Evening star., 1927-06-19

to office of chief of ordnance; Maj.
Louis G.. Wilson, Q. NJ. c., to Office of
the quartermaster general. effective
August /; Capt, Adel c. Harden, F.
D., upon the completion of his course
of instruction at Harvard University.
win proceed to this city for temporary
duty in the Office of the chief of
finance until October Z when he will
sail for the Philippine Islands. where
he will be assigned to duty; Capt. Lewis
B. Willis, Q. NJ. c.. who has been on
duty as student at the Quarter
master Corps School, to duty in the
office of the quartermaster general of
the Army.
Though recommendations have been
made to the War Department that
all cavalry troops be equipped with
laced boots. which come TO within a
few inches below the knee, the ex-
cessive cost involved in procuring
this leather footgear for the Cavalry
will prevent the adoption by the de-
partment Of the laced boot for the
enlisted personnel of that arm. For
about year the cavalry orga mutations
stationed at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, have
been equipped with this type of foot
gear, and though the War Depart.
ment authorities are pleased with the
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the test, the department will not, for
the present at least, adopt it as reg
ular issue equipment.
The following officers of the Reg
ular Army have been ordered to
duty in this city at the War Depart
ment branches indicated: Capt. Will
liam ID. Gambler, to office of the |
quartermaster general; Capt. Frank |
+. Reed, office chief of ordnance, |
effective August %; a committee |
consisting of Col. Paul T. Hayne and |
Lieut. Coils. Kyle Rucker and Lewis |
s. Morey has been appointed to |
represent the War Department on !
an interdepartmental committee. to |
consist of representatives of the War, |
Navy and Treasury Departments and |
the u. S. Veterans Bureau, for the |
purpose of considering the question
of the emergency legislation covering
nay. allotmentS. family allowances,
compensation and insurance for the
personnel of the military and naval
forces. Capt. George II. Harrell.
who has been on duty at 7th Corps
Area headquarters at Fort Omaha,
Nebr, has been assigned to duty in
the Militia Bureau, effective June 20.
Orders issued this week by the
War Department prescribe that in
the future members of the Regular
Army while travelling on transports
will be required to wear the uniform.
In the past. during the long voyage
between the United States and the
Philippines, officers who were travel
ing under orders, but not on duty
with the troops aboard. were per.
mitted to wear civilian clothing, II
they SO desired. The recent order,
however. changes the optional wear
ing of the uniform while aboard a
transport, and makes it compulsory.
1t is interesting to note in this con-
nection that according to the pecu-
liar manner in which the order is
worded, it is being interpreted that
members of the Army Nurse Corps.
while travelling on transports, VIII
be required to wear the Army nurses
uniform, being that they are men,
bers of the Regular establishment.
NAVY.
out of the 1927 Naval Academy
graduating class, the designations or
81 midshipmen were accepted immed'
lately upon their graduation on ac'
count of physical disability. Though
for the flrst time since 1915, the line
of the Navy attained its maximum
strength of 5,499 officers, as the re-
suit of the commissioning of the mid
shipmen, the Navy line was immed-
lately reduced by II officers who were
transferred to the Construction and
Civil Engineer Corps. The following
were transferred to the Construction
Corps in the grade Of assistant naval
constructor with the rank of ensign:
Armand NJ. Morgan, Robert 8.
Thatche, Edward w. Clexton, Edward
ID. Dockmeiler. Wendell Il. Kraft and
John d. Scheibeler. The following
will be transferred to the Civil En-
gineer Corps in the grade OF assistan:
civil engineer, with the rank of on
sign: William Z. Richards. Walter r.
Eckberg. Richard d. Carlson, Wallace
B. Short and Harold MacF. Sylvester.
About 600 men. will approximate the
new fourth class of midshipmen.
which will be assembled at the Naval
Academy during the next two months