Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1923, Page 34

THE CIVILIAN ARMY BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN, O. R. C. nder the above leading The Sunday . Biar will publish news -of ational | Guard, .0, T. C. Ofic Tteserve | Corps and the €. M. T, C. News for wll | hranches of the cltizen army of the United | Stuten.) 1 reserve officers will meet tOMOITOW evening the locAl | headquarters of the Organized Re- serves, third floor of the Graham building. Fourteenth and streets northwest. This just geross the ball from the pol burean. | On Wednesday evening the head-| quarters will be open from X to \l,\‘ ©'clock for the benefit of any one de- | siring Information on any part of the arm: Maj. John Scott, éxecu-, il be on duty, assisted James W. Davis und Tiliman. he following changes of reserve my officers within the 3d Corps) wve been authorized. First Paul ¥. Sanborne, A. S, O. R. Quebec street,” assigned to Attack Squadron o the 4th Second Lieut William I°. Ap- puhn, jr., C. A, O. .. No. 9 Loretia rtments. ttached to 766th Com- v of Coast Artillery. Maj. David faillard, Ord, O. R. ., 1500 16th street, assigned’ to the manuiactur- ing service ammunition division, with statlon at Washington in time of emergency. 5 Licnt. Lewix Asslgned. i Tirst Lieut. Reuben A. O, R C. 1% & {gned to th 31 Licut. Lewis is a Washing- ) spiper Lieut. R. C., 1 rters of the 1gude. P.oAL O, Animiunit Inf., O. Air Service e tratiic Stephen F Ar o tillery ton n Second A O 1eadqu; A. Bradshaw, | n assigned to h Fleld Av . Meye dto | . Capt. i . 2101 P removed ntside of iz relicved from & rters, 160th In-| Cupt. Jonathan ¢ C., Edgemoor, Be- attached. is assigu- | rters of the 150th In-| Licut. Henry Cox, Inf.. promoted from ' lieutenaat of infantry under te of March 14 nd assigned to the th Military Polic Company. His ne Is 142 street northwest, Announcement is _expected week on the dance that the o « the Necond Battallon of the Infantry will giv 1t is expected that it will be bheld this month. Limitation Purzles Army. The limitation of $60,000 placed in the Army appropriation bill by Con- ss in the provision for the mainte- of divisional and regimental idquarters for the Organized Re- serves is puzzling the War Depart- went. The question, it is understood, hhs been referred to the judge advo-| cate general for an opinion. ¢ the limitation refers only to the payment of rent for these headquar- ters it will not seriously interfere with the maintenance of the reserv e:-v‘ 1t was insisted by certain members of Congress that this would be sufficlent for the headquarters, because the atement had been made in the tes mony that the remnt for headquar- rs did not exceed $50,000. However, since the amendment is not clear on the point, it is proving very em- barrassing to the department in the “llotment of funds. After the judge advocate general has rendered an | opinion on the question it must go 1o the controller for a declsion. The infuntry board of ths Army has just completed an exhaustive test of experimental type of machine gun harness and it has been found vastly superfor to what is now being used.” The old harne: vas very un- satisfactory and was the cause of Sores on animals. The board has| been directed to make a test of sev- eral types of first-aid pouches which re used. The board has recom- mended the adoption of a special nm" cqulpment tag for webb equip- ment. Department Issues Chart. The War Department has issued a t, showing the tentative distribu- tion of commissioned personnel for the fiscal year of 1 The dis- tribution involves sixty-eight general officers, 3,745 infantry, 1027 cavalry: fleld artillery coast artillery, | air service, 480 engineer, 217 Signal Corps. 99 of the adjutant ge €ral departme 3 Jjudge advocate sceneral department, 837 of the Quar- | termaster Corps, 112 of the finance | department, 252 of the ordnance de- | partment. 7% chemical warfare serv-| fea, 2 medical department, 125 chapluins. 7 professors and 1 military | storekeeper. During the past year the Slgnal Corps of the Army put into opera- tion an extensive radio net extending from coast to coast of the country for official communication traflic of the military establishment. This net includes ' twelve primary stattons, located at the administrative head- quarters and other fmportant points, supplemented by some sixty sec- | dary stations at poste, camps and | statfons. The net was established | primarily as a guarantee against in- | terruption to wire traffic in time of war. The system is being operated not only to take care of military | .communnlcation _tc commereclal value sald to be about $£5,000 & month, but it is also of importance on ac- | count of the training it affords the military personnel. Since the sys- tem was initlated many difficulties Liave been encountered, both with ma- terfal and personnel, but these have been overcome and the service now | compares favorably Max be i *istonal - R this | 1 T a i 1324 f communication. uch 2 net approaches more losely the conditions of radio opera- tions of a ficld army in time of war than could be obtained in any other| way. Its value alone in training radlo personnel is considered to be | sufficient justification for its con- tinued operation. Rusnell Is Relieved. Second Lieut. Ildgar F. Russell, in- iantry, Officers’ Reserve Corps, for- merly ‘residing at 1321 Riggs sireet, is relleved from attachment to 320th In- fantry, by reason of removal to 5th Corps Area. Second Lieut. Joimn N. Fields, infan- try, Officers’ Reserve Corps, i€ now at- tached to the 32uth Infant Capt, Lester D. Johnson, infantry, Officers’ Reserve Corps, having removed from Vienna, Va., to 1809 G street. Is 1elleved from attachment to the 318th Infantry and Company M thereof, and is now attached to the 320th Infantry. Maj. John Scott, executive officer, lo- cal headquarters, has just recelved from headquarters, 624 Cavalry Division, a list of sixty-seven names of reserve officers who hav volunteered thelr services In connection with CMTC amps this summer. These officers will_form committees under Col. Le- voy W. Herron. Sugmestions are requested. With & view to the preparation of a revision of the manual for eourts- martial, each officer commanding & regiment, post, or a coast defense command will,'and any other