The Washington times., 1925-12-10

1t is reported that there are 212
army field clerks and $50 field
clerks Of the quartermaster corps.
The total number Of warrant of
ficers, including those OF the army
mine planter service, is 1,10S. At
present there is a surplus OF war
rant officers, which Is TO be reduced
by designations, deaths, and retire
ments, as no new appc3 ailments
are being made until the number OF
warrant officers is reduced to 500.
ireland TO Be Renamed
It is believed that the Secretary
Of war win recommend that Major
General Merritte w. Ireland, sur
geon general of the army, be re.
appointd, when his term Of Office
expires on October 4, 1926. He Is
now serving his second term. and it
is not the usual policy Of the de-
partment to appoint bureau chiefs
for longer terms. However, mas
much as General Ireland viii not
retire until May 81, 1881, and his
administration has done much for
the medical department., 1t Is be-
lieved he will be reappointed.
It is also stated that the two as
sistant surgeon generals will retire
soon. Brigadier Generals James
d. Glennan, commandant at Walter
Reed, will retire March 2, 1925, and
Walter d. McCaw will retire Feb
ruary 10, 1927. 1t is believed
Colonel James M. Kennedy will sue
coed General Glennan, and several
names have been mentioned as sue
cessor to General McCaw.
Lieutenant Colonel John Scott,
who has been the executive officer
Of the local reserve headquarters for
the last three years. this week re-
turns to duty with the headquar-
tiers, following his absence on ac-
count of sickness since last June.
While in the hospital Colonel Scott
was succeeded by Major c. p.
George, former commanding officer
of the battalion of the Sixteenth
Field Artillery stationed at Fort
Myer. Since his restoration to duty
Colonel Scott has received many
congratulations Of the local reserve
officers. For his excellent work in
developing the local reserve he has
gained the title of Father Of the
Reserve Corps in Washington, :"
which is well earned
In an announcement just made
by the headquarters OF the Reserve
Officers Association of the District
Of Columbia, 1t appears that Lieu
tenant Colonel r. E. B. McKenney,
president Of the local chapter, Is a
member of the legislative committee
Of the association. This is a wise
appointment on the part Of the ma
tional headquarters, for Colonel
M(sK
reserve work since he first received
his commission, and really organ
lied and started the local associa-
ton. He has also served as the
national secretary Of the associa-
ton.
Others on Body
In addition to Colonel McKenney,
Colonies Edward Clifford and
Frederic A. Delano, of this city, also
are on the committee, as are Gen
erals Roy Hoffman, of Oklahoma,
and Edward Orion, of Columbus,
Ohio. Colonel Clifford, former AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury,
is chairman of the committee.
In each OF the nine corps areas
there has been appointed COM
mittee Of reserve officers to study
the reserve problem from local view
point and to make recommendations
A regular meeting of Washington
Chapter, No. 3, Of the Sojourners
Club will be held tonight at the
Colonial. Officers for 1926 will be
elected. Captain John II. Cowles,
S3d-degree grand commander, Scot
fish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, will
tell Of his experiences In Porto Rico
and other matters of interest to the
Sojourners. On January 10, at 7:30.
there will be banquet at the
Mayflower Hotel. The committee
of thirty-three- will meet III Wash.
ington on that day and will attend
the banquet.
There is much speculation As to
the new president Of the National
Guard Association Of the United