Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1929, Page 76

STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MARCH 17, 1929—PART 4% . No Mail or Army. |l‘flpllln( who will become eligible for With the reappointment of Rear | Promotion to the grade of major in| Admiral Willlam A. Moffett to serve | 1930 begin with Capt. Thomas F. Davis, | another term of four years as chief of | NO. 57 on the Denta] Corps captain lis ‘ the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy De-|2nd conclude with Capt. Clarence R.| iment, the re- Benney. who is No. 83 on that list. One | Bt of | Gen | lleutenant will be due for promotion to Hines to continue ! captain during this year. The Dental | to serve as director Cnrpé)pmmnnon examining board which | O e Veterans' will conduct the prescribed examination | b vt ik | of these officers in Washington will be et of | composed of the following: Lieut. Col. | e Paviion | . L K. LeFlamme and Maj. William S| S e Rice, both dental officers, and Capt. | ey o “War for James B. Anderson, M. C. Air, interest is in- ereasing in _the case of Maj. Gen. Prices advertised are for Monday only! Come early and share in these generous-sized savings! Navy. The designation of Comdr. Joel T. b Boone of the Naval Medical Corps as | Amos A pieie mis ; the personal physician to President | tour as chief of Hoover has raised a highly interesting | Chemical Warfare | question relative to the pay and rank Service on March | status he will occupy while performing 38, 1929, just 11 : | those duties. In this connection, it davs Of the . | will be remembered that Maj. J. F. T senerals | M»)'Ges-Wviee. . {iooupall of ithe EAtmy SMRdI] Corpe T B lefs of thelr respective | Was given the temporaty rank, pey and AR Awfices in the War De- |allowances of a colonel while acting in Pertment.. there are bul three who| the same capaclty for former President | DT, et of their branches in the | Coolidge, but this act prescrived that American Expeditionary Forces in mlel : curiously enough. al :°:{:’,(:v'{'fi",’“,‘,%:;:f'":,,",,', MOugh. 1| (Maj. Coupal), would have the tempo- > branches. to wit. Gen. Merritte W. Ire- | Ty rank and the pay and allowances = B el Gen, ©- C Ly | ots eolonieliof theArmyiMealsdl/Corps . ;G O Pries, | While so serving Jiams, chief of ordnance. and Gen. Fries, | Whlle 50 Sefv/ &, chief of Chemical Warfare Service | Gen. Pries served longer as the chief | M&) Coupal, but as the act day it makes no provision, as . of his branch in the A. E. F. than| !0day rovi e | e oo e e ecping R G T, PR e | our dale eapacity for a year and five months A e thanrben Gen. Ireland's present tour of duty | M&) Upe. s S as surgeon general of the Army will not | Army Medical Cor pi: while th e expire until October 30, 1930. He will | EIHRE Bereatter in the same capecity. | > pey are not colonels. not attain the retiement age Wmil| 00 of service opinion that the bill until May 31, 1931, which will make him | Sensue 0F St BRGNS career | 9:15t010:15 AM serve for seven months after his present | SR Lol 0 e ‘addition of & | ML it tour expires. On July 16, 1930, Gen , - f W i vil clat roviding the same equivalent | O omens Williams will complete his present duty | elause BYOWTRE, (A6 PRI, Cimeer of | f e o = R s designs. Yd., 14c. as chief of ordnance. but he will not be | () "aval Medical Corps who might be | F lt M.ll. eligible to be retired for age until No- | the Navat Medit BEe Lol o to the | o 133‘3‘A,;“‘;‘_;"N.’“:f_‘{‘,f‘,xsif“,‘;. President, as has actually been done | B e afier bis preaent tour expires, | now by President Hoovers deslgnatior] s chiel of cranance in the A. E. F. | of Comdr. Boone, It I felt that & (oW for 13 months. Gen. Fries will not reach | 51084 e SEECT PO ng alow- An odd lot of felt millinery in gay pastel shades. Many sizes in the lot! 1 Hour Sale! the retirement age limit until Marc 1 . : > . : : &nces for any officer of the Army and | 1%, 1937, which will make him setve. | g, y pedical branches; who happens to | 75 prs. wom- en’s rubbers, 19c 1 Hour Sale! unless he is reappointed the latter part | “ : ! 7 be below the rank of colonel or captain, | of this month, 7 yeurs, 11 months a0d fopeciively, while serving in the im-| some damaged 300 pairs women’s and c Soiled and shop- 19 days, nearly elght years after hit |, ;g and responsible place of physi-| children’s slip- Broken sizes. 