Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 53

ArmyandNavyNews BY W. H. ARMY. Maj. Gen. William J. Snow, chief of field artillery, will leave Washington next Wednesday for an extended in- spection of field artillery activities which will take him to Panama, the Pacific coast and to Honolulu. According to his tentative schedule he will return to ‘Washington about July 1. Ho will visit the follow- ing points: P ama, San Francis- Calif.; Hono- lulu, Monterey of California, Camp l.owis, Washing- ton; Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, and Fort Sill, Ok- et Maj. Gen. W. J. Saow, J. A. Ballard, Signal Corps, nd Lieut Gléenn H. Palmer, ‘orps, now students the mmunication en; University, will be as- amp Alfred Vail, New Jer- completion of the school June, 19 Twenty-two Guard engineer officers b been authorized by the War Dep; ment to take the special engineer eourse g neer School, Fort which will begin conclude May 27, The Secretary of War has directed the quartermaster encral of the Army to by public auction on' April the huge $11.000,000 TPort E Terminal, Newark, N. J,, 11 the govern- ment-owned cquipment and improvements. ough offered for sale before, the larkest bid ever ro- ceived was 00, but this Tejected government. offer for with lana. Fourteen « ter Corps Quartermaster weneral, will by d from r assizmments and orde to_duty between now and July 1 2924 Of this number Capt. Aibert J. Chappell. Q. M. C., chicf of the est mates o slative branch, has ul- Teady for his new station at o Dicgo, Calif. The othe: . Robert H. Rolfe, Q. M. C., chief, clothing and equipage division: Col! Theodore B. Hacker. Q. AL C, chief, miscellaneous supply Jack “Hayes, Q. M. « et division; L Staver, Q. M port division; Licut Q.'M. C.. et Licut hington, present ft surplus ¢ Tichard ter ult Col H chief, transport Ward Owen ( . will Stand relieved e chief of Q. M. graves T : w chief of 2 cemeterial the office the quartermass ®ucceeds Maj. | Who is under order Philippines for dut tioned in Was reat deal ¢ endurane it will by a. prob, Warr. nearby neighborhood of ning October 20 tober 26, T} mate course proxi- dle horses of th such as the Army req i i neral utility type mounted service of the ent of the will be In_aceor. 8 W s, it companies Corps assigned to dut dor, s be organized Seven of these regime Coast Artillery, inclusive), will be or- ganized by the assignment to the companies whos makes them old artillery numerical in existenc ance with order "nt se- arate nto regime nts (1st to 7 ments of tions which 1901, At this tir When theso old regiments lost the identity in the Artillery Corps they ‘Wwere in possession of certain articles, consisting of colors, mess silver and other reli e probably of Rttle re c value at this time, would be of great historical value to these new regiments. It is requested that any one having a Xnowledge of the whereabouts of any of the abo mentioned articles that they commu ate with the chief of eoast artillery on the subject. Instructions governing the selec- tions for the infantry, cavalry, coast artillery and engineer rifie national match teams were given out this week by the War Department. Here- tofore selections have been made by regimental - competition while this Year the above-mentioned teams will be chosen by regimental selection ice, §th Infantrsy, reven, G: ted to be captain of th m. Maj, Per Ramee, ir who was captain of the in- elsewhere | d wilk McINTYRE. Licut. Col. A. H. Davidson, 14th Cav- alry, will be given its instruction and trainlng at Fort Des Molnes, Towa, and it understood that Maj. Clarence L, Sturdevant, Corps of Ei Eineers, has buen selected as the 1924 team captain of the engineer rifie ! representatives. The engineers will train at Fort Dupont, Del. For the coast artillery Maj. C. W. Baird, Coast Artillery Corps, has been s lected as captain, and First Lieut. H. C. Barnes, jr., as coach. Maj. Baird, Wwho has been on duty in the coast de. fenses at San Francisco, has been ordered to Narragansett bay, while Lieut B.arnes is now a student in the Goast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, & Lieut. Col. Harry C. Barnes, execu- tive officer, office of the chief 'of coast artillery, has inaugurated a system whereby' a series of lectures on the functions of each section ef this « fico are being given before the facul- ty, students and officers on duty at the Coast Artillery School, Fort Mon- roe, Va. Col. Barnes