The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31

When the troops were on the
border in. 1915 the soldiers were
issued a side-laced Logging and also
one which laced in the front,
known az the Ideal logging. and
1t was ideal In every respect. So
strong is the feeling Of the service
for change In the Logging that
1t Is believed the War Department
will call upon the Quartermaster
general for a report on Z change.
Marines May Change
Now that the Navy and Army
have adopted the roll collar uni
form, the Marine Corps Is consider.
Ing the feasibility OF adopting vt.
1t is understood Mai. Gen. John
Lejeune, commandment OF the corps.
favors the roll collar for the winter
field uniform, which IL the forest
green, but not the olive drab.
His objections for the latter
uniform are based on the fact that
not all officers and men wear the
blouse with the khaki uniform DUR
ing the summer. He also objects to
the roll collar for the blue dress
and the white uniforms.
In the latter two classes of
uniforms. he is quite right. These
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have all the 'swank" there is.
There ID nothing dressy In q roll
collar uniform, for this type OF,
blouse Ii designed for comfort in
the field.
The quartermaster Of the Marine
Corps has ordered specimen roll
collar blouses OF the blue dress,
white, khaki and winter field uni
forms.
The Army has no dress uniform.
Before the war 1t had one OF the
nattiest and dressiest dress uniforms
to be conceived.
Capt. Clay /. Hopprough, Signal
Corps of the Army, who has been
on duty at Fort Shafter, In the
Hawaiian Department. has report.
ed in Washington for duty in the
office Of the Chief Signal officer
of the Army, and has been assigned
to the engineering and research
division of this office In connection
with radio matters, in which he is
an expert.
Capt. Gordon C. Irwin, also OF
tho Signal Corps Of the regular
army, now student at the Har-
ward School Of Business Admin.
lstration, upon the completion OF
the course there In February will
be ordered to duty with headquar-
ters of the Sixth Corps Area.
Ship to BE HOnOred
On January 10, the occasion OF
the annual dinner Of the Society Of
the Sons of the Revolution of the
OF Massachusetts,, in
Boston, the Knox trophy will be
conferred formally on the u. 8. g..
West Virginia.
This trophy IL given annually to
the battleship attaining the highest
merit in gunnery during the com.
petitive year. In addition the West
Virginia has won the Navy gun
merry trophy. Read Admiral Thomas
]. Sem, then q captain, was in
of the battleship during
the competitive year and will be
present to receive the Knox trophy.
Knox gunnery medals will be
awarded to Signalman, First Class,
A Moore and Seaman, First Class,
J. L. Num-.
Boards to select Junior officers
II the Navy for postgraduate
courses In engineering, ordnance, |
naval construction. and civil en-
cheering, have been examining the |
records and determining the quail |
fication of the officers who have |
such details. The names
selected will be made public about
he middle Of January. |
Major Lowry B. Stephenson
Marine Corps, on duty with the
San Diego base of the Marine CorlH |
has been ordered to duty as fleet |
marine officer OF the battleship |
division of the battle fleet, with |
station on the u. S. 8. Maryland !
where he will relieve Major Edward |
A. Osermann. who will now be on
duty at the San Diego base OF the |
corps.
Capt. Hugh Shippey, assistant
lately on duty with the
D'n?o has Of the Marine |
Corps, has rendered his resignation
seI vice, effective Janu. |
airy 25.
Buffers Return PleaseS
There Is much satisfaction in the
ranks Of the Marine Corps that
Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler viii re-