Evening star., 1934-02-04
Navy Considers Adviser
For Arms Delegation
Admiral Richard H. Leigh Retires Soon. but
Effort May Be Made to Send Him
to Conference.
to Conference.

~ HE problem Of selecting a naval
adviser ! for the American
delegates to the next Arms
i Conference is now under con-
sideration in the Navy De-
partment. Rear Admiral Richard H.
Leigh. now on duty at the Navy De-
partment as chairman of the naval
general board, and who will be placed
on the retired list of the Navy for age
on September ! next, served in this
capacity at the last conference.
There is a decided inclination to send
him to the next Arms Conference,
involved. because the highest pay he
can receive as a retired officer on
active duty is $1,000 1t is possible.
however, that ARRANGEMENTS may be
made to meet the extraordinary ex-
pense Of his attendance at the ap-
preaching conference from funds of
the State Department. Considera-
ton is also being given in the Navy
Department to the selection of an
oficer for detail as naval attache at
Moscow. Several officers have asked
for this duty.
Medical Corps who were selected for
promotion to the grade of captain in
that corps. took the higher rank as
of February /. 1924. They include
Capts. Alfred ]. Toulon, Glenmore F..
Clark. William NJ. Kerr. and John B.
Pollard. Eight other Medical Corps
commanders who were selected by
this same board for promotion to
the grade of captain will take the
higher rank. at dates yet to be deter
mined, with N. H. White, jr.. their
line running mate. The eight Of
ficers selected for promotion to cap
tain include Andrew B. Davidson.
William L. Irvine, Duncan c. Walton,
Griffith E. Thomas, Clyde B. Camerer,
Gardner E. Robertson. Joseph j. A.
McMullen, and Sankey Bacon.
Seventeen lieutenant commanders
of the Navy Medical Corps will at
tain the rank of commander on June
80, 1884 They include Franklin F.
Murdoch. Harold L. Jensen, James A.
Halpin. Ogden D. King, Irving w.
P. Owen, Thomas C. Anderson, Mel
vile j Aston, Leo C. Thyson, Alma
C. Smith, John T. Bennett, Paul w.
Wilson, William j. c. Agnew. Jesse W.
Allen, Rose T. McIntire, and John
r. White.
Five lieutenant commanders of the
Navy Dental Corps will attain the
rank Of commander on June 80.
They include George M. Frazier,
Frank s. ITCHY, Alfred W. Chandler.
Albert Knox, and Everett K. Patton.
Steps have already been taken to
recall to their regular duties many of
the 200 officers of the Navy Medical
Corps from duty with the Civilian
Conservation Corps. When the medi-
cal officers were sent to Civilian Con-
servation Corps duty it was the in
tention to take them back from time
to time as vacancies occurred in the
regular Navy list. and that will be
done as soon as practicable to the
extent necessary to fill the So va
cancies now existing. This number
includes some due for examination
for promotion to the rank Of lieu
tenant. In the event the Coast Guard
should be transferred to the jursdic-
ton of the Navy Department, about
70 Navy medical officers will be re-
quired for the service.
This will leave about 50 Navy medi-
cal officers as surplus for the time
being. The budget estimates carried
funds for the entire number. The
naval appropriations bill provides for
furlough or one-half pay for the sur
plus, who will remain. 1t Is UNDER
stood, available for recall from time
to time 70 hl1 vacancies as they
occur On the regular List. which will