The Washington times., 1926-03-13

Mrs. SadIer, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lewis Smith. 2424 Tracy Pl., until
after Easter.
Col. Charles G. Carpenter. Of the
Marines, has been placed on the re-
tirement list for disability. Colonel
Carpenter received his appointment
to the Marine Corps as 3 second
lieutenant on July s. 1899. The
early years Of his service as g
marine officer. after q PREF period
In the United States, were spent In
the Far East. China and the Phil
lipines. During the World War he
was on duty In washington with
the Office Of Naval Intelligence Of
the Navy Department.
Reports IN local Army circles
have It that Lieut.. Col. John IT. Me-
Adams, Of the infantry, now on
duty with the Militia Bureau, viii
succeed Lieut.. Col. John Scott as
senior executive officer Of the local
reserve Headquarters. Colonel Scott
ii believed to be about ready tor
detail to other. assignment In June
or July.
Coionei McAdams has just been
ordered to duty with the local re-
serve headquarters, hence the dis
cussion. The credit for the de-
velopment Of the reserve in the
District is due TO the untiring work
on the part Of Colonel Scott.
William r.. Sheetz, Of Takoma
Park. this city, has been given
commission in the fleet Marine
Corps reserve as lieutenant.
The Navy Department has APP
proved the establishment Of some
new Navy ratings, recommended by
the Bureau of Navigation. The fol-
lowing is the new rating with the
pay grade OF the same. The rating
group. of photographer Is trans
ferred from the special branch to
the aviation branch.
Aviation Decentralization chief
ordnanceman, pay grade, /; avia-
ton ordnanceman, first class, pay
grade, q; aviation ordnancemap.
third class, pay grade, 4; aviation
machinist's mate, third class, pay
grade, 4.
Artificer Observation-Disclosures
mate, third class; motor machinist's
mate, third class; boilermaker. third
class; molder, third class; black
smith, third class, and coppersmith,
third class, all in pay grade 4.
The quartermaster general has
nad manufactured 20 pouches for
toilet articles carried by enlisted
men of the Army. These pouches
cost only a few cents each. They
! will meet an urgent demand as q
receptacle for such articles as
razor, soap, comb, brush The
pouches will be sent to the infan
try board at Fort Benning to be
tested as to design.
The third attack group at Kelly
Field is to train 21 students OF the
"R. o. T. c. for six weeks. begin
ming on June IL. Starting III July
IL and ending August % this group
will train q total of 80 air service
reserve officers.
In view of the number OF re.
quests which have been received
from organization commanders OF
the Army, to act as collecting
agents for civilian laundries ana
receive commissions for the organl'
cation funds, the War Department
has granted this authority under
certain provisions.
The War Department has given
approval to distinctive insignias Tor
the 379th, 41Oth and 412th regiments
of infantry OF the organized re-
serves.
Chaplains of the Army are fight
ing for the right to wear on the
uniform the insignia of corps ana
grade they had before the war
The sole ornament on the shoulder
straps of the chaplain since lSfS
has been a cross device worn on
the collar.
The chaplains insist that they
be permitted to wear the letters
gu. g. on their uniforms as do
other officers of the service ana
also the insignia denoting their
rank.
The air station of the Navy at
Anacostia, d. c., is engaged In test
ing new fighting plane.
Esthonia is issuing licenses for