The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
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Mrs Frazier is the daughter Commander and Mrs N Tmar

March best as the lieutenant who
commanded the Astor Battery, which
was presented to the United States
government by the late Col. John
Jacob Astor. This force saw service
abroad for nearly year following
May, 1898. After its muster out In
New York in the following February
Gen. March returned to the Philip
pines as aid on the star Of Gen.
Arthur Mac Arthur.
Upon the organization Of the volun-
teers in the Philippines, he was pro-
moted to major in command Of the
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry Reg
iment. From that time lively actions
came thick and fast. He was at the
head Of the American forces at Tilad
Pass. Luzon. December 2, 1889, in
which Gen. Gregorio Del Pillar was
killed. In the same expedition Gen.
Venancio Conception. chief Of stan
! to Aguinaldo. the rebel leader, sur
rendered to general. then Maj. March
and Aguinaldo's wife and her escort
were captured.
In June. 1900, he was promoted to
be lieutenant colonel of volunteers
and was put in charge OF the MILL
tary and civil government OF Lepan-
to-Bontoc and the Southern half Of
Ilocos Sur. Shortly after the prov
ince Of Abra was added to his Juris-
| diction.
Those were trying times In the in
sular possessions By no means all
OF the natives had been reconciIed to
the new order, but the governor
proved himself q master Of diplomacy
and tact. And It was in those days
! that he demonstrated also his ability
as a speeder up. Before he returned
| to the American continent he served
also as a commissary general of pris-
| oners.
In March, 1902. March was nominat-
ed for brevit captain, U. S. A, fol-
distinguished gallantry In action near
Manila back in August, 1895. For gal
lantry near Porac and at San Jacinto
he had won his rank as lieutenant
colonel OF volunteers and for distin-
| guished actions at Tilad Pass and
I Cayan he was promoted to be colonel
He was made a member OF the army
| General Stan in 1903 and thereafter
| promotions came rapidly. in 1904 he
was sent to the Far East as military
| dlldCHo ODSCENo ING OPtIdllOub VI
| the Japanese army In the Russo.
japanese war. He was adjutant gen.
eral by detail since August, 1872, un-
! til sent to France as chief Of United
| States artillery. Gen. March Is barely
So years old. The civil war was with
| in a year OF It's termination when he
was born. He was graduated from
West Point in 1883 and from the artil'
| - Mnnr0a ~
! later. He Ia q widower.
| Gen. March's family consists Of two
maiden sisters. two unmarried daugh'
ters and one little son. Louis March
of about Il years of age, who live
at Fort Myer. where the General
though now In France, has quar-
ters. His sisters, Miss Margaret and
/ Miss Mildred, keep house for his
| daughters, two attractive young la
dies. Vivian and Josephine March
A third daughter lives at Fort Myer
Mildred March Nilliken. her mar
rage to Capt. John Milliken having
taken place just this winter. Hii
older son, Peyton March. jr.. wa,
killed recently in an aeroplane accl'
dent at Fort Worth. Tex. He died
before any OF the family could reach
him, word of his death coming be-
fore any of them could get away
from Washington.
The Marchs' quarters are IN th'
front row Of houses overlooking tn,
city which you pass Just as you en-
ter the post by automobile. The
occupants of every one of thos,
houses has had great trouble thi:
winter. Col. and Mrs. William
French have the first house. TIL,
Colonel has been desperately Ill fol
| weeks and weeks, and is only get.
ting well now and slowly at that
He Is back at his desk. Maj. Philir
Sheridan. who had one OF those
houses, passed away rather suddenly
a week or SO ago. Mrs. McC1oskey
whose husband. Col. Manus McClos
key, is with the Twelfth Field Ar
tillery abroad, lost her father very
recently; Gen. March's son was kill,
ed and Col. Charles Fenton, the
commandant Of the post, died a few
weeks ago OF meningitis.
Poor Mrs. Fenton certainly had al
awful winter! She is still at Fort Myer
but both of her children were Ill at tn,
time Of the Coloners death and have
been ever since. They had the
measles and then one Of them hat
to undergo an operation of some sort
Mrs. Harvey, wife of Maj. Charles
@. Harvey. who was at Fort Sill
| but Is now in the South, Is stay.
ing with Mrs. Fenton until she leave!
Fort Myer. She Is planning to gt
to New York. where she has tive
brothers, one of whom Is an army
officer, Col. William E. Rochester.
Il seems like only a few week.
ago; 1t was during the Christmas
holidays, that Col. Fenton was dane
ing at Rauscher's at the Children'l
Country Home ball; both he and hi
family enjoying perfect health ant
happiness. He was with Col. Charlie,
Haight that evening, Col. Haigh
having come up from Camp Lee foi
a day or two. What will societ,
do now, that the government hai
taken over Rauscher's? It will no
seem natural not have an occasion
al party at Rauscher's. Several date
have had to be rearranged since tn,
announcement was made that tn,
government had leased the building
Since Col. Fenton's death, Fort Mye
has had a different commandant al
most every week. Col. Ralph T. War,
succeeded Col Fenton. Col. e. II
Marks was in command. and now Col
T. II. Dillon is for the time being
Col. Francis lie J. Parker. Of the ma
fior1al arrrav reoantfv atafionsA a