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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
NEWS OF ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE

team for next season. He wrestled In
the middle weight class this year and
won all of his six bouts. either by
clean fall or decision.
Walter T.. Borden. jr.. also or Nortr
Carolina has been elected captain of the
swimming team. He has Won many
points this season and holds the academy
record with the back stroke at forty ano
sixty yards.
Mai. Gen. \. W. Greedy. L. j. A. oil
arctic exploration fame. made an adj
dress to the mdishpmcn Wednesday
evening. lie is til" guest OF Rear Nd
miral and Mrs FuIlam.
Mai. Douglas +. Du Val. Medical Corps
L. :. A, attached to duty at Fort
Mycr. Va. has been here visiting his
sisters. Misses Marion and Flora Du Val
and Mrs. Fairfield, wife Of Lieut.. y. T.
Fairfield. I. =. y.
My. Mitchell. wife of Commander Mt
chcIl. T. = y. and two children arc al
Carved Hall.
Rear ADMIRAL and Mrs. Francis ".
Delano. L. ). ". are spending a few
days ut Atlantic City.
a class of officers from the Postcard
uatc department of the Naval Academy
went to Baltimore recently for an In
spcction Of the big sewage pumping sta
ton on East Falls avenue. They were
tn. guests of Sewerage Engineer Calvin
W. Hcndrick.
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Gen. Blue, Mrs. James II. Mann, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lee. Gen. and Mrs.
Harry F. Hodges, Gen. Crowder. Col
and Mrs. Charles Carroll Walcutt, Miss
MacMurray. Col. and Mrs. Jadwin, and
Mr.. Guthrie, of Pittsburgh.
Ensign T. X. Robottom. L. S. n.
was in Washington recently en- route
TO Norfolk. While here he was guest
at 1925 Jefferson place.
Lieutenant Commander r. p. Bald
win. U. s N, arrived here recently
and is q guest at the Raleigh Hotel.
OF Washington. and Mrs. kingman arc
where Gen. Kingman attended the an
nual dinner of the West Point Mill
tary Academy graduates. which was
held q week ago last night.
Medical Inspector Franklin Rogers
L. S. ~. retired. with his wife. has
been spending the season in Wash
ington at the Montana, where their
apartment is furnished with many OF
the things brought from Yokohama
where DIR. Rogers was for many years
in charge of the naval hospital II
is their intention to make their fu-
ture home in this city. as Mrs. Rog-
ers is n Washingtonian and will be
remembered as Miss Bessie Ramsay
Hill. granddaughter OF the late Gen
Ramsay and nice of the late Admiral
Frank Ramsay.
Commander James p. Morton, U. S
N. arrived IN Washington recently for
a short stay. He left the city last
night.
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Army Tests Out Fireworks

Taking 4 lesson from the E.uronear
ar. the Secretary Of War has directed
f.' I.nS'r'Hr Corps tn make an exhaus-
&c Judy Of and extensive cxporir,orts
With III" rsc Of S"archlichts. flares star
h"mu>. ard otn"r lights used Inv tho
troops in the field
For Some time Notifications and the
navy have been using scar,.hli-hts and
IN tn" E.sS"-JapancSe war they We're en-
i"0yrd HE 10th armies, but not until the
luronCan conflict did they become such
important auN!Iiarics OF an army. Search
lights and star bombs have become alb
solutO!E necessary to meet the constant
hlSnt ATTACKS by armies in both thcaters
OF war.
ScarChilRhtS arc not only used to de-
tcct the movements OF the enemy. but
:" Hind troops when they are charging
across the zone OF fire, and to discom .ort
toe pilots of aerOplaneS flying aloft The
type used in Europe and the on tina;
Will probably be adopted in this country
viii throw an intense light for a mile. On
BODY OF troops charging across a clear
HID in the European war hundreds OF
SearchliShtS are Immediately concen-
trated. Frequently whole brigades are
thrown into greater confusion By the
binding lights from the defending force
than If they were suhjscted to field artil-
lcry fire. 1t is impossible to advance n
body of troops in the face of strong
Searchlights.
