Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

During the month of october, Maj
Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief OF
staff, will leave Washington for
about three weeks, during which time
he will inspect Army posts in the
West and Northwest The posts
he will visit are Fort Meade, S. Oak,
and Fort Robinson, Nebr., october 5;
Fitzsimons General Hospital and Fort
Logan, Colo, October 6; Fort d. A.
Russell, wyo., October Z; Fort Doug.
las, Utah, October S; March Field.
Calf, October 3; Fort Rosecrans and
Rockwell air depot at San Diego,
Calf, October 10; Fort Macarthur,
Calf, October II; Preside of Mon
terey. Calf, October Il; Preside of
San Francisco, Calf. October IL; Van
couver Barracks, Greg, October IA;
t.amp Lewis. Wash, and Fort Law
ton. Wash. October 16; Fort II. G.
Wright. Wash, October Il; Fort Mis-
soula, Mont, October IS; Fort Lin
coin, n. Oak, October 10. and Fort
Smelling, Mimi, October 20.
The following first lieutenants of
the Medical Corps Reserve have been
appointed as first lieutenants in the
Medical Corps of the Regular Army:
John w. Rich, Thomas B. Murphy,
Huston ]. Banton and Hervey b.
Porter. OF these four, Lieuts. Muir
ply and Banton have been ordered
TO the Army Medical School, Army
Medical Center, in this city, for duty.
The following first lieutenants of the
Medical Corps will be relieved from
their duties at Letterman General
Hospital and will sail from San
Francisco on November 26 for New
York City, where upon arrival they
will proceed to Washington and will
be assigned to duty at Walter Reed
General Hospital; Fletcher f. Am.
mons, Thomas w. Z. Christmas,
jr., and Kenneth G. Smith. An ex-
aiming board, consisting of Mai.
William s. Rice and Capt. Clyde w.
Scogin, dental officers, and Capt.
James B. Anderson, NJ. c., has been
appointed to meet in Washington for
the purpose of examining such OFF,
GERS of the dental corps as may be
directed to appear before it for ex-
animation to determine their fitness
for promotion.
The names of nine Air Corps off,
GERS are included in a list of officers
of the rank of captain or above who
have been adjudged eligible for serv-
ice with the general staff corps of
the Army. They are: Lieut.. Col.
Benjamin d. Foulois; Majors Byron
@. Jones. Michael F. Davis. Hugh ].
Kneer, Fred H. Coleman, Edwin B.
Lyon, Horace M. Hickman, Thomas
Dew. Milling and Capt. George c.
Kenney. These air corps officers
were selected by a board of general
officers in accordance with section 5
of the national defense act, which
eligible list from which officers may
be selected for service in that corps
from other branches of the service
be created.
Probably the most interesting bit of
service news last week was the de-
cision made by the War Department
to make public the reports of the
various Army promotion boards which
have been sitting for the past several
months for the purpose of making
recommendations that will improve
the promotion situation in the regular
establishment. There is increasing evil
dence that there will be considerable
opposition to the elimination of officers
of the Army, and, for that matter, Of
ficers of the Navy and Marine Corps,
unless this separation from the service
can be based on the voluntary, as dis
tinquished from the compulsory,
method. There is decided preference
for discharge accomplished solely
upon application, and 1t is certain that
this aspect will be emphasized in the
communications addressed to the
SEVENTEEN Congress, meeting in De-
cember.
The reason for elimination, of
course, is largely urged as a means
by which promotion may be better
regulated than 1t is without it. To
this it is replied that the loss to the
service of officers Of value becomes a
detriment and constitutes a menace of
unfairness and hardship to individuals,
whose protection should be furnished,
1t is urged, by adopting. in place of
elimination, impartial retirement for
all officers at the rate of 8 per cent
for each year of commissioned service,
much or little as 1t may be. There IL
strong opposition to the suggestion of
discharging an officer on a gratuity,
and it is safe to predict that little
consideration will be given to the pro.
posal of complete separation from the
service of officers who wish to re-
main on duty and who are able to
perform their tasks in all respects
AS the converting OF, Congress nears,
interest is increasing in this impor-
tant study which will affect every
officer in the Regular Army, and the
final recnmmendat inns and cnnclu.