Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 23

Organized Reserves Of interes® to every Reserve officer re- serve officers of the Ordnance Depart- siding in the District of Columbia is the announcement made last week by Maj. Gen. C. H. Bridges, the adjutant gen- eral of the Army, governing promotion in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. Begin- ning October 1, 1930, promotions in the Officers’ Reserve Corps will be based u] certificates of capacity, or upon 300 hours’ training credits earned prior to that date and within five years from date of recommendation by the corps area commander or the chief of branch concerned. Military credits earned on or after October 1, 1930, will not be credited as a qualification for promotion except as contemplated in paragraphs 478 (4), Army Regulations 140-5, changes No. 1, in the cases of Reserve officers granted certificates of capacity because of graduation from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Sixteen instructional conferences have been scheduled for Washington Reserve officers of the Ordnance Department for the 1929-30 inactive duty training season, the first of which will be held at local Reserve headquarters tomor- roy evening. All conferences will be conducted by Lieut. Edward W. Smith, ©O. D. The subject of the conferences and the date on which they will be held are as follows: October 7, Ordnance maintenance companies; October 28, or- ganization and training of the main- tenance company, Infantry division; November 11, equipment of mainten- ance company, Infantry division: No- vember 25, operations of the mainten- ance company, Infantry division; De- cember 9, special assignments of the medium maintenance company, and December 23, the Ordnance company (heavy maintenance). ‘The first meeting of the 1930 cal- endar year will be held on January 13, at which will be taken up the Ordnance company (light maintenance) and spe- clal maintenance facilities. The re. maining conferences are as follows January 27, regulations governing de- pots; February 10, Ordnance Depart- ment storage establishments and instal- lations; February 24, Ordnance com- panies, depot and ammunition; March 10, organization of an Ordnance depot in the United States; March 24, opera- tions of an Ordnance depot in the United States: April 7. an Ordnance general supplies depot of the communi- cations zone; April 28, an Ordnance ammunition depot of the communica- tions zome; May 12, Army Ordnance general supplies depot, and May 26, the concluding conference of the season, Army ammunition depots. The War Department has determined | that persons who are members of the Marine Corps Reserve are not eligible to become members of the Reserve Of- ficers’ Training Corps, which is main- tained at many of the leading schools and colleges in the United States. In reaching this decision the War Depart- ment held that members of the Marine Corps Reserve are subject to the same disabilities as the Naval Reserve, with reference to attending Reserve courses | prescribed by the War Department, and that therefore “members of the Marine Corps Reserve are not eligible for mem- bership in the Reserve Officers’ Train- ing Corps. they being obliged to call to | serve in the Navy.” The War Depart- ment determines that the student at the school, having voluntarily enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, has, by such act, terminated his membership in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Peld Artillery Reserve officers of ‘Washington will be given instruction in equitation today at 9:30 o'clock under the supervision of Maj. John M. Mc- Dowell, unit instructor of the 313th Field Artillery. Officers taking this in- ment and Chemical Warfare Service will hold their meetings tomorrow eve- ning. t Lieut. Edward W. Smith, on duty at 3d Corps Area headquar- ters, Baltimore, will conduct the ordnance conference, at which will be taken up ordnance maintenance com- panies. The Chemical Warfare meet- ing _will be conducted by Maj. Willlam N. Porter, executive officer, office of the chief of Chemical Warfare Service, who will give an orientation talk on the chemical Winter course. Local Air Corps Reserve officers will meet next Tuesday evening to hear Maj. Douzlas B. Netherwood, on duty in the officc of the chief of Air Corps, discuss all ol 'he