Searchlights. SO far as can he learned
from unofficial reports. are only used
after the fire of field artillery ceases and
ut n time when the enemy is charging.
They are kept dark during the field artil-
lCry duel which usually precedcs an on
-aGemcnt To turn on searohlight pre-
vious to this time gives the enemy an
opportunity TO use its field artillery CT
fCctivcly. In illuminating a field over
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16-Inch Guns Undesirable

There IS not much probability that the
new hattlesh:TS will be equipped with 10
inch guns. although number or years
aCo rIane Cor I'-inch +'-Caltbe- guns
were prepared in the Navy Department.
and those have been revised from time
10 time 50 that they are regarded AZ
the last word IN naval guns
Aside from this I6-inch gun was hulit
and tested ut the proving ground and
Is reported 70 have hcon n success in
every particular and the Bureau OF ord
rance is ready to begin tho construction
nf IS-irch guns whenever Il IS deemed
advisable to arm hattiCShlrS with this
large type.
Tho British Queen Elizabeth IS armed
with T5-inch guns. but carries only eight
Of them, firing protectiles weighing 1879
pounds. or n hrosdside of 1870 pounds
The Prnnsvlvania's twelve l4-inch guns
throw a h-oadside of 1850 pounds. Its
brnadsIde salvo is thus 20 pounds In
excess Of the Eliza beth's. and It's chances
Of hits are twelve against eight for the
Elizabeth.
In increasing the size of its guns the
co1st -uctors Of the Elizabeth were conf
PEELED 70 sacrifice muzzle velocity. The
Il uZzic velocity of the EliZabeth'S guns
Is o.3JH tcet per second as compared with
the velocity for the li-tnch guns On the
pennsylvania oil -,f'-' iffl pei ScSoilA-
This makes the penetrating power OF
the guns Of both ships about the same.
The I5-inch gun with the lower muzzle
vcIOc!tv. 1t is claimed. does not outranGc
the Ii-irCh gun of the Pennsylvania.
Tho American 1i-inCh gun has Is per
cent more danger space. and in this re-
spect is superior. ii is commended. to the
I5-inCh gun on the Elizabeth. The only
superiority of the 15-inch English guns
over the 14-inCh American gun IS in
the weight OF its projectiles 1t IS ad-
rnitted that a 15-inch projectile of the
English type would have more disas-
trous effect if It exploded inside the
ship. hut It is contended that the l4-inch
p-oj"ct!ie is sufficiently effective in this
respect. n II makes a square hit
Aside from all other considerations,
tho change from II TO 16-inch guns in
wolves n radical departure In the con-
struction Of the ships Of the fleet. 1t
would he necessary to abandon the three
gun tvrrct scheme of arming the Dread
nouChts and rearranCe tn" guns so as
to give room to handle the larger type
Of gun. It will be necessary to show the
urgent need OF AZ increase in the size
Of the guns before such a task will be
undertaken.
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Local Army dNavy Notes

The Command1nt Of the Marine Corps
and Mrs Earnett, who have returned 10
Washington from Princeton, were hosts
ut dinner of fourteen covers at their
quarters at TIC Marine Barracks on
Tuesday. Mrs. barnett had assisting her
Mt hcr recent at home" Mrs. William
+. Bcvan. wifn of Lieut. Fevan, L. s. NJ
g. and Mrs. Thomas y. Clinton. wife Of
Capt. Clinton. /. s. N. c.
Mai Con. and Mrs Barnett have left
TO SPEND Easter at Atlantic City. y. J.
Mrs Arthur ~. Caffec. widow of Lieut.
CaffCc, L. 8. y. has returned to Wash
inGton from a weeks visit near Pine
hurst. y. c. Medical Director Dwight
dickinson. L. &. N: Mrs. Caffee, and the
lattcr's two little girls will go to Cali
fornia this spring for the Panama Expo
stiOn.
Naval Constructor and Mrs. George ii.
Rock. l. : ", are at the Wyoming. but
are taking no part in the social life at
present as Mrs. RoHe is in mourning for
her mother. who died recently at New
ark. y. J.
