Evening star., 1927-05-01
Army andNavyNews

single list, are thereby not in the so
called promotion hump" The chief
of chaplains will appoint a board. but
it is not believed that board will be
appointed for the Medical Department
The following regular officers of the
Medical Corps will arrive in Washing
ton in time to undergo the next course
Of instruction at the Army Medical
School, the instruction in which will
begin during the latter part of the
Summer; Capts. Charles r. Glenn
Lincoln r. Putnam, Claude G.. Lang
ley and James r. Mcdowell; First
Lieuts. Harvey G. Maxwell, James O.
Gillespie, Walter s. Jensen, William
p. HoIbrook. Dean NJ. Walker, Claude
G. Drace, Rupert w. Lundgren and
Don Longfellow. The following off.
GERS of the Regular Army have been
assigned to duty in the various War
Department branches: Lieut.. Col
Levy NJ. Hathaway, NJ. G., relieved
from duty at Walter Reed General
Hospital and assigned to duty in the
office of the Chief of Air Corps. The
following officers of the Ordnance De-
partment will report not later than
June 30 for duty in the office of the
Chief of Ordnance: Majs. William L.
I4arned and James Kirk and Capt.
Burnett r. Olmstead. Upon the com
pletion of his course of instruction at
the Signal School Capt. Will V.
Parker, S. c., will be assigned to duty
in the office Of the Chief Signal Off
Ger. First Lieut.. Robert j. Brown,
jr.. A. c., in addition to his other
duties, is detailed for duty with the
Department Of Commerce for a pc
riod of one year in connection with
the work of promoting civil aviation.
To bring about closer coordination
between the larger field finance offices
and the office of the Chief of Finance,
a conference is being held in the War
Department, the attendants at which
The conference, which is being at
tended by the chief clerks and prin-
cipal clerks of the Arny's finance
offices throughout the country. began
April 25 and will conclude May 4.
Following Maj. Gen. KenZie w.
Walker, Chief of Finance, who deliv-
cred the address of welcome, Lieut..
Col. William Fl. Clopton, jr., executive
officer of the Chief of Finance Office,
described the purposes and objects to
be obtained by the conference. He
was followed by Mai. Frank Fl Parker,
who talked on the Finance School;
Capt. William N. Skyles. who dis
cussed blank forms, and Mr.. Dalby of
the Finance ONCE, who spoke on the
legal relations of the War Depart
ment and the Office of the Controller
General The following, with their
Corps Areas indicated, are attending
the conference. 1st, Michael j. Kelly
and Patrick J. Finn; End, Warrant
Officer Joe v. Pratsch and Peter Cof-
fenberg; 3rd. Fred c. Firoved, Eli v,
Brown, David j. Holbrook and Tim
othy F. Gleeson; 4th, Master Sergt.
George p. Tiesler and Charles Wilen-
sky; 5th, Technical Sergt. Russell N.
Shuek, Harry e. Fridley, Arthur w.
Grose and Master Sergt. Maurice T.
Anderson: 9Th, Walter j. Biddle, John
e. Miller and William G. Trask: 7th,
Edwin B. Snyder and Henry c. Chard;
Sth, Robert M. Scales, John f. Nor
ton and Master Sergts. Charles T.,
Bremerman and George T. Carroll,
and, 9Th, Oscar j. Goldsmith, Benja-
min j. War and Frank A. Barton.
NAVY.
Nine Navy officers of flag rank com
pose the personnel of the selection
board which will be convened at the