The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-16
By HARRY l.. ROGERS. International News Service Staff c,
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 Washington, June 16 - A veteran organization, embracing the whole O the United States and having for it object not the encouragement O pleasant "reminiscences between com rades at arms. but definite and posi- goal to which Brigadier-Genera Thornwell Mullally, of San Francisco Is working in his efforts to organize the Association of the Army of the
 The new organization, which. ac- cording to General Mullally, already has taken hold Hike wild fre'' in the West, has the endorsement of Secre- tary of War Weeks, General John J Pershing and numerous other high of Aoers of the regular army.
 Its purpose to quote from General NTuually and the constitution of the association, is:
 ''To promote the spirit of patriot ism; to foster the best traditions of &he profession of arms; to further the sone-aTmy spirit and to strengthen the bonds of comradeship among all officers of the military forces in the United States ito encourage and ia cilitate the study of American history and military art in. their relation to their common defense of our country, and to transmit an interest in and a Knowledge of the same to our de scendants."
 Thus it appears that while the or sginaI organization is to be composed
 
 berShip is by no means limited to vet erans and, in fact. the very hope of 4he organization lies in the ability St may develop to interest the young Ar generations as they come to man hood
 The association consists of officers Guard and Officers Reserve Corps. Its constitution contemplates the di- vision of the United States into nine zones, corresponding geographically -l,s she United States proper is now di- vided by the War Department There will be other zones for Hawaii Alas ka, the Philippines and the Panama Canal Zone.
 These zones are further subdivid- ed into sectors, the number of sectors depending upon the density of popu- iatton and the corresponding need of posts for the membership. A still Further subdivision will separate the various sectors into sections, each de- voted to the various branches of the service, as, for example, infantry, acava1ry artillery, engineers etc.
 One zone already has been organ hzed in the West corresponding to quarters at San Francisco. Accord ;dng to General Mullally, the idea has ibeen most enthusiastically received there. and he has no doubt that with fthe support of Secretary Weeks and General Pershing it will be equally successful elsewhere in the United States. The General recently held a conference with the Secretary of War and with General Pershing, during which plans were discussed for or ganizing the second zone, with head quarters in New York. Following this conference General Mu1lally proceed ed to New York, where he is now working on the detailed plans of or ganfzation.
 When the second zone has been organized General Mu11ally plans to begin the organization of the third zone, headquarters for which will be located in Washington, D. c.
 The function of the regular army in the new association will be to act as instructors to the officers of the National Guard and the Officers Re serve Corps The United States can never hope to have a continuous military policy or real united Amer jean army unless some such plan as this is adopted, Mullally asserts There is nothing political about the organization, he insists. Those be hind the movement have no idea of attempting to influence political leg 1slation or to meddle in any way in governmental matters They will meet solely for the purpose of bring ing about professi onal military i'm proveme ent among the young men of the country. One army-one SDir-