Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1930, Page 38

Parent-Teacher Activities All material the by the We ly on which pul Dr. Bertha Chapma: talks to mothers at School Tuesday at 10 a.m. and af Junior High School Wi y am. Her subject will be “Home Train- ing in Social Hygiene.” McKinley High School. At the request of Mr. Daniel, prin- ecipal, the faculty and parents of puplils, McKinley Technical High School will hold a meeting at the school tomorrow at 8 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the organization of a parent-teacher association for that school. Force. When the new Adams School was built, the old organization, Force-Adams Parent-Teacher Association, automati- cally dissolved, so a reorganization meeting will be held Monday at 3:15 . at Force School. Mrs. Giles Scott fter will assist, and officers will be lected. Mrs. L. H. Brown, historian of the District of Columbia Congress of Par- ents and Teachers, will give a brief history of the District organization over ‘WOL Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Chil- dren’s Bureau and member of the Summer Round-up of children, will de- vote her April talks to the history, ef- fortc and achievements of this project. Her talks are scheduled for each Wed- nesday at 11 am. over WRC. Efforts are being made to put into ‘publicity scrapbooks by each local as- sociation. Most of these are in similar form, a book with a blue and gold cover and loose-leaf . Eight of these scrapbooks, with their local publicity in the shape of newspaper items, schoo Parent-Teacher Association activities and pictures, are to be sent to the national convention at Denver, Colo., on or before April 20. In order to judge the eight most worthy books, each association must submit its book to the committee, Mrs. Paul Eschner, chair- man, before April 15. ‘The slogan for the Parent-Teacher question box. ‘The feature of the meeting of the association next Tuesday afternoon will be, in addition to her usual talk on the development at Bancroft, a brief sketch of the high lights of convention. Macfarland’s debating club “Troop "lg.'loy Scouts of Ameri o ‘was | be March three judges appointed by awarded the decision to the affirmative debaters. Miss Margaret Hewett, soprano, en- 3 Schnal d Arthy Cohen. The “appointed by the chairman was given. The ter of the Wash- Scouts of America, cout m,‘ln M‘lobb, & mean- , an eagle e of serv- ice, the highest honor to be attained’ by Scout at the end of the long Scout |ice John in, lflo::ldel’ member , Was presen! the star signifying his start upon the last the ‘trafl ;vhh:h ends with the eagle badge. rs. Mar- Hewett closed the meting with a songs. ‘The next meeting of iation will be held March 21. Gordon Junior. ‘The condition of the playground was the subject of discussion at the meet- ing of Gordon Junior High School As- sociation Wednesday afternoon. Founders’ day was celebrated through & pageant “The Oracle Speaks.” This staged by a group of girls under the direction of Miss Wilkins, teacher of niusic. Each girl, representing State, home, school and Parent-Teacher As- sociation, lighted a candle on the birth- day cake. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, first vice president of history of the Parent-Teacher Associations. She later was presented with a corsage of roses and sweet peas by Mrs. Pranklin Jones, president of Gordon. The singing of the Parent- Teacher songs and a social hour under the direction of Mrs. Hanley, hospitality chairman, followed. Van Ness. Founders' day was celebrated at the meeting of Van Ness Association Thurs- day evening. Mrs. Giles was speaker. president, was securing an unusual sttendance fathers. of Keene. executive board of Keene As- will meet in the school to- 3 pm. for this column must be State office, Room 101, Burling- ‘ednesda; ing t Hine at 10 1 | tive Association will be held Monday at | largest attendance of parents. A radio playlet entitled “Save a Life” | readings. the State, spoke on the| g Pierce-Webb, the school. A play “After the Revolution,” Dorothy | numbers. iday at the Ambassador Theater. H Park View Platoon. | The Park View Platoon Association ! will be addressed by Mr. Cole, Scout | leader of Troup 49, and Miss Dorothy | | Greene, head of the Girl Scouts, March | 17, at 8 pm. | Character training, the subject of discussion at the pre-school study i circle of the Park View Association was supplemented by a program given by {the Sir Galahad circle of the fifth| !grade at the last meeting. Children | participating