Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

Barnes. Il. E.
R Rodgers, 4 e cOMDR. RODGERS.
+. art. Cleveland McCauley. s. S. Payne
and F. p. Conger, Lieuts. r. s.
Bulger. H. NJ. Mullinix. D. P. Moon,
@. F. Hussey, jr.; 0. B. Harrison, G,
E. Braine, jr.; E. G. Her2inger. H. r.
Burks, r. E. Dawson, r. S. Berkey,
T. ]. Keliher, jr., and Hugo Schmidt
sLieuts. (junlor grade) James Kirk
patrick, jr.; X. c. Caldwell, A. j. Gray.
jr.; j. A. mckinley, G. B. Parks, S. H,
Ingersoll, G.. F. Galpin. Atherton Ma
condray, jr.; Max Welborn, G. H.
Bohm. F. J. McKenna and c. r.
Pratt.
Special legislation has resulted in
the promotion of Comdr. Herbert E.
Stevens IS. c. to that rank to date
from January IL, 1918. Comdr. B. M.
Dobsou Is. Co has reported for duty
in the Bureau of Supplies and Ac.
counts, in charge Of the purchase
division.
There was convened at the Navy
Department last Wednesday q board
Of officers for the purpose of recon.
mending 3S medical officers for pro.
motion to the rank of captain and 49
for commander. The board was COM
posed of the following: Rear Admiral
Albert M. D. Mccormick and Capts.
Charles H. T. Lowndes, Ammen Far
enholt, Eugene ]. Grow, Charles N.
Ffske, Norman j. Blackwood, James
C. Pryor, Holton c. Curl and George
F. Freeman and Lieut.. Comdr. Ray
mond B. Storch. recorder.
Another board Of officers will meet
tomorrow in the department to recon-
n al .af17 80 ft0rnQ
promotion to the ranks of captain and
commander, 33 for captain and 20 for
Commander. The boards recommends.
tions will constitute the adjustments
in promotion as prescribed in the
equalization of promotion act of June
10, 1926 The following officers will
sit on the Supply Corps board: Rear
Admiral Thomas H. Hicks and Capts.
Joseph J. Cheathan, George Brown,
jr.: Charles Conard, David Chadwick,
Edmund w. Bonnaffon. David Potter,
Trevor w. Leutze and David M. Ad.
Olson.
1t is not required of the selection
board to recommend for promotion
TO any rank the full number OF OF.
ficers furnished that board by the Sec
rotary of the Navy, and should SUCH
an event come to pass the law PROVIDES
that the difference may be added to
the number furnished to the next sue
ceeding board. Due to this. 1t is inn
possible to ascertain just how many
officers will be selected for advance
ment in the staff corps. The failure
of either board to recommend Tor
promotion to the rank of captain In
it's corps a number equal to the
maximum number furnished by the
Secretary, makes 1t mandatory Tor
that board to recommend for promo
ton to the rank of commander q
CORRESPONDENCE lesser number.
In computing the numbers Tor
promotion to each rank, the law pro-
vides that the number for promotion
10 the rank Of captain in each corps
SHAH be that number OF officers that,
if advanced to the rank Of captain,
will make the total number OF officers
In that rank of the corps concerned
81 per cent of the total number Of
oficers of. that corps Of the ranks OF
captain and commander whose run
ming mates are captains. Application
is made OF the same percentage f1g-
ure for promotion to the rank of
commander based on the number Of
staff commanders and lieutenant
commanders whose running mates
are commanders.
There will be convened some time
IN August. in all probability, board
10 recommend officers of the Dental
Corps for promotion to the rank of
commander. The senior II officers
Of that corps became eligible for con.
sideration for promotion to that rank
ufon selection by the recent line Sc.
lection board of their running mates
for promotion to commander The
law prescribes that this board must
be composed of line officers above the
rank Of comma nder, as there ale no
oficers in the Dental Corps higher in
rank than lieutenant commander.
Capt. Harry E. Yarnell, who has
been in command of the aircraft
sQuadrons Of the scouting fleet, will
be relieved by Capt. James j. Raby,
dant of the Pensacola naval air sta.
ton. The Navy department has Sc.
lected Capt Frank d. Berrien to be in
charge of the naval reserve officers
training corps unit which will be or
ganized at Yale University with the
enrolment of the Fall classes. Capt.
Berrien has just completed course
of instruction at the Army War Col
lege. For the present, at least, Capt.
John X. Robson, who has been on
duty as captain Of the New York
Navy IdIQ anu WuON WAS on June
80, transferred to the retired list OF
the Navy. win remain on active duty
as aid to the commandment Of that
yard Capt. William B. Wells, COM
manding the receiving ship at that
place, will in addition to his duties
incident TO that assignment, take over
Capt Robison's duties as captain Of
that navy yard. About July Is Conndr.
Henry. K Hewitt, on duty in the
ONCE Of the director Of feet training,
will be detached from that duty and
assigned as gunnery officer of the
staff of Rear Admiral Louis r. de
Steiguer when the latter officer is
transferred, some time during Sep
TENDER, from command of battleship
division to the command of battle
ship divisions of the battle feet, with
the rank of vice admiral. Previous