Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
MARINE CORPS NEWS

Veteran Marines throughout the
country have been notified of the
gathering scheduled to take place via
excursion on steamer City of Washing
ton at $50 pm. July 81 to Quantico and
return to city at about 1870 pm.
While at Quantico they will witness a
series Of boxing events and the vets on
their part will present Maj. Gen. Smed-
ley D. Butler with bronze commenda-
tory tablet recounting his distinguished
and outstanding services to the Nation
Col. Frederic M. Wise. Marine Corps,
retired. national commandant of the
Veteran Marine Corps Legion, will lead
the party.
Detachments from the Marine Bar
racks OF the navy yard will proceed on
July % to the nearby target ranges for
preliminary record practice and an
nual individual record target practice
1t is stated that vacancies in future
IN the grade OF major general of the
line of the corps will embrace full con-
sideration q the availability as candi-
oates OF the present brigadiers of the
staff'of the corps two of whom have over
38 years of active duty in the Marine
Corps, /. e., Brig. Gen. Rufus H. Lane.
adJutant and inspector of the corps,
over 38 years active Marine Corps serv-
ice with additional active service as
m1dshipman, cadet midshipman and
naval cadet, totaling over "A years of
active service. Brig Gen. George Rich
ards, paymaster Of the corps, comes
next in point of service with over SO
years Of active Marine Corps service and
additional prior active service Of over
flve years totaling over 43 years of &C
tive service. Gen. Richards is senior in
point OF staff commission. yet Gen. Lane
n M Nf to-
and age, although both are graduates
of the same years class of the United
States Naval Academy, July l, 1893.
Lieut.. Col. Nelson P. Vulte, heretofore
ordered to the West Coast, has been
ordered to corps headquarters instead.
Lieut.. Col. William c. Wise. jr., here
tofore on staff duty with the Pay De-
partment, has been ordered transferred
to the line and is to assume charge of
the Western recruiting district MARINE
Corps.
Maj. Egbert T. Lloyd has been ordered
to Quantico. as has also the following
officers, they having completed the re-
CURED tour Of foreign shore duty: First
Lieut.. William P. Kelly and Chief Ma
rine Gunner William O.. Corbin.
First Lieut.. Gale T. Cummings. now
attached to the Marine Barracks of the
Quantico August Is, as is also First
Lieut.. Frank w. Hanlon of the same
local barracks.
The following officers are due to be
detached from their stations on August
Is and are to report at Quantico for
duty: Capt. Thomas F. Kendrick. from
Marine Barracks, Portsmouth. Va;
First Lieut. Harry E. Darr, from Marine
Barracks, Naval Operating Base, Hamp-
ton Roads, Va; First Lieut.. Ralph E.
Leach, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Sta
ton, Lakehurst, N. j., and First Lieut..
Clarence H. Yost, from Marine Bar
racks, Paris Island, S. c.
Maj Harold S. Fasset OF corps head
quarters is to be detached on July 81
to duty as naval attache, American
legation, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, reliev-
ing Maj. Peter C. Geyer, who is ordered
to corps headquarters.
Second Lieut.. Harvey e. Dahlgren,
recently appointed to the corps, has
been assigned to duty at Mare Island,
Calf.