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i Office 1942 \ ft J. cv FmOmm i -- i ima Uri On. Dr. Lanza Leaves to Join the Army; Commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel DF|R. ANTHONY J. LANZA, Amatant Medical Director, during March joined the tepidly growing num- brr of MetropoHtaa proftwinnal end technical men who ate being called into Government aervioe. Commis sioned at lieutenant colood in the Army, Dr. Lanza was granted a leave of absence to take charge of Industrial Hygiene in the Bureau of Preventive Medicine, Surgeon General's Office, . Washington, D. CL___ Prior to On Lanza's departure, his fellow members of the Official family look opportunity to expeaas their good wishes at as Informal dfamer held h the Carpenter Suite of the Hotel Wal dorf-Astoria. Among thoae who attended were: the President; Second Vice Preridenta -Milligan, Smith, and Campbell; Gen era) Conned Bataa; the Medical Direo- . tor; Third Vice Prtaidtnta Dubtta. Tretheway, and Rogers; A anriant Treasurer Washington; Assistant Med ical Directors Horan and Wheatley; Assiatant SearetarieaTuDy, Fisher, and Fandl; A gistant General Comaela Clayton, ColKna, and Rodgers; Ajrist- ant StaristfcsaD Lotka; John B. North rop, Manager of the Claim Diviriae; George Gove, Manager of the Coen- ** ... _ J *?.!____ t unable to be preamt rent i of feBdtation and greeting. Thera wan no formal speaking pro gram. However, the President aaid he did not wish to let tba oomrion pea without thanking Dr. Lanza Cor "an oat Handing contribution to the Gampony,'' and tzpniming the hope that "as our good and scholarly friend, he may aooo return to the Home Office." Mr. Lincoln's tribute was seconded by Assistant Treasurer Washington, who pointed out that "to the acquisition of Dr. Lanza, the Government srffi gain rnueb, for he is eartaia to do the anme fine Job fat Waabbgtan that ha ohraya baa dona for the Metzopofitaa.** Dr. Lanza impended with the itelement "all that haa ham said and dona hr* touched me too deeply to my more than thank yon' to the President, Mr. Washington, and aO other masaban of the Official CuoOy who have me to do my bam" From Mb feBorw Officers, Dr. Lanza rzoshrad a number of parting gifts, foritiding the silver leaves that are the tboulder insignia of a lieutenant oolootL A aseond testimonial waspaid to Urn by the pemmael of the Welfare Divi sion at a Staff meeting of the Division. Third Vice-Pieridcat Armstrong re- him hcaldftfBHbdspiv'd. Dr. Lanza thanked mid (Ik- Si off. both tor hooanog him with ils prvs- and its gifts of books, cigars, end a Defease Bond inscribed, "AnatlH-r band between you and your frii-nds of 1 Madison Avenue." y'ka industrial bygieoist of note, and an authority on ritionrit. Dr. Lanza mtcrad the service ofthe Metropolitan la 1926, as so Aaristant Medical Din-c- tor. With Dr. Wade Wright 1m- took charge of the industrial Health-Ser- vios of the PoBcyholders Service Bureau, and later was transferred to tba Writers DMsion, where be lia. rinoa ssrvad aa chief omeathre euder Dr. Azmslzung. Dr. Lama was in the U. S. PuhBe Health Service during the first World War and reorganized the office of Industrial Hygiene, establish ing 16 heanchea in aa many cities, and reacUog the rank of senior surgeon-- litotcDSBicoloode Hi aidad also far the inaugurating of the DMrion of Industrial Hygiene for the Commonwealth of Australia. . .. ,*J* " - '*. S ^ gsev;:-' - f \ 1 '4 r.- i -v. .-i ' ?. ' Tt