The Washington times., 1925-12-18

in the military police reserve v
Recently when the Reserve OF
ficers' Association of the District OF
Columbia held its smoker at the
City Club. Major Grant was one OF
those present. In the course OF the
evening he said that he was Toe
per cent for the reserve and its
ideals and objects. Too modest to
tell Of his own work in behalf or
the reserve, Capt Henry Jett, re-
serve, q member of Grants squad,
said that Mai. Grant had urged
every eligible member Of the Wash.
iiigton detective bureau to enroll IN
the reserve corps, and he never lost
the opportunity to sell the reserve
idea to the peopIe.
Al q result Of the death Of Capt.
Ortou r. jackson OF the navy, the
following officers of the navy be.
came due for promotion to the next
higher grades: Lieuts-Com. John r.
Beardall Lieut.. Donald NJ. Dalton
and Lieut.. fjunior grade) Thomas n.
Binford.
The current edition Of the In.
fantry Journal Is q book that should
be in the hands Of every regular,
national guard and reserve army
officar. as well as all others inter-
ested In the development of the ma
fionai defense. Some who have read
the book most carefully say that
: it is one OF the best. IL not the best
edition that the Journal has ever
published. The entire edition Is de-
voted to national defense and pre-
paredness.
with the reappointmen Of the
popular inspector general OF the
army Maj Gen. Eli A. Helmick, to
serve another term, Il also became
known that Gen. Helmick win be-.
come eligible for retirement on ac'
count Of age on September 81. 1921,
when he win be 81 years old. For
hts World War service he WAS
nTTarsdsd the Distinguished Service
Medal and has proved 20 be one OF
the most popular general officers in
fns regular army.
As q result OF the death OF Capt.
Harry II. Shepherd, marine corps,
First Lieuts. Albert B. Sage and
James az. Smith have become due
for promotion to the grade OF cap
tain.
Lieut.. Col. Wade Mills. Of the
Judge advocate general reserve CORPS
OF the army, has been, appointed
civilian aide to the Secretary OF
War for the State Of Michigan.
According to word received In
WASHINGTON from the her dQuarters
of the Third Corps Area, Major w.
ID. Cline, judge advocate. regular
army, has been assigned to duty
with the corps area Judge advocate.
Rear Admiral Luther f.. Gregory,
u s. NJ, has been elected president
the So1ourners Club and the follow
ing have been elected vice presi-
dents Major Generals a. W. Ire
land. John A. Lejuene. Rear Adj
1niral 7. ]. COwie; Majors Laurence
KoIb. AIgert II. Dondero. Lieut.
Comdr. Carey ". Hodgeson; Capts.
a. Wickson, Carl Halla and y.
r. A. de Otte; Col. Julian p. Yates
was named as chaplain Of the
chapter.
Two officers OF the medical adj
r,ainistrative corps OF the army have
been appointed to the grade OF
first lieutenants in this branch OF
the medical department. They are
Wade II. Johnson and Douglas Hall.
It Is announced that the two leu
tenants will BE- sent to Fort Ben
ming. for duty
Cant. EdA ard A. Duff. u. s. n.
chaplain, win be detached from duty
On The q. S. s. New York on Jan
nary /, and ordered 70 duty with
marine barracks, Earris Island.
S. c., according to orders Just
issued by the Navy Department.