Evening star., 1925-01-18

cavalry, *. C.; Lieut.. Col. w. p.
Draper Cavalry. r. c.; Lieut.. Col
Willis V. Morris. editor of the Cavalry
Journal, was appointed by the exec
utive council to be secretary treas
urer.
NAVY.
The revised itinerary of Admiral
Robert E Coontz, commander-in-ch in chief
OF the United States fleet, issued this
week by the Navy Department, in
dicates that he will be busily engaged
In observing strategical and other
exercises of the fleet from February
8 to April 10.
He will leave the Puget Sound
Navy Yard on the Seattle February
for San Francisco, arriving there
February ~. He will remain there
until February IS, on which date he
will sail for San Pedro. where he is
due to arrive the next day. On Feb
ruary 20 the Seattle will sail for
San Diego, where she will remain
at anchor until February 2S Be
tween this date and March IA the
admiral will observe a strategic prob
lem. and from March II until April 8
he Will be in the San Diego-San Pedro
area. Returning to San Francisco on
Apri! the Seattle is scheduled to
sail for the Hawaiian Islands on April
Navy Department will announce later
the Seattle's itinerary after this date
AS a result OF the recent examina-
ton for promotion in the Marine
Corps a list of 28 officers, headed by
Col. William c. Harllee. have qualified
for promotion. There are still about
Is more cases to be considered by
the Marine Corps Central Examining
Board, upon which no action has been
taken.
An examination will be held, be-
ginning February Is. for the ap-
pointment of boatswains (T), gun
ners (ordnance) (T), and pay clerks
Cd, which will be confined to tenn
porary and regularly enlisted men
OF the Coast Guard serving on that
date. Applicants must be at least 81
years of age and must not have
reached their forty-second birthday
by the time of appointment. Blanks
have been distributed to all units and
applicants desiring to make applica-
tion should apply to commanding
officers for the proper blank, exc
cutting each part of same carefully
and forwarding to headquarters,
Washington, d. c., through official
channels Examinations will be un-
der the conditions outlined in the
pamphlet Information Relative to
appointment as Temporary Warrant
Officer in the Coast Guard" which |
was distributed to the service just |
PRIOR TO the examination held June 16 |
Rear Admiral John H. DAYTON.
u. >. N, who has been in command
of the special service squadron, has
been selected by the Navy Depart
ment to command the 18th naval |
district and the Mare Island NAVY
faru. with this vacancy filled, there |
now remains only that at Norfolk, |
which, in all probability, will remain |
vacant until the general relief of |
ofncers from the fleet takes place in |
June or July. The assignment of |
ADMIRAL Dayton to the Western sta
ton. relieves Rear Admiral ]. s Nc
hean, y. 5. N, who has been assigned |
to the command of the scouting fleet. |
East coast.
Orders have been issued bv the
Navy Department authorizing the
convening of a board of officers at |
tne department tomorrow for the
purpose of recommending one officer
OF the Construction Corps for pronle- |
tfon to the rank of rear admiral |
Ihis is to fill the vacancy created by |
the retirement OF Rear Admiral Rob- !
ert Stockery effective March /. upon |,
his own application after 40 years |
service. The following officers have
been appointed members of the board:
Rear Admirals Washington L. Capps. |
David W. Taylor, retired; Robert |
Stocker and Commodore Lloyd Bank |
son, retired. Lieut.. Comdr. Edward |
L.. Cochrane Is recorder of the board.
During the month OF January SEN
iQr students Of class A" medical |
schools who are candidates for an
poin tment to the Navy Medical Corps |
may present themselves any of the |
naval hospitals for a competitive su-
pervisory examination. Upon COM
pletion of the examination the first |
go candidates making the highest |
proficiency rating will be commits
stoned in the Navy Immediately upon |
their graduation from the schools |
which they are now attending A
waiting list will be prepared for the
successful candidates upon |
which they will be placed as alter
mates, and in case any of the first SO !
decline the appointment the new ap-
will be made to the al
ternates. Before the newly appoint
ed medical officers are given a regu-
lar service assignment they will be
required to spend a year of intern
duty at one of the naval hospitals.
Upon the departure of the battle
feet from the West coast for Homo
lulu in April IT is probable that all
of the aircraft squadrons, battle
fleet, except VII, will be carried |
with the feet The two observation
squadrons will be attached to the
battleships and the other squadrons
to the U. S. S. Langley and Aroostook.
The U. S. S. Rainbow, which re-
turned to the United States Decem-
Der 81 from Asiatic station with
divisions II and 1s, has
been ordered retained in commission |
by the Navy Department. All sub
marine personnel and submarine
tender equipment will be transferred
as soon as practicable from the Rain
bow to the U. S. S. Argonne, and on |
January 27 the Rainbow will sail
from Mare Island for Corinto, Mica
ragua. Upon arrival at Corinto the |
Rainbow will embark the Marine |
Corps detachment now stationed at
Managua and will transport them to
the East coast via the Panama Canal. |
Upon completion of this duty the
Rainbow will be placed out of COM
at one of the East coast
navy yards, instead of at the Mare
Island yard, as was originally con-
templated.
G. p. Auld, formerly a commander
in the Supply Corps of the Navy, will
address the Supply Corps School of
the Navy on Six Years of Post-w War
CLUB TO GIVE DANCE.