Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
THE ARMY.

There will be two more enjoyable
Club on the dates Of November 20
and December IL. These dances. liz"
the one held on November b. Will he
restricted to the number of 500 ana
tickets are being issued in the order
in which requests are received.
Many non -commi ssioned officers who
held emergency commissions ourihs
the war are enlistins IN the Il. - - l..
"a instructors under the official ttle
of assistant to the professor OF MIL
tary science and tactics. and are De
ing placed on duty with various COZ
leEeS and schools through out tne
country More applications for these
details are being received from ON
GERS who were previously commas
stoned than can be accepted
New Retirement Pay Problem.
The matter of retirement pay of dis
abled emergency officers equal i"
amount to that prescribed Tor reg iar
officers. is one OF a NUMBER OF ih','
tary subjects, which Will prooaDi! ne
discussed at n early meeting oH
Their the military committee or !he
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, depending upon wheth her
the legislation is to be for the retire-
m emit Of the officers under the SAINT
provision of law which takes care OF
regular officers or ". T nrnHisiens of
war risk legislation. 1t is understooa
that the recent organization founded
nv emergency officers will advocate
very strongly retirement. Huhdreds
of letters are reaching members OF
Congress urging action in this matter
The adjutant general of the Army
claims the largest Office of records IN
tho world. AS an illustration OF its
magnitude, it is stated that II the
files. four drawers high. of selective
service records of the war, now stored
at Washington barracks, were placed
end to end. they would reach from
Washington to Baltimore The value
of these records may be judged by the
fact that they contain the war his
tories OF nearly twenty-four million
Americans. the first and only record
of the man power of our nation. To
perfect these records it required more
than half q billion printed forms
which were executed in every nook
and hamlet Of the land.
Gen. PershinE's New Quarters.
There is a touch Of historic interest
IN the new Offices of Gen. John j.
Pershing in the State. War and Navy
building, which have been specially re-
fitted and handsomely decorated. These
quarters in the northeast corner OF the
second floor, facing Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the White House. were upon the
completion of that wing in February,
1883. occupied by Gen. r. c. Drum. then
adjutant general of the Army. The
rooms Immediately under those of Gen.
Pershing were first used by Gen. Will
liam ]. Sherman, and subsequently by
Liext. Gen Philip j. Sheridan and
Lieut.. Gems John NJ Schofield and Nell
son A. Miles, former commanding gen.
erals Of the Army.
Gen. Pershing left Washington last
week to attend the first fall games
between Exeter and Andover acad-
emies, and later to be present at the
reunion on Armistice day of the list
Division at Camp Dix. N. ]. The gen.
eral hopes to complete his trip by at
tending the horse show at Madison
Square Garden. where the Army is
featuring a number of special exhi-
billions in horsemanship.
Announcement was recently made
by Maj. Phillips Hayes. executive of
tary Academy. that Army foot ball
players will wear distinguishing num-
bers in their annual game with the
Navy in New York city on November
81. This Identification of the players
will add to the interest of the game.
as spectators will be enabled to more
closely follow the play of their
favorites. The unusual demand for
tickets to the game exhausted the
supply more than week ago
Changes In House Committee.
Speculation is rife as to the men,
bership Of the House committee on
Julius Kahn California, was
reelected without opposition and will
probably head the committee, which
in the Sixty-fifth Congress was COM
posed Of thirteen republicans and
eight democrats
The selection of new members will