included Sara Ann Rapp, | Meyer Rubenstein, Annette Grant, Sylvi Shalenstein, Winifred Howe and Harry Meiners. These pages in the knight- hood of youth character training circle, recently organized by Mrs. Ross Pollock, teacher, explained in full the value of |the circle to each child and his desire | to overcome “bad habits.” Dr. Kirkman, head knighthood of youth circles of New York, was present, and requested they send him regular reports of their progress. Dr. Kirkman dflmfln“";) h"i;ln a I\umb;r ‘ol oflmnll‘ g5 by these pages, depicting their “bad habits.” . The Singing Mothers will meet Tues- day at 10:30 o'clock in ‘the American | Institute of Art. They gave a program of music over the radio at 6 p.m. Tues- day and again at 8 p.m. at the Thom- son School. The nfeeting of - the parent-teacher representatives to the Juvenile Protec- 1:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood House, 470 N street southwest. Mrs. Croxton of the Social Hygiene Society will be the speaker. Seaton-Blake. ‘The Seaton-Blake Association held its Founders’ day celebration February 25, invited guests being Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter and Mrs. Walter C. Jones. A program_was given by the puplls of Seaton, Blake and Gales Schools. Mrs. Rafter was presented with a bouquet of flowers. A large birthday cake was cut by Mrs. Rafter and Miss Dilger, prin- cipal of the Seaton-Blake Schools. Miss Willer, 5B, Blake School, and Mrs, Hawxhurst, kindergarten teacher, Sea- tor School, won prizes for having the Hine Junior, Th;h:i!ne Mt llfl&n gze.! February ; report from the State congress by the delegate, Mrs. J. 'y Davis. The speakers were Miss Ethel Bray, head of drawing depart- ment of public schools; Dr. E. N. C. Bamnes, music department; Miss Ida F. O'Neill, domestic art department, and Miss E. S. Jacobs, domestic . under the direc- Miss Helen Merriam, music Mrs. John F. Hamaker was appointed membership chairman; ‘Woodward, teacher, hospitality chair- man. ‘Waoodridge. Four children of the oodridge School, in costumes represen home, church, school and State, .“:u:. lighting ceremony commemorating the y-third anniversary of the teacher movement w Kingsman. rs. Joseph N. Saunde: president of the District l:l (?.l“nn:bbh Cowe-u!hrenhm'reuhzn.tpon on Founders’ day at the Pebruary meet- ing of the Kingsman Association. Mrs. Frederick Nelson, chairman, announced & Spring luncheon to be held at the school March 5. Music consisted of a vocal trio, Mrs. E. L. Weber, program chairman; Mrs. E. V. Benham and Mrs. P. D. Miller, and contralto solos by Mrs, . _The next meeting will 19, at 8 p.m., with Mrs. Rafter s e third and fowseh .. an urth grades, Miss C. Vaughn's room, prize for -zundme: e 4 Bethesda-Chevy Chase. The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Associa- tion will give an afternoon and evening card party in the gymnasium tomorrow. The next Mrs. Alice Sig- program of Brookland. The monthly meeting of “Mrs. Brun- ner's Study Group Mothers was held February 4. Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Coltier, ~ kin teachers, enter- tained several of the mothers of kinder- garten children February 12. The as- sociation was hostess to the children of the school at a Valentine party February 14. Games were played, and cream, cake and candy served to February 24 the meeting of the execu- tive board was held in the teachers’ room at the school. The monthly meet- ing of the association will be held at the school tomorrow evening. Curtis-Hyde-Addison. The meeting of this group of schools was held February 10, in Curtis School. The association observed the thirty- third anniversary of the Parent-Teacher movement and had as its guests of honor, Mrs. Rafter and Representative and Mrs. Gasque. A Drogram was ar- | ranged by the entertainment committee, consisting of musical selections by Mrs. | Bessie Burch Haycock, addresses by Mrs. Rafter and Representative Gasque; & reading by Mrs. Gasque and a sketch |by members of the Washington Dairy | Council. The silver cup being won by | | the sixth grade, Curtis School. g Peabody-Hilton. ‘The executive board met February 24. New grade mothers were appointed to fill vacancies caused by midyear pro- motions. At the next meeting of the associa- tion March 4, Miss Doyle of the Board of Education will be the speaker. The recent radio talk given by Miss M. Ger- trude Young, principal, will be repeated | and a demonstration of school work will | | be given by one of the teachers. | i , Founders’ day was a) 'celgbnhd at & meeting hi Beller’s room in the Webb School. " Mrs. John a paper on the beginning and the de- t of the National and State Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs. Joleph.