The Washington times., 1925-01-21


Machinist Thomas T. Emerton have
been transferred to the retired list.
The revision of the courts-marttal
procedure of the navy, which has
been receiving the attention of the
Judge advocate general for some
time, has been held up because OF
lack of funds.
The application of Rear Admiral
Frank T. Arms, of the navy supply
corps, for retirement after thirty
years of service, have been ap-
proved to take eject May "a. 1925.
Commander. Stewart e. Barber, who
some time ago rendered his resigna-
ton, which was accepted on Janu-
airy 81, has withdrawn his resigna-
ton and it's acceptance has been
cancelled.
The following line officers of the
navy have been selected for post
graduate courses in engineering:
Lieutenants Harry L. Dodson
and Robert Anderson and Lieuten-
Elmon B. Guernsey, Bruce Settle,
willis N. Rogers, Thomas O..
Brandon, Benjamin P. Ward,
Francis A. Packer, Neil D. Brant-
ley, Frederick c. Sachse, Wesley
G. Bobitt, Norman o. Schwien,
Francis P. Old, Guy Chadwick,
William W., Fife, James B. Don
nelly and George S. Young, in
engineering, mechanical. Lieuten-
ants Emile Chourre, Charles g..
Halpine and Volney G. Finch and
Lieutenant u. g. Kenneth c..
Hawkins, in engineering, aero
nautical.
Engineering, electrical, Lieuten-
ant Clyde Lovelace, and Lieuten-
ants q. c. Charles B. Pratt,
Harold w. Eaton, William H.
Galbraith, Abel c. J. Sabalot, Ed
ward E. Roth. Virgil K. Bayless,
Warner w. Angerer, Harold b.
Herty and Ralph E. Butterfield.
Engineering, radio, Lieutenants
Merwin w. Arps and Howard w.
Kitchen and Lieutenants q. G.J
James NJ. Fernald, Stanley F..
Patten, Frank j. r. Eggefs, Philip
r. Kinney, Robert e. Melting,
Orville G. Cope, jr., Ralph O..
Myers and George H. DeBaun.
Engineering, Diesel engines, Lieu
tenants Eliot H. Bryant, William
H. Mays, Robert L. Boiler and
Watson o. Bailey and Lieutenants
u. G.( Harry A. Guthrie, William
son and Wilson u. Leggett.
Request for an additional aircraft
will be postponed by the Navy De-
partment. until it has had a chance
to experiment with the Saratoga and
Lexington.
Local News.
! Officers on duty in the office of
the quartermaster general of the
army rendered Major General Will
liam H. Hart, the quartermaster
general, a dinner dance last week at
the Officers Club, Washington
Barracks.
The personnel Of this office will
give a benefit dance at the Marine
Barracks, Eighth and G streets
southeast, on January 81. The pro-
ceeds will be distributed between
Mrs. Zetta Smith and Miss Lucy
Woodward, former employees Of the
quartermaster generals office in
Washington.
among the local reserve officers over
the officers saber that viii be
awarded by The Washington Times.
This saber is to be awarded to the
reserve officer Of Washington who
accomplishes the most in behalf of
the 1925 Citizens Military Training
Camp Of the Third Corps AlNa. The
judges will consist Of q board of Of
ficers to be selected by Colonel John
Scott, y. S. A, who is the executive
officer for the Washington Units of
Organized Reserves.
Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland, IN
command Of the headquarters Squad.
ron Of the army air service at Boz.
ing Field, needs ten men who are
willing to enlist In the air service
OF the army in return for an op
portunity to learn aeronautic work
I Major General Mason Patrick
chief of the army air service, and
Mrs. Patrick, were guests of honor
at a. dinner given last week by
Major General and Mrs. Edgar .Jad
win, Colonel and Mrs. H. c. Jewett
Major and Mrs. Lewis II. Watkins
Major and Mrs. Francis Wildly
Major and Mrs. J. c.. H. Lee, Major
and Mrs. Alfred Ganahl, Major and
| Mrs. j. H. Jouett, Captain and Mrs
Lenox Lohr and Captain and Mrs
/ w. D. Styer.
U. S. Army News.
The Quartermaster Corps Schoo
at Philadelphia will be established
as separate entity of the Quarter
master Corps effective July /, 1925
1t has always functioned under the
commanding officer of the Phila
! delphia Quartermaster intermediate
Depot.
/ The following graduation -exer.
cises will be held for the class of
officers attending the Army Indus.
trial War College in the Munitions
Building here in Washington. These
/ officers will receive diplomas for
completing the course satisfactorily:
Lieutenant Colonies William G. Ball
and Robert Davis; Majors Lucius Y.
! Hopwood, Clifford l.. Corbin, II. Fl.
arnold, James w. Lyon, r. r. Nix,
! Cherubusco Newton, William A,
Bordan, Edwin G. Kelton: Captains
i. j. Hanley, Wilbur S. Elliott and
/ Nennard Wilson. The exercises will
be held on February 2.
The officers who will attend the
new class are: Lieutenant Colonels
Clement G. Whitcomb, Richard r,
Ellis, Charles f. Reese and Walter
Z. Baker; Majors Larry B. McAfee
Alvin G. Gutensohn, Fred Seydel
Douglas G. Cordiner, Charles A,
Schimelfenig, Ira A. RAIDER, Douglas
B. Netherwood, Shepler w. Fitz
gerald, Rudolph w. Riefkohl, Rus
sell L. Maxwell, Harry f. Cameron
and James l.. Frink; Captains f. T.
MacMorland, Sylvester E. Mortimer
and William j. Henry; First Lieu
, tenants Hugh w. Rowan and Chas
w. SteinmetZ!.
Lieutenant Colonel James M
Little has been promoted to the