Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1928, Page 52

’Armyand NavyNews | | has been assigned to duty at the Navy The Secretary of War has recom- nended that legislation be enacted into will provide the rank ot full neneral for Maj. Gen. Charles P. Sum- nerall. chief of staff. anc those who come axmv the the com- rs at Pana- Honolulu and e Philippines. nd H‘ruh‘ nant gen- eek. is intended te high com- Mai. Gen. Summerall ¢ in charge of opera ngton and com- a such higher r and allow “to have the "dv‘r the e rank of gen, orzanizatio N. J.. where they will one vear. the purpose of this assignment being to orient e general work of the Signal m with the general fficer and give them 3 rk of post ad- ration and supply. Upon com- ear with troops. these offi- dergo the company officers Signal School. and upon the completion of this course of instruc- hey will be sent 0 a post-graduate in electrical engineering at Shef- Scientific School. at Yale. where some 45 officers of the Signal Corps have v gone through a very interest- ing and successful course With the coming school vear. begin- ping next Fall, and in the Fall of 1929 at Yale University, the Signal Corps class will be made up of those officers that heretofore have not been able to go o the post-graduate course. A number of them are captains who have been wait- inz to take this course for some time. while others are junior officers who graduated from West Point a few vears ago and were denied the course under the plan by which only the ranking mrmbers of the class that chose the Sig- nal Corps were s With the removai last week of head- euarters and Headquarters Company of the 16th Infantry Brigade f Howatd. Md.. to Port Hunt, V ¥as established the permanent station of the jocal Washington command. Occupy- ing th v used by the now defunct District of Washington headquarters is Brig. Gen. Herbert O. iams. the brigade commander. and a small staff to handie ceremonies and such <u:>wntmon of the lc!}"l!les of the W ieiz ir. former assitant adjutant of the District of Washington and now assist- #nt_executive of the brigade: Capt. Alex- ander R. Bolling. recently on duty at Fort McPherson. Ga., and First Lieut. t C. Wedemeyer from the 12th In- v. at Port Washington, who has just been designated as aide de re will be located at the Fort garTison the prigade headquarters ny. the transportation section, the communication platoon, and the tactical brigade, totaling 23 enlisted d three officers; Maj. A. R. Em- brigade executive: Capt. E. Colby, adjutant and supply officers, Lieut. Carroll K. Leeper. com- ns officer and company com- Navy, be made by the on %0 that line offi- e grades of en- or grade;. and who will become Hi 'm" G. Hazard E Z Greenway Inn o o Catiedral Mansions Sunday | Special Dinner | rueass o . Vhurndnr Turkey rker Chicken Lok I Sieak 22006 [ Sea Food $1.00 #5¢ 130 e §107:30 rm -wEA--Am 'THE SUNDAY STAR. WASTIINGTON. 1928 - PART 5. D. C. TEBRUARY 5. Department with the board of inspec- tion sand survey. Comdr. Damon E.. Cummings, on duty as executive officer of the U. S S Trenton, will proceed to vashington for duty m the Bureau of Charies C. Davis S. 8. Idaho at_the Navy Department in the Burc - tien. Lieut. Comdr. Robert H. Ber who has been on duty i that bureau will assume the duties performed by Comdr. Davis on the Idaho. Licut Comdr. Augustine H. G who ha been in command of the has been assigned to duty in the Bu of Navigation. Licut. Comdr. Hen: Sciller will_be transferred from the Burcau of Engincering. Navy Dopart- ment. to duty as engincer officer of the U. § S Cahfornia. relieving Licut Comdr Roger W. Painc, who goes to duty n that burcau Licut Comdr Oscar C_Badger. gunnery officer of the U. S. S Maryland. has boen assiened to duty in the Bureau of Ordnance. Licu Comdr Robert P. McConnell. on duty with the air squadrons of the altle icet on board the U. S. S. Langley. has reported for duty in the gunnery section of the fieet training office of the Nav: Department, as the rehef of Lieut Comdr. Earle C Metz. who has been assigned to submarine duty at the naval station at Pear] Harbor. Hawaii. Licut Comdr. Percy T ght, who has been on duty as navigator of the U. S West duty in Lieut. Comdr. Fr o has been on duty s t Sccretary of the Navy nand the U Benjamin F. viation to tion The new sede the tormer four large classes were ordere training each vear. repor epe r groups of at the Pensacola ry 10 and February 17. these ups followed thereafter by three successive groups of officers. Up to the present time. the foliowing offi- cers have been selected to undergo this aviation training at Pensacola for the lass beginning February 24 Lieuts. Stephen B Cooke and John G. Jones. Lieuts. «Junior Grade) Wil- liam S. Campbell. William L. Erdmann and Joseph E. Wolowsky. and Ensizns Creight K. Lankford. Robert G. Nor- man. Warren F. Porter. Grorge L. Pur- mort and Willlam K. Rhodes. The fol- Jowing officers of the Navy have been elected to undergo the aviation class beginning March 2. 1928- Comdr. El- mer W. Tod. Lieut. Thomas H. Rob- bins, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Arthur A Ageton and Ensigns Marcel E A Couin. Stanton H Harcourt. David R Hull. James A. McNally and John W Stecle. BOOKS MOST IN DEMAND AT D. C. PUBLIC LIBRARY The following s of non-fiction and fiction books were most in demand at the Public Library for January. Among non-fiction books. 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