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18 = ST. PATRICK'S DAY COMMITTEE NAMED 200 Will Arrange Event to Be Held at Wasjington Auditorium. More than 200 local Catholics have heen appointed members of the gen- oral committes supervising arrange- ments for a St. Patrick’s day oele- bration at the Washington Audito- March 17 under auspices of the Columbus, it was night arrangements embrace plans commodating 6,000 dancers and ard tables. A short enter- program also will be pre- sented. The fund accumulated will be devoted to the scholarship fund nitiated by Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore archdiocese, and it is expected to provide for at least 50 scholarships to local Catholic high schools for children at present in the grammar schools of the Di triet. ant Committee Is Named. The members of the committee were announced by General Cha man James A. Sullivan, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sullivan, Mr. and Mr: uliffe, Frank J. Dunn, M James A. Dunn, Rev. F. X. Cavanagh, Mr. and Mrs James T. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. John J Downey, Mr. and Mrs. James B. nn,” John E. Lynch, Thomas Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Louis D. Kelly, Thomas J. Hughes, Charles Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Kiley, Mr. and Mrs, E. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rattigan, Mr. and Mrs Adam \. Weschler, Mr. and J. Leo Xolb, Frank B. Myers, W Amann, James A. McDermott, John P. Dunn, Willlam J. O'Brien, W. J. MoGee, C. J. Schubert, Mr. and Mrs. S. M Stafford, C. L. Madden, L« F. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCan W. Marshall, J. J. Buckley McGuire. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. De Mrs B. Horen, Mr. and Mrs. J, Quinn, D. J. Nee, J. Taylor Branson, J. J. Degnan, Mrs, Harry H. Bicksler, Mrs. W. G. Giacchetti, Mrs. John Colpoys, Mrs. J. S. Kistler, Miss Mary iturke, Miss Florence Ryan, Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Myrtle Baile, M ss Laura Luff, Miss Ethel Rodd 3 John W. Reddy, Miss Virginia Of'utt, Miss Rose A, F 13 izabeth Dolan. Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Beatrice Deeds, Miss Catherine orfarty, Mrs. J. D. Moriarty, Miss Mary Manning, Miss Genevieve Mc- ahon, Mrs. Annie Gibson, Miss Clatr MeNally, Miss Helen Langdale, Miss Allce Burke, Mrs, May Buckley, Mrs. F. Meegan, Mrs. Anton Auth, Mr: 5. Dwyer, Mrs. Joseph Mulroe, Mr: H. L. Ryan, Mrs. Henry Clotzbach Mrs. H. J. Murray, Mrs, james Nealon, Charles Fisher, Mrs. Minnie rch, Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Mull{gan, Mr. and Mrs. Idwin P. Goodwin, H. J. Nolda, W. D. g MecKeon, Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. E. A Rudolph Reetachi, R. L. j. and Mrs, C. E. Edwards, Adamson, Mrs. W. W an , Dr. C. I, Griffith, Mrs. C. W. Gri W. Darr, P. T. Niland, George Saver, Mr, and Mre. Leo Kavanaugh, and Mrs. Matthew Dillon, Mr. and . D. J. Burke, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Fdwards, W. C. Neumeyer, Patrick J. llan, John T. Murphy, D. E. Barry, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. S. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Casey, S. L. Cooper, R. Cross, T. J. Culhane, Mr. and Mrs. J. . Donovan, Dr. J. A. Flynn, J. W. Freeman, J. J. Geler, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Graham. - Mr. and M 3. I Ken MeGre nd Madiga M. Robert s X ey, Dr. and F. 3. Haske, Mr. and elly, R. F. Krogman, ght, 1. C. Mooney, Paul D. Radcliffe, J. J. . ¥rank J. Sheehan, J. A. Thomas, Gerald Whelan, W. W, Nelligan, Denis Niland, Mrs. Harry Burns, Mrs. Kate Wall, Miss J. Sou- cop, Miss Phoebe Crocker, J. R. Dow- lan, Mr. Mrs. T'red Martin, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Trodden, Mr. and Mrs. John Overholt, T. K. Galliher, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Hanrahan, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Zabel, Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt, W. H. Carlin, Mr. and Mrs. J. San Willipo, Harold J. Taltavull, M. Tabler, John W. Clark, W. S. ‘arthy, W. P. Normoyle, F. P. H. J. Zilliox, E. B. Finch, H. as F. 1. J. Ken- Oliver J. Le E: H. Ka rer, James I. Fowler, H. C. Bradley, Jidward Roach, Mrs. Emma Palr Miss Mary A. Boland, Mrs. Anne Ker- foot, Mrs. Sadle Trapp, Mrs. Will- iam Belt, Miss Lulu Fitzpatrick, Mrs. ah Gantley, Mrs. Samuel Tucker, Miss Margaret Tucker, Mrs. F. X. Callahan, Misses Cotter, Miss \[arfe McAuliffe, Mrs. Rose McAuliffe, Miss Marle Easby-Smith, Mrs. Anna Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fitzgerald, 1. M. Ready, Miss Madeline Liston, Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Rover, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Glancy; Mr. and Mrs. James F. McKee, Maj. and Mrs. R. J. Donnelly, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. McGee, Mr. and Mrs. James O'Neil, Mr. and Mrs. F., P. Gunning, C. W. Floeckher, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whitton, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Warren, J. F. Welty, I. C. Powderly, Miss Elizabeth Barrett, Paul Holmes, Fred J. Diegelmann, Mr. and Mr: James Bligh, and Mrs. J. Colliflower, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Costigan, I J. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. ack Coyle, Mr. and Mr: Dr. s %S il O'Rourke, Mr. . Hamilton id, Dan S. Ring, chaefer, r. and Mrs. John A. and Mrs. William G. Clipper, J. B. Fitzger J. J. Sweene Marland, Mr. 2 Cora G. Trodden, ¥. Donohue, J. M. Mo Ready, Martin A. . 3. Smith, W. H. Olmstead, Miss Louise Spellman, Miss Ruth Powderly, Miss Regina Barry, Miss Mary Barry and Mrs. Josephine Depenbrock. Sardo, riarty, Dr. John Schubert, J ACCUSER OF I.WRS. STOKES TO FACE SANITY TEST Printer Approaches Man in Court, Declares She Owes Him $1,000 for Work in 1913. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February —Repr sentatives of the State last night a nounced they would inform Judge W. N. Gemmill on Monday of the actlons of Robert Corbitt, printer, accused of attempting to obtain §1,000 from Mrs, Melen Elwood Stokes of Denver. Cor- bitt, they said, vesterday approached 3rs. Stokes in_the courtroom where her husband, W. E. D. Stokes, New York millionaire, is on trial, with others for conspiracy to defame Mrs. Stokes to aid his unsuccessful divorce suit. Corbitt told courtroom attaches he had known Mrs. Stokes in Denver under the name of Cora Stewart in 1911, and that she owed him $1.000 for seeking a man who, she told him, had robbed her of diamonds. Corbitt is being held by the police for psycho- pathic examination. He was found sane in a previous examination here two vears ‘ago, the police say. Mrs. Stokes sald she never saw him until yesterday. There was no court session today. Nearly 72,000,000 eggs laid,in Amer- ica were shipped to Mexico® within a 2 | dore C. Jorsey, | i | Veterans of Great War The early enactment at the present session of Congress of the Line- berger-Bursum bill for the rellef of emergency officers who served in the World War and were disabled as the result of service was urged at the meeting of George Washington Post No. 1, the American Legion, last Tuesdey night. Wallace Streater, the newly elected commander, presided for the first time. The meeting was Leld at the clubhouse, 1829 I street northwest, A report on the Lineberger-Bursum bill was made by Past Commander Howard S, Fisk, chairman of the a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, urging National Commander James A. Drain and the national leglislative committee to urge prompt action on the bill. This bill has been indorsed by two national conventions and also at a previous meeting of the post. Whiting N. Christmas s elected a member of the post, having trans- ferred from Edward Douglas White post. A report of the progress of the costume ball, to be given St. Patrick's day at the new Mayflower Hotel by {the ANied American Legion posts, comprised of George Washington, Kenneth H. Nash, Stuart Walcott and Sergt. Jasper posts, was presented by Past Commonder Fisk, who is treas- urer of the ball committee. The de- |mand for tickets has exceeded the expectations of the ball as most encouraging. The following committees were ap- pointed to represent the post on the | general ball committee: Ticket com- mittee, Henry W. Longfellow, Theo- Howe, George, E, Pickett, 3d Norman R. Grant, Paul E. Raidy, | Bernard C. McGee, Nathan J. Cosel, {D. A. Pippenger, John I. | Ralph Teunis. Ball committee, Wallace Streafer, P. B Percy B. Mc y, Charles B. Hanford, Lew . S. Mohler, F. H Hardy, Paul V. ‘'olling, Charles O. Shaw, Dr. D. P. Penhallow, Isaac R. Willlam F. Mahony nd Clayton |E. Emig. Comdr. Ci Riemer, chairman |of the ball committe ddressed the meeting and outlined some of the surprises in store at the coming ball. George E. Plekett announced dona- tion. which have been made by a number of local wmerchants, which would be awarded as prizes for the handsomest and most unique cos- tumes worn at the ball, The post adopted a resolution ex- pressing_thanks to Representative Walter F. Lineberger, a member .of the legion, from California, for the interest he has manifested since being in Congress on behalf of the ex-service men, and especially mem- bers of George Washington post, { whom he has aided. The resolution was introduced by Past Commander Fisk, who cited in & brief address some of his accomplishments while in_Congress. The members of the post were in- vited to attend the reception and dance to be given February 2¢ at $:30 o'clock at Mount Pleasant Masonic Lodge Hall, Fourteenth and Kenned: treets northwest, under the auspic of Stuart Walcott DPost, No. 10. Tickets were distributed the past week to all members of Kenneth H. ash Post, the American Leglon, for the costume ball to be held at the Mayflower Hotel March 17. The of- ficers and members of the member- ship committee are preparing a list of 1,000 Masons of the District who are ellgible for membership in the post. Communications should be ad- dressed to Charles D. Allen, adjutant, 1736 G street northwest. The Ladies’ Auxiliary recently elected Mrs. Esther G. Johnson pres- tdent and Mrs. George C. Grove vice president, and they will be installed in the near future. The president re- appointed the officers which had been appointed by Mrs. Ashmun, In addi- tion, Mrs. Frank Dunnington was ap- pointed chalrman of the sick com- mittee. The auxillary is working with the post in connection with the hospital and welfare work. ‘Ma" Wilson has been visiting the veterans In the various hospitals each week. An application for membership has been recefved from Mrs. Cecil H. Bacon. arles Senator Holm O. Bursum of , New Mexico was the principal speaker at the recent meeting of the Sergeant Jasper Post, No. 13, the American Le- glon, at the City Club. His subject was “The Eternal Fame of Abraham Lin- coln” emphasizing a life of service, and urged' the members to carefully con- sider the Natlon's problems. Plans were adopted to hold an open forum for discussion on public ques- tions with the suggestion that the air- craft question be the first to be con- sidered. Comdr. Thomas - J. = Fral- ley appointed a committee to arrange the forums, as follows: Thomas E. Walsh, chairman: Wilbur C, Pickett and George L, McGurn. Dr. John L. Ladd was elected post surgeap to succeed Maj. A. Parker Hitchens of the Army Medical School, who has been ordered to _the Philippines. Senlor Vice - Commander - Frank Me- Carthy has been designated to serve with Comdr. Thomas J. Frailey to repre- sent the post on the committes for the costume ball to be given at the May- flower Motel March'17. The next meet- ing will be at the City Club, March 12. National