Evening star., 1930-06-15

Army.
Another step has been taken by tn
War Department in the solution Of tn
Army uniform problem with the ap
pointment Of q uniform board that 4
composed OF three officers. The com
position OF the board is as follows
Lieut.. Col. Alfred j. Booth, A. G. D.
Lieut.. Col. Charles A. Meals, @. M. C..
and Maj Robert l.. Christian, (Inf. )
G. S. All three officers are on dut,
In the War Department here, Lieut.
Col. Booth being on duty in the adju.
tAnS generals Office, Lieut. Col Meal:
being on duty in the Office of the quar-.
termaster general, while Mai. Christian
Is on duty in the Office of the CHIEF
OF staff, G-1. The board is now en-.
gagged in going over the revised reel1-
latlons and specifications for the Army
uniform, which was completed several
months ago and which has been unde1
consideration by the general staff OF
the War Department A few minor
changes were made after the general
staff study.
Tt will be two years next December
since the then Secretary of War Dwight
3. Davis authorized the wearing OF
the blue uniform at the expense and
option OF the wearer. Though on the
surface the delay appears to be ex-
ceedlngly long, such is really not the
case, as it is a tedious and laborious
process of revising not only the reel1-
lStions but the specifications as well.
Then after. the actual revision work
was completed they were sent to the
general staff for study which is also a
long and tedious process. The uniform
board has quite a job before it, but it
1S-hoped that by next December War
Department approval will be given to
Doth the uniform regulations and the
specifications.
Brig. Gen. Golden LII. Ruggles as
s1stant chief of ordnance, has been
granted an extended leave of absence.
during which he will visit several for
eign countries. He will return to Wash
1ngton the latter part of August. Col.
FTed r. Brown, Infantry, who, prior to
ms assignment as commanding officer
OF the 3oth Infantry at the Presidio of
San francisco, Calf, was chairman of
the war Department legislative COM
m1ttee, has been assigned to duty at
Sd Corps Area headquarters. at Balti-
more, Md, in connection with National
0aard affairs. He will assume his new
Qlties at Baltimore the first part of
october. Col. Charles F. Craig, M. C..
mas been designated as assistant COM
mandant of the Army Medical School
Army Medical Center, Washington. .. 81
Four majors of the Army Medical
Corps will shortly arrive in Washington
Tor duty. Three of them, Majs. Floyd
w. Hunter, Royal K. Stacey and Francis
=. Tying, all Of whom are on duty at the
New York general depot, Brooklyn,
y. Y, will come to duty on August / in
the oft1ce of the Surgeon General of the
Army. The fourth, Mai. Leon A, Fox,
now on duty at the Medical Field Sery-
Ice School at Carlisle Barracks, Pa, win
come TO duty on July / in the Office of
the chief Of Chemical Warfare Service
Capt. William H. Joiner, o. D., now
on duty ar Frankford Arsenal, Pa,
VIII come TO duty in Washington on
June 80 and will be assigned to the
ONCE of the chief of ordinance. Capt.
Hubert V. Hopkins, A. c., who has been
under instruction at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, will come to
duty In the Office of the chief of Air
Corps. Capt. Claude F. Cox, v. c., now
on duty at Fort Hoyle, Md. will come
to Washington for the purpose Of pur-
suing course OF instruction at the
Army Veterinary School that will begin
on August IS, 1880.
Consideration Is being given by the
War Department, it is understood. to
removing the authorization for the
wearing Of the World War overseas
service chevron from the regulations.
Twelve years will have elapsed on No
vember II OF this year since the signing