Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
Fort Riley.

FORT RILEY, Kan, Feb. 1o-(Special.)
General Godfrey viii leave this week for
Washington. where he has been ordered
General Godfrey is called there for consul
tation in connection with the building of
absence Lieutenant Colonel Macomb, ar
tillery corps, will command the post and
On Tuesday evening in the post assembly
hall Lieutenant Colonel Macomb. artillery
corps, will lecture on Siege Artillery Dur
ing the Russo-Japanese War" Colonel
Macomb was an observer during this con-
flict with the Russian forces and was pres
ent at all the battles OF note except the
Thirty-hve more recruits from Jefferson
Barracks arrived at the post Saturday
night. This makes total Of sixty-fve
which have Joined in the last ten days,
and still the batteries require about 100
more to bring them up TO their authorized
Hon. William Wayne of PaoM Pa, ar
rived in the post lasr week and is the
guest of Lieutenant and Mrs. Meyer. cav
In anticipation OF the forming OF a regi-
ment of field artillery at this post during
the present year, b the commanding ih officer
mendations for the construction of new
buildings which will be necessary for the
housing OF the increased strength of the
garrison. Additional quarters for a field
officer and additional captains and lieu
tenants, a chaplain, two veterinarians,
stables will be required. The barracks and
quarters for the additional battery are al
ready in process of construction and will
be completed. weather permitting, by
spring. The present artillery administra-
ton building will have 10 be remodeled to
meet the situation and this has also been
recommended. IN the tentative remOdeling
plans an additional story has been asked
The Twenty-second battery entertained
the members of the engineer battalion on
the evening prior TO their departure for
Cuba. An excellent program OF vaudeville
stunts, including boxing and wrestling,
pleased an appreciatiYe audience.
In accordance with instructions from the
War department, the officers of the artil-
lery garrison have been sending in their
preference for either the coast or the field
artillery; Every omcer with the exception
OF two has expressed a preference for the
Major Guy Carleton, Fourth cavalry. left
on Friday for San Francisco from which
point he sails on the 5th inst. for the
Philippines, where he will join his new
command. Major Cartoons family will
occupy quarters in the garrison while he Is
absent on foreign service.
On Tuesday evening Lieutenants Sturgis
and Wilen OF the cavalry garrison gave a
tea for Hon William Wayne, Mrs. Burn
ham and Lieutenant and Mrs. Meyer.
Captain Walter Whitman, constructing
quartermaster, is advertising for bids for
the construction OF the new riding hall in
the cavalry post, which Will be for the
use OF the student oficers in the school OF
equitation. These bids will be opened in
his ONCE on the morning OF the 18th inst:
Plans and specifications for riding hall
Tor the ditllefy coHiIilduu nave pcch pre-
pared in the once OF the quartermaster
general This hall win be the largest in
the country. Its inside dimensions viii be
175x350 feet and will permit OF the ma
neuvering OF a battery. When the riding
halls projected for Fort Riley have been
completed. this post will have about $4,000
square feet OF space devoted to that pur-
pose.
In the poorest exhibition OF basket ball
that the team has put up this season Mar
auette took the long end Of the purse by
a score OF Is 10 16 on Wednesday night.
The post aggregation seemed TO nave FOR
gotten what team work was
Lieutenant and Mrs Meyer gave a din
ner on Wednesday evening for Hon. VIII
liam Wayne, Mrs. Durham, Major and