The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-17
CATHOLIC CHAPLA|Ns
Sixteen on Active Duty in the Army
and Five on the Retired
List.

A writer in the Catholic Universe
has the following to say about the
Catholic chaplains in the army of the
United States:
The number of officers and enlisted
men in Uncle Sans army is now
about 10000, and to look after their
spiritual welfare, congress provides
for 81 chaplains representing all
creeds and denominations, and among
this number the Catholic faith is rep
resented by 16 on the active list,
while there are several on the retired
list by operation of law, they having
reached the age of retirement, 81
years, or retired for disability.
Senior in Grade.
Among the 16 now doing active
duty is Rev. Timothy P. O'Keefe, SEN
ior in grade of the Catholic chap
lains, having the rank of major since
March %, 1912. Father O'Keefe was
originally appointed on February 2,
1901, from the District of Columbia,
on the recommendation of His Emf
nence James Cardinal Gibbons
He was born in Kansas, November
16, 1864, and has served in all parts
of the United States and the Philip
pine Islands, and his present station
is at the military prison, AlcatraZ,
Cal, doing splendid work among the
convicts. Father O'Keefe will not re-
tire for age until 1928. The pay of
a major is $4,000, plus 10 per cent
for each five years service.
Five Hold Captains Rank.
At the present time there are five
Catholics having the rank of captain,
and these are Albert J. Bader, Ninth
Infantry, who is now in the United
States On leave of absence, awaiting
the return of his regiment from the
Philippine Islands; Francis B. DOH
erty, with the Porto Rico regiment, at
San Juan; John A. Ferry, of the
Tenth Infantry, at the military prison,
Fort Leavenworth, Kan; Andrew c..
Murphy, of the Fifth Regiment, field
artillery, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and
George J. Waring, of the Eleventh
Cavalry, at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
The pay of a chaplain, having the rank
of captain is $4,000 plus 10 per cent
for every five years service.
Dean of Active ChapIains.
Chaplain Bader is the dean of the
army Catholic chaplains, not only in
age, but in service, for he entered the
volunteer service in September, 1898,
as chaplain of the Twelfth New York
Volunteers. He is native of New
York, and was appointed to the regu-
lar army from that state in February,
1901. He was born on September "a,
1859.
Father Doherty is a native of Mas
sachusetts, but was appointed to the
army from California in 1902. He
was born December Fl, 1862.
Father Ferry is another New York
er, and has been assigned to reform
work at the big military prison at
Fort Leavenworth.
Chaplain Murphy is native of and
was appointed from Illinois
Father Waring was born in Eng
land, in 1872, and was appointed to
the army in 1905, and was promoted
to captain on March 81, 1912.
Father Francis P. Joyce, chaplain
of the Fourth Field Artillery at Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyoming, is the junior
of the Catholic chaplains, having the
rank of captain, for he was promoted
on April Is, 1912. He was born in
New York, on st. Patrick's Day, 1875.
Nine First Lieutenants.
There are nine Catholic Chaplains
having the rank of first lieutenant
with the annual pay of $4,000, plus the
10 per cent for each five years serv.
ice. These are Revs. Frederick L. Kun.
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