Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Army.

During october, November and De-
cember IA chaplainS of the Regular
Army will be promoted to the grade of
major. Those who will receive promo
tons in october are Walter B. thinner
man, Disciples of Christ, October 10;
John o. LindquiSt, Lutheran. October
10; Frank M. Thompson. Methodist
Episcopal, october 10: ]. Burt Webster,
Protestant Episcopal. october IL; Jacob
D. Hickman, Methodist Episcopal, Oc-
tober IL Alexander w. Thomas, Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal October 19;
Frank c. Rideout. Baptist North. Oc-
tcber %, and Alfred c. Oliver, jr.,
Methodist Episcopal. October "a
November promotions will include
November 7; John Hall, Lutheran, No
vember 16; Edward L. Trett, Presby-
terrain, U. S. A.. November 81, and
Charles c. Merrill, Methodist Episcopal,
November 26.
The last two Of the chaplain promo
tions, to take place in December, will
include Thomas j. Lehman, Roman
Catholic. and Claude S. Harkey, Meth
odiSt Episcopal South, both of which
will occur December %.
The transferal to the retired list of
the Regular Army last Wednesday of
four officers Of the Army Medical Corps
brought the number of vacancies among
the commissioned personnel of that
corps to II. Three of the four officers
retired last Wednesday were separated
from the active list after 80 years
service. They were Col. Louis T. Hess,
COL William J. l.. LySter and Mai.
Frederick H. Mills. The fourth officer
placed on the retired list on account of
age was Maj. John NJ. Hewitt.
With the return to washington of
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. Patterson, G. S.,
from q f1ve-week leave of absence, spent
on the West Coast and in the South
west, work has been resumed on the
proposed plan to apply the principles
of the Macarthur plan for Army pro-
motion to the promotion list Of July
l, 1881.
Navy.
Thirteen officers of the Navy will
undergo a fve-week course in cleo
trical engineering at the East Pitts
burgh works Of one of the largest cleo
trio manufacturing companies. They
are Lieut.. Comdr. M. A. Deans. Lieut..
K. e. Brimmer, Lieut.. w. E. Clayton,
Lieut.. r. w. Haase, Lieut.. r. E. Libby,
Lieut.. G. E. Twining, Lieut.. Junior
Grade) S. Y. Cutler, Lieut.. Junior
Grade J. B: Hogle, Lieut.. Junior
oAo-CJ n hChAICOy, b4CuI. NOuIlIOE
Grade) L. o. Mathews, jr: Lieut..
Junior Grade w. P. Tammany, Lieut..
(Junior Grade T. H. Templeton and
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) r. E. Wilson.
The U. S. S. Pittsburgh second line
cruiser, which was placed out of COM
mission July 80 last, will be used to
make series of scientific tests of ord
nance material in Chesapeake Bay, be-
ginning next week. Rear Admiral
william D. Leahy. U. S. NJ. at present
in command Of the destroyers of the
Scouting Force, Is the senior member
Of the board Of naval officers supervising
the tests
Naval boards of officers to select can
didates for postgraduate instruction in
1882 will meet at the Navy Department
December l, 1881. They will select
officers for the following courses of
instruction: Aeronautical engineering,
aerology, civil engineering, communica-
ton engineering, Diesel engineering,
electrical engineering, general line, law.
mechanical engineering, naval construc-
ton and ordnance.