Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

Army.
Though approximately seven months
| will elapse, before Mai. Gen. Merritte
| w. Ireland will complete his third four
year term as surgeon general of the
Army, interest Is attached to the iden-
| tity of the Army medical officer who
will be appointed to succeed him Oc-
tober 80. Under the non-reappointmen
policy of the War Department, so rigidiy
adhered to by the present administra-
| ton, there is little likelihood that Gen
Ireland will be rendered another APP
polntment as surgeon general. Gen
Ireland will reach the age requiring
statutory retirement in May of 1881.
OF interest to Army personnel re-
siding here are several Medical Corps
colonies on duty In the District, whose
names have already been associated with
the appointment. The six colonies men
toned in this capacity, together with
their position on promotion list Of col
! onelS of that corps, are as follows
Christopher G. Collins, No. II. on duty
at the Army Medical School; Weston P.
Chamberlain No. 8, on duty in the sur
geon generals ONCE; William L. Keller
No. so. on duty at Walter Reed General
Hospital, and Percy M. Ashburn, No. II;
Clement G. Whitcomb, No. Al, and SAM
uel j. Morris, No. So, all of whom are
on duty in the Office of the surgeon gen.
eral of the Army. Three others, named
in this connection. but who are on duty
outside Of Washington, are: Coils.
Charles r. Reynolds. No. %, COM
mandant of the Medical Field Service
School, Carlisle Barracks, Pa; Douglas
r. Duval, No. 10, on duty at Fort Mon
roe, Va, and Robert u. Patterson, No.
30. on duty at Army and Navy General
Hospital, Hot Springs National Park,
Ark. In this connection, 1t is only fair
to add that the list OF a. lieutenant
might very well be included in recital
of eligibility.
The following officers now on duty
in Washington, have been desig-
mated as students at the Army War
College for the 1930-193l course. They
are, with their present duty assignment
indicated, as follows: Lieut. Col Allen
w. Gullion, J. A. G. D., ONCE of the
Judge advocate general; Maj. James e.
Baylis, M. c., ofice of the surgeon gen.
Office of the Assistant Secretary Of War;
Maj. Hammer Huston, s. c., ONCE Of
the chief signal officer; Maj. Raymond
e. McQuillin, Cavalry, Office of the chief
Of Cavalry; Mai. Edward Montgomery,
G. w. S., office of the chief Of Chemical
Warfare Service, and Mai. Roland r.
Walsh, O. NJ. c., office Of the quarter
master general.
New Army arrivals In washington In
the near future and the duty to which
they will be assigned are: Capt. OneSs
H. Dixon, v. c., to duty as student,
Army Veterinary School; Maj John H.
Pirie, @. S. G.. "a. c., to Office chief
of the Air Corps.
Lieut. Col. Joy L. Benedict, @. g.,
who has been on duty IN the War De-
partment general star as chairman of
the War Department legislative COM
mittee, will be relieved Of his present
duties In the department on June 80
and will proceed to Omoha, Nebr., for
temporary duty until he sails from San
Francisco, Calf, on September for
Honolulu, T. H., where, on arrival, he
will be assigned to duty with the in
spector generals department. Mas.
Alexander j. Stuart, o. D., and Thomas
j. Smith, o. D., will be relieved from
duty In the Office Of the chief Of ord
nance on June % and will 60 to Plea
tinny Arsenal, Dover, N. j., for duty.
Capt. Harold A. Nisley, o. D., now on
duty at the Military Academy, at West
Point, N. Y, will come to duty here
in the Office Of the chief Of ordnance
some time during the month Of August.
Mai. Charles A. Schimelfenig, o. D.,
will be relieved of his duties In the
office of the Assistant Secretary of War
about June 20, and will 60 to Water
vliet Arsenal, New York, for duty.