Evening star., 1924-06-22
Army and Navy News
By w. NJ. Mcintyre.

funds are available. the chief of in
fantry is contemplating sending ad-
ditionai enlisted men to attend tn
next course at the Signal School.
Quartermaster Corps officers of the
Regular Army, National Guard and
Organized Reserves gathered at the
City Club last Monday to celebrate tho
l49th anniversary of their corps with
"get-toge ether" dinner. which was
attended by about 125 officers.
Brig. Gen. John b. Bellinger. Mai
Gen. John l.. Hines, deputy chief ot
staff. and Brig. Gen. Dennis T.. Nolan
general staff, made addresses,
NAVY.
Capt. A w Marshall, L. S y who
has just arrived in Washington. ha
reported for duty in the office of the
chief of naval operations. He wa
relieved some time ago from the com
mand Of the air squadron on the I'a
enc. Capt. Chauncey Shackford, |
y n, director of target practice, viii
be relieved by Capt. Marshall, the
FORMER gong to sea on the L. 6. >
Marblehead.
Approval has been given by the
Navy Department for an extended
cruise for the Utah. which vessel will
take out the naval reserves from the
first, tfth and sixth naval districts.
for summer cruises. Reserpists from
the first district will embark at Bos-
ton July 10 and the Utah will cruise
down NarraganSett Bay, returning tn
Boston July %. From there the Utah
will go to Charleston, 5. c., where
reservists from the sixth district vii,
be taken aboard. The reservists frort
the sixth district will cruise north
to Narragansett Bay. returning -
Charleston August "a. From there
the Utah will go to Hampton RoadS
where the naval reserves from the
fifth district will be taken aboard for
their training cruise.
Coast guard recruiting units Ia
enlisted a. total of 232 men since the
recruiting drive began, the Norfolk
division being high with sixty eight
enliStments, eastern division Secoua
with sixty-four. and the New Tori-
division third with fifty-nine. TNe
present enlisted strength of the
coast guard is approximately 400
Below is a tentative schedule Of
the probable date of commissioning
of the first lot of destroyers for tho
coast guard: Downes. July i: Bealc.
July 10. Patterson, August 1; Am
menmen, August Is, and Paulding,
September /.
Official reports from the bureau
of navigation, Navy Depa rtment,
show that as of June Is the total
strength of the Navy was S7,005, or
an excess of 1.Oo5 over its author
first enlistments obtained were %
499, but after deducting 641 due tn
under age and physical disability
discharges, the net first enlistments
numbered 22,S5S. During the week
ending June Is the total first enlist
ments numbered AL. re-enlistments
512. u A"D '0'A- -'f mo "eA
1t has been announced by the
bureau of navigation that an excel
lent course on elementary machine
shop practice, which was purchased
by the bureau at considerable ex-
pense, is now available for disTibu-
ton. The course consists of ten pam
phlets, as follows: Reading workinS
drawings. one pamphlet; lathe work,
six pamphlets; shaper and slotter
work, one pamphlet; bench, wise anG
floor work, two pamphlets.
One set of these pamphlets is bc
ing sent to each ship other than sub
marines and to each station.
The amendment to the pay act ~
June 10, 1922, approved May 81, 1925
and retroactive 20 July !, 1922. corr
tains the following provisions of in
terest to the coast guard
The rental allowance is payable a
all times except when the officer is
assigned quarters at a permanent
station, or when the omcer, with no
dependents, is on field or sea duty;
officers retired since July l, 1922, arr
entitled to retired pay computed o.
the basis Of the active duty pay saveG
to them by the saving clause" in tn
act of June 10, 1922; service as a.
officer during the world war shall h.
counted by an enlisted man for
longevity. The necessary instruc-
tions relative to said amendment
will be issued to the personnel IN tn
near future"
Regulations governing the adr1Is
sion Of candidates into the CniteI
States Naval Academy as midship-
men for class entering 1925 have JUS
been promulgated by the bureau o.
navigation, Navy Department Thesg
regulations are printed in about
thirty-page pamphlet and touch on
the following subjects: Nomination
additional appointments, method o.
admission by examination, moral and
physical requirements, general dis
qualifications. special disQualttica
tions, admission based on certificate.
general character of substantlat1ns
examinations, definition of certain o.
the subjects listed in the certificate,
history, physics and languages
Beginning with the class entering
in 1925 the acceptance of cert1hcate
will not admit candidate without
substantiation by an examination IL
mathematics and English These ex-
aninations will be held on the third
Wednesday in February and the thlrG
Wednesday in April of each year az
the places mentioned in pages 4
and 6 of the pamphlet. Candidates
must proceed at their own expense
to these points when directed by the
bureau of navigation. The papers
will be forwarded to the Nayal
Academy imm mediately upon comple
ton of examinations in order that
the successful candidates may b.
ordered to Annapolis not later than
June Is. Those passing the required
examinations will receive appoint
ments as midshipmen. and be ad-
mitted as such to the Naval Academy.
The assignment of Maj Gen. Eli
Cole. u. s. NJ. c., to command the
| eastern advanced base force ar
| is expected in the very near future.
Brig. Gen. Harry Lee L. 5. NJ G, 1t IS
! stated upon his relief from Santo
| Domingo will be assigned to com
mand Paris Island, where Cen Cole
was stationed prior to his promotloh.
It is expected that the results of the
examination of the twenty-nine pro
bationary lieutenants in the Marine
Corps will be announced Wlthln
week. The board reviewing the e1-
Iamination papers has just about com :
pleted it's work.
| Though the authorized commission
ed strength of the Marine Corps Is
| 1,0s3, it is understood that 1t Is the
policy of the corps to maintain "A
commissioned personnel of 1,003 At
present, twenty-four graduates of
distinguished colleges who are can
| didates for commissions in the Ma
rine Corps are being examined
These candidates are only required
| to pass the physical examination, as
Itheir certificates from the colleges In
dicative of the mental qualifications
and the recommendations of the pres
idents of the colleges which viii com
ply with the moral qualifications are
fn Marine Corps for