Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-30
STATUTORY RETIREMENT
A Large Number of Prominent Army OFF,
GERS to Cease Active Service.
Next Year Will Mark n Number of
Changes in the
STAFF.
RETIREM ENT

Ihe calendar year 1900 will be marked by
the statutory retirement of a number of
prominent officers in the army and navy
and consequent promotions in both branch
es OF the military service. Naturally. be-
cause of its greater numerical strength. the
changes will be much more numerous in the
army than in the navy. Among the retire
ments for age in the army are those of a
major general and a brigadfer general.
Gen. Otis Promotion.
MAJ. Gen. Wesley Merritt, the second
ranking officer in the army, who commands
the department of the east at New York.
Will give up active service early in June
next His retirement will undoubtedly re-
suit In the promotion of Gen. Otis. COM
manding the military forces in the PhilIu-
pineS. HIS distinguished services in bring
ing the Phllippine insurrection to a success
Iul end, In addition to the fact that he is
tne senior brigadier general, almost insl,res
ms selection to the prospective vacancy in
me tie nishef grade Maj. Gen Brooke, who
nad command of the division of Cuba dur
ing the reconstruction period will prob-
aply succeed to the command of the de-
partment of the east, which is generally re-
sarded as the most desirable command IL,
the army; tEat Is, unless he prefers to re-
sumo MS former residence in Chicago in
winch event he will be given command If
the department of the lakes the headoular-
Ihat important command will become va
cant cant January Il next by the enforced re-
tirement OF the incumbent. Brig Gen u NJ
atuersoh, Iat.n Ihere is a wide field for specu-
ihtloh as TO MS successor as brigadirr gon-
eral. The list of eligibles includes ,,a5riv
an the general volunteer officers now in the
service and many of the field officers of
the regular army. VI
List of Regular Retirement..
The list of regular retirements during the
year Is larger than usual and incIudes
many nigh staff officers. Given in chrono-
logical order they are as follows;
January :, Major ]. w. Summerhayes.
9uaf tefm masters department; January 81.
General I. NJ. Anderson; January 20 C,oIo.
mel r. NJ Coates, 1th Infantry. Febrnsrv
Lieutenant Colonel r. T Tilton 7th In,
,ahtry; February 2, Major Charles H
% % uiin ~ OF tne medical department; February
H. chaplain James H Macomber. EIebr,I
ary =, Lieutenant Colonel E A Koerner
oi 'He medical department; March 4. CoIo
mel James NJ Whittemore of the ordnance
aI9aI aISa eilieHt' March Is, Colonel Charles E.
Aloen OF the medical department. Juna is
MAJOR Frederick Fuger 4th Artillery. I,IIy,
10. colonel E. B. WiIliston, 9th ArtiJ1erv.
august II, Colonel ]. C. C. Lee of the
fientennrt tias department: September 8,
Lieutenant Colonel ]. H. Clamp. 2Ist In
Iahtry' and Lieutenant Colonel w r
aartz I'D Infantry; October > Major Jobn
=. scanthng, I'd Artillery; October .. Lien
OSfoiiSi I1eHry II. Br1nkerhOff 11th
infantry: November 13, Lieutenant Colo
mel W. b. Boyle, 18th Infantry; December
I, MAJOR L. NJ O'Brien, 18th Infantry: De
cember 10, Major F. w. Hess, 3d Artillery:
december %, Colonel J. P Wright of the
medical department.
No High Naval Officers.
None of the officers of the highest pr,da
in the navy will retire on account of age
during the last year of the nineteenth CEN
tury. This is somewhat unprecedented as
1t is usual for from one to four rear ad-
mirals TO reach the retiring age every year.
The next rear admiral to retire will be
Rear Admiral F. V. McNair, the superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy who rein
quiShes active duty January b. 1901 Ad-
mlral McNair is at the head of the list of
rear admlralS, and is second only to Ad-
miral Dewey in lineal rank in the navy
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley also retires
during the year 1901.
The following is an official list of naval
reurements during the year 1900: Paw Di-
rector Edward May, January 30; Medical
director Grove S. Beardslee, January %:
Medical Director James NJ. Flint February
Z; Naval Constructor VIM. H. Varney
April 10; Medical Director Thomas c. Wal
ton, May II; Commander William c. Glib
son, July %; Chief Sailmaker John c. Her
bert, August IL; Medical Director Geo. w.
Woods, August "a; Professor Henry d,
Todd, August 25; Chief Boatswain John b
F. Langton. October s; Capt. Peter A Rea-
rick, November II; Medical Director Chas
II. White. November 10; Capt. John Lowe,
December IL