officer | ‘muy, submit through channels to_the adjutant genersl, on or before June 15, suggestions for the amendment of the manual for courts-martial. Such suggestions should not contravene | any article of war or other existing law, Criticism should be specific and | constructive. Where objection is| made to a paragraph. @ Tule, or u| method unless a showing be made that the same is unnecessary, a sub- | stitute should be proposed. [ ‘With reference to a circular letter| No. 18, dated February 1, 1823, the instructions contained in paragraph 2 thereof apply with equal force to| the preparation of armory drill pay- rolls and should be complied with in order to avold delay in making pay- ments of armory drfll pay. (Cir. No. 25, Militia Bureau.) The air_service contingent at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., pro- poses to mark eight landing fields on the model airway route from Wash- ington to New York. Weather per- initting, this will be completed very «hortly. The flelds will be marked the circular identification marker, feet in diameter, with a border \ Lifty {the & {be worn only when ordered four feet wide, of the best cheese-| cloth _obtainable, which will be pegged to the ground. Names (0 Be Anuounced. The names of the officers who will ‘attend the Army War College here next year will shortly be announced. Accordirg to the present plans, be- tween forty and fifty will ,cnter the senlor class while the junfor class will start with ten. Five or six naval officers will aleo be designated to at- . tend the Army War College. Because of & lack of appropriation for activities the infantry schoc the chief of nfantry has been con pelled to reduce varlous school proj- 8. The present policy of the chief infantry does not contemplate { sending any licutenants to the school for the coming sessios nor the detatl of any captain to the fleld officers’ cls It {s expected that more than 200 officers will attend the school this year, The office of general and the branches are about t ments with the tatcle Lieut. “E. W. Gruhn of the 7ith auested authority make & recoi- nalsance tour through that territory f the purpose of Securing. firat-nang. in. formation on the use of the Sourdough the va quartermaster {ous combat Legin experi- waterproofing. Completion of tests by the Bboard of maps treated with waterproofing substances reveals tfie fact that neatsfoot oil is the best for this use. The quartermaster general has had sent to the hoard an im- ed designed flashlight 1. Merch B. Sthwart, infantr: now on duty with the general stafl, been aselgned to command the orps of cadets at the United Military Academy, West Point, ¥ He wiil succeed Licut. Col. Robert M. Danford. Col. Stewart wius a brig- dfer general during the war and ade his home in Washington th Highlands.. Col. Danford Stewart are both militar; ers of note id in muny v have notable service records. have specialized in the train tivities of e Army. An important ecfrcelar from ilitia_ bureau will be fssued in a few days. It will relate to the strength of the National Guerd units and will glve the initial strength for federal recognition. the malnten ance of strength, the variation of 10 and writ- spects The ac- the | per cent on account of administra- tion and recruiting and the maximum strength. It will contain provisions for fallure to maintain strength and the reports to be rendered: the pro- cedure for mustering out and with- drawal of federal recognition from the unit which cannot keep up its mintmum strength. One of the in- cldents regarding a unit, latid down in the tables of organization, is a strength of forty-ome. An officer could not be paid with the loss of one man and the men could not be pald where the strength went above forty-one. Now, there is permitted an allowance of four below forty-one and four zhove forty-one. The Sec- retary of War is authorized by Con- Kress to promulgate general excep- tions to the rules and under that authority it has been directed that there can be a varfation of 10 per cent above and below the strength named. Will Cut Pack Weight. The Chiet of Infantry has submit- ted to the War Department recom- mendations looking toward the elim- inatlon of certain dispensable pieces of equipment now carried In -tables of basic allowances, which it is stat- ed, will conslderably reduce the welght now carrled by the infantry man. The weight carried by Ame fcan troops during the world war exceeded that carried by any of the soldiers of foreign armfes. A limited amount of polo equip- ment, consisting of saddles, martin- gales and polo hoots. is available for fssue to Natlonal Guard organizations. No polo bridles {ssued as organization equipment will prove satisfactory. This equipment will be issued to only one unit at a station for the use of all units at that station and only to such statlons as have facllities for plaving the game. It has been sug- gested that where practicable a serv- ce or headquarters.unit be selected to draw this equipment, and that the senior officer at the station co-ordi- nate its use among the differentaunits. The militia bureau believes in en- couraging the playing of polo, hecause ame tends to develop cestain qualities which are desired in moun ed troops. However, it is made known that it'should be understood that no additional equipment which fs used in playing polo can be secured for {ssue, nor can it be expected that horses suitable for polo can be is- sued; also time devoted to polo wi not be computed as “drill.” Order Regarding Forms. The chief of infantry has been di- rected by the adjutant general of the Army td secure a form, 423A, A. G. O. (Personal Report and Statément of Preferences), for each infantry re- scrve officer for which such, a form s not now available. As soon as the names of officers for whom such a form is not now avallable are deter- mined, a blank form will be sent to all concerned. It i3 realized that frequently additional time iz re- quired of officers in preparing forms, the rendition of reports, etc. It is belfeved that officers concerned real- ize the importance of having all rec- ords as complete as possible. These forms will be mailed in envelopes marked “Important.” It is hoped that each officer upon receiving such a communieation will fill out the forms! and return it. The personnel