Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-10 | Page 17 | Army General Begins Leave; due to Retire

ARMY GENERAL GENERALI I BEGINS LEAVE I IDUE DUE TO RETIRE ORE I Commanding Officer at Fort Douglas Finishes Duties Brigadier General Pegram Whitworth Whitworth Whit Whit- worth Friday began a period of ol leave from his duties as commanding commandIng command command- ing officer of the Sixth infantry brigade and post commander at Fort Douglas which will end August 31 31 with his retirement General Whitworth's plans for the th future are indefinite at this time he said Vi Within thin several weeks hc plans to go to the thc west coast where he will spend some time Ume before se selecting selecting le- le a permanent residence Former members of oC the Ninety Ninety- first division Friday night will ilI honor honor hon hon- or General Whitworth with a dinner dinner din din- ner ncr at the Beau Brummel c cafe fe Colonel W. W C. C Sweeney succeeds succeed I General Whitworth in command General Whitworth was assigned L to command the thc Sixth infantry brigade bri gade Jade May 26 1933 He arrived in iii Salt Lake City to assume command June 14 H. He succeeded Brigadier General Robert McCleave who was war retired During his term of service at Fort S Douglas General Whitworth was responsible for tor many improvements in in thc the training facilities of offered both officers and enlisted men The C C C work of oC the Fort Douglas area also was under his supervision General Whitworth and his wife played an active part in the thc mili mili- civilian tary-civilian social affairs of the city and General Whitworth took part in a number of civic club un Un- Born in Mansfield La August 5 1871 General Whitworth was appointed appointed ap aI ap- ap pointed to the United States military mill mili tary academy at West Vest Point a and d received his in the regular regular regular reg reg- ular army June 12 1894 With steady promotion In rank General Whitworth served in the Philippine Islands with several in infantry in- in fantry antry brigades and later served with the quartermaster corps in the United States