Evening star., 1929-09-01
MARINE CORPS NOTES

Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, attended
the horse show at Warrenton, Va
Wednesday. On September Gen
Neville will leave Washington for New
port News, Va, where he is to attend
) the launching Of the new naval cruiser
Houston. Gen. Neville is also expected
to attend the opening exercises of the
Marine Corps Basic School which will
be held at Philadelphia shortly.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, COM
manding general at Quantico, was
visited Wednesday last by Charles A.
.Jording, president of the fire board of
the city of Baltimore, who was accom-
panied by DR.. John j. McGinity, an
other member of the fire board, and
P. W.. Wilkinson, the secretary. The
delegation had been authorized by
Mayor William F. Broening of Balti-
more to negotiate for foot ball game
which was agreed upon to be played at
the stadium in Baltimore on November
Is next between the Marine post team
of Quantico and the team of the Bal
timore Fire Department. The Quantico
band will go to Baltimore during the
celebration in that city of its 200th
anniversary, during the week commenc-
ing September g. The Quantico band
will be in Baltimore two days-Septem-
ber 13 and IA. Maj. D. L. S. Brewster,
officer in charge of corps athletics, at
tended the conference, after which the
visitors were rendered a luncheon by
Gen. Butler.
The junior examining board was in
session at corps headquarters last
Thursday and Friday. Maj. William F.
Bevan, senior officer OF the board,
presided.
The senior examining board will meet
next Thursday. Col. Frederick l..
Bradman will preside. Capt. John
Halla. aide to the major general COM
mandant, will be recorder.
Brig. Gen. Cyrus S. Radford, who was
sworn in as quartermaster of the corps
on August "a, has been granted 80 days
leave of absence.
Maj. David M. Randall has arrived
at headquarters and assumed the duties
of an assistant ad1utant and inspector
of the corps, to which Office he was
recently reappointed.
First Lieut.. A. H. Trask, attached to
the Department of the Pacific MARINE
Corps, has been stopping at the May
flower Hotel since arriving in the CITY,
Capt. Jesse A. Nelson, heretofore at
tached to the Quantico base, has been
detached and is due to report at head
quarters, this city, September z.
The u. S. S. Chaumont is scheduled
to steam from San Diego, Calf, about
September % for the Asiatic station
and it is stated will carry quite num-
ber of requirements of commissioned
Marine officers, the majority of whom
are to be sent from the Department of
the Pacific MARINE Corps. Replace
ments Of enlisted men are also to be
sent via this vessel to the Far East.
Second Lieut.. Louis c. Plain, hereto
fore attached to Marine Barracks. Navy
Yard Philadelphia, has been detached
to duty at Quantico, Va.
Capt Robert H. Pepper will shortly
report to Quantico for duty after hav-
ing completed tour of foreign shore
service.
Capt. James E. Davis, at present at
tached to Quantico. has been ordered
to duty with the Air Service, Second
Brigade U. S. Marines, now on duty III
Nicaragua When directed by Maj.
Gen. Butler he will embark upon the
u. S. S. Henderson, which is scheduled
to leave Quantico. Va, for the West
Coast via the Panama Canal Septem-
ber ii.
First Lieut.. Leo Sullivan, at present
attached to Marine Barracks, New
York, is also scheduled to embark
aboard the Henderson for further con-
veyance to duty on the Asiatic station.
Col. Rush r. Wallace, commanding
officer of the Marine Barracks, Eighth
and G streets southeast. is supervising
the target practice of the men OF his
command who are firing daily at Camp
Simms, D. G.
Capt. Dudley S. Brown, formerly
commanding the Marine detachment
aboard the battleship Wyoming. has
arrived at the barracks. Capt Brown
has been appointed adjutant Of the
barracks by Col. Wallace. Lieut.. Ed
ward J. Trumble is acting quarter
master of the barracks pending the
ehsence Of Capt. Jacob M. Pearce.