Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1923, Page 54

Many Social Ev ents Mark Naval Academy June Week —June morn- ANNAPOLIS, Md. wegk began officially Zag. Tene 3, when Chaplain S: ¥vans of tne Naval Academy preached a farewell sermun to the graduating class, the entire regiment of mid shipmen being present ai the servic in the chapel. and it embarking of the Fr.day evening 1 Wednesday dress parade by a band June Sunday dney K. midshipmen on Monday, Tuesday oon there Wik Worden Field, and atter held on concert on Wednesday there artillery diills, giving guests in t nreceded Tuesday infantry and the hundreds « pportunity to something of itary side of a midshipman's 1if nday evening the graduating class i their families were the guests honor at the garden party given Ly the superintendent of the Naval Academy A Mrs. Wilson on the lwr quarters Biake row. Roth and Tuesday evenings held in rmory fo wiidshipmen and e ts Wednesday eveni 1 was held in the tween 4,000 and csent. Thursday 1 L Hall. Seeretary Denby ssing the wraduating class and eniing them with their diplomas sday evening the newly made en signs held their cotillion Macdonough Hall. ending what heen the gayest six dayvs for Junes. for not in years hav cen throngs of visitors 1 parts of the country Judge T. Scott Offutt . will deliver the address to the raduating class of St. John's Col- e at the 13lst commenceme e neld in McDowell Hall We Jun Mrs visiting ind Mr en. Va Miss Dorothy aska. who and ¥ their Monday rniory 5000 ning the grad place in Dahl- e many ther from of Towson, i Middleton for ohn the week Greensts Troy is the daug editor of the has been stopping for a week Howard Atterbury L tea dance Tuesda mpliment to the house party she has had for June week. Admiral and Mrs. Henry B. Wilson visiting them their son-in-law daughter, Mr. and Mrs trick rle ¥, and their two children, of Peyton soung ENTAN has Ay in Miine Juneau of John laxka Daily in An- A T entertained afternoon in Skipwith daughter, Cochran rtrude, left Me., Where the sum and Wiscasset w a. will viddle of leased a join his June. of is living and whose the graduating Academy this week Buest Commander Hird at their home at . Calif Naval t n at the Mrs. Wilson entert shipmen's lacrc dinner Saturday evening At the dance which was held ut the Academy Saturday night for second and third classes the wd their guests were r. R. Kurtz, wife «d Midshipman Be Naral mic al first tdshipmen a ceived by Mrs capt. Curiz, the D 1 of n Enoch B Gar ere the guests of Friday night ry Clab by Colleg Lang spent Lieut. Commander arker, jr. at . will sail June Tweedy summer Mrs. Roland Cu oland Curtin, jr. for Wise: d the su t DuPout his ya cge. and sident-elect at a dinn Baltimo alumni of en a Californi with and the 13 with Mrs ilwaukee irope. in and lett of Spend the her son, Wednesday they wiil spe I Wilm with a gton number is of Miss Elisal England June sister, the Jes th Jessup will sail vith her brother \. Jussup and Miss tialo, to spend the Mary B summer tra the i Mrs contine is McDowell MeDowell at and remained graduation of ti al Acader Miss Bertl Admiral as been the guest Commander and Mrs Mrs. G Arrows: who has Leen the guest of her son-in-law and ghter, Prof. and Mrs. e Martel, has returned to her hor inaw Mich. Mrs. Sara more, who trip around Naumana, Annapo Maj. tired) parents, Rea Delano. at Po they will sp Ca Joined werk tor son from the Belle Williams of Balti- recently returned from a the world. has reopened her cpuntry place near F. H. Teft Dela s Saturd to Admiral and rtsmouth, nd the summer. Capt. and Mrs. Daniel Mersh son have issued invitations fo marriage of their daughter Jessie roft to Ensign George Franklin Goode. June in the Naval Academy hapel. followed by a recep- y at Garrison’s quarters, on *orte in the Naval Academy. Mrs, ge Abram Moss has re- turne Philadelphia. where she was the guest of her nicee. Lieut. and Mrs, has opened her home on Asquit )t the summer rles P M jo Mrs. T (re h F.H wher to be Capt row Geo from ler, wife of Snyder, N.. was a tew Friday afternoon in t to Harris Launing. snator Theodore Brady, ill for xome time, left Florida for a.visit of plime: M State § who has been last week for soveral weeks. Georges Bar aviator, who to week. gave a demoustration aby” motored monoplane Naval Academy noon. Licut. and Mrs. Charles Baker were Losts at @ supper party Tuesday ev their home on King street in apliment to Mrs. Baker's sister, M Marie Louise Rochester of Long Island Jdeut. and Mrs. Leo entertained at supper % at their home Court the “rench America_last of his at _the after- H. Thebaud Monday even- at Cumberland nd Curtin enterta Saturday afternoon at t Brice House in com- pt. and Mrs. Harris Lan- ned in Victor Barringer. wife Barringer, _entertained Lridge Thursday afternoon of las week at her home on Murray Hill. Miss May Linderman of Wilming- ton. Del., has been the guest of Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Albert Penn at their home at the Naval Academy. Mss Beverly S§mith. daughter of and Mrs. Walter D. Smith. who Leen spending the spring in An napolis with her aunt, Mrs. F King, wife of Capt. Ernest King. U. N.. left last week for West Point Y. for a short visit before going Newport, R. L, where Col. Smltp been ordered for dut Capt. and Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, who recently returned from Europe, are the guests of Mrs. John F. Wag- xaman at