Evening star., 1924-06-08

lands for tactical exercises and owe

lands for tactical exercises and oven
haul.
The Alexander Hamilton left New
London, Conn, June ], on her annua
practice cruise for United State
calls for stops at Gravesend, England
Cherbourg. France; Lisbon. Portugal
Eunchal, Madeira: Bermuda, Britist
west Indies, returning to New Lon
don on August 81. The time of call
ing at Gravesend will coincide with
the holding of the centenary ceIebra
tlon of the Royal National Lifeboa
institution at London, in July, which
celebration Commander Fl. D. Hinck
ley VIII attend as the Representative
oil the United States Coast Guard.
Announcement has been made ~
the Navy Department of the revised
itinerary of the cruise of the rnidship.
mems practice squadron. which left
Annapolis June ). The squadron con
siSts OF the Wyoming, Nav York, Texas
and Arkansas. During the cruise the
raioShlpmen Will spend forty-one daya
at sea. forty-three days in port and
viii cover a total distance of 10, $50
miles The squadron will arrive a,
Tor Bay June Is, and at Brest June
26. From Brest the Arkansas and
Wyoming will go to Rotterdam, ar
riving at this port July A. while the
Newk York and Texas will proceed
to Antwerp, where they are due. to ar
rive on the same date. All four YES
sells Will leave their last named perts
July % for Gibraltar. where they are
due July 81. The squadron will leave
Gibraltar August f. and they are due
TO arrive at Ponta Delgada August
ara at Lynnhaven Bay August 49,. A.
the latter point the squadron will en-
gage III target practice until August
"a, on which date they will leave for
Annapolis, where the squadron is due
to arrive August IS
Rear Admiral w. Y Pratt u. s. n
has transferred his flag from the L.
; > Arizona to the Tennessee, due %
lhe TACT that the former vessel viii
pc given her annual overhaul al the
Puget Sound navy yard. The Us
Tennessee has been assigned TO Bar
ueShip Division 4, and will continue
to act as flagship for that diTision
until the return of the L. s. S. Ar
Zona. about July :.
total Of seventy-sfx nava or
GERS have been selected by the Nav.
Department for aviation training in |
the new class, which will start train
ing about August Is at the Naval Air /
Station. Pensacola Fla. More than
one hundred applications were con
Sidered by the board Of officers, Whieh1
was convened in the Navy Depart
mGnt for the purpose of making the
selections. The policy that officers
| selected for flight training must have
served at sea with the fleet and be in
doctrinated with the customs and pro
| fcssional qualifications of the naval
service was strictly adhered to by the /
board in making its selections. Only /
those applicants who had two or
more years of sea duty since gradua
tion from the Naval Academy were
designated by the board.
The Navy selection board for The
line held its first meeting June = a nd
it's sessions will continue until TIE
board has submitted its report and Is
approved by the President 1t is not
expected that the reports will be n
nounced until the latter part of June
More than two hundred officers and
their friends attended a reception on
the evening of June in honor 0
Brig. Gen. Dion Williams at the Ma
rine camp Quantico. Va, which COCA
sion marked the promotion of Ger
Williams from colonel, and also the
formal opening of the new officers
club. At precisely midnight wher
Gen. Williams official promotion tool
place, according TO the order makIhE
him brigadier general, all light
We're eXtinguished. except q search
light focused on the center of III
hall Strings were then pulled re
leasing new Marine brigad1er gen
erals flag in the center of the spot
light and the appropriate honorS 10
the new general officer were rendered
Following this ceremony, Gen. WI
liams was presented by Col. Harry
Lay on behalf of the Quantlco stan
two new silver stars, the emblem
his new rank.
Directions have been issued by Ma
Cen John A. Lejeune. commandant Q
the Marine Corps, that all commits
stoned Marine Corps officers who nav
had less than twenty years service
enroll themselves not later than he
cember 81, 1924. in the Marine Corr
Institute and satisfactorily -com1ie
within a period of four years IL coz
respondence course in either SPANS
or French An exception is mad
however, that if an officer complete
satisfactory either one of the aoov
mentioned languages at any recoE
nized educational institution, or is q
present making study OF IN
Chinese or Japanese language, he ma
be exempted from taking the CORE
spondence course. This order was Is
sued il is understood. because
many Marine Corps officers spend
much of their time in foreign land
and as their duties neceSsitate thei
communicating with the inhabitant
in foreign countries. II is conte nde
by the authorities in the Marine Corr
thar they should he able 10 spea
either of the two languages Huent!N
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur Is
give short talk and to deliver u
diplomas TO the class of the supp
Corps School which graduates July