Evening star., 1925-07-05


points of view in both the War and
Navy Departments. and all officers of
both services are eVincing great In
terest in the subject.
NAVY.
Selection has been made by Rear
Admiral w. ID. MacDougall. u. S. N,
who has recently been ordered to COM
mand Battleship Division a. Of the
personnel composing his staM. The
staff members are: Lieut.. r. S. Ber
key, aide and flag lieutenant; Lieut..
II. d. Charge, aide and flag secretary;
Mai. w. c. Powers, L. S. NJ. c., as
division Marine officer. and Lieut.. c.
w Brewington as division radio Off
Ger.
In addition to the changes in high
naval commands. announced recently
in this column. the following reliefs
have been effected. Prior to the de-
parture of the L. S. S. Colorado for
Hawaiian waters. Capt r. r. Kelknap
was relieved by Capt. Franklin d.
Karns at San Francisco. Capt. +. H.
Clark, who has been in command of
the L. S. S. Maryland, has been re-
lieved by Capt T. T. Craven. Capt.
Clark has been assigned to duty with
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy III
y
Crosley, who has been in command of
the L. S. S. Idaho, has been relieved
by Capt Arthur st. Claire smith
Cant. Smith has been temporarily in
command of the L. s. S. Seattle since
the departure of the fleet from San
Francisco and was only recently re-
lieved by Capt c. S. Kempff. Capt.
Croslev will return to the United
States. Capt. W. Ritt Scott, who has
been in command of the l. S. 5. Okla
homa. has been relieved by Capt. VIII
lis Mcdowell. Capt. Scott has been
assigned to the Bureau OF Navigation,
Navy Department.
AS result of the examination held
on May 4, 1925, for the promotion
of chief boatswain's mate CD to the
grade of boatswain d), United states
Coast Guard. recommendations are
being made for the appointment of 20
of the successful candidates in the
order of their standing as indicated
below. all subject to passing the re-
uuired physical examination. Ihe
first three named were candidates VINO
passed the latest district super
intendent's examination and who
stood highest on the eligible list. They
are: L. B. Doughty, c. j. Sullivan,
A. E. Kristofferson, w. NJ. Wolff,
II. D. y
Walker. J. j. Daily, r. Robinson, F. l..
Wells. B. w. King, D. A. Furst,
Charles Turner, A. A. Rohdin, A. r.
Tabbutt II. Waters. j. S. Fletcher,
J. F. Janssens, H. L. Carter, b. f.
Oracle.
The following is the order or prece-
dence of the temporary commissioned
officers appointed from the eXamina-
ton held April 6; Ensigns CT) H. t,
Cover and G.. a. Littlefeld; Ensign
CE) CTO F. Tomkiel; Ensigns CD K. A.
Coler. G.. n. Bernier, L. Roberts, II. J.
Betzmer, G. c. Whittlesey, b. r.
Moodey, r. l.. Horne, D. L. Brooks,
w, X. Chandler; Ensign E) CTD w. S.
Anderson: Ensigns CT j. A. Fletcher,
c. c. Plummer, P. z. Purdy, L. L.
Parker, r. P. Hodsdon Ensigns QI)
CT) L. A. Straits, w. c. Dryden, NJ. B.
Singer, P L. Shaw and w. G..
Gronbeck.
OF interest to members of the
Marine Corps will be the 1925 annual
meeting of the Marine Corps League,
which will be held at Philadelphia,
November 10 and II, during which an
impressive ceremony will be carried
out on the site of the old Tun Tavern,
the birthplace of the Marine Corps.
1t was on this historic site that Capt.
Robert Mullin, proprietor of the
tavern. organized the first company
of marines, after the Continental
Congress passed a resolution on
November 10, 1775. which authorized
the organization of the sea soldiers.
Some time during the convention, the
site is to be appropriately marked.
Mai. Gen. John A Lejeune, com
mandant of the Marine Corps, and his
aide, Capt Charles T. Brooks, U. S.
NJ. c., will be on leave during the
month of July. Virginia will be the
domicile where the general will spend
his leave, while Capt. Brooks will
make a trip to the Pacific coast.
Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, will be
acting commandant of the Marine
Corps during the absence of Gen.
Lejeune from Washington. Capt.
John II. Craige, U. S. M. c., the
other aide to Gen. Lejuene, who has
been assigned to duty in Haiti, will
take his leave prior to his departure
for Haitian shores.
Upon the relief of Rear Admiral
William V. Pratt as commander of
BattleShip Division 4, Battle Fleet,
it is expected that he will succeed
Rear Admiral Clarence S. Williams, as
president of the Naval War College,
Newport, r. I. The following list of
officers have been ordered to take the
course at the Naval War College
next year:
Captains 7. ]. Sem, o. G.. Murfin,
c. T. Owens, j. Halligan, w. B. Wells,
u. E. Briggs, r. d. White, J. w.
Greenslade, Wilbert Smith, H. E.
Cook.
Comdrs. r. A. Abernathy, D.
T. Ghent, c. S. Keller, J. d. Wilson,
H. E. Kimmel, c. c. Soule, William
II. ToaZ, Abram Claude, V. X Conan,
G.. A. Beall, G. A. Alexander, D. w.
Fuller, f. B. Armstrong, F. L. Reich
muth, NJ. f. Draemel A. B. Reed,
w. E. Hall. B. H. Bruce, G. R. Clark,
g. H. Laird, Guy E. Davis. and N.
l.. Nichols.
Lieut.. Comdrs. j. F. Shaffroth,
E. A. Mcintyre, j. M. Doyle, D. H.
Stuart, E. j. Blankenship, j. H.
Holt, Z. j. Loury, l.. B. Green,
Conrad Ridgely, W. L. Baughman,
o. NJ Read, p. NJ. Bates, E. w.
Broadbent, H. Harlow, P. A. Stevens,
G.. Hutchins.
Lieuts. S. Umsted and F. S. Low.
Comdr. B. NJ. Dobson, (SC); Lieut..
Comdr. William Chambers, (MC); and
Comdrs. G. K. Calhoun, (Math); A. H.
Van Keuren (CC1. and w M Smith