In the "famous Jw" thread, I posted that General William Hall had served as an Officer in one of the 3 early corporations of the society.
I made that post based on general recollection. However, after making that post I had a nagging feeling that something was wrong, so I checked my notes. I can't find anything to document that Hall was ever a corporate officer. On one page of my notes regarding Hall, I did have a circled notation regarding Morton Edgar being listed as a WTS Officer in 1912. I probably have mixed these facts together.
However, this does not negate the fact that US Army General William Hall was a prominent leader of the Bible Students in the late 190X and early 191X, which would account for the attitude which would allow Dwight Eisenhower to enter West Point in 1911.
Here are some facts regarding Hall:
Hall was a highly decorated career US Army officer, who distinguished himself in the western states Indian Wars, and later during the Spanish-American War in the Philipines. Hall first came into contact with the org when he picked up some literature being distributed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. By 1911, he had become a "prominent" Bible Student, most likely due solely to his military reputation. Hall presented the opening remarks at the BS Convention in September 1911, and was appointed to accompany Russell and 5 others on Russell's famous world tour later that same year. Hall continued a prominent Bible Student at least until Russell's death in 1916. However, I have no further info on Hall after Russell's death. I suspect that Hall left the org after Rutherford became President and started flipflopping the org's stance on the military.
Hall's prominent military career included serving at the War Department in Washington DC. In 1910, he worked in the Adjutant General's Office. In 1911, his rank was "Major General." In 1912, he was promoted to "Brigadier General", and served as THE Adjutant General for 4 months. Hall may have continued in the military until around 1916. He died in 1927, at age 79.