9+ Hecht Co. Basement F ST. at 7th. . e the officer of the Army Medical Corps who was then assigned to that duty, 19¢ to 25¢ Printed Cottons Cotton prints in from v = —— Women’s Spring For Basement =~ Millinery Day Sale Only! I I o) matron. All headsizes. revert to the grade of colonel. In the case of the other staff corps chiefs of branches, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bridges, the adjutant general. will have four years pius to serve after his present tour expires: Maj. Gen. E. A. Kreger, judge advocate general, will retire for age prior to the completion of his four years as judge advocate gener: Ma. Gen. R. L. Carmichael, chief of finance, will have 4 years. 5 months and 25 days to serve after his presemt tour expires while Maj. Gen. B. F. Cheatham, quar- termaster general, will have 1 year, 4 months and 17 days of active service remaining after his present tour expires. ep toward the creation of 8| Defense Foundation, _the | of which is to create a fund | which will combat the pacifist and | radical movement which has been | opposing all measures of national de- fense, there was organized in Washing- | ton last week an insurance cOmpAN the incorporators of which are a num- ber of leaders of patriotic and national | defense organizations. Rear Admiral | R. E. Coontz, U. S. N, retired, was; elected president of the company, and | Maj. Gen. Mark L. Hersey, U.'S. A retired, secretary-treasurer. ‘The com pany will devote part of its income to the furtherance of national defense of | the country. As a Nation: objecti Basement Day Specia Beys’ Sizes for junior misses, for matrons, for small women, for large women! In high shades, in black and navy! In dressy styles, in tai- New Prints! New Flat Crepes! Navy Georgettes with slips! $ .88 Weeks of planning, of careful current tour of duty is completed. '1n| o \" ) (ne President and the members | e SLCORR.OF PIGTIAE, OF sale e buying, of preparation enable us his case, being a staff branch, he would of his family. worn. Of the 99 captains now in the Dental Corps of the Regular Army. 56 will be. come due for promotion to the grade Athletic union Union Suits suits of mainsook materials, made zgc of major during the current calendar year, and 27 will become eligible during 1930. There will be no promotions of Army dental officers to the grade of colonel or lieutenant colonel during 1929 or 1930. The captains who will attain their majority this year begin with Capt. Samuel J. Rohde, No. 1 on the ‘list of Dental Corps captains, and conclude with Capt. Daniel S. Lock- ‘wood, who is No, 56 on this list. Those | grade) J. B. McVey. Spanish War Veterans MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, tomorrow night, Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers’ Home. Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp, Wednesday night, Pythian Temple. Richard J. Harden Camp, Thursday night, Pythian Temple. Gen. Neison A. Miles Camp, Friday night, Pythian Temple. Admiral - George Dewey Naval * Auxiliary, tomorrow night, North- east Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast. Gen. M. Emmet Urell Auxili- ary, Wednesday night, Pythian Temple. Col. John Jacob Astor Aux- iliary, Thursday night, 921 Penn- sylvania avenue southeast. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, Friday night, Pythian Temple. At ‘the request of Commander in Chief William L. Grayson, the Richard J. Harden Camp at its last meeting | mustered in C. Fred Russell of the| Worth Bagley Camp, Savannah, Ga.| Augustine de Zavala, who was elected al the Pebruary meeting, was also mus- tered in. Thomas R. Carter was| granted a transfer to the Col. John Jacob Astor Camp and Thomas D. Stuart was.granted a transfer to the Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp, both of the District department. William D. Watts, chairman of the relief committee, reported Harry A. Walsh and Richard F. Bowman, in Walter Reed Hospital, improved, and Arthur C. Dufresne and Ernest E. Landon confined to their homes. | Past Department Comdr. William L. | Mattocks, chairman of the department legislative committee, spoke on the | legislative program and on the trend | of events affecting the employment of | persons_over 40 years of age. Senior | Vice Departmeni Comdr. Lorin C.