section in the office of the chief of infantry has completed j the tentative set-up for replacements for the officers on R. C. T. C. duty who have to be relieved this summer on account of expiration of tour of duty or on accotint of being at the head of the foreign servic, roster. This has been sent out to corps area commanders for approval and consul- tation with the school authorities and os soon as that has been done the orders will be issued in order that the officers nvolved may make thelr personal arrangements. It is expect- ed that officers to be ralieved will be made available for the varfous sum- mer camps in the corps areas, at the termination of which they will go to their new stations in the states or proceed to their foreign service sta- tlons, as may be the case. It s ex pected that all the preliminaries will be completed and the order {ssued hy April 10 at the latest. The officers designated as replacements will go to their new stations at the end of the summer. training period, which will Le in plenty of time for them to take up thelr dutles at the educa- tional institutions where they are destined to go. The first rata service uniform for cnlisted men, including cap, hat and cord, breeches. lcggins, overcoat, shirt, shoes, underwear and socks. will be known as the war set and will into the field for war service, on pass cere- monies, inspections, rest days or when directed by the commanding officer. Articles of the war set uniform will be new, except that reclaimed over- coats may be issued when in first- class condition and entirely pre- sentable in appearance. QUIZ FOR POSTAL CLERKS Clerks snd other employes .of the Post Office Department will be given | the opportunity to describe their own worlk for the Personnel Classification Board, Postmaster General New de- cided yesterday. Bach employe in the departmental service, Post Office Department, wili assist In his own classification by de- tailing in a questionnatre just what dutfes he performs. Two general plans were proposed, the one adopted, and another by which supervisory of- flelals would describe the work done by employes under them. Postmaster General New decided upon the former -method, in order that employes would feel that full justice is being done them in their classification Y. W.C. A Monday—Y, W. C. A. Chaptegot George Washington Univer-, s{ty will have a picnic at Great Falls at 11 a.m. Free instruction in swimming for glris between ages elght and sixteen, at pool, 614 F street, 1:30 to 2:30 p.n. Booklovers' Hour will have an Easter . program. § pan. at 1333 F street, Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will give “The Grail.” Publie is invited Tuesday — Luncheon for busi- ness and professional wom- 1 pan., at 1338 F street, Medill McCormick will on “Republican Plat- ris’ free swimming 1:30 pm., at 614 B Central’ freshmen's taily pull, 2 pm, at 1333 F street. Girls' Reserve Club, 3:30 pm., at Friendship House, Wednesday—irls' free swim- . 1:30 pm., at 614 street. ' Eastern High School Friendship Club wiil have a plenic at Great Falls, at 3 pm. form ol Girls: free swim- .. 1:30 p.m., at 614 street. Young Employed Lirls' clubs meet for supper, 6:30 p.m., at 1333 F strect. tleaith carnival, $:30 p.n., at 1335 1 street,” Miss Lithel Waketield wills be General Health, Miss Mary Duvall is chafrman of carnival, Uriday — Girls’ free swimming s, 1:30 p.m,, at 614 E infantry Suturday—HBetsy Ross Club of Woodward & Lothrop will have an apron party, 7:30 pan.. at 1338 F street. AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN WASHINGTON NG FIELD. ! Capt. St Clair Streett, operations{ |om trod on very little ground iTuesday. for most of the time be- {tween daylight and darknees was {*pent in the air fiying over a number jof states. He left Bolling Ficld early |in the morning at.the “stick"' e# Curtis H plane and carried it to its home station at Logan Fleld, Md. Then he boarded a De Haviland 4-B ship and breezed up the model airway to Mitchell Field, Long Island. A Bolling ship was alring its wings at the Mitchell airdrome, and Capt. | Streett immediately started on the ra- turn trip to his station. He reached here as darkness set in, making it necessary to haul out the landing lights for guidance in coming to rest. Maj. Gen, Mason M. Patrick, chief of the air service, accompanied by Mrs. Patrick and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, wife of the assistant secretary of war, visited the field .\lnndl\‘re!}:g Davis was given her first air trip by Capt. Streett, who plioted her over the fleld and part of the city In the Wright “chummy” twin-seated train- ing plane, which has been at the sta- flon here undergolng tests for the nformation o serv} ot Infon n of the air service chiaf's Fourteen planes from varfous flelds on the model airway route arrived at the station Saturday casrying officers who attended the annual ball of the officers and ladies of Bolling Field, iWhich was held at the New Willard Hotel last Saturday night. They were Mal. McChord, Capts. Hale, lark, Erady, Duncan and Fisher and Lieuts. Hunter, Thomas, McPika, Cummings, Shankle, Eilioft, Connell farrett, Bertrandis and Pitt. The following morning these officers re- turned to their posts via airplane. Licut. Hyndshaw of Mitehel Pleld stopped here Wednesday en routs from MecCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, to his home station and reported two accidefts during his trip. In landing a#t Parkersburg, W. Va. he broke an axle and was compelled to stop over until a new one could reach him from the Alrway station at Moundsville W. Va. In landing at Moundswille, on his return trip. he broke the land. Ing gear and was compelled to re- main there overnight for repair Strong winds compelled Lieut. Ses- sions, piloting a Langley Fleld Alr- way ship to return to Washington Wednesday upon reaching Frostburg, Md., and he stayed overnight here he- (fore leaving for Chanute Field, Ran. toul, Tl his destination. Photo Sectlon No. 3, was strength- ened last Friday hy the addition of two new De Havilind Photographic planes. They were ferreld here from | Fairfield, Ohio, by Lieuts. Thomas and { McPike, who returned to the air in- | termediate depot at that city by rall, | Brig. Gen. Willlam Mitchell, as istant.chief of the alr service, aoe- | companied