The Washington times., 1926-06-21

ary 10, 1927.
The selection OF Admiral Leigh
will please the officers Of the naval
service very MUCH, as he is re-
cognized for his ability not only.
as a seaman but also along execu-
tive and administrative lines.
In connection with the plan OF
this department Of the Washing
ton Times to assist the reserve
officers in having their old areglila-
tion uniform coat converted into
the new style, an interested officer
from Fort Myer has written in to
inquire il the assistance is also
available for officers Of the regular
army.
Army officers, regulars, reserve
and National Guard may have the
collar on their old uniform coats
and the pockets changed com.
pletely, to conform with the new
regulations, for 81. This job is
being done by Mr.. Fox, 1414 North
Capitol st. Telephone North 864
or write this department and Mr.
Fox viii call.
Plan Well Received
In a preliminary check.up on this,
the reserve. officers have been found
enthusiastic about the plan, but
many already have had the work
done, paying from SIS to SIS for
the job. Especially was this true
Of the officers OF the S1Sth field
The 104th and S16th mobile ord
ance repair shops have been Off.
cially recognized by the War De-
partfnent. The 104th company,
while not yet. Federally recognized,
Is assigned to the Twenty ninth Ma
tional Guard division and is allotted
to the troops Of the District Of
Columbia.
Combat service Of the 1O4th com
pany I'M the Center Sector, July 81
to August IS, 1913, and the Meuse-
Argonne, October is, to October 81,
1918, Is recognized by the depart
ment, which authorizes the inscrip-
ton "Alsac" and ''Meuse-Argonne"
to. be used on the silver bands OF
the company's guidons. The Dis
tfict OF Columbia Is getting some
mighty fine wartime units assigned
here in the national guard and
reserve. 49,
The Marine Corps reserve officers
training camp opened at Quantico
on June IA, to last until the 18th.
Maj. Gen. Eli X. Cole is command
ing officer at Quantico and the Of
struction of the r. o. T. G. are
Capts. Victor f. Bleasdale, Samuel
C. Cummings, Prentice s. Geer,
and William "A W0rfON -
The garrison troops comprise the
1st regiment, the expeditionary
troops, which consist of the fifth
regiment of infantry, the tenth ,regi-
ment OF artillery, gas company,
signal battalion, engineer battalion,
service company, medical battalion
and aviation group.
Lieut.. Cornelius e. O'Connor, air
service, has been convicted of be-
ing drunk and disorderly by a court
in Manila and has been sentenced
to a loss of $50 files and $50 per
month of his pay for six months.
ID. C. Cadet HOnOred
The highest honors of the cadet
corps Of the Military Academy,
have been tefdered a Washington
boy who is at West Point, accord
ing to information received in
Washington. Cadet Joseph w. Cox
has been appointed cadet first cap
tain and regimental commander of
son, of Greenville, Pa, has been
selected as. cadet first captain and
regimental commander of the cadet
corps. Cadet M. s. Johnson, of
Greenville, Pa, has been selected
cadet nRnfQiVn and rnOimantaI
adjutant and Cadet Henry G. Doug
las, Of Bel Air. Md, as cadet cap
tain and regimental supply officer.
The. $50 machine rifles manufac.
tured at Springfield armory for the
cavalry have been completed and
shipped to various places for issue.
The War Department has called
attention to the increased number
Of claims for damages submitted as
result OF accidents in which Gov.
ernment motor vehicles are involved,
and has directed that measures be
taken to insure the proper selection,
instruction, and training of all per-
sonnel assigned to drive Govern
ment motor vehicles.
The War Department is preparing
to fight to a finish any legislation
that would reinstate an officer who
left the regular service to take a
change with civilian pursuits, and
now finding that the life in the
Army is much easier and safer,
wishes to return.
The department also is prepared
to fight reinstatement to the active
list of any retired officer OF the
regular service. 1t in stated that
the department believes this sort