The Washington times., 1925-03-06

treets northwest, according to
|, secretary.
will be nplayed. The Luke Field
group Win conduct the. vertical de-
tense Of the Hawaiian Islands.
This is considered a big problem.
inasmuch as the population Of
Honolulu is only 100000, while al
most half that many men are be-
ing brought by tue navy to cap
ture the island.
Five planes of the service re-
Gently made a flight to- the last
island Of the Hawaiian group to be
landed upon by the planes. Kah8o.
lave. the smallest Of the major
islands Of the group. has, up to
this time. been seen only from the
air by the fliers A fine landing
field of hard volcanic ash, 1000
feet long and $500 feet wide, was
found. Two hundred official photo
graphs were made Of the island.
A number of senior students Of
class A medical schools recently
were examined for appointment as
assistant surgeons, with the rank
Of lieutenant, Junior grade, in the
medical corps of the navy. OF the
total examined. fifty-eight Of them
were found physically, and profess
sionally qualified for appointment.
Upon graduation in June from the
schools they are now attending,
they will be, commissioned and as
signed to interneship duty for. a
year at naval hospitals at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia. Washing
ton, Norfolk, San Diego and idare
Island.
: The fleet submarine vi. which
was completed and commissioned at
the navy yard, Portsmouth, n. H,
started last month on a cruise that
took her to Boston, Hampton Roads,
Washington, Panama and st.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. She is due
to return to Portsmouth on May 80.
pleted for the "re-union-get-to-
gether-dinner" of West Pointers, to
be held at the City Club March 21,
to commemorate the 123rd anniver-
sary of the military academy.
Six civilian instructors at the
Naval academy, Annapolis, Mary
land, have. been notified by the
superintendent of the academy that
they, win be dropped from the fac
ulty next August. Thosed asked
to resign are: Otto w. Allen, assist
ant professor. in modern languages;
LYMAN Loss and Michele A. Vac
cariello, assistant professors. and
John A. Ray, instructor in this de-
partment; Marion A. Eason, asso-
ciate professor in mathematics and
Harold E. jerks. instructor in
mathematics. The professors are to
be released in accordance with n
retrenchnnent program instituted at
the academy since appointments OF
midshipmen by Senator'S and Con.
gressn1en have been reduced in
number:
Lieutenant Harry Adams, U.S.N.,
who has been placed on the retired
list after more than thirty years Of
service, is one Of the last of the
old-time. apprentices whose career
has ranged from the old sailing
ships and all through the develop
ment- Of the modern navy. Lieu
tenant Adams entered the navy as
an apprentice at 50 per month and
at the time of retirement was re-
ceiving $1,000 a year. illustrating
the opportunities in the naval serv-
ice. He held all ratings from third
class apprentice to chief petty Of
ficer, gunner. chief gunner, ensign,
lieutenant, Junior grade and lieuten-
anti, He had qualified as a deap
sea diver.
The first telephone fire control
used in the navy was invented by
Lieutenant Adams. 1t was adopted
and used on the u. s. 8. Illinois.
He was commended Dy the Navy
Department for personal valor IN
saving lives at sea.
Lieutenant Adams Is about to
publish a book, dealing with the
life in the navy. At retirement he
assumes the presidency of the
Highland Machine and Foundry
Company, a radio manufacturing
concern. He will make his home in
Washington. living at 1912 Spring
road northwest.
A new dress blue jumper has been
approved by the Secretary of the
Navy, as recommended by the
bureau OF Navigation, and steps are
now being taken to furnish the
navy WIFI LIlS jumper. ..
Captain Elroy s. J. Irvine, L. s. A.
OF the corps of engineers, has been
relieved Of duty with the NTH en-
EiEeers, organized reserves, and or
dered to duty with the 343d regi-
ment of engineers, organized re-
serves, with headquarters here in
Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel Royden f.
Beebe, U. S. A.. has been relieved
Of duty as member of the War
Department general staff, effective
Nay II. He will then report for
detail in the inspector generals de-
partment for temporary duty.
The American Society of Naval
Engineers will hold its annual ban
quet on Saturday evening, March
Il, at the New Willard Hotel.
President Coolidge has signed the
bill authorizing a reserve corps for
the navy and the marine corps. The
army has already such a reserve.
known as the organized reserves,
with the officers reserve corps q
part thereof.
The chief of infantry has an
nounced the team captain for the
1925 infantry rifle team, which will
compete in the national matches to
be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, this
year. Lieutenant Colonel Kirwin T.
Smith. u. s. A., now on duty with
the organized reserves at Syracuse,
n. Y. rs the officer who will direct
the infantry team.
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