The Washington times., 1925-07-28
GENERAL KUHN,
MAY SETTLE
HERE
Mrs. Kuhn, a Washing
tonian, Favors Return
to Old Home
BY JEAN ELIOT

JEAN GAAOA
WASHINGTON being the place to
w which all good army and
navy officers go when they retire
it is probable that we will find
Major General and Mrs. Joseph E.
Kuhn, who are now on the West
coast, settled here next winter. The
generals application for retirement
has been accepted, it was made
known yesterday, and will take Ell
feet on August 81. Then, Wnat
more natural than the establishment
Of a home in the Capital, where
Mrs. Kuhn lived for many years
before her marriage and where her
sister. Miss Anne Squire, resides as
chatelaine of the household Of her
counsin, George Bond Cochran.
In any history of the activities
behind the scenes in Washington
the social secretary would play
leading role. And Miss Anne
SQUIRE is one of a little group or
women who have contributed to
the ''fattening" of this part. Born
to established position and know
ing her society both from observa'
ton and association, she has
guided the destinies Of many new
corners to the official world and
has 1ightened the social duties OF
many a busy hostess.
Her book on precedent and es-
tablished social usage in Washing.
ton is accepted almost as stand.
ard and Miss Squire has used her
considerable influence toward stand
ardizing official etiquette in an
effort to do away with the 'inci-
dents which are bound to arise
occasionally when diplomatic and
social relations are conducted "by
ear
Kuhns Have Long Been
Absentees from Washington.
Mrs. Kuhn was Miss Helen
Squire. She has been with General
Kuhn at Vancouver Barracks,
where he has been on duty, and
went to San Francisco with him
when he recently underwent an
operation at the Letterman Gen.
eral Hospital. He has not been in
GOOD health for several months and
this probably influenced his de-
cision to retire after more than
forty years Of service.
Major General Kuhn commanded
the Seventy-ninth division in
France and trained thousands Of
District Of Columbia boys, Mary
landers and Pennsylvanians for the
part they were to play in the world
war. Consequently it seems stra age
that he should be allowed to retire
from active service without any
formal expression from the War
Department for his wartime serv-
-S H. h~n
warm friends both in "the military"
and in civilian life. it is probable
that when Congress reconvenes in
the fall. a campaign will be inau-
gurated to seek reasons for the lack
Of consideration which is allowing a
general officer-and one or two
others in similar case-to retire
without being awarded a medal for
distinguished service.
General Kuhn is one OF three
general officers who commanded di.
visions in the world war who were
not awarded the Distinguished Serv-
Ice Medal by the Government.
Successful as an engineer officer
and as a military attache abroad
he was a colonel when the world
war broke. AS a temporary major
general he established the great
there in 1917 and the early part of
1918 trained the Seventy-ninth III.
vision which was composed Of
youths from Pennsylvania, Mary.
land and the District of Columbia.
Taking his division overseas he
commanded it brilliantly as the
Pennsylvania and Maryland troops
established fame for themselves. For
a time he commanded an army
corps. Hostilities terminated he
brought the division home and after
lis rehabilitation reverted to his
rank as a brigadier general.
Other officers junior to him were
promoted over his head, and only
six weeks ago his promotion to the
rank of major general was an
nounced.
The general was once stationed
here in command at Washington
Barracks.
Count Pagliano, Italian minister
TO Panama, who is visiting in
Washington. was host to an in
formal dinner party of twelve in
the Presidential dining room of