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Identifier: asyouwere00bang (find matches)
Title: "As you were,"
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: (Bangs, John Kendrick) 1888- ed (Bangs, John Kendrick), 1862-1922, ed
Subjects: United States. War dept. Purchase, storage and traffic division. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, The Knickerbocker press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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dily by competitive bids in the open market. This new desk was specially designed to accommodatenew forms issued for the records, etc., of regiments and similarunits, and also has a compartment for the accommodation of aportable typewriter. The adoption of this desk will not only effect a saving inspace but it is estimated that a saving of approximately $7.00per desk will be made. The Chief of the Office Furniture Section was appointedchairman of the Sub-Committee of Standardization of ArmyDesks and Lockers, revised and prepared specifications forField Desks for Companies and Regimental Headquarters. Wrist Watches An authorization was received in this office dated December7, 1918, for 11,600 Wrist Watches of a specific make. Thesewere for overseas sale at the Canteens. The price heretofore paid for this type of wrist watch was$3.60, but this Branch arranged for the purchase of a watchof identical construction for $2.20, effecting a saving of$11,136.00 on this particular authorization.
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i. Major Earl A. Darr. 2. Major W. R. Batcheller. 3. Major J. H. Curtin. 4. Major Thomas M. Lynch. 5. Major Joseph Odlin. 6. Major H. D. Moore. BRANCH NUMBER FIVE Branch No. 5, or Contract and Purchase Branch of theHardware and Metals Division, later General Supplies Divi-sion, was created on July 17, 1918, by Office Order No. 506,dated July 17, 1918, issued from the office of the Quarter-master General of the Army. On July 29, 1918, this Branchwas divided into two sections by H &. M Order No. 67, con-stituted as follows: Contract Preparation SectionContract Approval Section The personnel of the Contract Preparation Section numberedseventeen people, and the Contract Approval Section, sevenpeople. All Contracts, Purchase Orders, and Correspondencepertaining thereto, of the Hardware and Metals Division, wereprepared in this Branch. At the time of the signing of thearmistice, November 11, 1918, the personnel of this Branchconsisted of four commissioned officers, one enlisted man, and

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