by his aide, Lieut. Clayton Blssell, arrived ut the fleld Wednes day from a tour of {Ins Mitchel Fleid, Now York, Dooion 8t 1 i NAVAL AIR STATION, Boliing _ Fleld l“"ngh; “Chummy {plane during the week long eno: to permit Virtually every oeer ot the naval air station to hop over the i{field and city in it. Capt. W. D Themas, commanding officer of the |station, carried several women as passengers, as did other officers of the station. Among the women who made flights during the week Wwere Miss Jane Moffett, daughter of Ad- miral William A. Moffett; Mrs. J. B. Littie. Miss J. Cushman, Miss Goff, | Mrs. Gorton, wife of Lieut. Gorton: Ars. Land, wife of Commander Land of the bureau of naval aeronautics: Miss Brown, Miss Bowman, Mrs. Cal- laway, wife of Lieut. Callaway: Miss Govin, Miss Veeder and Miss Young. Much Interest was aroused by the women who flew in the plane, as well as the officers, and it Is understood the Curtiss “Alrplane Corporation may turn over to the alr station an airplane to be used for such purposes, Naval regulations prohibit women fAying in commiesioned planes, ana it is known that the assignment of a “station plane” would meet with much favorable approval on the part of the officers and thelr friends. Lieut. George Pond, on special duty here, flew to Boston Friday. in a De Haviland 4-B-2 airplane, carrying Lieut. Gorton as passenger. Lieut, Pond’ dropped Lieut. Gorton off at Providence, I, the laster's home, and then continued the flight to Bos- ton. Bn route he photographed a number of landing flelds, and will lelso take plctures of others on his return. Admiral Moffett and, Lieut. Com- mander Griffin of the bureau of naval eeronautics, flew to Hampton Roads, Va, Monday in an F-3-L seaplane, piloted by Lieut. Gorton. The trip down was made In 180 minutes and the return fiight occupled 225 min- utes. . Two riew seaplanes, a “TR" and a “TS," were delivered to the station during the week from the naval air- craft factory at -Philadelphla, Pa. Lieut. Morgan and Lieut. Quarrels ferried the ships here. Both will be put through severe tests, including altitude, speed and spins. On_con- clusion of the tests they will be #thn— accepted or rejected by the avy. er, | relinquished the twin-seated bi- —— {WANTS TO ‘BE AMERICAN. 1 Wife of Former German Consulate Official Applies for Papers. Mrs. Appolonia Sefbert, wife of Theodore Seibert, former secretary to the German consulate at Seattle, Wash,, vesterday applied to the Dis- trict Supreme Court for citizenship papers. ~ She says her husband left America at the outbreak of the war with Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, and is now stationed at Dessau, Germany. Mrs. Seibert declared she visited her husband last year, but he is content to stay in Germany and she wants to live in America. Her daughter was born in Seattle while Herr Seibert was stationed there, and it was not necessary to take out papers-for the daughter. . ! [Tuesday, D. €., APRIL 1, ‘News of the Clubs Women’s City Club.—Judge Mury O'Toole will be hostess at the Sunday tea to be given In the clubhouse from 5 to 6. Assisting Judge O'Toole will bo Miss Fiorence Fraser Stiles, Miss Tillie Steiner and Miss Olive Beatty. Mrs. George Eastment and Miss Ger- trude E. Leonard are to preside at the tea table. The bulletin commit- tee will be in charge of the Ampico concert, which is to be given from 4 to 5, tmmediately preceding the tea hour, Miss Frances Scherger will Sing, accompanied by Miss Gertrude Henneman; Miss Marlan Reed, lec- turer, will assist. The program wiil include compositions by Chopin, Moszkowski, Chaminade, Rachmaninoft, Dohnanyt, 'Greig, Debussy, Curran, Cadman, Gounod, d’Albert and Maec- Dowell. . Mus. Sallie V. H. Pickett, Miss Nannle Lancaster, Miss Ruth Jones, Mrs. Evelyn C. Hunt, Mrs. V. Poe Wilson, Mrs. Bertha Martin and Mre Ithel Ellicoate are to be the guests of the committee. The 1aster dance of the entertain- ment committee will be given t morrow evening at 9:30. Cards may be_obtained at the clubhouse. The dramatic sectioh will hold a rehearsal meeting Tuesday evening at 8:30, Two plays. “Petticoat Per- fidy"” and “The Smith Mystery,” will shortly be produced. i The monthly business meeting will be held Wednesday evening at 8. An tllustrated lecture in connection with the safety campalgn_will be given In the clubhouse Thursday afternoon at 4:45. A card party—bridge and five hun- dred -will be given under the au- spices of the entertalnment commit- tee April 9 at §:30 p.m. There will be prizes for every table. » The subseription dinuner of the business and professional women will be given on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. AMre, Otto L. Veerhoff, Miss Harlean James and Mrs. Wallace Radeliffe are 1w bt the speak Vocal numbers will he glven by Miss Margaret Cal- lahan, Miss Marga D. Grant ser ccompanist., Miss Gertrude rd will preside. scrvice conference will be e clubhouse April 12 at 2 Adams of Chicago will speak o Work by Women.” The Bible study class, Dr. JoSephine Baird leader, mects Thursday even- ings from 7 to $:30 o'clock. It is non-sectarian. The French Causerfe meets every Tuesday at 7 o'clock. Those inter- osted please communicate with Misa H. H. Arnold, chairman of the French section, Jackson place. The Federation of Wom. of the District met Monday Hotel Roosevelt. Mrs. Frizzell, presi- dent, presided for the first time since recovering from a severe illness cov- ering many weeks. In the morning reports were read by the chairmen of the departments. The federation indorsed the ple- ture that s being made by Mrs. Wal- lace Reid, wife of the late screen actor. Mry. Veerlioff, president of the Col- lege Women's Club, was Introduced, and she brought & word of -greeting from that club. Luncheon was served at p.m. and meeting reconvened at 2 p.m. Mrs. Victoria Stevenson, chairman on motion pictures, had charge of the afternoon program, and gave a ghmps of her work from all angles. Mrs. Har- vey Wiley spoke of the menace of the movies and Mrs. Odenheimer spoke on the movies as an educational factor. The club alled the District of Columiba eration News. was offi- oclally presented to the federation by the ‘editor, Mrs. J. M. Willey and her committee, who assisted, Mrs. Bischoff, Miss Cornelfa Hill and Mrs. Bird. i The College Women's Club.