Capltol Post, No. 127, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, closed its Win- ter program February 14, with a mas- querade ball at Odd Fellows' Hall. More than 150 couples were present. Prize winners wére Mrs. Fernande Statsberg, best dressed lady, member of National Capital Auxlliary; Mrs. Adelaide Grant, most comic lady, member of Federal Post Auxiliary; R. C. Marcelino, best dressed man; John F. Marcellno, most comic man. The Fort Myer Monkey Drill Team captured honors for best group. The team consisted of Corpls. O. H, Smith and R. C. Polivoskl, Pvts. M. C. Guilford, D. McQuide, P. M. Mc- Guire, F. E. Matterson and M. O'Connel, The Ladies’ Auxiliary National Cap- ital Post, V. F. W., celebrated its in- stallation of newly elected officers Feb- ruary 10, with President Margaret Lid- stone as hostess, assisted by her offi- cers, Mrs. Mae Cotter, Mrs. Laum Weaver, Secretary Mrs. Elsis Miller, Treasurer Mrs. Margaret Jacobson, Conductress Mrs. Ena - Allen, Guard Mrs. Gertrude Clark, Pianist Mrs. Maude Cooper, Color Bearers Mrs. Fernande Statsberg and Miss Ethel Weaver; Chaplain Mrs. Bessie Quinlin, Trustees Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits and Mrs. Mary Grant. Past Department Comdr. Sam- uel H. Jacobson, in the absence of De- partment Comdr. William Hommer Car- roll, presented Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits with a past president's jewel, Mrs. Mae Cotter and Fernande Statsberg announced a 500 card party for February 24, at Pythian Temple. A ‘“tacky party” in’ charge of Mrs. Maude Cooper and Mrs, Ena' Allen- will be. held March 24 at Pythian Temple, The Omaha convention committee of the Department of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, has adopted the Chesapeake and Ohie Rallway as the official route to the seventh. mational convention to be held in Omaha, Nebr., October 5 to 9, inclu- sive. i The committee plans to go in a special traln composed of about 10 cars, Including baggage cars, diners, observation car, etc, to the conven- tion city and returning Intact after the convention has adjourned. A speclal representative of the rallway company will accompany the District Legionnaries to and from the convention. Acgording $e the plans of the som~ resolutions committee, who presentad | committee | and the sale of boxes was reported | Quinn and | mittee the special train will leave Washington Friday, October 2, at 11 am., arriving at White Sulphur Springs at 6:30 p.m., where a three- hour stop-over will be made for supper and Indulging in amusements until train departure time. Leaving White' Sulphur Springs at 9:30 {n the evening, the ‘special will arrive at Cincinnat! the next morning at 645 o'clock, departing at 7 o'clock for Chicago, which_ will be reached Sautrday afternoon, Octobor 3, at 8 o'clock. A two-hour stop-over will be per- mitted in the Windy City, and at § o'clock Saturday night the train will proceed to Omaha, where ihe party is scheduled to arrive Sunday morn- ing at 6 o'clock. The convention opens Monday morning, October 6 The arrangements provide for Pull- man cars to be chartered for the en- tire trip and parked for occupancy at Omaha during the five days of the convention. Anvobservation car will be one of the features of the train. The route will be via Charlotte ville, Va., viewing Monticello,” the home of Thomas Jefferson; Unlver- |'sity of Virginia, *Blue Ridge Moun- tains, Pledmont and Shenandoah Val- leys, Allegheny Mountains, thence through the famous mountains of West Virginia, passing many hise torical points en route. During the stop-over the members of the party will stop at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Hotel for sup- per. En route the train will pass through Staunton, located on the west side of the Valley of Virginia; Charlottesville, which was the tem porary capital of the State in 1872, near which is located the farm of President Monroe, home of Thomas Jefterson, University of Virginia, to Clifton Forge. To liven up the trip the committee has designated the Vincent B, Costello Drum Corps as the ofcial musical organisation to accompany the delegation to the con- vention city The transportation committee in charge, of the special train s com- posed of Henry A. Rensz, chairman; Miss Helen G. O'Nefll, Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs M. O'Connor, Watson B. Miller,’ Willlam F. Franklin, Henry H. Smith, Alexander M. Bremer, Miss Eunice C. Dessez and Howard 8. Fisk. Vincent B. Costello Post met Tues- day In the boardroom of the District Bullding, Commander Kohen presid- ing. Seven new members were ad- mitted. Commander Kohen appointed a committee of seven to carry on an extensive drive for membership, both old and new, to bring the post up to 500 by April 15, when an entertain- ment will be given in honor of the initiation class at the New Ebbitt Hotel. A trip to the natlonal cor- vention, at Omaha, Nebr., in October, will be the prize to the member bring- irg in ths most members. Alabama, JTowa and New York day was celebrated Tuesday at the Ameri- can Legion Auxillary Service Club, 220 Third street northwest, when soldiers from those States confined at Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals were speclal guests. Women of the hospital committee of the American Legion Aux- fliary, under the leadership of Mr: Thomas E. . Fawcett, chairman, fur- nished chicken salad, rolls, coffee, ice cream, cake, candy and cigarettes, pur- chased with funds furnished by the auxiliary departments of Alabama, Iowa and New York. Senator Smith Wildman Brookhart of Towa, George H. Lynch, president of the New York State Soclety, and Frank L. Peckham, department commander of the legion, also joined the knife and fork brigade. The only thing that mar- red the day was the unavoldable ab- sence of Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, whose