Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
Army and Navy

The interest already shown in the re-
Gently organized Army Canteen associa-
ton is striking, and the prospects seem
encouraging for rapid increase in mem
| bership. AS the success. of any attempt
to re-establlsh the canteen in our army
depends upon the active support of those
who favor it, all interested are requested
to send their names to the secretary of
the new association. Henry p. Fry, Hotel
Gallatin, New York city.
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Col. Benjamin C. Lockwood, command
ing the Twenty-ninth regiment of In
fantry, has been placed on the retired
list on his own application after more
than forty-three years service. Because
of his service in the war of the rebellion
he is given the grade of brigadier general
on the retired list.
Gen. Lockwood is a native Of Kentucky
and enlisted as a private in the Sixth
Kentucky volunteers in October, 1861. He
is now at his home In Detroit, Mich.
Heir to an estate valued at nearly $685.
900 and enlisted to serve three years as a
private in the United States army is the
unfortunate position in which A. s. Neil
a recruit at Fort Sam Houston, finds
himself says the San Antonio Daily Ex-
cause he could not find a job, and now
after only seventy-two hours service he
finds that he Is one of the wealthiest en-
listed men in the United States army. He
appeared before the regimental adjutant
on December 20 and asked II, there was
not some way in which he could secure
his discharge. His case is being investi-
gated and it is probable that he will be
permitted to purchase his discharge from
the army.
Captain Frank A. Wilmer, u. S. N,
captain of the League Island navy yard,
is not greatly impressed with the COM
plant of certain Philadelphia clergymen
against dancing by enlisted men sta
toned at that yard. "Why shouldn't the
blueiackets dance?" asks Captain Wilmer
in an interview published in the Phila-
dephia Public Ledger. They don't want
the men to play football or baseball or
dance on Sunday What under the sun
do they want them to do? They are do
ing nothing for the men here at League
Island. viii these clergymen throw open
their homes and invite these men there
to spend the day? Will they provide
practical substitute for these diversions?
These men must do something to work
off their exuberance Of animal spirits,
and l Will not raise a finger against the
harmless amuSements | have seen here.
took two ladies down to the Kansas
today to let them see just what this
dancing meant, and they found no cause
for complaint. The men of the navy now
adays are of a higher class than ever
before and 1t is because we treat them
better. If we shut them up in dreary
humdrum discipline, with no chance to
enjoy themselves, we will not get good
men for the navy. l wish the ministers
who object so much to the dancing here
on Sunday would come down here and
tell us what we can give the men as
substitute"
At the Army and Navy club in Wash
ington a number of "old timers" were one
evening swapping stories of the Civil War,
when Gen. Young told of a soldier in the
Army of the Potomac who entertained
some unique ideas as to his financial
value as we'll as of the method by which
that value could be realized
He was a white man, and was detailed
for service as a teamster In train that
was driven for the most part by ne
groes. The darkies were hired at the rate
of SIS per month, but the white soldiers
received no more than their regular pay
SIG.
The man in question appeared somewhat
dissatisfied with this arrangement and
made application to his captain
Il should like" he said grayely, TO
be appointed a negro by brevet, and be
assigned to duty in accordance with my
brevet rank!'