delivered a lec- ture March 29 at the school, his sub- ject being regimental reorganiz: On April 12, Maj. Clifford Jones of the personnel section of this offl spoke on personnel matters. Other ficers from this office who will de- r lectures at Fort Monroe in the future are Col. William E. C £ of the training sectina, who will | peak on training mattérs; Maj Homer R. Oldfield. who will speak on organization and war plans, and Maj. Lincoln B. Chambers, chief of the ma- terial section, who will talk about material questions It is believed that by the first next week orders will be approvel which_will eventually relieve more than 50 per cent of the officers in Washington who are on duty with (he general staff and the various branches. This is belicyed to be the largest turnover that has ever oc- curred in the Army, and those in charge of this wholesale change in assignments have called upon coros area commanders for recommendit- I {ions. 'In making_these nmen ~ question of f srvice, the @ command roster and a nuamber have all been ¢ assi NAVY. | ary Wilbur is now consider- e matter of appointing mem- of selection board. which convene in Washington May 20 for the purpose of recommending six ofti for promotion to the grade of rear admiral, twenty-one to be promoted to the grade of captain and forty-one to the grade of command- In making its selections the rd will consider the records of all ptains, commanders and lieutenan mmanders who lave served in| grades for four vears. Serv-| under _temporary commissions in | > grades wiil be counted in the four years. | In_order to avoid the appearance of placing the control of selections in the hands of a faction or a grou of flag officers, efforts will bo made to appoint rear admirals who have| | not served on the board or who at || { loast have not acted in this capacity | | more than once or twice. The funds | available for transportation will be! @ paramount factor in tho considera- | tion of the appointments to the board | and the Secretary will even hesitate { bringing an admiral from the Pacifi t. The board is of such im-| nce, however. that this may bej waived. Of the forty-nine rear ad-| mirals on the active list of the Navy,! cight have been members of one| board, three of two boards and thirty have n served as a member of | the selection board. , The three who have served on two selection boards include Rear Ad- | mirals Clarence S. Williams, | T. Long, chief bureau of navigation, |and Ashley B. Robertson, ast. Those who or board umaker, Newton er be Pacific mem- it have been are William MeCul | Andrew i | Hugl s Eenjamin F. | William Pratt, Louis The bureau of naval operations, the itinerary of the T. burgh, follows: Malta, Spain, ralger April 21. Leaving this port April 29 the Pittsburgh will arrive at Cad April 20. She will leave here May arriving at Porde 10. S 11 4 Cardiff, | ton, June dam, June | way. June 2 I Amster- , and Christiania, N, | Of the 6180 deciared N serters during the current fis up to and including Mareh 2 there have been 2,250 surrenders, s 1,449 deliveries, or a perecntage return of 59.8' per cent. Since t bureaa of navigation, Navy Depar merit, has adopted the policy of sen Ing out finger printe with copies of declarations for deserters within twenty-four hours of the report of | desertion in the bureau, a consider- | | able increase in the number of ap- prehensions has been noted. As of January 1, 1924, to February | | 29, 1924, a total of 59 separations | have occured in the naval service, | over a third of which have savercd | | their connections with the service | due to having reached the retirement | age. Over half of the total tendered | their resignations for various rea-| sons. i Rear Admiral Andrew T. chief of the bureau of navigation, | has instructed the commander-i chief, United States fleet. to direct the commander of the scouting flect to take up with the commandants of the 1st, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, Tth, and Long, THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 13 | method for training naval reservists. 