Evening star., 1925-09-22
HUTCHINSON HEADS
CATHEDRAL WORK
General to Direct Foundation
in Movement to Finish
Its Construction.

Appointment of Mai Gen. Grote
Hutcheson, L. S. A., retired. as direc-
Tor general Of the National Cathedral
Foundation and the National Cathe-
oral Association. was announced today
by Right Rev. James f. Freeman.
BISHOP OF Washington. and chairman
OF the trustees Of Washington Cathe-
dral. Gen. Hutcheson has esta blshed
headquarters at the cathedral offices
on Mount st. Alban. and has planned
to give his time and energy to the
movement to complete the construc-
tion of the cathedral
In view of the fact that Gen. John
j. Pershing has been for several years
member of the cathedral chapter,
Bishop Freeman and his associates
will have henceforth the services IN
the cathedral undertaking Of two out
standing leaders in the World War.
Has Had Distinguished Career.
Upon assuming his new responsi-
bilities, Gen. Hutcheson said:
when recently / stood on the un-
finished floor of the south transept
amid group OF busy workmen, and
| gaZed up at the roofiess choir and the
great open space within the stone
lined apse. so powerful feeling or
emotion, awe and impulse possessed
, me, that / then and there consecrated
| my effort toward the task OF helping
complete this great cathedral fabric
az house OF prayer for all people.
Gen. Hutcheson has had distin-
| guished career in the Army, having
| taken an active part In every cam
| paign in which United States troops
cnga ged from 1884, when he graduated
| from West Point. until the recent war.
| He has received many decorations
among which he prizes as the highest
his three citations for gallantry In ac
| ton. He has been awarded the dis
tinguished service medal by the War
| Department and also has the rather
unique distinction Of having been
awarded the distinguished service
medal on behalf of the Navy Depart
ment.
Gen. Hutcheson first saw active
service on the frontier in campaigns
| against Indians in Oklahoma anf
South Dakota. He took an active part
in the Spanish American War and was
Iadjutapt general of Gen. Adna r
Chaffee's command. THE Chinese Re
lief Expedition" of 1900 and 1901. par
ticipating in the advance to Picking
His next duties We're as military sec
retary to the military governor OF
the Philippine Islands. judge advocate
York and an original member of the
general staff having to do with its
initial orga nization.
Leader in War
At the outbreak of the World War
he organized extensive recruit depots
at Fort Sam Houston. Tex, and al
Fort Thomas, Ky. Following the ex
| peditious completion of this work he
| was charged with the responsibilities
of creating and developing the great
! port of embarkation at Newport News
and Norfolk. Va.
! Later. Gen. Hutcheson was in com.
| mand of the 14th Division at Camp
! Custer. Mich. and at Camp Meade
| Md. From 1921s to 1923 he was in
command OF the New York general in.
| termediate depot, reducing war activi
ties and co-ordinating supply services
ldn and around New York City. He
| assailed this task with his characters
! tic vieor. and at the end of IA months
had disposed Of all the forces except
those retained for peace-time organiZa
| ton Under his direction the employees
were reduced from 5000 to 500 and
! the overhead expense from 81 600. 900
, to $500. 900 a month.
This work finished. Gen. Hutcheson
/. took command of the 11th Field Ar
! tillery Brigade at Schofield Barracks.
! Hawaii. A year ago he was promoted
! 10 the grade of ma ior general in the
| Regular Army. and soon thereafter
| was placed on the retired list, thus
. ending an active Army career of more
! than 4o years.