her summer home, Wild Rose Lodge, near Annapolis The Misses Josephine and Elizabeth Wales of Wilmington, Del.. and Miss Leila Scott of Washington were zuests for & few days of Mr. and Mr Joseph Valiant_at Wardour. ommander Sherwoode A. T nhas recently reported for duty department of navigation ut the Naval Academ Mrs. James Fers: Mrs. Frank Chistoi have recently .cined tie the South rivi i road near Bdgewater. ‘The firs: « cries of card parties for the benefit of the Women Voters will be held June 13 nder 7d her aunt, Washington, { ended with the | were i «t which j were | aa- | | uton | NN jived for tifteen i 0 | Wednesday and | { Mo | | i I rnest | vessels. comprised 947,000 tons, in the | boundary. Liitle Inn, on { be owned by jat { Hospital. : MRS FRANK C. YOUNGERMAN, Of Dex Moinex, Town, guest of her|Medium-weight tank, daughter, Mrx. Rittenhouse, Lieut. Rittenhouse, Chastleton. wife ot Snug and Mrs. river. Harbor, the home of Mr. eph Bigelow, jr., on South ick Hill has leased the King Charles place recently occupied by Lieut. and Mrs. Lynde D. MeCormick. Ivester W At Wi Labrot, whose country Hall, near Annapolis. of the most beautiful in Mary- patient the Emerge suffering from severe result of an explosion and fire that destroyed his motor boat cruiser i Annapolis harbor Fri afte noon of last week Mr. and Mrs. John Warburton Plainfield, N. J. are the gu Prof. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler. Mrs is one land, is a 2 the v ernon rs. Walton Hopkir Walton Hopkins, Sunday afternoon near Annapolis Col. and Mrs. Mummau of the Army whose two sons are midshipmen at the Naval Academy, spent the past week at Annapoli Licut. and Mrs left. Wednesday to continent to Califor Walker will join th The engagem nounced of Miss ter of Mr. and to Ens. Henry sraduated Thi cademy wife of Dr. at the Little Inn, Myron I motor acros wher S. S. Texa has been Sara_( dau Mrs. Nicholas ¢ Martyn ker, rsday fr the [ cen el i ™ Naval Mrs, hav rve their Sine been Hall eldest air spending Miss Nan Gannon daughte Commander and Mrs. Cleveland Me- “auley. Mrs. Floyd Stewar Lieut. Crosley, U. with her infant where she will sp her parent Miss Belle Crosley. N.. left Sund: m _for Californ nd the summer with Minnigerode, who ars in Europe, summer in An Mrs. Samuel students of of Baltimore spent morial d at Annapo visiting points of interest about the eity and the Naval Academy Maj. Hugh R. Riley and his son. Ridgely Riley, went to \West week the Army-Navy game The Naval Acaden held w reuanion dinner evening William Siddons is the guest of Mrs will spend her niece. High School i woke. the of arvel 1014 Hall Mrs. ey mantown. Pa few days of rs. Mahlon Lieut. and and th X for a sh with Lieut w and s Richard has been the Licut. Comu Tisdale. Mrs. Lynde rotwe of guest fo .. ander and M MeCor ter, s brother. Commander john Be: before goir London, Conn.. where ‘ormick has been ordefed £ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V hosts morial day after- noon ghter, Miss Eliza- heth Carryl B 1 and fded in the dining ut ant v Rush Mrs pre Mrs. Charles Soule with her son and her mother, Mrs. Pettigrow, for Seattle, Wash., whe they will spend the summer. In the fall they will join Commander Soule in New York. Mrs, H Comn nder and leaving next week for Newport, nder Cooke has where Com ordered to duty at the War Col- loft Saturday Cooka The Rev. Dr. James Magruder Magruder of Baltimor ypened their country home, fall, for the summer John_Marston, of Capt M. ., and daughter of Worthington. whose th occurred very recently here, has arrived from Managua, Nicaragua, Mrs. William H. von Deehle of East Orange, N and Mr. and Mrs. J. H mith of Laconia, H.. have been nt guests at Carvel Hall drich has resigned his osition as an instructor at the Naval cademy and will make his future ome in Bosto Mr. and Mrs « Carter, Wyo., graduate Mr. and Mr; have been Mrs. F. J Licut. How guests Commander and_sister, B. Hird. U. S. FOREIGN CQMMERCE IN MARCH BEST SINCE 1921 Excess Over February of This Year Is 1.300,000 Tons, Figures Show. American foreign rch reached tained in any 21, and have Hockley wife, Chappell of s ' aval Ac Bechter of Pierc the guests of Lieut. Doyle during June w Commander and M and family have been during June week of Lieut. Howe's brother-in-law Commander and Mr nd Neb.. commerce the highest point month since January 1, according to an analysis made yesterday by the bureau of re- of the Shipping Board which that commerce in March ex- n at- search showed of |ceeded that of February by 1.300,000 increase of 23 per cent. ¢ increase is even more impres- the bureua said, “when it is noted that of fifty-seven classifica- tlons of imports and exports recorded forty-seven show increases, thus establishing the substantial character of the advance.’ The traffic in “dry” cargoes, as dis- tinguished from those carried in tank or 72 per cent of the total March increase. CANADIANS TO CONFER. Seek Uniform Disposal of Seized Property. rty of Canadian officials will arrive in Washington tomorrow to confer with Secretary Hughes and representatives of the alien property custodian’s office and work out a uniform practice for disposition of seized property on both sides of the A pa The conference grows out fact that the American custodian has taken over shares of Canadian corporations which were supposed to Germans in this coun- while ‘the Canadians likewise possessed themselves of prop- try. have League of | erties of American origin owned by Germans living in Canada. H,} of the | l ! that burns, | “{gains and consolidate their position: ! King {3 counter surprise attack, which left of | them in a worse position’ than when ntertained at teaigrgyed, that the supplementary trans Watker | Loct" the {the w ut. | ing now possessed by the government an- | li- {nes: who | manda { | was | corps '_‘:;‘“;{Iw guest during June week of Lieut. ; general se team at | ' has | lcws in part: { Apons “”hi‘“‘” issue the nece It Eastern | the Me- | to | th ! struct their subordinates in depots to [ niversary Me- ! fwhich | i i i | and | “the | | | | 1 | {for the student officers at the Tank { virtually { tank erly !ner to be held the night of June 16 { Washington, | gents were b ‘all THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. JUNE 10, 19° ARMY AND NAVY NEWS BY M. H. McINTYRE ARMY. | Officers of the War College were appealed to by the Tank Corps at Camp Meade, Md., during the week | to throw the weight of their influence toward adequate development of this auxiliary of the infantry service. The occasion was the tank demonstration School, and the appeal was voiced by Col. Samuel D. Rockenbach, com- manding the corps and school. In addition to the demonstration of the Mark VIII and smaller tanks, which are war developments, the pro- gram provided for an_illustrated lec- ture of the gradual advance that was made to reach the point in evolution of a satistactory land fleet that had been attained when the armistice suspended the growth of mechanical ald to foot soldiers. Rockenbach pointed out that war experience had shown that the tanks alone would not permit ful- fillment of all that was expected of new mechanism of wa that there must also be the means of sup- ing the tanks as they drove for- rd and of bringing up guns over ¥ obstacles 1o make good the posi- captured. Later the visiting offi- were shown the trio of fast, lighter weight vehicles, including ‘the from which it Jand heed this ol. is hoped to develop a successful fleet of the kind for which the was demonstrated in action In the course of his lecture Col. Rockenbach recounted the experience of the British in launching the first drive at Cambral. Its success swept the British themselves off their feet, he said, adding that there was no case where tanks had been prop- employed in the war and had heen successfully met by the opp ing_infantry. In fact, Col. Rocken- | bach suid, there was ample evidence the tank could and did put to rout the finest infantry in the world But failure of the British to appre- ciate the effectiveness of the weapgn they used and to provide means of transport to extend their astounding laid them open at Cambral, he saigd. t they jumped off with the tanks. Tt was the pressing requirement of to- day, the tank corps commander portation problem of backing up the tanks and getting forward the men and equipment needed to hold ground the land battleships easily wrested from enemy control. be attacked and solved. He expressed confidence that ar relopments had pointed | v to a solution although noth actually filled the need | included among the officers who wit- ed the tank demonstration, were Gen. Edward F. McGlachli nt the Army War Colleg: Maj. Gen. Charles Farnsworti. chief of infantry, and Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin, general staff training sectiou. Maj. of Chiefs of all supply branches, all are commanders and other officers of the Army have been directed by Maj. Gen. Davis. adjutant general, to make “every ef- wife ot | fort to expedite the filling of requi- s ons for initlal equipment for new nizations of the National Guard Gen, Harris' letter regarding thes :pply of National Guard units fol-} or, militia bureau instructions to expedite requisitions fef of the o Guard of thes “The the National forwarding corps area or department hea quarters. The requisitions will be plainly marked for initial equipment for new National Guard units, and may be submitted prior to fed- | reeognition. “orps area and department com- manders will instruct their subordi- rates to hold these requisitions until the units are recognized and then to give them priority over all routine requisitions. hiefs of supply branches will in- er these requisitions priority over routine requisitions.” Quartermast June 16 the its establishment, custom that has grown into tradition of the corps. Maj. Gen H. Hart, quartermaster gvn?rfll,l las sent instructions to all units of the corps at home or abroad, under! all enlisted or commissivned personnel will get together at din- ners, bringi in with them the R rve and National Guard quarier- master personnel in each reglon. In addition it h been suggested that athletic events and other appro- priate exercises mark the da In Washington Gen. Hart heads a special committee of quartermuster officers, which includes Brig. Gens. John B. Ballinger, Albert C. Dalton and John T. Knight; Cols. Frederick W. Van Duyne, Francis H. Pope and E. W. Fullam, senior Reserve quar- termaster, and Maj. J. R. Lusby, senfor National Guard quartermaster of Washington, to arrange for a din- Corps 148th an- fol- Army te of will celebr at Rauscher's, at which many distin- guished friends of the corps will be s, H. Hahn and Wil- (Reserve) and Lieut. constitute the en- committee. while Col. astle, Maj. Resolve Harley A. Dres- George Smith A. Bentley | Geo tertainment Henry C. Bonny P. Palmer and Capt back compose the invitation and din ner committee. All quartermaster officers. whether of the Regulars, Re- serve Corps or National Guard, and} all retired and former emergency ! quartermasters have been invited. Similar dinners in celebration of the anniversary of the corps are to Le held in Paris, Parama, Hawail the Philippines and China in addition to those held simultaneously in the United States. Brig. Gen. Stu: Hintzelman, youngest of the assistant chiefs of the general staff who are in charge of the important subdivisions of the Work of keeping the nation reason- ably prepared for its own defense, is under orders for foreign service after serving for a year as chief of G-4 (supply), which deals with supplies and procurement questions. 