Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
Marine Corps Notes

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Actual reduction of the enlisted
strength of the corps. although con-
templated by corps authorities, will not
prove reality for some months yet 70
come. However, first enlistments IN
| the corps are being curtailed to quite
an extent and orders have been issued
by Col. Julius S. Turrili, officer In
charge of all recruiting, that only for
mer service men OF the corps be en-
| listed who have honorable service to
their credit and that of these only
such men be accepted as are single, and
who have not been severed from the
service for period Of over three
| months.
Col William C. Harllee, hitherto. at
tached to the U. S. S. Texas as fleet
Marine officer of the United States
| Atlantic Fleet, has been in Washington
| for a few days conference at corps
headquarters prior to assuming his
new duties as officer In charge of the
southeastern recruiting district, Marine
! Corps, with headquarters at New Or
/ leans Col Harllee is well known to
| many Washingtonians, as he command
ed the old Eighth street corps barracks
| some years ago in addition to having
been attached to several of the rife
teams which won international fame
20-odd years ago. Col Harllee is the au-
! thor of one OF the small arms rifle man.
uals which have been officially adopted
by the service as well as copied by sew
eral foreign governments for their own
| instruction.
Lieut.. Col. Percy F. Archer. A. @. NJ.
| hitherto on duty with the 4th Regi-
ment of Marines at Shanghai. China
and at other Chinese coast ports, after
brief sojourn on the Pacific Coast,
has N~|n 60 rl,.&x -
| Va.
First Lieut. Hayne D. Boyden, here
tofore attached to the Naval Air Sta
| ton at Pensacola, Fla, has been or
dered to corps headquarters, this city.
Second Lieut.. Chester B. Graham,
who was ordered to duty at the Presi-
dents camp at Rapidan, Criglersville,
| Va, has had such orders revoked.
Maj. Pedro A. del Vale, who Is 1T
ordered to Quantico, Va, where upon
arrival he is to be assigned to duty
on the staff of the Marine Corps
| Schools.
The formation of regiment Of Ma
rines specially trained in oil that per-
tains to the uses OF chemicals in war
fare Is subject which is being urged
by certain officers It is stated that
already quite few of the commits
stoned officers have voluntarily taken
the regulation course of instruction at
the Army's Chemical Warfare School,
Edgewood Arsenal, Nd, vet this num-
Der Is so inconsequential when infor-
nation is required for dissemination on
wholesale basis that it is deemed
highly essential that the best interests
of the corps will have been preserved in
organizing a specially trained reg-
ment of Marines, specialists in chemical
warfare. This additional recommended
course Of instruction will not involve
any increase Of officers or men or any
further expense whatsoever, it was
pointed out, inasmuch as certain obso-
lete instruction courses may be Incl
dentally dropped
Lieut.. Col Clayton B. Vogel while
temporarily in the city en- route to his
new station in Haiti, has been stopping
at STA Ingomar street
Capt John Halla, former aide to the
commandant of the corps and who has
recently been on duty in Haiti, has been
ordered to corps headquarters for duty
and to the Naval Hospital, this city.
for medical treatment.