Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1929, Page 66

2 ““land, in January, indicates the hi ... esteem in which ".tained on duty at the Navy Department ~ as a member of the amssmsesantm e mame vesmy THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. NOVEMBER _10. 1529—PART _FOUR. 1 D. C. Naval Reserve Navy. Although -nearly a year will elapse before any will be made in important naval commands, both afloat and ashore, there is already consider- able speculation as to the identity of the officers that ‘will be involved. In service circles, it is a for e conclu- sion that Admiral Willlam tt, now commander- in-chief of _the United States fleet, will be appointed chief of naval op- erations upon the retirement of the be ipon retired list of the g::ybeforlllnlflgg Admiral W. V. Pratt. ober s = " ‘The designation of Admiral Pratt as head of Amerj- can naval delegation to the naval af- . mament conference at London. Eng- h he is held by t¥|e President. In connection with the command of the United States fleet, the ‘miral i .the battleship divisions of that fleet, and Rear Admiral Jehu V. Chase, who -for some time has been under orders to duty as commandant of the 12th neral board. ‘Though Rear iral Richard H. Leigh will not complete his four-year term as chief of the Bureau of Navi- gation until February 10, 1931, it is he desires to be de- tached from that duty prior to that date and be Rear understood, would also lik to sea before the end of his term as chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, which will terminate on October 14, 1931. ‘There will be, of course, the usual shifts in ship commands, when those com- pleu:& the normal tour of two years at sea will ven shore duty. Considerable speculation is also going on with respect to the successor of Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory (C. E. C.), _ |as administrative, 5 sion and may require them to inspect cers from Organized Reserves and tional Guard duty and, probably, from mviw]u of the Ro.'“oy. T. c.paeum at the colleges. The director of the budget, it is un- of War th g::‘:dnuns of the Army Air Corps and indicated that they be reduced by $4,500,000. It is presumed that the Navy also will encounter a similar Budget Bureau action. Representative James of Michigan, who will be chair- Instructions were issued last week by Maj. Gen. C. H. Bridges, adjutant general of the Army, governing the gro- motion o!waenrve 7 d“ g;hllfli tl.: the inspector general's department. is prescribed in Army regulations No. 140-5 that the promotion of Reserve of- ficers detailed for duty with the inspec- tor general's department will be made only in the section in which they are commissioned. In view of this, promo- tion of Reserve officers detailed to the inspector general’s department Reserye, or whose detail to the inspector gener- al’s department Reserve, must be to fill vacancles in the sections in which they hold appointments and not based upon partment. Previous instructions issued by the ‘War Department erning the assign- ment of Reserve officers to general staff positions on brigade and division staffs has been modified so that in time of peace each corps area commander may, at his lar Army brigade other duties, or Reserve general, officers | to the command of euh‘eRutrve divi- the training of the divisions and such ?u:er troops as may be placed under hem. In general, one Regular Army officer is to be assigned to the headquarters of each Infantry and of each Cavalry di- vision as chief of staff and instructor. In so far as possible, three officers of the Regular Army will be assigned to each Infantry Reserve division and two Regular officers to each Cavalry Re- serve division as instructors. Where suitably qualified Reserve officers are available, the new instructions further provide that will be assigned ply staf officers of Reserve divi- sions. Reserve officers so_ assigned to general staff positions should be prefer- ably from among those whose names are borne on the general staff corps eligible list or who have completed sat- isfactorily courses of insf command and general stafl schools. Capt. Franck T. Evans, who has been from command of the U. S. 8. .vfllbemb&c-:t. Henry t, who will be from Va., as assist- duty Roads, :;me ol"th'huh Naval Dis- assume com- mand o‘};&‘mlmt November 16. the decommissioning of the U. 8. 8. Cleveland, Capt. El‘i::t Fried- i i ' g from i g8 spn it the retirement of Capt. .