Evening star., 1939-11-26
Carabao Order Name!
Col. Henry H. Sheen
New Commander
Philippine Service Body
Holds Annual Meeting
At Army, Navy Club

Col Henry H. Sheen, U. S. A., re-
tired, who had distinguished Ca
reer in the Spanish War,
the Philippine Insurrection and the
World War, last night was elected
grand paramount Carabao-national
commander-at the annual meeting
of the Military Order of the Carabao,
ut the Army and Navy Club.
The organization, established by
officers of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps who saw service in the
Philippines, also named Gen. John
j. Pershing, general of the armies,
as head of Los Consejeros en-
Bosque-councilors in the field-and
set the annual dinner for Saturday,
February 8, at the Willard. Gen.
Pershing, as captain in the Philip
pines 40 years ago, was one Of the
founders of the organization.
Distinguished War Record.
Col Sheen was acting chief of
staff for the 39th Division in France,
and chiet quartermaster of the Army
OF Occupation in Germany after the
war. He was awarded the Distin-
guiShed Service Cross and Distin-
guiShed Service Medal, by this Gov
ernment; was made a member of
the Legion of Honor of France and
was decorated by other countries
also.
Other officers of the Carabao-
which derives its name from the
beast of burden of the islands-are: !:
Grand patriarch of the herd, Brig.
Gen. Owen Seaman, U. S. A.; bell
carabao, Rear Admiral Walton R.
Sexton, U. S. NJ; grand councillor of
the herd, Maj Gen. Thomas Hol-
comb, U. S. M. c.; grand jefe de los
banos, Comdr. Charles r. OLeary,
U. S. N; grand jeff de las bebidas,
Maj. William T. Davis, formerly
M. c., U. S. A; grand jefe los car
gadores, Capt. Harry E. Collins, for
berly U. S. NJ grand lead and wheel
carabao, Col. Joseph M. Heller, M.
r. c., U. S. A; main guard, Brig.
Gen. Nathaniel F. Mcclure, U. S.
A.; winder of the horn, Col Charles
r. Sanderson. U. S. NJ c.; carreto-
nero, Col William H. Clopton, jr.;;
u. S. A.: gamboling carabao, Comdr.
Francis M. Furlong, U. S. N; veteri-
mario, Capt Joseph F. Siler, U. S. A;
jefe de la cuadra, Col Charles c.
Mortimer, U. S. A.; bombinero,
Comdr William B. Young, U. S. NJ;
director de fiesta, 1t. Col Harry F..
Cunningham, U. S. A. Reserves.
Councillors in the Field.
Los consejeros en- bosque: Gen.
Peyton c. March, U. S. A.; Gen.
George G. Marshall, Chief of Staff
of the Army; 1t. Gen. John L. De
Witt, U. S. A., president Army War
College; Read Admiral George T.
Pettingill, U. S. N, commandant of
Washington Navy Yard; Maj. Gen.
James G. Breckenridge, U. S. M. c.,
commanding Marine Bks., Paris Is
land; Maj. Gen. Merittee w. Ire
land, U. S. A, former surgeon gen.
eral of the Army; Maj. Gen. James
G. Barbord, U. S. A., chairman of
board, r. c. A.; Rear Admiral James
o. Richardson, U. S. NJ, command
ing U. S. Battle Fleet; Maj. Gen.
Thomas G. Ashburn, U. S. A., past
president U. S. Inland Waterway
Commission; Maj. Gen. Frederick
w. Boschen, U. S. A., chief of A.
nance of the Army; Maj. Gen. Louis
McC. Little, U. S. M. c., command
ing general, Marine Bks., Quantico,
Va; Rear Admiral John r. Y.
Blakely, U. S. N, retired; Brig Gen.
Edwin M. Watson, U. S. A., secre-
tary to the President of the United
States; Brig. Gen. F. R. Keefer. u S.
A., chairman D. c. Red Cross chapter; !;
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admins
traitor of Veterans Affairs; Col.
John P Wade, U. S. A., past grand
paramount carabao; Capt. Chester
Wells, U. S. NJ, past grand para
mount carabao; Col. Edmund L.
Gruber, U. S. A., commanding Fort
Ethan Allen, VT. Col. Frank P.
Lahm, U. S. A.. Governors Island;
Maj Richard D. La Garde, U. s. A.,
chief, Army Mutual Relief; Capt.
George T. Summerlin, formerly U.
S. A., chief of protocol, State De-
partment.