late changes in Re- serve regulations and extended active duty requirements. No _meeting has been scheduled for next Wednesday, but on Thursday eve- ning Reserve quartermasters of the District of Columbia will hold their first meeting of the year, which will be of great interest to every Reserve quartermaster officer in Washington. ‘The office of the quartermaster gen- eral has prepared an interesting pro- gram in the form of illustrated lectures and practical map problems depicting varjous subjects, which will be con- ducted by officers expert in this line of work. At this meeting a Reserve quar- termaster organization will be per- fected in the election of a president, secretary and treasurer of the quarter- master unit for the coming year. All the Reserve quartermasters of the Dis- trict should present if possible, as there will be outlined the year’s in- active duty program. On this same evening ‘local Finance Reserve officers will meet in Temporary Building No. 5, C street between Twentieth and ‘Twenty-first streets northwest, for their first conference. The subject of this meeting, to be conducted by Capt. John Vernon, Finance Reserve, will be *Property Accountability and Responsi- | bility, Recelpts, and Shipment and Issue of Property.” Officers of the 364th Medical Regi- ment, Col. Herbert C. Wooley, Medical Reserve, commanding, will hold their first conference of the 1929-30 year in the Red Cross Hut at St. Elizabeth's Hospital at 8 pm. During the course of this meeting Col. Wooley will an- nounce the program that will be taken up during the year and he has requested that all officers of the Medical Depart- ment Reserve be present. ‘The following Reserve officers of Washington, having been assigned to the 80th Division, are assigned to units thereof as follows: First Lieut. John L. DeMayo, Medical Reserve, 1839 Six- teenth street, and Second Lieut. Wil- liam A. Kehoe, Medical Administrative Reserve, 5304 Seventh street, to the 305th Medical Regiment; Second Lieut. Francis G. Ebel, Field Artillery Re- serve, 1433 Fairmont street, to the | 313th Field Artillery, and Second Lieut. James McE. Huey, jr., Infantry Reserve, | Marine Corps headquarters, to the 320th | Infantry. AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR PLANE PONTOONS Contracts for. airplane pontoons and floats for Navy observation planes, total- ing approximately $180,000, have been awarded by the Navy Department, it was announced yesterday. One contract for 50 main pontoons and 45 sets of small wing-tip floats, 2 floats to the set, together with at- i THE SUNDAY D. A Activities ‘The comniittee on manual for im- migrants, District of Columbia D. A. R., held its first meeting of the year Tuesday afternoon, at Memorial Cont{- nental Hall. Mrs, Alexander H. Bell, chairman, presided. Mrs. David D. Cald- well, State regent, was present and gave a talk on D. A. R. activities. After the business session, news ar- ticles by James J. Davis on “The New Era in Immigration” were read by Mrs. Albert N. Baggs and Mrs. Chester B. Watts, This committee plans to distribute 4,000 manua's this year and raise the District of Columbia quota of $365 for printing and publishing these books. The next meeting will be held in November, when Mrs. E. Grattan Kerans will be the speaker A meeting of the Committee for the Girl Homemakers was held Wednes- day evening at the home Qf Mrs. Clarence A. Weaver, 1614 Q" street, when the committees were assigned for the carrying on of this work for the year. The following chapters of the D. A. R. were represented at the meeting: Victory Chapter, Mrs. David Caldwell, State regent; Little John Boyden Chapter, Mrs. Clarence A. ‘Weaver; Eugenia Washington Chapter, Mrs. Frank Sanford Curtiss: Wendell Wolfe Chapter, Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes; Maj. L'Infant Chapter, Miss Caroline Babb; Columbia Chapter, Mrs. MacNulty; Constitution Chapter, Mrs. Alfred L. Talbott, and Richard Arnold Chapter, Miss Pearl Leona Heck. Great interest was shown among the representatives of the chapters present for the carrying on of this great project and a hearty co- operation pledged by all. At the .nd of business refreshments were served by the hostess. Another meeting of the committees will be held in the near future. The first meeting of the Club for Girl Homemakers will be held on the evening of