Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Army and Navy News

equalities of the initial arrangement
would merely transfer disturbance and
dissatisfaction from one group to
another.
The first championship tennis tour
nament of the Army Tennis Associa-
ton will held here from June to II.
Though this date is tentative only, it
is believed that 1t will finally be APP
proved by the authorities. 1t is con-
templated that elimination tourna-
ments will be held in each corps area
general and special service school and
every effort will be made to encour-
age officers to participate in local.
corps area, service school and district
elimination tournaments. All officers
of the Regular Army, National Guard
and Officers Reserve Corps are eligi-
BILE for membership in the association.
The commanding general of each
corps area and of the district of
Washington will select from the mem
bers of the Army Tennis Associatio
within the limits of his command
including all exempted stations except
general and special service schools
two entrants to represent his corps
area or district in this tournament.
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they will be. sent without expense by
the Government on detached service
status to participate in the champion
ship tournament. Entrants represent
ing general and special service schools
Will also participate in the tourna-
ment. Immediately following the com
pletion of the championship of the
Army Tennis Association the try-outs
for the Army team to contest for the
Leach trophy will be held.
1t has been intimated to the War
Department that it is desired to have
one of the cadetships from the United
States at large reserved for civilian
residents Of the Panama Canal Zone.
In the event that this cannot be ac-
complished under existing law, it has
been suggested that legislation be in
itiated authorizing a cadetship for the
Canal Zone.
If the efforts now being made to
secure congressional approval of leg
islation recommended by the Secretary
of War to place chaplains on an equal
ity as to rank, pay and promotion
with other officers of professional and
technical services are successful, it
will result in the promotion of ten
chaplains of the Regular Army during
1926. This provides that the chief of
chaplainS be given the IA nix, pay and
allowances of a brigadier general and
that chaplainS be promoted from the
grade of first lieutenant to captain at
the end of wears service, to ma ior
after II years service, to lieutenant
colonel after 20 years service, as is
now the case, and to colonel after 26
years service. At the present time,
with the one exception of the chief
of Chaplains, no chaplain can attain
rank higher than that of lieutenant
colonel
A comparison with the status of
chaplains in the Navy indicates that
much more favorable conditions as to
promotion obtain in that service than
in the Army. In the Army there is |
colonel, who is chief of chaplains 4
lieutenant colonies, 6 ma jors. 1903 cap
tains and first lieutenants. In the
Navy there are Is chaplains holding
the rank of captain. which CORE
spends to the grade of colonel in the
Army; u commanders lieutenant col
onel in the Army, 10 lieutenant com
manders tmajors in the Army. II
lieutenants, senior grade captains in
the Army, and II lieutenants. Junior
proposal conforms to the President s
financial program, and for the 1927
fiscal year it would require an expen-
diture of only 1864.
In the event of the approval of this
proposal, the 10 chaplains who would
be promoted are: The Chief of Chap