Evening star., 1933-12-03
Army and Navy News

ARMY.
Attainment Of the statutory re.
tirement age limit Of 64 years during
the 1884 calendar year will place 81
Army officers of the several arms and
services on the retired list of the mill.
tary establishment during that calen.
dar period. This group of 80 ofdcers
to be retired for age next year include
l major general. brigadier generals,
2l colonies, lieutenant colonel and
majors. Those to be separated from
active service next year on account Of >
age. with the dates on which they will
reach 81 years, are as follows: Mai.
Gen. Samuel Hof, chief Of ordnance,
October "a, and Brig. Gems. ]. p. Mad.
den, March 80; w. c. Short. April q;
II. L. Laubach, August "a; j. II.
Reeves. September 20, and w. M.
Cruikshank, November T.
Cols. F. B. Watson, Infantry, Febrl-
ary 9; H. A. Ripley, Infantry. February
2s; J. W. Joyes, Ordnance Department,
April II: william P. Hill, v. c., May
13; T. A. Pearce, Infantry. May 23;
Douglas Duval. Medical Corps. June 4:
George A. Skinner, Medical Corps, June
II; @. M. Hoffman, c. E, June IS.
L. S. Chappelear, A. G. D., August IL;
G. S. Fries Infantry. August 80; w. j.
Barden, c. E.. September g; F. z. Hop
kins, F. A.. September 81; E. A. Stur-
ges, F. D., September 81; r. T. Ellis,
Q. M. c., october Is; G. Med. Weeks
Infantry. October 20: C. L. Willard
9. M c.. November S; Edward Calvert.
Q. M c.. November 10: C. A. Bash,
I. G.. D., December 3; w. A. Austin,
Cavalry. December 6: E. L. Ruffner,
Medical Corps. December 10, and Lieut..
Col. L. B. Chandler, Infantry, Octo-
Der 10. 90
The five majors retiring for age dur
ing 1884 include o. w. Gralund, F. D.,
March 30; Harry c. Wyer, Medical
Corps, June 81; Elmer S. Tenney, Med
ical Corps, September 4: Benjamin ].
Marshall, Medical Corps, october 7. and
G. H. Steel, @. M. c.. october 10. There
will be no retirements for age next year
among officers Of the Dental Corps or
the Corps of Chaplains.
Navy.
The board appointed to study the
inequalities and inconsistencies Of
present pay Of the commissioned per-
sonnel Of the Navy and Marine Corps
is composed Of Capt. Arthur P. Fair
field. assistant chief Of the Bureau Of
Navigation; Col William p. Upshur,
assistant adjutant and inspector of the
Marine Corps: Comdr. Philip C. Lau-
man CONSTRUCTION Corps, C0ndr.
Robert R. Paunack attached to the
Bureau of Aeronautics; Lieut.. Couldr.
Robert E. Thomas Civil Engineer
COrpS). attached 10 the Bureau Of
Yards and Docks. and Lieut.. Comdr
William B. Young (Supply Corps), at
tached to Bureau OF Supplies and Ac-
of ths board %aU asT The S board e Which, held
its first meeting at the Navy Depart
ment last week, will render o report on
the subject to the Secretary Of the
Navy for his information as basis for
such recommendations he may make to
Congress in the matter.
Real Admiral washington L. Capps
&C. c.. U. S. NJ retired, will be presi--
dent of the selection board that will
be convened at the Navy Department
on January 10 next, for the purpose Of
recommending one officer OF the Con-
struction Corps Of the Navy for pro-
motion to the rank Of rear admiral In
that corps to hll the vacancy created
by the retirement on February I, 1884,
Of Rear Admiral Horatio G.. Gillmcr
&C. c., who Is attached to the once
OF Naval Operations. Members Of the
board will include Rear Admirals John
G. Tawresey &C. c. and Robert
Stocker &C. o.. both retired. Conndr.
Philip @. Lauman &C. c., u. 8. N,
will act as recorder of the board.