cl cq C r--( 0 -q E--q C 9 .1 4 4 M., cn cr, w 11 0 E--l 4 m Cf) w Ez H F<t -3 r =bl-: Ez~--~~ (;1 13 I 1'1 iI "II I1IIII I· % · PI · I6 ·.·.II 8 ·-. I)§ .I SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York June 12, 1929 Crinted by The Moore Printing Company, Inc. Newburgli N. Y. : --W ml. .. fn - A I& K. -. I -i y CONTENTS Photograph-New Washington Mess Hall, Graduation, 1929. Insert. Photograph-Annual Meeting, 1929. Foreword, by Brigadier General Avery D. Andrews, '86. Report of Annual Meeting. Photograph-W. R. Smith, 1892, greeting Charles King, 1866. Annual Report of the Treasurer. Memorial Gifts to Endowment Fund. Annual Report of the Secretary. Report of the Harmonic Division, Organ Committee. Photograph-Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, Review of Corps of Ca- dets, October 31, 1928. Officers of the Association. Board of Trustees of the Association. Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund. Board of Trustees of the New Memorial Hall Fund. Constitution and By-Laws. Photograph-Special Review of the Corps of Cadets in honor of Colonel Wirt Robinson upon his retirement. Program for June Week and Alumni Exercises. Giving to Our Alma Mater, by Brigadier General Avery D. Andrews,'86. Photograph-Presentation of Diplomas by the late Secretary of War, James W. Good, Graduation, 1929. Address of the late Honorable James W. Good, Secretary of War. The Endowment Fund. The Koehler Memorial Tablet. Photograph-Army vs Nebraska at West Point, November 24, 1928. Association Activities. List of Class Representatives. Graduates Who Have Died Since Last Annual Meeting. Visiting Alumni Officially Registered at West Point, June, 1929. Announcement. Necrology. List of Unprepared Obituaries. Invitation to Non-Members Association. Cullum Biographical Files. Volume VII (1930), Cullum Biographical Register. Index. JORE IORD HIS issue of the 1929 Annual represents the beginning of an effort upon the part of your Officers and Trustees to present it in a some- what improved and more attractive form. You will observe that some new matter has been introduced, and the long lists containing names and addresses of members have been omitted. It is our intention to publish these names and addresses in the near future in a separate pamphlet, to be followed at intervals by supplements containing only changes and additions to date. There has been much discussion and correspondence concerning the continued publication of obituaries of deceased members; but the pre- ponderance of opinion seems clearly to be that these should be contin- ued in a somewhat condensed form. Our Constitution declares that "The object of the Association shall be to cherish the memories of the : Military Academy * X ," and surely this involves recording the activi- ties of her graduates. The number of inquiries which is constantly be- ing received and which can be answered only from the records of the Association, is of itself ample proof that the Association is performing an important and useful work in collecting and publishing this data. The unusually large number of obituaries in this volume represents in part the clearing up of past accumulations. The prompt cooperation of members in furnishing information and assistance when requested by the Secretary will greatly facilitate this work. The publication of the 1928 Annual was unavoidably delayed due to a variety of causes among which was the extra work involved in connection with the Endowment Fund, and the very limited office staff then available. This Annual closely follows that of 1928, and it is ex- pected that in the future the Annuals will be published shortly after the Annual Meeting in June. The Trustees are endeavoring to make these Annuals more of a cur- rent history of the Academy than has been possible in the past, and hope to occasionally issue one or more bulletins at intervals between Annual numbers. In this and all other work of the Association, it is a pleasure to record the invaluable services now being rendered byCaptain William H. Donaldson, C. A. C., August, '17, as Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the Association, and Acting Secretary during the absence of Colonel Alexander. For many years the work of the Associa- 10 Annual Report, June 12, 1929 tion crowded heavily upon the Academic duties of the two distinguished members of the Academic Board who gave so generously their time and talents to the duties of Secretary and Treasurer. The recent assignment to West Point of this officer from the active list to assist in the work of the Association is an event of the first importance, and promises much towards the increased usefulness of the Association in the future. AVERY D. ANDREWS, '86, President. West Point, October, 1929. Report of Annual Meeting Held at West Point, New York June 12, 1929 1. The meeting was called to order at 2.15 P. M. by the President of the Association. 