The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-01

submission to the Bureau of the
Budget this month.
A luncheon was rendered last sat-
urday to Captain A. C. Harden, of
the finance department of the army,
and Mrs Harden, by the officers
and civilian personnel of the office
of the chief Of finance Of the army.
Captain Harden has been on duty IN
Washington for several years, and
has been ordered to Harvard School
OF Business Administration as a stu
dent.
Under the statute an army re-
serve officer when on active duty
tor less than one calendar month
ls entitled to pay and allowances
for the 31st day of the month, II
his service covers that date. When
called to further duty for a period
of thirty days. making continuous
service Of more than one calendar
month, the general accounting Of.
flee has made suspension OF the
allowance for the 31st day on the
ground that it did not come with
| In the provisions of the law even
when under one order his service
was less than the calendar month.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Schultz, y. 8. A., has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of colonel.
Lieutenant Colonel Alvan G. Gill
lem is the next officer to be pro-
noted to the grade of colonel.
Major William III. Cowles has re-
| eeived his promotion to the grade
Of lieutenant colonel in the regular
army, and Henry M. Nelly Is now
the senior major in the army.
Captain Ralph p. Cousins has
been elevated to a majority. There
Is still one more vacancy In the
grade Of major, to which Captain
| Charles II. Chaplin will no doubt
be promoted. After he has been
promoted. Captain William p. Cher.
rington will be the senior captain
In the army.
First Lieutenants John r. Bailey
made captains. There still remain
seven vacancies In the grade Of
captain to which the following
first lieutenants are entitled: JOS
eph E. Smith, Robert ]. Kennedy.
| Francis C. Beebee, Guy r. Hart
rick, Edward J. Riordan, Voler v.
Viles and Edwin v. Dustan. When
these officers have been promoted
the senior first lieutenant will be
Hubert A. Stocker.
The following second ieutenants
have been promoted to the grade
of first lieutenants: Charles Hmm
| Ter, John S. Seybold, Cornelius Gar
rison, William H Bartlett and
Donald b. Heron. There still re-
main eight vacancies in the grade
of first lieutenants. Edward c.
Gillette, jr., Russell o. Smith,
jr., Homer w. Kiefer, James M.
G. Howard are the officers en-
titled to the promotion, after which
, Ford Trimble will be the senior
second lieutenant in the army.
I. M. Bethel and F. J. Cum
, bingham, recent graduates of dis
tinguished military colleges. have
been appointed In the marine corps
as probationary second lieutenants.
They have been assigned to duty
with the marine barracks at
/ Quantico, Va, and Philadelphia, re.
spectively.
AS a result of the resignation
of Major Charles G.. Sinclair, Of
the marines; Captain Benjamin A.
| Moeller and First Lieutenant Ladse
/ r. Warmer and Second Lieutenant
Ivan w. Miller, have become due
| for promotion to the next higher
grade.
The War Department has grant
ed the request made by Major
General Harry C. Hale, u. s. A.,
commanding general OF the Sixth
! Corps Area, that he Re granted
permission to occupy vacant quar-
tiers at Key West Barracks. Fla,
for several months during the COM
ing winter. General Hale, who will
retire from active service July 10.
mas the approval OF the chief Of
cUast artillery and by the Quarter.
master general for his request.
! A large number OF officers and
enlisted men Of the army air serv.
ice have been ordered from Langley
Field to Mitchell Field, to assist in
the summer concentrated aircraft
work at the latter place. The ninety
men and planes of the twentieth
| commandment squadron were sent
north by air. rail and water. Sup
ply officers Of the navy, OF the
principal east coast navy Yards and
stations, will meet at the naval
supply depot, Brooklyn, NJ on
July 8. to consider questions IT
stock arrangement, inventory pro-
cedure, and such Kindred matters
as may come before them
/ Pay Clerk Don j. Merry. who
was appointed assistant paymaster
with the rank of ensign, served IN
the supply corps of the navy dur
ing the World War. Other appoint
| ments to the supply corps, made
from the Naval Academy class of
1924, were: Ensign Reed r. Roberts
and Midshipmen Robert l.. Grove,
Paul j. Kiel, Philip White, James
p. Dowden and Preston q. Locke.
Major Alfred E. Larbee, CSA, of
the r signal corps, en- route from
duty with the headquarters Of the
Ninth Corps Area, has reported at
the signal office in the War De.
partment here
Major Thomas G. Spencer, signal
corps, who has just completed the
course at Fort Leavenworth, has
been assigned to duty with the War
Department in the militia bureau.
Major General Charles T. Memo
her, U. s. A, commanding general
of the Ninth corps area, recently
received a telegram from the com
handing officer of the CMTC camp
at Fort d. A. Russell, Cheyenne.
Wyo., requesting authority to enroll
two extr& boys in the camp. The
camp quota was filled.
These two boys, Harold o. Ly.
man and Charles B. Jecker, walked
all the way from Philadelphia to
join a cavalry camp. Stating that