Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

| closely to seniors in general otficer
| selections, but is making selections
whenever 1t deems best.
Authorization has been granted by
the War Department for the organi-
cation Of the first authorized band In
the Army Air Corps, which Will DE
! organized at France Field, Panama
| Canal Department. Prior to the Air
! Corps act Of July 2, 1926, there was
no authority for the organization OF
an Air Corps band. France Field was
selected because of the existence at
| this field of Il volunteer musical or
ganization. The new band is to have
strength of 28 men-the uniform
strength of Army bands. MILFORD u.
| Archambeault has been appointed a
warrant officer, band leader, and he
has been ordered to France Field for
duty as leader of this band, sailing
| from New York on the December Il
transport.
! The following officers have been as
signed to duty with the War Depart
ment General Staff, effective July l,
1928: Coils. George Williams. Cavalry,
and Edward Croft. Infantry, and MATS.
Harvey C. Allen, John T. II. ORear.
and William f. Shedd, Jr., all Coast
J
| y. Eisenhower, Eugene w. Fales, Ed
gar L. Field. and William Fl. Simpson,
all Infantry; John Z, Anderson, Joe X.
| Brabson, and George NJ. Peak. all
Field Artillery; William c. Christy
and Arthur w. Holderness. Cavalry;
| CresWell Darlington, Corps Of Engi-
| neers, and Horace M. Hickam, Air
Corps. Lieut.. Col. George l.. Werten.
baker, c. A. c.. will also report for
General Staff duty on July l next.
The following majors are detailed to
! the War Department General Staff on
the dates indicated; all in 1928: Owen
| S. Albright, S. c., July 10; William c.
Crane, r. A., August 2; Roscoe c.
Crawford, c. f.. August "a; Everett
S. Hughes, o. D.. August IS; Eley P.
benson, Infantry, August 90; Ray
mond L. Lee, F. A.. August /; How
ard K. Loughry. Infantry, August Is:
Edward w. Wildrick, +. A. August
IA; and Clement H. Wright, Infantry,
| August 15 Upon the completion of
their present tours of foreign service.
| Lieut. Col. Avery J. Cooper. c. A. c.,
Philippine Department, and Maj.
| Homer r. Oldfield, G.. A. c., Panama
Canal Department, will be assigned to
| duty with the War Department Gen.
eral Staff.
Navy.
! Recomms ndations have been made
| to the Navy Department by Rear Ad'
miral Edward r. Stitt, surgeon gen
eral Of the Navy that there be .estab-
lished commissioned hospital corps
| for the Navy The proposal made by
Admiral Stitt provides for the rank
of lieutenant commander, lieutenant,
| lieutenant Uunior grade), and ensign
] in the hospital corps and is for the
| purpose of providing a promotion to
| commissioned rank for the enlisted and
| warrant personnel OF the hospital
corps. This proposal also provides
| that the number in the commissioned
| hospital corps shall not exceed SO and
that but one officer in that corps shall
| have the rank of lieutenant COM
mander. Those who would be eligible
! for examination and appointment in
the commissioned hospital corps would
be chief pharmacists and pharmacists
who have had not less than four years
warrant or chief warrant service. and
when appointed shall be given the
rank of ensign. Twenty-Five officers
are to be originally appointed with
the rank of ensign and five annually
| thereafter until the authorized num-
Der are commissioned. Promotion to
the higher ranks of lieutenant Junior
gradel and lieutenant will be governed
by the same laws as now pertain to
officers OF the other staff corps of the
| Navy in the same grades or ranks.
officers so commissioned in the hos
pital corps are to take rank and prece-
dence with each other and with other
officers of the Navy, under the same
regulations as apply to all other Of.
fcers of the Navy, and they will be
entitled to the same pay and allow
ances and have the same retirement
rights as Is now provided by law for
the officer personnel.
Capt. Andrew r. Graham, who had
been on duty as inspector of ma
ehinery at the works of the American
Brown Boveri Electric Corporation.
will be transferred to duty in the
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