-og:bbm read a history of ropriately Mrs, parent- | pio’ , | ment and also of the London organization to be held in the Washington Hotel April 3, 4 and 5. The day Singing were made for a play to 7at 8 pm. nt. given March A) ug! ; April 16, f .” All meetings are held in the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion Club Rd:ml!lh‘e l‘;lhle school. Meetings are one hour length, beginni promptly at 8 pm. March 6 wul"g “Know your school day” at Wheatley. Parents are invited to visit classes and playground between 12:45 and 2:30 o'clock. The Girl Scout Bugle Corps will call parents to the assembly hall gmmpfly at 2:30 o'clock for the lar ‘arent-Teacher meeting. Friday after- noon clubs will be discussed by the club leaders. Francis. ‘The Francis Home and School Asso- ciation will meet March 4 at 8 p.m. Selected seventh grade pupils will pre- sent a short literary program, after which ninth grade students wiil con- tribute several musical numbers. Each parent has been requested to brin; book to the meeting in order that the school library, sponsored by the Home and School Association, will be aug- mented. John Quincy Adams. The initial meeting of the John Quincy Adams Association was held February 18 in the school. Many mothers were in attendance. Commit- tees were appointed and announcement was made officers will be elected at the meeting, March 4, at 3:10 p.m. Tenley-Janney. This association will meet tomorrow at 2:15 pm. in the Janney auditorium. A teaching demonstration in first-grade work will be given by Miss Gleason. Mrs. George Gerst will sing. A quizz about schools and children, in the shape of a “true-false” test from the Parent-Teacher class at George Wash- ington University will be conducted by the president, Mrs. Miner W. Buell, At the meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Tenley School of the preadoles- cent group, the subject “Wise Observ- ance of the Child” was discussed un- der the direction of Mrs. Rouse. Mrs, Guy Cooke is chairman of the group. ‘Weightman. Miss Rose Lees Hardy gave a talk on “Character Education” at the February meeting of the Weightman Association, February 20, at 7:30 p.m. The birthday principal of Grant-Weightman, was presented with a gift for her birthday. A play by the Washington Dairy Coun- cil entitled “Listening In” was given. A luncheon will be given March 4 for the benefit of the playground. Mrs. Bel Mrs. James Sul- th and Fif- teenth streets, for Miss Jeannette Ran- ; | kin, first woman member of Congress, who will discuss the London Conference. Reservations should be made by tele- phone on or before March 4 to Mrs. S. W. Morris, Adams 4321. Commit- tee in charge, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Mrs. 8. W. Morris, Mrs. T. L. Law and Mrs. Edna Proctor. t = street northwest, by e following committee: District offi- cers and Mrs. L. M. Muffiey, Mrs. H. E Risler, Mrs. Lyman F. Kebler, Mrs. J. H. Briggs and Mrs. H. B. . The book review to be given by the W. C. T. U, under the auspices of the educational department of the Federa- tion of Clubs of the District of Colum- bia, will be at 2 o'clock next Saturday in the Mount Pleasant Library, Six- teenth and Lamont streets. Three books will be reviewed. The public is invited. February = meeting ering. Mrs. E. C. in international relations, spoke in detail of her depart- Confer- ence. The ladies were urged to study the World Court situation. Mrs. An- drew McCampbell, wife of the chief of special prohibition agents, gave an ad- dress on the prohibition situation. A memq that had been prepared by a col of Mrs. N. M. Pollock, Mrs. W. C. Alden and Mrs. Warren Hadley for the late Irwin B. Linton, whose wife is a charter member of this unjon, was read and adopted and ordered sent to the family. Stella Clayton Union met at the resi- dence of Mrs. H. P. Winn Wednesday afternoon. Miss Carrie Young, director of the white ribbon recruits, reported 35 enrolled. The president, Mrs. Clay- ton, reported that the children of the L. T. L. were making sunshine enve- lopes for the soldiers at Walter Reed and Naval Hospitals. This being the second anniversary, Mrs. Edna Proctor, who helped organize the union, was the speaker. She spoke on “The Union sign Mrs. A. D. Payne was.the soloist, assisted by Mrs. Silas Moore at the piano. The union, which was or- ganized in February, 