1t practicable, similar arangements will be made for training reservists on the west coast. As of March 20, the strength of the enlisted personnel of the Navy was $6.270, or an excess of 270 over its authorized figure. The number of first enlistments obtained by the depart- ment since July 1, 1923, was 19,441, but after deducting 514, due to unde age and physical disability dis- charges, the net first enlistments to- taled 18,927. During the week ending April 3, 1924, the Navy Department obtained first_enlistments, sixty-three re- enlistments, or a grand total of 4 | Applicants during this week num- ibered 1,085 or a percentage of .349 of applicants enlisted. Advocates of a change in the head- gear of the bluejacket have expressed {the fear that this proposition, of which samples were forwarded to the commander-in-chief of the fleet for commendation, has been pigeon- holed in the fleet. A number of months ago samples of these ca Wwere sent to the various commander of th ments of the but avy Department, fleet, together with the com- | Navy | pensar. recelved from the fleet. It is pointed out by Navy officers on duty in the department that the flat cap on some of the sailors is very objectlonable and gives them any but a smart ap- pearance. In adopting tailor-made uniforms and brass buttons the War Department has made a decided im- provement in the appearance of the enlisted personnel of the Army. The advocates of this change in the Navy cap favor the style that flares az the top and has the appearance of an officer’s cap without a visor. Mary Moffat, chief nurse, United States Navy, and Julia Higble, nurse, Unjted States Navy. have completed a course in anesthetics at the Schools of Nursing, University of Penntiyl- vania. The former will be stationed at Norfolk, Va., while the latter will tation at the Naval Hospigal, Mass. Adah M. Pendleton, Urse, United States Navy, who en on duty at the navai dis- navy yard, Washington, has been transferred to the Naval Hos- pital, San Diego, Calif. The bureau of naval operatioms, Department, has revised the tinerary of the shakedown cruise of ap to the present no reply has been the U. Cincinnati. She left Bal- boa, C. Z, on March 20 and up to April 13 "had visited Galapagos Islands, Paita, Peru, and Callao, Peru. The Cincinnati is due at the following ports with dates indicated as follows: Valpariso, Chile, April 16; Talcabu~ ano, Chile, April 22; Pinta Arenas Chile, April 28; Antofagasta, Chils May 4; Panama or Colon, May 10 Guantanamo , May 17: Havana, Cuba, May 29; New York, June 8. Decision has been reached by the bureau of navigation, Navy Depart- ment, to consider duty on district and naval station craft that are actually seagoing vessels as sea duty, both for the purposes of alternating sea and shore duties and for counting serviz required preliminary to advancements to chief petty officers, acting and per- manent uppointments. Capt. Z. E. Briggs, U. S. N., has re- ported in the bureau of navigation, Navy Department, as the relief of Capt. K. M. Bennett, U. 8. N, who ex- pects to be relieved in the near fu- ture as officer in charge of the naval reserve division of the bureau. ‘The census of 1920 reported 1, 300 widowers in the United and 3,917 1924 —PART - 2. BACKS COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Justice Siddons Advises City Heads of Commission’s Ap- proval, The bill to provide for compulsory school attendance in the District was approwed yesterday by the commis- sion on public welfare legislation, and will be sent to the budget bureau to have the appropriation feature of it passed on. The District Commissioners took favorable actlon on the measure ten days oga, but decided to submit it to the welfare commission before transmitting their action to Congress. Justice Frederick iddons, chair- man of the commi: on’ public welfare legislation, today advised the proved in principle by the commis- sion. The bill provides that all children between the ages of seven and six- teen shall attend school. Any child between fourteen and sixteen, who | has successtully completed the eighth grade may be excused from school, provided he is regularly employed. Autherization is contained in the bill for the taking of a school cen- £us of all children between the ages of three and eighteen years. Voiun';en to Celebrate, Plans are being made for 2 meetirg to be held here to commemorate the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Volunteers of America, led by Gen. and Mrs. Ballington Booth. President | Coolidge is to be invited to make an address. The volunteer homes of the organi- zation have provided 1 Todg- ins during the past thr L AL stated, ‘of which 594,359 were give free. During this term 1,439,760 free meals were given. e In Tibet one man in every