Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28


Navy Yard Gre * a. -
ates three vacan- prIp ANN MILTON
cies in important
shore assignments, the others
being the eighth naval district
at New Orleans and the twelfth
naval district and Mare Is
land Navy Yard. Due to the acute
shortage in flag officers. in all proba-
biltty the same Rear Admiral who is
in command of the naval district at
San Francisco will serve as COM
mandant of the Mare Island Navy
Yard
In all probability the Mare Island
vacancy will be filled in FIVE or six
weeks, but the other shore stations
may remain in command of the &C
tive commandments until the general
relief of officers from the fleet takes
place In June. There are at the pres
ent time two admirals in the present
Naval War College class who re-
cefved their promotions after they
had been ordered to the college How
ever, they will not be relieved until
they complete the course in June
which augments the shortage of flag
officers who are available for shore
service.
Rear Admiral Thomas p Magruder,
Z. S. N, in command of the light
cruiser divisions of the scouting fleet,
has been ordered by the Navy Depart
ment to proceed to New Orleans with
his flagship, the T. S. s. Richmond,
and the cruiser Cincinnati, to meet Sir
James A. Ferguson, K. c. NJ. G., c. B.,
vice admiral, commander-in-ch chief OF
the British North American and West
Indian station, when he arrives at
New Orleans on January 5, 1928. for
a visit which will extend to January
10. The British vice admiraps flag
ship, which is H. NJ. s. Calcutta. will
be accompanied by H. NJ. S. Capetown.
H. NJ s. Curlew and H NJ. s. Con-
stance will arrive at Key West, Fla.
on December 81 and remain until jan
uary 9, to pay visit of courtesy to
that port. Capt. c. D. Stearns, L. S.
", commandant of the seventh naval
district, will meet the British officers
on their arrival at Key West.
The 1st Battalion, Sth Regiment.
U. S. NJ. c., has been ordered on spe-
cial temporary duty to the naval sta
ton, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, via the
L. S. S. Henderson, which will sail
from Quantico, Va, on January 5,
1925. The following officers are at
tached to this battalion: Maj. A. J.
White, Capts. r. w. Williams, J. J.
Burke, r. ]. Bartholomew, J. F. Blan-
ton, First Lieuts. G. A. Plambeck, w.
E. Quaster, E. J. Mund, and Second
Lieuts. K. B. Chappell, W. w. Conway,
A. w. Ellis. T. c. Perrin. j. r. Rham-
slime and P. A. Sheibler.
Upon the reporting of the LIST Bat
talon, 9Th Regiment at Guantanamo,
the Sd Battalion will be ordered to
Quantico, to which will be attached
the following officers: Maj F. r.
Hoyt, Capts. F. Fisk, w. z. Riley, T.
\. Secor, w. ]. Green, First Lieut..
j. +. Burke, Second LiSuts. A. r.
Bourne, L. Fl. Kline, J. w. Lakso, w.
e. Lee, J. NJ. Smith
Selection has been made by the
Navy Department of the personnel
composing the new class in aviation,
which instruction will begin between
February 1 and Is at the naval air
station, Pensacola, Fla The S3 off,
GERS who have so far been selected to
take this training are graduates of
the Naval Academy classes of 1919 to
1922, both inclusive. Those who have
been selected are: Lieut.. J. D. Sykes.
Lieuts. (junior grade) Robert w.
Bockius, W. S. Cunningham. J. W.
Harris, ]. P. Heath, R. F. Hickey, J.
NJ. Hospkins, S. H. Ingersoll, ]. G..
G.. w. Mead, T. G. Murrell, 7. J..
O'Brien, B. ]. Skahill, r. c. Warrack
and Ensigns F. Akers, V. o. Clapp,
John Conner, Z. A. Cruise, r. r. OAR
ron, w. P. Davis, H. B. Hutchins on,
r. P. Kaufman, II. F. MacComsey,
NJ. J. Malanaphy, A. R. Nash, A. D..
Nelson, T. Ochiltree, l. P. Paw
likowski, J. l. Pratt, H. Z. Regain
and w. B. Tucker. A number Of other
Navy Department to take their IN
struction, but they have yet pass
the physical examination.
The resignation of Maj. LittIeton
W. T. Waller, jr., u. S. NJ. c., who
was designated to command the LIST
Battalion, 6th Regiment, United States
Marine Corps, which was scheduled
to leave for duty at Guantanamo
January 5, to take effect January Is,
has been accepted by the authorities
at Marine Corps headquarters. Mai.
Arthur J. White, U. S. M. c., who
is now stationed at Marine barracks,
Paris Island, s. c., has been named
to command the battalion in place
Of Maj. Waller.
With the exception of the fleet
naval reserve, the administration of
matters relating to the enlisted per-
sonnet OF the naval reserve force has
just been placed under the naval re-
serve force division. A campaign
for the enrolment of 5000 qualified
radio operators as radio men. Glass 6,
naval reserve force, has been in
augurated by the bureau through the
commandments Of the naval districts
The instruction of these men enrolled
as radio men will be undertaken by
the director of naval communications
II will not be expected Of these
radio men to drill or cruise, but upon
their own application they may be
given the same privileges as to drill
Ing and cruising as other members
or Class 8. In ordering these men to
active duty, other ratings in Class 6
will not be sighted. and the total
cruising quotas allotted to the various
districts will not be exceeded They
will not be given the gratuitous issue
of uniform outfits unless they under
take regular drill attendance or
cruises. nor will they be eligible for
transfer to Glass Of the reserve
force unless additional radio men are
needed in any organization for prop
eriy balancing the personnel of that
organization and vacancies exist in
the authorized pay-grade quotas.
ARMY.
Announcement was made by the
War Department this week that upon
the retirement OF Maj. Gen. Omar
Bundy, June II, Maj. Gen. Robert L
Howe will be assigned to command
the 9Th Corps Area, with headquar-
ters at Columbus, Ohio.
At present, Gen. Howe is in COM
mand of the LIST Cavalry Division, E.
Paso, Tex, which command he has
held since his return from overseas
Among his prewar assignments were
tho command Of the cadets at West
Point, commander of the district
of Porto Rico and with the punitive