Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
COL. BRETT LAUDED |ENV0YS MARK TIME
Guard Officers Banquet For Peace Negotiations Not to
mer AdjItant General End Until Turkey Replies.
REORGANIZATION FATHER GREEKS PUSH CAMPAIGN
Termed Best Friend Of Brigade Fifty Thousand
the Regular Army. lima With Difficulty
WORK AS SOLDIER PRAISED ALLIES PREPARE TO FIGHT
Col ourand Lieut. Col
Heron and OF Is
Among the Speakers. Say Has Limit. q
Guard Officers Banquet For
mer Adjutant General.
RE0RGA ANIMATION father
Termed Best Friend of Brigade in
the Regular Army.
WORK AS SOLDIER PRAISED
Col. Ourand, Lieut.. Col. Young, Mai.
Heron and Capt. Shannon
Among the Speakers.

Heron and Capt. Shannon
Among the Speakers.
The National Guard of the District
OF Columbia, through its commissioned
ofncerS from it's commanders down. at
the Cafe Republique last evening, voiced
the high regard and esteem it holds for
Lieut. Col. Lloyd NJ Brett, L. s. A.. who
was its adjutant general from 1903 to
hoS' and who was the father and creator
or the reorganization scheme under which
it is now being operated
FROM the reveille to the taps of the
quickly arranged banquet given i'm his
honor, when it was learned he was on a
nylng visit to Washington, his praises
were sounded in no uncertain terms by
those whose contact with him in an Off
cial capacity had endeared him to them
Such expressions as 1.-The best friend the
brigade ever had among the officers of
the regular army" lone of the finest gem
tlemen, and one of the finest officers that
ever commanded u.s." and the finest field
soldier We have ever known" told in
some degree the many nice things said
of Col. Brett.
He was praised for his bravery. for his
Jealous and intelligent work, for his fore
sight and for his spirit of fairness and
his ever readiness to do what he asked
his men to do. And there was a strong
voice of hope expressed that at no dis
tant date he might be enabled to return
to Washington for the benefit of his
counsel and advice.
Col. Simms Toastmaster.
Col. Richard D. Simms. retired, of the
ID Infonfry So1 ra
in turn. called upon the division COM
manders and officers both Of Col. Brett's
and the ole regime for testimony Of the
benefits received by the guard through
Col Bretts efforts.
Col. Charles H. Ourand of the LIST In
fantry was the first to pay his tribute OF
praise, interpolating some amusing eX
periences in the days that are gone. Vic
tor kauffmann, who said he came to bring
a happy address. Col. Harvey, command
ing the I'd Infantry, gave to Col. Brett
the credit for realizing the necessity for
a new armory for the guard and OF
bringing the attention Of the War De-
partment and Congress to the matter,
saying it was confidently expected the
new armory would be provided for at the
present session Of Congress.
Operation of Court.
Lieut.. Col. Glendie B. Young Of the 1st
Infantry followed Col. Harvey with ref
erence to the operation of the summary
court, one Of the innovations in the guard
for which Col. Brett was responsible.
One of the great necessities. he said, of
the new system is that of uniformity, and
he declared with much emphasis that
what is most needed, though. is the re-
turn of Col. Brett to put into practice
the new organization which he had
brought about"
Lieut. Col. Anton Stephan of the Cd
Infantry said Col Brett had come to
the guard a stranger, and when he left
1t he carried the hearty good will of
every man i'm it. High tribute, he said,
had been paid Col Bretts work with
the guard by his successors, from the
regular army, who had declared that
but few states showed its high degree
Of efficiency.
Lauded as Field Soldier.
Maj. Leroy w. Heron, inspector gen.
eral of the brigade, after recounting the
strenuous experiences of the guard in
the Massachusetts, campaign of 1902"
made reference to Col. Brett 'as the
finest field soldier we have ever known"
Capt. ]. Harry Shannon. commanding
the LIST Battery, Field Artillery, In an
impressive speech filled with satirical
humor that frequently caused laughter,
assured Col. Brett that the guard had
given many dinners to it's adjutants gen.
eral who were going away, but he had
never known of it to give a dinner to
one who had returned. The function of
last evening, he said, was spontaneous
and heartily sincere a tribute OF adj
miration and respect.
Other speakers, swelling the tribute
of admiration and almost affection for
the officer who had been so long their
adJutant general. included Maj. George
l.. TAFT, on behalf of the committee that
had arranged for the banquet; Capt.
Harry Coope, adjutant of the LIST Infan-
try, and Col. Luther III. Reichelderfer of
the Medical Corps.
Col. Brett. in responding to the many
tributes paid him, spoke in modest mien,
ciated the meaning of the reception, and
assured his hearers that at no time since
his departure had he forgotten his work
and associates here: Il have been kept
one of the most loyal friends the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
ever had, and by Col. Harvey, who has
advised me as to the progress of the
movement for a new armory.
1T is due you to say, when 1 studied
the provisions of your reorganization
act,'' he added, 81 saw 1 had put in some
advanced things; but 1 believed then and
still believe you will solve the problems
and bring the system through all right"
In closing. Col. Brett paid a tribute to
the memory of the men of the guard who
were no more, to Brig. Gen. NJ. Emmet
Urell, a medal of honor man, the veteran
of two wars, and to Col. James Z. Bell
and Maj. III. H. Parmenter.
Those present included: Col. Charles III.
Ourand, Col. William E. Harvey, Lieut.
Col. Luther III. Reichelderfer, Lieut. Col.
Glendie B. Young. Lieut. Col. Anton Ste
phan, Commander Franklin S. Durston,
Lieut.. Col. George Henderson. Maj Will
lam S. Hodges, Maj. Joseph F. Hodgson,
Maj. Alexander Summers, Maj. c. Fred
Cook, Maj. Francis B. Wheaton, Maj.
Boyd Taylor. Maj. Leroy W. Heron, Maj.
Romulus A. Foster, Maj. George L. TAFT,
Maj. Charles r. Luce, Mai. Thomas S.
King, Maj. F. Penrose Smith, Capt. c.
Eugene Edwards, Capt. Edward H.
Brian, Capt. Harry Coope, Capt.
John E. Brooks, Capt. John w.
Oehnlann. Capt. Alvin D. Hathaway.
Capt John b. Coffnan, Joel Hillman,
Capt William A. Pennoyer. Capt. Robert
B. johnson, Capt. Duncan l.. Richmond.
Capt ]. Harry Shannon Capt. Oliver c.
Terry, Capt. Thomas r. Clark. Capt. Ed
ward F. Davis, Capt. Edwin w. Fullam.
Capt. Tom E. Fawcett, Capt. Benjamin
G. Pool, Capt J. Harry Bean. First Lieut..
Alfred R. McGonegal. First Lieut.. Her
bert ]. Bryson, First Lieut.. Harry w.