Evening star., 1925-11-08
ARM

bureau not later than December 10,
1925.
ARMY.
A compilation of the retirements for
age among the major generals on the
active list of the Regular Army shows
that of the twentyone officers holding
this rank only two Will be placed
upon the retired list of the regular
establishment in 1926. This survey
shows that as the major general list
stands at the present time, there Will
be five major generals retire for age
in 1927, two in 1928, one in 1929 four
in 1881, two in 1882. one in 1886, one
in 1887, two in 1889 and one in 1914
The two major generals who are
slated for retirement in 1926 are
Charles T. Menoher, now on duty as
comma nder of the 9th Corps Area
and Andre w. Brewster, who in now
in command of the 1st Corps Area
Gen. Menoher will retire on March
20. while Gen. Brewster will be placed
upon the retired list December ..
The next regular meeting of Wash
ington Chapter, No. 3. of the So1ourn-
ers' Club will be held on Armistice day,
November II. at s pm. at the Colo
nial. Fifteenth and NJ streets. Capt.
Charles f. Young, Finance Reserve,
who was in Panama from 1911 to
1918, will give an illustrated lecture
on the Panama Canal. This will be a
most interesting half hour of enter
tainment, as his illustrations go back
as far as 1883, during the French op-
erationS on the canal The nominal
ing committee appointed in October
will make known what officers will be
nominated for 1926, and change In
the bylaws Will also come up for con-
Sideration
1t has been proposed to hold meet
ing of the committee of 33 Of the Ma
tional Sojourners' Club in Washington
on January 13. 1926, on which date
occurs the regular monthly meeting
of the Washington Chapter. Installa-
ton of the newly elected officers will
take place at this meeting also. The
first of this seasons SojournerS'
dances, it was announced this week
by the Washington Chapter, will be
held at the Officers Club. Washington
Barracks. on Tuesday evening, No
vember II. The Army Band Orchestra
will render the musical program.
Publication was made last week of
the schedule of operations for Army
-
st. Mihiel arrived at Panama on No
vember and departed the following
day for San Francisco, at which port
she is due to arrive November IA On
November 19 the st. Mihiel will depart
for Honolulu. The Chateau Thierry.
which is now in New York, will leave
for Panama via Galveston on Novem-
ber "a.
Four vessels compose the Pacific
fleet q ATai, nd
Dellwood. The Somme, which has
been at San Francisco, departed yes
terday for New York, while the
Thomas left Nagasaki, Japan, on Oc-
tober 16 and arrived at San Francisco
November 8. The Meigs is now at
San Francisco, while the Dellwood is
at Seattle.
Limited appropriations have caused
the War Department TO deny the re
quest to include the names of war
rant officers, I. s. Army, and war
rant officers. L. 5. A. Mine Planter
Service, in the Army Register and
Army List and Directory.
In a letter to the adjutant general
of the Army the Warrant officers AS
Sociation pointed out that the cost in
volved in including the warrant Off
GERS in the register and directory
would be several times compensated
for by the convenience 1t would afford
to all persons using the publications.
In support or this argument the letter
cited the fact that the warrant officers
of the Navy and Marine Corps are now
included in the Navy Register and
contract surgeons and Army nurses
are now carried in the Army Direc-
tory.
Inquiry made at the War Depart
ment, however, revealed the fact that
the lack of funds will not make it
possible for the department to accede
to the request of the Warrant Officers
Association. In fact, 1t Is stated that
the funds available for publishing the
Register and Directory are so low that
serious consideration is now being
made to dispense with one of the
quarterly issues of the directory If
this is not done the War Department
viii be forced to eliminate some of the
features now carried in the directory.
Elimination of any of the features
now carried in the present directory
ii is pointed out, will meet with strong
opposition throughout the service
Letters are even being received now
on the subject of including the re-
Cruiting stations scattered through
out the country and also the regi-
mental lists which formerly We're car
ried in the directory. Excluding any
of the features now carried in the di-
rectory will be strongly opposed by
the service, especially from the Army
in the field. but unless some way can
be devised whereby sufficient funds
will be available the War Department
will be compelled to eliminate one of
the quarterly issues of the directory.