The Washington times., 1925-06-03

Lieutenant Colonel George X.
Spalding, corps of engineers of the
regular army, who has just been
relieved from duty as engineer
officer in charge of Muscle Shoals.
Ala, is one of the outstanding
figures in the American army.
e'The army is a cradle for
heroes
Word has been received from
Alaska that Bill shannon. the sec.
ond relay musher in the Nenana
to Nome anti-toxin race, iS none
other than William J.. Shannon,
former sergeant in the quarter.
master corps of the army.
Salute To s'Ma' Ferguson.
The first time that an American
woman has been saluted with the
cannon, it Is believed. was when
Governor Mary Ferguson, Of Texas /,
boarded the Comanche, the coast
guard ship, on an official call, ana
was given the prescribed salute Of
seventeen guns upon departure.
The coast guard destroyed Cum
rnings. CG-3. has been placed in
commission, with Lieutenant Com
mAnder r. w. Dempwolf COM
n1anding. The CG-3 is the first
unit of division to be placed in
commission.
Other officers OF the ship are:
Lieutenants L. Spencer, r. c. Helm
or and N. @. Ricketts, and Ensigns
J. A. Hirshfield and p. o. Ritter,
ana Pay Clerk T. j. DAILY and
Machinist j. W.. Hollester.
Lieutenants William T. Williams,
Of the naval supply corps, and
John Bryce, will be transferred to
the retired list of the navy, on
September is and 16, respectively,
after thirty years of service.
: Following warrant officers OF
the navy have become due for pro-
motion to chief warrant grades:
Boatswains Robert C. West and
Farrell ". C. Overall to be chief
0OsIsId1d; Machinist John 4. Lowe to be
chief machinist.
Carpenter william H. Berry to
b chief carpenter.
Paw Clerks James A. Harris and
Crawford T. FOLSOM. to be CHIEF
pay clerks.
Marksmanship Scores.
A new standard for qualification
for compensation In Workmanship
has been prescribed by the War
Department. The new regulation
increases the scores required Tor
qualification as expert fiflemen
and sharpshooter with the rifle and
eliminates the automatic rifle quail
fication for pay. The scores for
course A, rifle marksmanship, are
changed as follows: Expert, 306;
sharpshooter, 290; marksman, 240.
The scores formerly required were.
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Inarksman, $50.
The score for marksman has been
lowered ten points. The marks
n1An viii not draw the extra 81
neY month which he was able to
draw under the old regulations.
All quartermasters will observe
the 150th anniversary Of the found
ing Of that important corps Of the
army on June Is. In every center
where there are quartermasters. re-
serve, regulars or national guard.
some sort Of observation will be
made.
the garden party to be given by
Army RELIEF Society on Saturday
afternoon on the grounds Of the
Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge has con.
sented to be a patroness for the
garden party. Other patroness are
Mesdames Charles G. Dawes, John
w. Weeks. Dwight r. Davis, Fred
erick Dent Grant, Tasker H. Bliss,
Walter L. Finley, John L. Hines,
Dennis z. Nolan, Frank Mcintyre,
John w. coe, Merritte W.. Ireland,
Clarence C. Williams, William J.
Snow, Mason Patrick, Eli A. Hell.
DAAn z
Ely, Charles Mex. Saltzman, Har.
ry Taylor. Malin Craig. John A.
Hull, Amos A. Fries, Kenzie W.
Walker, Robert Allen. Fox Conner.
Hugh A. Drum, Albert C. Dalton,
John w. Joyes and Samuel A.
Rockenbach.
Captain William H. Allen, U. S.
N, who has been on duty at the
Naval War College. has been or
dered to duty as captain Of the
navy yard at Charleston, South
Carolina, and to additional duty
as commander Of the receiving ship
there.
Mrs. Walter H. Gordon, widow
Of General Gordon, left Washing.
ton on June 1, for Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa, where she has taken
q cottage for the summer. Her
daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Allen, jr.,
wife of Captain Frank A. Allen.
jr.. aide to General Nolan, the
deputy chief of staff Of the army,
viii be with her.
Major General Coe Back.
Major General r. W. Coe, the
chief Of coast artillery, has return.
ed to his desk In the War. Depart.
ment, after an absence of about
four months sick leave.
The commanding general Of the
summer training camps announces
to all reserve officers called to
active duty for assignment at
Camp Meade, as instructors with
the citizens military training
camps, that they are expected to