—)en: bers of section 14 of the club, Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson, chairmun, will be hostesses at the tea tomorrow. The guests of honor are Dr. Ales Hralicka, curator of the division of physical anthropology of the Smithsonian In- stitution; Mrs. William F. Dennis and M Robinson Downe: Dr. Hrdllcka i1l speak on “Man's Antiquity and Origin In the Light of Recent Dis- covery.” Mrs. Amos A. Steele will preside at the tea table, assisted by Mrs. Harrls F. Baldwin The elections committee, consisting of Mrs. . Roberts Harper, 3d, chuir- Miss Jane Bartlett, Mrs. William amberlin, Mrs. Hurvey W. Wiley and Miss Nila Allen, are at work pre- paring the ballots, which must be sent out in April to club members, as the annual business meeting and elec- on of oflicers is to take place the first Saturday in May. The committen wish to remind the section leaders who have not already sent in the nomination for section leader that they should do so at once. The Anthony League will meet April 5 at eight o'clock at the Gen- eral Federation Women's Clubs Head- quarters. 1734 N street, with a pro- | gram by the Committee on Prison Reform of which Mrs./Evelyn Cha terton Widney, is chalrman. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Asst. At- torney General, will speak on “The Federal Prison Problem.” Rev. David R. Covell, Rector Trinity Episcopal Church, “The Prevention of Cruelty to Ourselves.” Musical Program: Piano Solo, Mrs, Irene Miller Chalney Group of songs, W. V. Quick, member of the choir St. John's Church: a companist, Miss Josephine Huber. Tomorrow, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul. Vice President of the League, will speak at the Sacred Concert in Gal- lery of Art Center on ‘‘Geneology af Jesus,” with illustrations of native costumes from 4-8 p. m. At the meeting which the league held March 21, members of the staff of W, J. H. Radlo Broadcasting Sta- tion gave a radlo concert. The pro- gram included: Radlo program: Ampico selection, Marcus' C. Hopkins, scoustic engineer, violinist; Mrs. TI lie M. Doran, ex-army fleld clerk, U. A, soprano; Willlam M. Doran, baritone, accompanist. Address on radio given Ly Harry H. Lyon. The hostess was Mrs. L. W. Salisbury, who poured tea at G o'clock. Short Story Club.—The last meeting of the .club will be held Tuesday at 522 6th street. The program which s in the hands of Lindsay Stephenson, will include a talk on “Why We Can’t Write" by Fred Me- Laughlin, and two short stories “While the Curtaln Waits,” by Ithel Ernest and “Viola Pays the Rent” by Lindsay Stephenson, read by the authors themselves, The concluding chapter of the composite story will be in thé hands of Miss Verna M. Flagg. “Lights and Shadows” will be contributéd by J. Levis Money- way. Miss Agness Ayres will be seen in a dance number, and- the musical part of the program will include George A. Myers, tenor, Miss Mar- guerite Gateley, soprano, and Miss Isabelle Myers, planist. Columblan Women of George Wash- ington Universlty,—Mrs. John Thomas Krwin, president of the Columbfan ‘Women, announces a regular meeting at 4 o'clock, Tuesday, at 1719 I street. The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr. Miss Janet McWilliam and Miss Julla L. V. Mc- Cord. There will be a musical program from 4:30 to 5, under the direction of Miss Emille Margaret White. Proposed amendments to the constitution and by- laws are to be voted on and every mem- ber is urged to be present. Through the courtesy of the board of governors of the Chevy Chase Club the annual banquet of the Columbian Wom- | en will be held at the Chevy Chase Club on the evening of April 26. Mrs. Joshua E\'ans% will be the hostess. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle is chalrman of the seating committee. Annonnce- ment of the other committees and of the program for the dinner will be made later. The Shakespeare Soclety will meet 8:15 p.m., at 1715 I street. The addresses will bear on the study of “Midsummer Night's Dream.” Dean T. 1. Gasson of Georgetown University will speak on “Shakespeare’s Fairies and English Folklore.” Miss Ada Louise Townsend will give a dramatic reading from the fairy scenes of “Mid- summer Night's Dream” and S. §. Ash- baugh will talk of the literary sources of the play. All interested in a bet- ter understanding of Lhis fairy story end. The siudy wiil continue at the second April meetfng when the dramatic side will be con- sidered. Wheel Club—Mrs, B. J. Price, 2332 1st street, was luncheon hostess to the club on the 22d. Amusing responses to roll call; a recitation by Mrs. Ide and a geographic diversion were features of the afternoon. Mrs. H. D. Corning of Kilbourn, Wis., and Mrs, Alice Gould were club guests. Flowers were sent to two sick mem- bers, Mrs. Whitney, 3411 Oakwood Ter- race, will entertain the club April D. R. State Amerieanization Committee—There will be no meeting in April. The closing session of the jseason will be held the first Wednes- day in May at Research University, 20 Jackson Place. Soroptimixt Club—Mrs. Edith C. Sallsbury, president of the Zonta Club will be speaker and guest of honor of the club at the meekly lunch- 0 to be held Wednesday, at 12:15, at the City Club, Dr. E. C. Folkmar will give a short business address, having donated the attendance prize of lust week. This week's attend- tance prize Is to be given by Miss Mary Loomis, of the Loomis School of Radio. Music is to be furnished by Miss Kathryn Beck, youthful prodigy of Miss Georgia Miller, a Soroptimist member. The Woman's Club of St. Mark's Church will meet April 12, at 2 p.m. in the parish hall of the church, 3d und A streets southeast. The object of this club is to in- troduce subjects of mutual interest, thereby promoting the welfare of women of the church and neighbor- hood. All women of the community are | eligible to membership. The present officers are: Mrs, John Prender, president; Mrs. M. E. Bean, secreta and Mrs. M. Hanson, treas- urer. Plans are being made for a musicale to be held, the meting to follow. All women welcomed. A. R—The Devoe, presid Cirele 1, Ladles of the G. president, Mrs. Han ing. at its last mecting enterta a Boy Scouts, Troop 1, and presented théem with the American flag, the pa- triotic instructor of the circle, Mrs. Clements, making the presentation. Color Bearer Scout