Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
MARINE CORPS NEWS

The authorities of the Marine Corps
have been busy during the past week
| compiling the results of the national
pistol and rifle matches, recently held
at Camp Perry, Ohio. The contestants
entered by the Marine Corps brought
not only renown upon the corps, but
upon themselves individually, and it is
understood congratulatory letters will be
sent out to those who distinguished
themselves in winning the national rifle,
the national pistol the individual rifle,
the individual pistol and the worlds
record pistol competitions, respectively,
The following commissioned officers
of the corps are shortly to be examined
for promotion to the next higher grade:
Lieut.. Coils. Thomas G. Holcomb, Ed
ward A. Green and Edward b. Manwar-
ing, MaiS. Franklin B. Garrett, Samuel
w. Began. Calvin B. Matthews and Al
bert E. Randall, Capts. Ralph j. Mitch
ell, De Witt Peck, Archie l.. Howard.
Raymond r. Wright and Pedro A. Del
Vale, First Lieuts. Sherman l.. Zee,
Claude A. Phillips, John w. Beckett,
(the famous foot ball starr Edward L.
NORM. Lester N. Medaris, Albert W..
Paul and Frederick B. Goettge, the last
| named officer being another famed grid
star who won renown for the Marines
during the years of 1921, 90, and '23.
The following second lieutenants are
also to be examined for promotion to
the grade of first lieutenant: Arthur T.
Mason, Raymond H. Ridgely, Veryl H.
Dart, Robert j. Straub, Clarence j.
| Chappelle, jr.: John D. Muncie, Philip
| L. Thwing, william E. Beske. Robert S.
Well, Jesse T. Harmon, Robert G. Hunt,
James E. Kerr and James B. McHugh.
The foregoing commissioned officers
will be examined as to their physical,
mental and other field requirement
| qualifications at their stations wherever
| located throughout the world, but final
| action in their cases will be rendered by
the Examining Board as to their COM
bined professional qualifications. The
Examining Board attached to head
quarters of the corps will render final
decision in all cases, subject to the ap-
proval of Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
| commandant of the corps.
Capt. w. c. Barnaby, heretofore at
tached to the Marine Detachment,
United States Naval Prison, Ports
mouth, N. H., has been at headquar-
tiers during the past week Capt. Barn.
ably Is scheduled to be assigned to duty
at Port au Prince, Haiti.
| First Lieut.. A. w. Paul, at present
on leave per authority the command
ing general, Gendarmeri de Nacional
| Nicaragua, has been stopping at the
Colonial Hotel, this city, pending re-
turn to Nicaragua.
Col. William N. McKelvy, U. S. M. C..
retired, will shortly assume charge OF
| publicity for the National Capital De-
| tachment of the Marine Corps League
National headquarters of the Marine
Corps League, Of which Mai. Joseph
c. Fegan, u. S. M. c., is national
adjutant, has directed all detachmentS
to hold special meeting not later than
the first week in October for the an.
nual election of officers of attachments
respectively, for the year 1929.
Lieut.. Col. w. L. Redles, u. S. M. C.
retired, is now located in Washington
D. c. Col Redles is the only American
officer having the distinction of being
awarded the Order Of the Rising Sun
first class, by the late Emperor OF
Japan. Col RedleS Is an expert
l.nguist and authority on the japanese
language. including the provincial dia-
lectS of that country, having been sta
toned at Toxic for good many years
Mai. Gen. Lejeune was at Quantico
Va, Friday and delivered an address
to the student commissioned officers OF
the corps attending the Marine Corps
Field Officers' School.