The Washington times., 1925-04-08

the United States ship Aroostook,
with the aircraft squads of the bat
tie fleet, and Lieutenant Command
err Ralph Dawson, u. s. N, who
had been selected to accompany
Amundson last year on his flight
across the North Pole, have been
selected to pilot one of the three
planes with which the navy have
hopes OF making a nonstop flight
from the Pa9Hic coast to Hawaii
all-metal seaplane is being con-
structed in Seattle, Wash.
According to Captain Thomas
Craven, u. s. NJ, commandment of
the North Island naval sation at
San Diego, the part played by ma
val aircraft in the recent maneu-
vers of the fleet in the Santa Bar
bara channel revealed the prog
ress made in naval aviation in the
past few years. Captain Craven
watched the work of airplanes and
the firing of the ships from the
cockpit of an observation plane
piloted by Lieutenant 3. H. Wyatt
The improvement from an avia-
ton point Of view was tremendous
since last year, according to Captain
Craven. A long step has been made
these last few months, and the
many planes aloft over the ships
were significant of what may be
expected in due course Of time.
Army Insignia
Hereafter the craftsmanship In
sigma for the candidates of the
CMTC and the students Of the
ROTC, will be procured from the
quartermaster general Of the army.
rather than through director of
civilian craftsmanship, as hereto
fore, 1t is announced by the War
Department.
1t Is of considerable interest to
reserve, national guard and regular
officers Of the service, that the
much-discussed question OF. the
shade of breeches for members Of
the army has been finally settled.
The chief of staff has decided to
issue samples Of approved standard
shade for such breeches as are au-
thorfzed by army regulations 600
%, pal d6EaPH o. 10 dA COA PS dECea
commanders, quartermaster depots,
general sales stores, the military
academy at West Point, the service
schools and to the larger rosts ior
the information Of officers in MAX
ing future purchases and to assist
the commanding officers in secur-
ing a reasonable amount Of uni
formity.
Lieutenant Colonel Kirwinj r.
Smith, Z. s. A, captain of the
1925 infantry rifle team, has been
on temporary duty in the office of
the chief of infantry in connection
with matters pertaining TO the APP
preaching rifle competitions, in
which the infantry team will par
ticipate.
Approval has been given by the
War Department for distinctive in
sigma for the three hundred and
nineteenth infantry, Eightieth Di-
vision, a reserve unit located in
Maryland. At the same time the
War Department announces that it
has approved the insignia for the
fourth regiment of infantry, of the
regular army.
Warrant Officer William J. Stan
nard, leader of the Army Band at.
Washington Barracks, is receiving
the congratulations on his promo
ton from a warrant officer to the
pay and allowances Of a captain in
the regular army. Local reserve
officers have also sent their con-
gratulations to Mr.. Stannard, as he
and started the regimen.
tai band of the three hundred and
forty-third regiment of engineers,
the local reserve unit of that corps
Captain Harry M. Gwynn, u. S.
A., the mill AIRY attache to the re-
publics of Central America, is on
leave of absence in this country
and is in Washington for a short
stay. While here he is staying at
the Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Gwynn
is accompanying Captain Gwynn.