‘Bee, professor, on February 19, age. & « " ® a8 8 for Army. ‘To fill the more than four-score va- Sonnel ol the Medical Depaviment of ‘sonnel that existed on No- complement of 983 offi- rom among the Medleas Corne during among during the month of October. i Four Medical Corps officers were sep- the active list of the during menf A October 24 at Sternberg General Hos- pital in the Philippines, while the two retirements were those of Brig. Gen. R. Keefer, assistant to the sur- 1f e G e Ll 3 3 e C. ey, Was fhmd on the retired list on October 11. The lone resignation dur- ing October was that of Capt. Willlam H. Seale, who has been on duty at Fitzsimons General Hospital. ‘There is one vacancy among the commissioned personnel of the Dental Corps, which, it is expected, will be filled shortly. This corps has an au- lMTr‘l,fld officer complement of 158. made to provide motion picture films which are to be or | of t lation, due to the fact that they were considered unsuitable for instruction number of the films were ining | Christopher C. Collins. i a§§- 24 ) i of training films has already ived from Italy and also a few and Finland, Eventually ped to have examples of this visual instruction from all of the i i 7 ,,5- & 2 alry Rifie organization, formation and weapons in mounted action. There are persistent rumors that there will be proposed a cut in the number of commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Army. The assertion been made that this proposal for a reduction of at least 2,000 officers and a) tely 18,000 enlisted men. lehr‘mz will > such a d.nnt hn:o;::‘l:l; and | Reed Hospl| dr. Miles A. |N. e ey & o e za yment ieral st . sitions with divisions 'fin be so m.fl:u for periods of four years each with a minimum of one year interval between Washington Reserve officers of Cav- alry will assemble at Fort Myer today at 9:30 am. to receive instruction in equitation under the direction of Ma), John A. Considine, Cavalry. Four instructional conferences will be held this week by as many Wi Reserve units—viz, Ordnance at which will be discussed the solution N Netherwood, Air will conduct the Air Corps con- ference Tuesday evening, at which will be taken up the new observation air- , its mission, etc. The place of room is equipped with & motion picture desired projt machine, and it is wmmmpmm vacancies in the inspector general’s de- | Pape! discretion, al commanders in addition to their - | No. 5, been | George wi us! and as the result of his recent air basss he has announced that he will demand a new study of the Na- tion's military aviation needs, and will urge inc: appropriations for the Air Corps. Col. Westun P. Chamberlin, M. C., who prior to his arrival in W was on duty as chief health officer of the Panama Canal Zone, has succeeded Col. Joseph F. Silef, M. C., as chief of the preventive medicine division, office of the surgeon general. Col. Siler has taken over Col. Chamberlain’s duties in Panama. Col. Albert E. Truby. M. C., who ar- rived last week in Washington, will re- place Col. Darnall as executive officer of the surgeon general's office. The lat- ter officer will be promoted to brigadier general the early part of December, committee, cut, tour of School, under the direction of Capt. John Vernon, Finance Reserve, at which will be discussed property accouniing, expendable property and lost, destroyed, damaged or unserviceable property and the preparation of property accounting vouchers. Field Artillery Reserve officers of Washington will meet November 17 at 9:30 a.m. at Fort Myer to receive in- struction in equitation under the direc- tion of Maj. John M. McDowell, Field Artillery. Local Reserve officers who will short- ly be up for reappointment are urged by the War Department to return their rs to local Reserve headquarters at the earliest practicable date. The ap- pointment of each Reserve officer is ef- fective for five years, at the end of which the appointment must be re- newed, or else the officer ceases to be 2 member of the Officers’ Reserve | Corps. At least one month prior to the expiration of their present appointment | Reserve officers eligible for reap- pointment are sent a blank oath of of- fice, which must be executed before the present appointment expires. In several instances within the past few months officers have completed the oath of office for reappoinment after the date on which their old appointment | expired. These have been returned from corps area headquarters at Balti- more with the remark that this oath of office is ineffective. Washington Reserve headquarters announced last week the followin changes in the assignments of locs Reserve officers: Capt. Willlam C. Ash- ford, 48 Bryant street, and Second Lieut. Kendall K. Hoyt, 1446 Belmont belnfi relieved from attachment to the 320th Infantry. Capt. Arthur A. Chenay, Medical Administrative Reserve, 2060 Park road, having been transferred to the Auxiliary Reserve, is relieved from attachment to the 305th Medical ment. Capt. John A. Dugan, Infantry Reserve, 1652 