Evening star., 1924-06-29

San Francisco July Z, during which
time he will inspect the receiving
ship at Yuerba .Buena. During the
course OF his trip he expects to hold
a number of conferences with naval
| reserve officers, so that he may get
| in closer touch with reserve matters
He is scheduled to arrive at the
Great Lakes Training Station July Is,
| and is due back here July IL.
Authority has been granted by the
Navy Department for the installation
of forced-draught burners andSboiler
Paritt. Bulmer, Mccormick. EdsaIi
and MacLeigb.
The department is in receipt of
gratifying report of the trip of the
tie to Alaska and return. Using Sonic
depth finders. the destroyers made d
survey of the new route for the
Alaskan cable. The distance covered
during the trip was $500 miles.
A preliminary examining board.
consisting of Commander F. S Van
Boskerck as president and Lieut..
Commander 6. c. Alexander, Lieut.
Commander r. C. weightman, Ensign
(E) p. r. Baily and Prof c. E. Dim
lex as additional members, convened
at headquarters. United States coast
guard this week for the purpose of
examining papers of candidates for
temporary commissioned and warrant
officers.
Capt. r. Q. Crisp has been desig-
| mated as the representative to parti-
Ctpatc in the meeting called by the
Navy Department for the planning of
a proposed research expedition in
pertaining to the uniforms OF COM
be undertaken will be discussed.
Should it appear as a result of the
conferences of the various govern
mental interests concerned that such
an expedition would be productive of
commensurate benefits. the Navy De-
partment will consider requesting
Congress for sufficient funds for the
purpose.
Approximately $50 persons attended
the annual meeting of the Surfman's
Mutual Benefit Association. which
was held recently al, Virginia Beach,
ed by Rear Admiral Billiard. Lieut..
Commander S. S. Yeandle, and Mr.. o.
NJ. Maxam, all of whom made ad-
dresses on the second day of the con-
vention. James A. Price. superintend-
ent of the 9TH coast guard district,
was elected president; D. NJ. Pugh
| retired, first vice president; Stark
| Harris, second vice president; and y.
W. Daily. secretary-treasurer, for the
ensuing year; The next annual meet
ing will be held June 19, 20 and q,
1879, at Atlantic City.
An amendment viii shortly be is
sued to the uniform regulations for
commissioned and war ."t officers per-
tai ming to the uniforms those grades
United States coast guard. holding orig
act approved April 81. 1924. These
officers will be required to provide
themselves only with service coat
and trousers. blue and white. cap,
he'll Nd cho
marks. overcoat. raincoat. leggings.
and the usual equipment of white
shirts, black tie, shoes, etc.
The. personnel of the section base at
Miami or vicinity. is now being as
sembled at Jacksonville, Fla. where
five OF the picket boats for duty with
this section are nearing completion.
These picket boats, together with the
the Vidette and her auxiliary motor
boat. will constitute the initial
equipment of this unit which will
operate as a part OF the gulf division.
The Medical Corps selection board.
of which Capt. c. Fl. T. Lowndes. Z.
:. N, is head. convened at the Navy
Department June "a. This board will
select four officers OF that corps for pro-
| motion to the rank Of captain and
rank of commander. AS the law pre-
scribes that it must be in session ten
days, it is expected that the board
will be ready to submit its report
shortly after July 5.
Reports received from the feet by
the Navy Department indicate that
the greatest improvement in radio
communica tions during the past year
has been in submarines. The gen.
eral installation of tube transmitters
in this class of vessel has greatly in
creased the range. with the conse-
quent Improvement of their commu-
nicatio 1t is believed that the
recommendations which will be made
at the end Of this year will in all
proba bility result in a further in
cations of vessels of the submarine
class.
Though not yet given out nor ap-
proved. it is generally known that
! an adverse report has been reAdered
by the Shoemaker board, which was
appointed to investigate the proposal
for removing the post graduate
school from the Naval Academy.
Even though the offer from the Uni
versity of. Chicago was attractive, II
was thought unwise to move the
school from the academy. 1t is esti-
mated that it would cost q million
dollars to move the school from the
Naval Academy to Chicago or any
other university. Even though the
board had reported favorably upon
the move, it is doubtful whether
there would be any Immediate steps
in this direction.
The bureau of navigation, Navy