Evening star., 1924-08-03
NAVY.

Thousn no dennite announcement
has been made by the Navy Depart
nag officer to succeed Rear Admiral
Carl T. Vogelgesang as chief of the
American Naval Mission in Brasil, II
is believed that Admiral Vogelgesang
will request that he be relieved Of his
present duties at the end Of his two
year service with the mission. which
will expire in December. His work
in Brazil has been Of such high
order that the Navy Department au-
thorities will be reluctant to have
him detached from the mission, but
his request for sea duty would doubt
less be approved.
Among those officers who have been
mentioned as taking over the duties
nov now being performed by ADMIRAL
ton A. McCully, now in command OF
the scouting feet; Rear Admiral VIII
liam c. Cole, chief of staff of the
commander-in- n-ehief Of the United
States feet: Rear Admiral John H.
ice squadron; Rear Admiral Andrew
r. Long, who is on duty in the Navy
Department as member of the gen.
eral board: Rear Admiral Guy II. Bur-
ton and survey, Navy Department;
Rear Admiral Sumner K. w. kittelle,
commanding the sth Naval District
and New Orleans Naval Station. and
Rear Admiral William v. Pratt. who
Is now in command Of Battleship Di-
vision Of the battle feet.
The examining board has completed
it's markings of the papers of candi-
dates who took the examination June
Is. 1924. for temporary commissioned
and warrant Officers. United States
Coast Guard, and the papers are now
being reviewed by the department.
Action has been taken on the pay
clerk group and appointments are
now being rendered to 40 of the sue
examination. The following are the
names of those already in the service
who are being rendered pay clerk ap-
pointnents: NJ. J. Morgan, G. NJ. Muir
ply F. l.. Mullen. A. Groves, G. X.
Adams, +. J. Winters, r. B. Cook,
J. c. Downing, C. +. Daily. ". c.
Busch, J H Williams, P. Y. Sullivan
and \. y. Ard.
Letters which are constantly being
received at Coast Guard headquarters
indicate that the Navy correspondence
courses are meeting with much favor
throughout the service. Orders are
coming in every day for the courses
with the interest which is being
taken by the entire personnel. The
extent of the educational project will
depend directly upon the attitude OF
those in the field. and ii is gratifying
to note that their enthusiasm is even
beyond expectations at this time.
AS an indication Of the enthusiasm
of the men over these courses. Capt. J.
NJ. Moore, commander of the Southern
Division. said:
ITO signify their interest several Of
the enlisted personnel have made
known their desire TO pay for some of
the courses if necessary"
The Coast Guard has acquired
through purchase .wo vessels adapt
ed for the accommodation Of person.
mel and for the installation of storage
and repair facilities for motor boats
with view to their utilization as
section bases. One Of these station
repair vessels. now at Jacksonville.
Fla, is a craft of about As feet wide
three pontoons. The other is a con-
crete craft. about l35 feet long. and
originally intended for the Engineer
Corps Of the Army. The latter is now
at Washin gton, D. c.. and will be
towed to the depot for alterations.
Capt. John Nj Arthur. who has been
acting as aide al the White House and
aid to the commandant of the Ma
rine Corps. will be relieved of his
recorder to the Central Marine Corps
Examining Board, in which Office he
made a splendid record. Capt. Arthur
will take months leave, on the eX-
piration OF which he will proceed to
Fort Benning. where he will take a
course OF instruction at the Infantry
School. Capt. Arthur will be relieved
by Capt Charles T. Brooks. L. S. NJ.
c., who Is now on duty with an anti
aircraft company at Ouantico. The
September IS, after the mancuvers.
During the time that Capt Arthur is
relieved and the time that Cart.
Brooks reports, Capt. L W. Burnham.
u. S. n. c.. will be on temporary duty.
1t will be strongly urged by the
Secretary of Navy when he goes be-
fore the committee on appropriations
that sufficient funds be provided SO
that during the winter Of 1926 the
Coast of South America Under the
program which is being mapped out,
the fleet will visit all of the principal
ports of Chile and Peru.
The Navy Department is hopeful
that on the completion Of the mobil-
isation maneuvers which will be
based on Honolulu in 1925, that the
feet will visit Australia. but this
largely depends upon the amount of
the fuel appropriations. In the event
the battle fleet and the light cruisers
Of the scouting fleet will go TO Aus
tralia and not return 20 the Pacific
Coast until September. The, usual
target practice program Will take
place between this time and January
when the entire fleet will mobilize at
the Canal. probably on the west side,
preparatory TO their proceeding down
the West Coast OF South America.
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune. COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps, accom-
-, NJ, oidc rarf 1nhn NJ
arthur. e1aeu 3 &. $. 'S N. % G, made Visit Of Of
inspection to the Marine Corps train
ing center at Paris Island July 25
An added feature of the generals
visit was the unveiling Of the war
memorial to those Marines, who had
trained at Paris Island and who lost
their lives in the World War. at
which Gen. Lejeune made the princi-
pal address. The memorial consists
OF a statue of a Marine with a cap
shoulder and. an automatic in his
right hand.
Comdr. Greer A. Duncan. Civil
Engineer Corps, U. S. N. has been
ordered detached from the nsyal sta
Der IS, and will report for duty in
the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
orders have been issued detaching
Lieuts. Robert E. Thomas and George
r.. Brooks, Civil Engineer Corps.
Z. S. NJ, from duties at the navy
yards, Mare Island. Calf. and Puget
Sound, Wash, respectively, and or
dering them to duty in the Bureau of
Yards and Docks. 1t is proposed to
have these officers assigned to the
course Of instruction at the Engineer
School. Fort Humphreys, Va, shortly
after the first OF September.
Comdr. Glenn S. Burrell, Civil
Engineer Corps, L. s. ", stationed
on duty at the navy yard. New York.
n. Y, has been ordered to temporary
duty at the naval radio station.
Cayely, Porto Rico. in connection
wit hthe construction of the rein
forced concrete cooling plant.