1t is ex- Pected that his assignment will be announced to command an infantry brigade in Hawail. as Brig. Gen. Jo- seph E. Kuhn, now in Hawall, is to be recalled for duty at home. It Gen. Kuhn i§ assigned to staff work in Washington the fact will be of some significance /to many people of af he was thg ofcer v inmanded the 79th Division Wkional Army). in which District of Columbia and Maryland contin- rigaded, during its train- fig at Camp Meade and also in action overseas. Gen. Hintzelman came to the War Department for general staff service in G-2 (military intelligence) when Gen. Pershing was assigned as chief of staff. While still holding the rank of colonel, he became chief of the military intelligence section and was transferred from the post to G after he became a general officer. ustration of the place e welfare work holds in any modern conception of the effi- clency of an army was given this week at the conference called by the War Department of church heads, welfare organizations and reserve chaplains to advise the General Staff in preparing a program to govern religious and welfare activities in the Army. Secretary Weeks, Gen. Pershing, Assistant Secretary Davis and Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, deputy chief of staff, were among those who went from the War Department to participate in the discussion, while Brig. Gen. Charles H. Martin of the staft training section, presided. Both the Secretary and Gen. Persh ing stressed the common basis that any American Army has with the teachings of Christianity in that the precepts of right living which find their impetus in religious faith form the best possible character back- ground for a soldier. Gen. Pershing made it plain, however, that in the Army there could be 'tolerated mo. disputes of religious doctrine or ac- 3 A striking il that religious a | welfare 'machinery tivities that sought to aggrandize any particular religious sect through | the detriment of any other. Aside "from the formal addresses at the opening of the conference, the religious and welfare advisers worked out an extensive program of | recommendations in_connection with the establishment of proper contacts between the Army and church agencies, the setting-up of auxiliary in peace times easily expandable for war, and with relation to legielation necessary to put this work in the Army on an adequate footing. Brig. Gen. Jon McA. Palmer of Gen. Pershing’s personal staff, and_who has played an important role in Washing- ton in connection with the evolution of the present national defense act and the military legislation putting it into effect, is due for forelgn service, and early assignment to a brigade command in the garrison of the Panama Canal Zone. It is tq be noted that the War Department is adhering rigidly to its overseas duty list for officers In order that there may be no jealousies or ¢harges of favoritism within the serv- ce. Changes in stations of organizations | Maintain an average of 86,000 men in | the wedding. in the Second and Third Army Co contained in War Department anc nouncements this week includ Com- pany B, 1st Engineers, from Fort Mett, » to Camp Dix, N. J.; Company F, 1st Enginecrs, from’ Fort Du Pont, Del. to Camp Meade, Md.; 1st Ordnance Company, Miller Field, N. Y., to Camp DIx: 16th’ Service Company, from Baliti- more to Camp Meade; 43d_Company. Coast Artillery Cor from Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y., to Fort Michie, N headquarters “and headquarters com- pany, st Infantry Brigade, from Fort Wadsworth, N. Y. to Camp Dix: 1st Battallon, 28th Infantry pany’ R Fort Porter,'N.'Y., 1o Fort Niagara, . Announcement at ment of or Dennis E. ton from c the War Depart- ders recalling Brig. Gen Nolan to duty:in Washing- ommand of the 2d Division, at Camp Travis, Tex.. i3 anogher step in the present departmental policy under Gen. Pershing of giving the Younger officers who rendered con- Spicuous service in the world war a thorough grounding in all branches of general staff work In order that they may be fully equipped to as- sume the duties of leadership soon to fall on their shoulders with retire- ment of the men who held the most responsible commands i = during the Gen. Nolan served overseas as chiet of military intelligence of*the Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces, his dut: In that connection beirg broken only for ome short period when, in an emergency, he commanded a brigade of the 28th division (Pennsy vania) 1 action. On his return after the war to Washington, he was attached to the staff at the War College as instructor in military intelligence and was later transferred to