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Show 1 MAJ. RHOADES SUCCEEDS BUTT Maj. Thomas L. Rhoads, who has succeeded suc-ceeded the late Maj. Archibald W. Butt at the president's chief military aid, was chosen from the medical branch of the army service. He is 42 years old and unmarried, like all his predecessors. Serving as the president's pres-ident's aid is one of the most exacting occupations known, and for that reason rea-son a bachelor is invariably given the post. Ur.til recently Major Rhoads served on the medical staff of the Walter Reed General hospital, near Bright- wood, a suburb of Washington city. His duties there naturally kept him from mingling much in the social life of the capital and restricted the range of his acquaintances. But that restriction restric-tion has now been removed, and Major Rhoads is making friends rapidly. rap-idly. He has always been well liked in army circles. He is somewhat older old-er in appearance than Major Butt, and has more gravity of manner. Major Rhoads has been discharging "Archie" Butt's duties since the latter left for Europe several months ago. Major Rhoad.s had been assigned as the president's presi-dent's physician, and when Major Butt left the president selected him to fill the aid's post temporarily. Major Rhoads' appointment was decided as soon as it became certain that Major Butt had perished in the wreck of lhe Titanic f |