Twenty-ninth street, is relieved from assignment to the 320th Infantry. Maj. Bernard 8. McMahon, Quartermaster Corps Reserve, 1200 Six- teenth street, is detailed as G-4 of the 80th Division for four years. Second Lieut. James H. F. Taylor, Infantry Re- serve, 2724 Eleventh street, is relieved from assignment to the 320th Infantry. Second Lieut. William L. Anderson, En- gineer Reserve, 1321 Fairmont street, is assigned to the 305th Engineers. Second Lieut. Lawrence F. Hanks, Field Artillery Reserve, 1719 Eighteenth street, is assigned to the 313th Field Artillery, while Second Lieut. Leonard E. Ekvall, Department of Agric Robert P. Jones, Air Corps office, and Hershel A. Soskin, temporary building , all Infantry Reserve officers, are assigned to the 320th Infantry. Second street, both Infantry Reserve officers, | th! Death Treasure g By R. A. (Copyright. 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) SYNOPSIS. mentions o matter mind ever since flasning biue eves. ' Somerfeld and Tom de- iver the treasures of the troublesome black b . He makes mysterious Dusi- mess of burving a package amid Fother- dury's ezcavations and places it under a police ouard. Three days later Veromica Jumps off @ frain into Tom's arms—no acci- dent this time. Veronica brings a com- panfon—who_ was Miss Vandenessen, but now is Mrs. Redslade of Newplace! Veromica postpones her ezplanations. but later that day, she and Tom are alone in the Wood- cot garden—a proposal and an acceptance, happiness for two! CHAPTER AnXIX. REDSLADE'S STORY. OMERFIELD stood the shock of the new relation between me and Veronica with his usual sangfroid when we told him at dinner that night. At 9 o'clock came an urgent message from Laxton demanding the instant presence of Somerfield and myself at the Lord Nelson. He took us at once to his room. “Mr. Redslade!” said he. tall man rose from a chair at the I started back, unable to sup- Blind as it may seem, we had not till that moment dreamed of connect- ing the fugitive with Redslade. The legend of his death had been firmly established in our minds. But now explanations of the inexplicable rushed up in a flood. But also, with them, fresh conundrums. Why had he masqueraded as Mr. Richard? Spent three years in prison? Allowed his ancestral estate to be dis- sipated while he had one fortune lyin, in a Belgian bank, and another in gol and jewels apparently at his hand And, above all, what was Veronica's part in the complication? Laxton was speaking: “I've arranged with Mr. Fotherbury for Eastley to come to Newplace at half past 9 and meet us there. I think we shall then get to the bottom of Pell's riddle. But Mr. Grenofen and Mr. Somerfield ought to bs put wise to e preliminaries, I think, eh?” “It's & pretty Redslade objected. “Well, we needn’t drag it out. This was how it shaped. Mr. Redslade un- expectedly inherited Newplace while he rotten story, struck up his close friendship with Pell. He did not come of age till the Wwar was over. “Then he found himself the owner of an estate so encumbered that he could not keep it up. He got into the hands of the money-lenders, and finally he fell to the share of the firm of Smithins. They made an arrange- ment with him to discharge all the on Newplace and give him a new one—a real thumper. “His lawyers were dead against the arrangement, but the sight of £10,000 in cash was too much for him. Very soon he couldn’t keep up his interest. - -n‘“n:r Smithins jumped on him. . Redslade was ruined. Not long before he had met Miss Vandenessen and fallen in love with her. And that brings me to Pell and the Seabrokes— Lieut. Henry G. Sheen, Field Artillery 2033 Florida avenue, is ed to the 80th Division. First Lieut. as J. Durrett, jr. Coast Artillery Henea to the 30 Coast District < trict. '&md Lieut. Harve: been tenant. ‘The follo officers having ted acce, reappointment to the Officers’ M:rve Corps without the privilege of assign- ment or active duty, are relieved from assignment to units indicated: Second Lieut. George C. Cohan, Re- serve, 1917 Thirty-seventh from | the 305th Engineers, and Second Lieut. O. Griffith, 3 Munsey nulldlnfi,ofmm the 320th In- hx:u'y,‘ w'!