Evening star., 1925-02-22
Army and Navy News
By NJ. H. Mcintyre.

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Frankford Arsenal has been au-
| thortzed to manufacture 1000 caliber
so tracer cartridges. using the latest
| tracer mixture. for test at Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Md
A perusal of the service records of
the non commissioned officers of the
first three grades of the Ordnance
Department discloses the fact that
during 1925 s master sergeants,
Is technical sergeants and 1 staff
sergeant will automatically be placed
on the retired list of the Army upon
their completing 80 years of service.
OF the commissioned off,
GERS of the first grade, Sergt William
S. Smigosky, who was due to retire
some time ago, it is expected will be
placed on the inactive list in April.
Following are the names, together
with the month, of those men of the
first three grades, Ordnance Depart
ment, who Will be eligible to retire
this year:
Master Sergts. Patrick Feerick,
April; Christopher Cudmore, April
Richard c. Remling, May; Edward
c. Starr. June; Victor G. Beck,
August; George A. Westover, August;
Warren c. Beasley, September.
Technical Sergts. William Ross,
January; George w. Coombs, May;
Louis f. Vaughn, October; Jack
OMal1ey. January; George C. Smith,
March; Albert Reid, June; Benjamin
Bleier, August; Harry Wilson. De-
cember; Eldon Case, March; George
p. Collins, June; Harry Berry, No
vember; William b. Parker, March
Leo G. Thomas, June; Harry b. Carr,
September: William f. Knack, May;
Fleming Flaley, August; James A.
Stephenson, October; Phillip Heisler,
September.
Staff sergt. George j. Angler,
December.
Although an active membership cam
paign has not as yet been inaugurated,
the number of voluntary applications
coming in indicates that the new Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club,
which is to be located on the old
Columbus Country Club property in
Virginia, few miles from the High
way Bridge, is meeting with great ia
vor among the officers of the services in
Washington, Capts. r, H. Jaschke
and j. E. Brewster, both Marine Corps
officers, have been elected to the board
of governors to take the places of Col.
r. NJ. Cults and Maj. c. G.. Sinclair,
who Will be unable to serve.
Capt. Francis Boyle, Officers Reserve
Corps, has been engaged as financial
secretary and will devote his entire at
tention to the business activities of the
organization, the Office of which has
been established in the Transportation
Building. Gen. C. G. Treat heads the
committee on constitution and bylaws
and Comdr. c. B. Mayo the one on
membership.
The club shall be composed of life,
resident, absent, nonresident and hon.
orary members. The life membership
is limited to 1000, and the nonresident
membership shall be unlimited.
Arrangements are being made by the
graduates of the United States Military
Academy residing in the vicinity of
Washington and those who have at one
time or another been sufficiently long
within its walls to become imbued with
its spirit, to hold the annual anniyer-
sary dinner on March 81 to commence
rate the 123d anniversary of the es-
tablishment of West Point
1t is estimated that there are ap-
proximately 500 West Pointers within
reasonable distance of Washington.
The place for holding the dinner will
be announced in the near future. For
further information concerning the
affair, address Maj. Charles G. Nett
ler, o. D., Office of the chief of ord
nance, Washington, D. C.
As the time approaches for Col. Rob-
ert H. Allen, Infantry, who has been
appointed the next chief of Infantry, to
assume control of this War Depart
ment branch in March, considerable
speculation is going on in Army cir
cles. especially among Infantry officers,
as to whom the new chief of Infantry
will select for his executive officer.
This post has been most ably ad-
ministered by Col. John H. Hughes, In
fantry, for a considerable length OF time,
but within the next few months Col.
Hughes, due to the operation of the
Manchu law, will be compelled to go
on troop duty. The colonel has been
one of the most popular executive of
f1cers which this office has ever had,
and regret is being expressed not
only by officers of his own arm, but
those of the other branches, over his
approaching departure for troop duty.
Nothing definite Is known as to whom
Col. Allen has in mind for this i'm
portant post, but it is reported that
the next incumbent will be an officer
fresh from troop duty.
Announcement has been made by
the War Department that during
January a total number of 5,340 en-
listments and enlistments were
obtained. According to branches,
they are as follows: Infantry, 1913;
Cavalry, 305; Field Artillery, 932;
Coast Artillery, 475; Air Service, $50;
Corps OF Engineers, .135: Signal Corps,
70; Quartermaster Corps, 2S7; Finance
Department, 10; Medical Department
(medical and dentaD 2S0: Medical
Department veterinary Corps), SO;
Ordnance Department, III; Chemical
Warfare Service, %, and detached
enlisted mems list, $50.
The distinction of securing the
greatest number of contracts goes to
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