The Washington times., 1925-11-19


Aurenus T. Howard, Michael w.
Keith, John G. Kerr, John r. Nc
Carthy, Arthur H. Marsh, Timothy
A. Murphy, Colman e. O'Flahcrty,
Charles D. Priest, Wilbur s. Sewell.
Daniel Smart and III. j. wildly.
Ships of the navy, Of the scout
ing fleet, stationed in Guantanamo
Bay, have completed the prescribed
program Of target practices and
exercises, insofar as they pertain
to short.range battle practices and
torpedo practices, according to the
ships, eight light cruisers and
thirty-two destroyers engaged In
the exercises.
According to the Navy Depart
ment reports, the ships are report
ed as having done unusually well
in the practices. and the general
average was much better than that
Of last year.
The reserve officers Of the Three
Hundred and Thirteenth Field Ar
ti1lery, Eightieth Division. viii meet
Friday night, November 20, in re-
serve headquarters, Graham build
ing, 1902 e street northwest, to
continue their artillery studies.
The text for Friday evening viii be
General Principles, Service Of the
Piece and the Field Artillery
Driver" according to Captain
James B. Golden, executive officer
Of the regiment. Captain Charles
l.. Ladson, field artillery reserve,
viii be the instructor OF the eve
ming.
On June 80, due to shortage Of
funds, the army win close the
motor transport activities at Camp
Holabird, Nd; Camp Normoyle,
Tex, and the motor repair section
of the general intermediate depot
the War Department.
Captain John r. Hines, u. s. NJ,
who has been in charge OF the
naval districts division Of the office
of naval operations of the Navy
Department, has been selected as
the commandment of the Ninth naval
district and of the Great Lakes
naval training station. He sue
ceeded Captain Waldo Evans, who
is to be retired from service on No
vember rs.
First Lieutenants Clyde L. Hys.
song and Raymond j. Williamson,
both Of the infantry, have been pro-
NOTED to the grade of captain, leav-
Ing First Lieutenant We're Painter.
Of the quartermaster corps, as the
| senior officer In grade. Second
Lieutenants Paul C. Kelly, infantry;
James M. Rudolph, cavalry, and
william e. Crist, infantry, have
been promoted to the grade OF
first lieutenants, leaving Second
Lieutenant William r. Brewster as
the senior second lieutenant Of the
regular army. There remain 1877
vacancies in this grade.
Orders OF the War Department
for reserve officers place the follow
ing on active duty: Lieutenant
Colonel Edward @. Bliss, of the spe-
cialist reserve, to duty on Novem-
Der %, with the Army War College
for a course in military supply to
be concluded on December ~; Major
Lewis Goodrich, OF the field artil.
lery reserve, to duty on January I,
Tor duty IN the Office or the CHIEF
Of staff until January Is; Lieu.
tenant John r. Cheseldine, Of the
finance reserve to duty with the
office Of the chief of finance until
November 80.
The annual meeting and dinner Of
the Order of Indian Wars oe the
United States will be held tomorrow
evening at the Army and Navy
Club in this city. Brigadier General
8. w. Fountain, u. s. A., retired,
commander of the order, will pre-.
sidA General George H. Harries,
Colonel Chauncey B. Baker and Doc
tor Dorsey M. Mcpherson will be
the principal speakers for the eve.
ming.
During the evening water CJIor
portrait OF Sitting Bull, painted by
Alexander Graham and presented to
the order by his father, Colonel w.
A Graham, will be formally ac.
cepted on behalf Of the Order Of
Indian Wars by General Fountain.
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