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

According to present schedule the
Marine detachments of the battleships
Arkansas, Utah and Florida, respect
lively, will be transferred to temporary
status ashore, in all probability at Glen
burnie, Nd, during the first week Of
the coming month Of June. The bat
tleships named are scheduled to make
the European cruise this year carrying
the midshipmen, and as there will be
about 900 middies who will embark,
every available inch of space aboard
ship will be required. While on tenn
porary shore duty the Marine detach-
ments will participate in the annual
small arms record target practice.
Second Lieut.. William @. Manley
heretofore on duty in Nicaragua, has
been detached to report to corps head
quarters this city.
The Marine Corps Examining Board
for the promotion of commissioned Of
ficers of the Marine Corps Reserve will
shortly make an extended report to the
commandant of the corps. Brig. Gen.
Benjamin H. Fuller, president; Col
Louis Nice. Little, Majs. Matthews,
Brainard, Rupertus and Howard mem
bers, and Capt Lucian w. Burnham,
recorder, constitute the board.
Second Lieut.. Julien r. Marshall at
present attached to the Marine Bar
racks, Eighth and streets southeast, Is
scheduled to leave Hampton Roads, Va,
via naval transport. about April 10, for
duty in the Virgin Islands.
Second Lieut.. E. j. Trumble, recently
on duty in China, upon arrival at San
Diego Calf, will be ordered TO duty at
Marine Barracks, Eighth and I streets
southeast
The following commissioned officers
upon arrival at San Diego, Calf, from
duty in China are to be ordered to duty
at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va: Maj.
John L. Doxey, Capt. r. A. Robinson,
First Lieut.. Terrell j. Crawford, First
Lieut.. James w. Flett, First Lieut.. G. l..
Maynard, First Lieut.. Edward Selby and
First Lieut.. ]. F. Burke.
Capt John H. Parker left headquar-
tiers of the corps last Monday for duty
at Marine Barracks, naval munitions
depot, Yorktown, Va
Capt Albert w. Paul, heretofore on
duty with the Guardia Nacional de Mic
aragua, upon arrival in this country Is
due to report at the East Coast expedi-
tionary base, Quantico, Va, for assign
ment to the air service thereat.
Capt William G. Stott IN. P). COM
manQant OF the NaClOnal CaplIdl Oe-
tachment of the Marine Corps League,
has reported that the recent member
ship drive for the local detachment OF
the league has been a success.
Capt. Edward A. Craig, aide to Maj.
Gen John A. Lejeune, will, it Is under
stood, proceed with the latter when he
starts for his post of duty as command
ant of the Department Of the Pacific
Marine Corps, with headquarters at
San Francisco, Calf.
Capt Lee H. Brown, commanding oft1-
Ger Marine detachment battleship Penn
sylvania, has been ordered to report TO
corps headquarters.
Capt Charles Ubell, retired, has ami
lated with the National Capital detacn-
ment of the Marine Corps League.
Brig. Gen. Harry Lee Is at present IN
command at Quantico, Va, and 1t Is not
definitely known at present whether
Mai Gen. Eli K. Cole, now in command
of the Department of the Pacific MA
rine Corps, may be assigned to the
Quantico base or whether the senior
brigadier general of the corps, who, it
is expected, will shortly be promoted to
major general, may likewise be.~ onsld-
cred for assignment as commanding
general at the East Coast expeditlonary
base 1t is generally felt in corps cir
Giles here that Brig. Gen. Logan Feland
will remain in command in Nicaragua,
while Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, who
has been in Haiti for some years, will
remain at his present station, as Minis
ter Extraordinary to the Haitian gov
ternnaent.