The Washington times., 1925-09-23

During the period of suspension.
applications for appointment Will
not be forwarded to the War De-
partment, except in those cases in
which the examination, with view
OF appointment in the signal corps
Preserve, has been held prior to the
receipt Of the instructions to hold
no more examinations. It Is un'
derstood, however, that this prohi'
bition will not apply to any officer
who held commission in the sig
nal corps during the war, and who
now desires to apply for reserve
commission.
The Adjutant Generals Depart.
ment reserve has been filled to
such an extent that all additional
examinations for appointment have
been prohibited, except for the
| postal assignments.
The Inspector Generals Depart
ment reserve has not been open to
new appointments for several
months. The new regulations pro-
vide that service in this branch of
the reserve will be by detail from
other branches of the service, and
will be confined to officers of line
and staff sections who are Of suit
able grade and have the necessary
service in the army.
| The Finance Department Reserve
has suspended further examinations
under the authority previously con-
| ferred upon the corps area COM
manders.
| The Military Intelligence Reserve
is not subject to the new orders.
This has no place under the or
ganization Of the regular army for
peace time. However, it is unoffi-
cially known that the limit has
been about reached and that very
few new applications will receive
favorable consideration.
The following changes in stations
and duties of officers of the naval
dental corps have been ordered by
the Navy Department.: Lieutenant
Commander Lucian G. Williams
from the bureau Of surgery and
medicine Of the Navy Department
to the U. s. s. Pittsburgh and
Lieutenants Adolphus r. Gleitsman
from the naval training station at
Great Lakes to the u. S. s. Mel
vile; David L. Cohen from the
u. S. S. Maryland to the San Diego
| naval training station; Patrick A.
McCole from the u. S. S. Arkansas
to the U. S. S. Whitney; Walter S.
Minowitz from the Mare Island
navy yard to the San Diego naval
training station; Paul w. Yeisley
from the New York navy yard 20
the Newport training station; Fred
erick w. Mitchell from the San
Diego training station to the u. S. S.
Maryland, and Hubert r. Delmore
| Hampton Roads naval training
station.
a course for line and staff Of
fiCers has started at the Chemical
Warfare Service School of the army,
at Edgewood Arsenal, Md, which
VIII last until November 81. The
class consists of Majors Cyrus B..
Wood, Ray L. Avery and Edward
Montgomery, Captain James H.
Bogart and Lieutenants Harry A.
Kuhn, Patrick F. Powers, Egbert
F. Bullene, Paul r. Smith, Herbert
J. Perry, Kenneth S. Stice, Perley
B. Sancomb, Hartford N. Lockwood,
Francis A. March, Joseph S. Robin
/, son, Harold S. Smith, Vincent J..
Conrad, Francis A. H. McKeon,
Walter E. Bilisoly, William w.
Scott and Arthur T. Small.
There has been incorporated in
Denver, Colo, the Reserve Off
GERS Insurance Association. The
company is for the purpose of
securing group insurance for its
members at low cost. Insurance
will be written for reserve officers,
officers Of the regular army, and
enlisted men Of the regular army
assigned to duty with reserve di-
visions. The limit for insurance is
SIS 900 for any individual.
The first meeting of the new
term for the Reserve Officers AS
ISOLATION of the District of Colum,
bia, will be held about the middle of
next month.
Owing to the fact that many re-
31Sth regiments of infantry, 314th
regiment Of engineers and the 305th
regiment of engineers, all of the
SOth Division, were unable to at
tend active training with their
regiments during the periods desig-
rated this summer, authority has
been received for them to receive
training at army posts in the 3rd
Corps Area. according to word re-
ceived from the headquarters of
the 80th Division.
Major Roy S. Geiger, marine
corps, now on duty at the Pensacola
naval air station, has been ordered
to duty at Port au Prince. Haiti,
as commanding officer Of the avia-
ton force of the LIST brigade of
marines stationed there.
Major John A. Dooley, marine re-
serve, who has been on active duty
in connection with the rifle matches
at Camp Perry, has been relieved
of further active duty.
First Lieutenant Henry S. Haus-
man and Second Lieutenant Will
liam N. McKelvy, jr., have become
due for promotion due to the death
Of Captain Frank Il. Becker and
First Lieutenant Frederick M. How
ard and Second Lieutenant Andre
V. Chermonnie have become due
for promotion due to the retire
ment of Captain Arthur J. Stout.
Colonel William /. Westervelt,
army ordnance department, re-
Gently delivered an address before
the officers Of the Army Industrial
College on the present tendency in
ornaments among the European
countries. Colonel WesterVelt has
been on duty in Paris as assistant
military attache and is now sta
toned in the office Of the Assist
ant Secretary Of War.
Upon the invitation Of horse show
authorities a team of four cavalry