Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
MARINE CORPS NEWS

Col Charles II. Lyman, heretofore at
tached to the Marine Corps base. naval
operating base, San Diego, Calf, will
on June &c be detached from said sta
ton and will proceed to China, where
upon reporting to Brig. Gen. Smedley
D. Butler. commanding general OF the
Sd Brigade of United States Marines, he
will be assigned to command the 6tn
Regiment, United States Marines.
Col. Harold c. Snyder, heretofore on
duty in China. has been ordered to re.
turn to the United States where he will
be assigned to duty In the Department
of the Pacific. Col. Snyder, who at
divers times has been stationed at the
Eighth Street Barracks and at the Ma
rine Barracks, navy yard. respectively
has host of friends In the Capt.
tai, where prior to his entrance In the
corps he was private secretary to the
Secretary of the Navy some 80 years
ago.
Mai. Charles Stevens McReynolds
now in Nicaragua, will shortly return
to the United States and report to the
commanding general. East Coast expe-
dictionary base, Quantico, Va.
Mai. Fred S. N. ErSkine, now in Mica
ragua, will shortly return and upon ar
rival will be assigned to duty in the
Department of the Pacific.
Mai Hiram c.. Judson has been or
dered from his present station, Mica
ragua, to duty in the Republic of Haiti
with the Marine force serving in that
country ust Brigade, United States
MarineS).
Mai. Edward M. Reno, who is also at
present serving with the forces In Mica
ragua, has been ordered to return to
this country, where he viii be assigned
to duty at the Marine Barracks, Paris
Island, S. c.
Second Lieut.. r. E. Hopper, now at
Quantico, will on next Wednesday be
detached and is to report for duty at
the Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Fla.
Lieut. Col. Gerald M. Kincade, hereto
fore fleet marine officer, battle fleet,
u. S. S. California, was ordered from
that vessel last Monday to temporary
duty beyond the seas with the I'd Bri-
gade, United States Marines, serving In
Nicaragua.
Mai. Alfred A. Cunningham, division
marine officer, battle fleet, U. S. S. West
Virginia, was also ordered to temporary
duty in Nicaragua, thus practically es-
tablishing a new precedent in the de-
tachment (offlcially termed temporary
of marine officers assigned to staff duty
in the fleet.
Capt. Emmett w. Skinner, heretofore
attached to the post and staff at Guam
tico, will assume command of the Ma
rine detachment which is being sent to
the rifle range at Wakefield, Mass, pro-
ably tomorrow. Owing to the shortage
of men at the various stations through
out the United States. the rifle practice
held during the present target year will
not be on as large a scale as heretofore.
The matches at Wakefield, Mass, Will
fx,r .xln ,fvfn tho Nouv EsnOlanH
Rifle Association. in addition to units
from various other organizations, at the
completion of which the meet at Camp
Perry, Ohio, will next be in order.
Capt. G. D. Miller, now attached 70
the Marine Barracks. Naval Training
Station, Newport, r. T., will during the
present week be detached and assigned
to duty at Quantico, Va.
The law which goes into effect on the
first day, of July, permitting blanket
transfer of enlisted men of the corps
assigned to clerical duty at headquar-
tiers, this city, to civil service status,
appears to contain joker In 1t In that
civil service examinations will have been
duly imposed eventually on all who avail
themselves Of same. 1t is stated on the
most reliable authority that the general
policy will be to replace all men on
clerical detail with civil service APP
pointees who have passed the required
examinations, respectively. Congress. at
the instigation of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, enacted the recent legis-
lation, which general policy Will be
broadened in accordance with the IN
tent thereof.
The Marine Barracks at Eighth and
I streets southeast is planning In the
near future a smoker and series OF
boxing contests.