Evening star., 1928-11-04
MARINE CORPS NOTES

The annual convention of the Marine
Corps League was held at Dallas, Tex,
last week. Delegates were present from
various detachments of the league scat
tered throughout the country. Maj.
Gen. John A. Lejeune was reelected
national commandant
Brig. Gen. Benjamin H. Fuller, as
sistant to the major general COM
mandant, will be the honor guest OF the
Marine Corps Reserve Officers Asso-
ciation of the District of Columbia at
their dinner November 13 at the Occl-
dental Hotel.
First Lieut. Carl Gardner will have
his resignation accepted by the depart
ment effective as Of November 13.
Lieut.. Gardner has been editor of the
several past years.
Several thousand feet of films show
ing the activities of the Marine Corps
reservists during their last encamp-
ments at San Diego. Calf. and Guam
tico, Va. respectively. are to be shown
during the convening of the various
Reserve Officers' Associations scattered
throughout the country. 1t is under
stood that their first release will be be-
fore the members of the Marine Corps
Reserve Officers Association, District
of Columbia Branch.
The Marine Corps examining board
for the appointment and promotion OF
com ,isSioned officers of the Marine
Corps Reserve, Brig. Gen. Benjamin H.
Fuller, president, and Capt. L. c. Burn
ham, recorder. was in session at head
quarters of the corps during the past
week In view that new Reserve COM
panies have been established at Wor-
cester. Mass: st. Paul. Mimi; Milwau-
kee, Wis; Seattle, WASH and Chicago,
ILL.,, respectively, it is understood num-
Der of appointments and promotions
will have been deliberated and acted
upon, subject to the approval of Maj.
Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant,
ere the board adjourns to meet again
next year.
1t is understood that strong efforts
will shortly be brought to the fore in an
endeavor to have the present sets of
commissioned officers quarters located
in the local navy yard condemned.
Erected prior to the Civil War, they
have long outlived their usefulness, and
in many instances commissioned off,
GERS are compelled to live in cramped.
reconstructed quarters in order to COM
ply with the general policy of economy.
Should any improvement in the situa-
ton ensue, it is understood that the
medical officers of the Navy will have
been responsible therefor, and inasmuch
as the general plan is understood to in
clude quarters for Marine Lfficers at
tached to the yard, in addition to naval
officers quarters, all concerned are on
the qui vive.
Capt. ]. H. Plat, heretofore attached
to the Marine Corps Recruiting Bureau,
Philadelphia, Pa, has been ordered to
duty at the Marine Barracks here.
The examining board for the promo
ton of commissioned officers of the
Marine Corps Reserves will again be in
session this week It is understood all
promotions will have been based upon
hitherto demonstrated proficiency as
may have been rendered at San Diego,
Calf, or Quantico, Va, respectively
during the recent Reserve encamp-
mentS.
Brig. Gen. Rufus H. Lane, adjutant
anG inspector of the corps, had his
Office banked with flowers last Wednes-
day. his fifty-eighth birthday The gen.
eral was rather "stumped" when he was
requested to make few remarks to the
assembled clerks In the big A. and l.
room, third wing, third floor, of the
Navy Building.