‘he following second leuten- ants of Washington are assigned to the 80th Division: Marshall H. Reese, En- gineer Reserve, Coast and Geod ey; Edward S. A. Altiere, Infantry Finance meet Thursday evening at the Pinance MEETINGS THIS WEEK. , Col. James S. Pettit Camp— “Tuesday night, 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Col. James S. Pettit Auxiliary— Potomac Bank Department Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson has’ received an invitation for himself and staff and members of the organiza- tion to attend the breaking of ground for the Memorial Chapel at the Walter Reed Hospital tomorrow morning (Ar- mistice day) at 10:45 o'clock, corner of Fourteenth and Dahlia streets north- west, one block from the Red Cross Building at the hospital, The District delegation of Spanish War Veterans adopted a resolution | which - was approved unanimously at the national convention in Denver re- cently, appropriating $1,000 for the purpose of dedicating a memoria) pillar to the Spanish War Veterans in the erection of the chapel. The Americor Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars have adopted similar resolutions. “Gray Ladies” in Charge. ‘The raising of funds and the build- ing of the non-sectarian Memorial Chapel is in charge of the “gray ladies” Red Cross Volunteer Service at Walter Reed Hospital, the committee being headed by Mrs. Henry R. Rea, chairman; Miss Margaret H. Lower, vice chairman; Miss Mabel T. Board- man, honorary chairman; Mrs. A. Gar- rison McClintock, secretary; Mrs. Eld- ridge Jordan, assistant secretary, and Miss Mary Donnelly, recording secre- tary. Avon M. Nevius, vice president of the Riggs National Bank, is the treasurer and Thomas Sprigg Bland- ford is assistant treasurer. Col. Carl R. Darnall, commanding officer of the Army Medical Center, is chairman of the advisory committee, assisted by Col. . Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, surgeon general of the Army, will participate in the ceremonies. ‘The Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp at its meeting Monday night nominated the following officers for the year: For commander, Arthur G. Webster; senior vice commander, George J. McDermott; Junior vice commander, Albert A. Glaze; officer of the day, Chauncey L. Davis; officer of the guard, Matthias Cress- man; trustee, Edward C. Barstow; au- ditors, James L. Dawson and Charles . ‘The election will take place at the December meeting. 3 Members Mustered In. James R. Windley, Company K, 2d ent, No:th Carolina Volunteer antry; Charles H. Shaffer, sergeant major, 1st Regiment, Maryland Volun- teer Infantry, and Recruit John Stadicr were mustered in as active members. James L. Dawson reported Senior Vice Comdr. Arthur G. Webster sick in ward U 12, Naval Hospital, having been tiansferred from the United States Sol- Reserve, Army School Frank C. Summers, Infantry Reserve, 1620 I street. Department Historian E. Byrd Doran ill at his home and urged the members to visit him. V4 A letter was received from Arthur G. Parkins, camp member, now residing at Jersey City, N. J., requesting a transfer to the Col. Wyckoff Camp of that city, which was granted. A memorandum was received from Department Adjt. A. E. Pierce request- ing the recommendation of a comrade of the camp for appointment as na- tional aide-de-camp on the staff of Commander in Chief Fred W. Green., Auxiliary Considered. Past Department Comdr. James G. Yaden, chairman of a special commit- tee appointed at the last meeting w0 consider the advisability of establishing @ ladies’ auxiliary to the camp, made a favorable report and the camp in- the action of the committee ‘The members signing with the chair- man were Richard L. Lamb and Ernest R. Graves. Comdr. Edward C. Barstow announced that he had recommended the appoint- ment of Adjt. James E. Smith as na- tional aide-de-camp on the staff of the commander in chief, | partment Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson, Comdr. George F. Cook of the Richard J. Harden Camp and Senior Vice Comdr. Alexander T. Jenkins of the Gen. Nel- son A. Miles Camp congratulated the Lawton Camp on its favorable action for the formation of an auxiliary. The executive committee of the 1st District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry Association met in the boardrom of the District Building Wednesday night and prepared plans for the annual ban- quet of the association to be held at the Meu’ogolllln Hotel the night of November 23. The officers of the asso- clation are Frederic 8. Hodgson, presi- dent; John Lewis Smith, secretary, and ‘Willlam O. Ohm, treasurer. Presidenl Hodgson appointed William O. Ohm chairman of the banquet committee. Bible Is Presented. Past President Elizabeth ‘Norris of the Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux- iiary presented the auxiliary with a handsomely bound Bible at the meeting last Monday night. ‘The by-laws committee, consisting of etic | the , and | tried because it was Pell who introduced him to the Seabrokes at their apartment in the Rue Rogler, and there that he met Miss Vandenessen. “You've already got the hang of Pell's identity—Philip Lincoln—an old acquaintance of Mrs. Seabroke in her younger days, a neighbor of Lincoln's mother. Pell, iIn two holidays in Bel- um, had visited Mrs. Seabroke in russels and