Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-30 | Page 11 | 9th Corps Area Head Visits S. L.

Commander Inspects Local Post on Tour 4 5 p va v s 's z s f A S A S FORT DOUGLAS COMMANDANT GREETS HIS COMMANDING OFFICER Major General Albert J. J Bowley left Brigadier General Walter C C. C Sweeney CORPS AREA HEAD VISITS S Sl L Fort Port Douglas State Honors Officer Major General Albert J. J Bowley comm commanding officer of the Ninth corps area with headquarters at the Presidio San Francisco was making making mak- mak ing ng a e. one-day one visit with local military military military mili mili- tary and state officials Monday General Bowley Bowey who has been on ona ona a tour of Inspection through the northwest arrived at t e. e a. a m. m and was met at the Union Pacific station by Brigadier General Walter C. C Sweeney co commandant dan t at Fort Douglas H He will leave for San Francisco Monday evening The Th said trip rip here had no o official significance but but It marked his first visit visit- to Salt t Lake City since he be assumed com corn command command mand nand of the area three months ago General Sweeney had the ion tion of acting as host to his commanding commanding com corn manding officer at at aLa a luncheon l on on he the final day General Bowley willbe will willbe wille be e his his' commanding officer Gen General Genera ral Sweeney will become a major general general gen gen- eral aral Tuesday Tuesday the the same rank held I by y his present superior officer officer and and andis is La being transferred ned to Fort Lewis Wash Wah The luncheon was held at the Alta AIta club at 1 p. p m. m with Governor vernor Henry H. H Blood and other dignitaries as guests General Bowley said a drive to I bring the Ninth corps area up to full strength had been started by recruiting new men but that the program was held up at present because be because because be- be cause of a lack of Gf jf funds Should a bill now now pending before congress congress be passed to provide new appropriation tion for the arm army the program likely likely likely like like- ly will be completed he said He also discussed with local officers officers officers cers future needs of Fort Douglas Douglas' and district C CC camps He cam caine came here from Bozeman Mont