Harry Lamberton receive® the flag and Scout Jimmy Bradley made the responsive address. Scoutmaster L. G. Wilson also re- sponded with a talk on scout work. The scouts were entertalned with vocal and plano solos by Mrs. Hilda McClure. Other guests were Com- mander Reed, Department of Potoma whom the scouts greeted in cordial manner, the commander replying with a talk most pleasing to the scout boys, Past Division Commander Sons of Veterans (U. 5. A.) J. Clinton Hiatt gave war reminiscences as told by his father, Capt. J. M. Hiatt. He aiso spoke of the statue of Gen. Lew Wallace, which stands in statuary hall of ‘the Cupitol, that is greatly admired by the thousands of school children who are well versed in his writings. Gen. O. H. Oldroyd gave a talk on the flag. Past Commander Dean, chairman of the committee, spoke of furthering plans for Or- phans and Widows of War Veterans' Home to be erected in this eity. Judge Advocate Entriken gave war stores Mrs. Sarah . Deeds. p triotic instructor of Lincoln Cirele gave 2 pleasing talk. After the scouts were served with ice cream and cake they 1eft to attend their test court The nexj meeting of Circle 1 be the cvening of of its thirty-first bi will Mira McCoy Andrews Day Nurwery, Ine., will give its annual card party fn the ballroom at the New Willard Hotle April 10 at 2 pm. Mrs. T. Wil- Itam Barrett is chairman of the com- mittee of arrangements and promi- nent women uare lending their names as patronesses. The committee in charge is composed of the following: Mrs. Roe Fulkerson, Mrs. Carter Keene, Mrs. Gurney Strong, Mrs. Nora He Mrs. N. R. nner, Mrs. J. Walter Jett, Mrs. Wymond Brad- bury, Mrs. R. E. Bakenhus, Mrs. J. Lester Brooks, Mrs. Archie Angel, Ifih‘ . Willlam A, Jac! . M S D Hecht, Mrs. Paul Reed afM Mrs. Rob- ert Storm The Eckington Uni met Tuesday with Mr. Peters, 1 street 1 the absenc of the president, Alvin I the vice gpresident, Adams, presided. Mrs. led the devotional s . Etta Winters, assistant to Dr. Brundage, gave a talk on “Problems of Today and How to Meet Them.” Follow!ing commniittees und superintendents reported work done Mrs. A. B. McManus, on child welfare, 1that the full amount asked had been | delivered to the principal of Webster ! Sehool. several of the W. ¢ T. U. contributing; Mrs. Ritesman report- led for the sick committee and scien- |tific_temperance {nstruction; Mrs. {N. Pollock for th young people's {branch, and Mrs. J. G. Carlson on | white ribbon recrull work and dis- itribution of wholesome reading mat- {ter for children fn Institutions. The workers in charge of Central Union { Mission fund were voted money for | the purchase of “hricks" Mrs. McManus invited the union to hold its next meeting at Ler home. Princeton Chapter, ¥. W. Monday, home of Mrs. C. B. | Allen, Rock Creek Church road, the |newly elected president, Mrs. S. T. ! Jones, presiding. Following the pre- sentation of excellent riports, an ac- | count was glven of the scope of ac- | tivities of the Girls' Rescrve by Miss { Mabel Cook. Mrs. Edith Sears spoke {of the philosophy of autosuggestion. During the social hour the hostess was ussisted by Mrs. C. M. Ballard |and Mrs.N. A. Carr. Mrs. Frank R. Davis, 3658 Park place, will be hostess lm meeting April 1 | The Twentieth Century Club—The | monthly meeting will be held Thurs- day morning at 11 o'clock. Miss Mabel Boardman will speak briefly of the “Reserve Work of the Red Cross,” after which Mrs. Frederick Farrington will have charge of the program and present three short plays, given by members of the lit- erature section 1. “The Barrel Ly Edna St. Vin- cent Millay, dramatized by Mrs. Far- rington. Diogenes, Mrs. George Put- nam, the woman, Mrs. Farrington. 2. “Dust of the Road.”’ a Stage Guild production, by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman. Old man, Mrs. Truman Abbe; Prudence, Mrs. Benjamin Smith; tramp, Mrs. Eugene Stevens: Peter, Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt. 3. “Dear Little Wife,” a Japanese comedy. Sugfhara, Mrs. Franklin 1Jones; Tokejiro, Mrs. Philip Smith; Hagiyama. Mrs. Grover. The parliamentary law section of the elub is holding interesting meet- ing® twice & month in the Y. W. C. A. building on_ F street. Mrs. Basil Manly presided Tuesday, assisted by Mrs. Frank Briggs. A constitution .for a club was drawn up, followed by discussion which proved very inter- esting. The nature ection enjoved a walk along the Potomac Wednesday. Sixy teen specles of birds were seen in spite of the late afternoon and the high wind. Many wild flowers were found in bloom, including the blood- root, anemone, spring beauty, saxi- frage, dandelion, chickweed, violet (harbinger of spring), Dutchman's breeches, speedwell, corydalis, he- patica, glll-over the ground, splce bush, spurge and toothwort.. Next Wednesday the nature section will leave Du Point Circle at 1:16 p.m. for a walk near Cabin John bridge. The literature section will meet at the home ‘of Mrs. W. F. Willebrand, 3023 Newark street, Cleveland Park. The program will include a review of co- temporary foreign authors by Mrs George Putnam, Mrs. Francls Walker and Mrs. S. Yard. Les Cercle Frabeais de Washington Les Precieuses Ridicules spent a pleasant evening Wednesday at the home of its president, M. Edmond Becker. After the reading of the minutes by Miss Julia Rogers, the following program was much appre- w. CoT Willfam srtheast. T X In Mrs Mrs, A1 rvice. Rev. the R | | B. by Mlle. Marie-Leontine tu Maimais® (Denza), 1923—PART 1. I erenade”” (Gounod) and de_Florfan" (Godard). Recitations, by Mlle. Georgetto Maricot—"Sur la Jetea” (Jacques Normand) and “Les Petits Cochons Roses” (Rostand). Reading, by Mme. Camille Hind- marsh—"Un Cas d' Amnesie” (M. Za- macois). Conundrums, by Miss Julia Rogers, Charades, enacted by Mme. Bessle Edson, Mrs. Ruby Anderson, Miss Maud 'Scruggs and Mlle. Georgetts Maricot. “Chanson The Sixteenth Street Heights Club met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. James Lay, 6925 Georgla avenue. At u business meeting following lunch- eon the revised —constitution was presented for discussion. In _re- sponse to an appeal by Mrs. T. J. MacSpelden, the club purchased two bricks for the Central Gospel Mis- sion and Children's Emergency Home. C. P. Evan: former member of Congress from Utah, spoke on the work of