Evening star., 1915-01-29
PLANS FOR ORGANIZING
COAST GUARD SERVICE
Secretary of the Treasury Has Ap-
proved Scheme of Ad-
ministration.

Administration of headquarters OF the
coast guard, planned by Capt. L. p.
Bertholf, commanding, and approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury, has
been put into immediate operation. The
official personnel of headquarters staff
has also been announced by Capt.
Bertholf. Incident TO the organizat ion
of the coast guard, Secretary McAdoo
has issued orders reg3 riding the form
! of official correspondence from and to
the coast guard and it's various divi-
sions, stations and vessels.
Senior Capt. Howard Emery is to be
the superintendent of construction and
| repair Of the coast guard, an Office
similar to that he occupied with the
revenue cutter service. The superin-
tendent of construction is to have cog
niZance of all matters relating to con-
| struction and repairs of stations,
wharves and all other property, and
the hulls of vessels and boats of the
coast guard.
To Continue as Inspector.
Capt. Daniel Patrick Foley of the
former revenue cutter service has prac-
ticany his old duties in the newly es-
spector will have charge of all matters
pertaining to the inspection of vessels,
stations and all other property.
Capt. Charles A. Manchester. who was
chief engineer of the revenue cutter
service, takes the same title and du-
ties under the coast guard. All mat
ters pertaining to construction of and
repairs to machinery of vessels and
boats and machinery of all other prop
ertv of the coast guard will be under
his direction.
oliver NJ NIaXam, who was assistant
superintendent of the lifc-saving serv-
ice, takes the post of chief of the divi-
sion Of operations, created under the
coast guard. The personnel and oper-
ations Of vessels, boats ard stations
will be in his care.
g. II. Slaybaugh. the assistant COM
service, is to take charge OF the di.
vision Of material. This office will
have charge of all matters relative
to supplies, accounts and the files.
services remain at the duties they We're
assigned to, without being disturbed
by the reorganization under the coast
guard.
In Charge of Administration.
The captain commandant. under the
plan Of administration, is to conduct
all correspondence relating TO the
movements of vessels and boats. trans
fcrs Of officers and orders to the per-
sonnel, travel, leave, authorizations
for expenditures and general admin
istrative matters. Under the law he
is charged with the administration OF
the coast guard under the direction of
the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
assistant secretary having supervision.
Law matters and statistics will be un-
der the supervision of the captain
commandant.
In the absence of the captain com
mandant the superintendent of con-
struction and repairs. or. in his alb
sence. the inspector. is authorized by
the administration plan to act as cap
tain commandment.
Instructions as to correspondence is
sued under the signature of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, substitutes
the name coast guard for "reveuue
cutter service" aud ''iifc-Slving sery-
ice" as the proper appcllation of the
new merged service in letters address,
ed to aud sent out BY headquarters or
its stations, divisions or vessels.