Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Navy.
Rear Admiral Frank H. Schofield, who
has been on duty at the Navy Depart
mcnt as head of the War Plans Divi-
sion, Bureau of Naval operations, and
who is under orders to command Bat
will be succeeded by Vice Admiral
Montgomery NJ Taylor, who has been
in command of the Scouting Fleet.
Rear Admiral Edward H. Campbell, I'M
til recently on duty as judge advocate
general of the Navy, has relieved Rear
Admiral David F. Sellers as commander
of the special service squadron. Ad-
miral Sellers, it is expected, will report
to the Navy Department tomorrow for
duty as judge advocate general.
1t is the general understanding In the
Navy that Admiral Henry A. Wiley, who
has just relinquished command of the
United States Fleet, will be placed upon
the retired list upon his own applica-
ton, after more than 40 years service,
this to become effective upon the expi-
ration of his accrued leave of absence
in September. Up to. this time. how
ever, no application from him for re-
tirement has been received by the Navy
Department.
A number of-vacancieS may occur IN
some of the important naval bnlets
abroad during the Summer of 1890, due
to the completion of the usual tour OF
shore duty of the present encumbentS
The following naval attaches will have
completed three years of shore duty at
that time: Capt. Ralston S. Holmes, at
Rome; Capt. Joseph v. Ogan, at Toxic;
Capt. Clarence L. Arnold, at Buenos
Aires, and Capt George M. Baum, at
Berlin. The following officers, all COM
manders, are occupying similar status:
Comdr. Russell Wilson, naval mission
in Brazil; Isaac c. Kidd, captain OF the
port at Cristobal, Canal Zone; Charles
S. McWhorter, commandant of the
naval station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
and Sherwoode A Tafdnder, captain OF
the port of Balboa, Canal Zone.
Two new officers will come to Wash
ington for duty in the Navy Depart
ment. Capt. Ivan E. Bass, who has
been in charge of the repairs division
of the Bureau of Engineering, has been
assigned to duty as assistant to the
chief of that bureau, to become effective
some time this month, while Comdr.
James B. Glennon, who has just been
relieved of the command Of the U. S. S.
Maury goes to duty in the Bureau of
Ordnance in charge of the mines divi-
sion, as the relief of Lieut.. Comdr Adolf
Won F. Pickardt.
Capt. Alfred c. Howe, who recently
relinquiShed duty as head of the Naval
Mission in Peru, will be assigned to duty
in connection with the fitting out of
the new light cruiser Pensacola, and he
will command that ship when commits
stoned. Comdr. Leigh NoyeS, who has
just arrived in this country from duty
as a member Of the Brazilian Naval
Mission, will assume command of De-
Stroyer Division 80 of the scouting fleet.
Comdr. Maurice r. Pierce, who has
been on duty as executive officer of the
naval air station at LakehurSt, N. j.,
will assume command of that station
about June IL. Other officers who will
come to Washington within the next
few weeks for duty in the various bu-
reaus of the Navy Department are: Capt
Victor A. Kimberley, recently in COM
mand of the U. S. S. Maryland. has
relieved Capt. william w. Smyth as
head of the special ordnance board.
Lieut.. Comdr. Mervyn S. Bennion, on
duty as navigator of the Maryland, will
relieve Comdr. Clyde r. Robinson as
officer in charge of the design division.
During July Lieut.. Comdr. Justin Nice.
Miller now on duty as gunnery officer
of the U. S. S. Cincinnati, will relieve
Lieut.. Comdr. Sherwood Picking from
duty in the aviation ordnance division,
while Lieut.. Comdr. James G. Jones, jr.
who has been on duty with the de-
stroyer squadrons of the battle feet,
will relieve Lieut.. Comdr. Charles B. c.
Carey in the experiments division.
Lieut. Comdr. Francis T. Spellman will
come from the Colorado in September
to the fire control division as the relief
of Lieut.. Ccmdr. Simon P. Fullinwinder.
Lieut.. Howard w. Bradbury has re-
lieved Lieut.. Comdr Greene w. Digger
in the powder division, and Lieut..
Jerauld, lately on duty on the Mary
land has relieved Lieut.. Comdr j. L.
Jenworth, jrq, in the fire control
division,