her daughter at Bruges. “On the third visit, in 1924, he had his friend Redslade with him. Pell was a man of different social rank from Mr. ade—an accountant in the city. At various times, he made violent ef- forts to save Mr. Redslade from his b;fln:&flna sin of gambling. They all 1 . “Now, you know that Pell and Mr. Redslade were together in Brussels in the Summer of 1925. Pell had gone with him to Ostend at the most des- perate point in his fortunes, just after foreclosure on Newplace. Pell might do—he . You know that the report of his death was ac- cepted as a fact. “But Pell rescued him that night. He chased his maddened friend along the digue from the Casino to the Quai des Pecheurs, where he went over into the water. Pell followed, dragged him ashore in the darkness of the railway pier, spent two awful days with him in one of the back slums ci Ostend, and finally took him off to Bruges in the hgfi'e‘ that Miss Vandenessen would cure of his melancholia. “Miss Vandenessen was staying in Brussels with the Seabrokes. They went_there, and unhappily found that Comdr. Seabroke, whom they both then met for the first time, had joined his family. “You know Comdr. Seabroke. To him, Redslade as owner of Newplace was a_ desirable acquaintance. But when Pell brought to his house this ruined man, appearing to claim sym- pathy and the hand of his daughter’s friend, Seabroke saw red. There wac a terrific row. “Pell took him away. But the report of his own death suggested to de the conduct that caused all the trouble afterward. He would have one fling with his last few hundred francs. Ii he lost, he would stay dead. “The same night was the night of the seven coups at the Kursaal. Mr. Redslade knew nothing of Marling’s presence in the crowd if he was thcre. Neither did Pell. “They did meet Marling on the boat next morning. He seemed anxious to avoid them, but they were full of a scheme for employing the windfall to come to some arrangement with Smithins, and they mentioned it to Marling. He would listen to nothing Again Mr. Redslade made a false step. He told Marling he meant to remain dead till the question was settled, and that he and Pell were going to stop at the Lord Warden that night. “At Dover they lost sight of him. ‘What Marling did in the few hours be- tween the arrival of the boat and 1 o'clock at night when the scuffie too! place on the cliffs we can only guess There's something in the backgroun of that. “But the actual fact is that Mi Redslade and Pell were attacked b three men whom they did not knov and might have come badly off if Mr Redslade had not been a bit of : bruiser and an expert with the upper cut—" Laxton rubbed his chin and smilc with mock ruelulness. “He got a bit too much weight b hind it that time and laid out his ma too permanently. The essential pol is that when they chased the oth men who ran away, they found thrc Ella Ford, Cora M. Campbell and Mar- garet E. Burns, repoi & new set of by-l‘:‘w‘:y for the approval of the auxi X Past President Minnie Murdock of mmcgm Nelson A. Miles Camp was a The Col. James S. Pettit Auxiliary will give a chicken pie dinner Thursday night at the Potomac Bank Building. Wiac avenue and M street north- wes! ‘The Department Auxiliary will give a card party December 3 at 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue. - School Pupils’ Record Enrollment. HAVANA (#)—The University of Havana reports that its enrollment for diers’ Home Hospital. Albert A. Glaze Sidney R. Jacobs in Walter atlon, . James E. recove! from an - ring oper. the present year is 4,775 stu- dents, the highest number in the his- tory of the school. e 3 Harp Strings Break Is Herald of Death For Wales Musician BLAENAU FESTINIOG, Wales (#)—The snapping cf five strings of his favorite harp was the dra- matic prelude to the death of David Francis, famous blind harpist of North Wales. On his death bed the 63-year- old musician heard the instru- ment twang and colla) , say- ‘The harp it heralded his death was the gift of friends two years ago. +| dence of was & youth in the army, where he |epg] J. Walling find the man they knocked uncon- scious. In a fit of mistaken conscien- tiousness they tell the police. They give their false names. And then the die is cast. That's irrevocable. “When the man dies they are in the cart, and presently out of the cart into the jug. And all the rest follows as the night the day. I could moralize on ":—-b\ltlé‘{do._wu shall keep Mr. Fotherbury 3 had ted during the lat- ter part of Laxton's recital. Now he Jjumped up. jShall ‘we' go and’ finkh it off?" running, not two, and they overtookp .