Evening star., 1924-07-13

| militia bureau, is contemplating d
few visits CT inspection at camps
Of which will be made in the near
future. The officers making these
inspections are Coils. E. j. Williams.
George F. Baltzell, c. c. Hammond
Jones. J. w. Page, c. C. Mortimer and
E. Davis; Majs, Frank Thorp. G. W.
Easterday. d. n. Swan, w. A. Turn
| bull. c. Andrus and A. Colburn, and
| Caps. w. J. Kelley and II. J. F.
Miller.
Upon the completion of most
successful tour of duty in the War
Department, approximately two years
of which he was chief of the recruit
ing section, Maj W. v. Carter, A. G.
D., ha. just departed from Washing
ton for his new duties as assistant
adjutant of the 9Th Corps Area. Maj.
Carter will be succeeded by Maj j. J.
Phiilipson, A. G. D., who is excep-
tionlly well qualified for this work
in the department. The latter will
| report for duty in the War Depart
ment the latter part of August.
The Secretary of War has desig-
mated ten Regular Army chaplains to
| take next years course of instruc-
tion at the Chaplains' School. Fort
L~dVtll "OTtHJ Mans, DeRlnnlnR sep
tember 3. as follows: Majs. Louis A.
| Carter. Baptist; John F: Cenoweth,
Methodist Episcopal North, and Will
liam r. Scott, Protestant Episcopal:
Capts., Philip F. Coholan, Roman
rian, and George r. Longbrake, Uni
versalist. ard First Lieuts. Gynther
| Storaasli, Lutheran; John r. Carroll,
Roman Catholic. Monroe S. Caver
Baptist, and Edwin Burling, Method
ist Episcopal North.
Orders have just been issued by the
War Department ordering thirty
| four officers Of the Chemical Warfare
Officers Reserve Corps, branch as
| signment group, and one from the
| days active training duty at the
| Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood
| Arsenal, Md.
| A comprehensive building plan for
the construction of barracks and
| quarters at the larger posts will be
| submitted to Congress at the Decem-
Der session by the Secretary of War.
! The amendment agreed to at the la st
| session of Congress in reality creates
| a revolving fund for the purpose of
| the regular establishment. 1t reads
| as follows:
The Secretary Of War is hereby
authorized and directed to submit to
| prehensive plan for necessary perma-
nent construction at military posts.
including Camp Lewis, in the state of
Washington, based on using funds
War Department real estate and for
| the sale OF such property now owned
| by the War Department as, in the
| opinion of the Secretary of War. is
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poses.
| In the event that such a policy i.
adopted it is probable that Fort Myer,
| Va: Fort Washington. Md. and Camp
| Meade, Md. will have some perma-
nent construction done at these posts.
| Anticipating that some provision
might be made for the construction of
barracks and quarters. n study has
| been made by the War Department of
various types of barra cks, of which
the cuartel type seems to be the most
| popular, and of which one set has
| been authorized for Fort Benning, Ga,
Maj. Frank ]. Riley, @. NJ. c.. who
| has had charge of real estate matters
in the quartermaster generals office
| for some years. has been ordered to
His successor has not yet been Sc
lected.
Recent legislation authorizing an
! increase in the number of non-com
| missioned officers in the Army has
to restore to their former grades a
| number of men who were denoted
by reason of previous legislation on
the subject. During the past week
warrants were issued to promote ten
technical sergeants to master SER
geants, four stan sergeants to tech
| nical sergeants and eighty sergeants
to staff sergeants These promotions
l f.;o ~ 1rI 81 go 4
ing Of the individuals concerned in
the demotion. and none other thar
those denoted have been considered
This action will in no way affect the
examinations which will be held in
October to provide eligible lists for
these grades.
| NAVY.
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magrude.
U. 8. N, commander of the ligh,
cruiser division. consisting of 1900
ton cruisers. constructed under the
1916 program, has been directed by
the Secretary of the Navy to co.
operate with the Army world flyer:
in winging their way across the At
planes on their fight oversee, the
cruisers will furnish a radio chair
| of communication 1t is expected thai
the globe flyers will take OF from
Hull, England, about August 1.
Rear Admiral Oscar Fftzalan Stan
ton, U. S. N, retired, who died a,
New London. Conn. July s., held the
dual distinction of being the oldest
officer in the naval service and alse
the oldest graduate of the Nava
Academy. He was a midshipman or
board the y. s. s susauehanna t with
in Japan in 1853. During the Span
.sh-American war Admiral Stanton
was in command of the New Londor
station. He vas born at Sag aarbor
was appointed to the Naval Academy
in 1s49.
made by the Marine Corps this week
relative to the results of the exami-
nation of probationary second lieu
tenants, which fixes their permanent
is changed. Lieut. William W: Davies
who was first in the class of Febru
ary II. through the resignation OF
OF 1854. which was the highest for
both classes. Next to him was Lieut.
W. o. Brice of the class of March IS.
1924, with 4 percentage Of 3.4s3. while
Lieut.. Francis NJ. Wulbern of the
same class was third. with mark of
34S1.
i Announcement has been made by
Marine Corps headquarters that the
Central examining board will shortly
notify forty-four Marine Corps of1-
cers TO appear for examination on or
about October 1, Included in the list
are two lieutenant colonels. three
majors, five captains. ten first lieu
tenants and twenty-four second lieu
tenants.
That the only source Of supply of
experienced officers for assignment
TO destroyers and other small vessels 9
is the battleships is clearly brought
out in a recent letter received by the
bureau of navigation from destroyer
commander of the fleet So many de-
nartment for detailing junior officers