Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

tkClpaL0 III THIS service Championship
IN answer to which the central com
mittee Of the Army Colt Association
has replied In the negative. due to thu
Army Coy Association, at the fint
OF its organization, contemplated thai
this championship should be an anna
teur Gffair. The Army Golf Associa
ton, since its organization. has be
come afiiliated with the United States
Golf Association. The latter orKani
cation recognizes both amateur and
professional contests, but 1t In the be
lief Of the committee that it Is not
best to- mix amateurs and profes.
stonals as participants in the service
golf championship.
Final decision mas not been reached
II In understood, as TO the personnel
which will compose the stan OF Fear
Admiral Louis r. de Hteiguer when
ne - shifted from the command OF
battleship division to command the
hattleship divisions, with the exception
OF Comdr. Henry X Hewitt, who, Ii
has been announced, win be his gun.
merry ofiicer. And as far as that IL con.
cerned, final selections have not been
made as to the composition Of the staff
OF Rear Admiral Jehu v. Chase, who
will succeed Admiral de Steiguer. in
command Of battleship division 4. Few
changes. it il understood, will be made
among the medical, supply and marine
ofilcers Of these STATS
When Admiral Charles r. Hughes
shifts his nag from the California to
the Seattle and assumes command OF
the United States feet he will be &C.
companied by Rear Admiral Richard
II. Leigh and Capt. George #. Neal
as chief Of stan and assistant chief oil
star, respectively. Conndr. Albert r.
Church will 60 with Admiral Hughes
TO- the higher command as aid and
feet material ofiicer, Comdr. Felix x.
Gygax will go as aid and flag secre.
tal'y, Conldr. william T. Smith will sc
as aid and fleet training ofiicer, Comdr,
fleet aviation officer, Lieut.. Comdr.
Hugh p. lie Clair as aid and feet radio
officer and Lieut. Condf. Howard F..
Kingman as aid and nag lieutenant.
A ruling just made By the Con.
roller General will not permit warrant
officers OF the Marine Corps who have
had service as field clerk, Quarter.
masters Department, to- count that
service for longevity pay purposes
as warrent officers in the Marine
Corps. The question submitted TO the
controller by the paymaster Of the
Marine Corps was whether Marine
Corps warrant officers could count
a., 1926, which authorized the ap.
pointment of Army field clerks and
field cleaks. Quartermaster Corps
now in active service. as warrant OF.
ficers, and which authorized the
counting Of prior service as Army
field clerks, Quartermaster Corps, and
all classified field service rendered az
headquarters clerks of the Quarter
masters Corps in computing their
longevity pay.
The contention was made that the
longevity pay of warrant officers OF
the Marine Corps IL assimilated with
that OF the Army warrant ofhcer, It
therefore being reasoned that the oct
Of April %, 1925, should entitle the
counting or service As field clerks in
the Quartermaster Department OF the
Marine Corps Tor longevity pay
purposes. It was held by the Con-
troller General that the act was ex.
pressiy limited to Army field
clerks and that It does not extend to
warrant ofiicers. generally in the
Army, and that 1t does not apply
to warrant officers in the Marine
Corps. In his ruling the Con-
tfollee General pointed out that there
IL no longer any assimilation OF the
pay of Marine Corps warrant officers
with the pay Of those warrant officers
of the Navy, but that the pay OF war
rant officers of the Marine Corps and
that for warrant officers of the Army
10 prescribed in the same manner by
section 3 Of the act of June 10. 1922.
An Increase In the number OF an.
pointments to the Naval Academy win
probably be made, Ii was pointed out
the past week in naval circles, as the
indications are that the present au.
thorization Of nidshiprnen appoint,
nlents to the Academy viii not absorb
the normal rate Of attrition in the lire
OF the Navy. According. TO estimates
prepared in the Navy Department
there will be, after the graduation 81
the 1927 Naval Academy class, a
gradual annual decrease In the mum
Der Of line officers. II win not Be pos
slble, under th0 present allowance OF
three midshipmen for every Senator
and Representative to attain the gu
thOrized strength Of the line, 4e9
Under the threeappointment allow
ance there will sbe q continuation oil
the annual decrease In the Navy lin(
until q strength level Of 4, SEQ onlcers /.
reached, when the graduation Of mid
shipmen will maintain only that mum
ber,N as compared with 6,123 oflicer,
on June 4 last. Should four appoint
ments be authorized. it 10 pointed out
in the department, the annual Navat
Academy graduations would maintain
strength of about $500 officers.
4 80 - - nascnr. can~s-+;n~ -
Capt. George III. Rock, HoratiO g
Gilanor, William r.. Robert, Henry
williams, Lewis b. Mcbride and
George G. Westervelt, all Of the Con
str-uction Corps. will convene about
July 20 for the purpose Of recommend
ing officers of that corps for promo
ton to the rank OF captain, The
board will conduct its work a. a result
OF the recommendation OF the recent
line selection board. The line board
recommended for promotion to captaii
Of the running mates of Comdrs
Herbert s. Howard. Robert b. I'LL
lard. waldo p. Druley and Edward G
Hammer. jr.. who become eligible tc
Construction Corps.
The following commanders, whose
running mates have already been pro.
NOTED to captains, viii also b
eligible for consideration by tho
board, which win bring the total Of
10 who are eligible for consideration
John w. Woodruff, Holden c. Rich.
ardson, Alexander HI. Van Keuren
Thomas q. Roberts. Charlea wv. Fish,
or, ir.; Edwin g. Kintner and Roy w,
Ryden.
II II not required Of the stan selec.
ton board to recommend the full
numbers Furnished ~ the Secretary
Of the Navy. In the event that & less
number Is recommended. the law pre-.
scribes that the difference may be
added to the number TO be furnished
to the next succeeding board. The
full intent OF this provision. Is not
quite clear To Medical and supply