The Washington times., 1924-12-31

General William H. Hart, the
quartermaster general. General
Hart paid tribute to the fine work
OF Mrs. Anna Farrar, who Is In
charge of the welfare work in his
office and under whose auspices
the party was held.
Organized Reserves.
On January 2, the CA Supply
course for both regular and reserve
officers will begin. The following
reserve officers have been ordered
to active duty in order to take
the course: Lieutenant Colonies
Richmond A. Mead, ILL.,; Howard
B. Oursler, Okla; Jacob kanzIer,
Ore; Fred r. Robson, Cal, and
George A. Knapp, Texas.
1t is held by the War Depart.
ment that an individual, born in
Porto Rico OF an alien parent, Is
not a citizen of the United States,
but that he may, under the terms
OF the proyiso Of section of the
Jones act, become eligible for APP
pointment In the officers reserve
corps or enlistment In the enlisted
reserve corps.
u The next meeting of Washing.
ton finance reserve officers will be
held at the Graham building, Jann.
airy ~, with Captain Carl Halla
lecturing; infantry reserve officers
on Thursday, January s: air serv.
ice officers on January 10; field ar.
tillery officers on January Is;
chemical warfare service officers on
Monday. January 5.
u. s. Marine Corps.
The central examining board at
the headquarters of the marine
corps has acted in the cases of a
number of officers examined FOR
promotion. Among those who have
been qualified for promotion to the
next higher grades, respectively
are the following: Lieutenant Colo,
mel William c. Harllee; Captains
Lowry 3. Stephenson and Arci1i
bald Young: First Lieutenante
james A. Nixon and Ladies r.
Warmer and Second Lieutenants
!, w. e. Maxwell, c. r. Wallace, G.
:. S. Finch, p. B. Watson and W. B.
Onley.
Orders will be issued directing q
board to convene in January at the
Marine barracks mere to examine
enlisted men for appointment az
probationary second lieutenants ir
the corps. These men for several
months have been preparing FOL
examination at the Marine Corp.
Institute at the barracks.
The class Of second lieutenant.
Of Marines who have been studying
, at the basic school at the Marine
, barracks, Philadelphia, graduated
December %. Major General JohT
: A. Lejeune, commandant Of the
corps, addressed the officers anC
delivered the diplomas. OF the
, class the following officers have
been assigned to Quantities.: Second
IAeutepants. S. /. Jordan, w. A
Hamilton, w. w. Conway, K. c
Gnappell, z. c. Perrin, A W
Ellis, J. r. Rhamstine. P. A
Shiehler, l.. B. Creswell. Otto Les
sing, G. r. Steenberg, st. ]. r
Marshall. r. d. McAfee. r. Pagan
, G. g. Meints and J. B. McHuxh
Second Lieutenant C. F. Replinge,
was ordered to the Marine barrack,
in Washington
Six enlisted men Of the Marin.
corps have been ordered to thu
naval air station. Pensacola, Florida
Tor qualification as aviation pilots
the course commencing about Feb
ruary l and will continue for abou,
seven months.
United States Navy.
the Navy Relief Society estab.
ilshed on the U. S. S. Colorado earl,
IN December, 1928, rotating relief
tund OF $500. The deposit of this
fund for this relief proposition on
the Colorado is in the nature of an
. experiment with view to ascertain
ing whether it is preferable to estab
lish a regular auxiliary afloat on
each battleship and on each division
OF smaller craft Of the fleet or
Wnetner It is preferable to establish
rotating funds similar to the one or
the Colorado. During the first ten
months there were nineteen loans
made from this fund. They varied
from SIS to SIS, and totaIied S7s5
These loans are made after care
full investigation and without inter.
est, so that the men Of the navy
are kept out of the hands of lear
sharks. In addition the Navy Re
lief Society and it's twenty -four aux.
iliaries have during the past year
furnished material aid, both by gift
and by loan, for the wives and
children Of men requiring medical
and hospital attention.
Rear Admiral Henry j. ZieSemeier
, now on duty as commandment of the
, Norfolk Navy Yard, will be assigned
as commander Of battleship division
8 OF the battle fleet, to take etfec
about January 20, relieving Rear
) Admiral Louis M. Mutton, who has
been ordered to duty as superin
tendent of the Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md.
AS a result of the death of Com
mander Fred M. Perkins on Deem
Der %. the following officers alt
due for promotion to the next higher
grades, respectively; Lieutenant
Commander Samuel A. Clement and
Lieutenant Charles d. Swain.
Rear Admiral Thomas p. Ma
gruder, commanding the light cruls
; err division Of the scouting fleet
has been ordered to New Orleans
with his flagship, the u. S. s. Rich
mond, and the cruiser Cincinnati
to meet Sir James A. Ferguson
K. C. NJ. G. C. b., vice admiral
commander.in-chief of the British
North American and West Indies
station, when he arrives in New
Orleans on January 5.
!: The Bureau of Engineering o.
the Navy Department is expecting
that Congress will authorize tho
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