Evening star., 1925-09-13
that Capt. Day will attend the next
company officers class at Quantico.


ARMY.
Decision has been made by the au-
thorities of the United States Military
Academy to hold a newspaper day
at West Point on september %, day
which it is hoped can be made an an
nual affair. Invitations have been
extended to about 100 papers from
New York. Pennsylvania. Connecticut,
New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts
and Washington, d. G. The primary
purpose of this day is to give to news
paper men a closeup view of West
Point cadet life in all it's phases.
The War Department has announced
the names of the 40 successful candi-
dates who, as a result of the eXami-
nation held June Is to 20, 1925, have
been selected for appointment as sec
ond lieutenants in the Regular Army.
Army Regulations 605-5 governed the
holding of these examinations which
dealt with the appointment of com
mlssioned officers in the regular estab-
lishment with the exception of the
medical department and the Chaplain
Corps.
The assignment of the successful ap-
pointees has already been made to
the various branches as follows In
tillery, s: Coast Artillery. g. Cavalry.
4, and Corps of Engineers, L. These
candidates will fill the vacancies ac-
cruing as of June 80, 1925, IA of which
were enlisted men in the Regular
Army, while % were reserve officers
and honor college graduates. Among
the list of the successful candidates
Ippears tn name of George Randall
Helmick, who has been assigned to
hn A,.fi II41, til
l. the son of Maj. Gen. Eli A. Hell
mick. the judge advocate general of
the Army.
The next course of instruction for
Regular Army Chaplains. a nine week
course, Will be given at the Chaplains'
School. Fort Leavenworth, KanS. be
ginning January 4. and concluding
March -. Authorities of the school
have also made arrangements to hold
special course of instruction for re
serve chaplains beginning February s.
terminating March -.
During the absence of Col John T.
.iXton. chief of chaplains, who is now
resting al Hot Springs, Ark. the Office
OF the chief of CHI; plains is in charge
of Lieut.. Col. Julian T.. Yates, who is
executive officer of this office. Col.
AXton is expected back in the War
Department the latter part of October.
As d result of thorough tests show
ing the airworthiness and adaptability
of the PT-1 airplane for training pur-
poses, and its many good qualities
commencing it to pilot and student
alike, il is the intention of the Army
Air Service to use this plane in train
ing future pilots.
The wings and ailerons are of wood
construction, but the fuselage. EN-.
pennage and landing gear, as well as
the engine mount. are built of steel
tubing. with steel swage rods to
strengthen the rear fuselage struc-
ture. The front and rear sections of
the fuselage are held together by II
bolts, in addition to tie rods. The
gasoline tanks and the altimeter are
located in the center section.
AT the opening exercises of the
1925-l926 term of the Quartermaster
Corps School at Philadelphia next
Tuesday it is expected that both Maj
Gen. ". H. Hart, quartermaster gen
eral of the Army, and Mayor w.
treeland Kendrick of Philadelphia
will be present.
Following are the students who will
attend this years course of instruc
ton: Majs. Odiorne Fl. Sampson, John
#. Harris, Henry ID. Munnikhuysen
and Guy l. Rowe.
Capts. r. G. l.. Graham, James j.
Firestone, John c. Whitaker, John A
Porter. John y. Gage. William F..
Campbell. Matthew II. Jones, Elmer
G.. Thomas, Harry A. Vacquerie,
Hans Ottzenn, Louis B. Gerow, Will
liam III. Sadler, David r. Wolverton,
Shirley w. McIlwain, John r. Holt.
Joe S. Underwood, n. G.. Sandelin,
Francis NJ Neville, Edward Eccles,
Harold a. Barnes, Hubert A. Stecker
and Robert S. Beard.
First Lieuts. Charles W. DietZ.
Malcolm ID. Grimes, Leander Larson,
Nathan w. Thomas, Martin o. Cahill
George NJ. Crimes. Edward j. Morris