~ the third—who was Marling. I gasped. “AhT%aid Somerfield. “Nasty per- son, the padre! But why—" “Why didn't they snaffle him? Once more, Mr. Redslade’s inability to see that in this country a man can't stay anonymous without great risk to him- self. He has to keep Marling out of the picture because Marjing knows him, So he lets Marling go. “After the chase they come and “Right away,” Laxton replied. “Pity that the only character missing from the play is Hamlet. Marling won't be there. . . . I'll take the book of the words, Mr. Redslade.” Laxton picked up from the table the volume which had been lying for some days in my bookshelf, and we went out to visit Newplace Abbey. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) D. A. R. ACTIVITIES Victory Chapter held its second meet- ing of the Fall Monday afternoon, Oc- tober 28, at the home of Mrs. Benjamin B. Hunt, 3332 Thirty-sixth street. The regent, Mrs. Joseph Stewart, presided and opened the meeting with the usual patriotic exercises. Reports from mem- bers of various State committees indi- cated that the District activities of the D. A. R. were already well started. The historian reported that the State his- toric committee, which is composed of one member from each chapter of the Distriet, is ghnnl.nl to mark as a resi- ‘hief Justice Marshall the house at 1801 F street. Following the business meeting an interesting paper on “George Mason of Virginia” was read by Mrs. Thomas M. Roberts of Victory Chapter. The as- sisting hostesses wrere Mrs. Jasper N. Baker and Mrs. Chester B. Watts. Independence Bell Chapter held its first meeting at the home of Mrs. Joseph O. Whiting, 3115 Rittenhouse street, ‘Tuesday night, October 15. Assistant hostess was Miss Maud Moreland. Mrs. Mary Pool Marlow, vice regent, presided, owing to the lliness of the regent, Mrs. H. C. Cook. Following the opening exercises the usual routine of officers’ and committee reports were heard. Many new pledges were proposed and assumed. After the business session the chapter was delightfully entertained with several readings by Miss Hollis Essex. Several songs were sung by Miss Ann Brosnan, accompanied by her sister Angela. A vivacious though brief description of part of a tour through Europe Summer was given by Mi Frances Gutelius. Miss Edna Cecelia Moreland closed this feature of the meeting with sev- songs, accompanied by Miss Fran- ces Gutelius. A social hour with rafresh- ments was then enjoyed. Twenty mem- bers and 10 guests were present. ‘The November meeting of the na- tional defense committee of the Dis- trict of Columbia D. A. R. was held Tuesday evening Washington Club, the chairman, Mrs. R. Winston Holt, presiding. ‘The speaker, Mrs. William Wolff Smith, gave an interesting talk on the history and text of the Constitution, the subject designated for this month. ‘The guest of honor was the State re- gent, Mrs. David Caldwell. Among others who spoke on national defense were Mrs. Noble Newport Potts. Mrs. David Rumbough, first and second vice chairmen of the committee; Mrs. Frank Greenawalt and Mrs. Jasper Beall. Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, D. A. R., held its monthly meeting.at the home of Mrs. Paul Brandstedt, 1424 Hamilton street, lJast Tuesday evening. The meeting, called to order by the regent, Mrs. Mallette Spengler, was fol- lowed by prayer by the chaplain, salute to the flag and reading oi th: min- utes of the last meeting. ‘The regent then gave her report and announcements, speaking in most en- thusiastic terms of the %rfllhnl recep- tion given in honor of the president general. Reports were given by the officers of the chapter and the chapter committee chairmen, after which there was a large presentation of guests. Reports were also given by the offi- cers of the State committees, and plans were discussed in detail for ths Conti- nental ball, which is to be held at the ‘Willard Hotel November 19. ‘The remainder of the evening was devoted to entertainment. Mrs. Paula Graff, guest of Mrs. Carroll McGuire, played several piano selecticns. Mrs, | Earl B. Fuller, State chairman of the | Sons and Daughters of the Republic. | was introduced by Mrs. Waldron and | talked of the work and plans of her committee. Refreshments were served. | The Continental Dames Chapter, | D. A. R, held its Novemb-r merung[ ‘Tuesday at the Washington Club. State Treasurer Mrs. George Hillyer. Jr., was th> hostess. Miss Helen Stout. regent, called the meeting to order. The busi- ness before the chapter was transacted and a budget for the coming year dis- cussed and compiled. State Regent Mrs. David C. Caldwell, State Historian | Mrs, Harry C. Grove, Chairman of S ——— This picture says: Change spark plugs every 10,000 miles Worn-out spark cglugl cause hard starting, slow pick-up, poor idling, loss of power. All spark deteriorate intime and needl:}»“fl changed. Aftera season’s driving or 10,000 miles putin a new set of AC’s. That will insure easy starting, fast g?