| Nelson addressed the meeting on the subjects of civil service preference for veterans and recruiting the member- | ship. Other speakers were Q. M. Gen. James J. Murphy, John F. Bethune, C Fred Russell and Augustine de Zavala Department Patriotic Instruc Cleveland Kennicutt, chairman of the | good and welfare committee, announced that the banguet in honor of Com- mander in Chief William L. Grayson would be held April 15 at the Willard Hotel and left tickets with Adjt Leslie for distribution among members of the camp. The following recruits were mus- tered in as active members of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at its last meet- ing; John Thomss Watkins, Company | F, 3d Regiment, Virginia Volunteer In- fantry; George W. Blaisdel, Company F. 17th Upited States Infantry, an Emma F. Cooper, Nurse Corps, United States Army. Albert F. Barrelo, Com- pany E, 4th Regiment, Virginia Volun- feer Infantry, was elected to member- ship and will be mustered in at a later meeting. The entertainment committee Te- ported plans for holding a dance and entertainment. at the City Club April 30. The camp appropriated $200 for! preliminary expenses. The full pro- gram will be announced later Past Commander in Chief Rice W. Means, W. L. Mattocks, George F. Cook E. C. Barstow, J. L. Dawson, E. R. Graves and M. M. Clark were visitors to the camp. "The Col. James S. Pettit Camp at its meeting Tuesday night elected John T Ryan of the Grand Army of the Re- public an_honorary member. Mr. Ryan it the father of William T. Ryan, com- mander of the Pettit Camp. Edward A. Blickert, Company B, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantr and John H. Smith. United Stat Navy, were mustered into active mem- bership. Junior Vice Commander Edwin J Robb, chairman of the sick and relief committee, reported John W. Burke and ‘Willlam P. Irving, who have been on the sick list, improving; W. H. Wheeler’s on March 4, upon his own application { G. Yaden, Departient President Carrie H. L. | % | CHURCH CONTAINS TOMB. v, | ent burial place were any objects of art With the transferral of Capt. Byron A. Long to the retired list of the Navy after 30 years' service, the follnwln!’ officers became due for promotion: Comdrs. Halford R. Greenlee (addi tional number) and Reed M. Fawell Lieut. Comdr, Mervyn S. Bennion; Lieut. V. O. Clark, and Lieut. (junior Prendergast sang several songs and gave humorous recitations. The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary | celebrated its second anniversary at its | jast meeting, when more than 200 members and guests were present. An entertainment and buffet luncheon was provided, the entertainment features being arranged by Mrs. Hattie Lud- wig, chairman of the entertainment committee, and the luncheon provided under the direction of Mrs. Alice Luskey, chairman of the good of the order committee. The meeting was opened with the singing of “America” by the audience, with Miss Gretta Lud- wig at the piano, after which the fol- lowing program was given: Vocal solo, Miss Helen We: iano solo, Prof. M. | T. Southard; reading, Mrs. Mae L. Traxler; vocal solo, Mrs. Stephen Field; | piano solo, Miss Ella Newbeck; vocal s0lo, Peter J. Traxler; comedy sketch of a colored soldier's experiences in the World War, Joseph Mullens. The pro- | gram was interspersed with short ad- dresses by Department Comdr. James | E. Nolan, Past Commander in Chief Rice | W. Means, Q. M. Gen. James J. Murphy, Comdr. Charles P. Galpin of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, Senior Vice De- partment Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson and Past Department President Edna R. Summerfield, known as the father and mother of the Miles Auxiliary; Tillie Mae Roth, first department president of the auxiliary: Past Department Comdr. William L. Mattocks, Department Judge Advocate Margaret E. Burns, Junior Vice Department Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley, Senior Vice President Louise Moore, Junior Vice Department Presi- dent Bertha Cook, Department Patri- otic Instructor Minnie Lochboehler, De- partment Historian Katie Le Laurin, President Catherine Huhn of the Ad miral George Dewey Naval Auxiliai Comdr. S. J. McWilliams of the Ge M. Emmet Urel] ,Camp and Comdr. George F. Cook of the Richard J. Har- den Camp. "At “the conclusion of the program Past Presidents Tillie Mae Roth and Minnie Murdock lighted the candles on the birthday cake. after which 4-ye old Miss. Helen Cole, as “Miss Miles,” assed favors to the audience. The | buffet luncheon was then served by Alice Luskey and her corps of assistants. The Lineal Soclety of the Spanish | War will hold a social meeting tomor- | row night at the home of Mrs. Annie Garvey, 1236 Pleasant street southeast. Mrs. Gertrude Geary is chairman of & committee in charge of arrangements for a card party to be held in Pythian Temple on the night of April 3. | Applications for membership in_the society have been received from Mrs. Kathleen R. Carter and Mrs. Bessle Maddox. 7 | Berlin's Oldest Religious Structure ! Yields Old Skeletons. | | BERLIN (#).