Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

post IN the coun- zEz&SEM
try, thus gaining
at first hand the Gen. Chatham.
housing needs OF ~,
the various military reservations. Up
Ia the present time, Congress mas au
thorized a total of $2l. 69l, 700 III caSn
f1r Army construction projects, which,
added to the contract authorizations
brinr The total authorized building prof.
Gets IN to $50, 49l, 700. In ADDITION 10
this there has been authorized py Con-
Cress but not yet appropriated, the sum
Fl s1S a6s. 2s4 for various building prof.
eots for the Regular Army. Proratng
the Arr1v's l0-year building program M
yelvinz an expenditure OF Si4o:uuoVVo
with the cash appropriation pius ttle
contract authorizations, 1t can be seen
that provision has already oeen taaue
for approximately Is per cent Oh VIC
building program OF the mhitary eS'ao-
lishnlent.
THE authorized construction included
in The first deficiency bill for 1928 VIII
be completed some time during next
Winter. while the construction projects
incnsded in the 1929 fiscal year appro-
rriafioa. the money for which will not
become available until July /, 1873,
should be ready for occupancy next
Spring.
There will be available on and after
July /. 10 each enlisted man OF the
Regular Army, one pair OF lightweight
SrenS for each enlistment This type
of shoe. which is known as the garrison
shoe is equipped with rubber heels.
These shoes are for wear only when
Of DUTY. except in the case OF enlisted
men of the Medical Department. who
are actually on duty in hospitals, ana
Others upon certificate OF the surgeon
The following officers, now on duty
in washington, will begin on september
(. a course of instruction at the Army
Industrial College, this city. They are
1Semt co.'s. Elliott j. Dent, C. E., and
Mathew A. ReaSoner, NJ. c.: Majs. John
A. Brooks. jr.; John F. Daye, Philippine
Scouts. O. M. c.; Oscar A. Eastwood,
c. W. s.: Burton o. Lewis, o. D.:
Charles A. Meals, @. NJ. c.; Robert
sears. O. D: Dwight K. Shurtleh, Q.
D, and William o. Wetmore, NJ. G.:
Cauts. Allan w. Dawson, NJ. c.; Stewart
y Elliott. 0. D.: Joseph P. Glandon,
@ II. c.: Arthur D. Hughes, Q. NJ. @;
German C, Kliber, @. NJ. c.: Walter D.
IupIow, c. E; Wilbert v. Renner, O.
n. c.; Edmund G. Steis, c. w: 3;
James T. Watson. il, S. c.; Emile Z.
Anfonoviea, @. N. c.; Ray A Dunn.
A. c.: Paul II. Gilman, c. E: Romeyn
B. Hough, IT,, A. c.: Frank j. keeity,
F. D; Miles w. Kresge, o. D.: John A.
Mcdonald, @. NJ. c.; Turner B. sharp
O NJ. C.; Gilbert L. Thompson, s. C.;
Herbert = wilkinson. @. NJ c.: First
Igeuts. Harold A. McGinnis, A. G.:
Harold T. Miller. c. E.: Albert NJ.
Pig. s c.: Charles NJ. Simpson, IT,
6 C.. and Edward H. Wood, A G.
New Army regulations just promul-
gated by the War Department pre-
scribe that except in case OF msurrec-
ton or actual threatened hostilitles,
the foreign service tours Tor the COM
rnissioned personnel OF the Regular
Army viii be two years IN the Pninp-
pine Department and Alaska, Wnlcn
period does not include any time spent
Turing the tour outside the territorial
limits of the Philippine Department or
Alaska. as the case may be. Elsewhere
the tour of duty on foreign service VIII
be three years, which period includes
any time spent during the tour OUT
side the territorial limits OF the COM
maud In which serving. Upon his re-
Guest. an officer may be permitted 70
continue to serve On foreign service Ior
an additional period Of one fun year
following any prescribed tour Of foreign
service. This extension Of one year
may again be extended for an ad-
ditionaI period Of one year, but only
when such further extension has the
approval Of the corps area commander.
the chief Of the branch concerned and
the surgeon general.
An oficer may be permitted 10 con-
time TO serve on foreign service Tor an
additional period Of less than one year
In order to enable him at the con-
clusion thereof to travel IN foreign
country at a seaSonable time OF year.
Such permission, however, VIII only be
granted by the War Department when
the extension viii not interfere with
the officers contemplated assignment in
the United States. Alaska and the
Panama Canal Zone are considered
outside the continental limits OF the
United States.
Navy.
Due 10 the small graduating class at
the Naval Academy this year-l1l-
compared 10 the 579 members OF the
Naval Academy class Of 1927. 1t was
NECESSARY for the Navy Department 70
make a reduction in the number TO be
assigned TO the staff corps. Last year
IS aidshipmen were commissioned Sec
ond ueutenantg In the Marine Corpa
while this year Secretary Wilbur as
signed but IS members Of the 1928 class
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