-np, brilliln';dpe:fomnnea. your dealer and insist apon AC Spark Plugs. AC Sparx Pruc CompaNy Fuiny, Michigan 1929, AC Spark Plus Comoan® at 8 o'clock at the| . "4 Patriotic ‘Education ‘Mrs. Catherine E. Nagle gave interesting adjournment, refreshments were | i served. Mrs. Edmond K. Fox, past regent of Continental Dames Chapter, and Mrs. C. S. Heritage, presided at the ”"-n'i'm' ts included State Regent e gues clug Mrs. David D. Caldwell, State Historian Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, Chairman Patriotic Education Mrs. Catherine E. Nagle, Mrs. Hatcher, Mrs. K. Reynolds and Mrs, W. W. Sloan. On next Friday evening, at the Hotel Roosevelt, Columbia Chapter will give its annual card party, ths proceeds to go toward the work of the chapter in supporting national defense and pa- triotic education. «The chapter is active in contributing toward the maintenance of Southern mountain schools, Indian_schools schol- arships, student loans, girl homemakers, and Scns and Daughters of the Repub- lic, all of which come under this work. Fifty tables have already been taken members and friends. Additional tables may be reserved through Mrs. Albert B. Snavely, who has charge of arrangements. Attractive prizes will be awarded. The Judge Lynn Chapter met at the home of Mrs. Charles S. Schermerhorn Tuesday evening. Mrs. Joseph U. Dell- inger, Mrs. Clarence M. , jr., Mrs. Amos T. Pagter and Miss Jean Warfleld assisted the hostess. The meeting was M. Charles O Hale, regent, Who pre. 3 ) . , regent, who pre- sided. Following the salute to the flag and recitation of the American’s Creed, the reports of officers and committees . Earll of the Ellis the need of this win- 'r described com:- historic buildings. a contribution to- materials for men’s cl ter. Mrs. William H. Wi the work of the State mittee in marl ‘The chapter vol ward the ex) dence of e of F street, Mrs. Selby B. Hardwick was elected chapter chaplain. The Frances Scott Chapter, D. A. R., was entertamed November 5 by Mrs. | to Harvey Sargent, assisted by Mrs. Arthur Adelman. Mrs, Charles Bright, the regent, pre- sided. Contributions were made for the work of the National Society. Mrs. Frank Bell read a paper on the way propaganda is being disseminated over the country and in our schools by the Communists and what the D. A. R. is doing to combat this evil. Miss Helen Harmon, State vice regent, g:ve 8 talk on the work for the chapter use. Mrs. Jason Waterman request- ed the biography of Mrs. Alfred B. Garges for the memory book. sketches of Mrs. Laura Olney, With Navy day ceremonies out of the way. the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves, of the District of Co- lumbia, has settled down to a hard period of training for the Winter. All of the work now to be done is designed | to increase the efficiency of the local | citizen sailors and prepare them to reach a higher mark next year when the regular board of officers from the Navy Department comes around for the annual ins) lons. The drill schedule for the current month, prepared by Lieut. Samuel W. Stinemetz, the newly assigned executive officer of the battalion, is a compre- hensive one and provides for an intensive pericd of training on the practice ship of the organization, the U. 8. destroyer Abel P. Upshur, which is tied up at her berth at the Washington Navy Yard. The Reservists will use this ship for drill as I as the weather permits, and at other times will use the armory in_the Washington Navy Yard. The schedule provides that tomor- row night the first period will be given over to instruction to the entire bat- talion Infantry, and in the second Ye- od the deck ratings will receive In- struction in seamanship, knots and splices. The engine room ratings will receive instruction in oil hnml.ng and the steam turbines, while the bridge gangs will be instructed in signalling. ‘The first period in the following Mon- day driil will be given over to Infantry while the deck forces will be instructed in the nomenclature of small boats, while the enginemen will receive instruc- tion in boilers and engine room auxil- laries. On November 21 all divisions will have a physical drill under arms in the first period, while the deck ratings will be instructed in handling small boats, and naval boat etiquette, the engine- men to take up fire-room auxiliaries and distilling plants for fresh water. The 1 night of the month will be given over to an inspection, to be followed by an evening of athletics, in- cluding several boxing bouts for the entertainment of the crew. The examining board of the Yocal of the chapter, and Mrs. Serry were read. Tea was served. ‘The Eleanor Wilson