Evening star., 1935-09-22
LEACH DISCUSSED
FOR EXTRA TERM
National Guard Bureau Chief
Appointment May Await
Return of Dern.

With approach of the expiration of
the four-year term of Office of Maj
Gen. George E. Leach as chief of
the National Guard Bureau, there has
been speculation concerning the prob
abilities of his reappointment in that
important capacity. or, if that does
| not come to pass, the identity of his
| probable successor.
A change has been made in the
| commissioned personnel composing
the Medical Department Research
Board The officer relieved from serv-
ing on this board is Maj Seymour
c. SWartZ, whose new duties will
take him to William Beaumont Gen
eral Hospital, El Paso, Tex. His place
will be taken by Lieut.. Col. George
R. Calender, who has been on duty
at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. The other
two officers on the board include Mai
James S. Simmons and Maj. Raymond
Randall.
Navy.
A board of officers of the Supply
Corps convened at the department
last Monday to recommend not more
than one officer for promotion to the
rank of captain, not more than ten
for the rank of commander and such
number of lieutenanLS and junior
lieutenantS as are deemed fitted for
advancement to the next higher ranks.
Last Tuesday a board of officers of
the Chaplains Corps met at the Navy
Department to select such number
of lieutenants and lieutenantS Gunior
grade) for promotion to the next
higher ranks. On September 80 a
board of line officers will convene at
the Navy Department to recommend
officers of the Dental Corps for pro-
motion to the ranks of lieutenant
commander and lieutenant.
Chaplains eligible for consideration
include Lieuts. John P. Forsander.
William H. Rafferty,, John E. Johnson,
Earl M Criger and Lieuts. q. G)
Walter w. Pierce, Edward B. Harp, jr:
August F. Hohl, Herbert R. Trump
and Lester C. Pritchett.
Supply Corps commanders eligible
for selection for promotion to single
captaincies includes Charles R.
OLeary, John Irwin, jr.; Eugene H.
Tricou, Frank T. FoxWell, Duette W.
Rose, Thomas J. Bright and Major c..
Shirley. Lieutenant commanders eli
gible for consideration for promotion
include Howard H. Alkire, Edwin M.
Hacker, Spencer E. Dickinson, Irwin
D. Coyle, George S. Wood, Harold c.
Shaw, Robert w. Clark, William Cow
er, Harry W. Rusk. jr.; Thomas Coch-
ran. Ernest H. Barber, Stanley NJ
Mathes, Lawrence A. Odlin, John D. P
Hodapp Charles G. Holland, George
C. Simmons, Ralph w. Swearingen,
Frederick c. Beck, William v. Fox,
Charles L. Austin, Tucker c. Gibbs,
Stephen J. Brune. Robert B. Huff, NAL
colin G. Slarrow, Benjamin S. GantZ,
Morton L. Ring, Raymond M. Bright,
Vernon H. Wheeler, Louie c. English,
Howard N Hartley and Chauncey R.
Murray. In addition, considerable
number of lieutenants will be con-
sidered by the board for promotion.
The board of line officers will meet
at the Navy Department on Septem-
ber 80 to recommend officers of the
Dental Corps for promotion. Those
eligible for consideration are Lieuts.
Joseph w. Baker, jr.: Frederic M.
Ingersoll, Joseph Connolly, Jesse w.
Miller, jr.; Francis R. Hittinger, Ralph
B. Fc:tnam, Robert R. Crees, Hugh E
Mauldin, Frank A. Richison and AL
fred R. Harris, and the following 18
junior grade heutenants: James A.
Connell, Ralph w. Taylor, Glenn w.
Berry, Arthur R. Logan. Macy G.
Martin, Maurice A. Bliss, Merritte M.
Maxwell, Jackson F. Henningsen, Cliff
ford E. Allen, Raymond A. Lowry,
Charles F. Hoyt, Clifford C. DeFord,
Layman r. Vaughan, Charles F.
Woodard and George H. Mills.