four is a monk. 13 CHILDREN BOOST SAFET;. Junior Council of Grant School Holds Meeting. The _interest of the police depart- ment in the Junior Safety Council of the Grant School was stressed by Tn- spector William S. Shelby at a meet ing of the organization Friday night in the auc.torium of the Interior De partment. W. Graham Cole of the Washingion Council _also spoke, emphasizing the need and im- portance of th® work of the junior council. The meeting was conducted entirely the children. As s ng, cheered and pri The Awakening.” The auditorium was appropriately decorated with green and white banners and spring flowe Henry Cumberland is president of the junior club. Other officers are Reginald right, vice president Dolly Gardner, secretary, and Miss i Green, counselor. The latter is member of the faculty of the Grant School city heads that the 1 ure Right Up Until Easter—Our Anniversary Events You may still select your coat, frock or suit from these fashion groups and have it In variety of smart styles for both women and misses the in time for Easter wear. of these events continues to be manifested—groups purchased especially for bigne the second week's selling playing a big part. There is the offering of 100 fine hats from that high-class Fifth Avenue shop—Joseph’s—at $25 each. Washington has never before had an opportunity such as this. There are more than 100 new coats to go on sale tomorrow at the same Anniversary savings as last week. There are hundreds of new blouses ready for tomorrow—and more coming during the week! (Jelleff’s believe that women want blouses.) There are new silk scarves, more vests, plenty of cuff gloves, and all accessories for the Easter costume. And So Our Anniversary Enthusiasm Bubbles Over titully is ap- New Anniversary Arrivals! BRCADCLOTH Tailored Blouses $1.95 and $2.95 These blouses are in the fine bean- mercerized broadcloth that wears and looks so well. for all lars tucked link cuffs—blouses with or without poc Our greatest difficulty is to find sufficient space to display all these new Anniversary purchases now arriving. But we shall find a way—and with such a gallery of Easter fashions and unusual values, our Anniversary will undoubtedly close in a blaze of glory. Owing to the great namber of hats to be shown in addition to our already complete Easter assort- ments, displays will be made IN THE MILLINERY SHOP, THIRD FLOOR IN THE HICKSON SHOP, SECOND FLOOR COMBINING Two Groups for Tomorrow DRESSES, $33.75 Women’s Lovely $45.00 to $65.00 Dresses The best proof that these dresses are exceptional value is the rate at which they sell. But we foresaw that this would be so and planned accordingly. They Are Dresses for the Most Part Individually Designed Of fine quality satin, georgette, canton and roshanara crepes, smartly tailored or ex- quisitely beaded, tucked, pleated and lace trimmed. them. Sizes to 44 in the group and time for any necessary alterations before Easter 100 BEAUTIFUL NEW HATS at $25 We have Just Secured frem Joseph, Fifth Avenue, hats formal wear to be placed on sale tomorrow at $25 each. Parisian Hats Reproduced =5 —by one of America’s foremost arbiters of milli- Of great importance in this collection 100 extravagantly beautiful nery style. is the elegance in line, richness of materials used and beauty in color combinations Easter opportunity the like of which Washington has seldom seen, for these hats are all offered at less than Fifth Avenue prices. Brimmed Hats of Black Lace Arriving for Tomorrow—$22.50 ly; Anniversary, at .. A new hat fashion for early summer arrivals shapes and sizes add much to an Kaster hat assortment already over- flowing with wonderful Anniversary values. $15 and $25 Small Brimmed Hats Radiant With Spring Colors Hats that are more or less dressy, but the sort of hats alluring Large or small head sizes. Other Anniversary Groups, $5, $7.75, $13.50, $18.75 with every mew day. These new and in good taste for any occasion. Nearly every smart shade among for dress and less t seems that It is a pre- ual- $16.50 that is gaining in favor in all sorts of becoming Tha s tailored coats, the new quality crepe $10.75 with plenty of each size. hand fox his before-Kaster business. cleared our racks of moderate priced garments and we asked him for these suits at a price which will create an extra sensation for the second week of our Anniversary. sacrificed his profit in this case and the suits are here ready for selling in the morning. MISSES' SUITS—Those very short box jackets that Misses are looking Secured at worth-while savings these Anniversary events—in the popular styles—boyish col- shirt sleeves, some with vest fronts—smart French or ccts—overblouses and tuck-ins 34 10 44, These handsome coats Coat” and styles with a smart and lovely sof! $57.50 to $75.00 Sport and Dress Coats, Anniversary at...