Col Constantine NJ. Perkins. Il. s. NJ.
G. was among those who entertained at
dinner Thursday night at the Army and
Navy Club. He entertained in honor of
Mrs George NJ. Pollock, of st. Peters
burg. Fla. who is visiting her mother
Mrs. Downey, at the Kenesaw. The
other guests were the Comptroller of
the Treasury and Mrs. Downey. Miss
Agnes Hart Wilson. Mrs. J. De b. Gardi-
ner. Mr.. c. II. Pope. and Mr.. William E.
Fowler. All the ladies received souve-
Mrs.
Secretary Daniels has designated Arch
ihald NJ. Fauntleroy. a surgeon attached
TO the Naval Hospital here, to make an
observation tour of the war hospitals
of France. Belgium. and England.
Rear Admiral c. NJ. Chester. u. s. N.
retired. president of the District Sons OF
the American Revolution, recently adj
dressed that organization ut its monthly
meeting at RausCher's. He called upon
the members to do all in their power to
further the proposed increase in the war
forces of the United States. pointing to
history to prove that treaties are mere
scraps of paper and citing instances in
the history of this country when military
force was the only thing which prevent
ed conflict.
Gen. and Mrs. Gorgas were hosts at
large dinner party Thursday night
at the Army and Navy Club. The din
ner was arranged in compliment to
the Secretary of War and Mrs Gar
rison. who were unable to be present,
having been called out of town
Wednesday. The guests were Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dent, of Alabama;
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett. Gen.
and Mrs. Bliss. Gen. and Mrs. Ascomb,
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

AZ tho Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will he given by the
double quartet. and in the evening by
the evening choir Of 100 voices, with
solo quartet. under the direction of Sid
ney Lloyd Wrightson. with Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. The following are the
musical numbers: Afternoon-'O God.
Thou Art Ny Cod Bach-GounodD. in
cidcntal solo Mrs. Gawler: "An in the
April Evening" Diack). BARITONE solo.
Mr. Wrightson: blessed Jesus Fount of
Mercy" Dvorakl; II Thirst" and Come,
y" Blessed Of My Father" from THE
Message from the Cross" tMacfarlane).
solo. Mr.. WrlGhtson. and trio, Mrs. CAV
Ter, Miss Harper. and Miss Hill: The
Souls Of the Righteous" O'ield. Even
inE-OrGan prelude in c HTollins): God
Shall Wipe Away All Tears CField)
Tho Palms (Faure). bass solo. Mr..
Tittmann: The King OF Love My Shep-
herd Is" shelly, incidental solos, Miss
Harper and Mr.. Tittman: Lead Me.
Lord" CWesley,: organ postlude. Grand
Choeur Dialogue (Gigouo.
William Stansficld. orgnnist and choir
director at tho First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following mu-
steal program for services today:
IL a. Morgan prelude. "Paques Fleur-
les palm Sunday CMailley): anthem.
Rejoice in the Lord (Harker): bass
solo. THE Palms F'aure): offertory quar-
tet. There is Green Hill" thymn)
Marks; organ postlude. "Marche Re-
ligieuse In F. (Guilmant).
p. Morgan prelude. The Curfew"
uorsman): anthem. THE Lord is My
Rock" Woodman); offertory, anthem.
Jerusalem Parker).
p. m.-Musical half hour fafter even
ing service: Largo HandeD. Bell
Rondo" MorandD. prelude to "Parsifar'
Wagner), March to Calvary CThe Re-
demption) (GounoD.
On Wednesday night. March 81, the
choir of the First Congregational Church
will sing The Crucifixion,'' by Stainer.
The choir of ST Johns Church. George
town parish. will render the sacred can
tata, The Seven Words Of Christ" by
TIL. Dubois. on Wednesday evening.
March 81, at 30 o'clock, under the d.
rection Of Charles A. r. Wilkinson. Or
sanist and choirnaster Of the church.
