The Washington times., 1925-04-29

eglmonG as executive OI1IC6E.
jr., has been assigned to headquar-
tiers Of the First Field Artillery Bri-
gade, Fort Hoyle, Maryland.
Lieutenant Colonel George Ijams
o. r. c., one of the officials Of the
United States Veterans Bureau, has
been attached to the Sixty-second
cavalry division, for instruction and
training.
Ten local reserve officers are
to be examined shortly by the local
reserve headquarters for promotion
in the reserve corps. Lieutenant
Colonel John Scott, who will do
the examining. expects to have the
plans ready EHe latter part Of this
week or early next week.
In anticipation of attending the
approaching summer training camp
instruction, which will be held at
Fort Smelling and at Carlisle Bar
racks, a number Of reserve officers
Of the veterinary corps already
have filed their applications at the
veterinary service headquarters OF
the office of the surgeon general of
the army. According to the pro-
posed schedule Of branch instruc-
ton Of the veterinary reserve Of
ficers who attend these camps,
which is based upon the assumption
that there will be available daily
two-hour period for twelve days, or
q total of twenty-four hours for
this purpose, the object of this
training is to acquaint the student
officers with the organization and
functions Of the veterinary service
and the methods employed in the
fulfillment of its mission.
Between now and June 80, ap-
proximately twenty-five reserve Of
Ulcers Of the finance department of
the army will undergo a two weeks
course Of instruction at the camps
and stations nearest their homes.
The directors of the West Point
Horse Show Association announce
that the seventh annual West
Point Horse Show will be held on
June and 8, 1925.
Lieutenant Colonel John ]. Full
mer has been selected as the next
executive officer of the Army War
College, replacing Lieutenant Col
onel Henry Gibbons. Colonel Full
mer is now a student at the coll
lege. The change will become eff
fective July l..
A carriage is being designed TO
mount the following 81 nm. full
automatic guns now under develop
ment, so that they can be tested
as anti-aircraft weapons: 900
Browning gun, 1000 Watervliet
gun, 5000 Jervey gun and 1000
Browning gun.
The mount will provide S5 degrees
elevation and $50 degrees traverse
and have smooth-operating elevatillg
and traversing mechanisms.
Major General Eli Helmick, the
general of the army, now
engaged in inspecting the regular
army activities, will before return
ing to Washington, inspect not only
the regular organizations through
out the United States but, in ac-
cordance with his prepared timer
airy, he also will inspect every regi-
ment and organization in the regu-
lar service in Panama, Hawaii,
China and the Philippines.
Colonel Lincoln F. Kilbourne,
with the Twentythird infantry,
Fort Sam Houston. Tex, has been
relieved Of this duty, and assigned
to the inspector generals depart
ment, effective September ii, 1925,
vice Colonel Truman o. Murphy,
whose detail in this department,
will expire on June 1.
Five-inch anti-aircraft guns are
to be installed on the u. S. s.
Maryland. It is expected that the
installation will be made during the
overhauling period Of the ship this
summer. The effective range of
this gun, Is said to be 5000 yards.
This type of gun will replace the
three-inch anti-aircraft guns on the
fleet.
Upon being relieved as chief of
the bureau of supplies and accounts
Of the Navy Department. Rear Ad-
miral David Potter will leave for
Europe, where he will spend his
four months of leave. Admiral
Potter has not indicated what sta
ton would suit him after he re-
turns from leave.
The annual meeting of the Army
Mutual Air Association was held
at the Army and Navy Club here
April 81. The recently proposed
amendments which were suggested
so as to simplify administrative
methods were adopted. The re-
serve fund of the association show
ed a gain OF $154,000 since March
/, 1924. The net membership gain
for the year was 6O4.
An unusually profitable year Of
the Army War College closes June
%. The speakers have not yet
been announced
There will be number of
changes in the office of the chief
of infantry in the next few months.
Colonel John H. Hughes, the execu-
tive officer, has been assigned to
the First division for duty. Lieu
tenant Colonel A. F. Dannemiller
and Major Vernon Evans, Of the
personnel section, and Major J. c.
Drain, Of the second section also
will be ordered to other stations.
Colonel Dannemiller has been Sc
lected as professor of military sci
ence and tactics at Georgetown Uni.
versity in Washington. Majors A.
NJ. Wilson and P. D. Parkinson
have been ordered to duty in the
office of the chief of infantry.
Captain William r. Sayles, who
has but recently been relieved of
command of the II. s. S. Seattle,
has been designated for duty in
the third naval district as intelIi-
gence officer. He will relieve Cap.
tain Clarence l.. Arnold who goes