1928, with 16 members, now has 66. The union has 11 | been asked to make pillows and afghans for soldiers, sailors and Marines in the hospitals. Cleveland Park Union met Monday afternoon with Mrs. A. B. McManus. Mrs. William Peters presided. Mrs. Newton P. Patterson gave the de- votional. Mrs. A. L. Talbot told of her visits to the different courts and also gave an interesting report of the district quar- terly at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Julia Priest also reported for the quarterly. Comfort pillows and bags had been made. These are to be given at Eas- ter to boys at Mount Alto Hospital by soldiers and sailors’ committee, under the direction of Mrs. A. B. McManus. Money was voted to the Gospel Mis- sion, the Frances Willard Memorial and to a friendship ches. An open meeting for March was E . O. E. Bell, Mrs. David Hunt, Mrs. Robert Wilson and Mrs. John G. Cooper, wife of Representative Cooper of Ohio, were welcomed as new members. Other visitors were Mrs. N. M. Pol- lock, district president of W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Anna P. Hilles of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. W. H. Hesse of North Star Union and Mrs. W. B. Hadley of Eckington Union. Mrs.. 8. Scott McBride, wife of the general superintendent of the Anti- Saloon League, gave some interesting facts from national convention of Anti- Saloon League in Detroit. Mrs. A. L. Talbot and Mrs. Newton P. Patterson assisted Mrs. McManus as hostesses. - West End_ Union.—The February meeting was held at the home of Miss Kate Wood. After the devotions, by Mrs. O’Hars the local tion from its estab- lishment five years ago to the present time. Mrs. Harris tein, representa- tive at George Washington University extension course, read her rper. “Why Some Parent-Teacher tions Pail,” an excerpt of which occurs in the February Bulletin, Mrs. E. Elvoe, one of the members of the Glee Club, . Miss K. ('i Bab- ve principal, gave winning - game . Mrs. speaker, was inf omhe youth of today and their prob- A business _session the union vo'.ed' ::ebceomz a Light-Line Union to ‘-‘fi mmorhl ember. ‘world me) mt . ven of the wet hearings in Frances Willard Memorial, hel it o were Miss Kate Wood ‘and *Miss Grace Waustal. g v F were House, ld | partment_adjutant, Mrs. Edna Taylor a |, THE AMERICAN LEGION. Meetings This Week. March 4—Vincent B. Costello Post, board room, District Build- ing, 8 pm. March 4—Vincent B. Costello Auxiliary, District Building, 8 p.m. March 5—Sergt. Jasper Post, ‘Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue northwest, 8 p.m. March 5—Kenneth H. Nash Post, Hamilton Hotel, 8 p.m. March 5—Department member- ship committee, District Building, 7:30 p.m. March 6—Jane A. Delano Post, 1337 K street northwest, 8 p.m. March 7—Geroge Washington Post, eleventh anniversary cele- bration, 1441 Rhode Island ave- nue, 8 p.m. Officlals of the Department of the Dis- trict of Columbia, the American Legion, will be guests of George Washington Post, No. 1, the ploneer post of the American Legion, on the occasion of the eleventh anniversary celebration to be held in the club house of the post, 1441 Rhode Island avenue, next PFriday eve- ning, when an appropriate program will be rendered. One of the features of the evening will be the unveiling of a bronze tablet to the memory of E. Lester Jones, the first commander of the post and the first commander of the Deaprtment of the District of Columbia. As one of the organizers of the first unit, he had the distinction of being the first post and first department commander in the his- tory of this veterans’ organization. His death occurred last April, being buried in Arlington Cemetery with full military honors. On March 7, 1919, at the suggestion of Past Dept. Comdr. Jones, who was & colonel in the air forces throughout the World War in France, there was held in the auditorium of the Cosmos Club in this city a meeting, which was attended by over 350 veterans, com- missioned and non-commissioned of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. At this meeting E. Lester Jones was elected commander of the first unit of the na- tional organization. The name adopted at that meeting was Gen. Pershing Post, No. 1, but when the temporray consti- tution was adopted at the caucus held in St. Louis, Mo., May 8, 9 and 10, 1919, there was a provision that no post should be named after a living person and consequently on May 19, 1919, the name was changed to George Washing- ton Post, No. 1. It was at this same meeting on May 19,1919, at