Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21

Navy.
Rear Admiral John Halligan, jr., who
has been in command of the aircraft
squadron of the Scouting Fleet, reported
last Monday at the Navy Department,
when he assumed duty as assistant to
the chief of the Bureau Of Naval Oper-
atoms, relieving Rear Admiral William
z. Standby. who will go to duty as COM
mander of the destroyer squadron of the
Battle Fleet. Capt. Frederick j. Horne
will succeed Rear admiral Halligan as
commander of the aircraft squadron of
the Scouting Fleet. Rear Admiral Frank
T. Chambers &C. z. c., u. s. N, who has
been on duty at New York as public
works officer of the third naval district,
will come to duty at the Navy Depart
ment as director of the naval petroleum
reserves, succeeding the late Rear Ad-
miral Harry H. Rousseau.
Instead of going to New York as as
sistant commandant of the third naval
district, Capt. Hilary H. Royal, who has
been in command If the u. S. S. Ne
vada, will come to duty at the Navy De-
partment as a member of the Naval Ex-
aiming Board. Capt. Donald G. Bing-
ham will be detached from command Of
mine squadron l of the control force,
at the Navy Department in the office OF
the budget officer. His duties with the
mine squadron will be taken over by
Capt. Joseph v. Ogan, who has been on
duty as naval attache at Toxic, Japan.
Lieut.. Comdr. Theodore j.. Chandler,
who has been in command of the y. s..
S. Pope, will come to duty at the Navy
Department in the Bureau of Ordnance.
Three chief gunners or gunners will
be ordered to the Washington Navy
Yard, this city, for a course OF instruc-
ton in diving. The course will start
about January 5, 1881, and will last for
about six months. Those completing
the course will be assigned to duty on
submarine rescue vessels or the u. S. S.
Holland.
An electrical interior communication
school, beginning September l, was
established at the Navy Yard here. The
necessity for this school became appar-
ent after reviewing data on casualties
and on cost of upkeep of the electrical
interior communication apparatus In
stalled on naval vessels. The course will
be an advanced one in the upkeep, care
and operation of interior communication
instruments and circuits. The course at
the new school will require a four
months period, devoted to practical in
struction in upkeep, repair and opera
ton of the following instruments: Au-
tomato telephones, battle telephones,
selsyn systems as applied to telegraph,
pilot tube of logs, chronometric
shaft revolution systems, salinity indi-
eating systems. search lights, and visual
and sound signaling systems.
One chief electricians mate, one cleo
trician's mate, first class, or one cleo
trician's mate, second class, for each
Of the following naval ships and sta
tionS will constitute the first class at
this school, United States ships Ar
gonne. Holland, Bushnell, Melville, Al
tsir, Whitney, Dobbin, Medusa, Pensa-
cola, Salt Lake City. Northampton,
Chester, Houston, Blackhawk, Campus,
Louisville, Chicago, Augusta, and the
submarine bases at New London, Conn,
and Coco Solo, Canal Zone.
Army.
change has been made in the per-
sonnet Of the 1880 Army Classification
Board, the duty of which Is to classify
the officers Of the Regular Army. The
change made has relieved Maj. Gen.
Briant II. Wells from duty with the
board and assigned Brig. Gen. Lucius
r. Holbrook as his successor. Maj.
Gen. Wells has been ordered to duty In