates of the Army
School of Nursing, seven were honor
graduates, as follows: Capitola r.
Anderson, Arlyn Carlson, F. lone de
France, Martha A. Hauch. Olivia
Hunsinger. Helen /. Miller and Lulu
class were Imogene II. Abbey Jess
Adams. Nettie r. Alley, Helen p. Bill
derbach. Laura Black, Annie 4. Books.
Polly Burkhart Norma A. Cady. &.
Vfvienne culver Helen Keogh Dorian.
Hattie Feather. La Verne II. Fitz-
gerald. Dorothy I, Fulton. Annie NJ.
Gregg, Lorraine r. Hanse Mary l..
Hicks. NJ. Caroline Jones, Marian
Lindquist Emma S. Linn. Beatrice
Mcbride, NJ. Elizabeth Moore, Ethel
O'Connor, Anna F. ODonnell. Eleanor
L. Palmer, Grace v Perry, N. Thank Il,
Lucille K Rhoades, Lillian Y. Ro-
hange. Edna 6. Summer, Lillian A.
Tournaud, La Vina n. Varnum, Rflla
Stevens Whiteford, Hazel Corinne
Young, Marguerite Zaldivars n. Eliza
Maj. Gen. Marritte w. Ireland. sur
geon general, delivered the introduc-
tory address. while the Secretary of
| War made the presentation of the
diplomas and medals. The musical
program was rendered by the Army
Band W. ]. Stannard, band leader.
NAVY.
According to the fleet schedule for
! the period from January to June
| so. 1925, which will shortly be pro-
| mulgated. the Navy Department Is
| planning to hold extensive maneuvers
| in the Pacific. Next winters opera
| tions will be based on Honolulu, as
| has been previously announced in
these columns. Approval has also
been given for a part of the battle
| fleet to go to Australia and the de-
| tails of this trip are now being
worked out in the department.
Plans are now being prepared in
conjunction with the War Depart
| ment authorities for the holding OF
| joint Army and Navy operations for
the defense of Honolulu As this is
the first time that an attempt has
been made to hold joint maneuvers
at this advanced base in the Pacific,
the project presents many new prob
len1S- II is peIleNtu liidl tlle
holding of the operations at Homo
lulu many controversies relative to
the fleets strength in the Pacific un-
der the arms agreement will be
settled.
January l the scouting fleet will
leave for Guantanamo. where it will
stay until February 13. 1t will go
from there to Colon, and is due to
reach San Pedro on February Is,
where it will join the battle fleet.
With the exception of the battleships
which are taking the midshipmen on
their summer practice cruise the en-
tire United States feet will sail for
Honolulu April Is, arriving at this
port on April 81. The fleet will be