The Evening Choir Club of Washington
gave its second social of the season in
the chapel of the Church Of the Covenant
on Wednesday evening. entertaining
nearly 200 Of its members and guests. A
remarkably entertaining program was
given. in which the following artists and
organizations took part: The Takoma Park
Orchestra, from the Mems Club of Ia
koma Park: the Saturday Evening Glee
Club. and the Saturday Evening Male
Quartet. both organizations being COM
posed OF members of the Evening Choir
Of the Church Of the Covenant Mrs.
J. J.. Downs. in two plano selections:
Mr.. George H. O'Conner. in some of his
special hits. and the Rev. ]. HenninS
helms, in dialect stories. At the close
of the program elaborate refreshments
were served. Mr.. Walter A. Gawlcr.
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Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk. Va, March 27.-Commandcr
Cluver!us. L. s. n. OF the North Dakota,
spent the weekend in Washington with
his family.
Surg. Pryor has returned TO tho North
Dakota from weekend visit to Wash
ington.
Capt. Max Thiorichens. of the German
cruiser Prinz Eit"l Friedrich. paid Of
:cial calls recently on Collector of Gus
toms Hamilton and Col. Ira +. Haines,
of Fort Monroe. on his visit TO Col.
Haines the German captain was the guest
of honor at a luncheon. afterward wit
Messing fulldress parade of the garrison
at Fort Monroe.
Lieut.. y. ". Rci=cr. Or Ovid Footc.
and Ensigns Carl Bennett. George Full
or. nd Bruce Leighton entertained at
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Fort Myer Notes

Fort Mycr. Va. March GA number
OF Fort Myer people attended the bal
masPuc given recently by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lincoln c. Valentine at the New Willard
Hotel. Washington, p. G. Lieut.. - D.
carlisle represented a Scotch Highlander.
Lieut.. Victor Whitsidc WAS n Mexican
and several other army guests went as
r"rrcttes and pierrot"s.
The riding hall drill Of March l. was
very we'll attended. as was the tea which
followed i'll the administration building
Mrs. Philip Thurher. mother of Lieut..
y. L. Thurhcr. was hostess and received
tho guests. who numbered about c1h. Re-
Cciving with Mrs. Thurber was Mrs
Manus McClOskcy. and assisting at the
tea table We're Mcsdamcs c. 7. Menohcr,
c. y. Jones and Cunningham.
The Riding and Hunt Club. of Washing
tor!. which numbers among It's members
many officers from the District and Fort
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Fort Bliss Notes

Fort bliss. Tex. March ::7.-Alrs. Chcs-
ter L. Barnett. wife Of Lieut.. Barnett.
Fifteenth Cavalry. left recently for
Washington. ID. g.. to visit her parents.
Capt. George Nidmer. Fifteenth Cavalry.
recently relieved as adJutant at West
Point, has arrived for duty with his
regiment.
Mrs. Franklin q. Johnson gave I bridge
party Wednesday,. complimentary to her
niece. Prizes were Won by Mesdames E
L. Noff. J. +. Williams and J. y. Hopper.
Lieut.. Stuart w. Cramcr gave a dinner
at the Valley Inn.. Ysleta, Sunday even
ing, the guests motoring down from the
city and the post. In the party were
Col and Mrs. Franklin O. johnson. Capt
and Mrs. Alfred W. Bjornstad. Capt.
and Mrs. George c. Barnhardt. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Chester i. Barnett. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. X. Ramsey. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Walz. Mrs. Josephine Morfit. the Misses
Margaret Johnson and Martha Thurrnond
and Lieut. w. w. Gordon.
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Fort Monroe Notes

Fort Monroe. Va. March 2T.-Col. and
Mrs. Haynes had dinner at the Chamber
I'm Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. Wolf. OF
Washington; Capt Coleman, Gen. Carl
ton. Mrs. Bradley and Mr.. Thipps.
Mai and Mrs. rCttus entertained at
dinner Saturday for Maj. and Mrs. VIII
iams. Capts. and Mesdsmes Mastcller,
pillsbury. Taylor and Rhoad.s.
hr. and Mrs. Camp had dinner ct the
Chamb"rlIn Friday for Mai. and Mrs.
