The San Francisco call., 1909-11-04
PRESIDE PREPARES
FOR GEN. BARRY
New Commander of Post to
Open Handsome Official
Residence

The arrival of General Thomas FL.
Barry, the new commander of this de-
partment, who is scheduled to take
command November Is, will be the
cause of opening up the handsome resi-
dence quarters at Fort Mason
For the last 10 years, with the ex-
-certion of the. time that General Fun
ston was in command. this splendid
home has not been opened for enter
rainments
During the regime of General Mac
Arthur no entertaining of any kind
was done. General Funston then fol-
lowed. and during his sojourn gave "a
number of brilliant affairs.
Then came General Frederick A
Smith who had barely got into the
post when he was sent to Fort ID. A.
Russell
Succeeding General Smith came Gen
eral j: r. Weston, whose illness was
so serious that he did not care to take
up the responsibility. of the big home,
and on his arrival took apartments at
the Stewart for his family, and has for
the last four months been in the gen
eral hospital at the Presidio.
PREPARATIONS FOR ARRIVAL
Preparations for the arrival of Cen
eral Barry have already commenced at
Fort Mason. The big home is being
decorated throughout, and the gen
erals private furnishings have arrived
and are being installed. 1t Is rumored
that Fort Mason will be the scene of
many gayeties during the coming sea-
son. as General and Mrs. Barry and
Miss Barry are. fond of entertaining.
General Barry5is at present in Pan
ANA His aid will be Captain r. c..
Davis, who will also take quarters at
Fort Mason.
The sailing of the transport Sheri-
dam which was to have put to sea to-
morrow has been postponed for at
least "a hours. This is due to the
fact that the troopers of the Four
teenth cavalry, now en- route from
Walla Walla and Boise barracks, are
held UP by the landsldes at Ashland,
Ore. When they will arrive is uncer-
tain.
The troopers held up by the wash
outs are A, B and C from Walla Walla
and troops X and H from Boise bar
racks.
Official announcement was made yes
terday at department headquarters of
the retirement from the army of Major
Elisha S. Benton. coast artillery corps,
tillery corps, both stationed at the Pre-
sidio.
Benton was retired on account of
general physical disability.
Davis was retired from the effects
of an operation in the Philippines,
which resulted from the blistering of
his feet by a hot water bag.
WILL PRACTICE LAW.
Davis has been acting as Judge ad-
vocate at the Presidio for the last year
He will go on a months leave and will
then go to Boise City, Idaho where he
will practive law
Major James NJ. Kennedy. in charge
of the general hospital at the Presidio,
assumed charge yesterday as chief sur
geon of the department Of California.
He will fiji this position during the abb
sence of Colonel Henry s. It. Harris,
who will go to Honolulu on the trans
port Sheridan to make a short survey
of the sanitary conditions existing in
the island posts.
H. A. Stuart, paymaster's department,
United States army, who recently ar
rived from the Philippines, will leave
tomorrow for Omaha, Neb.
During his stay he has been the
guest of his daughter, the wife of Cap
tain Robert f.. Wyllie, the adjutant of
Major George w. McIver, Twentieth
infantry. school of musketry, has been
granted a months leave of absence. to
begin November 8.
Lieutenant Campbell b. Hodges
Thirtieth infantry, has been granted
three months leave of absence. Begin
ming December !.