Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

Army.
Speculation concerning the Identity
of the officer of the Army Medical De-
partment who will succeed MAI. Gen:
Merritte w. Ireland as Surgeon General
of the Army was enlivened last week
with the arrival of Col. Robert U. Pat
terson on the Army transport st. Nj.
hiel at San Francisco. Gen. Ireland
will be transferred to the retired list
of the Army on May 81 on account Oh
reaching the statutory retirement age
limit. Col. Patterson only assumed his
duties in the Hawaiian Department last
August. which is two-year tour OF
duty, but he was suddenly ordered to
report for temporary duty in the once
of the chief of staff of the Army.
Col. Patterson was on duty as execu-
tive officer in the Surgeon Generals
Office for two years, relieving Col.
Charles r. Reynolds, who Is now COM
mandant of the Medical Field Service
School at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Prior
to his arrival in the Hawaiian Depart
ment he was on duty as commanding
of1cer of the Army and Navy General
Hospital at Hot Springs National Park,
Ark.
The address Of Maj. Gen. Harry L.
GilchriSt, C. w. S., chief Of Chemical
Warfare Service, oflcially opened the
annual three-day conference OF district
chiefs and executive ofncers Of the
chemical warfare procurement dis
trictS, which was held last week at the
chemical warfare ONCE in the NUM-
tions Building. Other officers who ad-
dressed the conference were: Col. Irving
]. Carr, S. c., executive of1cer, once
OF the Assistant Secretary Of War; Col:
Tol1r. D IIaeo0n NJ n AirAcfnr nj
the planning branch, ONCE OF the As
sistant Secretary Of War. and Lieut..
Col. William A. Mccain, @. M. C.,
director of the Army Industrial College.
Attending the conference were the
executive officers from the flrst four
chemical warfare procurement districts,
as follows: Maj r. F. Maddux, G. w. s..
first district (Boston); Maj. c. s.
Meyer, C. w. s., fourth district (Chi-
cago); Capt. George F. Unmacht, c. W.
S., second district New York;, and
Lieut.. Joseph F. Battley, G. w. s., third
district (PittSburgh). Several OF the
district chiefs also were in attendance
Within the next few weeks the fol-
lowing Army officers will arrive In
Washington for duty at the War De-
partment: Maj. Walter r. Weaver, A
c., now on duty at Maxwell Field, Ala.
will come to duty in the once OF the
Chief of Air Corps. Upon completing
his present course of instruction at the
Command and General STAFF School
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., Maj. Ray
mond @. Moses, c. T., will assume duty
in the Office of the American Battle
Monuments Commission. Upon the
completion Of the present course OF in
struction at the Command and General
Staff School at Fort Leayenworth
Kans., the following officers viii assume
duty at the War Department as tndi-
Gated: Capt. John A. Porter, @. M. c..
in the ONCE of the QuartermaSter Gen.
eral of the Army, and Capt. John B
La Guardia, c. E., in the ONCE Of the
Chief Of Engineers.
There was concluded at the War De-
partment last week the annual Spring
conference of State adjutants general
and United States property and dis
bursting officers. The non-reappoint-
ment Of Brig. Gen. Frank Beary, Penn
sylvania, as adjutant general Of that
State made 1t necessary to elect new
president. Brig. Gen. Ralph E. Immell
who was elected vice president last year
presided during the sessions last week
and prior to adjournment he was elected
president. Brig. Gen. Herbert T. john
son. Wisconsin, wa elected vice presi-
dent to fill the vacancy created by the
elevation of Brig. Gen. Immen to the
presidency.