Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
MANY RETIREMENTs THIS YEAR.
Officers Who Will Give Up the Active
Service of the Army and Navy.

Omcers Who Will Give Up the Active
service of the Army and Navy.
Ihe first year Of the new century will be
marked by many retirements in the army
and navy for statutory reasons, mainly
on account of age. The retirements In the
army include three heads of staff depart
ments, viz, Judge Advocate General Lie
Der; General Wilson. chief of engineers.
and General Burlington, chief of ordnance.
each of whom holds the rank of brigadier
general. One brigadier general of the line
General H. c. Merriam, commanding the
department Of the Colorado-and six colon
els OF the line will retire during the year.
In the navy two rear admiraIs Of the line
-kautz and Schley-and one chief of bu-
reau-Rear Admiral Hichborn-will be
transferred from the active to the retired
LIST during the present year.
The following Is complete list Of army
ana naval officers who retire during 1901
on account of age:
February 4, Col. Albert Hartsuff, medical
department..
March "a, Col. A. K. Arnold, 1st Cavalry.
March 25, Lieut.. Col. ]. w. Corliss, ID
Infantry.
April 13. Col. Ezra P. Ewers. 10th In
fantry.
Aplll 13, Col Alfred A. Woodruff. medi-
April IS. Col. John c. Gilmore adjutant
generals department.
May 2, Col. Henry NJ. Roberts, corps OF
engineers.
May 3, Col. Charles l. Wilson nav de.
partment.
May I. Col. Charles c. Byrne. medical
department.
May u, Brig. Gen. G. Norman Lieber.
judge advocate generals department..
May 81, Lieut. Col. Henry jackson. 9th
Cavalry.
June 9, Lieut.. Col. ]. w. Clous, judge ad-
vocate generals department.
June IA, Col. A. S. Daggett, 18th Infantry.
June II, Col. Henry b. Freeman, oath In
fantry.
June 25, Lieut.. Col. Thomas McGregor,
9th Cavalry.
July 8, Major Joel T. Kirkman, 10th In
fantry.
July II. Col. Richard Comba, 9th Infan-
try.
September %, Major John G. Keefe. 18th
Infantry.
October 1, Lieut.. Col. Thomas M. Bell.
Sth Cavalry.
October 8, Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson.
chief of engineers.
October "a, Major Ezra Woodruff, medi-
cal department.
October 26. Col. James M. Moore, quar-
termaster's department.
October 26. Major Francis B. Jones, quar-
termaster's department.
November Ii, Brig. Gen. H. c. Merriam.
q. s. army.
November 10, Col. Robert H. Hall, 4th In
fantry.
November 1S, Col. Thomas F. Barr, judge
advocate generals department.
November %, Brig. Gen. A. r. Burlington,
chief of ordnance.
December 6, Lieut.. Col. Thomas N. Whee-
Ian, 7th Cavalry.
Navy.
January 5, Civil Engineer Peter c. AS
serson.
January %, Chief Boatswain ]. B. Aiken.
January 20, Rear Admiral Albert kautz,
February 10, Capt. N. M. Dyer.
March 4, Chief Constructor Philip Hich.
born.
March 4, Pay Inspector H. G. Colby.
March 4, Gunner J. r. Granger.
March 8, Pay Inspector J. p. Loomis.
April 2S, Medical Director W. K. Scho-
field.
June 8, Chaplain Wesley o. Holway.
August %, Pay Inspector Daniel A. Smith.
September 8, Chief Sailmaker John J.
Byrne.
September 21, Pay Director Charles H.
Eldridge.
October O. Rear Admiral W. s. Schley.
November 3, Medical Director Joseph q.
Ayers.
November To- Chief Boatswain F. A. Dram.
December 26, Chief Boatswain ]. s. Sim