generosity in turning the bullding over to the auxiliary rent free has made the Service: Club possible. Among the women who participated in entertain- ing the veterans, in_addition to Mrs. Fawcett, were: Mrs. ililam F. Frank- lin, past department president;. Mrs. George P. Frailey, department vice president; Mrs. Lewis Werden, presi- dent of the Stuart Walcott unit; Mrs. Joseph O. Johnson, president of the Ken- neth H. Nash unit; Mrs. Frank L. Peck- ham, president 8f the Tank Corps un! Mrs. Clara Sonnerman, a gold star mother; Miss Elizabeth Fisher, depart- ment historian; Mrs. Harry Smallwood, chalrman of the department finance committee; Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. E, B. Phillips. Stuart Walcott Post and its auxil- iary unit will hold a joint reception and dance next Tuesday evening at the Mount Pleasant Masonic Lo#ge rooms, Fourteenth and Kenyon streets northwest, to which all leglonnaires and | auxiliary units and members are in- vited. Several members of the Wal- cott Post were entertained last Sun- day by Dr. Kate Waller Barrett at her residence in Alexandria, Va. at an informal reception given in honor of Mrs. Charles Beasley, president of | the American Leglon Auxiliary of the Department of Pennsylvania. Gom- mander and Mrs. Charles Riemer, Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ralph, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Werden, the .latter presfdent of the Walcott Auxiliary unit, represented the Walcott Post. “The Walcott ball committee 1is swamped with orders for tickets for the Allled Legion Posts’ ball, which will be held at the Mayflower Hotel March 17. Capt. Watson B. Miller has been appointed chairman of the floor committee for the ball, others on this committee are Capt. Paul Me- Gahan and John Lewis Smith, and Department Commander Frank L. Peckham, vice chairmen; John Thomas Taylor, Edward McFee Lewls, Capt. Frederick L. Stephens, Lieut. Robert McCandlish, Lieut, - Harry C. Rucker and Lieut. George Pickett 3d. W.C.T. U ‘The District Union held an executive meeting Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., District headquarters, 522 street. Usual business was acted and reports made by special committees. Plans were made for the quarterly convention to be held all day April 17, at McKendree M. E. Church. Detalls were also completed for the special service held every year around the statue of Frances E. Wil- lard in Statuary Hall of the Capltol, and which will take place today at 3 o'clock. At this memorial service ad- dresses will be made by Senator Wal- ter F. George of Georgla, and Repre- sentative Charles I. Stengel of New York; a quartet will sing and there will be a solo by Mrs. J. E. 8. Kin- sella. Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, president of the District W. C. T. U. will preside. At the executive mee ing a short talk was given by Mrs. Don Blalne. Luncheon was served in the bullding. > The North Capitel Union met Mon- day evening in Bethany Baptist Church, the president, Mrs. M. R. Lineback; presiding. The Scriptures were read by the pastor’s wife, Mrs. Hugh T. Stevenson and Mrs, Theodore T. Moore, vice president, led in prayer. Reports from the secretaries, Mrs. Harry L. Strang, and Mrs. Louls Espey, and the treasurer, Mrs. Emma Lynch, showed interest and progress. The district superintendent of literature, Mrs. Charles Montgom- ery, stressed the importance of her department, and Mrs, Birdle Farmer, district superintendent of White Ribbon Recruits urged the work among the children. Mrs. ‘Galt Bowen gave a contralto solo, and Mrs. Norris a so- prano solo, after which the' distric president, ‘Mrs, Emma Sanford Shel- ton spoke of “Fifty Years of the W. C. T. U. in the District.” Refreshmenta Were served in the in Sixth trans- HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Girl Takes Liner, But Says Clews Is Not Engaged Miss Leightamer Has Detectives to Keep Baron Away. By the Associated Press. . NEW YORK, February 21.—Miss Vera Leightamer, who just missed salling on the Mauretania with Henry Clews, 3d, last Monday, was a pas- sengér today on the Aquitania. Although ' her attorneys had a nounced she wauld marry Mr. Clews abroad, Miss Leightamer denied that she was engaged to the young man, whose grandfather was the late Henry. Clews, financier. “I don't intend to marry Mr. Clews or any one else at present,” she sald. “I want it understood that I am not pursuing him. If he comes to see me in Paris—well, that wjll be dif- ferent. I shall stop at the Ritz there.” Booked as “Miss Véra Robertson, Miss Leightamer was accompanied aboard the ship by her attorneys, a squad of detectives and Baron Willle von Knoblock, a cabaret dancer. Miss Leightamer’s attorneys said the detectives were on hand to see that Baron Willfe did not attempt to accompany the young woman abroad. Miss Leighfamer even refused to say a shiphoard good-bye to the baron as he stood outside her stateroom pleading for “just one more word, Vera The baron was one of a trio who enacted a little tableau as the Maure- tania safled ‘last Monday. Clews, standing at the taffrall with arms outstretched toward Miss Leight- amer, was a figure in the tableau. The young lady, standing on the pler be- side Baron Willle and with arms out- stretched to Clews, also figured. Ac- companying Miss Leightamer today was Mrs. C. Oliver .Gildersleeve, her chaperon. 777 WORKERS GET NEW JOBS. DETROIT, February 21 (Special).