Evening star., 1924-03-23
Army andNavyNews

First Lieut.. Lawrence A. Lawson, air
service, aide. First Lieut.. Max r..
Meyer, air service, is the alternate
pilot and operations officer.
Lieut.. Col. Frank ]. Griffin, chief
of the fiscal division, office of the
for ten-day visit to Camp Alfred
Vail, n. j., where he will deliver a
series of lectures on commercial law
at the Signal School.
Approval has been granted by the
j Secretary of War for the holding OF
school of instruction in Washing
ton. d. c., which will be attended by
me adJutants general of all states ana
the District of Columbia National
Guard. This instruction will be by
conference under the supervision of
the militia bureau, and Secretary
Weeks has designated the time with
In which the school may be held as
between April Is and May Is. The
period of May to 10 has been tenta-
lively set for holding the school. as
1t is thought that this will probably
be the most convenient time for the
adjutants general to attend, as 1t is
realized by the authorities in the bu-
reau that the time is rapidly ap-
preaching when prearations for the
summer encampments will necessi-
tate the presence of those officers at
their respective stations. In case it
IL Impossible or lnpractlcaple lor tne
adJutant general himself to attend,
an officer other than the adjutant
general Is authorized to attened as
his representative.
Navy.
Announcement was made by Rear
Admiral Andrew T. Long, chief Of the
bureau Of navigation, that a board
on selection TO recommend line off,
GERS for promotion to the grades of
rear admiral. captain and commander
will convene May 20. Accord
ing to the announcement, the board
will recommend approximately six
officers for promotion to the grade OF
rear admiral. twenty-one officers for
promotion to the grade OF captain and
forty-one officers for promotion to the
grade of commander. Admiral Long
has directed that the records of all
officers in the grades of captain, COM
mander and lieutenant commander
who on November 80, 1924, will have
served therein for period of four
years, which will include serv-
missions in those grades, will be
submitted for the consideration of
the board. The bureau wishes to call
to the attention of those officers who
are eligible for consideration TO para
graphs Z and S, article 1866, Navy
Regulations.
Though Capt. W. d. Leahy, L. S.
n, will continue in his capacity as
directing the activities of the detail
office, bureau of navigation. Navy De-
partment, a number of changes have
taken place in the personnel of his
office. Commander ]. B. Earle, L. S.
~, relieves Commander George V.
stewart, L. s. N, who has been or
dered to Asiatic station. Lieut.. Com
lj1a u A rd
take over the former duties performed
by Commander Earle. Lieut.. Com
mander VI. J. Foster, U. S. ", relieved
Lieut.. Commander II. c. Train. u. S.
n. while Lieut.: Commander A S. Car
pcnter. L. 5. N. relieved Lieut. Com
mander e. F. Cults, L. 5. n.
Three planes with n fuselage con-
structed out of nodded fiber have re-
Gently been purchased by the Navy
which it is believed is a
great step toward solving the prob
lem OF cheaper aircraft production.
One of these planes is now under
going tests at the naval air station at
d. c., while the other two
are being sent to the naval air station
at Pensacola, Fla They are ONE
man biplane of sixty-horse power.
The planes are powered by Wright
Lawrence three-cylinder air-cooled
engines.
The fiber for the fuselage is COM
pressed into sheets and the fuseIage
sections are stamped out Through
this method a very much faster rate
of production is possible, together
with a marked decrease in cost, as the
material can be produced much
cheaper than the usual fuselage con-
struction. Besides having obvious ad-
vantages in the construction OF COM
aircraft, this method of
fuselage construction will be of great
Importance from a military point of
view, as it will be somewhat simple
matter to produce large numbers of
planes quickly and cheaply in time of
emergency. The result of the tests
now being conducted at Anacostia
will determine whether or not the
planes will stand up under service
Within the next two or three weeks
questions for the next examination
FOR officers in the Marine Corps will
pc sent out from the Marine Corps
headquarters. The examination pa
,ers are in course of preparation at
headquarters and upon their compile
ion a meeting will be held by the
examining board for the purpose of
king a date for the examination. The
will be for prospective
;acancies. Announcement has not yet
oeen made as to how many officers
will be examined.
Commander Frant T. Watrous. &
g, United States Navy, has reported |
TO the bureau of supplies and ac-
counts for duty. He will take charge
of the division of fuel and transpor- |
-ation, relieving Commander John 6 ,,
S. c.. United States Nayy |
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