Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
MARINE CORPS NOTES

The line selection board, composed
/ OF Brig. Gems. Smedley d. Butler.
Logan Feland, Rufus H Lane, Benia-
min II. Fuller and Harry Lee, have
been In continuous session at corps
headquarters during the past week.
The staff selection board which has
finished its deliberations, will not have
had its findings made public until same
have been approved by the Secretary
| of the Navy. -
Maj. Edward Albert ostermann was
| recorder to the line and the STAFF
boards, respectively.
Col. II. G. Reisinger, assistant pay
master, attached to corps headquarters,
| Is on his annual leave
Capt. Harold C. Major, attached to
the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy De-
| partment, this city, is to be detached
! on the 28th of the present month to
the Air Corps Tactical School, Langley
! Field. Hampton, Va.
Second Lieuts. william r. Coleman,
Frederick G. Lippert, Homer C. MUIR
| ray, Frank II. Schwable, Edward c.
Dyer, Melvin G. Brown, Manley L.
Curry. Gordon Cone. Chandler W.
johnson, Charles D. Warfleld, Raymond
| B. Sullivan, jr.; Samuel b. Grifnth, I'd. !;
Raymond r. Crist, jr.; Clyde G. Rob-
erts, Otto c. Ledbetter, Harry G. Lang.
william r. Bryson, James B. Lake, jr.,
| anu 1Sdu6 ". rLOUCTS Will du report
to the commanding officer of the Phila-
delphia Barracks for duty.
First Lieut.. JudSon Fl. Fitzgerald is
due to be placed upon the retired list
| as of August IL, upon approved report
of medical survey.
Lieut.. Col. Hamilton D. South is ex-
pected here today, having finished an
instructive course at the Naval War
College at Newport, having been de-
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WILL 1t Is understood, join his family
! here, and after a short vacation Of q
few weeks he Is scheduled to leave this
| country via the naval transport Kittery,
| sailing from Hampton Roads, Va, on or
about July IL, for Haiti. where he will
report to Brig. Gen. John H. Russell for
assignment to duty with the native SOL
diery of that country-the Garde
dHaiti.
The steamship Ell Salvador, scheduled
to sail from New York City about June
90, will carry several commissioned ON
| GERS of the corps who are under as
signment to duty in Central America.
Maj Bennett Puryear, jr., A. @. M,
was detached from Quantico last Thurs
day to the corps depot OF supplies at
Philadelphia.
A conference was held yesterday by
Capt. Jonas II. Plat, national adjutant
of the Marine Corps League. and Capt.
william q. Stott, commandant of the
National Capital Detachment of the
Marine Corps League. anent the future
activities of the local body, as well rs
activities Of the national organization.
Capt. James w. Webb, attached to
the Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, N. r,
Navy Yard, will report during this week
at corps headquarters, this city.
Alva b. Lasswell has accepted Sec
ond lieutenancy in the corps and has
been ordered to report for duty ct Ma
rine Barracks, Philadelphia.
The following Marine Corps Reserve
officers resident In Washington and VIZ
cinity will attend the Reserve camp nj
Quantico from July to 20: Capt
Charles A. Ketcham, 80 College avenue
Hyattsville, Md; First Lieut.. Troy A.
Nubson, 4301 Thirteenth street north
east; First Lieut.. william r. Sheets
Sol Poplar street.. Takoma Park. Md;
Lieut.. James A. Mcnamara. Sixteenth
and @ streets: Lieut.. Donald O.
O'Reagan, 1915 Sixteenth street: Lieut.
i William M. Parker, 280l Eighteenth
street; Lieut.. John H. Pigg, 2l31 @
street; Lieut.. Albert +. Sisson, Box ass
Hyattsville, Md: Lieut.. Paul Sullivan
$500 Fourteenth street; Lieut.. willard
l.. Hart, 1905 Cathedral avenue: Lieut.
William r. Murray, JAS x street, and
Lieut.. Russell ]. WhyteHSe4s Hobart
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