Evening star., 1935-10-06

A BOARD of officers OF the
~ Army, headed by Maj. Gen.
~ Claude e. Brigham, chief Of
a Chemical Warfare Service,
will meet at the War Department
shortly to determine whether or not
officers were placed in class B because
of their own neglect, misconduct or
avoidable habits. Board members in
clude Maj. Gen. Upton Birnie. jr.,
chief of Field Artillery; Maj. Gen.
Leon B. KRONER, chief of Cavalry;
Maj. Gen. James B. Allison, chief
signal officer: Maj. Gen. Harry L.
Steele, chief of Coast Artillery; Brig.
Gen. Edward M. Shinkle, assistant
chief of Ordnance. and Col. James
B. Woolnough, Infantry. Lieut.. Col.
F. G. Munson and Maj. Gilbert S.
Woolworth. both Judge advocate gen.
erals department, have been detailed
as recorder and assistant recorder of
the board.
A court of inquiry has been ap-
pointed by the War Department to
meet at Sd Corps Area headquarters
in Baltimore to consider cases arising
in connection with the classification
of officers on duty in this corps area,
of which Washington is a part. The
court will be composed of Coils. John
w. Wright, Infantry; Frederick A.
Dale, M. c.; A. Owen Seaman, @. M.
c.; Consuelo A. Seoane, S. c.; John
c. Pegram, G. S. c.; with Lieut.. Col.
George F. Lemon, o. D., as recorder,
and Maj. Eugene P. H. Hempel, c.
w. S., assistant recorder.
The official list of Army promotions
under the new law has been issued by
the War Department under special
orders No. 224, pamphlet containing
"a pages.
There was inaugurated at the Army
Medical School this week a schedule
of special lectures which will be given
during the present basic course for
officers. All officers of the Army
Medical Center and other medical
officers of the Regular Army, National
Guard and Reserve residing in Wash
ington and vicinity have been urged
at attend these lectures, which will
begin October IA.
For the first time, perhaps, since the
selection system was applied to the
Navy staff corps, a selection board has
recommended less than the maximum
allowed for the higher grades. The
case in point is the Medical Corps
Selection Board, which convened Sep
tember Is to consider records Of
eligible officers and to make recon-
mendations for promotions. The board
was headed by Rear Admiral Ammen
Farenholt. The board was instructed
to recommend not more than II for
the rank of captain and not more
than 18 for the rank Of commander,
these being the numbers authorized
in the act Of August S, 1885. The
board recommended one for captain
and IL for commander.
The board also was directed to
recommend for the ranks Of lieutenant
commander and lieutenant and rec
commended % and 66, respectively.
In addition to the Medical Corps
promotion activities, another medical
selection board, headed by Admiral
Farenholt, convened at the Navy De-
partment last Monday for the pur-
pose Of recommending one officer of
that corps for advancement to the
rank Of rear admiral. Other board
members included Rear Admirals
Middleton S. Elliott, John B. Dennis
and Charles S. Butler, with Lieut..
Comdr. Louis Z. Mueller as recorder.
The retirement of Rear Admiral
Farenholt on January /, 1886, will
create a vacancy In the rank of rear
admiral. and the selection will be
made to I'LL this vacancy.
Rear Admiral Middleton 8. Elliott,
who has been On duty ut the Navy