Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

captains who will become eligible for
promotion to the grade of major III
1880 begin with Capt. Thomas +. Davis
No. 81 on the Dental Corps captain list
and conclude with Capt. Clarence r
Benney. who is No. SO on that list. One
lieutenant will be due for promotion to
captain during this year. The Dental
Corps promotion examining board which
will conduct the prescribed examination
of these officers in Washington will be
composed of the following: Lieut.. Col.
F. L. X. LeFlamme and Maj. William S.
Rice. both dental officers, and Capt.
James B. Anderson. M. c.
Navy.
The designation of Comdr. Joel T.
Boone of the Naval Medical Corps as
the personal physician to President
Hoover has raised highly interesting
question relative to the pay and rank
status he will occupy while performing
those duties. In this connection, 1t
will be remembered that Maj. j. F.
Coupal of the Army Medical Corps
was given the temporary rank. pay and
allowances of colonel while acting In
the same capacity for former President
Coolidge. but this act prescribed that
the officer of the Army Medical Corps
who was then assigned to that duty
Mai Coupan, would have the tempo
rary rank and the pay and allowances
of a colonel of the Army Medical Corps
while so serving.
This related exclusively, OF course, 10
Mai. Coupal. but as the act stanos
TODAY it makes no provision, as IL
should, for the temporary rank, pay
and allowances for the successors OF
Mai Coupal, who are members OF the
Army Medical Corps while they are
serving hereafter in the same capacity,
If they are not colonies. 1t is the con-
sensus of service opinion that the bill
should have been amended in its career
through Congress by the addition oil
clause providing the same equivalent
temporary increase for any offlcer OF
the Naval Medical Corps who might be
detailed to the duty of physician to the
President. as has actually been done
now bv President HooverS designation
of Comdr. Boone. 1t is felt that law
should be enacted authorizing the tenn
porary increase OF rank. pay ana aiiow,
ances for any officer OF the Army ana
NAVY medical branches VINO happens 10
be below the rank of colonel or captain,
respectively. while serving IN the I'M
uortant and responsible place OF physi-
clan to the President and the members
of his family.
As q step toward the creation OF
National Defense Foundation. the
objective of which is to create 1uno
which will combat the pacif1st ana
radical movement which has been
opposing all measures of national de-
Tense. there was organized in Washing
ton last week an insurance company,
the incorporators of which are a num-
Der of leaders of patriotic and national
defense organizations. Rear Admiral
R. E. Coontz, U. S. N, retired, was
elected president of the company. ana
Mai, Gen. Mark L. Hersey, y. 5. A.,
retired ecretary-treasurer The com
pany will devote part of its income to
the furtherance of national defense OF
the country.
With the transferral of Capt. Byron
A. Long to the retired list OF the Navy
on March 4. upon his own application
after 80 years service. the following
officers became due for promotion:
Comdrs. Halford r.. Greenlee taddi-
tional number) and Reed M. FaweN;
Lieut.. Comdr. Mervyn S. Bennlon;
Lieut.. v. o. Clark and Lieut.. (junior
grade) j. B. McVey.