the Central High School that E. Lester Jones was unanimously elected department commander and au- thority already having been received from national headquarters to p: to organize the first department in the history of the American Legion. He was succeeded by John Lewis Smith as commander of the post and later he became a department commander. To the deceased commander is due credit for the present preamble in the na- tional constitution, because through his efforts the preamble was drafted and presented at the caucus in St. Louis, adopted and with very slight changes since that time. Col. Jones headed the District delegation when it attended the St. Louis caucus and was also chairman of the delegation when it attended the first national convention held in Min- neapolis, Minn., November 10, 11 and 12, 1919. He was one of the incorporators named in the act of Congress passed in 1919 authorizing the American- Legion and the foundation laid by him, with the assistance of others in those early days, has on numerqus occasions brought forth praise and commendation from officials of the national organization at Indianapolis. When Col. Jones was elected com- mander of Gen. Pershing Post, No. 1, he’ selected as his adjutant Howard 8. .| Pisk, who likewise has the: distinction of being the first post adjutant in the United States. He served in the same capacity for George Washington Post and when the first department was formed Col. Jones appointed him de- the first one in the entire American . In 1928 he was again appoini department adjutant by Dept. Comdr. Harlan Wood and reappointed last year by Dept. Comdr. L. E. Atkins and is serving in that position at the present time. As one of the founders and charter mem- bers he will be present at the ceremonies Friday night, having attended every anniversary in the history of George ‘Washington Post. The Department of the District of Columbia has started on its upward climb in the national membership con- test and last week jumped from forty- sixth position in the race to thirty-ninth position. The local department has 60.52 per cent of the quota allotted to it by national headquarters and with the in- tensive campaign for new members, which started yesterday under the lead- ership of William E. Spicer, there is every possibility that the District will forge rapidly ahead this year as it did last year. Of interest to local legionnaires was the announcement from national head- quarters that the half-million mark in membership was E and the new mark is 600,000. Last year the total membership was within a few thousand of 800,000, which is the ulti- mate goal for next year. The records at national rters show that the Taembership for year is just 31 days ahead of last year and National Comdr. O. L. Bodenhamer is gratified at the fine showing. “It is not ourgxm}mfle to seek a huge total at the end of the 3 says the national commander, “but to gt the membership out of the way early the year in order to clear the decks for the Legion program of service. This means that constructive community service work and other activities of Legion posts will have the membership problem disposed of a month earlier than a year ago and thus have that much more time to devote to accom- plish other things before the next na- tional convention is held in Boston, October 6 to 9. The rapid growth of the 1930 membership is laid to the fact that the veterans throughout the United States wish to show, through their membership in the Legion, their sup- port of the Legion I tive program Congress. Two of the major objectives of the Legion in Congress is the ade- quate care of disabled veterans and the adoption of the Reed-Wainwright reso- lution, providing for a competent com- mission to consider the principle of uni- wversal service in time of war and adopt a plan for its operation.” President Hoover and Gen. John J. Pershing have given their indorsement to the sale of memorial poppies con- ducted by the American Auxil- lary each May, Mrs. Donald Macrea, national president of the auxiliary, has announced. In a letter to Mrs. Macrea, at nation: headquarters, President Hoover said: “The py campaign is a fitting symi- bol of the sacrifice of those who died in the service of our country and should remind us of the obligations and sacri- fices demanded of all good citizens in times of. peace, “The fact that the manufacture of these poppies gives employment to dis- abled ex-service men, in the hospitals and elsewhere, adds to the worthiness of the cause.” Thanking Mrs. Macrae