The Irish standard., 1909-04-24
md Tommy was brought up in the

| and Tommy was brought up in the
faith.
Barry served with the Seventh cav
airy in Dakota and Minnesota. Tho
opportunities for more telling service
appealed to him elsewhere, SO at his
own request he was transferred to the
First infantry which was engaged in
Indian campaigns in the farther west.
Geronimo and his blood thirsty
Apaches We're raising havoc In Art
zona, and Barry jumped into tho
middle of the fray and got a taste OF
real fighting. Later he received his
second baptism of fire in the Sioux
/ campaign in the winter Of 1901 In
South Dakota. Hc had learned some
lessons in scouting with the Seventh
cavalry around Sitting Bulls territory,
all of which stood him in good stead,
for his first promotion came in 1921
during the Pine Ridge campaign.
The plodder had begun to get no.
ticcd. His name found it's way into
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one day, put his finger upon it, called
his secretary and Captain Barry found
himself berthed in Washington for
duty in the office of the secretary Of
war. Washington wanted to got into
closer touch with trans mississippi af-'
fairs and the executive work of tho
young officer spoke for itself
The hardy Irish lad was set to work.
in company with Il New York lawyer,
to right the business methods in the
war department. That he did some
vigorous cleaning up no one will
doubt who knows him. Lamont kept
him at work as long as he remained
at the head OF the war office, and
when llo left it was Major Barry. sir"
o. the adjutant generals department.
This was the critical period in Ma
jor Barry's life that led on to fortune
has been full of activities. This direct
effect of his advance was to make him
adjutant general Of tho department of
Columbia, of the state OF Washington,
where trans Pacific affairs were Of
moment. Barry was the logical man
10 send to tile Philippines as General
Otis adjutant general and he has been
the logical man for many posts since.
Affairs in the Philippines were in a
terrible moil and Barry had to work
like a native caraboo to haul order out
tho United States. under Otis rccom-
mcndation, to his appointment as
brigadicr general Of volunteers. After
General MacArtlurs succession to tho
military governorship Of the Philip
pines Barry was sent back and ap-
pointed to a brigadicr- -gcncralslip ard
ordered to be chief of staff of tho
corps. He went on to tho Philippines
and served out his appointment as
chief of staff, retiring from the voIlln-
tccr service and rc-cntcrng the rcgu-
lar army as adjutant general OF the
department of the east, with head
quarters at Governors Island New
York. When there he was appointed
a. brgadier- general OF the United
States army Gin 1909 and chief OF
staff OF the department of the cast.
Later he was given charge Of tho de-
partment Of the gulf.
But the cast was calling and whc,
the war broke out between Russia and
Japan General Barry was sent to Rus
sia. TO watch and report upon the
operations in Manchuria. He visited
various European armies and attended
the German mancuvcrs. Subsequently,
he was appointed to the general staff
and made president Of the war col
lcgc despite his preference for work
in the field.
Whatever Barry undertook he sue
cceded in. and promotions came thick
and fast He has served OH every
rung Of the army ladder, from cadet
to major general Today VIC have
Major General Thomas Fl. Barry, who
knows the army game from start to
finish, the best known Catholic officer
in the service, and a. genuine part Of
that commodity known as army
brains