Evening star., 1924-03-30

NAoiH ID T. W. Goe1ie. emy and was third
1888. He is now the highest living
member or his class, as his two class
mates who were above him are now
deceased: % The Secretary was very
gram carried out by Admiral Eberie
al 'ac - waters before he was Of
Tered the Navy Department portfolio.
President Coolidge this week an
pointed commission. consisting of
three members, which was directed TO
recommend policy for dealing with
the oil reserves. The commission is
composed of the following: Rear Ad-
miral Hilary P. Jones, United States
Navy; DR.. George Otis Smith, director
OF the geological survey, and r. D.
Bush, chief OF the bureau of miner
alogy in California
This week saw the organization of
the Washington District Chanwos
Club, which is a local branch of the
Club of the Navy with the excep-
ton or the Great Lakes, the Chanwos
Club has club at all points of naval
activity. but steps will shortly be
taken, it is understood, to organize a
club at this station. Branch Chanwos
clubs are located at the following
points: New York, Portsmouth, n H.;
Boston, philadelphia, Newport. Mare
Dor, Norfolk. Coco Solo, Bremerton,
Washington. San Diego and Cavite,
P. L. Out of 1,40O warrant officers
and commissioned warrant officers
them are members of the Chanwos
Club. The primary purpose of the
club is to build up the morale and to
secure quarters for an officer upon his
asssagnment sesaS hne at new station. The
gram by which high ranking naval
officers will be asked to address its
members on technical subjects.
Capt. Kenneth M. Bennett, in charge
OF the naval reserve division, bureau
OF navigation, Navy Department has
been assigned to command the Wyo-
ming, which is now at the New York
! navy yard for overhaul. He will re-
J lieve Capt. George w Laws United
States Navy, who has been ordered to
proceed to Cavite as commandant of
the 18th Naval District. Capt. Laws
Will relieve Rear Admiral George r
MARVEL. who has been assigned to
| command the base force of the United
1 States feet.
/ Capt. Frank Lyon, United States
| 4th Naval District, at Philadelphia.
| will be relieved by Capt. d. F. Boyd,
/ United States Navy, the former being
assigned to command the Arkansas
! Navy Department relieving Capt. l..
| Shane, United States Navy, as inspec-
| tor of engine machinery at Seattle
and assigning him to the same duty
| at Quincy. Mass.
Commander F. v. McNair jr.. United
| States Navy, will relieve Lieut.. Com
! mander Butler Y. Rhodes United
States Navy. on the Rochester.
| Forty-two Marine Corps officers are
! now taking examinations for promo
! tion ranging from the grades of sec
. ond lieutenant to lieutenant colonel.
mi tap hat iy,t ha
i mental United States on March 25 and
| in the tropics will begin on April l..
| Two classes Of probationary officers,
numbering twenty-nine. are also TAX
! ing the examination. II is not ex-
! pected that another examination will
, be held until in the late fall.
! The bureau of navigation, Navy De-
! partment, has approved an insignia
to be worn by qualified submarine
officers and men. The center of the
device is the bow of submarine with
the coming tower in evidence. fianked
| by a bow diving rudder. and sup
! ported by dolphins on either side.
| Reports reaching the bureau of
navigation regarding the course in
! radio which was recently sent out to
! the service indicate that already good
! results are being obtained and the
handling of traffic is being improved
through the increased efficiency of
! course. It has been noted that a
number of the larger ships are using
the educational material supplied
them for training groups of men.
| greater results than the purely vol
untary use of the courses by indi-
! viduals, and is heartily indorsed by
the bureau as of great value in over
coming the shortage of trained men
/ in the service.
| Announcement has just been made
! of the itinerary of the Naval Acam-
| will be composed of the battleships
| New York, Texas, Wyoming and Ar
| kansas. The ports of call Will be as
follows: Leave Annapolis, June 3;
mouth, June 25 to July Z: Rotterdam
| (two ships), July IA to 25; Antwerp
! (two ships), July IA to 25: Gibraltar
| July 81 to August 4: Ponte Deigado,
| August s and 9; Hampton Roads. Au-
! gust 10 to q: arrive at Annapolis,
| August 2S The squadron will arrive
! off the Naval Academy on May 80,
! and only members of the first, second
I Those midshipmen who will take the
| cruisd will be given leave from the
| return to Annapolis until September
| 2S, with the exception OF those OF low
conduct grade.
Glass 2o.>for student naval aviators
at the naval air station at Pensacola,
Fla, now includes fifty-nine mem
| hers Ground school instruction for
| this class began during.the first part
| of the month. Commander r. d.
Weyerbacher &C. Co., u. S. N. naval
!; const tructor, who was In charge OF
/ the assembly of the airship Shenan-
doah at LAX kehurst, N. J.' is IN the
/, class.
| Announcement has been made by
Rear Admiral Andrew 4. Long. chie1
Of the bureau Of navigation. that ap-
plications for the next class in avia-
tion should reach the bureau Of navi,
gation not later than May 1. 1924, and
| that they should be submitted in &C
cordance with Part e; Section 2 ;1i Bni
be required Of all applicants to pass
examination by a flight surgeon and
| submit report of such examination
| with application.
Elizabeth d. .Bushong, nurse, U. s.
N, and Mary NJ. Ritter, nurse, q: S. n.
are taking four months advance
| course in laboratory work at the
Naval Medical School, Washington
p. c.
The bureau of public works of the
Navy is preparing to install in the
central power plant on navy yard yard
|.sitornator. whioh is being trans,
lforred from the naval station al
Cayite, p. I. This will provide a unit
for carrying the night and Sunday
loads in a much more economical
manner than can be accomplished al
nresent with one of the existing
3.200-kw. turbo alternators.
The third and last dance Of the
series of winter dances being given
by the officers Of the Navy and Ma
rine Corps on duty in the District OF
Columbia will be held at the New
willard April "a. This is the dance
| which was originally scheduled to
have been held February 25.