Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Army andNavyNews

Hurley on the visit of the latter to the
Philippines. Two Army officers will &C
company the Secretary of War as aides.
Secretary Hurley will sail from Seattle
August for Manila, and he will spend
IT days there discussing politics and
economics with island leaders.
Navy.
Twelve lieutenant commanders have
been assigned to duty as communica-
tons officers of the ships to which they
now are attached. Ten of the vessels
are battleships, while the remaining two
are aircraft carriers. The officers with
the ships to which they are assigned,
are: Charles P. Cecil. West Virginia;
Rollin v. Falling, Saratoga; Carroll w.
Hamili, Nevada, Carl r. Holden, Ari-
IONA; George w. johnson, Colorado;
George P. Lamont, California; Henry
w. McCown. Wyoming; Edward A.
Mitchell, Tennessee; William S. Pop
ham, Lexington; John E. Reinburg, jr.,
Maryland; Cassin Young, New York,
and Theodore T. Patterson, Texas.
With tths receipt by the Office of
Fleet Training, Navy Department, of
final Navy unnery-engineering reports.
JIIC NdNy OCPcL OIlICIlb AAoo
the winners of the various competitions.
The U. s. S. New York, in the battle
ship class, has been awarded the engi-
neering trophy and also the greatest
Improvement prize in engineering for
the last competitive year.
The u. 8. S. Omaha has been de-
clared the winner of the engineering
trophy in the 6-inch cruiser class, the
U. S. S. Sacramento in the gunboat
class, the U. S. S. Bridge in the tender
class and the U. 8. S. Medusa as the
winner of the greatest improyement
prize in the tender class. The u. S. S.
Isabel has been awarded the red sc"
In the gunboat class and the U. S. S.
Arctic in the tender class, both vessels
having attained a merit of 95 per cent
or more of that of the trophy winners.
The u. S. 8. S-34 was winner Of the
gunnery trophy in the submarine classA
Aircraft gunnery trophies for the ma
val competitive year ended June 80 have
been won by Fighting Squadron OF
the U. s. S. Langley; Observation
Prince, Haiti. and Torpedo Squadron
IF. attached to the U. S. S. Argonne.
Fighting Squadron 8. winner of the
trophy in the fighting plane class, was
commanded during the gunnery year
by Lieut.. Comdr. Gerald F. Began, U.
S. N. During 1929-30, it will be re-
membered. this squadron won the Schif
Trophy, which is awarded annually TO
the aviation unit with the greatest
number of flying hours without serious
injury to personnel or material. Lieut..
Condr. j. e. Ostrander, jr, u. 8. N,
relieved Lieut.. Comdr. Began of COM
mand of this squadron in July, and I'M
der his command the unit will demon
strate service flying and naneuvers at
the National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio,
this month.
Observation Squadron ON. attached
to the LIST Brigade of MARINES in Port
au-Prince was commanded by Maj.
James E. Davis, u. S. M c., during the
past gunnery year. This is the second
consecutive year that this squadron has
won this trophy.
VP Squadron IF, attached to the U.
s. S. Argonne, flagship Of the base
force, was commanded by Lieut.. Comdr.
G. R. Fairlamb, u. s. N. This Is the
second consecutive year that this squad
ron has won the trophy for its class,
which includes torpedo, bombing and
patrol types.