Chapter, D. A. R., met with Mrs. Wade Allison Tuesday evening, November 5, Mrs. J. C. Courts, regent, presiding. Mrs. C. B. Alexander, historian, stated the grave marker committes had visited several cemeteries in order to locate graves of revolutionary soldiers and all the members were urged to report loca- tion of graves of ancestors. Mrs. Alex- ander also told of a visit to Gunston Hall A full discussion of the budget sys- tem proposed was had in connection with the chapter budget long in use. The chapter has a student now in the Lees-] School - at Banner EIk, N. C., and Mrs. Courts reported having sent a supply of clothing to her recently. ‘The ticket of candidates for State offi- own | cers to come before the annual meeting of the State conference in March was read and routine business was dis- i | pcsed of. The District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. David D. Caldwell, State regent, are arranging lace a_wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 10:45 a.m. Novem- ber 11, a change of hour from 10:15 as originally stated. All daughters are in- vited to attend the ceremony. Columbia Chapter, D. A. R., has issued tickets for its annual card party to be held at the Hotel Roosevelt, Friday eve- ning, November 15, 8 p.m. Mrs. Snavely, 211 Tenth street northeast, has charge of tickets for the party. E. Pluribus Unum Chapter, D. g, Novem- i evenins ber 14, in honor of the national and . The founder | State officers. battalion is conducting each drill night examinations of enlisted men who have been recommended for promotion to the next higher ratings. A number of men are awaiting call before the board and it is expected that many of them will be successful in passing the required tests and will have one of the cherished “crows” on their arms before the next cruise period arrives. Recommendations have been made to the Navy ent by a board of reg- ular naval officers that certain steps be taken by the department to improve the efficiency of the Reserve as a whole. Among these are the followirlg: ‘That all Reserve officers take a cor- respondence course. ‘That steps be taken t:;:lve the naval Reservist a more balan znmxnm spections having shown to the at the majority of the divisions have made but little ess in naval knowl- edge but are well advanced in the strict- 1y milif side of their trai 3 That division commanders lacking the assistance of a State-paid employe or of a shipkeeper be allowed the serv- ices of a Reservist on active duty for the purpose of assisting in paper work and other duties in connection with the organization and training of the Naval Reserve. ‘That necescary changes in Naval Re- serve regulations be made that will per- mit the enlistment in petty officer rat- ings of men whose previous experience or civil occupation justified such attion, even though limitation of funds would ::gukz a reduction in the size of divi- ns. . ‘That, owing to the present excessive turnover, and large number of recruits whose education and civil occupation do not aid them in learning duties that would be required upon mobilization, be given to d“elogln. some plan for cruisi which would be more productive of results than the present system. If turnover were materially reduced and divisions were composed of a more skilled type of individual, the board would be less inclined to recommend a change. m',rt;n headquarters divisions be abol- ed. That two-division battalions be dis- continued as battalions. That no units be part of a battalion unless those units are in the same city. For divisions, the majority of whose men cannot cruise during the Summer months, facilities shall be pro- vided for cruising during other months of the year. ‘That all divisions of a battalion cruise ol S S L at av] e ns be abolished. That where there are but two divi- sions in an air senjor 5q1 , division commander also be the squad- ron_commander. That aviation divisions be flll‘:ed‘ to their -time allowed strength before ldfllm divisions are organized in a given locality. Commenting on the recommendation that all officers be to take a correspondence course, the Bureau of Navigation said at the present time it conducts such a course in navigation lndflut'-hemmuolsurplhnnd Accounts has one for supply officers. Eventually, the bureau commented, it is hoped to extend correspondence courses to other professional sybjects. However, it was said that sufficient | clerical assistance is not as yet avail- able for this purpose. The basic law governing the Naval Reserve does not appear to contemplate compulsory train- ing other than that prescribed for the fleet class, consisting of 15 days of training duty and the specified weekly drills. 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