$48.75 $45.00 to $59.50 Coats, twill and sport fabrics $32.50 to $39.50 Coats, replete with style newness ! New! $5.95 to $7.50 COSTUME BLOUSES $4.85 One of the most exceptional pur- chases of the season! Stunning crepe de chine and satin overblouses —the very smart white satin, with boyish eollars —also powder biue, tan and new pablo shades— blouses with contrast color mono- grams, styles with pockets and fobs —long sleeves, short sleeves at all—and do; fascinating details assure be just the blouse Easter. sleeves or no s of other these to ¥ou want for 50 STUNNING NEW COATS, $58.75 Styles That Sell Ordinarily at $69.50 to $95.00 DBy great good luck secured at the last minute to add to our popular group of Anniversary coats. Finest Quality and Every Style Newness s known to designers of fine dress coats—the very smart cape effects, slim line affairs with peasant sleev models, tiny shoulder yokes, full length tuxedo revers—seli-color and braid embroideries, silver bandings and cartridge flutings—and in addi- tion beautiful soft summer furs. kasha and the finest twills in high shades, navy and black. Sport and Top Coats WOMEN'S—MISSES’ A New Purchase of $35.00 to $49.50 Coats for les and fabrics that are accepted as most correot for Spring—mannich “Man o in striking plaids, self-color Kasha cord stripes The tailoring of these coats is exceptional, and every one is full IU's a new Anniversary group we're proud to offel s, tiered and pleated are of charmeen, $29.75 swagger. developed t colored “Sunglo. k lined with high Women's Coats Second Floor Misses' Coats Third Floor .$38.75 AN ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE IN SUITS, $29.75 $45.00 to $50.00 Suits for Women and Misses Just received—ready for sale tomorrow for the first time—a great purchase of newest pencil stripe and plain navy blue” tai- lored suits at a most extraordinary low price! How It Happened! A high-class maker whom we depend upon for many of our suits had this lot on Our suit business this past week had_nearly He It'you chivoee: tamorraw. for—both single and double breasted of buttons for trimming. Many of tner WOMEN'S SUITS In styles that arc with” tiny tailored pockets and Tots ribbon bound. °= $29.75 much sought after—short one-button fantry teams for 1922 and 1923, has been “ordered to Fort Leavenworth. ¥ort Niaga N. Y., has again been 8th naval districts, the question of | training members of the Naval Re-: serve force during the summer of | dosigrated as the location for train- am. valry team, captained by 1924 on vessels of the fleet. It is th opinion among officers in the Navy Department that this ALL COPPER Nothing to rust or cor- rode. Reverses auto- matically. Will not tangle the clothes. Service Guaranteed Easy Terms l months to pay Phone Main 590 For FREE Demonstration in ELECTRIC WASHER Your Home. The King Electric Washing Machine Cq.- 814 12th St. N.W. (Opposite W., B. & A. Terminal) (Baltimore, Md., 817 W. Saratoga 8t) Distributors of The Good Cleaner, “AMERICA.” is the best $69.50 to $95.00 Silk Dresses, $48.75 These are all high-type Dresses with an air decidedly Parisian. The fabrics them- selves are of a quality and design only to be found in exclusive models, fascinating figured chiffons, lace and georgetto combinations, the beautiful crepe Maurice. Ameong the style newnesses, exquisite beadings and hand-drawn work, graceful drap- ings and pleatings, tallored coat frocks and the radiance of spring as well as the smartness of all black Women's $29.50 to $35 Dresses, Street and Sport Styles..........$23.75 Women’s $37.50 to $55 Dresses, in the Newest Spring Styles. Unusual, Indeed! $45.00 Stone Marten Chokers, $29.50 A limited number of these popu- lar furs secured for the second week of our Anniversary at a most exceptional saving. Fluffy full- furred skins, larger than ordinary and rich dark markings—the per- fect complement to suit or frock. Welcome Easter News! $3.50 Novelty Cuffed Kid Gloves, $2.95 Just the style for wear with Easter suits. The fashionable nar- row periorated cuffs lined with contrasting kid—superb in quality and fit—white, black, beaver and gray. Unusual Anniversary value! in their colorings. Great Footwear Occasion! box jackets, wrist ..