The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-15

Karl Hansen, quartermaster corps,
Philadelphia; William H. Fox, quar-
termaster remount service, Wash
ington, d. c.; Lloyd G. Balm, medi.
cal department, Camp Vail, N. j.,
and Daniel w. Fielder, the DEML,
service detachment, District Of
Washington.
1t is expected that General w. A.
Raupp, former adjutant general of
the Missouri National Guard, will
succeed Major General George Rick.
ards as the chief of the militia blu.
reau here in Washington. General
Raupp. has been associated with the
national guard movement for the
past thirty years.
Colonel John Scott is the execu-
| tive officer of all units in Wash
ington of the Organized Reserves.
There are more than 1920 reserve
officers assigned to the local office.
Since about December, 1922, Col
onel Scott, with the aid of one en-
one officer and two clerks, has
practically organized rs per cent Of
these organizations. More than 20
per cent Of the officers are
organized and functioning in their
proper peacetime status.
The army-naVy basketball game
will be played at the United States
Naval Academy Saturday, Febru-
airy %, at $3.50 p. m. Members Of
the navy athletic association de-
string tickets for this game will
make request in writing to the
secretary before February Is.
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas C.
McDougal, Majors James j. Meade
and Alexander j. Vandergrift and
Captain William II. Rupertus, of
the marine corps, have been auth
orized to accept from the Republic
OF Haiti the medal of distinguished
service" which has been rendered
to each Of the officers mentioned.
Major Joseph o. Mauborgne, sig
nal corps Of the army. in charge Of
the radio development laboratory of
his corps at the Bureau of Stand
ards, has been directed to spend part
of his time on duty at the naval ex-
perifnental and research laboratory
at Bellevue, d. c., with a view of
maintaining liaison and to establish
coordination in the developments Of
radio for aircraft communication.
y Former Commander c. p. Aud, of
the navy, will address the supply
corps school OF the navy at the Navy
Department on February Z. His
subject will be six Years of Post
War Europe.
An examination will be held this
week for appointment as lieutenant
in the medical corps Of the army.
Any graduate Of a medical school
with, the proper experience and train
Wing who passes the satisfactory ex-
E.amination, may be nominated for ap-
5pOi1tnient as first lieutenant.
zfSecond Lieutenant Otto Leasing
has resigned from the marine corps.
The resignation of Second Lieuten-
/ ant, Harold s. Lewis, of the same
corps, has been accepted for the
good OF the service. Captain Hor-
ace w. Mitchell has been found in
capacitated for active service by a
retiring board and will be retired.
Captain Charles T. Brooks, aide to
Major General John A. LeJeune,
commandant of the marine corps,
has been assigned additional duty
as one of the marine aides at the
White House and reported for duty
to Lieutenant Colonel Sheriff. last
week. Captain Brooks recently re-
ported for duty in Washington as
ade to the commandant of the ma
rine corps, prior to which he was
attached to the marine artillery and
commanded an anti-aircraft battery
OF the marine force at Quantico
He became a second lieutenant in
the corps shortly after the outbreak
Ct the world war.
1t Is expected that the court
martial trial of Major Furman r.
McCammon, coast artillery of the
army, will start on Tuesday. Jan.
uary 10. The trial will be held at
the Munitions Building.
Colonel EasbySmith, the attorney
for Major McCammon, is out Of tho
city. 1t is expected that the pro-
ceedings will be started, regardless
Of the absence of Colonel Easby-
Smith. The officer is to be tried for
alleged irregula rites in the handling
Of public funds while on duty as
military attache in a South Amer
lea capital. These charges were
filed more than a year ago. The
delay in the trial has been caused
by the inquiry necessary abroad ard
the personal observation of the
officer in this city to ascertain
his mental condition as an aid ~
determining personal responsibility
for his acts. It is rumored that the
family of Major McCammon will
offer to make good the amount Of
the loss. said TO be $27 900, and will
offer the plea of insanity on the
part OF the ma jor
Members of the court are: Colonel
l.. c. Scherer, Lieutenant ColoneIs
robert Sterrett, II. G.. Jewett J. II.
Stansfield who is the law men1be'
Major A. G. Gutensohn and Captain
w. j. Bacon. ~.
Information has reached Washing.
ton from the Panama Canal Zone Of
the trial in that department Of
Major William w. Griffin, quartz.
master corps of the army, on duty
at Fort Davis. The charges, it is
understood. allege embezzelement.
and the fact that the record in the
case has been sent to Washington
indicates that the accused officer
was convicted and that the sentence
may be dismissal from the service.
10 inJ~ Griffin Is, %t,o ,,,o.,