Evening star., 1924-08-03

| &$A1&2 lDeen IN temporary
| | IN. command of the
| ss -. 81 Sd Corps Area
| since the retire
IN dment from serv-
| On 49, ice of Maj. Gen.
Charles H. Muir,
MAJ. GEN. SMITH. July IS. He has
just recently been
promoted to major general Gen.
Sturgis is to assume the permanent
command of the corps area.
Local reserve officers are very
much elated over the information
that Lieut.. Col. John Scott will be
with them for another year at least.
At the present time Col. Scott is on
Camp Meade, Md.
1t has been due to the personal
work and the untiring efforts of Col.
Scott that the work of the organized
reserves in the District of Columbia
has made the progress that il has. A
"emarkable working example of this
viii be had on Mobilization day, Sep
tember IS.
The Quartermaster General has
found it impossible. due to lack of
funds. to provide sufficient stocks of
boots and shoes to all sales stores in
order to supply officers of the Reserve
Corps and the National Guard. He
be taken upon requests OF this ma
ture:
(A) The order will be sent direct to
the commanding officer of the Phila-
delphia Quartermaster Intermediate
Depot, to be filled from the stock on
hand at that depot. (B) If the boots
or shoes desired are not available at
the Philadelphia Quartermaster Inter-
mediate Depot. the order VIII be re-
turned direct to the officer making
no dxvis hu g.
order cannot be filled and will be con-
Sidered Cancelled.
All requests of this nature must be
accompanied by copy of the order
of appointment or other official ovi-
dence Of the fact that the person
making the request holds commits
sion in either the Officers Reserve
Corps or the National Guard. When
articles are to be shipped, certified
check, express or postal money order
must be with it to cover. in addition
to the cost of the article and over
head, the parcel post insured charges.
Q. NJ Gen. William Hart states that
while the situation throughout the
country indicates the urgent need of
increased allowances in order that a
greater number of reserve officers of
the Quartermaster Corps may be
called to active duty for training. the
unity, mutual understanding between
all sections Of the Army of the United
States and the spirit of cooperation
has never been more apparent than it
is at present.
Second Lieut.. w f. Seymour. Vet
Urinary Officers Reserve Corps, living
at 1872 Chaplin street, has been re-
lieved from attachment to the S0th
Division and the 320th Infantry; Sec
ond Lieut.. II. w. DIETRICH Infantry
Officers' Reserve Corps. living at No.
10 Valley View avenue. Takoma Park.
d. c., is assigned to the 32oth Infan-
try; Second Lieut.. r. Buckley. Field
Artillery Officers Reserve Corps, liv-
ing at 1880 Pennsylvania avenue has
been assigned to the headquarters.
10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Local reserve infantry officers will
be interested to know that at the
present time there are more than 100
infantry equipment projects before
the infantry board at Fort Benning
for consideration.
These cover wide range of activi-
ties. Among those of most impor-
tance to the service are: The wool
proceSsed cotton blankets, in which
the cotton is given a treatment that
produces a blanket that has the same
qualities Of warmth as the wool
blanket. and is at the same time sew
eral ounces lighter in weight A
number are being tested by regiments
stationed along the northern border,
and will be reported upon from these
various types is being given ex-
haustive tests on the splendid ranges
at Fort Benning and under such serv-
ice conditions will determine its
worth in war, these including 81 nm.
gun shells, the six-pounder shells fer
the tank guns, .50-caliber machine
gun ammunition. the .3O-calfber bob
tail bullet. which developed such re-
makable range on the preliminary
tests, and tracer ammunition, infantry
training grenades, machine gun am
munition and boxes. Other projects are ::
Transportation for three-inch NOR
tar: a machine gun cooling system; :;
a combination recoil reducer and flash
hider for the automatic rifle; trans
portation for the communication
regiment and battalion; an arrange
ment to keep the Sam Browne belt
from sliding off of the shoulder when
it is worn with the Q. Z. shirt.
A number of projects have been
completed and acted upon. These in
terpr roofing for clothing; several
cleaning solutions for the rife: in
this connection 1t has been found thaE
clean warm water is about the most
efficient cleaning solution that can be
found; the Carlisle first aid pouch; !;
guns; front area anti-alrcraft slgnts
for automatic rifles and signaling
panel. The system OF hitchlng three
mules abreast to the escort wagon
has been given a thorough test ana
discarded by the board.
The current and minor changes In
the uniform of Army officers and TINS
means the regulars, reserves ana M
tional Guardsmen, include an ltem
connected with the olive-drao snlrt
- uni
adopted foS the shoulder, after the
fashion and identical in arrangement
and dimensions with the loop worn
on the shoulder Of the officers coat.
1t is presumed that this is 1or the
purpose Of Supporting an sne "a not
worn. 1t might be used for the IN
sigma. but these appear to oe pro-
yided FOR on the collar of the shirt
The Secretary OF War has TINS past
week approved of the: 1oitTWlas soclas
ashoulder loop for officers only:
On each shoulder loop OF the same
material as the shirt let IN at Tue
sleeve head seam and reacnlns ~
one-fourth inch from the snouioer
seam. buttoning at the sn,r upper Sutton Ha
Loops to be two inches in helgnt AT
the lower end and one and one-naii
inches in width at the cotII emo
with edges stitched down TO snoulaer
for a distance of two inches from
tba ,ower end. Two parallel stitches.
one-fourth inch apart, from nead
seam. One stitch two 1ncnes from
and parallel to head seam ana TWO
cross stitches" -. .-,s.-'..
According to an itinerary which
has been prepared in the militia
bureau, officers on duty in the ou.
reau will inspect during the. next
two months National Guard, Summer
training activities in total OF 70
camp sites, divided among the va