$28.75 A New Purchase!! $35.00 to $55.00 length box jackets—longer panel round or square cormers, plain or braid bound cdges. wrapped and straight-line styles. $89.50 to $110.00 Costume Suits, $78.50 The becoming convenient three-picce styles—with the smart practical seven-eighths These suits are unusual in the fine quality of or shorter box jackets as you prefer. 3 of the twills and charmeen that fashion cartridge flutings, metallic braidings and bandings and summer furs—and in the per- fection of detall throughout. The accompanying blouses are hip length or long tunic styles—self or contrasting colors as you prefer and in the season's best-liked silk crepes. ‘Women’s $55 and $59.50 Tailored Suits, Big Anniyq-ury Assortment, $44 50 Women’s $45 to $55 Suits, Twills and Sport Fabrics. . .. iossiese models; Skirts in 't them—in the wealth $1250 to $16.50 16-Rib 5 of the Newest Styles to Choose From Footwear plays an increasingly important part in Easter ward- robes if the numbers of women and misses who have thronged our Sorocs Shop this past week are a sign. But we can still say compieto ‘size ranges—five of the smartest spring styles—gray, brown, black and beaver to choose from, SO thorough were our preparations for this great event. $7.50 Silk Slips or Petticoats, $4.85 Fine broadcloth and radium silks —slips with the desirable 20-inch hems, smartly finished with hem- stitched tops—petticoats with cling- ing straight lines elaborately em-~ broidered in self tonex All the smartest and most wanted spring colory are included in this splendid Anniversary assortment. $26.75—$29.75—$44.75 SPECIAL SIZES FOR MATURE FIGURES OF LESS THAN AVERAGE HEIGHT. Sport frocks of unusual chic in fine Roshanara and Bengaline silks and silk repp—smart tailored dresses in canton crepe and crepe de chine—afternoon dresses in crepe satin and satin canton with embroidery braiding and pin tucks and dainty lace collars and vests. ~The finest’ colors— white, artichoke, cocoa, rust, meadow green, beige, silver, rosewood, powder blue, navy blue, black—for women 5 feet tall—sizes up to 40 bust. Second Floor. Three Stunning Groups! $40.00 to $75.00 Frocks for Misses $28.75 $38.75 $48.75 Every one of these frocks is eloguent of youth and spring and the style smartness that Misses unfailingly demand. Laces, satin cantons, georgette and flat crepes in colorful array— beadings, pleatings, tiers—drapes and basques—long sleeves ahort sleeves or no sleeves at all—many of these frocks only one of & kind.” A wounderful chance for every Miss to look her lovellest on Haster morning. Regular misses' sizes 14 to 18 Third Floor. This is the Anniversary group that people seem to like best. Short and with many ribs, brass finished—two requisites of the smartest umbrellas are here—and mo-¢t beautiful silks—with 1%-inch to 3-inch Ottoman tape, satin tape and double-faced borders, all black, navy, brown, red, green and purple —also _all-over plaid and striped silks—handies in keeping—old ivory with antique finieh—pear] and amber combinations in fine composition handles—carved and engine turned finish—some hand-painted styles— everything that is new in umbrellas —in’this great Anniversary collec- tion! $10.00 to $12.50 Crepe-Back Satin Chemise, $7.85 A recent Anniversary arrival at- tracting much attention by reason of wonderful quality and lavish uso of beautiful laces and double-faced ribbons—exquisite and unusual de- signs—the favored lingeric shades. choice of he popular 99 75 style, newness, deep Women's Suits Second Floor Misses’ Suits Third Floor $34.50 $1650 to $25.00 Silk Skirts, $14.75 We've rarely seen such lovely s silke as comprise this Anniversary assortment—Inspira orepe, Broid- erctte, Ripple’d and half a dozen others quite as new and stunning. Styles include the very fine razor pleats, knife, box, side and combina- tion pleated models. The newest high shades, sheik, tile, corn, sun- flower, moss, exquisite combinations . and conservative colorings. $16.50 Silk Gowns, $12.85 A special group from the sampie line that has attracted so much admiration this past week. Radium silk, crepe back, satin and heavy crepe de chine—wonderful assort- ment of the lovellest tailored and lace trimmed styles ¥iesh color, white, orchid and peach to choose