for sending him a copy of the new poppy booklet and wishing the suxiliary the fullest Ssuccess in its work this year, Gen. Pershing wrote: “I am indeed happy to indorse the annual sale of poppies by the American don Auxiliary. Since it provides such an excellent means of ring our war dead, while being of real serv- ice to the disabled, the sale merits the genuine support of the public.” James F. national adjutant of Barton, . m-dj o Ir American Legion posts to in | SUPPOrt to the Citizens' Military Train- ing Camp procurement campaign, which gfi ul::dar "Y yesterday '.hrt?ulhgut the The Sergt. Jasper Unit of the Amer- 3 magician; irner, reading; Miss Rebecca Scott, tap dancing; mln: Helen Hayes and Miss Jane Arnold, dia- logue; Miss Doris Rosedale, toe dancing; Mr. Hiram. Hummer, reading, and the Victory Post Minstrels accompanied by Mrs. Charles Hess at the . Mrs. Mildred Eckles, president of the unit, introduced Ferdinand G. Praser, commander of the Sergt. Jasper Post, ng.flu. the American Legion, who pre- sided. The committee in charge consisted of Mrs Edith O'Connor, Miss Nellile Mar- shall, Mrs. Rose Martin, Mrs. Alice Dewar, Miss Alice Venezky, Miss Clara Humphries, Miss Ethel Hodges, Mrs. Bernita Shelton Matthews, Miss Anna ‘Venezky, Mrs. Dora Weiner, Mrs. Thad Baker, Mrs. Elise B. Shea, Mrs. Ruth Orlosky and Mrs. Margaret Jacobs. Dancing followed at the conclusion of the program of entertainment. Refresh- ments were served. ‘The regular business meeting of La Societe des Huit Chapeaux et Quarante Femmes will be held next Wednesday at 8 pm. at the Washington Hotel. All the partners are requested to attend, as the constitution and its amendments will be acted upon. The chairman of the constitution committee, Emily J. Carey, has called a meeting of the com- mittee tomorrow at the Army and Navy Hotel, 820 Connecticut avenue, at 8 p.m. Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, will hoid its regular meeting next Thursday at 8 pm. at 1337 K street. Miss Maude Aiton, principal of the local Ameri- canization School, will be the guest speaker. Refreshments will be served. Comrade Lloyd, chairman of the ways and means committee, is arranging a card party to be held at the Thomas Circle Club the evening of March 22. The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, American Legion, will hold a card party tomorrow night at the All States Hotel, on Nineteenth street between E and F streets. The post is conducting a membership drive which will close March 7. Mem- bers who have prospective members are requested to nntify Mary Weide, Co- lumbia 1902 or 3ranch 135 at the Navy Department. A prize will be awarded the member bringing in the greatest number of new members. ‘The advisory council will meet March 6 at the home of Ella Leech, Apartment 28 at 1625 Sixteenth street. Members are requested to assist in the Braille work. Plans are being made for a rummage sale to be held May 26 and 27. Comdr. N. D. ‘Walter Reed Post, N been presented with a gavel made from a timber removed from the White House roof. Past Comdr. D. E. Campbell was one of the speakers at the ceremonies Feb- ruary 20 incident to the unveiling of the memorial in the Veterans' Bureau to Col. Richard G. Cholmeley Jones, former director of the bureau. The m:lvem',mt for this tribute lgy (ng° “fuhol- meley Jones was sponsored ty- Walter Reed Post. The tablet was for- mally presented by Senator Carter Glass, who, as Secretary of the Treas: ury, was responsible for the appoint ment of Col. Cholmeley Jones as direc. tor. It was unveiled by his twin brother and his nephew and was accepted on behalf of the bureau by Gen. Frank Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau and a member of the post. A resolution has been adopted favor- ing the giving of a military status to nurses of the Red Cross who actually served in overseas hospitals during the war. A communication has been directed to Dr. Ballou, superintendent of schools, deploring the existence and spread of Communism among the pupils of the local schools, as reported by the press, and requesting an investi- gation as to its extent prevalent in the schools, and further requesting that all reasonable efforts be used to stop it. The post has amended its by-laws to provide that the initiation fee be fixed at $1 and that the annual dues be $3. Mark S. Robson was obligated as a member. At & meeting of the Stephen-P. Mc- Groarty Auxiliary Unit, No. 27, held last Thussday at the Winston Hotel, Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, past president of the District of Columbia Department of the Auxillary, installed the newly elected officers. The unit is now re- cruiting new members and is also mak- ing arrangements for several social functions to be held jointly by the post and auxiliary. Veterans of Foreign Wars. