Evening star., 1932-01-24
Army and Navy
News
ARMY.

Twenty chaplains of the Regular
tain, will be promoted to the grade Of
major during the 1882 calendar year.
The five existing vacancies in the
Corps of Chaplains will be increased
to six on January 81, 1882, when Chap
lain Edward E. Lane is placed on the
retired list of the Army on account of
physical disability. The chaplains who
will attain their majority during 1882
with their denomination and date OF
advancement indicated, are: Albert l..
Evans presbyterian, U. S. A., Febru-
terian, U. S. A., February %; Philip
F. Coholan (Roman Catholic), March
7; Harry D. Southland methodist
EpiscopaD, April 4; Mariana Vassallo
(Roman Catholic, July 10; Benjamin
]. Tarskey (Roman Catholic, August
8; John F. Monahan (Roman Catho-
lic), August 8; Luther D. Miller
Dutheran), August Is; William D.
Cleary (Roman Catholic, August l6;
Edmund c. Sliney (Roman Catholic,
September 10; Harlan J. Ballentine
Baptist North), September 20; Hal
c. Head baptist North), September
26; Walter J. Donoghue CRoman Catho-
lic), September 26; Oscar w. Reynolds
Methodist Episcopap October 8;
Samuel o. Wright methodist South,
October 20; John MacWilliams pres
byterian, U. S. A., October 81; Reuben
E. Boyd methodist EpiscopaD, Novem-
ber /; Roy H. Parker Baptist North, 4,
November Z, and Willis T. Howard
(Methodist Episcopal South, Decem-
Der rs.
NAVY.
A request has been made by Rear
Admr. Charles E. Riggs, surgeon gen
eral of the Navy and chief OF the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery OF the
Navy Department, for the appointment
of a selection board to recommend an
officer of the Naval Medical Corps for
advancement to the rank OF rear ad-
miral. The belief has been expressed
that vacancy exists in that grade by
reason of the retirement on January l
of Rear Admr. J. F. Legs, who was ad-
vanced, upon transfer from the active
list of the Navy. to the rank of vice
admiral on account of service rendered
oy him during the period OF the con-
struction of the Panama Canal and IN
accordance with the law granting ad-
ditional rank in such circumstances.
Capt Edward T. Hopes (supply
Corps), who has been on duty as head
of the planning division, Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts, Will be trans
ferred to duty as assistant to the chleI
of that bureau as relief OF Capt. F.
q Pyne of that corps, who will go to
duty as supply officer of the Phladel-
phia NAVY Yard and to additional duty
as supply officer of the Attn Naval
District.
Capt. Kent C. Melhorn ON. g., who
has been on duty as head OF the per-
sonnel division, Bureau OF Medicine
and Surgery, was detached from tiS
duty last week, and has reported TO the
Secretary of State for duty as physician
to the members of the American dele
cation to the General Disarmament
Conference, to be held at Geneva,
Switzerland, next month.
Rear Admiral Frank H. Clark, on
duty at the Navy Department, as drec-
tor of feet training, will rellnqulsh
these duties in June, for the purpose OF
assuming command of the Scouting
Force, with the rank of vice admiral,
as the relief of Vice Admiral ArthlF
L. Willard, who will come to duty 81
the Navy Department, as member q
Ifle lrSuGIhl DOhld fhaiibA ~%~-
duties in the fleet training office win
be taken over by Capt. Cyrus w. Cole,
recently selected for future advance
ment to the grade of rear admiral now
due to make his number on September
l, 1882, and now in the command OF
the U.S.S. West Virginia.
Eight captains of the line OF the
Navy under selection for promotion to
the grade of rear admiral will be ad-
vanced as follows, provided. in the
meantime no unforeseen vacancies occur
to advance dates They are: John W.
Greenslade, May /, 1892; Henry z.
Iackey, July /, 1882; Cyrus w. Cole,
September /, 1882; Charles E. Court
hey additional numbeD and Adolphus
E. Watson, October l, 1882; Harry l..
Brinser and Edgar B. Larimer, Febru-
ary l, 1888, and Alfred w. Johnson,
March l, 1888.
Commanders under selection for the
grade of captain will be advanced as
follows: Henry M. Jensen, February l;
Robert A. White, May /; Edwin b.
Woodwork, Roman c. Grady, Hamilton
F. Glover, Alfred w. Brown, and Guy
E. Baker, June 80; Raymond A. Spru-
ance, July L. Henry K. Hewitt, Sep
tember /; Felix X. Gygax, October /.