The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-10

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General Hart will preside at
notable gathering in historic Car
penters' Hall, Philadelphia, where
the quartermaster corps was formed
on June 16, ITS.
The following scholarships have
been offered the most proficlent
students in the 1926 citizens mill.
tary training camps OF the Tnlro
corps area.
a four-year scholarship to be award
ed the most proficient student as
DESIGNATED by the military authori-
ties; the Dickinson School OF Law,
Carlisle, Pa, under similar condi-
lions; George Washington Univer.
sity, Catholic University. Washing
ton Business College. LOOMS RaJ1o
College and the Temple School, all
of Washington.
Charlotte Hall School, Charlotte
Hall, Nd, and the Pace Institute,
a professional school Of accounting
and business administration.
According to recent announce
merts, there are. 5,44S vacancies in
the three junior grades of the quar-
termaster reserve, divided as fol-
lows: Second 1ieutenants, 107; first
lieutenants. 4.O1s, and captains.
1928.
New members joining the Army
Mutual Aid Association are: Majors
F. w. Halliday and H. II. Slaugh-
ter; Captains r. H. Boyle, Ned
Blair and w. L. Morrison, and Lieu
tenants p G. Bruton, p. w. Water
bury, C. HI. Parish, and j. d. O'Con.
nell.
has been ordered to report to the
retiring board here in Washington,
for examination.
Lieutenant John ID. Pennington,
u. s. N. reporting for physical
examination preliminary to promo
ton in the navy to the grade OF
lieutenant commander, was found
by the board of medical examiners
to be physically incapacitated for
duty. Lieutenant Pennington re-.
Gently completed two years OF
service with the American naval
mission to Brazil. He was ap-
pointed a commissioned officer in
the navy on November 81. 1914,
after serving seventeen years in
the navy.
Two Pass Medical Exams.
Two candidates have passed the
examination for appointment as
officers of the army medical corps.
AS there are fifty-nine vacancies In
this arm, both OF the candidates
will be appointed without delay.
The two appointees are: Sterling
Bockoven. a graduate OF the Unit
versity OF Iowa, now resident at st..
Marks Hospital, Salt Lake City,
and Don Wilbur Mclean. OF the
receiving hospital Detroit, who Is a
graduate of the Detroit College Of
Medicine and Surgery. The next
examinations will be held in Sep
TENDER.
Among the graduates of the In.
fantry School, Fort Benning, on
May 20, was Major Tom Fawcett.
reserve corps, a resident OF Wash
ington. and former officer OF the
local national guard. Major Faw-
cett was a member of the national
guard and reserve officers rifle
class, Company e.
Captain Donald White, stationed
in the office of the chief of army
air service, has just returned from
an inspection trip on the west
coast. He made q thorough inspec-
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the colleges where such units are
maintained.
The cadets of the graduating class
Of West Point will be at Mitchell
Field for two weeks of aviation
training on June IA to 81. This is
the regular proceeding each spring
and enables all young officers of
the army to become somewhat IA
miliar with airplanes and aircraft
tactics.
Lieutenant A. X. Laid. Of the