— mployment figures for the last week show a gain in Detroit industrial plants of 777 workers, the total em- ployed now being 207,884, which com« pares with 241,000 for the correspond- ing week last vear. church parlors and a social hour spent. Southwest Union met Monday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. George M. Yeatman, 427 Seventh street soutH- west. An unusually large attendance of members was present. Devotional ~exerolsss were held, with Bible reading by Mrs. Arthur Olmsted and prayer offered:by Mrs. Fish. Mrs. Sattas, president, appoint- ed Mrs. M. C. Baum secretary pro tempore in the bsence of Miss M. B. Whaley. Miss Whaley's report of the January meeting at the home of the president of the union was praised for its clear-cut description. Mrs. Fannle Yeatman -read the treagurer's report. Mrs. Owen Peed, muperintendent of temperance ltera~ ture, reported on the amount of lit- erature distributed. Mrs. Sattas, in the absence of Mrs. Wagner of the flower committee, re- ported the number of members ab- sent on account of illness. The seo- retary was Instructed to write them letters and to send them flowers and the well wishes of the union. Mrs. Pate was in charge of the goclal exercises of the evening. Mrs. Thrift recited “Like Caruse.” “Life’ Tragedies” and accompanied herself on the ptano with the recitals “Soap” and “Why." Master Pate gave a musical number, and as he was the representative of the new Southwest Y, gave a little address on the hopes and good work of the Y. Mrs. Stout in an address on the work of the children of the Loyal Temperance League stated that the work of the ohfldren and the youth in the L. T. L. and the Y is inspiring and helpful to the union. George M. Yeatman, president of the Southwest Citizens' Association, upon pressing request, gave a brief acoount of the recent work ef that anization. O cocial hour was enjoved With the hostess. Wount Pleasant Union met Tuesday the home of Mrs. L. II. Brueninger, 5700 Sixteenth street, Mrs. Lindley D. Clark, president, presiding. Devo- tional exercises were conducted by Mrs, Edwina E. Slosson. Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler sang. Reports were read by Recording Secretary Mrs. B. C. Yellowley, Cor- responding Secretary Mrs. E. C. Stan- ton and Treasurer Mre. M. C. Bennett. Reports in detall were heard from nine ,of the superintendents of de- partments. Child welfare, Mrs. J. M. Doran, reported a visit to the Colored Child_ Welfare Center conducted by the Women's Christian Temperahce Union, on Third strest southwest, where @ growing interest in the work is being shown by children and par- ents in that nelghborhood. Christian citizenship, Mrs. Lucy R. Swanton, reported on many current events connected with law enforcement. Flower mission and calling superin- tendent, Mrs, A. B. Carty, reported many calls made and delicacies sent to those in need of help and cheer. Mrs. R. T. Stout, superintendent, Loyal Temperance Legion, will have Miss Blanche Philpit as an assistant during the coming year. They have already formed several new organiza- tions and are growing rapldly in numbers and interest. Mrs. E. C. Stanton, superintendent of peace, of- fered a resolution towards participa- tion in the World Court. Mrs. H. L. Lutz made an appeal for interest in Sunday school work as a means of educating children regarding the dangers alcohol and clgarette habits. Miss Helen Hudson reviewed points and features favorable to law en- forcement and showing a beneficial tendency. Mrs. Emma Shelton, Dis- trict president, spoke on conditions in general and ‘gave the history of the Women's Christlan Temperance Union from its earliest inception to the present. A social hour was enjoyed through Mrs. Breuninger's hospitality. Assist- ing her were Mrs. W. H. Jeftreys, Mrs. Bessie Ward, Miss Elizabeth Re! and Mrs. W. B. Wheeler. The meet- ing adjourned until March 18, at the Calvary Methodist Church, at 8 p.m. bin Untom held its February meeting at the home of Mrs. E. S. Henry, 1320 Columbia road, Mrs. Ella S. Knight, president, in the chair. The “White Ribbon Rally Song” was sung, followed by the reading of the “Parable of the Talents,” by Mrs. O. B. Brown. Reports were made by the treas- urer, -Mrs. Phillips; the corresponding seoretary, Mrs. Henry, and the fol- lowing superintendents of depart- ments: Flower mission, Miss Fowler; official organ, Mrs. Johns; press, Mrs. Sherwood, and Chritlan- citizenship, Mrs. Cunningham. Mrs. Fisher was received as @ new thember. Mrs. Henry was appointed to represent Columbia Union at the meeting of the anti-tobacca conventlon in Metro- politan Methodlst Episcopal Church March 4 and 5. 3 Mrs. Ravera, president W. C. T. U. of Porto Rico, gave & brief report of the jubilee convention held in Chi- cago, prefacing her remarks with a greeting from the women of Porto Rico. She had been deeply impressed, sho sald, with the yast pumber ef of D. O, FEBRUARY : Civilian Army News That fn ths event the 200,000 strength. program for the National| Guard, advocated In certaln quarters, is adopted, would make It necess: to modify the entire Natlonal Guard organization, which s being worked out, is cleariy {llustrated in perusing the strength requirements of the varipus arms of the State's armed citizenry. Completion of the 250,000 stiength program was being rapidly pushed forward by the authorities in the Militla Bureau, until the retrench- ment policy of the Government step- ped in and concluded the plans of the bureau fn perfecting this organiza- tion. It is pointed out by the sup- porters of the quarter million strength program that a fixed figure of 200,000 men will not only be in- sufficlent to complete the organiza- tion of the 18 Intantry divisions, peace strength, but will prevent the peace strength formation of the four C alry divisons, 130 Coast Artillery companies, and the reglments of heavy field artillery. The requirements of the 18 Infan- try divisions, peaco strength, are 10,602 commissioned officers, 144 war- rant officers and 199,638 enlisted men, while the four Cavalry divisions, in order L0 meet the peace strength re- quirement figures, will need 1,424 offi- cers, 16 warrant officers and 18,992 men, the total aggregate strength of the ‘Infantry and Cavalry divisions being 210.334 and 20,432, respectively. 