Evening star., 1915-12-26
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Garrison is spending the
Christmas holidays in Atlantic City,
but will be in this city on New Year
day.
Lieut.. Col. Edgar Jadwin. Corps OF
Engineers. has returned to this city
from a visit to Philadelphia. on govern
ment business of Importance
Gen. and Mrs. S. NJ. B. Young are In
Philadelphia spending the Christmas
holidays with Gen. Young's son-in-law
and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Gibbon.
Col. Edwin F. Glenn, chief Of STAN OF
the Eastern Department, has gone 10
the Panama Canal Zone to make an
inspection of the forces stationed on
the waterway. He will study the gen.
eral problem of defense for the canal
partment.
Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe. Y. s. A..
and Mrs. Sharpe are in New York as
the guests of Mrs. Ira Davenport FOR
the holidays.
Capt Douglas Macarthur. Corps OF
Engineers. who has just received ms
ma ajority, was relieved as member
of the general staff last week. Capt.
John J. Kingman, Corps OF Engineers,
washington barracks. has been de-
tailed to the general star in his place.
Seret. Richard T. Mcdonald. Com
pany G, I'd Infantry, at Fort Smarter.
p. l., has been appointed secoAd lieu
tenant in the Philippine scouts.
Maj. Robert G. Paxton, cavalry, serv-
ing a detail in the Quartermas.er
Corps, went on the retired list on his
own application last THURSDAY. weary
all of Maj. Paxton's service has been
with the 10th Cavalry. He was gradu-
ated from West Point in 1887.
Gen and Mrs John Lincoln Glenn have
gone to San Antonio for the winter.
The following named candidates for
admission to the United states Mlhtary
week: 1ndiana-Lloyd H. Barker.
Yeddo; John p. Pence. alternate, Ross
Vile; Charles F. Caldwell. alternate.
Charlottesville. 1owa-Edwin g. Shra-
der, Iowa City; Thomas E. Wright.
alternate. Clinton. Kentucky-Everett
drum, alternate. Mayfeld. Michigan
Basil B. Kimball. Pontiac; J. Armand
Person, alternate. Lansing. Missis-
sippi-Jack Sullivan. Carpenter; Cnas.
o. Lewman. alternate, McComb. mis-
souri-William S. Gattrell. alternate.
Kansas City. New York-A. p. Leib,
Lyons; Charles w. Apthorpe. alternate.
Auburn; William H. Hogan. alternate
Geneva Pennsylvania-Edgar kehler.
alternate. Ashland; Virginia-JGonh Gn
don Kerlin. alternate. Roanoke; James
Prescott Carter. alternate. Lynchburg
Army officers on leave who reported
at the War Department last week
were Capt. A. c. King, list Cavalry;
Capt. Mahlon Ashford. Medical Corps;
Capt. s. ]. Morros, Medical Corps;
Lieut. John c. Lee. Engineer Corps;
Lieut.. Col William E. Horton, Quarter
master Corps: Capt. E. c. Long, Coast
Artillery Corps; Capt. Richard /. NC
Kenney, Coast Artillery Corps; Capt.
Lieut.. Fl. E. winfeld. Coast Artillery
Corps; Lieut.. G. r. Snow. Coast Artil-
lery Corps; Lieut.. G. NJ Peek, Coast
Artillery Corps; Second Lieut.. H. c.
Douglas. Coast Artillery Corps; Second
Lieut.. j. H. Barnes. 5th Field Artillery,
and Second Lieut.. Theodore Barnes.
Sth Cavalry.
Fred Jolie of the telegraph division
is in New Orleans and will resume his
duties after New Year.
William C. Clark of the telegraph d.
vision is spending the Christmas holi-
days at his home in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Frank D. Shawn of the mail and
record division Is spending the Christ
mas holidays in Virginia.
Charles L. Harris of the supply divi-
sion was on leave last week.
Samuel Rubenstein of the chief
clerks Office spent Christmas in New
York.
w. NJ. Britton Of the quartermaster's
department was on a trip through the
west last week.