Evening star., 1928-06-03
u. S. Military Academy
Graduation Program
Due to Begin Today
Washington Officials. Includ-
ing Army Group. With
Many Others, to Attend
Weeks Exercises.

A large contingent from Washing.
ton, including higher oflcials officers
of the Army and their families ana
residential folk will attend the gradua-
ton exercises at the United States
Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.
The official program will begin today
and the major social events OF the
week will be Friday and Saturday
The Secretary Of War, Mr.. Dwight F.
Davis, and his two daughters, Miss Alice
Davis and Miss Cynthia Davis, will go
to the festivities Thursday.
The Assistant Secretary OF War and
Mrs. Charles Burton Robbins and their
daughters, Miss Anna M. Robbins and
Miss Julia Robbins, will 90 early In
the week and Maj. Gen Briant H.
Wells, deputy chief Of staff. and Mrs.
Wells will be the ranking visitors OF the
washington oficial Army family who
will attend the exercises.
A list OF cadets OF the 1928 class who
are the sons OF Army officers residing In
Washington and vicinity includes: ]. F.
Balm, son Of Maj and Mrs. j. j. Balm;
Z. r. Daley, son of Maj. and Mrs. z.
L. Daley; N. B. Harbold, son Of Maj
and Mrs. r. P. Harbold, Jessup, Md;
E. M. Markham, jr, son of Col. z. M.
Markham, Fort Humphreys, Va; p. j.
Mitchell, son Of Col @. z. Mitchell,
Catlett, Va; G. H. Prunty, son Of Lieut..
Col. L. W. Prunty; s. G. Reynolds, .jr.,
son of Mai and Mrs. s. c. Reynolds.
Riverton, Va; J. 8: Upharia, jr.. son OF
Maj. and Mrs. J. 8. upham Richard
Wetherill. jr.. son Of Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Richard Wetherill: T. J. Wells. son
Of Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Briant H. Wells;
N. ]. Wiley. ir., son OF Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. N. J. Wiley.
Included among those who will 90
from the Washington Army colony
are Mai. Gen. and Mrs. X. w. walker,
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. H. B. Crosby, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Amos Fries, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs John A. Johnston, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. George p. Scriven, Col. and
Mrs. J. M. Morgan, Col. and Mrs. Guy
v. Henry, Col and Mrs. j. G. Johnson,
Col and Mrs. L. j. Van Schaik, Col. L.
r. Kilbourne, Col. c. Med. Townsend,
Col and Mrs. d. l.. Stone. Col. and Mrs.
j. F. r. Lands. Col and Mrs. Alexander
Rodgers. Col II. w. Miller. Lieut.. Col.
Marion W. Howe, Lieut.. Col and Mrs.
Thomas r. Van Malta, jr.; Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. u. 8. Grant, 3D. Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs H. g. Grier. Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. Clark Lynn. Lieut.. Col. Paul D.
Bunker, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Max Gar
ber. Lieut.. Col and Mrs. L. d. Greene,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. l.. c. Brinton. Ir.;
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. r. C:sMoore, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Troup Miller Maj. l.. w.
Mcintosh, Mai. T. J. Smith, Maj. T. S.
McCaleb Mai. and Mrs. e. L. Daley,
Maj and Mrs. j. w. Lyon, Maj. and Mrs
c. H. Bonesteel, Mai. and Mrs. r. l..
Avery, Mai Louis A. O'Donnell. Maj.
and Mrs. r. L. Whitley, Maj. and Mrs.
O. K. Sadtler. Maj. and Mrs. w. H. Gar
rison, Maj. and Mrs. C. H. Danielson,
Maj. and Mrs. r. T. Coiner, Maj. and
Mrs. w. G. Crane. Maj. and Mrs e. 8.
Hughes, Maj. and Mrs. w. d. Critten-
berger. Maj. and Mrs. r. D. Newman,
Maj. and Mrs. q. z. Edgerton, Maj and
Mrs. r. T. O'Brien, Lieut. and Mrs. o.
E. Walsh, Lieut.. Francis j. Grazing, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison waite.
The following Army people residing in
the vicinity Of Washington and Baiti-
more also will go: Maj. Gen. o. o. Ellis,
Baltimore. Nd: Col. George A. Nugent,
Fort Monroe. Va; Col n. e. Longan.
Baltimore. Md: Lieut.. Col. @. w.
Cocheu. Fort Monroe Va: Lieut.. Col.
Homer N. Preston, Baltimore. Md; Mai.
Douglass T. Greene, Fort Leonard Wood,
Md; Mai. A. B. johnson, Aberdeen.