—In the course of ren- | | ovating the “Klosterkirche,” the oldest | { church of Berlin, the workmen under theit ecclesiastical expert, Dr. S(fln-i | berger, discovered a subterranean tomb | filled with 18 skeletons of women that | \ were identified as remains of the | eighteenth century. The skeletons | were exhumed and buried elsewhere. | i Within the last two centuries the | “Klosterkirche,” built during the latter | part of the thirteenth century, has re- peatedly proved a treasure trove for historical ~ relics. ~ Only last year a 200-year-old sepulcher was unearthed, though neither in that nor in the pres- value found | : . L i Ton in a Match Box. “There are two or three stars known ' {to us which are believed to possess enormous densities,” said Prof. A.S. Ed- | dington in a lecture at the Instiute of | condition remains the same, and Milton L. G. Smith, who has been laid up for more than a vear, able to be out! Commander S. J. McWilliams of the Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp told of in- idants of the old Azmy davs. John F. Mechanical Engineers in London re- | cently. “The best known of these | the Companion of Sirius. The densi is found to be 60,000 times that of | water. A ton of its material would go inside & nu:n;.hbms" lored models. Many, many styles—of which seven are All Are New Styles ustratedT t “Sure-Fit” Belgian Linen Slip Covers, set 3-Pc. cover sets to fit any standard size living room suite. to present to you this remarkable group of dresses at this price! perfectly. In sizes 4 to 12. Basement Day Specia Felt-Base Fleor Covering 19¢ sq. yd. Basement Day Special Crepe de Chine Undies che- $l 44 panties, dance sets. Boys’ Spring Topcoats New Spr.ing topcoats, tai- foredof ih sede tweed § 2 99 double-breasted models, and 2 yards wide. Remnants aad Mill lengths of 49¢ Grade. Bloomers Rasement Day Specia Girls’ Spring Coats Plaids and 5199 fancy weaves. In for wear adorable styles. Just the weight now. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Basement Day Specia Valanced Ruffled Curtains 15 different styles to choose. 88c 21, yds..long. In beautiful colors and patterns. Basement Day Special Pequot Bed Sheets Labeled Pentucket Irregulars of $l-19 the $1.75 grade. Only 120 at this low price! ement Day Specia 39¢ Rayon and Cretonne Draperies lovely, rich colors and patterns. Basement Day Special Helland Window Shades 49c white, Irregulars of the 89c grade. Size 3x6-ft. In wanted colors of green and ecru. Smocks sizes 16 to 46. 89c l t Day Specia Smocks of gen- Hoovers, of chambray, sizes Hoovers and lfaibroadLIniE, in 36 to 46. in the newest shades! topcoat. Sizes 2/, to 8. 2 Women’s Easter Shoes 25 different styles to choose— every one new! . Sizes3to 8 2 !’umps, straps, ties, oxfords. Patent leathers, satins, blonde kid, dull leathers. All heel heights! Men’s Shi;'ts C (3 for $2) Some are soiled. Plenty of whites in the lot! Mostly collar-attached styles. Sizes 131/, to 17. Canes free with each Many color combinations. ] Measure back of davenport ‘14 95¢ Taffosan 4cyd- In beautiful new stripes, checks and plaids. 36 inches wide. In FAST colors! R Plenty of Value in this Sale of Full-fashioned Silk Hose $1 - Fine quality service-weight silk hcsiery, made with narrow lisle garter welts and lisle soles. In the new Spring shades. All sizes. Every pair perfect! Boys’ New Spring Suits In sizes 8 to 16—with two pairs of roomy A special assortment of new Spring Four- piece Suits, tailored in the new grey and tan shades. Of wool and woolen mixture fabrics. Made with the new ‘“tattersall” vest. golf knickers. Sizes 13 to 17, with one pair of golf knickers and one pair of long pants. A Tremendous Value-Giving Sale of 250 New Coats & Ensembles The Coats: Silks, broadcloths, tweeds, all the new ma- terials in the new colors. Featuring the new styles for Easter—cape backs, scarf effects, etc. In sizes 14 to 52. The Ensembles: In combinations of tweed and silk and kashette and silk. Coats and skirts of same ma- terials. In new shades —blue, tan, rose, etc. Sizes 14 to 38. o SN Plain or lace-trimmed. In sizes 36 to 40. Basement Day Specia Rugs 9x12-ft. and .97 in pleasing colors $5 and patterns. Famous makes, $9 Felt-Base 9x10.6-ft. rugs perfects and misprints. asemertt Day. Specia Wemen’s & Misses’ 49c Bloomers e v 5 ]9 Light and dark shades. Sizes 36 to 44. Women’s Rayon Undies 69c Bloomers, slips, Sizes On sale for one step-ins, chemise, panties, etc. In pretty pastel shades. 36 to 44. 59¢ and 79¢ Muslin Undies 39¢ All sizes. Bloomers. step- ins, etc., of muslin, voile, crepe. Tail- ored or trimmed. _ emert Day Specia Tots’ Silk Dresses Silk crepe de- $1.29 chine dresses, in pastel shades. Sizes 1 to 3 years. Basement Day Special Infants’ Rubber Pants 12Y¢ Irregulars of the 29¢ to 50c grades. Heavy grade rubber.