Evening star., 1916-01-02
WAR DEPARTMENT.

! Secretary Garrison, who spent the
Christmas holidays at Atlantic City,
returned here in time to receive all
the officials of the War Department
and the officers of the army stationed
in this city at his residence on Con-
necticut avenue yesterday.
Maj Edward Kelly, one of the as
sistants of the chief of engineers at
the War Department. spent the Christ
mas holidays at Duluth, Mimi, and vi
cinity.
Gen. E. II. Crowder, judge advocate
general of the army. returned to this
city Thursday from short visit to
Kansas City. He is making review
Of the testimony in the court martial
case of Col. l.. Z. Goodier of the Judge
advocate generals department.
Gen. Alexander c. NJ. Pennington, L.
S. A, has arrived in Washington from
New York to spend some time with his
son-in law and daughter. Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. G. II. Macdonald.
Gen. and Mrs Ernest y. CARING ton,
accompanied by their daughter, Mrs.
II. ID. Chamberlain. have returned to
this city from Fort Riley, Kan. where
they were the guests of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Chamberlain.
Maj. and Mrs l.. c. Scherer, who
came to Washington recently from
Fort Bliss, Tex, have leased the house
at 1922 Lamont street for the winter.
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. clerk
in the War Department., has just re-
turned from San Francisco, where she
has been for several months.
Mai. Frank Ks Lang, retired, recently
tried at Fort Leavenw orth. Kan. on
.. the charge OF perjury, has been ac-
quilted by the court.
Col. George X. McGunnegle, the
senior officer in the infantry ARM has
| asked to be placed on the retired list.
Col. McGunnesle was appointed a
second lieutenant in the 18th Infantry
from civil life in 1878. and became
colonel of the lst Infantry i'm 1908.
He served with the 18th Infantry for
sixty-second year.
Capt. James j. Mayes, infantry. on
duty in the office of the judge advocate
general. has been nominated as q Judge
advocate with the rank of major. He
received the degree of A. b. from
| Drury College in 1892 and was appoint
ed a captain in the 1th United States
Volunteer Infantry in June, 1898. He
became a captain in the 4Oth United
States Volunteer Infantry in August,
1899. and when mustered out in 1901
entered the regular service as a first
lieutenant in the 24th Infantry He
became a captain in the 10th Infantry
in 1910.
Lieut.. Julian +. Barnes. 9Th Cavalry.
Y. S. A. who has just returned from
duty in the Philippines. is the guest of
his parents for the holidays
Lieut.. Theodore Barnes. jr. who has
been on border duty with the Sth
Cavalry at Fort Bliss. Texas, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Barnes, at 2433 Wisconsin avenue
Capt. T. A. Baldwin, @. NJ G. is con-
fined to Walter Reed General Hospital.
His condition is not regarded as Sc
rious.
Army officers who reported at the
War Department last week were: Maj.
Richard G. CroXton, 5th Infantry
Lieut.. g. w. Harris. infantry: Lieut..
w. G. Knight. c. A. c.: Second Lieut..
W. Il. Weeks, c. A. c.: Second Lieut..
T. NJ Chaise, c. A. C.: First Lieut. A.
l.. Loustalot. C. A. c.: First Lieut. A.
J. Lynch. 14th Cavalry; Col $. E. Tuli-
man, L. S. A. retired.
Capt. Frank Parker. 11th Cavalry,
and Veterinarian William T. Hill, 9th
Cavalry, are to be sent to France to
observe cavalry operations in the field
for the War Department. The detail
of Veterinarian Hill is credited to AS
sistant Secretary Breckenridge. who
desires to have "A practical study made
of the manner in which horses are
handled in the European war.
The following named candidates for
admission to the United States Mill
tary Academy in 1916 have been ap-
pointed in the past week: Georgia
Elliott Watkins; Joseph Jones Twitty,
alternate. Observation-Disclosures A.
Crowley. alternate. Pennsylvania
William \. Sexton, alternate.
Maj. Lewis Merriam, L. s. A.. is con-
fined at Walter Reed Hospital, where
he has been very i'll for more than two
weeks.