Washington Safety Council. Mr. Evans spoke of Washington, the Natlonal Capital, as properly lcad- ing the country In safety reform. Mrs. C. A. Reed, recently returned from Peking, spoke of her expe- riences and observations and dis- played a Chinese house- hold appltanc | Mrs. S. James Dennls announced a card party at her home Friday, April 13, the proceeds to be added to the club's fund for charits The next meeting wiil be held April 10 at the home of Mrs. James Duncan 5361 Conduit 'road. . The Columbia Helghtx Art Club held its current meeting at the home of Mrs. Augustus Knight, with Mrs. Walter Howard as assistant hostess. Discussion of current events, with readings on different forms of art, Included t! program. A social, with St. Patrick’s day refreshments, cdh- cluded an enjoyable meeting. The Russian tea recently given by this club for the hénefit of the Dis- trict of Columbia Federation was a success financially and socially. It is hoped the proceeds will all bhe in by the next federation meeting. The next meeting of the club will | fve’ with the president, Mrs. DeWitt! | Croissant. The Catholic Women's Service Club its weekly dances Friday holic Community House, 601 1 street, 9 p.m. Father McElwee of Wilmington and | his graduating class will be guests of | Community House during E. The Beta Gama Phi Sorority a tea last Sunday. The membership committee working diligently to make a splen- did showing when the report is read May 7. The Newcomb Club of Bethesda, Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore president, held its current mecting at the home of Miss Riely. A talk on the work of Daniel Chester French was given b Mrs. Keplinger and pictures of his statuary were shown. Dr. Kirkpat- rick spoke on “Phillips Brooks.” Mrs. White gave several piano num bers and Miss Newell rendered sele: tions on the violin. | Business Women's Councll—"The Wonders of the Sea" was the subject of a highly instructive illustrated |lecture by Dr. Paul Bartsch of the Nationa)l Museum before the council the evening of March 23. Many curi- jous and beautiful specimens of aquatic life were shown and describ- ed. Added Interest was provided by detafls regarding methods used collecting information and spe: with pletures of apparatus and ap- pliances. The audience was large und upprectative. Miss Campbell led the chorus sing- ling. Plans were made for the nual dinner to be held April 16. The League C. A, 1333 F street, at §:15 p.m Anita Phipps, director of the women rvice bureau of the Army, speak on “How the Women's Over- as League Can Co-operate With the Army Hostess Work.” The Bal- tinore unit has been invited to attend |the meeting. | i Service work continues regularly at | the hospitals and more volunteersare needed to rep members who have moved out of town and also to help expand the work. Aunouncement will be meeting of plans for the vention of the Wome |Serviee League. which will be held in {Chicago Jur 15 and 16 Overses e Washington are fnvited to joint the Washington unit Miss Mary A. Lindsl y ership chairman, will be glad to a | inquiries sent to her at | bodge Hotel Women's made at the | ational cor Overseas 14 Wwo; The Parliamentary Law Class will | {meet Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.. at the home | and Ewell Trenis, 3433 | Mrs. Trenfs will ou “The Previous subject of this month's | he | Question.” th study | _The Cultas Club was cntertained { Tuesday at the home of Mrs. H. W.| mith. The program consisted of the three following papers: *History {of the Calendar.” Mrs. Oscar Wilkin son: “The Origin of Playing Cards, {Mrs, W. I Dver, and “The Drink | {Problem and the Eighteenth Amend- ment.” Mrs. W. 8. Corby SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Department headquarters announce for the week the following meetings: | Monday night. Astor Camp, in Stan- | ley Hall, Soldlers' Home: department band at 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast: Tuesday night, Gen. Miles Camp, in Perpetual Hall, 11th and 1 streets northwest, official visitation | | by department commander and staff, | accompanied with department bhand, at 0 pm.; Wednesday night, Li i Society, In Pythian Temple: Gen. | {Urell Camp, in Pythian Temple; | Thursday night. Richard J. Harding [Camp, “in Pythian Temple: official i visitation by department commander and staff, accompanied with depart- ment band. The committee appointed from Gen. Miles Camp_at their last muster to wait upon Gen. Miles, who has been seriously ill at the Hotel Gordon was received by him Sunday after- noon. A bouquet of roses was pre- | sented to him. Manager John Ford of the depart- ment band announced the concert to | be given at the muster of Gen. Miles Camp on April 3 and at Harden Camp on Thursday, April 5, during the of- ficial visitatfon of Department Com mander Patterson and staff, will start at 8:30 o'clock. Department president, Mrs. Van Alden, of the Ladies' Auxiliary, on | Dbehalf of all the ladies of the depart- ment, presented to Department Com- mander Harry F. Patterson a beau- tiful silk American fay for use as department colors. Department Pa- triotic Instructor Lydia McLaughlin presented the colors following the presentation speech of Mrs. Francis Van Allen. Department Commander Patternson received the colors on be- half of the comrades of his depart- ment. o A special order has been sent out to all past department commanders for an unframed photograph of them- selves, to be the property of depart- ment_headquarters and to he hung on the walls in department head- quarters. i Quartermaster Harry C. Fowler of Gen. Miles Camp entertained Com- | mander Belknap, Adjutant Davis Trustee and Past Commanders Close | and Buleh at his home, 113 15th | street northeust, Saturday night. The inspeetion of 'the quartermaster's books and getting the delinquent and dropped members' list in shape for the first quarter was the occasion. Miss Kthryn M. McCaffrey, daugh- ter of . Past Department Commander McCaffrey, has been selected to be one of the flower girls at the benefit dance to be held at the City Club on April 4. Adjutant Simind of Astor Camp re- ports the death of William F. Fowley. Also that they took in two new mem- bers, which makes nineteen for Com- mander Cooney's administration so far this year. The camp was ad- dressed by Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Vanderoot. Department Inspector Belknap Inspected the : books of the camp. By vote of the camp, the by-laws of* the camp will Ibe revised. i i i | { { m&mbership Post { 3 51 i Membership in‘the American glon Auxiliary is greater by &, than at the same period last ye according to Miss Hess B. Wether holt. national secretary of the « ganization, which is composed of mothers, ‘wives and daught of world war veterans. _ The auxiliary is now composed of 5,690 units, a gain of 1,175 units ov the same date in 1922, Headquarte In_ Indianapolis chartered thirty- seven new units during the last week, It was announced. reater membership gains during the last seven days were registered in the states of the northwest, nesota chartered six units and Dakota followed with four. sota leads in membership in reiative order, by Kun sylvania, Towa, Ohio, Indi York, Nebraska, South Dakot homa, New Jersey Tilinols increase of mearly 25 per cent been scored by Minnesota over same date of 19 Le- the No, will Equality-Walter Reed Post 284, Veterans of Foreign meet Thursday evening Temple, 1012 9th stre L. E. Donaldson, quartermaster, 632 Princeton place northwest, now i supply of the new distincti cards adopted by t at P northwest post. Arthur T. mobile caravan that he is the trip down to Norfol nnual encampment, tended to make several motor side tri to the many historical places in and around the tide r section of the Old Dominion state during the encamp ment. Those thai wish to be included in this party should make reservations in advane Commander Howard organizing a degres team Srgith has been members of the te onee cach week intended to compete for or gree t prizes that have al headquarters. aying plans the annual be held at into_the until n offercd department Chesa " departn excarsion o all 1 April 10, is for th obtaining sufficient funds to pu stand of post colors, and alveady siderable advance sale of tickets been mad. con- have ies' Auxillary 1 Post has arra st one visit each week to W Hospital ¥ president Margaret L. forth- West, | TeqUESts p should be promptly reported to s in_ord they prompt atte ons cigarettes, distrd patients in th direct to the or to Mrs. Irene Duvis, F street northeast the seeretary, 1003 American Legion __ Auxiliary Post, No. will xt Thursday at the ot northwest, § p The Henry C. hold a me Armory, 4 The unit No. building r George at E. Killeer Potomac The unit Post. No. 15 building, of the Vincent B. meets at room 2 uesday, § D Tank Corps, No. 1%, & The mee, unit Frida; of the even The American Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, beld regular business mecting at New York avenue northwest. March were discussed for giving a card party in the near the mak- ing of popp ig on. Miss man of the popp: Dates of Ame; meetings for George E. Kille Bank building. ry C Armory, cent B. bufldin Corps, Legi Auxiliary, Vincent Costello Post—The Ar Leglon members are prep: tion to be presented to t of the Distric - ing boxing e Distri American _Leglon. In where bou s notpermitt American Legion has been given mission to hoid such bouts and the fans of the windy city sec boxers of the countrv in ac week, The Legion membe: in as muck as wrestling see no difference in the Tesolu- rtment i hold- the best that 1 they holding of box- H. died las more than is contrac ance with er of the post ter sufferi vears from while Le two o d was in Fra Vice Com lowing ai rers: Jo Edward Catts, Raymo Thomas Gallihe . dward Karweise Perry leav and The mem drive is proving a great success, v, in charge, is highly way the drive is turnin % T mande comrades a An- de a and clated over the i oul ¢ Ship. n Wars, is ¢ with the st ates post, it will post, with Robert erans of ¥ X tin & s Not but shingto the United s be the largest it will be unique in that pructically « national membership from every state in the the Union; also it will be largely composed men in_active service in the Navy, Marine Corps and Guard. EUROPEAN HOTELS. post in only will it of { the Veterans | veard The funeral | 1. With the off | being practicall avy Departimdnt | a position to be the tactive scrvice man. | Marine Corps men ashington are also joining. Mos Y _meeting sees from twenty to new recruits holding up thei ht hands The anniversary North pole of Peary Ship to be held 3 | City Club Thursday. The honor will the memd Jones Post, Amirican psed of women who | world wi yeomanettes | nurses of Peary ideal post for 1 The Navy statior ahon ey jAru danc uests Jaco in In additi committ sper Fost gion, held ir s o utant, dw Mart ans’ building, Cunniy { chairman « the social umitte tended, in order ake o 19f the spring dunce 10 b Franklin Square Hotel, Apr to finance Ui base e The i the civil - presented t st for furth wular meeting A number of m ntention ball t the officers meeting of the the* An Serg, t N th 1L tinul y held 1 April bers Bave ex | the Ameris th to u ' versary of thie States into wld manager of L S Kilgour, 1 ith stree & the schedul Among the ne the next be hel w complet played | admitted April 12 northw regular 1 hue, for \er of rei dues 1 s Marine Barn band wil ing which w k. During artists will be | entertain the guests o casion 5 comy dancing 1 ennt o Teception committe Tepresenti Kate Wi Whitc Miss Bank | s Beulah . Evans ph ; Miss mander, L. Wil members in a b wcent b Costello Post Commissio be occupied b tced Hospita veterans from Walte: in Washington en_denied th to obtain additional compensa supported by the Disable Veterans in a lettor W. Worric e Bureau who have thus far b bonus ti i Americ Judge 1 W, deral The wounded men's that t Tielp ob e the employes of are paid those overnmental wo end that under t cment re expert wor e bhest 1 that should v the bu department wher nua retur wo-thirds of the picked tewm timore and tures of tt ival at the hasket . b of Washington a b AR American Vet night of the salaries d and the i to inc the audi ickets thus fa large crowd sriun; is sa ing HE_“CECIL” ia the hub of London for business or pleasure. Q. Visitors have the advantage of the right address with a reasonable tariff. @, The service is quiet and always fully eflicient, nothi unobtrusive. vet s lacking in_comfort or convenicoce, and the cuisine is perfect. Write or Lable to the Manager for the carifl. Cables: