Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
NEW BOARD NAMED
ON NAVY OFFICERS
Admission Made That Presi-
/ dent Rejected Selections
of First Group.

Announcement yesterday that new
naval medical selection board had been
chosen to pick the names Of seven lieu
tenant commanders for promotion was
followed by admission that the selections
of the first board had been rejected by
President Hoover.
It was said late yesterday at the
Chief Executives Virginia camp that
the recommendations had gone back
to the Navy Department after the Presi-
dents disapproval for compilation Of a
new list.
Earlier yesterday the White House
had said Mr. Hoover had not read or
studied the recommendations for pro-
motion of seven officers to be COM
manders, but had merely returned them
upon request of the naval omclalS.
Boone's Name Missing.
The name Of Capt. Joel T. Boone,
President Hoover'S personal physician,
who Is Q lieutenant commander ON the
permanent list Of the Navy, although
holding his captaincy during his White
House incumbency. was missing from
the list of prospective promotions sub
mitted.
Regarding the action of the Presi-
dent, this statement appeared in yes
terdays issue of the Army and Navy
Register:
This is the first time since the selec-
ton system was instituted in the Navy
that the President has failed to APP
prove the recommendations of selec-
ton board. The unprecedented action
of Mr.. Hoover in failing to approve the
Recommendations Of this medical Selec-
taon board, presumably because some
eligible officer was not among those
recommended for promotion, Is the oc-
caSion Of vehement discussion in the
service; and, to put 1t mildly, officers
generally are incenSed that the Presi-
dent has sought, apparently in behalf Of
an eligible not selected by the first
board, to influence members Of Selec-
ton board, the members Of which are
under oath inpartially to weigh rela-
tive merit
New Selection Board.
The new selection board, which meets
here on July ~ to submit prospects
for promotion to President Hoover,
comprises: CaptS. William H. Bell, Per-
cival S. Rossiter, Benjamin H. Dorsey,
Harold w. Smith, James E. Gill. Nor
man T. Mclean and Isaac S. K. Reeves.
Lieut.. Comdr John Harper, who is on
duty in the publications ONCE Of the
BIreau Of Medicine and Surgery here.
b named recorder of the board Most
Of the members are serving on the East
Coast
Naval observers are eager to see II
the new board will include the name
of Capt. Boone for promotion on the
permanent list, which its predecessor
failed to do. No news was forthcoming
on the previous boards deliberations,
as its members are sworn to secrecy.
The former board was convened on
June % at the Navy Department and
deliberated for 10 days. Shortly there
after its recommendation for the pro-
motion of seven lieutenant commanders
TO the rank of commander. were laid
before Secretary Adams, who referred
them to Rear Admiral David r. Sellers.
Judge advocate general Of the Navy, who
saw that they were in due legal form.
Then they were sent to the White
House.
Personnel Of Old Board.
The personnel of the former selec-
tion board follows: Capts Charles p.
Kindleberger who has been selected for
promotion to rear admiral; Theodore
w. Richards, Eugene j. Grow, Charles
S. Butler, John M. Brister. Robert E.
11NyI dilu JOllAl T murphy. 4ue pOdTu
recorder was Lieut.. Comdr. John r.
White. This boards recommendations
were not approved by President Hoover
and it Is considered significant that
not single member of this board is
included on the list of the new group
that will meet here on July a..
The following officers in their respec-
tive rank of the Naval Medical Corps
are eligible for selection for COM
mander: Lieut.. Comdrs Harry Shaw,
Harry L. Brown, Condie K. VIM,
Andre e. Lee, Heber Butts, Philip E.
Garrison, Earle P. HUH, Martin Donel-
son, Dow H. Casio, Clarence C. Kress,
James A. Bass, Charles L. Beeching,
William e. FindeiSen, Arthur E. Beddoe,
Louis H. Roddis, Horace ". Cornett,
Howard A. Tribou William B. Hetfeld.
Thomas A. Forteseue, William w. Har-
grave, John Buckley, Charles S.
Stephenson. Ruskin M. Lnamon, Ed
ward E. Woodland, Charles w. Ross,
Carleton I. Wood. Roscoe M. Water
house, William W. Wickersham, Will
liam H. Michael. Talmadge Wilson, Joel
T. Boone, Henry M. Stenhouse and
Frederic L. Conklin.