The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-23

clSlon soon.
Colonel Dwight F. Davis, the new
Secretary of War, will be asked
to be the guest of the George Wash
ington Post No. /, Of the American
Legion, at its second meeting in
November, according to Captain
CHARLES .. Shaw, post commander.
Many prominent Washington men
are to be the guests Of the post,
including Colonel Aanford MacNider,
Assistant Secretary of War; Isaac
Cans. of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce; Colonel Fenning, the
new District Of Columbia Commits
sIoner; Lieutenant Colonel Franklin
Bell and Major William Z. r. Co.
veil, on duty with the District Gov.
eminent, and Commissioner Ru-
dolph; Major Frederick William
Vile, local news writer, and Gen.
eral James Drain, the retiring ma
11onal commander of the American
Legion.
Marine Transfer
Major Harry L. Smith Of the
marine corps, who was captain of
the marine corps rifle team this
year, and who has been on duty
with the marine base at Quantica.
Va, has been ordered to Philadel-
phfa for duty as the ordnance 3f-
ficer there.
"A vacancy in the warrant grade
OF guaTtermaster clerk of the ma.
rlne corps was caused by the death
OF Quartermaster Clerk Charles F.
Dalton, at Washington, D. c., Or.
tober 10, which will be filled after
qualification on examination by one
OF the f1on-commissioned officers On
the eligible list.
MAJOR General Johnson Hapgood,
OF the regular army, who was re-
Gently promoted from the grade of
0r1gadier general, has been assigned
to command the Fourth Corps
Area, with headquarters at Allan
"a, Ga. His first action as corps
area commander, was to announce
tnat he expected to cut the amount
or staff supervision, place the max
!mum or authority and responsible
ity in the hands of troop com
manders and cut down the paper
work of the corps area.
among the general officers serv-
ing on the court trying Colonel
Mitchell, are Douglas Macarthur
and Fred S1aden. Macarthur, a
former commandant of West Point.
and Sladen, the present comman-
dant. General Macarthur caused
several changes in the life of West
Point and was termed revolution.
airy by some of the graduates. Gen.
eral Sladen has different ideas on
the proper conduct of the academy
than General Macarthur. It is
believed by many that these two
officers viii play an important part
in the trial of Colonel Mitchell.
Leland Stanford University, of
Palo Alto, Cal, is desirous of hav-
Ing a reserve officers training corps
unit, or ROTC. and has sent Doc
tor w. ]. Crook, of the department
OF engineering of the university.
to make a comprehensive review of
the ordnance department activities
at a number of arsenals and prov
Ing grounds OF the army. The mat
ter has been taken up with officials
Of the War Department and of the
office OF the chief OF ordnance
Air Claim DisalIowed
The claim Of Lieutenant L. D.
Schultze OF the air service of the
army, for $500 for expenses he in
CURED IN preceding the roInd-the-
world fliers to make necessary ar.
rangemef1ts. has been finally dis
allowed by the Comptroller General.
There are 104 vacancies in the
regular army in the grade Of Sec
ond lieutenant, according to the
War Department in announcing the
promotion Of Lieutenant Colonel AL
exander Gregg, jr., to the grade Of
colonel. This promotion leaves
Lieutenant Colonel Allen D. Ray.
mond as the senior officer in this
grade. There are two vacancies re.
manning in the grade of lieutenant
colonel to which Majors Frank L.
Pyle and Walter o. Boswell are en-
titled. When these officers are pro.
NOTED the senior major of the army
will be Raymond S. Bamberger, for
merly on duty in Washington with
the reserve division OF the Adtutant
Generals office.
There are four vacancies in the
grade Of major to which Captains
Thomas F. Taylor, Marshall H.
Quesenberry. Richard w. Cooksey
and Daniel A. Common, are entitled.
leaving George Mayo as senior cap.
tain. There are six vacancies in
the grade of captains for which
Ralph G. G. Memo, Ross F. Cole,
John P. Lake, Heston r. Cole, Rus
sci 3. Reynolds and Harold D. Dins.
more, are in line, with Paul c. Boy.
Ian remaining as the senior first
lieutenant. Second Lieutenants
Frank H. BIodgett, John r. Nc
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