The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

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Washington and are at 24O0 Six
teenth street northwest.
Captain and Mrs. r. o. Schmidt
have returned to Fort Smelling,
Mimi, following a two months
motor trip to Washington.
United States Coast Guard.
Ensign w. r. Richards has been
transferred from headquarters of
the Coast Guard to the Modoc..
The Argus and Wayanda, recently
acquired by the Coast Guard for use
as section floating bases, have been
named after former cutters Of the
service.
The old Argus was one Of the ten
original cutters, built in 1871, land
the old Wayanda was constructed In
1868 and served on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts and in Alaskan waters.
The Argus and Wayanda are both
similar in design to the Pickering,
1885 feet in length, 90 feet in width,
and IL feet draft, Of concrete con-
struction, and were used formerly
by the Quartermaster Corps OF the
army under the names Major George
E. Pickett and Colonel w. H. Bald
win, respectively.
U. s. Marine Corps.
For the first time in its history
the House Committee on Naval Al
fairs has made request. for the re-
appointment of a conTnandant OF
the Marine Corps. This committee
has adopted a resolution asking for
the reappointment of Major General
J. A. Lejeune as commandment Of the
corps upon the expiration Of his
first term of four years, on March.4.
The naval appropriation bill as re-
ported to the House calls for the
reduction of the personnel of the
Marine Corps from 1880 to $4,000.
The reduction was made, inasmuch
as the marines had been withdrawn
from the Dominican Republic.
u. s. Navy
A board will be convened at the
Navy Department on January ~
to recommend one officer Of the
Construction Crops for promotion to
the rank of rear admiral to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement
on March 1 of Rear Admiral Robert
Stocker, following forty years OF
service. Members Of the board will
be: Rear Admirals Washington j..
Caps, David w. Taylor ana Robert
Stocker and Commodore Lloyd
Bankson, with Lieutenant Com
mander Edward l.. Cochrane as
recorder.
The following named officers Of
the navy, Of the Naval Academy
classes Of 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922,
have been selected for aviation
training:
Lieutenant J. D. Sykes; Lieu.
tenants 0unior grade) Robert w.
Bockius, w. 8. Cunningham, J. W.
Harris, J. p. Heath, r. f. Hickey,
~. M. Hopkins, S. H. Ingersoll,
J. G. Jones, j. B. Mallard, 4. ].
McKenna, G. W. Meade, T. G.. MUIR
rell, T. J. O'Brien, B. J. Skahill
and r. &C. Warrack; Ensigns F.
Akers, v. o. Clapp, John Common,
e. A. Cruise, r. r. barron, w. p.
Davis, H. B. Hutchinson, r. p.
Kaufman, H. F. MacComsey, NJ. j.
Malanaphy, A. r. Nash, A.. d. Mel.
son, T. tOchiltree, L. P. Pawli-
kowski, J. l.. Pratt, H. &c. Regan
and w. B. Tucker. It is expected
that the new class will be formed
some time between February 1 and
Is.
The House Naval Committee has
reported favorably the bill author.
izing the Secretary Of the Navy to
use from the naval hospital fund
sufficient money to extend the
nurses quarters at the naval hos.
pital in Washington, and to con.
struct necessary additional buildings
at certain naval hospitals. This
fund now has reserve Of approx
mately "a, 10000 and is being added
to each year by $2S0,0O0 The pro.