Nuc"nt. Capt. and Mrs. Mastoll"r. Mes
DANES Ray. Forbes and Colladay.
Lieut.. and Mrs. tIeorE" y. Wildrick
saw" an auction party r-Ccrtlv for Col.
ana Mrs Newcomb. Commander and Mrs
MoNc"ly. DIR. Foster. Miss Wells. Maj.
and Mrs Callan, Mrs. Totem and Gen.
Carlton.
Gen. and Mrs. Theodore A. Bingham
spent last week at the Chambcrlin.
Maj. and Mrs. NuGent entertained the
post At tea recently In honor Of Mrs.
Camp and Mrs. Ray.
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president of the club, headed the reCep-
ton committee. and the program was
under the management OF Mr.. sydney
Lloyd Wrghtsou. Mr.. Wilbor T. Wright
son made his debut as q solost in the
Saturday Evening Male Quartet.
The Evening Choir of the Church or
the Covenant, numbering 1Ob voices. with
quartet. will give Stainer's "CrucifiXion"
on Good Friday evening in the church,
service beginning at O'Clock. The nusi
cal portion of tho service Will he given
under the direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. with Mr.. Harvey Murray at
: the organ. Tho solos Will he sung by
Mr.. Richard F Backing and Mr.. Charles
Trowbridge Tittmann. Mr. Backing VIII
also sing the offertory solo. No tickets
of admission are necessary. The doors
of the church will DO opened ut 7:So
o'clock.
The chorus choir of old Christ Church,
Alexandria. which sang its first service
on Palm Sunday, 1914 will celebrate its
first anniversary by singing Stainers
''Crucifxion" on the evening OF Good
Friday. April :.
Beginning with no repertoire the choir
has learned a dozen TIE Deums'' and
evening services, together with large
amount of standard anthem music OF
the best English cathedral type. For
this occasion the director has rear
ranged several of the short chorus parts
for mixed voices. using the original har-
mony. The duet for tenor and bass will
be sung by soprano and alto. and sew
eral of the short recitative and SON num-
bers will be sung by female voices. and
In several instances OF three and four
part harmony for mems voices the first
tenor part will be sung by the altos.
The solo numbers will be sung by Mrs.
Pickett and Miss Butts. sopranos; Mrs.
Lindsey and Miss Emerson. altos: Irv-
Ing Fur. tenor. and James S. Bagley,
bass and director
The Cathedral Choir will repeat Sir
John Stainer's cantata. The Cruel
fSion. Palm Sunday afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the Bethlehem Chapel Take
Tennallytown and Rockville cars.
The quartet of Calvary Baptist
Church. assisted by the Sunday school
choir. will render Du Bois' setting of
the Seven Last Words OF Christ Upon
the Cross" Sunday night. March %. at
s p nj. The members of the quartet
are Miss Mabel Roberts. soprano; Mrs.
William T. Reed, contralto: Richard p.
Backing. tenor. and Theodore T. Apple,
bass. Mr.. Louis A. Potter, jr., is or
Ganist and director.
The chorus choir of Epworth Metho-
dist Church. Seventh and A streets
northeast. will render The Cruel
hxion." by Stainer. on Holy Thursday
night, April l, at o'clock. Miss W,
Macon Price. organist of the church.
Will accompany and the soloists will
be Mrs. l.. A. Potter, jr., soprano: Ar
thur Guilford. barytone. and Carlton
Guilford. bass. Mr.. Louis A. Potter,
jr.. is conducting the rehearsals.
Following is the special Palm Sunday
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The general staff of the War Depart
mert Is continuing its labors.- researches
and conferences In regard to the plan OF
reorGanizing the army.
The work is being conducted in accord
ance with the instructions of the Secre-
tary of War. who desires to have In
readiness for the Stxty-fourth Congress
a wcIl-considered project that shall have
u departmental sanction. emitting 1t. he
believes. to the support of the House and
Senate Military Committees.
lie has not undertaken, Of course, to
Influence the general staff in its delibera-
tons and conclusions beyond imposing
the condition that the report from that
quarter shall deal directly and exclu-
sivcly with organization and shall leave
for seTa-ate discussion and as the sub
sect Of an independent document other
problems which lie believes 10 be subor-
d!rste. II important, such as the plans TO
regulate promotion.