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. ‘Monday—Council of administra- , board room, District Build- ing, 8 pm. ‘Tu iy—TNT Pup Tent, Mili- tary Order of the Cooties, 935 Or&nt place. ‘Thursday—Equality Walter Reed Post, Pythian Temple. Front Line Post met last Monday at 3" Hooley presiding, Depariment Jumior J. Hooley pre . en! In] Vice Comdr. J. Allen Praether, Past Comdrs. Hollingsworth, National Capi- tol Post, and John L. Hart of Columbia Post made addresses. Members knowing of any position open are requested to call either De- partment Comdr. Harvey L. Miller at National 4245 or Department Adjt. Harry. F. Volkman, National 6400, Branch 435. Comrades out of work are requested to notify either of these offi- cers. The Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, participated in the Washington birthday parade in Alex- andria on February 22. Of the five prizes distributed on that day, four were Pt d i B nlf LD STOPS Pain and Itching om Piles! Don’t put up with painful piles another day—or hour. There is positive relief, very often ~for the very worst ‘case. Pyramid suppositories are de- signed to stop the ' pain—and even all itching. Pyramid. Re- member the name, and you can soon for- forgét your piles. In other words, suffer- ““ing from piles is needless. Just say Pyra- mid to any druggist; sixty cents. PYRAMID DRUG CO. 154G Pyramid Blds., Marshall, Mich: send box plainly wrapped, ’I“d.‘“ ”‘v‘l‘," -lll entirely fres. Name L — L SRR e " RIS headed the sion of the parade. A radio address will be broadcast g:r lé:lbnl of flr:hl:lw nm:m United Association, Ph: , on March 18, between 5:15 and 5:30 pm,, hlternu e time. Subject, P'l‘be E 3 Anthem of the Flag,” by Gen. John J. Pershing. The campaign to have Congress cially authorize “The Star Spangled Drogreasing. The bl has beon reported g. The favorably out of the House jum:? committee and it is anticipated it will come up for vote in the House 3 ‘The Military Order of the recently at Woodman Hall, 935 Grant place. Top Notch Pup Tent, No. 1, ts of V. F. W. members of the District of Columbia. The Cooties are preparing for their birthda rm which will take place during the latter part of March. The committee is un- der the chairmanship of William L. Thomas. Efforts are being made to co-operate with the Baltimore Cooties for the purpose of getting in line for the V. F. W. national convention this year. New members will be initiated at the meeting March 4. MAIL CAR BANDITS FLEE LEAVENWORTH Pair Uses Forged Passes to Make Escape From Federal Penitentiary. By the Associated Press. LEAVENWORTH, Kans, March 1.— Using forged outside passes, Thomas Holden and Francis L. Keating, serving sentences of 25 years each for robbing a mail car at Evergreen Park, Il in 1926, escaped from the Federal peniten- tiary here yesterday and still were at large today. With a new guard at the main en- trance of the prison, Holden and Keat- ing Imnlred about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. They had procured two pass cards used by trusty prisoners detailed to outside employment. They had ob- tained photographs of = themselves which were pasted on the backs of the cards as required. The guard allowed them to pass through the gate, and their escape was not vered until late in the after- noon. ‘Warden Thomas B. White today was condueting an investigation to discover how they obtained the passes and photographs. |SEATTLE SCHOOLGIRL Golden of Equality- | American Legion, has HOME FROM ARCTIC TRIP Returns With Father, Fur Company Official, From Ship Ice-Bound Since Last Fall. By the Associated Press. Siberia, and Earl Borland, Arctic fiyers, died in an airplane wreck last November 9. ‘The girl arrived with her father, Olaf Swenson, head of the Swenson Pui a, Teller, thence to Nome and Fairbanks, taking a train from Fairbanks to the port of embarkation. MYSTERY OF TWO DEATHS SOLVED BY CONFESSION By the Associated Press. 