Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

surviving LOT winch QOeS so mucn TO I'M
prove general efficiency The congress
sional committee desires that each
grade be properly evaluated and the
pay fixed according TO the Importance
Of the duties and responsibilities
thereof.
A number of changes in the COM
missioned personnel of the Office of the
Chief Of Ordnance, War Department,
have been made. Maj. Charles r. Bax-
ter, o. D., who has been on duty in
the ordnance Office as executive officer,
has been relieved by Mai Oscar j.
Gatchell, o. d. Maj Baxter has gone
to duty at Frankfort Arsenal, Pa. Mai.
Gatchells duties in the war plans d.
vision of the office have been taken
over by Maj. William G. Young, o. D.,
who has been on duty at 9Th Corps
Area headquarters, at Chicago Mai.
Robert s. Barr, 0. D., who has been on
duty in the district ordnance Office at
Cincinnati, has assumed duty in charge
Of industrial plans activities of the
manufacturing service, succeeding
Lieut.. Col. ROLAND w. Case, who has
gone to Manila, p l., for duty as ord
nance officer of the Philippine Depart
mert. succeeding Brig Gen William H.
Tschappat, recently appointed assistant
chief of ordnance.
Maj. Lucian D. Booth, 0. D.. has sue
ceeded Maj Thomas J. Smith as off,
Ger in charge of the ammunition divi-
sion OF the manufacturing service, the
latter officer having gone to duty at
Picatinny Arsenal, N. J. Maj. Glenn P.
Wilhelm, o. D., who has been on gen.
eral staff duty at Philippine Depart
ment headquarters, has succeeded Maj.
Julian s, Hatcher, o. D., as officer in
charge of the Infantry and Aircraft
armament division of the technical
staff. The latter officer will relieve
Mai. Wallace L. Clay, o. D., who has
been in charge of the corresponding
division of the manufacturing service.
OF instruction at the Harvard UniVer-
sity School of Business Administration.
Navy.
The U. S. S. Omaha. flagship Of the
Destroyer SQuadrons of the Battle Fleet,
has established an extraordinary record
in gunnery, engineering and battle eff
cheney in the light cruiser class of naval
vessels. This vessel won the gunnery
trophy for the 1867, 1925, 1929
and 1929-30 competitive years; the en-
cheering trophy for 1928; the bat
tie efficiency pennant for 1857,
1886 and 1928. Though attain
ing the highest merit for the 1929-30
year in engineering and battle eff
cheney, the Omaha was not awarded the
trophy, pennant and prize on account
of not having steamed a sufficient num-
Der of miles. In all, the Omaha has
won the gunnery trophy four successive
years, actually won the battle efficiency
pennant three years in succession and
ave
In succession II other duties had not
interfered with her cruising schedule.
Capt. Edgar l.. Woods, M. c., u. 8.
N, will be detached next week from
duty as officer in charge of the person
mel division of the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery, Navy Department, and
will sail from New York about October
II for Brazil, where he will assume duty
as a member of the Naval Mission In
Brazil. He will relieve Capt. Richard
A. Warner, who will return to the
United States for assignment. Capt.
Woods will be relieved of his duties at
the Navy Department by Capt. Kent c.
Melhorn, who lately returned to this
country from duty as medical director
of the sanitary service of Haiti
Rear Admiral George r. MARVEL. u
S. NJ, who is under orders to command
the light cruiser division of the Scout
ing Fleet viii come to temporary duty
at the Navy Department in the Bureau
Of Navigation about September %, upon
the completion of which he will as
sumo command of the cruiser divisions
Incident to the retirement on Sep
TENDER /, upon their own applications
after 80 years service, of Capts. Willis
Mcdowell and Franck t; Evans and
Lieuts. j. W. Birk, j. r. Likens and
Bertram David, the following officers
| of the Navy became due for promo.
ton Comdrs. Turner F. Caldwell and
Earl r. Shipp Lieut.. Comdrs. Frederick
c. Reinicke and Miles p Refo, ir.;
Lieuts. George w. johnson and Harry
E. Thornhill and Lieuts. Junior grade)
Howard NJ Kelly, Edward S. Pearse
lie Merton Z. Crist, jr.; Charles A
Chsppell and Harold N. williams.