Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
GEN. TAYLOR ENDS
! 46 YEARS. SERVICE
Chief of Engineers Retires
Tomorrow After Fine
WORK for D. C..

Maj Gen. Harry Taylor. who has
served as chief OF Engineers Of the
Army for the past two years. tomor-
row will close an active military ca
reer of 46 years on reaching the
statutory retiring age Of "a years.
A native Of Tilton. n. H, he was a
star graduate at the United States
Military Academy, class OF 1854, ana
was appointed to the Engineer Corps.
At the outbreak Of the World war
he went to France as chief engineer
officer Of the American Expeditionary
Forces and was awarded the Distln-
guished Service medal for exception
ally meritorious services in the con-
struction Of wharveS, depots, rail-
ways, barracks and shelters through
out the theater of operations. Accord
ing to the citation, ''he conducted
those duties with most marked and
conspicuous ability, building COM
plete and efficiently functioning instl-
tuition"
While holding the rank Of brigadier
general in the National Army he was
recalled to the United States In Sep
TENDER, 1918, to fill the office Of as
sistant chief of Engineers. Six years
later he succeeded Maj. Gen. Lansing
n. Beach, retired, as chief OF En-
gineers. In addition to the Dis
tinguished Service medal he was dec
Grated by France as a member or the
French Legion Of Honor for his war
services.
In his earlier career Gen. Taylor
assisted in the construction OF defen-
sive works at Sandy Hook. n. j., ana
in important river and harbor I'M
provements in Oregon, Washington,
NaTnl0nt.
New Hampshire Massachusetts, New
York. Connecticut and Rhode Island.
In 10000 he was engineer officer or
the Department o. LuZon and directed
construction of important fortlnca-
tons in various parts OF the Philip
pine Islands.
Since he assumed his duties in
this city in 1918, Gen. Taylor has
supervised the expenditure or ABOUT
$500 900, 900 of Government funds on
Federal projects in all parts OF the
country, including the Dlstrlct OF
Columbia.
Gen. Taylor has been of great
service to the District in his Vari
Gus tours of duty in this CITY, nrst
while stationed at Washington Bar
racks and later while attached to
the Office of chief of Engineers. For
MANY years he has been personally
identified with all important Federal
improvements in the District, includ-
ing the project for increasing the
local water supply, improving the
public parks and extending the
barking system, improvement of the
navigation and water fronts or the
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, con-
struction of the Lincoln Memorial
and the Francis Scott Key Bridge
and the project for building the
Arlington Memorial Bridge. Whlle
holding the office of chief of Engl.
neers he was ex-officio chairman or
the National Capital Park Commls.
sion and its successor, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commls-
sion.
While the National Capital loses
good friend in the retirement of Gen.
Tavlor. it is exceedingly fortunate
in having as his successor In once
Mai. Gen. Edgar Jadwin. Corps or
Engineers, his principal assistant,
who is well informed in District
affairs and is equally interested in
it's material and esthetic develop
ment.