The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-25

| has been named Briggs Field, in
memory of First Lieutenant James
B. Briggs, u. y. A., who was killed
in an airplane accident on October
81, 1918, at Belrain, France.
Rear Admiral John H. Dayton,
U. s. NJ, now returning on board
the U. s. 8. Utah from duty with
the American mission in Peru, is
about to be relieved from duty in
command of the special service
squadron and directed to report On
April l for duty as commandant of
1.-The 18th Naval District, Of the
naval operating base at San Fran
cisco and of the Marine Island
Navy Yard, taking over the duties
/ relinquished sometime ago by Rear
| Admiral j. c.. Mexican, who has
/ been assigned to command The
scouting fleet.
Commander Abram Claude, U. s.
| N, who is commanding destroyer
!: division No. "a, is to be assigned
to the next class at the Naval War
! College,.
Commander Leigh Moves. now
gunner officer Of the U. 8. s. Colo.
! RADIO, Is to be assigned to duty as
i executive officer of that ship. He
will relieve Commander Walter B.
| Woodson who will be assigned 70
! other sea duty.
Goes to Naval Academy.
Commander Charles e. Smith is
to be relieved from the comma I'd
of the U. s. s. Kanawha and as
signed to duty at the Naval Acad-
envy in charge of buildings ana
grounds. He is to relieve Com
| mander Isaac c. Kidd
Lieutenant H. S. Kendall, u. S. N.
who has been connected with the
Bureau Of Aeronautics, office of
the chief. Navy Department, has
been assigned to command the
naval aviation reserve unit at New
York.
Plans are under way for the
| establishment in southern Mary
land of an aviation-country club, it
was learned this week.
Approximately 118 candidates
have been found qualified for ap-
pointment as flying cadets with a
view to their assignment to the
class, instruction Of which will be-
gin on March 10 at the air service
primary flying field, Brooks Field.
1t is expected that approximately
$50 Will qualify for this class, the
instruction being for six months.
Upon the successful completion of
this primary training the cadets are
sent to Kelly Field for advanced
training.
U. s. Coast Guard.
Lieutenant Commander J. r. Far.
ley. of the coast guard, has report
; ed to headquarters, where he as
sumed the duties of ordnance Off
Ger. relieving Lieutenant Command.
er F. A. Zeusler.
Commander J. H. Hotel, Lieu.
tenant Commander G. C.. Alexander
and Ensign A. G. Richmond, con-
stitute the examining board which
Is In session at the headquarters
or the coast guard, examining for
appointment as temporary warrant
officers, the candidates that were
| examined on February 16.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate which provides that any
commissioned officer Of the coast
guard, retired prior to January IL.
1928, who, at the time Of retirement
held the rank of commander and
had forty years service, shall, from
! the date Of approval of the bill, be
placed on the retired list with the
rank Of commodore and the pay of
a commodore in the navy on the
retired list.
The Senate has also passed a bill
which provides that the retirement
pay of the officers and warrant
officers of the coast guard who
were retired on or before June 80,
1922, shall not be less than that
provided for the officers and war.
rant officers Of equal rank and
length of service retired since that
date.