Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Washington is we'll represented at
the front in the Chinese war zone"
Personnel lists prepared yesterday
by the Navy and State Department
contain several local names, while
among the hundred odd Marine Of
ficers on duty with the expeditionary
force are some who have seen service
at the corps headquarters here.
Two ashingtonians are among the
Is civilians detailed by the Navy De
partment as clerks and construction
foremen in connection with the con
struction of two gunboats at the XII
anghan dry docks. One of these Is
Clifford NJ. Martin. who lived at Cher
rydale, Va His wife, whose home is
at $40 II street southeast, and three
children are with him. William 81.
CoIlins. a clerk in the department
whose Washington address is not
known, Is the other. Martin went to
Shanghai in February, 1925, and Col
Inns q few months later.
Clifford D. Trimsley, 306 II street, is
an enlisted man aboard the L. s. 8.
Noa. Leo Mcdonald, 271l Nichols
avenue southeast, is member Of the
crew of the u. 8. S. Preston.
Lieut. GeOttge at Picking.
In the West Coast ExpeditiOnary
Force staff Of the Marine Corps are
listed. Lieut.. Col. p. F. Archer. who
entered the service from Washington
and T,ieut. Col. T.. B. Miller, who has
heen stationed at headquarters and is
well known among the service men
! here.
with the Marine detachment at the
American legation at Picking Is Col.
l.. Nee. Little, who entered the serF-
ice from Washington; First Lieut..
F. r. Geottge, the Marine foot pan
star, who is well known IN Washlhg'
ton. and Mai. G. r. b. Price and capt.
w u n, Hill both of whom have been
stationed here.
with the 4th Regiment headq uar-
ters the following have seen service
al Marine Corps headquarters and are
we'll known locally: Lieut.. Col. +. ID:
Kiloore cant. w. r. Clement and
First Lieut.. II. B. Liversedge, star
of the Marine foot ball team
The following residents of Washing
ton are diplomatic and consular
officers stationed In China: john van
A. MacMurray. envoy extraordinary
and Minister pienipotentiary. Peklng'
Merritt Swift, second secretary,
Picking: Selden Chaplin, vice consul,
Hankow; Clarence r. Gauss, consul
general. Shanghai: Clarence j. Spiker,
consul. Shanghai. and Frank p. Lock
hart. consul general, Hankow.
MacMurray Long i'm Service.
Mr.. MacMurray, who Is 40 years
old, was appointed to the foreign serV-
ice in 1907 He was on duty at the
State Department for the first time
in 1911, and served as chief of the
division of Near Eastern affairs from
December, 1912, to September, 1913.
He was appointed chief of the divi-
sion of Far Eastern affairs in August,
1919, and served as an expert assist
ant at the limitation of armament
conference at Washington in Novem-
Der. 1921.
Mr.. Swift was born in Washington
in 1887 He was employed as a clerk
in the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce of the Department
of Commerce in 1916. and was APP
pointed to the foreign service in 1919.
Mr.. Chaplin was graduated from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis In 1919.
He resigned from the Navy in 1924
and was appointed to the foreign serv,
ice In 1925.
Mr.. Gauss was born in Washington
in 1886 and educated here. He was
employed as StenOgraDher for tina