The Washington times., 1925-01-23


chief of cavalry, was elected presi
: dent Of the association. Members
OF the executive committee are
Colonels w. j. Glasgow, H. H
Reeves, F. LIE J. Parker and T. A
Roberts; Lieutenant Colonies w
n. ConneH and S. r. Gleaves, John
Phillip Hill, Maryland Congress
men. and w. P. Draper, reserve
corps officers; and Colonel A. G.
Callahan, Pennsylvania national
guard. Lieutenant Colonel Willis
". Morris, editor of the Cavalry
, Journal, was elected secretary-treas
urer of the association.
With the rein cement of Major
General David C.. Shanks, Brigadler
General Dennis Nolan will be pro
NOTED to the grade of major gen
eral. General Nolan is the deputy
chief of staff of the army.
U. s. Coast Guard.
The Tampa will be detached from
the Eastern division about March
1, to be available for inauguratins
the international ice observation
and ice patrol service. She and the
Modoc will base temporarily on
Halifax, Nova Scotia, for fuel, sup.
plies and mail. She will be fitted
out with a new radio set and senic
depth finder. The Modoc will be
detached from the Norfolk division
about February %, and will go to
the navy yard at Boston for install
1ationy OF new radio apparatus and
salinity tester.
After April 1, 1925, the employ
ment of temporary Surfmen and
substitutes at coast guard stations
will be discontinued. The compile
ment of each active station is to
be increased by one surfman to act
as cook. Certain stations in each
district will be designated as train
ing stations, for which increased
personnel is to be authorized.
The date of the next examination
for the appointment of cadets and
cadet engineers has been set fol
March 16. The physical examina,
ton viii be held the first day and
the educational examination will
begin the second day. Age limits
for appointment OF cadets of the
line are eighteen to twenty-four
years. and for appointments OF
cadet engineers eighteen to. twenty.
three years. The examination is
strictly competitive. Cadets and
Oo0Gt NASauCO4S dES lTdAtlSU clIlO
educated at the Coast Guard
academy at New London, Conn.
They receive the same pay and
allowances as midshipmen in the
navy. $3.50 per year and one ration
daily. Application blanks may be
secured from the commandment,
Washington, d. c.
The 1925 Tide Rips, edited by the
recent graduating class of the
academy, will be released on or
about February /. This represents
the first class book to be published
since 1908.
Lieutenant William A. O'MalIey,
q retired coast guard officer, died
January II at Philadelphia. He
entered the service on September 4,
1901 as q third lieutenant, now
known as ensign. Burial was in
Arlington National Cemetery.
District of Washington.
Officers of the Twelfth United
States Infantry, on duty at Fort
Washington, Md, will dance tomor-
row night at the Officers Club on
the infantry post Of the reservation.
Many will go down the river to
the dance from Washington.
Ten men enlisted in the army dur
ing the past week, according to the
officer in charge of recruiting for
the District, Colonel Earl w. Tan
ner. OF this number three enlisted
for Hawaii and one for Panama.
The rest were for the district of
Washington and the Third Corps
Area.
Richard Van Duyne enlisted in
the field artillery, Griffin Nelson in
the infantry and Nicholas n. Spanos
in the engineer for duty in Hawaii,
and Leon Knibbs in the infantry
Tor duty in Panama. Edward B.
Finch is serving with the tanks at
Camp Meade, Richard L. Davis
with the air service at Boiling Field,
Philip l.. Miller in the engineers
and Dale A. PARROT in the quarter
master corps, both at Fort Humph-
reys. Charles J. Werner is with
the field artillery at Fort Myer,
while Edward Moore decided to en-
list with the medicaI department for
duty in the Third corps Area.
Reserve officers of the Ordnance
department will meet next Monday
night and the officers Of the FL
nance Department on Tuesday night
80 OLddldin 14UE II
street, northwest.
Fort Myer. Va.
The Bowman challenge CUP,
which becomes the property of the
three-times winner Of the officers
Gharger Class at the National
Horse Show at New York, was
ewarded this year to the Third
cavalry Fort Myer, after having
Deen won twice by Major G. S. Pat
ton OF this regiment, on Alfalfa
mande, and the last time by Cap.
tain V. l.. Padgett, same regiment.
on Tango Dance.
Colonel Lewis Brown is given
much credit for the success of the
Cavalry team of Fort Myer in the
fall polo tournament.
Priyates Thomas Collins and Far,
NJ. Brohl, of Battery E, and C1ar
ence e. Geiger, OF Battery r
313th Field Artillery, have beer