8ix hundred and eighty-elght officers, 14 warrant officers and 15,000 of the enlisted perscnnet will be required for the organization of the 130 Coast Artfllery companies, or a total of 16,702; while the regiments of heavy field artillery, of which there are 18 in number, will require 1,134 officers, 18 warrant officers and 20,632 enlisted men, or a total of 21,784, The total required strength of these four arms is, therefore, 13,848 officers, 192 war- rant officers and 254,262 enlisted men. This does not include the strength of the Army Corps troops and special troops, which have an approximate strength of 27,024, Limiting the size of the National Guard to 200,000 would cause a com- plete modification -of the quarter million strength program structure ‘That this limitation would make re- crulting less dificult, one of the points brought out by the limitation supporters, is debatable, as a study of the monthly strength reports for the past year, complled by the War Department, indicates that the strength of the Guard steadily In- creased with little effort on the part of recruiting officers. The most important bill affecting the organized reserves or National Guard, was that which passed the Senate January 26 and which was not objected to when it went through the House. It is perhaps, one of the most important affecting the military as it is an amendment to section 58 of the national defense act as It applies to the National Guard. National Guard regulations have for some years past a@thorized r enlistment in the State oftizen forc of men between the ages of 45 and 64 vears. . The controller general in a decision dated August 30, 1924, held “that under existing laws enlisted | men of the National Guard cannot be more than 45 years of age, that the enlistment of men over 45 {s contrary to law, and that such men cannot re- ceive pay from Federal funds for services they perform. At the pres- ent time, there are a considerable number of men in the National Guard between the ages of 45 and 64, many of whom hold positions as non-com- missioned officers, caretakers and armory employes. Continuing these men in service in the National Guard is very deslrable, the proposed amend- ment to this section not only making his possible, but it will also validate payments made to enlisted men with- in these age limits. Warrant officer: who have been otherwise authorized for the National Guard since this sec- tion was enacted, are specifically pro- vided for in the proposed change. According to paragraph 1, special vrders 27, headquarters. 3d Corps Area, currens series, the following named reserve officers residing in Washington have been assigned to the non-divisional group, R. U.; Maj. Harry W. Schoening, Veteran Officers’ Reserve Corps as evacuation officer of the 1st Army; Lieut. Col. John A. Klernan, Veteran Officers’ Reserve Corps, as commanding officer of ths Veterinary Evacuation Hospital No. 15, 4th Army, and Maj. Jesse P. Porch. Veteran Officers’ Reserve Corps, as executive officer of Veterinary Hos- pital No. 25. The following reserve officers re- slding in Washington having been assigned to the non-divisional group, R. by paragraph 1, special orders No. 23, headquarters, 3d Corps Area, ¢ s, are assigned to the following units and in the capacity designated in each case: 3 Receipts officer, Capt. Alton G. Grin- nell, Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, 3620 McKin- ley street, Chevy Chase, District of Columbia; dental surgeon, Station Hospital No. 58, First Lieut. John A. Boston, Dental Corps, Officers’ Re- serve Corps 145 _East Wilsan boule- vard, Clarendon, Va.; adjutant and de- tachment commander, Capt. John F. Newport, Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, 432 Upshur street northwest; supply and mess offi- cer, First Lieut. Michael J. Leahy. Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, 5344 Forty-first street, Chevy Chase, District of Columbia; adjutant and detachment commander, First Lieut. Harry P. Davis, Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Re- serve Corps, 515 Longfellow street: supply and mess officer, Capt. Charles C. Young, Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, Lan ham, Md: Station Hospital No. 56, chief of Medical Service, Maj. Augustus C. Gray, Medical Corps Officers’ Reserve Corps, 1242 Newton women attending the convention— delegates from 40 States—and with the spirit of fraternity pervading the meetings. Mrs. Ravera closed her talk with an account of the banquet held at the La Salle Hotel and the visit to Rest Cottage in Evanston, the home of Frances E. Willard and now the headquarters of the National W.C T U The guests—Mrs. Bradford; Mrs. Alvin H. Day, president of Eckington Union; Mrs, . Eva C. Criswell, presi- dent of Emma Sanford Shelton Union; Mrs. J. W. Alllson, district treasurer, and Mrs. C. B. Emig of Northwest Union—each responded with some bit of information or good cheer to the welcome extended them by the presi- dent. Following the program a social hour was spent with the hostess. This meeting marked the thirty- second anniversary of the organiza- tion of Columbia Union, which was formed in February, 1893, under the name of Le Droit Union. ‘West End Union will meet tomor- row, 7:45 pm., at Union M. E. Church. The Edna Taylor “¥” of the W. C. T. U.