Evening star., 1936-12-13
GEN. MEADE:JO|NS
SELECTION BOARD.
Takes Post Vacated When
Gen. Little Enters
Hospital.

Maj. Gen. Louis McC. Little. who
has served as assistant commandant
Of the Marine Corps, Is . patient in
the Naval Hospital here. His place
on the Selection Board has been taken
by Brig. Gen. James j. Meade, COM
manding the 1st Marine Brigade Of
the Fleet Marine Force, Quantico. Va.
Gen. Meade is q former enlisted man
Of the Army and bears out the con-
tention of the Marine Corps that it Is
possible in that branch Of the service
to rise from private to general.
Lieut.. Col. Keller E. Rockey, who
has been on duty at Marine Corps
Headquarters. Navy Department, will
be assigned as fleet Marine oftlcer on
the staff of Admiral Arthur j. Hep
burn, commander In chief Of the
United States fleet. He will serve on
the U. S. s. Pennsylvania. Col. Rockey
will relieve Lieut.. Col. Charles D.
Barrett, who will come to Washing
ton to serve In the ONCE Of Naval
Operations at the Navy Department.
With the promotion Of Brig. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb to the rank OF major
general and the post OF commandant
of the Marine Corps, Lieut.. Col. Roy
S. Geiger, Mai James F. Moriarty and
Capt. Floyd w. Bennett have become
eligible for advancement to the next
higher grades, oficials announced.
These officers have received their COM
missions with the understanding that
the Senate will confirm them after
Congress meets. next month.
Mai. George w. Shearer will retire
on January / following 80 years serv-
ice. He has been on duty with the
4th Regiment Of Marines in Shanghai,
China. Capt. Bailey M. Coffenberg
becomes eligible for promotion when
this occurs, oficials said. He is on duty
At Quantico.
Other prospective retirements from
the corps include: Capt. Solon c. Ke-
mon, who goes out on his own appli-
cation under the act of February 28.
1881, and Capt. Edward G. Huefe, on
his 30-year request. Capt. Kemon has
been on duty with the Marine de-
tachment. the American Embassy.
Peiping. China. Capt. Huefe has been
serving at the Marine barracks, the
navy yard, Mare Island. Calf.
An imposing military display was
held at the Marine barracks, GUAM
tico, Va, Tuesday afternoon, when
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Meade were hosts
to Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, COM
mander Of the training squadron Of
the Scouting Force. and Mrs. Brown.
The entire brigade took part in pa
rade and review Admiral Brown re-
ceived the customary rufles and -four
ishes and the 13-gun salute of rear
admiral. All the squadrons of Air
craft participated in an air re-
view.
Admiral Browns flag lieutenant,
Lieut.. c. c. Wood. and Mrs. Wood
were guests Of Col. e. A. Osterman,
the brigade chief Of staf. In the eve
ming Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Meade en-
tertained at cocktails and buffet sup
per in honor Of Admiral and Mrs.
Brown and later the party attended
the movie at the post gymnasium.
On Wednesday morning Admiral
Brown and Lieut.. Wood, accompanied
Gen. Meade and his staff on tour Of
inspection of the brigade activities.
Admiral and Mrs. Brown then left
for Washington with Lieut.. and Mrs.
Wood Gen. Meade and his staff were
guests of Admiral Brown and his staff
last month and the past weeks activi-
ties at Quantico were a return
courtesy.