Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
MARINE CORPS NOTES

Brig. Gen. Dion Williams, who Is
acting commandant of the corps dur
ing the absence of Maj. Gen. Lejeune,
will on or about July 20 proceed to
the Marine Corps Rife Range, Wake
field, Mass, and inspect the Marine
Corps rife team, which is in practice
thereat in connection with the coming
national rife meet at Camp Perry,
Ohio, in September.
Col. George c. Reid, accompanied by
Mrs. Reid, visited headquarters last
Wednesday, having but recently ar
rived from foreign service. he having
been in command of the Marines sta
toned at Guam, Ladrone Islands.
Col. Reid, will after the expiration of
his present leave of absence be q y.
signed to command of one of the re-
cruiting divisions. in all probability
the central, with his headquarters at
Chicago.
Maj. Thomas s. Clarke reported to
headquarters Wednesday and was rs.
signed to duty there as assistant
adjutant and inspector.
Maj. A. E. Randall, formerly as.
sistant adjutant and inspector, at
headquarters has arrived in China for
duty with the expeditionary forces.
The second Marine Corps Reserve
Camp of this season was assembled
at Quantico July II and many of
citizen sea soldiers disembarked from
special trains from Detroit, Rochester
New Orleans, Boston, etc. The 301st
Capt. John j. Flynn commanding,
with Second Lieut.. Samuel D. Irwin,
had so enlisted men.
Tho 9n0d Copapopv ffray,, poclaSta~
N. W was commanded by First Lieut.
Edward F. Doyle. The 306th Com
pany from Detroit, Mich.) Is com
manded bJ First Lieut.. William "
Calhoun, with Second Lieut.. Stephen
E. ellis as company officer.
New Orleans. La, was represented
by the 310th Company, commanded
by Capt. Richard r. Day, with Sec
| ond Lieut.. Alfred E. Waters. as as.
sistant.
The second Reserve Camp OF the
1927 season, which ends July %, bids
fair to be success from every stand.
point judging from the various parts
Of the country which are represented
by the commissioned officers now in
attendance, whose rank, names and
home, respectively, are as follows
Capt. John Ayrault. Tonawanda, N.
Y; Capt. Bernard w. Bierman, A. &
NJ. College. Miss: Capt. Richard r.
Day, New Orleans. La; Capt. John
J. Flynn, Boston, Mass; Capt. John
II. Layne. Washington. D. c.: Capt.
Aubrey o. Loughmiller, Willis Point,
tagany, Ohio; Capt. William J. Plat
ten, Green Bay. Wis; Capt. Edward
p Simmonds, Springfield, Pa; First
Lieut.. Corwin r. Bennett, Des Moines
Iowa.; First Lieut.. William v. Cal
houn, Detroit, Mich; First Lieut.. Ed.
ward F.. Doyle, Rochester, N. Y; First
Lieut.. Carlton A. Fisher, Buffalo, n.
Y; First Lieut.. Colin J. Macdonald
st. Paul, Mimi: First Lieut.. Carlton
Penn, Roanoke. Va; First Lieut.
Charles S. Weller, New York, N. Y.
Second Lieut.. Alan M. Adele, Winder'
mera. Fla: Second Lieut.. Howard H
Adams, Hammond, Ind; Second Lieut.
Walter j. Barnes, New Orleans, La.
Second Lieut.. Bernard s. Barron, New
York. N. Y; Second Lieut.. Eugene
B. Diboll, New Orleans, La; Second
Lieut.. George F. Doyle. Rochester
n. Y: Second Lieut.. Stephen E. ellis,
Detroit, Mich; Second Lieut.. Samuel
D. Irwin, Boston. Mass: Second Lieut..
Thomas P. jackson, Houston. Tex.
Second Lieut.. Victor H. Lenge, Kan.
sas City, Mo-; Second Lieut.. William
D. O'Brien, Albany, N. Y; Second
Lieut.. William Priddy. Dallas. Tex.
Second Lieut.. Rex Safer. Orlando
Fla; Second Lieut.. Floyd E. Smith,
New Orleans, La; Second Lieut.. Ar.
thur w. Stowe, Dallas. Tex: Second
Lieut.. Alfred A. Waters, New Or
! leans. La: Second Lieut.. George A
Whitley, New York, N. Y, and Second
Lieut.. o. z. Wo!cott. New York. n. Y.
First Lieut.. David Kipness has been
ordered placed on the retired list.
On the 500 men who returned to
Ouantico last Tuesday, the ma jority
will be distributed to the various sta
tons along the Atlantic coast from
which they were originally transfer
red to Nicaragua.
Maj. c.: L. Gawne, who was de
tached from the u. S. s. Pittsburgh
July 10. has been granted two months
leave prior to reporting to the com
manding general of the expedition
airy base at Qcantico. -.