October 11, at 326 C street. ‘The October meeting of the Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, D. A. R, was held Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Mildred Brashears, 4400 Sixteenth street, with an unusually large attend- ance. The regent, Mrs. Malette Speng- ler, called the chapter to order. Re- ports of the officers were read. The amount of business to come before the chapter in the reports of the various committees points to a very busy year for the D. A. R. Mrs, Charles Waldron, on the Boy Scout State committee, an- nounced that the District chapters had sent 35 boys to camp this Summer. In Mrs. Jasper M. Beall's report on na- tional defense she stated that she at- tended a meeting of the State commit- tee, of which Mrs. Holt is chairman. She gave an account of the activities of her committee for the coming year. Their plans are extensive, since the D. A. R. advocates adequate national defense. Mrs. Edwin F. Brooks, on the committee for patriotic education, asked the chapter to take a box of mis- cellaneous articles made by the Cross- nore School for Girls. The Crossnore School, in the mountains of North Car- olina, is one of the objects of the chap- ter's work in patriotic education. Miss Roberta Galloway, chairman of the Continental ball to be given November 19, explained the various committees and how they were to work toward | making this benefit a success. A card | party is also being given in conjunction | with the ball. Mrs. William Douga! Leetch, former regent, now of Norfolk. | brought a word of greeting. Mrs. Josh- ‘ua Van Orsdel, registrar general, gave a talk, and she impressed upon the | chapter the importance of seeing that | all papers before coming to the national | headquarters were filled out correctly. Mrs. Fred T. DuBois, honorary pres | dent of the Society of the Children of | the American Revolution, spoke on the | importance of patriotic education in the STAR, WASHINGTON home of Mrs. Aubrey Voorhees, Silver Spring, with Mrs. Charles E. Bright, the regent, assisting. Following luncheon the business meeting was held. Mrs. Frank Bell, the chaplain, conducted a memorial meeting for Miss Maud C. Brown, Mrs. A. L. Russell and Mrs. Sinkinson. Books for the Ameri- canization School were given by Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Martin, and a blackboard by Mrs. Emley. The treasurer reported $10 given to send a boy to camp. A check from Mrs. Bright for $25, pro- ceeds of a card party given in her home, was received. Mrs. Ell A. Helmick, guest of honor, made an interesting talk on what had been done by the D. A. R. and urged us to keep up the good work. Mrs. John F. Little, State genealogist, asked the chapter to copy and preserve all records that would help in her| work. Mrs. Willard Miller, member of an Indiana chapter, was welcomed by the chapter. Among the members present were Mrs. Warren Emley, Mrs. Walker S. Martin, Mrs. Howard F. Kane, Mrs. Aubrey Voorhees, Mrs. Har- vey Sargent, Mrs. Robert Reeder, Mrs. George Plerce, Mrs. Alfred B. Garges, Mrs. John C. Eckhardt, Mrs. Raiph Brown, Mrs. Charles Bright, Mrs. Frank B. Bell, Mrs. E. P. Anagews and Mrs. Arthur Adelman. The American Liberty Chapter will hold its annual card party for the bene- fit of Americanization and patriotic education work in the Roosevgjt Hotel at 2 o'clock, October 22. The regent, Mrs. William M. MacKellar, is assisted by Mrs. James C. Lombard, chairman; Mrs, Hany S. Ridgely, Mrs. F. J. Bates and Mrs. W. W. Lemmond. Dorothy Hancock Chapter held its monthly meeting and luncheon at the Congressional Country Club Tuesday. Mrs, Graeme T. Smallwood was hostess. The chairman of the card party com- mittee, Mrs. G. Clark Ober, discussed plans for the benefit bridge which is to be held at Wardman Park Hotel October 29 at 2 o'clock. The chapter is donating an American flag and a District or Columbia banner to the National Society. The donation is made in the name of the chapter's organiz- | ing regent, Mrs. Dorothy Smailwood ! Geare, and will be presented by the | chapter regent, Mrs. E. L. Morrison, | Saturday evening at the opening of gla“new part of Memorial Continental | all. Miss Maude Alton, principal of the | Americanization School, was guest speaker at a meeting of the State Americanism committee Tuesday after- noon in the library of the school, at Tenth