The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-08
)LONEL MCMAHON GOES
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS.
Orders have just been issued erom
the war department relieving Lieu
tenant Colonel John E. Mcmahon.
field artillery, from duty with the
general staff at Washington. and as
signing him for duty with the First
Field Artillery, with station at Scho-
field Barracks. Hawaii territory. one
of the best and most delightful of
military posts of the United States
army.
Colonel Mcmahon has been on spe-
cial duty with the General Staff of
the army for over three years, ami is
considered one of the best officers in
his branch of the service.
He is now the senior lieutenant
colonel of field artillery. and is soon
due for promotion.
Colonel Mcmahon was born in New
York. and is 81 years Of age, and
was appointed to the Military Acad-
envy and graduated high in his Class
in 1886.
Before entering West Point, Col
onel Mcmahon received the degree of
A. B. from Fordham in 1880. and
he also graduated from the Artillery
School in 1898.
He is one of the hi5k ranking
army officers who is a Catholic and
is brother-in-law Of the late Rear
Admiral Francis M. Ramsay, U. S.
navy, retired.
Colonel Mcmahon has a son and
namesake. John E., Jr.. who is also
graduate of the Military Academy.
FATHER McNEAL GOES TO
JAPAN UNIVERSITY.
Rev. Mark ]. McNeal, S. j., a
member of the faculty of George
town University, has been appointed
professor of English at the Univer-
sity of Japan. The designation of
Father McNeal for this position
marks the first change in the faculty
of the hilltop university for the COM
ing year. Father McNeal will start
early in August to cross the CONT
nent on his way to his new assign
ment.
The University of Japan. an insti-
tuition for higher learning, was be-
gun at Toxic by the Jesuits in April,
1912. and has been formally recog
nized by the Japanese government.
The school is located in that part of
the city called Kojimochi. CORE
spending to the old walled city of
Yeddo. 1t is near the palace occu-
pied by the present Mikado when he
was prince imperial. The founding
of this college followed a suggestion
made to the Holy See by Cardinal
O'Connell of Boston, after his diplo-
matte mission as special envoy of
the Pope to the emperor in 1905.
The work of establishing the
school was entrusted to the Jesuits
now under command of Rev. Her
mann Hoffman,, S. j.. superior of
the mission of the Society of Jesus
in Japan. The first class of students
numbering some 80, has entered on
two-year course in English and Ger
man in preparation for higher stu
dies. So rapidly has the work of the
new school advanced that a new col
lege building was started last Sep
TENDER. 1t is to be three-story
structure and to afford accommoda-
tons for about 500 students.
Father McNeal Is a native of Bal
timore, where he was born May II,
1874. and is the son of J. v. McNeal,
fourth vice president and treasurer
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. His mother, lately de-
ceased, was daughter of William
P. Preston, a prominent Baltimore
lawyer. Father McNeal attended the
indianapolis Classical School at In
dianapolis. Indiana, preparatory to
his college course at Georgetown,
where he was graduated with the de-
gree of A. B. in June. 1893. He
was editor of the college journal.
During his residence in Washing
ton he has been greatly interested in
social work. connected with the
House of Good Shepherd, and is a
member of the board of directors of
the Washington Center Drama
League, and vice president of the
Washington Classical club, and
chairman of it's membership commit
tee. He is also a contributing edi-
tor to America.
Although without previous expert
ence among orientals and not versed
in the Japanese language. Father
McNeal is entering with enthusiasm
upon his work among the Japanese.
IRISH HOME RULE RALLY.
Irish residents of the national
capital have planned an open mass
meeting for Sunday evening, August