the general Staff as chief of military intelligence. Since his return to duty with troops & required by law, Gen Nolan has had the unusual distinc- tion of coming to command the only organized ,infantry division of the Regular Afmy while he still is rela- tively a junior brigadier. He went to the 24 Division at Camp Travis to command the artillery brigade, al- though his previous line service had been almost wholly in the infantry except for a time in the Philippines, when he served as a major of the United States volunteer cavalry. On the retirement of Maj. Gen. James G Harboard deputy chief of staff and the se tion of Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, then commanding the 2d Division, to su, ed Gen. Harboard, the confidence reposed in Gen. Nolan was exhibited in his assignment to the divisional command. He comes back to the War Depart- ment as assistant chief of staff in charge of the G-4 Supply) section where his alread: wide staff experi- ences will be broadened along lines he has not heretofore had an oppor- tunity to follow. It is by this prac. tice that present War Department policy is shaped to train up young men who will be qualified to i1l such a poSt éven as.that of chief of staff of the Army, should presidential se- lection at any future time fall upon em. a Navy. The proposed legisiation to be sought by the Navy Department for rebuilding the naval reserve is rap- idly taking shape, the first rough draft having been submitted to the Secretary's rouncil at ity meeting this week. . Widely diverging responsible aval being reconciled and it is understood that a dr ic_change in policy will be the result of.the deliberations that have been going on for weeks Realizing the difficulty and almbst the impossibility of building up a federalized reserve under the limita- tion of the possible funds available and other handicaps, the new policy under consideration apparently will be a virtual return to the old naval militla system. _So keen is the departmental appre- ciation of the importance of defining a definite pollcy and preparing the provisions of the proposed bill to be presented to Congress that it has beon given precedence over the esti- mates for the next fiscal year. The bureaus have drawn up preliminary estimates and submitted them to the Secretary but the council will prob- ably defer action on_them until July, when the reserve bill will be out of the way. Particular interest is’ manifested in reserve matters at this' time when the new legislatior is under con- sideration and with reservists® cruises at hand. In a statement just issued the bu- reau says tiy number of requests have been received.from former offi- cers of the for information as to enrollment in and the class in which they mi 3 enrolled. EEEe Replying to the inquiries, the bu- rea gives the following information- The present policy of the department is to make no enrollments in class I. Former naval officers may be enlisted in the volunteer naval reserve class 6 in a confirmed rank corresponding to the last permanent commission in the Navy, if recommended by the commandant of the naval district in which they reside and when a va- cancy exists in the allowed comple- ment of class 2 officers, they may then, upon the recommendation of the dommandant, be transferred to class 2. This is composed of member: qualified for duty on combatant ships of the Navy. While in class 6, they draw no retainer pay and are obli- gated to perform no service. In class 2 an officer may hold a confirmed or pProvisional rank. If he holds a provisional tank, he is en- titled to $12 a vear retainer pay and upon being confirmed Is entitled to two months' pay of the rank in which confirmed for each year of his enroll- ment, provided he maintains efficiency by performing thirty-six drills each year and two months’ active training duty during each enrollment. The active training duty may be per- formed on vessels assigned to the naval ‘districts for the training of reservists in periods of not less than fifteen days each. In, some cases officers are allowed to perform their training cruises on vessels of the United States fleet and in the case of aviators they may perform fifteen days’ active-duty at a naval air sta- tion in lleu of sea duty. Officers and men of the naval reserve force re- ceive the pay and allowances of their rgnks or ratings during the fifteen- y cruise. Any person desiring to enroll in the naval reserve force should communicate "with the ‘com- mandant of the district in which he resides or with the commanding offi- cer of the nearest nava] reserve unit. The bureau fs having considerable difficulty in obtaining replies to com- munications addressed to certain re- serve officers. Communications ad- dressed to them at their last ad- dresses on record have been returned unclaimed. and it is apparent that they fail to realize the importance of keeping the department informed of their movements and addresses in order that they could be called upon views held by 1 | sumed. i War Department gossip indicates mn! heads are finally | the reserve force,! in case of emergency. Repeated fail- ure to reply to communications or 0 notify the department of changes of address will result in a recommenda- dation to the Secretary of the Nav: that such officers be disenrolled. Active recruit training will be’ re- sumed at the Great Lakes Training Station July 1, when appropriations for the fiscal