Evening star., 1921-12-25
SERVICE MEN GET
holiday GREETINGS:
Messages to Army, Navy and
Marine Corps Sent by
Weeks and DENLY.

Holiday greetings have been sent
by Secretaries Weeks and DENLY TO
ALI the officers and men in the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps.
Secretary Weeks message follows:
ITO the Army OF the United states
Regular Army, National Guard, or-
ganized Rese-ves-I extend best
wishes for a merry Christmas ana
happy New Year,
This year has been critical and inn
portant The transformation of the
elements of our national defense from
a war to peace basis has been COM
,pleted The Regular Army has un-
dergone trying reduction. Stringent
measure of economy have been sue
cessfully effected
THE founda tion OF our national
defense has been laid in accordance
with a definite military policy-the
first in the history of our government.
The citizens training camps Of
last summer were success. Real
progress has been made in rebuilding
the National Guard. The organi2a-
tion OF the reserves is well under
way.
THE new year promises much con-
structive work in the development
of the Army of the United States. All
of it's members are performing their
duties enthusia stically. The spirit of
cooperation between the Regular
Army. National Guard and Organized
Reserves is growing with encouraS-
ing rapidly.
Veterans of the world war are
earnestly assisting in the reorsaniza-
tion OF their old divisions Young
men. who We're Ineligible because of
their youth for service during the
present emergency. are recognizing
their respons Utilities under the national
defense act
Message to Ships and stations
sSscrei,ry DENLY sent the follow
ing message to ali naval ships and
stations:
Merry Christmas and happy New
Year to the officers and men of the
Navy and Marine Corps.
ITO those who have served with
us and are now, through operation
of law. about to leave. l take this
opportunity to say farewell and to
express appreciation of your faith
full service and work we'll done.
ITO all officers and men l say
again. I have complete confidence
that you will ever keep the Navy an
organization in which we may take
a just pride and which will command
the respect of our fellow country
men.
Garry on"
For Local District.
Brig. Gen. Harry l.. Bandholtz. COM
manding the military district OF
Washington, has extended hearty
Christmas greetings and all good
wishes for the new year. to all persons
in that district.
Present recruiting methods" he
says. seem to be well adapted to at
tracing and selecting the best indi-
vidua;s from the applicants Certain
it is that recruits now enliSting ap-
pear to be of a superior type and con-
tinued increments Of such material in
sure to the Army a personnel that
will uphold it's highest ideals and ira
ditions. and it is most encouraging
that the military service now seems to
appeal to the best class of young
Americans.
although the district of Washing
ton, as such. has been organized but
few months. many enlistments of a
desirable quality have been made for
the organizations within it's limits,
and it is believed that the sixty-four
vacancies, all in the 3rd Field Artil-
lcry. stationed at Fort Myer, will be
filled with the required exceptionally
desirable men before the new year.