The Irish standard., 1914-04-25
from the National Capltol
~ Stanton Lawton

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parents to see them only in the pres
ence of the Brothers or the nuns.
"These Jesuits are not there, as one
of them told me, for the love of the
Indian. Old Father Ravaille told me
lying upon his back in that narrow
cell, with the cruciflx above him: 4
am here not for the love of the Ind
ian, but for the love of Christ He
was there without any pay except the
approval of his own conscience. II
you send one Of our people, a clergy
man, politician even, to perform this
work among the Indians, he looks
back to the feshpots of Egypt. He
has family, perchance, that he can.
not take with him on the salary he
receives. He is divided between the
habits and customs and luxuries of
civilized life, and the self-sacrificing
duties that devolve upon him in this
work of teaching the Indians.
THE Jesuit has no family. He has
no ambition. He has no idea except
to do his duty as God has given him
to see it; and am not afraid to say
this, because speak from personal
observation, and no man ever went
among these Indians with more in.
tense prejudice against the Jesuits
than l did, when l left the city of
Washington to perform that duty"
Transfers Of chapIains.
The unsettled situation on the
Mexican border, has brought about
transfers In the assignment of sew
eral of the Catholic chaplains of the
United States army. Owing to the
departure of Rev. Michael G. Doran,
of the 10th Infantry, from the Military
Prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
to join his organization ON the Canal
Zone, the vacancy has been filled by
the assignment of Rev. George ]. War
ing, 18th Cavalry, who has been sta
toned at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Father Warning is we'll known
throughout the United States, and is
undoubtedly one of the most efficient
chaplains Catholic or Protestant) in
the United States army, and for this
reason was selected by the War De.
partment for this most important duty.
1t was at his suggestion, that a chap.
lain's flag was adopted by the War
Department for use of field service,
to enable officers and enlisted men
to locate readily the chaplain's tent
during camp or extensive maneuvers.
This flag is of blue bunting, bearing
in the center white Latin cross.
Father Waring was born in England,
and has been in the service nine years
and all of that time with the 18th Cav.
airy.
The Grand Marshal Of the Barry
Parade.
When the tentative ARRANGEMENTS
were being made for the unwilling of
the statue of Commodore Barry, in
Franklin Park, at Washington, on
May 18th next, it was the intention
to have a namesake, Major General
Thomas H. Barry, U. S. Army, act as
Grand Marshal of the imposing pa
rado hut ,,pdor ordor, Pro,,, Al,2 W..
Department he sailed for Manila on
March 5th, to assume command of the
Philippine Department.
Secretary of War Garrison has
therefore designated Brigadier Gen.
eral Albert l.. Mills, General Staff
Chief of the Division of Militia Affairs,
for this duty.
General Mills is considered one of
the most efficient Cavalry officers in
the service. He was born in New
York on May 18th, 1854, and graduated
from the Military Academy in June
1879, and was assigned to the Cav
airy, serving in turn in the LIST, 9Th
and 10th Regiments.
During the War with Spain, espe.
cially during the Santiago campaign,
General Mills (then list Lieutenant
of the LIST Cavalry rendered most ef-
ficient service, for which he was
awarded a medal of honor on July
2Sth, 1902, for distinguished gallantry
in action, near Santiago de Cuba, July
l, 1898, in encouraging those near by
him, by his bravery and GOODNESS, after
being shot through the head and his
sight injured.
On August %, 1898, he was ap.
pointed Superintendent of the Military
Academy, with rank of Colonel. On
May Z, 1904, Colonel Roosevelt, then
President, appointed the then Captain
Mills of the 10th Cavalry, Brigadier
General. He is now No. in the list
of Brigadier Generals, and is ON duty
at Washington, member of the Gen.
eral Staff, and directly in charge of
the division of Militia Affairs, which
has direct supervision over all of the
organized militia of the United States.
General Mills will retire on May z,
1918.
Bust Of Cardinal Gibbons Unveiled.