and H streets. An announce- ment was made of an international bazaar to be held the third week in November, under auspices of the Ameri- | canization School Association, where handcraft of many nationalities will be placed on sale. This association is composed chiefly of the student body | of the Americanization School and has many activities. Members of the So- ciety of the Daughters of the American Revolution expect to give active sup- port to their projects. Mrs. Grattan Kerans, State chairman, presided. Through the courtesy cf Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution and vice chairman of the Pulaski national memorial committee, the Pulaski national memorial exercises will be held in Continental Hall on Friday, October 11, at 8:15 p.m. One hundred and fifty years ago, on | October 11, 1779, Brig. Gen. Casimir | | Pulaski, the Polish-American patriot, | died as the result of wounds received while leading Pulaski's Legion at the | | siege of Savannah. To commemorate | | this occasion, the Pulaski national | | memorial committee has arranged for | | appropriate exercises. Among the | speakers will be Col. Paul V. McNutt, | | national commander of the American | | Legion, his excellency Tytus Filipowicz, | Polish 'Minister to the United States, | and the Right Rev. J. C. Plagens, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. The mem S L RO DOCTOR QUESTIONS HARM N SMOKING Chief Effect Is Local, Mainly Exerted on Pharynx, He Declares. OLLUBER 6, ‘The use of tobacco is so general that the effect of smoking on the human system is a question all would like to have answered. A paper read by Dr. Wingate M. Johnson before the North Carolina State Medical Society, which appears in the Journal of the Ameri- can Medical Association, summarizes his_findings as follows: “Tobacco smoking apparently has no permanent effect on the blood pressure. “There is no foundation for the pop- ular belief that smoking decreases the weight of an individual. “It is doubtful whether tobacco plays a major part in the etiology of angina pectoris. “The act of smoking, if it affects blood pressure at all, reduces it tem- porarily. 1928— PART 1. |Police Racing to Probe Inj Spilled in By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, October 5.—Mrs. Sophia Kamius, 26, reached Tor the cookie jar on top the cupboard and things began to happen. The cupboard fell over on her. Neighbors who found her unconscious presumed she had been beaten by rob- | bers. and called the police. WOMAN REACHING FOR COOKIES IN CUPBOARD CAUSES CAR CRASH| uries Laid to Robbers Are| Collision. A police district car racing to the house crashed into another car, spilling three policemen in the street. The two men in the car were errested and charged with careless driving. Mrs. Kamius, three policemen and occupants of the other car involved are nursing cuts and bruises. {PRISONER IN DEATH CHAIR | PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE | By the Associated Press. MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga., October 5.— | Alvin E. Merritt, 26-year-old husband and father, was electrocuted shortly after noon yesterday for an attack on a young Atlanta matron several months ago during a series of acts that caused a near reign of terror among the women in a substantial residential section of the city. Calm and composed Merritt entered | the death chamber at the prison farm | accompanied by the Rev. Geoffrey C.| GARGES ON RETIRED LIST, Lauded by Directors. | NEW YORK, October 5 (#)—Milton Garges, executive assistant to the gen- | cral manager of the Associated Press, has been granted retirement by the board of directors, with an expression of | appreciation for his efficient sorvices, he having had a continuous record of 42 years in the Associated Press. Four Aviators Are Killed. MOULINS, France, October 5 ().— | “The effect of tobacco smoking is|Hinshelwood and while being strapped Two army airplanes collided during chiefly local, exerted principally on the |in the chair, again declared his inno- | practice pharynx.” mWRIGHT - For Our Customers cence. Nights here today. Four | aviators were killed. 905-907 7th St. N.W. GERMANY GETS WORD COLONY MAY RETURN British Contemplate Restoration in East Africa, S'ay News- raper Reports. By the Assoclated Presa. 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