Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

Army.
Mai Gen William r. Smith, super
intendent of the United States Military
Academy at West Point, has been APP
pointed head of a board that will be
convened at the War Department on
September 8. 1880, for the purpose OF
considering the classification Of Army
officers in accordance with statutory
requirements. This board will arrange
all officers in two classes, namely: Class
A, consisting of officers who should be
retained in the service, and Glass B, OF
officers who should not be retained in
the service The other members COM
posing the board are: Maj. Gen. Frank
r. Mccoy and Brig. Gems. Stuart Hint
zelman, William M. Cruickshank, VIII
liam P. Jackson, Meriwether L. Walker
and George H. Jamerson.
When the 1880 national rife and pis-
toll matches open at Camp Perry, Ohio,
on August "a every branch of the Serv-
ice will be represented on the mile-long
firing line. Teams from the Infantry,
Cavalry, Corps of Engineers, Marine
Corps. Navy, National Guard, Organized
Reserves, American Legion, Reserve
officers Training Corps, Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp, and the Coast
Guard will fire side by side. with the
thousands of civilian shooters from all
parts of the United States, Canada,
Hawaii and Cuba.
The realization by Medical Corps au-
thorities of corps of 983 officers, the
authorized commissioned complement of
that corps, will be short-lived, because
retirements and designations will, be-
tween now and December, reduce the
present AUTHORIZED strength of 983 Off
crs. The recent appointment of As Army
internes as first lieutenants III the
Medical Corps of the Regular Army
brought the officer strength of that
corps, for the first time since January,
1923, up to its full strength. War De-
partment special orders, however, have
accounted for six prospective Medical
Corps separations between now and Oc-
tober 81, 1890, and between now and
December it is expected that more than
a dozen other medical officers will be
ordered home to await retirement. OF
the six officers who have been officially
announced by the War Department as
prospective Army separations, five have
been ordered home to await retirement
with their date of transfer to the retired
list of the Regular Army, as follows:
Col. Allie w. Williams, September 30
1890: Mai. Lewis c. Covington, October
81, 1890; Mai. Clinton L. Hoy, October
81, 1880; Maj. Thomas r. Marshall, Oc-
tober 81, 1890; and Capt Charles w
Henderson, July 81, 1880. The resigna-
ton of Maj. A. K. Taylor, Medical
Corps. to become effective August 81
1880, accounts for the sixth separation
recorded by War Department orders.
In order to keep the commissioned
personnel of the Medical Corps at its
full strength, an examination of appli-
csnts for appointment as first lieuten-
ants in that corps of the military estab-
lishment. under the provisions of Army
regulations No. 605-10, will be held
within the continental limits of the
United States from November to z
1880, inclusive.
Navy.
The death of Rear Admiral Ashley
H. Robertson on July Is and the retire
ment of seven officers of the Navy be-
tween now and November l will result
in the promotion of 19 naval officers.
AS a result of the death of Rear Ad-
miral Robertson, the following officers
became due for promotion: Capt. John
Halligan, jr.; Ccmdr. Leo F. WEIGH,
Lieut.. Comdr. Lawrence F. Reifsnider,
Lieut.. David e. Cummins and Lieut..
q. g. Joseph T. Sheehan.
Upon the retirement of Capts. Willis
Mcdowell and Franck T. Evans on Sep
TENDER l, the following will be pro-
NOTED: Comdrs. Turner F.. Caldwell and
Earl r. Shipp and Lieut.. Comdrs. Fred
erick c. Reinicke and Miles r. Refo, ir
The retirement on October l of Rear
Admiral Julian l.. Latimer Capt. Chris
topher r. P. Rodgers and Comdr. Samuel
L. Henderson will result in the promo
ton Of the following officers: Capt. Will
liam T. Tarrant Comdrs. Charles M
Austin and Ferdinand L. Reichmuth,