Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-10
ARMY War COLLEGE.
The Washington Barracks to Be
Prepared for Its Occupation.
CROzlER TO Be CHlEF OF ORDNANCE
Secretary Root vitalizing Important Bu-
reaus BY Placing Young Men Ut Their
Heads Where Mrs. Roosevelt VIII
Worship In Warrington.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE secretary
Of war has made an allotment OF
100000 for the purpose of preparing
the military post at Washington bar
racks for the use and occupation Of
the army war college, the school OF
national defense and the engineer
school Of application. The war col
lege and school Of national defense
are entirely new institutions and will
be organized under plans prepared
under the special supervision Of Sec
rotary Root, who considers such in
situations o. essential parts OF q
properly equipped military establish
ment under modern conditions. The
engineer school is now at Willett's
point, N. Y. and will be formally in
stalled at the Washington barracks
the latter part Of next week. 1t is at
this school that the honor graduates
Of the military academy receive their
final military instruction. The bat
talon Of engineers, consisting OF
three companies, now stationed at
Willett's point, also will be trans
ferred to Washington barracks. 1t Is
expected that these troops will be-
gin the movement from their present
stations on the 10th instant.
Classes in the proposed war college
and school of nationl defense will be
composed of honor graduates Of the
existing infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery schools at Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Monroe, respectively. The $780,
900 allotment Is to be devoted to the
improvement Of the grounds and the
erection of few necessary buildings.
It ID the intention of the secretary
OF war to make Washington barracks
a model military post, so that 1t
shall be not only the finest of its
kind in this country, but the finest In
the world.
Crozier to he Chief Of Ordnance.
Washington, Oct. Capt. William
Crozier, of the ordnance department,
stationed at the army building in New
York, will be selected to succeed Gen.
Burlington as chief of ordnance OF
the army upon the retirement of the
last named officer next month. The
formal appointment may be delayed
until Secretary Roots return. Capt.
Crozier is an ordnance officer of high
scientific attachments, and it was for
that reason that he was chosen as
the military representative of the
United States at The Hague confer
ence. He is a graduate Of the mill
tary academy, was born in Ohio and
appointed from Kansas. He stands
number 30 on the list of officials OF
the ordnance corps, and his appoint
ment will mark another step by Sec
rotary Root toward the vtalizing OF
important army bureaus by placing
Young men at the head.
where Mrs. Roosevelt VIII Worship.
Washington, Oct. At was stated
at the white house yesterday that
hereafter Mrs. Roosevelt will occupy
the presidents pew at st. Johns Prot
estant Episcopal church at Sixteenth
and II streets. This Is one of the
oldest and one Of the smallest Epis-
copal churches in Washington and
for many years one OF the most de-
sirable pews in II has been reserved
for the use of the family Of the presi-
dent of the United States whenever
he should worship there. During the
present administration the pew has
been occupied by Secretary Hitch
cock and family, but on Mrs. Roose-
velt's expressing desire to attend
that church II was at once turned
over to her. The president, as rule,
will continue to attend the Grace Re.
formed church at Fifteenth and 0
streets.