The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-03

during the maneuvers. This makes
IL possible for the umpires to get
q more comprehensive idea Of the
progress Of the battles" than could
| be secured in any other manner.
Attends Industrial School.
Captain J. j. Cheatham, U. 8. N,
relieved Rear Admiral r. +. Arms,
u. s. N, as officer in charge of
tho naval supply station, Hampton
/ Roads. Va. on Wednesday. Since
i his arrival In January from Brazil.
where he had been q member Of
the naval mission to that country,
/ Captain Cheatham has been attend
ing course in the Army Industrial
College.
The coast guard enjoys an en-
viable reputation for efficient main
4 tenance Of this international service
and for the important contributions
given to the scientific world on
north Atlantic, and this season 3
ties and with q large program
ahead of 1t for scientific work, gives
promise Of adding great credit to
the coast guard service.
/ It is believed that Major General
Douglas Macarthur, u. s.. A., who
has just arrived in this country
from foreign duty in the Philip.
/ pines, will be assigned to temporary
duty with the War Department,
and will later command the Third
Corps Area.
It is announced that the bureau
OF engineering OF the Navy Depart
/ ment, has purchased two complete
i transmission equipments, each con-
sisting of two units. One transmit
ting unit will be on the Saratoga,
another on the Lexington and a
third on the Dallas. The fourth
unit will be studied at the Wash
ington Navy Yard.
Navy TO Spend 100000.
One hundred thousand dollars IL
to be spent by the Navy on cable
and appurtenances Of patent fire
control telephone ingtallments to
be allocated to certain battleships
In connection with the replacement
OF the Utah type fire control tele-
phone with q modern system. The
| modernization Of some Of the battle
ships will require certain changes
| in the plotting room arrangement.
/ plotting room On the second plat
form is being considered.
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Mat
,thews, Of the marines. who has been
on duty with the headquarters Of
the marine, corps, il to be assigned
to duty as quartermaster Of the
marines at the American legation
at Picking, China, where he will re-
lieve Lieutenant Colonel Norman g.
/ Burton. Colonel Burton to be as
signed to duty at the depot of sup
plies. Philadelphia, relieving Colonel
william B. Lemly.
Colonel Louis M. Gulick. Of the
! marines. who Is a student at the
Army War College. is to command
the famous Fifth Regiment of ma
rines at Quantico. Virginia. He will
relieve Colonel John F. McGill, who
10 to be a student at the next class
at the Naval War College.
Major Bennett Puryear, Jr., Of the
marines, will be relieved Of duty in
the headquarters of the marine
corps, and detailed as senior staff
officer OF the Gendarmerie d'Haite,
at Port au Prince.
Craige To Go To Haiti.
| Captain John H Craige, marine
corps, aide to the commandant of
! the marine corps, is also shortly to
be relieved Of his duties and assign
ed to duty with the Gendarmerie
d'Haiti.
Major General Eli A. Helmick,
/ the inspector general Of the army,
10 to speak before the meeting of
uuartermasters on Tuesday evening.
at the Graham building, 1402 e
street. General Helmick has select.
ed as his subject: Leadership" All
officers of the army Of the United
States have been invited to attend
this meeting and hear General Hell
mick.
Medical officers OF the army (reg.
ulars, national guard, and reserves)
hold monthly meetings. on the third
| Monday Of each month, at Walter
Reed Hospital. starting at o'clock.
The meetings are held from October
to June. Brtgadier General Walter
McCaw. assistant surgeon general
Of the army. has invited all local
reserve medical officers to attend
the next meeting.
Lieutenant Ira P. Griffin. U. 8.
NJ, tomorrow will be relieved from
the Boston navy yard, and will be
ordered to duty at the naval air
craft factory in Philadelphia. He
! WILL relieve Lieutenant EQWAEO H.
Graffin, u. 8. NJ, will be ordered to
duty at marine barracks, Quantico,
! Va, as the public works officer.
Lieutenant Charles r. Johnson.
U. S. NJ, now on duty at Quantico
will be ordered to Philadelphia for
duty.
Lieutenants Joseph A. Wise and
Carl w. Porter, u. S. NJ, newly
commissioned officers Of the navy,
have been assigned to duty in the
bureau of yards and docks of the
Navy Department. These officers
are Of the civil engineer corps OF
the navy.
Lieutenant Commander Thomas
L. Sampsell. U. S. NJ, now on duty
with the Washington navy yard, is
to be transferred to the fifteenth
naval district for duty. This officer
is Of the naval dental corps.
NORTHMINSTER MEMS
CLUB TO MEET MONDAY
YaOnard w. DeGast and E. B.