The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-11

has been examined and founu quail
flied for appointment to the corps
OF naval chaplains The new chap
lain is a student at Pittsburgh The
/ illogical Seminary and he will be
commissioned upon graduation from
there in May. A board to examine
candidates for appointment to the
corps OF chapla4ns will convene
early in April. -.
1t became known during the past
week that Captain F. B. Bassett,
jr., will no doubt be continued as
the photographer OF the navy uil'
til June, when captain will be
designated for that command, upon
relief from sea duty. Captain Bas.
sett was retired from active duty.
Captain George G. Day, now in
sions in the Pacific, Is 10 be reliev.
| ed OF such duty in the fall.
Officers Are Elected.
Mrs. j. b. Burbank has been
elected president OF the local Artil-
cry Branch OF the Army Relief So
ciety. Other officials elected were:
Mesdames f. L. Perry, first vice
president; C. p, Townsley, second
vice president and Alfred Maybach,
$3.50 Fulton street, treasurer. Mrs.
F. W.. Coe. 2230 California. street.
was elected secretary.
Not later than the completion OF
the airplane carriers, Lexington and
Saratoga, win q flag officer be as.
signed to command the air force
with the battle fleet. The COM
mander OF the air force of the fleet
win be assigned to the battle fleet
in the Pacific, but at joint maneu-
vers he viii be in command of the
entire air force of the United States
fleet. This policy has been decided
upon and ID in line with the policy
OF maintaining q flag officer as
commander of the destroyer force
and other auxiliaries OF the fleet.
Major r. A. Stockton, u. 8. A.,
on duty in the training section Of
the office Of the Chief OF Coast
Artillery, was highly pleased with
the excellent condition in which he
found the coast artillery ROTC
units and. coast defenses on his
recent inspection trip OF these units.
Major Stockton returned to Wash
ington last week from his trip.
Captain Golden Succeeds.
Lieutenant Colonel John Scott,
who has been acting executive Off
Ger for the 155th field artillery
brigade headquarters, 305th ammu-
milton train and the 313th field artil-
lery, has been relieved Of such duties
and Captain James B. Golden,
u. s. A., assigned as the executive
officer thereof.
In addition, Captain Golden will be
the executive officer OF the following
unit, 496th field artillery regiment
Colonel Scott is still the executive
officer Of the units of the organized
reserves in Washington. This trans
fer of duty merely relieving him of
some of the numerous details of the
local office.
Much good work has been accom-
pIished by Captain Harold Barnes.
u. S. A., in rearranging the limited
quarters available for the activities
OF the local units of the reserve
corps. Captain Barnes 10 on part
time detail to the local reserve head
quarters and the Adjutant Generals
office
Captain Frank Lockhead, U. S. A.,
has been ordered to duty with the
office OF the chief OF the militia bu-
reau. Captain Lockhead was for.
merly on duty here in the office
Of the chief of infantry. A Wash
ingtonian, Captain Lockhead com.
manded Company A, Third District
Of Columbia Infantry, on the Next
lean border in 1916.
Today and tomorrow graduation
exercises for the present class OF
regular and reserve chaplains OF the
army will be held at the Chaplins
School at Fort Leavenworth.
Battle Fleet Changes.
A number Of changes in the of.
ficer personnel of the battle fleet
has been made. Commander 1. c.
Dortch, u. 8. N, ordered to the
u. S. s. Mississippi, as the executive
officer relieving Commander James
Commander william Baggaley,
u. s. NJ, is to report on March Is
to the U. s.. s. Nevada, as the relief
of Commander f. s. Root y. s. n.
Commander Charles. H. Shaw,
u. s. NJ, will relieve Commander {.
S. Kerrick, u. S. N, on the y. 5.
S. Pennsylvania as the executive
officer.
Commander w. T. Smith, U. s.
N, who is on duty in Washington
at the navy yard, will report on
March Ia, as aide and fleet gunnery
officer on the staff of Admiral s. >:
Robson, commander-in-chtef or
the battle fleet. Commander Smith
is to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Commander F. M.
Perkins, who died in an airplane
crash in December.
1t lie reported that Lieutenant
Albert p. Burleigh. u. s: N, at
tached to the U. S. S. So, COM
mitted suicide on board the u s. x.
Argonne at the navy yard, Mare
Island, last week Lieutenant Bur"
leigh arrived at that station about
January /, from duty with the