—Mrs. Alvin Day opened her home Monday night to a party of young peo- ple who met for the purpose of review- ing work of the Edna Taylor “Y." Mrs. Edna_Taylor presided untll the follow- ing officers were elected: William Line- back, president; Maxine Grossbrunner, vice president; Anna Kimball, corre- sponding secretary; Ruth Carlson, re- cording secretary, and Scott Pollock, treasurer. The young people present in- cluded thess officers ard Ruth Nickles, Anita Peters, Naomi Crain, Eva Cérl- son, Louise Spire, Allos Bonnett, Vesta Pollock, Margaret - Rae, the Misses Frazier, Reading and Patterson, Her- bert Caruthers, William Bradley, Free- also | s | streot northeast; Station Hospital No. 60. surgioal ward officer, Capt. George H. B. Terry, Medical Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, 801 Butternut stree Hospital Center No, 3, center labora- tory assistant, Maj. Harry A. Davis. Sanitary, Officers’ Resérve Corps, 318 Shepherd street northwest; supply and mess officer, Capt. Arthur B, Cole, Medical Administrative Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, Army Medical School; Hospital Train No. 35. commanding officer, Maj. Virgil B. Williams, Medi- cal Corps, Officers’ Reserve Corps, 3624 Davis street northwest. First Lieut, Emilfo E. Merino, Alr Service, OfMcery’ Reserve Corps, for- merly a residéent of Washington, hav- ing moved to Porto Rico, has been relleved from assignment to the 405th Pursuit Squadron, 4th Army. Lieut. Col. John Scott, Infantry, executive officer of the Organized Re- sorves in Washington, has been order- ed to Walter, Reed General Hospital for a slight operation. Col. Scott expects to be back to his dutles in the Graham Bullding very shortly. The attendance of the various as- semblies of the Organized Reserves held in the Graham Bullding ha reached to such a capacity that it is necessary to secure larger quarters. Plans are being Serlously considered for acquiring a larger assembly hall which will be of such a capacity that facilities for a rifie and pistol range may be provided. Organized Reserve headquarters for the District are now located in the above-mentioned bufld- ing at Fourteenth and 1 streets northwest. An officlal War Department enroll- ment report of the Army correspond- ence courses of the Organized Re- serves, as of December 31, last, indi- cates that on this date, out of 84,218 reserve officers there was a total of 14,873 reserve officers of all arms availing themselves of this oppor- tunity to further their military edu- cation, or & percentage of 17.86, It is an interesting fac in this connec- tion to say that the percentage of reserve officers entolled in the cor- respondence course and completing |same is higher than that obtaining in the commercial correspondence hools. In addition to the commis- sioned officers there were 365 of the enlisted reserves enrolled. The 7th Corps Area holds the dis- tinction of having more reserve of- ficers enrolled in these courses than any of the other eight corps areas, having 5042 reserve officers taking {this instruction and being the only crops area over the 2,000 mark. Fol- {lowng are the number of officers tak- |ing this correspondence instruction { Ly corps areas: | First, 15 : second, 1,934; 1,450; fourth, 1,596; fifth, 1,285 1,804; seventh, 2,04%; eighth, 1,621, and ninth, 1,570, or a total of 14,873. According to branches, the number of reserye officers enrolled in these courses are: Adjutant General's De- partment, 342; Alr Service, 859; Cav- alry, 636; Chaplains' Corps, 147; Chemieal Warfafe Service, 239; Coast Artillery Corps, 738; Engineers, 1,200; | Fleld Artillery, 1,225; Finance Depart- ment, 364; Infantry, 3,798; Judge Ad- vocate General's Department, 27 Medical Department, 2,123; Military Intelligence, 337; Ordnance Depart- ment, Quartermaster Corps, | 1.473; Signal Corps, 481; Military Po- Ih.-e,'.‘l. and Course “D,” 254 third, sixth, During the week the following ap- plications were received at Organized Reserves headquarters in Washington for the 1925 citizens' military train- ing camp. They are as follows: Ma. con Wesson, 1821 Belmont street: Madison D. ‘Truman, 1336 D straet northeast; Lucien K. Harper, Takoma Park, Md; Willls A. Finch, jr, 1817 Belmont street; John M. Watrus, 3238 Thlrtegnlh Street northwest; Percy H. Skinner, 2038 Eigtiteenth street northwest; Robert B. Curtiss, 1628 | Fifteenth ‘street northwest; Glibert E. Stringer, 4420 Fourteenth street: Francis B. Murray, 1333 Massachu. sets avenue; Isham W. Perkins, 206 Fourteenth street southwest; Ralph R. Beller, 513 Longfellow street. and Lewls Haves, Upper Mariboro, The population quota for the Dis- trict of Cplumblia. is 116, but last year, due to the fact that soms of the smalf counties in Maryland and Virginia ‘comlng under this area failed to re- cruit their quota, 175 young men from the District were sent to camp to fill UD the quotas of those countles which were short. It would not be surpris- | ing, declared Col. John Scott, execu. | tive officer of the Organized Reserves in | Washington, that close to 200 of the | young men residing in the District will be selected to attend the 1925 citizens’ | military training camp, which will be held from July 1 to 30, 1925, The Citizens'’ Military Training Core ‘¢andidates enrolled in the Cay. alry, Field Artillery and Engineers will take their training this year at Camp Meade, Md:; the Coast Artil- lery will receive their instrustion at Fort Monroe, Va.; while the basic and Infantry classes will train with the 34th United State Fort Eustls, Va. S Ordnance reserve officers will as- premble in the Graham Building to- morrow to hear lectures delivere. Maj. R. P. Harbold, assistant exscn, tive officer, and Maj. John A. Brooks, Jr. Maj. Harbold is holding a series of lectures on general military in- tormation, while Maj. Brooks is doing e covering s lkewise & special ordnance Capt. Carl Halla, Finance Di | on duty in the Army finance oMoy } Washington, and Maj. E. 0. Hopkins. Finance Division, on duty in the ofoe of the chlef of finance, will appear before the local finance reserve offi- cers Tuesday. Maj. Hopkins will have | as his subject “Payments, Speoial Dex posits and Circulars,” ‘while Capt Halla wil lecture on reports and ac. unts required in Soxtita e disbursement and Members of the Howitzer 320th Infantry, will