year 1924 become avail- able. Since the latter part of 1921, in the interest® of economy. the training of recruits has been concentrated at the naval training _stations at Hampton Roads and San Franclsco. Within the {past_year, however, recrult training {which was discontinued at the New port station at practically the same tme as Great Lakes, has been re- has been maintained inoperative basis, al- though two of the Navy trade schools- the aviation mechanics’ school and the radjo school—have been maintained at_that station. The resumption of recruit training at Great Lakes undoubtedly will have far-reaching effects on the people of the middle west, where Interest in the Navy should be promoted. Relatives and friends of the high class of young men now entering the Navy will have an opportunity of visiting the station during the sum- mer months to see thelr boys In train- ing, thus avolding a long and expen- sive journey to the coast to accom- plish the same purpose. During the fiscal year 1 cruiting serviee wiil be | to enlist upward of 24,000 recruits to Great Lakes simply on an 23, the re- the Navy. ; On the basis of 6,000 recruits under constant training during the year, Great Lakes has been al Hampton Roads, 2,001 500, and the newly constructed sta- tion at San Diego, replacing that at San Francisco, 1,500. A draft of 110 men was received on ay 12 on board the U. S. S. V ing from the naval traihing ss at Hampton Roads Va The manding officer of the Wyoming re- ports that the men were in every way a credit to the station. present- ing an exceptionally fine appearance They were older than the usual run of such drafts, and show that thev had been carefully instructed and "drilled With the enlisted Navy about 2,000 men short number authorized by. law cruiting officers finding it inc ly difficult to secure desirable Cruits, the department is using ever. 7 to secure naw men and to ir crease the dwindling number of re- Cupstments. g i Calling ~ attentioh to the large shortage, which is increasing daily, the bu u of navigation has just sent out a circular letter to all ships and stattons directing all command- ing officers to encourage all men Eo- ing on leave to co-operate in boom- ing new enlistments. It points out that men from ips who are not assigned cruiting service h | among their acquaintances at their statements about the s being accepted without juestion. many of them also visiting small tewns where there is no regular re- iting service. Rewards for such work are recom- mendes in_ the s pe of additio leave and by making commendator: entries on the men's records for the Tesults they secure in the way of new men. ~ com- of the ot the and strength the home, service The selection board for the promotion of officers of the line of the Navy of the grades of captain, commander and licu- tenant commander to the next higher grade, respectively, will meet in the Kavy Department July 9 and will be composed of the following named offi- cers: o Admiral R.'E: Coontz and Rear Admirals C. 8. Willia Bh Strauss. W. R. Shoemaker, N Robertson, H. Ja lison and T. P. Magruder. Probably four adn ]:vm( fifteen commanders it is an interesting fact that not a sin- { 2le ember of the new board served on the board last ear, as there has been considerable agitation in some quarters to have the Secretary limit his naming of officers to those who had never served on’a previous board. This. depart- mental heads point out, is impractica- ble, as there are not ranking officers enough available to draw from. ‘Another “sidelight” on the personnel of the new board is that five of the nine members are Naval War College Eraduates ! The President on Friday approved the report of the board of selection for offi- cers of the Supply Corps for advance- ment. which recommended the following officers: To be rear admiral, Capts, T. C. Jewett and F. T. Arms: to rank of captain, Commanders F. K. Perkins, T.J. Arms and C. W. Eliason Pending final ratification of the naval treaty by France which will make effective the agreements {reached at the limitation of arma- ment conference, no final decision will be reached by the department on the !plans for using two of th doomed battleships as targets. In the meantime an interesting dis- cussion 1s going on as to how the old ships can be used to the best advan- tage. Request has been made by the Army air service that one of the bat- tleships be turned over to be used this fall in extensive bombing opera- tions. A number of naval officers belleve that no good purpose can be served by another off-shore aerial bombing experiment ‘as it would be more or Jess a repetition of the tests two years ago with the ex-German war- ships as targets. The idea has been advanced and cems to have strong support that the best disposal of the target ships will be to conduct extensive manefu- vers, far at sea, where in all proba- bility: the engagements of the future will be fought, letting them serve as the ememy. This would bring into play_the aircraft as it operates with the fleet in a search problem in which {the light cruisers, destrovers and {submarines would play a part. * Tentative plans provide for using the North Dakota and Delaware as {target ships instead of the Virginia {and New Jersey as originally planned {a2 it is believed that the more mod- ern ships will develop some valuable |lessons that could not be learned from itheir obsolete sisters. It is probable i that