Evening star., 1927-03-08
RETIRED OFFICERS
GIVEN PROMOTIONS
Three Army Men, Advanced
to Brigadier Generals,
Get Commissions.

| Three retired United States Army
colonels were promoted to the rank of
brigadier general when they received
their commissions in that rank from
Hanford MacNider, Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, in the course of simple
ceremonies in the House Foreign AT
fairs Committee room of the Capitol
yesterday afternoon.
The retired service men who were
promoted include Lloyd NJ. Brett, New
York City, who was graduated from
West Point in 1879 and who served
actively until his retirement In l9Zo;
William j. Nicholson, Washington. ~
c., who entered the Army from clVii
life in 1876, serving until his retire
ment in 1920, and William G.. Brown.
Denver, Colo. who was graduated
from West Point in 1877. serving ac-
lively until his retirement in 1918.
Provided i'm Bill.
The promotions to the rank of brig
adler general of the three colonels VINO
received their commissions from tne
Assistan Secretary of War yesterday
were made passible by the passage OF
a special bill during the last few days
of Congress. The bill provides for the
similar promotion of Col. Wllper
Elliott Milder, Col. William Darrance
Beach and Col. Thomas Buchanan
Dugan.l
At the promotion ceremonies yester-
day were DIR. Rupert Blue, United
States Public Health Service; Repre-
sentative Royal c. Johnson of South
Dakota. Representative Stephen G
Porter of Pennsylvania: W. l.. flem-
ing chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the 80th Division; John NJ
R]a rlenship, and Theodore Huntley
Robert M. Ginter, Henry Hall and Leo
Sack, newspaper correspondents, ana
Edmund F. Erik, secretary to Repre-
sentative Porter.
Mr.. MacNider congratulated the
newly commissioned brigadier genef-
ais. and expressed his pleasure at
heing able to present their promo
tions.
After the commissions had been
presented flowers were given to Gen
Brett. the tributes of Pennsylvania
Auxiliary, No. /. S0th Division; the
SOth Division tenth anniversary cele-
bration committee, and Post NO.
S0th Division Veterans. Association.
Ends Long Contest.
The bill which authorized the pro-
motion of any retired Army officer
who had SERVED with exceptional efti-
cheney as commissioned officer on
the active list for over 40 years, par
ticipating in actual field service
against hostile Indians, and in the
Spa nish- American War, and who had
been awarded either a medal of honor
or distinguished service medal, and
who had served in France in the
World War, and before retirement
was repeatedly recommended for pro-
motion to the rank of brigadier gen.
eral." was introduced by Repre-
sentative Porter. It's passage, just
before the termination of the last ses-
sion of Congress, brought to an end
the fight for the promotion of such
officers that has continued for sin
years.
The six officers were the only re-
tired service men eligible for the pro-
motion. Gen. Brett was retired with
rank of colonel. just five months be
fore he would have been automatically
elevated in rank although he served
as a brigadier general during the late
war.
After the brief ceremonies yesterday
afternoon, those in the group were en-
tertained at dinner at the Dover
House by Representative Porter.
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