2 MACON, Ga, March 1—Sheriff George Anderson of Peach County an- nounced here today that the mvsterious shyl.ng!n{ Green Hartley anc™ais wife, aged Peach County residents, had been solved by the confession of Albert Jackson, colored, last night. Jackson has been held in jail here since & day after they were found beaten to death in their home. Sheriff Anderson said Jackson im- plicated two other colored men, Son Straughter and Armstead Lawson. Both were arrested and brought here for safe keeping. The sheriff left this morning for Powersville in Peach County to search for money taken from the slain couple, which Jackson said had been hidden there. o | has | st Cooties met Army. ‘That proper recognition may be given of the Medical Corps Regula; , who has achieved great distinc- tion among the medical profession, it been proposed to authorize the ap- pointment of an additional major gen- eral in the Medical Department of the Army during the active service of the Army Medical Center, D. C, will be the beneficiary of this Pproposal. Col. Walter Fraser, on duty at the Army base at Boston, Mass., has been ordered to duty in the office of the surgeon general of the Army, effective April 20, and upon the retirement of Col. William George Turner he will succeed as chief of the veterinary di- visior sf that office. No intimations have been made as to just when Col. Turner will retire, but it is expected that he will submit his application to be placed upon the retired list of the Regular Army after more than 30 years' service. It is understood that Col. Turner’s separation from the active rolls of the miltary establishment will become effective about June 1. Col. Fraser is from Iowa and was born on June 16, 1872, which will make him 58 years of age next June. He is a graduate of the Chicago Veterinary College, class of 1900, and & graduate of the Army Veterinary School, class of 1921. Col. Fraser was appointed a colonel on January 29, 1929. Navy. ‘The Navy Department has selected Capt. Walter N. Vernon, U. 8. N.,, now on duty as a member of the staff of the Naval War College, to command the U. 8. 8. Northampton, which will be placed in commission when com- pleted. He will go to duty at Quincy, Mass., in connection with fitting out that ship. Capt. Arthur P. Fairfield, U. 8. N, now on duty in the operations office of the Navy Department, as direc- tor of ship movements, been se- lected to command the U. 8. 8. Chester, and for duty at Camden, N. J., in con- nection with the fitting out of that vessel. The third naval vessel which will shortly be placed in service, the U. 8. 8. Houston, will be commanded by Capt. Jesse B. Gay, U. 8. N., who is now on duty as captain of the na yard at Pear] Harbor, Hawaii. He wiil proceed to Newport News. Va., in con- nection with fitting out this ship. All three of these ships are sched- | tha uled for completion and commissioning next June, The Northampton, it is understood, will be ready for prelim- inary (builders’) trials late this month, the Chester late in April, and the Houston the latter part of May. The Houston is slated for servicé as Ip of the Asiatic fleet, but in view the time ordinarily required for fitting out, shake-down runs, acceptance trials, etc., & year will in all probability elapse be- fore the lhlg is ready station. the her Asiatic station, it is planned to bring the U. 8. 8. Pittsburgh, present flagship of the station, home for de- commissioning. It is undestood that Capt. Husband E. Kimmel, U. 8. N, is now in command of destroyer squadron 12 of " | the battle fleet has been selected to succeed Capt. Fairfield as director of ship movements in_ the operations of- fice of the Navy ent. Upon the completion of his present course at the Army War College, this city, Comdr. Walter F. Jacobs, will be assigned to duty in the office of the chief co- ordinator of the Budget Bureau. He will relieve Capt. Christopher R. P. Rodgers, who probably will be assigned to sea duty. Comdrs. William H. Lee, James B. Rutter and Bruce ‘:' Ware, jr., ll“lo‘ whom are undergoing a course of in- struction at the Naval War College, will be students in the next class at the Army War College, this city. —_— WORKERS TO STRIKE FOR 40-HOUR WEEK ST Want Five and Half Days’ Pay for Five Days’ Labor. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, March 1—The Cen- tral Building Trades Council, represent- ing all organized building crafts tn Kan- sas City, Mo.; Kansas City, Kans., and Leavenworth, Kans., voted last night to strike for a five-day week at the pres- ent five-and-a-half-day ry. and 9,000 workmen are cessation aff of all bullding union labor is employed can establish eh:.; had proposed 10 per cent. The matter the hands of a chamber ittee for arbitration. yesterday recommended it wages be neither increased nor de- creased. 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