Evening star., 1925-11-22

they are qualified I'm every other re-
spect. The instructions also prescribe
that the consent OF wife or waiver OF
marriage by the jor general com
mandant is not required for enlist
ment in classes 4 or or assignment
to class 3 of the reserve.
Twenty nine line officers of the
United States Navy composed the
Navy line officers class. instruction
| in which began at the Chemical War
fare School, EdSewoQd Arsenal. Md,
on November l6. and which will con
clude on December "A. This Is the
fourth such class for naval officers
since the establishment OF the school.
The schedule of instruction is similar
TO that of the line and staff course,
with special adaptations to the needs
OF naval officers in chemical warfare.
UP to the present time a total Of
loo naval officers and % Marine Corps
officers have graduated from the
chemical warfare school. Three lieu
tenant commanders, four lieutenants,
seven lieutenants 0unior grade) and
hfteen ensigns compose the class
which started its instruction this
week.
They are: Lieut. Comdrs. Norman
r. Wander Veer. Max b. De Mott and
James G.. Ware; Lieuts. Glenn s.
Holman. Leon w. Mills. Richard o.
Williams and John r. Dix; Lieuts
Gunior grade) James s. Freeman
John +. French, Blair NJ. Fuller, John
p. Womble, Ralph w. F'loody. Julius
l.. Thompson and Donald s. Evans:
Ensigns George NJ. Brydon. Gilbert
+. Crowther. Albert f. farrell. Will
liam +. Hank, Harry H. Keith. Har-
old O. Larson. Charles l.. Lee,
Charles J. Nager. Adoiph H. Oswald,
Edward w. Rawlins. Reuben r.
Thornton. William r. Brice. Wells l..
Field, John c. Waldron and Harry
Purris =
The next class at the Naval Medical
School, Washington, ID. O.. which will
be assembled January A. will be com.
posed of nine lieutenants and one
lieutenant Gunior grade). The fol
lowing medical officers. with their
present duty assignments indicated,
will be ordered TO Washington to un.
dergo this course of instruction:
Lieuts. r. II. Holcomb. L. s. S. Orion;
{. ID. Allen. naval hospital. Norfolk.
Va; D. 4. York, marine recruiting
station. Houston. Tex; w. o. Man
nine, marine recruiting station Bos-
ton, Mass; William II. II. Turville,
recruiting station. navy yard. Bos-
Ton. Z. W. BrunSOn. lSt Brigade Ma
rines, Haiti: f. L. sullivan. naval hos.
pital New York: f. F. Mullaly. L. S.
s. Milwaukee; W. f.. Golden. recruit
ing station. San Francisco and Lieut.
Junior grade) {. NJ. Dumbauld, naval
hospital. Great Lakes, I'll.
Rear Admiral NJ NJ. TAYLOR. di-
rector OF fleet training. Navy Depart
ment. announced this week the stand.
ing of the highest vessels of the
transport class, L. s. Navy, i'm engi-
neerinG performances for the month
of September. 1925. The standing, in
the order of their appearance. is as
follows: Abarenda. kittery. Gold Star.
Patoka. Ramapo. Vega Bridge, Chau-
mont. Sapelo and Kanawha
Due TO the approaching age retire
ment of Rear Admiral John G. Taw-
resey. Construction Corps, on duty in
the inspection division Bureau of
Communications. on January. %. the
Navy Department has ordered that
board be convened on December ! for
the purpose of recommending an Off
Ger of the Construction Corps to be
promoted to rear admiral to fill this
prospective vacancy. The board
which has been ordered TO be con.
vened will consist of all Construction
Corps officers. The board will con-
sist of the following: Rear Admirals
Washington l.. Capps. David w. Tay-
lor tretiredD. Robert Stocker. John C.
Tawresey and Commodore LLOYD
Bankson Tetiredl. Lieut. 7. F.
O'Brien will act as recorder