the two ships finally selected will be equipped with radio control like the U. S. S. Towa was during the Pan- ama maneuvers S0 as to provide a moving target. If the plans for using jthem during fleet maneuvers war con- iaitions will be simulated so far as possible and the mimic warfare thus staged is expected to be of great value in working put problems of strategy and tactics at the War Col- lege for the general board's delibera- !tions and studies. | Anotner problem confronting the Navy that is caused by the continued delay in ratification of the treaty is the condition of the decommissioned ibattleships that are slated to be scrapped. For months past the bureaus have ibeen drawing heavily on them for spares and material practically strip- ping them to the extent that it would take years to put them into condition if eventually anything prevented rati- floation. Recently the Secretary has Itaken cognizance of this excessive withdrawal, which of course is justi- fied if they are eventually scrapped and there has been_a slowing up in the orders authorizing the removal of this material. , On his return to Seattle from Alas- kan waters President Harding will be given an opportunity to see the greater portion of our naval forces in the Pacific. In the review off Seattle that has been arranged for him ten of the most powerful battleships of the Navy. in_addition to numerous destroyers and auxiliaries, will take art. ¥ he review will be under command of Vice Admiral S. S. Robigon, ‘com- mander of the battle fleet. Admiral Coontz, commander-in-chief of the United States fleet, will not be pres- ent as he plans to assume command at San Diego early in August | Marine Corp Tomorrow the thousand Marines, who have been playing stellar roles in the activities of Shrine week, will head back to.Quantico. Most of them will make the trip by boat down the river, but 180 will ‘go overland by truck, taking back much of the equipment’ used here. In the parade the “Bulldogs’ in their natty new uni- forms, marching in perfect unisom, to re-| ave great influence s called upon | her engagement i l | | | a 25 a9 —PART The annual reunion of the i s Division, or the 42d Division, is to be | War orphans. |held next month in Indianapolis, Ind. | George Washington Post No During the world war this division took | American Legion wil hold a speoial e £ meeting for the purpose of clecting considerable action. It is made up of | gejegaves for the District convention | National Guard troops, having many | June 29 and 30, next Tuesday e« | District men in its ranke. s Rainbow | gion, pl: to spend. $34,000 to rolleve ing at 8 o'clock. at its post 3 |Quarters, 1829 1 street northwest Plans for the big base ball game National League Park, July 15, under way and tickets will be m ito each member dhortly. The Marl and the American Legion teams to play. New York led in the number of serv- at ice men by states in the world wav, with more than 10 per nt ;e Pennsylvania was second, with 9 per cent and Illinois third, with 6.72 per cent | Following is the list: Alabai {92.095; Alacka, 2,532; Arizona, 14 | Arkansas, 76,104 California, 162,545: | Colorado, 46,999 Connecticut, 70.622. | | Delaware, 9,892; District of Columbia 125,842 Florida, 44,644; Georgia, 108 |654; Guam, 262: Tdabo, 24,819 Tlli- | nots, 3 Indiana, 137,975: lowa, 126,677 ; ansas, §3,101. Kentuc! 97,006 ' Louisiana : Maine. 802; Maryland. 65,019 Massachusetts, 51, i chigan, 177,350 Mississippi, 68 The recent poster contest of Veteran's Bureau in the interest having former service men retai their insurance, was won by Harry it Wyrick of Chicago, Il1., .with his pos ter “Hey Buddie.” Second prize werg to “Don’t Drift” by W. Warren, Mel chanical Instjtute, School of Applier Arts, Rochester, N. V.. and third “Buddied” by C. MoHer, Cincinnati Ohio. Those who received honorable men tion were: “Bar the Wolf,” Lew Cur Denver, Colo.; “Your Future I= e Your Shadow,” R. Biancancin New York; 'Mr. Ex-Service Man Mr. McGinn, New York; Men,’ Joseph Fannell, “Are You Protected Now, ! berg, New York; | Veterans,” Robert | York, and “Renew Your Governmen | Insurance,” John J. Moran, New Yor. of i Rhode Island. 27,710: Samoa, and their camp, reviews and !South Carolina, 60,489: South Dakota,| The American Legion Auxiliaty, De other activities attracted great at- : Tennessee, 96.471; Texas, 209,- | partment of District of Columbia, w tention not only from the thousands Utah. 23,611; Vermont, 12,613; |hold a meeting at room 402, 1423 New of visitors, but from Washingtonians as | Virginia, 98,566: Virgin_ Tslands. 65| York avenue northwest, tomorrow even well { Washington, ' 66,666 ~ West Virginia, | ing. 165924, Wisconsin, 129,042. The following officers were appoint- | ed second licutenants in the Marine ! Corps upon graduation from the val Academy, and assigned to duty at Quantico, Va.: ’ John T. Harris, Frederick C. Stev- ens, Frank D. Weir Kenneth L. Moses, orge . Good. Donald J. Hawthorne, Frank H. Lamson-Scrib- ner, William G. Manley. Henry J Voss, Robert H. Rhoads. Lawrence T. Burke, Maxwell H. Mizell chard M. Cutts, Shelton Zern E. Curry, Merlin F. ¢ ider, Tra L. Kimes, William ¢. Lemley, Merrill B. Twining, Willia Scheyer, Thomas B. White, William W. Davidson, W «on B, Trundle, Thomas J. Walker, Larles W. Kai Minnesota, 129,- : Missouri, 1 ; _ Nebraska, New Hampshire, 95 : New Mex- North S DORIS MAE SPRUCEBANK, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Sprucebank, who recently announced to Mr. Everett A. dnte is arranged for| 7. Nevadd, 6,322 18,391 New Jersey, | Hellmuth. No 100,658: Oregon. 