Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

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apply for the examination for promotion
face discharge from the service.
A newly revised regulation says:
IAN officer when due for promotion
will be required to qualify therefor BY
examination within period OF si'
months after date of notification. If hs
qualities within this period, he will b'
promoted without loss of precedence
II he fails to qualify, he may be dis
charged. or. in the discretion Of thu
bureau, retained in his rank for pc.
Rod not In excess of one year. Durine
this one-year period, should he qualify
he may be promoted, but his date o.
precedence In the next higher grace
shall not be earlier than the date Of
his application therefor If, at the enc
of one year, should he fail to quallIy, ne
shall be discharged"
a number of all classes of Reserve
ofIicers who were eligible for promotion
prior to July l, 1881, circular OF the
tiepartment says, have not requested
examination and in the case OF special
service officers, have not applied Tor pro-
motion. These officers are not only
losing their position in the precedence
list. but will be discharged July /, 1882
should they not qualify for promotion
prior to that date. There are also a
humber of officers whose examinations
nave been authorized, but who have not
romnleted their examination. They, too,
viii be discharged July l, 1882, shoulo
they not qualify for promotion by tnat
Ofhcers who became due for promo
&ion nrior tn July / 1881. but who were
not eligible for examination for promo
fion by reason of insufficient active or
training duty, will be discharged july
/. 1882, If they have not completed tne
required number Of days active or
training duty and failed TO qualny Oy
examination for promotion.
Oficers who became due for promo
t;on after July /, 1881, will be given
one year from the date when Que Ior
nrornotion to qualify for the next higner
Professional examinations. 1t was said,
,,,,,St. he taken by those assigned TO the
line as we'll as certain staff ofnces;
however. 1t was explained that Speclal
service officers, such as Intelligence per
sonnet. ETC., do not have 10 take
written, professional exammatlon' put
when due for promotion. when tner
runninC mates come up, are notified TO
submit letters evidencing the progress
4hev have made in their Speclal lines.
srhev are rated from these records.
Iieut Jasper S. Hunt. Medical Corps,
vvas transferred from the volunteer 70
the Fleet Reserve and assigned 70 tne
Headquarters Division, LIST Battahon' as
assistant medical officer.
Lieut.. Henry L. Shenier. formerly at
4arl1ed to the ID Fleet Division OF the
iocal battalion, having moved 10 Kan
sac CITY. Mo, has been transferred TO
that jurisdiction.
lieut. Junior Grade) John w. NAL
lev has been transferred from Lne
volunteer to the feet branch OF the re
serve and assigned to the 2nd Fieet
Division, to I'LL the vacancy created py
the transfer of Lieut.. Shenier.
Lieut.. Beverly M. Coleman, 1st
F1eet Division, executed the OATH OF OIL
fice last. week and has been ordered 10
the naval Torpedo Station at Newport,
r /. for is days Of training duty. he
oficerg who do not make the cruises
with their regular divisions are required
tn take their training without pay, ana
must bear their expenses to and from
the assignment. 1t was Lointeo OUT
that even though officers have Vallo
excuse for not making cruise VIII
their division. such as inability TO get
time off from their civilian employ
ment. nevertheless they are faced Win
4ne DUTY Of paying their own way 70
Get their training, or the alternative OF
being penalized by being transferred 70
the Volunteer Reserve for failure 10
maintain efficiency.
The watch for tomorrow nights drll
has been set as follows: Ensign n. ~.
DYKES. officer Of the deck. boatsWaul
Mate First Class z. 9. morgan pssss
oficer of the watch; Signalman tSec-
or1d class G. H. Briggs. quartermaster
Of the watch; Seaman First Glass; r.
q Csessford. sentry. and Fireman erlrst
class I. r. Hart captains ORDERLY.
raeut. Harold Richardson, executive
nfScer Of the local battalion, announced
that during the Winters training tns
emergency drills, such as nre. nre ailo
rescue. collision and abandon snip,
would take place while the crew are at
tgsa4y hattie stations. This, 1t was ex-
nIained. will more closely simulate war
Conditions. and was suggested oy me
board Of regular naval officers wnlcn
last Spring inspected the local oattalion'
Lieut.. John r. Moore reported that
while on the recent cruise, Lieut..
Comdr. Gulbranson, commanding the
United States destroyer Hamilton, CoLl-
nlirner1ted the I'd Division very hignly
n, the cleanliness of its quarters.
The Naval Reserve Athletic Associa-
4Son reported that plans now are uh-
der way for a busy Winter season ana
received a vote Of support from the en-.
tire membership. The association Votea
to hold all athletic meets on Monoay
evenings and It was announced mat
schedule for the Winter Wouio Dc an
nounced shortly.
Changes in Naval Reserve personnel
were announced as follows.
Appointnents-Lie Comdr- John y
Best. Lieut. (Junior Grade Attiia y
Cerceli. Lieut. William r. Davis. Lieut.
1.Junior Grade James L. Ellis, lT.; Lieut.
sJ1nior Grade Glenn @. English, Lieut.
rou,dr lawrence Gcldbacher. Lieut.
(Junior Grade Frank c. HODGES, Lieut.
f,Ju1ior Grade) John c. Hull, Enslgn
Ramona j. johnson, Ensign Hoihe ".
Homes. Lieut.. Junior Grade Ralpn T.
Jones. Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Duncan Y
McKeeyer Ensign Percy w. Moor, Lieut..
Nicholas Richard. Lieut.. Thomas w
Noel. Ensign Myer Pumps Lieut.. tJunior
Grade Godfrey r. Shafto. Lieut.. John
d. Shone. Lieut.. Allan E. Shuoert, En-
sign Wallace A. SimonSon. Lieut.. Jun
Tor Grade) William d. Smith. Eflsign
Fred A. Wheeler. Ensign Hulan e
whitehead Ensign Harry B. Whiting
,on Ensign Thomas n. Wilson
Resienations- Ensign j. E. Phillips,
Lieut. Junior Grade c. NJ Donchue.
Ensign G. M England. Lieut. (Junio-
Grade J. d. johnson. Lieut.. Guy Ma
honey. Lieut. Conldr c. NJ. Hosmer. En-
sign A. L. Rosenstein. Ensign @. p.
Earle. Ensign A. E. Lewis Lieut.. @. w.
McClelland Ensign H. r. Canaday, En-
sign ]. r. Metcaife. Ensign H. j. Gal
lagher, Ensign J. A. Bean1an, ENSIGN Q.
w patterson, Ensign A. X. Randolph.
Ensign r. A. SHELTON. Lieut. Junior
Grade C.. r. Burke.
Honorable discharge fJunior
Cradle M. q. Eggeman, Ensigns d. b
wallace. j. A. Corenbaun. Everett Hayes