nmesmlr::m“u:): Graham Bullding Thursday for their assembly. In addition to moving plo- tures on this subect, a lecture on the “Howitzer Company” will be given by Capt. John Thomas Taylor, com.. manding this company, who will be aesisted by Second Lieut John R. rosman, who Is assi aamany gned to this A new angle of the Winter i burg schente has beeh developed 1u New York by the organization of Wwhat might be termed a ‘“Junfor Plattsburg.” At present the training afforded by. the Winter Plattsburg covers largely the higher assign. ments of quartermaster officers, = In the event of an emergency requiring the calling to active duty of reserve officers, the majority of those called to the colors would, of course, be in {ho lower grades, and the primary of these officers wo bo the dotail work of the corme. Sal Junior Plattsburg {s signed, ~ therefore, reach this class and not Interfere with Pl:n.l:ur‘ group. t the first meeting 45 re, ::::::l-“ of: the ‘&ulmrmu'::rv-cbrv".ul on agre has been reached enune > meet. four times a month for following subjects: ho:.:::zefu;hl: ing, preparation of requisitions, tran portation requests and bills of lad. ing, contracting and purchasing, per- sonnel, clvilfan and enlisted; ration system of the Army and the ration and savings account and the organt- zation and functions of corps area, intermediate depot, and post quarter- : L S SR primarily de- to particularly at the same time the regular Winter YOU AND UNCLE SAM Series of Educational Articles Telling How Federal Govern~ ment Is Organized and How It Functions—Written Expressly for School Children. . 35—Uncle Sam’s Business Organization. - s these estimafess alteratione it of the House w | with whatever lnd\'mnh e, into a serles of tion bills, which are the in the House and Se tional hearings are I In this way ull ap caretully serutinized come within the fiscal President, to sce that thos more important get prefe Then, even after the apyrc have been made, th ciency program it through th busine on which e Pr this requiremer The appropr gress are the m mum amount of busine be planned for i year. They are not the the minimum amount which may be performed in planning the President ted that each nust not onl efully guard a any of the activities being ¢ on at @ rate which would requi ditional appropriations for t rear, but shou usiness 1 of expe efficient administration that each branch of work up a reserve from Py to balance at ‘When Uncle Sam adopted a budget system some four years ago, Congress in both branches made radical chang in the method of making appropri tiohs to conform to the budge: system, taking appropriating power from some 20 major committees and concentrat- ing it in one master committee of 35 members, which in turn was reorgan- 1zed along departmental lines. Then, as an ally to the Budget Bureau, the President by executive order met up an office of chief co- ordinator to bring all the departments and commissions and boards into co- operative efforts for efficient business administration—which had previously been absolutely lacking. Another very important {nnova- | tion was to assemble all the adminis- trative heads of the wctual working farce into a business organization | which meets twice a vear, in January and June, in Memorial Continental | Hall, at which time the President and | the Director of the Bureau of the| Budget outline the fiscal program o that all agencles of the Government are now for the first time in history carefully co-ordinated into a co-opera- tive effort to run the Government ef- ficiently and_economical In June, 1921, there was held the first meeting of the business organi- zation of the Government, when the | President presented the problem of | diminishing the cost of Government. We had come out,of the World War | with a vastly indreased public debt and a greatly expanded public service It was imperative that the rising! costs of Government should be curbed | agencies f in its peace-time activities. These | order, shop managers were called together | business « to formulate definite policies of re-|.u cesent! trenchment and methods of carrying|of the them into effect. That was the first time in the hi tory of this Nation that the Chief Executive personally outlined and presented to officials of the business organization of the Government an exacutive plan for the unified conduct of governmental business and re- trenchment in governt al tur oonsistent with efficiency. e such meetings of the organization have been held and | become a fixture in the execuu\e{ branch of the Government. | ment's variea The Budget Bureau gathers the |of good busine estimates of appropriations made by ek departmental and administrative offi- | ynder 2 cfals. It goes over these to determine | ung serve which are most essential and to See | Luciness | that a proper apportionment of the | most effic funds available are made throughout | the entire service in their relative| (The merit. These revised estimates are |series will b then submitted to Congress, and after | Job " hearings the appropriation committee | paper T carrie s orga es i1 ons made of the Theref. expenditures, ins The Preside importance of bus The budget d scribed the Chief Executive, director of the business ment. His r any agency to help each, the 112 a wonle . is cont OPEN EVENING! The Piano Shop 227 Pennsylvania Ave. Southeast ALE' PIANOS = PLAYERS For 3 days we are going. to clear out all instruments that have been taken in trade for our new Pianos, Players and Grands, and to move 50 used Pianos and Players in 3 days we have cut prices down to rock bottom to move them quickly. Unbelievable |, Low Prices! 2 Pianos at $15 ea. 3 Pianos at $25 ea. 2 Pianos at $35 ea. 1 Piano at $45 ‘1 Piano at $58 1 Piano at $69 And Many Others Upright Pianos Used Pianos $ 1 5 As Low As. 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