Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

a recognition of the merit of a brave
and honored officer.
The secretary of the navy has con-
vened a special board to verify certain
calculations submitted some time ago
by the Newberry board on naval per-
sonnet as the estimate of expense of
adopting a reorganized personnel. 1t IS
desired to ascertain what the proposed
reorganization outlined in the Newber-
ry project would cost the government
IL to and including the year 1925. That
Will afford a comparison with the cost
Of the maintenance of the present or
ganizatiOn of commissioned personnel.
The board which is to make the re-
vision is composed of Prof. P. R. Alger,
professor of mathematics; Pay Inspec-
tor John S. Carpenter and Commander
A L. Key.
Among army officers who have made
San Diego their permanent home may
be mentioned Gems. Lorenzo w. Cooke,
Harry L. Haskell, John Mcclellan.
Henry E. Noyes, Charles F. Robe and
Anthony w. Vodges, while Majors Car
yer Howland, Mason jackson, William
Kneedler, William R. Maize, Myles
Moylan and Charles B. Vodges go to
swell the military list. Besides these
are Lieut.. Coils. John w. Hannay and
Alexander B. S. Keyes, Col. James F.
Randlett and Capts. Roger B. Bryan,
William E. Holman and John L. Sc
hon date mayor. The navy is repre-
sented on the retired list by Capts
Augustus C. Almy and Charles Clarke
It is understood that many other re-
tired officers intend to settle at San
Diego and spend the remainder of their
lives there.
The Sheridan statute commission,
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ry c. Corbin and Gen. Michael V.
Sheridan, on January II approved and
accepted the model of the statue of
Gen. Philip Sheridan, which is to orna-
rnent Sheridan circle, Twenty-second
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Washington, d. c.
The appointment of Col. Medorem
Crawford as brigadier general causes
the following promotions: Lieut. Col.
John r. Williams becomes colonel, Maj.
w. c. Rafferty, becomes lieutenant col
onel, Capt H. D. Tod& ~, becomes
major, First Lieut.. r. c. Marshall be-
comes captain.
Maj. Gen. Frederick d. Grant U. S.
A., has succeeded Maj. Gen. John r.
Brooke, u. S. A., as national COM
mander of the Society of the Porto
Rican Expedition, and the address of
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Capt. J. c. de Vries has been changed
! from watkins, N. Y, to 105 West One
Hundred and Twelfth street, New York
city The society was organized at
Caguas. Porto Rico, October IL, 1898.
| All officers, soldiers and sailors who
participated in that campaign or who
served in Porto Rico prior to October
Is, 1898, are eligible to membership.
The following figures. taken from the
of the army, show the actual strength
of the army on June 80 of each of the
years named: 1902, 1890; 1908, 59,SS7;
1904, 60,514; 1905, 81, ,433; 1906, 5S,915; 1907,
54,315. AS a matter of fact the author
lied strength of the army at this time
is exclusive of the hospital corps 3d.
412, while the actual strength is 1924,
which means that there is a shortage
of 20,178 men,.
An officer of the retired list who
lately attended an official function
writes: "And there was that ridiculous
expenditure for uniform! Every time
see that undertakers hat, l am
threatened with vertigo! That night
tried it on in various ways. The
difficulty was in persuading it to re-
main on my head. When this was ac
complished l perceived that the effect
was remarkable. The feathers stuck
out on every side and pointed in every
direction. 1t appears to me that if the
remainder of the uniform were re-
moved l would closely resemble an
African chief; it was upon the occa-
sion of my first appearance in
chapeau observed an officer similarly,
and also for the first time so equipped.
and that as he approached his coun-
tenance wore sardonic grin which led
me to inquire: Well! What impression
do l make What do you think of the
d-n thing?' IF you want me to be
perfectly candid, re replied, when I
saw you coming around the corner of
the barracks, 1 took you for turkey
cock We'll, by George!' I replied.
this is phenomenal. Do you know
that when you hove in sight I took
you for the very same kind of bird?' "