Show ayres espoused cause of mother in faster overcoat incident washington april 21 army orders announced the of second lieutenant H fairfax ayres of the seventh cavalry son of lieutenant colonel charles 6 ayres of the fourteenth cavalry retired leuton ant ayres resignation has been accepted by thi president tp take effect may 14 next no reason for the young roans action in resigning is given in the formal orders announcing the fact nor botho officers on duty at the war department make any explanation 0 it except to say that some months ago an reply had been given toy the department to an inquiry addressed to it ton behalf of young ayree asking whether lie would be permitted ato resign afterpe after he had received a commission he wasi then a cadet at the military academy and graduated there than a year ago the positive statement Is made that ayris resigned voluntarily it Is said that lieutenant ayres had the physical makeup make up of an ideal soldier and excelled in all around athletics because of this and other reasons considerable surprise was expressed that he should s resign from the army lieutenant ayres was a cadet at west point last spring when the easter overcoat incident occurred on which occasion several of the cadet loaned their heavy coats to girl visitors to protect alem from tho weather this was contrary to orders and met with the disapproval of the commandant of cabets cadets colonel howze miss ayres a sister of young ayres was among the girls visiting the academy at the time her mother took up the matter and a controversy sprang up the final effect of which was the issuance of an order from the war depart anent forbidding sirs ayres admission to the west point military reservation thereupon colonel ayris rather of C cadei ayres espoused the cause of hip wife and in an interview was alleged lo 10 have criticized criticised army methods em aloyed in dealing with the tween airs ayres and the west point authorities he declined to answer whether ho had made certain statements in that interview on the de mand of the war department and was t ordered beffre a retiring board and retired on account of disability incident to the service july 24 last |