The Washington times., 1926-01-08

the assignment Of an additional
reserve officers to headquarters.
According to the Navy Depart
tneI1t, the Bureau OF Navigation has
received the records of the follow
ing officers Of the Naval Reserve
who have been found qualified fer
promotion to the rank given after
tlaeii names: H. ID. Powers and II.
p Herney. to be lieutenailts. and II.
D. Bier and III. CT Boisclair to be
f;eutenants junior grade. q, III.
i1unde and r. g, Kales,. seanel,
second class. in the Naval Reserve,
who have been student naval avia:
tors. have been found qualified for
appointment to the rank OF ensign
Of the Naval Reserve.
Lieut.. Dan j. Martin. command
ing Company d of the Twelfth 10.
S. infantry Fort Howard, Md Was
IN Washington during the past
week. Many Of the local reserve
infantry officers who were at Camp
Meade will recall the. promising
Young officer Of the Twelfth lnfan.
try.
Accompanying Lieutenant Martin
On his stay In the city was his wife.
Lieut.. and Mrs.. Sam ConIey
adjutant OF the First Battalion Of
the Twelfth Infantry. are in Wash.
sngton for an extended stay. They
have been here since last week and
viii leave this week for their home
at Fort Howard Mrs Conley is
Washington girl. the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanllarn. A brother.
Lieut.. Charles n. Lanhan1 also Is
on duty with the Twelfth Infantry
at Fort Howard but at the present
time is in Walter Reed Hospital
The father is an official o3 the Dia.f
trict Government.
Now that the Army has adopted
the roll collar uniform. there Is
some talk about the service adfopt
ing the same collar for the white
uniform. It is believed that the
final selection of the official design
OF the new uniform will be made
BY the General Staff OF the Army
January Is, and the Secretary will
approve the new design In time TO-.
the quartermaster general To draw
up the necessary patterns and aDee-i
ificatiUns 80 that the service viii;
be In the new uniform III time for
the training camps Of ! 926 It Is
expected that the regular service.
will adopt the new uniform without
delay. although the officers Of 2flae
National Guard ard reserve CORPS
viii be slow about making the;
change. due TO the expense attached
to this. Newly commissioned Off
GERS and those having new uni
forms on hand are expected to wear
the old one out before buying new
ones.
Local reserve officers and officers
of the regular army have learned
with regret of the death of Capt
John ~. Smith, Of this city, the
father Of Major John N. Smith, jr.,
OF the adJutaIlt general department
OF the Army, who so ably handled
the War Department connection
with the adjusted compensation.
Major Smith formerly was on duty
with headquarters of the Third
Corps area and liz considered one
of the abiest officers OF the regular
Army. The passing OF his father
Is deeply regretted.
At a recent meeting of the Navy
Mutual Aid Association in the
office Of Rear Admiral Cowie, u. S.
N, in the Navy Department, 1t was
voted to make the benefit on and
after January 1, 1926, $500 and
to increase the maximum Of the
amount to be placed In the reserve
fund each year to $4,000 and TO
reduce the age limit for entrance
to 35 years on and after July I
1926. This has been the banner
year for the association, as 1yl39
new members have been voted IN
and the membership is now 1858.