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

Lieut.. Comdrs. Edgar M. Williams, How
ard A. Flanagan and Marc A. Mitcher.
The retirement of Admiral Charles F.
Hughes and Comdr. William H. Toaz
on November 1 will result in the fol-
lowing promotions: Capt. George I.
Pettengill, Comdr Harvey Delano and
Lieut.. Comdrs. Scott B. Macfarlane
and George l.. Weyler.
The prospective promotion dates OF
other officers recently selected for ad-
vancement are: April !, 1881, on retire
ment of Rear Admiral Louis r. de Stei-
guer-Capt. Edward B. Fenner, Comdr.
Isaac c. Kidd and Lieut.. Comdr. Earl
w. Spencer, jr.: June l, 1881, on re-
tirement of Rear Admiral Samuel S.
Robison-Comdr. Frank H. Roberts and
Lieut. Ccmdr. ClarkSon j. Bright.
Rear Admiral John r. Y Blakely
who has been on duty as commandment
of the 18th Naval District. Balboa, Canal
Zone, will come to duty at the Navy
Department as member of the General
Board, taking the place of Rear Admiral
Henry H. Hough, who has assumed
command of the 18th Naval District.
The indications are that Rear Admiral
Yates Stirling. jr., now on duty at the
Navy Department as president of the
Naval Examining Board, will be assigned
to duty as commandant of the 14th
ating base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Capt. Hilary H. Royal, lately in COM
mand Of the U. S. S. Nevada, and Under
orders to duty as assistant commandant
of the Sd Naval District, probably will
be assigned instead to duty as president
of the Naval Examining Board as the
reliaf of Admiral Stirling
Capt Edward j. Marquart, now on
duty at the Navy Department in the
Bureau of Naval Operations, has been
selected to command the U. S. S. Louis
VILE which light cruiser Is scheduled
for completion in March, 1881. Comdr.
Russell H. CrenshaW will be detached
from duty In the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, about September Is
and will go to duty at Newport News,
Va, with the u. S. S. Augusta and for
duty as executive officer of that ship
when commissioned. Capt. Charles j.
S. Butler IN. c., in command of the
Naval Medical School in Washington,
sailed recently from New York for Eu-
rope as senior member of an American
delegation to the International Hygiene
Exhibition now being held at Dresden,
Germany. The exhibition will continue
until October /. During Capt. Butler S
absence the Medical School will be I'M
der the command of Comdr. Carroll r..
Baker IN. c..
The u. S. S. New Mexico commanded
during the year by Capt. Adolphus E.
Watson, with Lieut.. Comdr. Leon o.
Afford as gunnery officer, won the gum
merry trophy in the battleship class for
the competitive year ending June 30.
The u. S. S. Maryland stood first among
the battleships in anti-aircraft practice,
while the u. S. S. West Virginia was
first in the battleship class in aircraft
practices.
The U. S. S. Utah commanded during
the year by Capt. Charles r. Train, with
Lieut. Comdr. Harry J. Reuse as engi-
neer officer, won the engineering trophy,
white e." and prize money in the bat
tleship class for the last competitive
year. This ship also won the red e
and prize money for the greatest i'm
provement in engineering.
In the submarine class the u. S. S.
Sis won the engineering trophy, white
e." and prize money. The boat was
commanded during the year by Lieut..
Forrest M. OJeary, with Lieut. Ralph
A. Seminar as engineer officer The u.
S. S. W. was awarded the prize for the
greatest improvement in engineering,
the red e" and prize money in the
submarine class. This vessel was COM
manded during the year by Lieut..
Comdr. Lynde D. Mccormick, with
Lieut.. Wilson d. Leggett, jr., as engineer
officer. The u. S. S. S-24 made the
highest record in torpedoes in the sub
marine class and has been awarded the
prize money from the Marjorie Sterrett
battleship fund. The boat was COM
manded during the year by Lieut.. George
McF. O'Rear, with Lieut.. Charles F.
ChillinPsWOrth ir as tOrDedO officer.