Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

major, and while holding the office as
chief of chaplains, is appointed a colo
mel and is entitled to the pay and
allowances Of that grade. From among
the following will be selected the sue
cessor of Col. Easterbrook: Lieut.. Coils.
Julian e. Yates, Walter K. Lloyd,
Stephen r. Wood, and Stanley c. Rams
Webb, Wallace H. Watts, Alva j.
Breasted, william A. Aiken, Ernest w.
Wood, William r. Arnold, Alexander d.
Sutherland, Haywood L. Winter, Thomas
L. Kelley Clifford L. Miller, Thomas E.
Swan, Earl D. Weed, Clifford P.
Futcher, John T. DeBardeleben, Will
liam L. Fisher, Aristeo v. Simoni,
Emerson e. Swanson, Samuel j. Miller,
Peter ]. Kilkenny. John T. Axton, jr.;
and Charles F. Graeser. Two other
chaplains who will receive their pro-
motion to major on November "a, 1929,
are also eligible for selection as chief
of the corps these two being Chaplains
Horace r. Fell and Orville e. Fisher.
An Army retiring board was appoint
ed last week to meet in Washington at
the call of the president, Maj. Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby, chief Of Cavalry,
for the examination of such officers as
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members of the board are: Brig. Gen.
Henry c. Fisher, assistant to the sur
geon general of the Army; Coils
Reynolds j. Burt, Infantry; Harry l..
Steele, Coast Artillery Corps; Lorenzo
D. Gasser, Infantry; Charles C. Allen,
Infantry; James D. Fife, Medical Corps
Maj John W. Meehan, Medical Corps,
with Capt. John Biggar, Quartermaster
Corps.
Lieut.. Col. r. w. Case has been APP
pointed chairman of a board that has
been convened for the purpose of pre-
pairing, revising or supervising the re-
vision of, and submitting to the chief
of ordnance for approval, all regulations
| OF the Ordnance Department, or those
that affect that department. In adj
dition to Col. Case the membership of
the board is composed Of the following:
Majs. L. H. Campbell, o. J. Gatchell,
James Kirk and A. B. johnson.
There has also been appointed In the
office of the chief of ordnance an igni-
ton board, of which Col. e. D. Bricker,
Ordnance Department, is the head.
Other members Of the board are: Majs
A. j. Stuart, T. j. Smith, W. L. Clay.
Julian s. Hatcher and w. B. Hardigg
and A. Adelman of the ordnance Office
and Messrs. G. ]. B. Hennirg, r. G.
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Pont Co.
Lieut.. Col r. w. Case and Majs. r.
w. Pinger and A. B. johnson consti-
tllte a board of officers to consider and
pass on all promotions of Reserve OFF,
GERS in the branch assignment group,
and to submit its recommendations to
the chief of ordnance.
The central medical department beard
consisting Of the following named off,
GERS, was appointed by the War Depart
ment last week to meet at the call OF
the president thereof: Col. Christopher
G. Collins, at the Army Medical School
Army Medical Center, Washington, d
!, c. The other members of the board
; Bernheim and Charles F. Craig; Majs
George M. Edwards, John w. Meehan
! Leroy p. Hartley and Capt. Harry j
Juzek and Thomas G. Hester.
Il Navy.
+ A systematic procedure, which EN-.
braces earlier treatment of denta
! diseases among midshipmen with FIRE.
quent subsequent oral examination anc
! corrective dental treatment has beer
: inaugurated at the Naval Academy. i
J is believed this new method Of provid
. ing dental treatment will enable mid
! shipmen generally to leave the academ
! with teeth in as good If not in better
. condition than on entrance. To carr!
! out this program the Dental Corps com
" plement at the Naval Academy ha
been increased to seven officers. Thi
n increase has, however, been largely on
e set by the larger number of nidship
2 men and officers now at the academy
s A further dental ofiicer increase is re
d quired and will be effected when prac
t ticable. An additional dental operating
o room has been established at Annapoli