13 Penneylvania: 391.247; Philippine Islands, 6,572; Porto Rico, “got a hand” all along the line march The auxiliary of the Stuart Wal cott Post, No. 10, will hold a meet at 1423 New York avenue north tomorrow at 8 p.m. the belief that the problem of caring for orphans of the world war in five years will be second only to that of disabled veterans, members of the American Legion are preparing to | provide relief for the children of their | former comrades who are left in desti- tute circumstances in the years to come. Under the direction of Withers of Clay Center. Kan lonal conference of of the leglor’s national war orphans' | $281€ d ]"’_vr"t md’xo“ York, W committee, a survey of the rox*llnllrm ur|‘:,r‘n'-;; fin' s :’urlfl f:.': ;‘!1;’\‘"".7"’, a war orphans and facilitics aiready es-|5r! ) attend are requested Tablished for them will be conducted by | CommuRicate with Mre. R. B ¥ legion members fn every state. An at- | St dePATtment president of the I+ tempt will be made to estimate the|!rict of Columbia. number of orphans who will need relief at the end of a period of fi ars. Although there is no manner of arriv- ing at the exact total of children who will require assistance, the legion ha: examined statistics of the civil war and it has been estimated*that there will be from 35.000 to 40,000 war orphans in this country in about twelve years. The lcgion's plan for relief includes four provislons. The most desirable method of caring for the children, uc- ding 1o Mr. Withers. is to keep them | . Birmingham under command of | ir homes, if possible, and to assist | First Lieut. L. Warriner has been | their mothers obtaining mothers’ | ordered transterred from that vessel | pensions and other relfef measures, | to the U. S. & Rochester. when that | Second in order of advantageous| shipsbecomes flagship of special serv- | plans is the placing of children in the | fce squadron. right kind of homes. where the : receive kind treatment from foster par- ents and will profit from congenial sur- | roundings, the legion contends ! To provide for those who are not in- cluded in the first two plans the legion is_investigating the establishment of state homes. In Michigan. lilinois and | Pennsylvania homes for world war or- phans are already in operation under auspices of the legion, and Kaysas legionnaires will soon establish an' in- stitution of that nature. Children in states which do not main- tain homes would be cared for in re- gional or national hofes, according t the fourth provision of the plan. Th homes would receive children from sparsely populated states where the number of war orphans would not warrant the creation of special i tu Cases of dependent orphans investigated by the nearest post | American Legion. which would act as junofficial guardian for the children, ac- lmrdm to the legion's plan. The Forty and Eight, designated as the play- | S WHITE’S, 917 F St. N. W We Will Vacate on July Ist Our Immense Stock of New and Up-to-Date Women’s and Misses’ Dresses,: Suits, Coats and Capes WILL BE SACRIFICED . AT UNHEARD-OF PRICES SILK DRESSES = GINGHAM DRESSES TWEED SUITS JERSEY SUITS CLOTH DRESSES CLOTH CAPES COTTON DRESSES SILK CAPES LINEN DRESSES CLOTH COATS LACE DRESSES Wiih The auxiliary of the George I leen Post, No. 25, will hold a meet | at Potomac building next 1 day evening. ; | Tne George A. T chairman | holdin American Legion Au a regional conference of liary [o) Joh been fssued to the fol- Capt. H. D. Linscott, detailed as assistant quartermaster: Lieut. Col. A. S. Willlams, commissioned as colonel First. Lieut. George Easu, commissioned first lieutenant; First Lieut. B. W. Atkinson, ordered to Ma- rine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadel- | onts nas Caterpillar Army owing officers Invades Town in Oregon Advance B ki hskos 4 a0 Piete CORVALLIS, Ore.. June 9.—The vanguard of the army of caterpil- lars which has invaded this sec reached Corvallis vesterday an the sidewalks of some sections to- day are covered with the creatures The caterpillars were responsil for considerable delay to a ear here last Wednesday and aved another train fifteen m utes yesterday. According to Prof. W, J. Cham berlain of the department of ento- mology of the state agricultura college, the incursion is a period ic one caused by a temporary ‘ad vantage gained by the caterpillars over a parasite which normaily de stroys most of their species in this section. The source of the caterp army has not been ascertained, b according to the entomologist, the march fs in search of a shelterec spot where they may spin cocoon o emerge later as brown moths Trainmen arriving here say th army still is coming over the hill between here and Albany, covering the railroad tracks to a depth o several inches in spots and making passage nearly impossible. Marine detachment of tie T, Y. W. C. A. CALENDAR. Centers a 3 F northwest, 614 E street west, 20th and B stre west. 1104 M street and Vacation Lodge. dale, Va. Tomorrow—True Blue Reserves. 3:30, F street View Chapter meeting, 10 Vacation Lodge. Tuesday--Business Girls' Clubs, nd F streets. 1 Blue F street. meeting. of directors, stre north ts north- northwest Cherry- t Girl Park m., Girl % 5, Thursday—Ope 7. C. 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