The Washington herald., 1919-07-08
ARMY AND NAVY
Target Practice Program.

Confidential instructions have been
issued from the office of the director
of target practice and engineering per
formances In the navy concerning the
work of the feet in those departments
during the next fiscal year. The COM
petitive (or as now called Compare
tive'O element will be resumed after
having been suspended during the war.
and at the conclusion of the fiscal year
ships will be designated, in accordance
with the records made. for superiority
in gunnery and engineering. and for
battle efficiency as determined by those
two factors The work will be carried
on In much the same manner followed
In previous years, with such changes
as have been found advisable as a re-
suit of experience in the war. with the
usual annual increase in range, and
with greater employment OF airplanes
and nghter-than-air craft for spotting
and other work in connection with the
firings- 1t is intended to carry out
the program even IL the fleets are to
be sent on the extended cruises now
under consideration
Chaplain Fealy Promoted.
In recognition of uniformly eff
cient work" as chaplain at Fort Myer,
Rev. Ignatius Fealy has been pro-
NOTED 70 4 captaiDcy. He will remain
at Fort Myer. He was educated in
Washington schools and was grad
uated from Gonzaga College It was
at the latter school that he received
his first military training. He was
ordained to the priesthood at st.
Charles Seminary by Cardinal Glib
bons in 1904. his first assignment be-
ing to St Joseph's Church, where he
remained for nine years. His ap-
pointment as army chaplain was re-
ceived in 1914. having the Endorsement
and personal recommendation OF Car
dial Gibbons.
The young chaplain won recogni-
ton by his promotion Of welfare ac-
tivities among the enlisted men, and
annual reports made by his superiors
to the War Department contain
strong testimonials to Father Fealy's
value to the army service. For
short period during the war he was
appointed instructor at the Training
school for Chaplains at Camp Tay-
lor. KY.
Cardinal Falconio. formerly papal
delegate here, at a farewell gathering
preceding his last trip to Rome pub
licly commended Father Fealy as "a
coming young man who is going to
achieve things"
Morale Work in Army.
In all probability the activities of
the Morale Division in the army will
be made permanent. Some OF the
functions performed by that division
during the war have been materially
changed, and others will doubtless be
added. There Is an effort being made
by some chaplains to have their corps
included in the morale organization,
with a commission composed of the
principal divisions of religious denomi-
nations-such as Protestant, Catholic,
and Hebrew-to represent the army
chaplains in the Moral Division. A
plan which has met with considerable
favor among departmental officials
contemplates the amalgamation of the
four leading features of welfare work
during the war-the morale work, edu-
cational faculties, training camp ac-
tivities, and the chaplains- 1t Is be-
lieved by those officials who have
given this subject considerable thought
that an organization composed Of
those major units would be sufi-
GENTLY comprehensive to embrace ali
the welfare activities of the army and
would cover the needs and require
ments OF the army both in peace and
war. Thus far this plan has not gone
beyond the stage Of informal sugges-
tons.
Marine Corps Notes.
Maj William Rrackett has been
transferred to the retired list, as Of
May 81. upon recommendation of a
retiring board. on account of phys
ical disability incident to the serv-
ice Orders have been issued direct
ing the Sixth Brigade organization
in Cuba to be discontinued upon de-
parture of the First Regiment from
Guantanamo for the United States,
and Col. Thomas c. Treadwell, who
has been in command of the brigade,
is directed to return to the United