The Washington times., 1901-11-22
SORRY TO LOSE
ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
POPULAR REGIMENT At FT. MYER
Not Known Who VIII Replace the
Troops Ordered to the Philip
pines - IndicatieRs Now
Favor the Second.

The proximity of Fort 5Iyer to this city
and the many friendships existing between
the members of the garrison and the resi-
dents of the National Capital make the
changing OF its little population during
the winter season a matter of concern
and regret TO great numbers Of people in
Washington, as well as at Fort Myer.
The Third Squadron of the Eleventh
Cavalry. now stationed there, but which
has been ordered to the Philippines on the
Buford. in January, will leave behind
many friends to regret their departure.
But this will not prevent warm welcome
to their successors, whoever they may
presently be found, by Department orders,
to be.
The present detachment is to sail from
New York City by the Suez route, and
as the date set for beginning their long
voyage is January l., the winters gayeties
at the Virginia post will be shared almost
equally between its old and new occu-
pants.
is yet there has been no assurance
from the War Department that the cav
airy regiment to succeed the Eleventh at
Fort Myer has been determined upon. In
the natural course of transfers from home
stations to posts outside the United States
it is expected that squadron from Cuba
or the Philippines viii be sent here, but
the official announcement of the fortunate
regiment is yet to be made.
Probably the Second.
Some light seems to be shed upon the
subject by the transfer yesterday of
Chaplain Charles c. Pierce. lately at
tached to the Eleventh Cavalry, TO the
Second Cavalry with Instructions to con-
| tinue his station at Fort Myer until fur
| ther orders. This is interpreted to mean
| that the vacancy in the garrison at that
| post is to be filled by the ordering here
of the Second Cavalry, now serving in
| Cuba. 1t may be that when the latter
command is ordered back to this coun-
| try it will be sent to some other post
/ and that Chaplain Pierce will then in due
course join them at such3station. But as
| this is the only tangible suggestion in
| the matter it has been seized upon by
| local residents interested IN army affairs,
and for the present the Second Cavalry is
| the subject under discussion.
Chaplain Pierce returned only last
| spring from duty in the Philippines, so
| that his retention in this country was
! expected when the Eleventh Cavalry was
| ordered away. He has on several occa-
sions delivered addresses at the open air
| services at the site of the proposed new
| Episcopal Cathedral Mount st. Adams
He has been very popular among the cav
alrymen at Fort Myer.
Colonel Noyes' Regiment.
The Second Cavalry has been command
ed for several years past by Col Henry E
Noyes, who was compufsorily retired a
few days ago, through tie operation of
the army regulation giving the War De-
partment the option of retiring an officer
who had reached the age of sixty-two
years. The age at which officers are re-
quired to leave the active service is six
| ty-four years. Though no comment will
be made by officials regarding Colonel
Noyes' retirement, it is understood that
reasons were presented to the Department
during the past year to account for the
action taken.
No promotion to fill the vacancy perma-
| nently has yet been made. the regiment
being temporarily in charge of the next
ranking officer. II IS believed, however,
that Col. Eli l.. Huggins now in the Phil
ippines, will succeed to the command of
the Second Cavalry