Evening star., 1926-11-07
Army and NavyNews

| proposal is enacted into law, it will
result in the immediate promotion of
seven chaplains Of the Regular Army,
who are as follows: f. P. Easterbrook
Fort Monroe, Va, from lieutenant
| colonel to colonel; and the following
| four captains. who would be promoted
to the grade Of ma jor: A. ]. Brasted.
Fort Sam Houston, Tex; w. A. Aiken,
Madison Barracks. New York; E. w.
| Wood, Ford Logan, Colo, and w. r.
Arnold. Fort Leavenworth, Kans. As
the result of this proposal, the follow.
| ing two chaplains would be promoted
/ from the grade of first lieutenant to
| captain: j. r. Carroll, Camp Gaillard.
| Panama Canal Zone, and e. E. M. Sa-
| vageau, Fort Sheridan. Ill.
Another desirable provision con-
| tained in this proposed measure, 1t Is
| pointed out in the War Department.
| is that 1t permits Of the appointment
of chaplains Of the Officers Reserve
Corps and the National Guard to the
grade of colonel. AS is the case with
chaplains of the Regular establish
ment. under the present limitations
chaplains of the two junior compo-
nents of the Army of the United
States cannot be promoted beyond the
, grade of lieutenant colonel.
Orders have been issued to Col.
Richard K. Cravens. A. G. D., who
has been at Walter Reed General
Hospital. to report to Col. Henry c..
Whitehead, Q. NJ. c., president Of an
Army retiring board meeting in this
city, for examination. Maj. Irving J.
Phillipson, A. G. D., on duty in the
office of the adjutant general of the
Army, is detailed as a member of the
board of officers that has been ap-
pointed for the purpose of preparing
plans for carrying out the War De
partment policies governing the loca-
ton and development of camp sites
for the use of the various training
components. Maj. Clifford L. Corbin,
@. M. c., is relieved from assignment
in the office of the quartermaster
general, War Department. to take ef-
feet at such time as will enable him
tn proceed to New York City at the
proper time and sail. on or about De-
Cember %, 1926, for the Philippine
Islands, where he has been assigned
to duty.
Surgeon General Ireland has desig.
mated February IA to 10, 1927, as the
date of the next examination for pro-
motion to master sergeant, technical
sergeant and staff sergeant, Medical
Department, and master sergeant Of
the Veterinary Service. Instructions
issued last week directed that requests
for admittance to the classes to be
examined should be forwarded from
corps area headquarters or from in
dependent stations not later than jan
uary 1. 1927. In the Philippines de.
partment, Panama Canal department
and Hawaiian department the depart
ment surgeon, and for the United
States Army forces in China the
chief surgeon, will take final action
for the surgeon general. The present
eligible lists will govern in making
promotions until date Of coming ex-
aminations.
Maj. Julia G. Stimson. superintend-
ent of the Army Nurse Corps, left
last week to inspect nursing condi-
tions at Army hospitals located in the
Middle West and West. She has al.
ready inspected the station hospital
at Camp Lewis, Washington; Letter
man General Hospital, at San Fran
cisco, Calf.
Navy.
Issue has been taken by some mem
bers of the Navy staff corps with the
Interpretation made by the Navy De-
partment of section Is Of the staff
equalization of promotion law, this
group of officers basing their conten-
ton, first. on an alleged ambiguity of
that section, and, second, on an incor
rect assumption as to the intent Of
the law. This section prescribes the