Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

tired, Washington, D. c., has been
placed on active duty and has been
detailed at the Greenbrier Military
School. Lewisburg, w. Va, effective
August l. Capt. George w. Armitage.
who has been on duty in the office OF
the chief of staff. will be relieved OF
these duties and will sail October
for duty in the Hawaiian Department.
Cant. Chester r. Leedom. NJ. A. c., on
duty at the Army Medical Center, is
detailed as a member of the Central
Medical Department Board. Lieut..
Col. Charles G. Mortimer, Q. NJ. c.,
who has been on duty in the Panama
Canal Department, will upon the ex-
piration of his leave of absence report
for duty in the office Of the quarter
master general.
Navy.
Particular interest is being evinced
in the fact that the Navy line selec-
ton board, which convened at the
Navy Department the last part of
June, selected for promotion to the
grade of captain six commanders who
had been assigned to perform engi-
neering duty only. The act of August
%. 1916, it will be recalled, provides
that officers assigned to engineering
duty only shall perform shore duty
only. with the lone exception that com
manderS may be assigned to duty as
fleet and squadron commanders. In
accordance with this provision. the Sc
lection for promotion OF any OF the
commanders who may be on sea duty
will. upon being promoted to the grade
of captain, be relieved from their duty
atioat and assigned to shore duty.
There is at the present time but one
of the six officers assigned to sea duty.
that officer being Comdr. Albert I.
Church, aide and fleet materiel officer,
who is on the staff of the commander
in-chief of the United States fleet.
Upon his promotion to captain. Comdr.
Church. in accordance with the above
mentioned provision(of law, Will be re.
lieved from his present duty and given
a shore assignment.
The following officers have been
nominated for appointment by the
Secretary OF the Navy as mem
bers of the Civil Engineer Corps
selection board. which viii be con.
vened for the purpose Of select
ing one officer for promotion to the
grade of captain: Rear Admiral II. ii.
Rousseau. president, and Capts. Paul
L. Reed, Dewitt c. Webb, II. r. Stan.
ford, A. l.. Parsons and Walter II.
Allen, members. Mr.. S. A. Morrison
will act as recorder Of the board,
whose sessions will be held In the
Navy Department. Two promotions
to the rank of captain may be made
in the Construction Corps.
Upon the assumption of Admiral
Henry A. Wiley as commander of the
United States fleet in the Autumn, 1t
is understood that Col. John c. Beau
mont, now on duty at Marine Corps
headquarters in this city, as director
of the operations and training division
of that office, will be assigned to duty
as fleet Marine officer, relieving Col.
James c. Breckenridge.
A conference of the officers on duty
with the naval r. O. T. c. units was
recently held in the Office of Capt. W.
r, Van Auken, chief of the training
division, Bureau of Navigation, to dis
cuss matters pertaining to the course
in naval science. Attending the con.
ference were: Comdr. J. J. London,
from the Georgia School of Technol.
ogy; Comdr. S. B. Mckinney, from
Northwestern University; Comdr. L.
S. Stewart, from Harvard University,
and Lieut.. Comdr l.. B. Green, from
Yale University. The course has been
established in these universities only
one year, but there is reported great
interest shown in the course and the
results have been highly gratifying.
Plans are taking definite form for
pushing to rapid completion the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club.
A meeting and picnic supper will be
held next week at the grounds for the
the ultimate completion of the project,
The property comprises about 255
acres at Arlington Heights, Is min
utes by motor from the White House.