2. Prayer by Chaplain Kinsolving of the U. S. Military Academy. 3. Upon motion, duly passed, the calling of the roll was dispensed with. The attendance was large, and while a list of those present was not obtained, the roll of visiting graduates as officially registered, June, 1929, is printed in this report. 4. The President informed the meeting that 280 out of 299 mem- bers of the graduating class, 1929, had joined the Association. The President then made a few brief remarks concerning the necessity for amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation, the increase of the number of Vice-Presidents from one to five, the appointment of an Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, the necessity for the En- dowment Fund and its encouraging progress, the status of the Memorial Tablet to Lt. Colonel Koehler and the gratitude of the Association to the Army ladies who have oversubscribed the amount necessary to install the organ screen in the Chapel. 5. Dykman, 1875, presented amendments to the Certificate of In- corporation of the Association of Graduates of the United States Mili- tary Academy. The Secretary read an affidavit showing that pursuant to Section 43 of the Membership Corporations Law, a copy of the notice of meeting had been published in a newspaper of the State of New York once in each week for three successive weeks next preceding the date of the meeting, and not less than ten nor more than forty days before the meeting. Upon motion, duly seconded and carried, said affidavit was ordered placed on file. Upon motion, duly made and carried, the following resolutions were adopted by the unanimous votes of the members present and entitled to vote thereon: RESOLVED that the purposes and powers of the Associ- ation be extended so as to read as follows: "The object of the Association shall be to cherish the memories of the Military Academy at West Point, to promote its welfare and that of its graduates and to foster social inter- course and fraternal fellowship." '12 Annual Report, June 12, 1929 - RESOLVED FURTHER that the President or any Vice- President and the Secretary of this Association be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file in the prop- er offices a certificate of such extension of purposes and pow- ers hereby authorized and do all things that may be essen- tial to effectuate such extension. Upon motion made and seconded the following resolutions were adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the Association present and entitled to vote thereon: RESOLVED that the number of Trustees of the Association be increased from ten, the present number thereof, to thirty; and RESOLVED FURTHER that the President or Vice-Presi- dent and the Secretary of this corporation be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file in the proper offices a certificate of the increase in the number of trustees hereby authorized and to do all things which may be essential to effectuate such increase of the number of trustees. Upon motion made and seconded the following resolutions were adopted by the affirmative votes of three-quarters of the members of the Association present and entitled to vote thereon: Amend Article 111, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, to read as fol- lows: "The Officers of the Association shall be a President, five Vice- Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary and an Assistant Treasurer." Amend Article III, paragraph 3, of the Constitution, to read as fol- lows: "The President and Vice-Presidents of the Association shall be chosen by ballot at the Annual Meeting and hold office for one year, or until successors be chosen. The President shall preside at all meet- ings of the Association. Should the President be absent from any meeting, his duties shall devolve upon the senior Vice-President (by date of graduation), present, and if all are absent, upon the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Secretary and the Treasurer, and the Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, to be selected from mem- bers of the Association residing at or near West Point, shall be ap- pointed by the President." Amend paragraph 6 of the By-Laws to read as follows: "The President shall appoint thirty Trustees, who, together with the President, the Vice-Presidents and the Superintendent of the Acad- emy, shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the Association. The Annual Report, June 12, 1929 13 thirty members so appointed shall hold office for three years, provided however, that the Trustees to be appointed as of July 1, 1929 shall be divided into three classes of which the first class consisting of ten mem- bers shall be appointed for one year; the second class consisting of ten members shall be appointed for two years; and the third class con- sisting of ten members shall be appointed for three years.