Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
15WASH|NGTON|ANS.
WIN COMMISSIONS.
West Point Class Also In
cIudes Two Maryland and
Three Virginia Residents.

There are also three residents Of Viz
ginia and two of Maryland in the grad
uating class The Virginians are Mar
win L. Harding of Pulaski; Aubrey E.
Strobe, jr, of Amherst, and Robert j.
Wood of Petersburg. Those from Mary
land are Thomas I. Edgar of Raspe--
burg and Alexander G. Stone, son OF
Condr. r. Stone of Annapolis.
Cadets in these groups have dlstln-
guished themselves in every phase OF
cadet life and athletics at West Point.
Nine of the Washington cadets are sons
Of Army officers, including four whose
fathers are general officers. upon
graduation they will be commissioned as
second lieutenants. Five Of the wash
ington cadets aspire to the AIR Corps
and will be detailed to the Air Corps Tor
q years instruction.
List OF ID. C. Cadets.
Edward F. Kumpe, son Of Col. George
T.. Kunps, 1926 M rtreet; George Q.
Duehrine, son C. Mr.. r. N. Bryarly,
693l Ninth street; William N. Taylo.,
son of w. w. Taylor, 1881 Belmont
road: Robert H. Booth, son of Mrs. o.
A. Booth, 1929 Fourth street; Troup
Miller, jr, son of Lieut.. Col. Troup MI.
Ter washington Barracks; Willard
Lewis. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton
Lewis, 1869 Thirty-first street: George
w. Gibbs, son Of Maj. Gen. George s.
Gibbs, 1925 Quebec street; Bream 9.
patrick. son of Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
3OI0 Albermarle street; Roderick L.
Carmichael, IT., son of Maj. Gen. r. L.
Carmichael, ash Clidbourne place,
Ludlow King, son Of Gen. and Mrs. y.
A. Hull, 1856 MASSACHUSETTS, avenue;
sidney G. Wooten, son Of Col. w. p.
Wooter, 2450 Massachusetts, avenue:
paul Clark, IT., son Of Paul Clark, 2lO
Ontario Apartments; Frederick II:
weber, Herbert c. Gibner. tr.. son OF
Lieut.. Col H. G. Gibner, Army war
college. and Henry B. Croswell, son OF
George L. Croswell, 811 street SOUTH
west.
Kumpe Twelfth in Class.
Kunpe was a presidential appoint
,nent as n result Of O competitive ex-
Animation. and viii be commissioned
ia the Engineers. At the END OF tne
academic year he stood twelfth IN ms
class of Eat cadets, and his MARKS Inns
wear indicate q similar high standing.
Kumpe Is on the editorial stah OF the
Pointer, q cadet magazine.
In athletics, Kumpe has been mem
Der of the Army pistol team for four
years, and at present Is manager
Winning his appointment from the
ranks of Company e, l21st Engineers,
District of Columbia National Guard,
Duehring probably will graduate IN the
first so OF his class and be commits
stoned in the Field Artillery. Duehr-
ing has been on his class election
committee for the past three years and
Also Is manager Of the Army rifle team.
Taylor has been q member Of the
cadet choir for four years and on the
Tooth night show, camp illumination
and color line committees. Taylor has
applied for commission IN the In
fantry.
ley Technical High School, was fresh
man in the University Of Virginia when
appointed to West point. He Will be
graduated in the upper half OF his
class and has applied for q commits
sion In the Field Artillery, with detail
in the Air Corps. He has been MEM
Der of the cadet orchestra for four years
and also has been an active participant
in the Tooth Night Shows, which mark
100 days before graduation.
Miller Asks Air Corps Detail.
Miller will be graduated as battalion
sergeant major and also desires de-
tail In the Air corps. Lewis. who Is
graduate Of Western High School, where
he was captain Of Cadet Company K,
has developed into one Of the best ten
mis- players at West Point and has won
his "A" each year since entering the
Military Academy. Lewis has applied
for q commission in the Cavalry, with
detail to the Air Corps.
Gibbs, who will be graduated as
cadet sergeant, also attended Western
High School prior to his appointment
Gibbs was member Of the Army box
ing squad for the past two years, and
probably will be commissioned in the
Field Artillery. Patrick, q cadet SER
geant, will also apply for commission
in the Field Artillery. Patrick has been
on the Army polo. track and golf squads
and during the past two years an
active worker on his class ring commit
tee" He attended the Friends School
trance to the Military Academy.
Carmichael, who won his major "A"
in base ball his first year at West Point
and has been on the squad ever since,
will apply for q commission either in
the Field Artillery or the Infantry.
King, captain Of the Army boxing team,
has been prominent in athletics ever
since his admission, having been a
member Of boxing, foot ball, track,
lacrosse and cross-country squads. AS
a plebe, King won his numerals In
track with the discus and later major
"A" and In boxing was awarded two
additional letters. King has applied for
detail in the Air Corps. He win be
graduated as cadet sergeant.
Wooten, cadet sergeant, who was
graduated from Central High School,
has been on the Army track team since
his admission and last year won the
Military Academy monogram. He will
probably be commissioned In the In
2Antry.
Clark, also O cadet sergeant, entered
West Point from Western High School.
Clark desires a commission in the Field
Artillery. He has been hop manager
for the past three years. and as men,
Der Of the Army cross-country team
last year won his letter.
Weber won his appointment as re-
suit Of a competitive examination for
Regular Army soldiers when he was a
private, first class Company B, I'd In
fantry. Weber stands high academical-
~ and has won his letter three times,
twice as q member of the Army fencing
team and once on the rifle team. He
was also on the foot ball squad last
Fall Weber will be graduated as a
cadet sergeant and probably VIII be
commissioned in the Coast Artillery.
oibner prepared for West Point at
Stanford University and will be gradu-
ated we'll above the middle Of his class.
Gibner will be commissioned in the
Field Artillery. For the past three
years he has been on the Army foot ball
squad as halfback or quarterback and
has been awarded the major "A" each
year. Gibner Is also on the Army
lacrosse team and won monogram last
year. Henry B. Croswell was gradu..
ated from Western High School and
spent two years at Schadmans before
being appointed. Croswell for time
was on the Army golf squad and on
graduation will be commissioned In the
Cavalry.