It is assumed that the general staff will
he governed largely by the plan adopted
in 1872 with certain notifications which
have been suggested by subsequent expe-
rience and the exchange of ideas.
It f. safe TO predict that any scheme
for promotion which contemplates the
establishment OF a common list OF off,
GERS OF the mobile arms Will meet with
opposition at the Capitol hereafter. as IT
has heretofore.
Il will teopardize any departmental
proposal OF army reorganization II at
tached 10 IL. even on the theory that II
will diminish. II not entirely remove.
service antagonisn.
There are those who persist in the be-
lief that the only successful way Of OBJ
tanning anything from Congress Of bene-
fit 20 the army is by piecemeal legtsla-
ton, Objectionable as is that method and
unsattsfactory az are the results.
Il Is by TO means assured that tho
military committees OF the Sixty-fourth
Congress. in the frame of mind toward
the Secretary OF War OF the part OF their
chairmcn at the end OF the Sixtythird
Congress. will pay much attention TO
arythlnC recommended by the War De-
partncut in the way OF army rrorgan-
tzatiOn, ami It should produce no sur
Prise If the army legislation considered
finally in tho next Congress originates
n tic Capitol and not in the War De
i.ar:n"nt.
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Social Activities of Posts and Navy Yards Told In Dispatches

will he issued to the service in the near
future.
Some doubt appears 70 exis, I'm the
minds OF the military authorities as 10 the
extent to which the students frorS the
colleges viii avail themselves of the priv
iieGc OF forming military camps. There
are no FUNDS at the disposal of the War
Department TO be employed I'm this d,-
rection, but it is hoped to maintain camps
OF benefit TO the students at Luddirctor,
Mich: Plattsburs Barracks. New York;
Fort OGlethorpe. Ga, and NJ some place
in California. ON army reservations
where these camps arc located it will
he possible To have tho attendance OF
the regular army. but ut places distant
from army posts it will he Impossible,
to have representation from tho reg
rrlar force. as thcr" is no money available
for travel
whether American ship, ards arc hufId-
whether American shin yards AR, build
ing subna rines for European bellicerents
has been ordered by Secretary Daniels
Naval officers stationed at private plants
OH both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
have been directed to mako inquiries and
report to Washington. This action was
taken on account of published reports
that the Fore River shipyard. at uincy,
tons and shipping the parts to Montreal,
Canada. for the British. navy.
The Adjutant General OF TIE Army has
Inherited from the Judge Advocate Gen
eral the control OF the former military
prisons which are now known as dis
Ciplinary barracks. This transfer was,
Effected by operation of the provisions
In the army appropriation act which had
the effect Of rayptsipfv II fIT4liy
, War Department general order of. Sep
TENDER. 1915. transferring to tho Judge
Advocate General of the Army the Contro1
of the military prisons. which control
was vested in the board of commission
orS of the United States Soldiers HON"
by an act OF 1902. That incident OF trans
fer CAV" rise to n rchuke administered
to the Secretary Of War 10y the chair
men OF tn" House and Senate Military
Committees for making the transfer
Notwithstanding the existence of 4
statute which upon its face appears TO
be prohibitivc Of it
Only two retired officers Of tho navy
of the class prcmatUr"ly transferred
from tho activ" list hy tho puckinS
board have slgniiIed to tn" Navy Depart
ment their desir" for restoration To tho
active list in accordance with - prOvi-
sion in the naval appropriation act A.
has been stated in th@S'' columns. il -
necessary for these retired Officers. who
ere cliSIbl" to appointment "n the active
list. to make formal application To be-
ordered before a board for examination
as to their physical and professional
qualifications. Ii has been expected that
most Of the officers who have been
plucked would b. prompt in taking this
action. but SO far only two have applied:
as many more have sought information
by personal interviews with the Secretary
of the Navy. and others have cOnmuni-
Gated to the same end with the Bureau
OF Navica ton.