Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
MARINE CORPS NOTES

MARINE CORPS NOTES
Mai. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, who
has been undergoing medical treatment
at the Naval Hospital, this city, for the
past few weeks, has returned to his
Office at corps headquarters. He SUI
fered a fractured rib April II.
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune left Wash
ington on the 1st instant for San Fran
cisco, Calf, where upon arrival he will
make a tour of inspection of all posts
in the Department of the Pacific MA
rine Corps, returning to Washington
not later than July /, when he is Sched-
uled to go on leave, following which he
will have been placed upon the retired
list.
In this connection speculation has
been rife as to what staff officer will
have been promoted to a major gen.
eralcy, providing that the present bill
before Congress will have been enacted
into law. The paymaSter of the corps.
Brig. Gen. George Richards, by reason
Of seniority in addition to q brilliant
war record covering the activities of the
corps during the SpaniSh-American
War, the Philippine Instruction and
the Boxer troubles Of 1900, respectively,
will, 1t 10 believed, be the logical
deSignee.
Col Dickinson p. Hall, according to
the most reliable of reports, will be the
officer who will be detailed to CORPS
headquarters as the relief of the execu-
tive officer at corps headquarters, the
incumbent being Lieut.. Col. Creecy,
whose tour of duty on the staff at
corps headquarters will have shortly
expired.
Capt. Field Harris, heretofore at
tached to Naval Air Station, San Diego,
Calf, has been stopping temporarily in
this city on leave status at 1882 Co
iumbia road.
Capt. H NJ. H. Fleming, attached to
Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va, is also
on leave status in this city, residing at
5038 Reno road.
Col. Rush r. Wallace, who is under
orders to assume command of the Ma
rine Barracks, Eighth and ] streets
southeast, has been granted so days
leave and is not due to report till July l.
All information relative to the Com
miSsioned Oficers' Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps Country Club is now being
handled by Lieut. Ccmdr. George e.
Simmons, Room 1134 Navy Building.
been withdrawn from Nicaragua within
the next so days, according to oficial
announcement at corps headquarters.
These, it Is stated, will have been dis
tributed along the Atlantic Seaboar6 to
the various posts of the corps, though
Quantico, Va, will have been made
ready to receive the ma jority of these
veterans Of the tropical jungle Scrim-
images.
The National Capital Detachment of
the Marine Corps League, with head
quarters hall in Woodmen's Temple.
Grant place, is planning a get-together
excursion for the early part of the
Summer.
Capt. Edward A. Craig, heretofore on
duty at corps headquarters, this city, as
aide to Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune, was
detached during the past week and as
signed to duty with the Guardia Ma
cional de Nicaragua, where upon ar
rival some time In June it Is expected
that he will be given increased rank
under the Nicaraguan government by
the President thereof. According to ex-
listing treaty between this country and
the republics of Haiti and Nicaragua.
respectively. officers and non commis-
stoned officers of the naval and Marine
Corps services, respectively are author
lied to accept increased rank, wear the
insignia, etc, of either of the protective
services of those republics when such
assignments are approved of by the
naval and Marine Corps authorities of
this country.
Marine Corps veterans of the World
War are being advised that they are en-
titled, as per act of Congress of May,
1928, to war risk insurance under the
Veterans Bureau, either an increase of
what they may now be carrying or re-
inStatement of their policy, up to and
not to exceed $4,000, on either one or
more policies, but in no case will there
be permitted any one commissioned Of
ficer or enlisted man to carry either one
or more forms of insurance policies, re-
Spectively the combined grand total or
totals exceeding $4,000. Many officers
and enlisted men have been heretofore
unaware that they could apply for in
surance up to $4,000. Applicants will
have to submit to medical examination
at the Veterans Bureau should they
make their application at the Veterans
Bureau, Room 148, there being no
charge.
Maj NJ. r. Thatcher, who was here
tofore ordered to duty at Marine Bar
racks, Eighth and I streets southeast,
has had his orders revoked and will in
all probability be shortly assigned to
further foreign service duty, he having
but recently returned from the Far
East.