Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
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Department bureaus. as indicated;
They are: Capts. Roy D. Burdick and
CHARLES H. Swick, both Engineer ON
GERS. to the Office of the CHIEF OF En-
gineers. effective August 10. MAI. Fran
els M, Fits, M. c., now on duty at
Richmond, Va, will report Tor outy ~
the Army General Dispensary, this city,
on June 10. Effective July !, 1929,
Lieut.. Col. Claude E. Brigham, c. w. s..
executive officer, Office of the CHIEF OF
Chemical Warfare Service, Will assume
the duties of commandment at the Chem-
ical Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal.
Md, as the relief OF Lieut. Col. Waiter
G. Baker. Mai. Julian s. Hatcher, Q. ~,
now on duty at Sd Corps Area head
quarters. at Baltimore, Md, will come
to duty in the office of the CHIEF OF
ordnance. effective July IS. First Lieut..
John M. Conner, F. D., on duty at Fltz-
simons General Hospital, Denver, Colo,
will assume duty in the ONCE OF the
chief of finance, effective August 3.
seven officers of the Quartermaster
Corus have been ordered to Washing
ton for the purpose Of undergoing the
next course of instruction at the Army
Industrial College: They are Capts.
George A. Bentley, Harry r. Springer
Charles o. Thrasher, John A. Nelson,
Lee w. Card, Stephen B. Massey, Lewis
b. Douglas and First Lieut.. Francis v.
FitzGerald. Col. George E. Kumpe,
s. C.. who has been on duty as COM
mandant of the Signal School, Fort
Monmouth, N. j., will be assigned 70
dutv in the Office of the chief signal
officer. effective September !, 1929.
As a result of the deliberations. of
the interdepartmental board that mas
been assigned the task OF preparing
preliminary and tentative draft OF
new Joint service pay law and scheo-
ule. formal agreement has been mace
Of a draft of such program in the FOL
| lowing terms. The most important
provisions of the program agreed 10 are:
Rental and subsistence allowances
should be consolidated with pay INTO a
single item designated as pay tp)
No officer should receive more pay IMAM
| any other senior to him. lc) ray
should be adequate, based on the cur
rent purchasing value of the dollar, 10
enable an officer at all times to give
his best thought to the service rather
than to problems of existence. tol Inc
nav of officers of higher grades LIQUID
| be commensurate with the olgnlty anu
responsibility of their position, ana
/ should be comparable TO the renluIeia-
u vlOA OF SuCCCoSIuA SOASSA AAA
| (ey Retired personnel on active outy
Shout receive the pay they would re.
ceiye If ON the active list. O Pay OF
nurses should be based on the remu-
neration for similar service in civil lie.
with retirement provided for phySlcal
disability incurred in line OF outy, as
we'll as for length Of service.
The entire proceeding, marked by the
preliminaries conducted by the inter-
departmental board, constitutes con,
! scientiOuS and SagaciouS eHort VoWalu
an end that is greatly desired, as IL Is
greatly needed, for an adequate anu
balanced schedule Of service compeIsa-
ton. That which has already peen
accomplished has required industry and
research rejecting the greatest credlt
upon those engaged in this occupation
bv such officers as Rear Admiral Luxe
McNamee. chairman of the board; Brig.
Gen. George S. Simonds, U. S. a.; Brig.
| Gen. George Richards, U. S. M. VI;
Col. F.. w. Coleman. assistant 10 the
chief of finance, Regular Army; Capt.
E. r, Wilson, u. S. N; Lieut.. Col. VIII
liam Dryden, u S. A; Assistant surg.
Gen. C. c. Pierce and Surg. l.. h.
Thompson of the Public Health SerV-
ice, Comdr. r. S. Patton and Lieut.:
Comdr H. A. Searam Of the Coast ana
! (IeOQetlC 0uENcy dilO AASu"'
Kiehlhorn of the Coast Guard, VINO
compose the interdepartmental board.
Comdr. T. S. Wilkinson. U. S. N, on
duty III the bureau of navigation. has
been assigned to duty with the board as
the assistant of Rear Admiral McNamee
and he has been designated ny the
! board as its recorder.
Mai. Gen. Harry L. Gilchrist, chief
OF chemical warfare service. delivered
| the principal address before the twelfth
line and staff officers class graduation
exercises April II at the Chemical
Warfare School at Edgewood Arsenal,
Md The officers completing the course
were Majs. Cary I. Crockett, Infantry
| (tankS) Eacott B. Miller, P. S. IN
| fantry; Oscar C. Warner, G. A. C.;
Leon r. Cole. F. A. Allen Fletcher,
Infantry: Fred H. Coleman, A. C.;
Benjamin w. Mills, Infantry; Daniel A.
| Conner. F. a.; Capts. William E.
Lucas. jr., Infantry: Harvey G. Kearney
Infantry; Henry Linsert, c. A. c.: Luis
F.. Cianchini. Infantry; Harry Foster,
Cavalry; Ralph c. Thomas, Cavalry;
Abraham M. Lawrence, C. A. c.; Red
ding F. Perry Cavalry. First Lieuts
Cornman L. Hahn, C. E.; Leo T. Nc
Mahon, F. A.: Horace M. woodward
Cavalry, c. w. S.. Robert Robinson,
S. c.; Thomas j. Ford, Infantry. C. w
S.; Allen A. Goodwin, Infantry; Ed
ward c. johnson, Infantry (tanks)
Charles F. WINS, Infantry; Joe r.
Sherr, S. c.; Ebert Kelly, Infantry;
Elwyn D. Post. Infantry. and Second
Lieuts. Alfred H. johnson. A. c., and
Fay r. Upthegrove, Infantry. A. C.