Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

Army.
Col. william G. Turner, chief Of the
veterinary division of the Surgeon
Generals Office, 1t is understood, will
soon submit his application to be placed
on the retired list of the Regular Army
for over 80 years service.
Probable selection of his successor
will be confined to the list of colonies
Of the Veterinary Corps. They are,
together with their present duty assign
ments, as follows: Ray j. Stanclift,
Fort Riley, Kans.; Eugene. j. Cramer,
Fort Bliss, Tex; William P. Hill, Fort
Benning, Ga; William A. Sproule, Fort
Jay, N. Y; Walter Fraser, 1st Corps
Area Headquarters; Andrew e. Dom
ovan, Army base, Boston, Mass, and
Burt English, Fort Sill, Okla.
Approximately two score officers OF
the Regular Army, Navy. National
Guard and Organized Reserves will
undergo the next Army line and staff
course of instruction which will be
given at the chemical warfare school,
Edgewood Arsenal, Md, beginning
February 10 and concluding April 10.
The Army officers who have been
authorized to attend this course are
Lieut.. Col. Edward r. Coppock, F. A.;
Majors Charles K. Wing, G. A. c.;
S. Churchill, A. c.; Max w. Sullivan,
Inf: David r. Kerr, Inf, and Paul N
Starlings, Inf. CaptS. Lawrence G,
Frizzell, Cav; Riley T. Holt, Cav,
Theodore M. Cornell, Inf; Frank r.
Schucker, Inf; Archie E. Phinney, Inf,
George j. B. Fisher, C. w. S.: William
A. P. Moncure, Inf; William G. Kab-
rich, c. w. S.; Riley L. McGarraugh, C.
A. c.; Charles M. Thirlkeld, F. A; VIII
liam M. Wiener, F. A. First Lieuts.
Walter L. Mccormick. C A c.; Fred
erick w. Gerhard. G. w. s.; William J.
Moroney, Inf; Edwin G. Mailing, C. w.
s., and Second Lieuts. William M.
Greasy, jr, C. w. s.; Martin j. NORM,
Inf; Allen r. Springer, A. c.; Frank
J. Coleman. A. c.; Carl F, Fritzsche,
Inf; James w. Lockett, Inf, and
Thomas M. Tarpley, Inf.
The single Navy officer taking the
course is Lieut.. Comdr. Homer L. Cross
kopf, while the National Guard officers
with their States indicated, are: Capts.
Henry H. Orr (South Carolina), Harold
H. Richardson (Colorado), Newton w.
Armstrong California;, and First
Lieut. Harry d. Darlington (Illinois)
The Reserve officer taking the course
Chemical Warfare Reserve. It is ex-
pected that several more Reserve and
National Guard officers viii be ordered
to undergo the course.
Within the next few months a num-
Der of officers of the Regular Army will
come to Washington for duty in the
various branches of the War Depart
ment. Col Charles H. Danforth, A. c.,
now on duty at Selfridge Field, Mich,
VIII be assigned to duty in the Office of
the Chief of Air Corps, effective June
80, 1890. Upon the completion of his
present tour of duty in the Philippines.
MAJ. Clyde v. Simpson, S. c., will come
to duty In the ONCE of the Chief Sig
nal Oficer of the Army.
Capt. Robert E. Shannon, Q. M. c.,
who was relieved from duty yesterday
at the New York general depot, Brook
lyn, N. Y, will report this week for duty
IN the ONCE OF the QuartermaSter Cen
eral of the Army. Capt Cecil r. Moore,
G. E., will be relieved from duty as as
sistant to the district engineer at Bos-
ton, Mass, effective March 20, 1890
and will then proceed to Washington
Tor duty in the Office of the Chief of
Engineers. Three first lieutenants of
the Air Corps will report for duty in the
office of the Chief of Air Corps during
August. They are James G. Cluck,
James B. Jordan and Bennett e.
Meyers.
Navy.
Navy officers will be interested to
learn of a discussion last week relative
to the merit of establishing a general
STAFF In the Navy Department as an aid
to naval administration. Such a pro-
posal will revive a familiar topic of
congressional and departmental con-
troversy Of other days. The reasons for
its advancement at this time. it is con-
tended, is that the bureaus of the Navy
Department are practically in q state
Of chaos in the transactions involving
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