Evening star., 1924-05-18

the Army Veteri- U
nary School from S&
January / to June 63k
80. The last three
mentioned schools
are now located at
the Army medical Surgeon Gen. Ireland.
center in the new
school building adjacent to the Wal
ter Reed General Hospital, whereas
formerly the Army Medical School
was in this city and the Army
Veterinary School was located in Chi
Cago.
Courses at Carlisle for Reserve and
for National Guard officers will be
given in September and October (six-
riods have been approved for COM
mencing and ending the basic and
advanced courses at the special serv-
ice schools of the medical depart
ment:
Army Medical School-Basic course
for officers, September l to February
10; advanced course for officers, Feb
ruary 1 to June 1.
Army Dental School-BaSic course
for officers. September 1 to February
10; advanced course for officers, Feb
ruary l to June I.
Army Veterinary School - Basic
course for officers and ENLISTED spe-
Medical Field Service School-Basic
field course, February II to June 5;
course for National Guard and for
Reserve officers. September 1 to Octo-
Der Is.
Maj. Louie A. Beard, O. NJ c.. has
just been appointed captain of the
polo team which will represent the
Army in the 1924 junior champion
ships. The team will train at Mitchell
Field, Long Island, N. Y. According
to present plans, it is contemplated
TO send an Army team to England
next year to compete in the inter-
national military polo championships
The International team will be headed
by Maj. Beard if one is sent abroad.
O. f~s NJ who 6o was a1h n ebarfe r. of e6s old
commissary store at 1st and streets,
Washington, d. c., up to four years
ago. has been ordered to Washington,
effective June l, where on arrival he
will be assigned to the supply service,
office of the quartermaster general
He has been on duty at Fort Hayes,
Ohio.
Maj. Charles L. Scott, Q. NJ c., re-
ported for duty this week in the
Office of the quartermaster general.
He will be assigned to the remount
service.
After a study of the battalion mess
Kit presented by the supply service,
quartermaster generals Office, the
quartermaster technical committee
decided this week that. in view of the
varying strength of different head
quarters, a set for the use of six
officers is the most satisfactory.
Approval has been given by the quar-
termaster general that standard set
for six be issued hereafter on a basis
of one set for each six officers, or a
fraction of headquarters of a bat
talon or higher unit having officer
prsotnel greater than three.
This technical committee has Just
been created and is maintained pri-
marily for the purpose of co-ordinat-
ing the various branches of the serv-
Ice during the development of new
types of equipment and supplies. In
the preparation of specifications. the
committee acts in an advisory capac-
ity to the quartermaster general. The
committee is composed of Lieut.. Col.
w. R. Gibson, O. NJ c.. chairman;
Capt. ]. Moultrie Ward. Q. NJ. c., ex
ecutive officer while the membership
of the committee is composed of
representative from each supply and
1ishment. After each subject has
been considered by the committee and
a vote taken thereon copies of the
decision are forwarded to the quarter
master general of the Army and to
each supply and combat branch.
After making his decision the quar-
termaster general forwards his rec
ommendation to the War Department,
so that the required issuing orders
may be given.
A hydroplane to compete in the
free -for-all race of the Ohio Valley
Motor Boat Racing Association of
Cincinnati on September 26 and 81 is
now in course of construction by the
10th Infantry. Each officer and en-
listed man of this regiment has been
requested by Col. Joseph F. Gohn,
regimental commander, to submit
names, in order that the speed boat
may be appropriately named. "A cash
rriZe will be given to the one who
submits the name selected.
board has been appointed in the
War Department for the purpose of
revising the Army correspondence
tary law. organization and military
hygiene. 1t is composed of the follow
ing officers: Lieut. Col r McC. Beck,
jr.. cavalry; Majs: Harvey D. Higley.
Coast Artillery Corps; A. l. Ganahl.
Corps of Engineers, and Capt. John
w. Leonard, infantry.
Celebration exercises of the centen-
hidi Of the Coast Artillery School will
he held at Fort Monroe, Va, May "a.
Both Secretary of War Weeks and
Cen. Pershing will make addresses in
the morning. while. in the afternoon
the program includes a review and
lirings of 12-inch guns, 12-inch NOR
'ars. anti-craft guns, 155s, battery
railway artillery and other ordnance
material
NAVY.
Brig. General Eli Cole, U. S. M. c.,
has been nominated by the President
TO succeed Maj. Gen. James H. Pendle-
ton. u. S. NJ. c.. upon his retirement,
and Col. Dion Williams to be briga-
dier general to fill the vacancy which
will result from the promotion of
Gen. Cole.
Deep interest is being evinced by
officers on duty in the Navy Depart
ment on the report of the spotting
of two airplanes with the Asiatic
fleet during the long-range battle
practice of the u. S. S. Huron. The
fall of the shot from the Huron was
spotted and photographs were taken
of the salvos. Radio communication
with the planes was maintained sat
isfactorily throughout the operation.
Announcement has been made by
the bureau of naval operations, Navy
Department, that effective June 15,
the light cruisers of the first line,
other than the Omaha, are reassigned
as follows:
Scouting fleet-Two divisions of
four ships each, with the Richmond
as flagship.
Light cruiser divisions-Division 2.
Richmond (fiagship), Milwaukee. Gin
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