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FRATERNITIES LODGES. Monday—Potomac, No.’ s.cr, C. E. A M. M. Arminius, No. 25, M. M. M. M. Parker, No. 27, E. A, King David, No. 28, social. ‘Wednesday—Washington Centen- nial, No. 14, F. C. Osiris, No. 26, social. East Gate, No. 34, social. ‘Thursday—New Jerusalem, No. 9, M. M. Priday—St. John's, No. 11, M. M. Saturday—Washington Centen- nial, M. M,, special, at 6:30 p.m. School of Instruction. ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS. Monday—Petworth, No. 16, Royal Arch. Wednesday—Columbia, No. 1, socla ‘Thursd ‘Washington, No. 2, Mark. Willlam R. Singleton, No. 14, social. Mount Pleasant, No, 13, Royal Arch, by past high priests, special, at 6:30 p.m. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDERIES. uondnér—onent. No. 6, Red 0ss. SCOTTISH RITE. ‘Tuesday—Mithras Lodge of Per- fection, statutory assembly. Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh, twenty-ninth de- gree. Wednesday—Robert de _ Bruce Council of Kadosh, thirtieth degree. HE Scottish Rite bodies are call- ing special attention to the twenty-ninth _degree, “Knight of St. Andrew,” which will be presented in Robert de Bruce cil_Tuesday evening, and be fol- Wednesday evening with the th degree. The degrees for the class reunion will close Monday gnd Tuesday evenings of next weel mwhen the thirty-first and thirty-secont ively, will be presented Albert e Consistory. Albert Pike Lodge, No. 36, will have nmrmung talk on “Some Indica- Dr. Harrison E. Howe, tomorrow eve- g. Dr. Howe is the editor of Indus- trial and Engineering Chemistry and prominently respected in the scientific world. The lecture will not interfere with the presentation of the degree scheduled for the evening. A joint card party will be given by #he Brightwood Commandery drill team and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Brightwood Commandery Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock in Brightwood Tum}lle. at Geor- and Colorado avenues, for the bene- t of Brightwood Commandery. To furnish a fitting escort to Grand Monarch Edward W. Libbey of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm when he attends the annual session of the Supreme Council of the order at Indianapolis in June, the units of Kallipolis Grotto of this city are giving a mammoth Grotto minstrel show at the National Theater next Sun- day evening, seats for which will go on sale tomorTow me . From Monarch Henry Stein down to smallest of the phets of Kallipolis the local Grotto m been working for some time to meet the exigencies of the occasion. To this end a wonderful cast of 25 principles has been assembled, and all the merriment and all the melodic entertainment asso- ciated with blackface- minstrelsy have been invoked for the occasion. Tha entertainers-in-chief, some of Km with notable records and others include Eddie (Primrose Minstrels) ; 3 banjo and song; Billy Zeitler, end man, song and dance; Barney Puck, end man, song; team of man tap dancers; Wil- liam Raymond, tenor solo; Silver String Revelers (four), Hawaiian melody and w L:loyd Abbott, end ma; , blue s g g i Randall, baritone solo; the Hill Billies (six), radio artists, N. B. C.; Charles D. ford, interlocutor, and S8am Hol- iano accompanist, of Washin, . 2, with Grand vid 8. Davidson officiate in the day evening. B Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4, announces that Priday evening, in the Commander Asylum of Masonic Temple, the evening will be given over to good- fellowship and entertainment, and that the members of the Masonic fraternity ere invited to be present. High Priest C. Fred Cook has called @ special convocation of Mount Pleas- ent, Royal Arch Chapter, No. 13, for the schedul legree Wi 1 by a cast of past high priests of the chapter, under the direction of Past | High Priest Noble D. Larner, instructor of work. Those participating will be Ernest Dulin, as high priest; Sydney . W. Leahy, as Edwin r20) be: . Marzolf, alternating as oaptain of the host; George B. Turner and George H. Post, alternating as principal so- rner; Vernon G. Owen, as royal arch tain; Harry B. Plankinton, as master of the third vail; William T. Hackett, as flnur of the second vail, and William . Walles, as_master of the first vail. Grand High Priest L. Whiting Estes, who is & past high priest of Mount Pleasant &.l:p , will deliver the charge. There will be six teams. The stated gonvocation, scheduled for next Friday, has been called off. Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine will hold & oeremonial In its new club house, at Thirteenth and K streets northwest, Thursday evening, June 5, at 8 o'clock. The business session will be ealled at 7 o'clock. The purpose of the ceremonial more especially is to furnish the opportunity to a large number of prospective nobles to join the Shrine pligrimage of Almas Temple to the ses- sion of the Imperial Council which is to be held in Toronto, June 10, 11 and 12, and to assist in the dedication of the Shrine Peace Memorial by the Imperial Council. It is believed that upward of 200 Shriners wil lattend the convention at this time. Potentate James C. Hoyle has desl(n-zd‘u :h wm“""‘,'fie to R::; srrangements for the pi age L. Oh';mnn, chairman; J. Roy Cochran end Frank E. Koch. The special train, carrying the dele- tion, is scheduled to leave Washing- n Sunday, June 8, by the Pennsylva- nia Rallroad at 7:10 pm. It will arrive at Niagara Falls early Monday morning, where the day will be spent viewing the wonders of Niagara. The delegation will arrive in Toronto Monday evening and return Friday, June 13, to-Washing- ton. It will be headed by Illustrious Potentate Hoyle and Mrs. Hoyle and will include the following members of the divan of Almas Temple; Chief Rab- ban Robert S. Regar with Mrs. Rega Assistant Rabban J. T. Prendergast with Mrs. Prendergast; High Priest and Prophet Edward D. Anderson, Treasurer Frank E. Ghiselli with Mrs. Ghiselli and Recorder F. Lawrence Walker with Mrs. Walker. Leonard P. Steuart, imperial second ceremonial master, accompanied Mys. Steuart, will be with the party. . John C. Exner-and John O. Slye, aides to the potentate, and E. Burk- holder, director of publicity, will accom- pany Potentate Hoyle and Almas Tem- &h will be represented by the Arab Pa- ol, under Capt, Jesse E. Porter; the Military Band and Drum Corps, under Frederick Wilken, jr.; the Le- of Honor, under Capt. Joseph N. lover; the Oriental Band, under Di- :Qm Henry B. Schmidt, and Director W. &n-2's with his assistant. er gton lsu’lhlhm EASTERN STAR. Congress Lodge Chapter will meet to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Associate Matron Mrs, Ethel Bell will preside in the absence of the matron, who is in Denver, Colo. The theater party will be held Tuesday evening. The home board committee of Unity Chapter was entertained May 7 by Past Matron Wooster, assisted by the Misses Hicks. Mrs. Ethel F. Steele, chairman of the home board committee, assisted by Mrs. Ruth Hochgesang, will enter- tain the sewing circle May 20 at 10 am, in her home, 1304 Longfellow street. St. John's Lodge Chapter will meet tomorrow evening. The ascociate grand matron, associate grand patron and associate matrons and associate patrons of this jurisdiction will be guests of the chapter. A short program will be followed by ‘dancing and refreshments. Junior Past Matron Rebecca Wharton will entertain the home board at the Aster Restaurant at 1 o'clock, May 20. The annual home board luncheon of Federal Chapter was held May 7 at the home of Mrs. Hadley, 3254 N street. ‘The guests were the grand matron, Past Grand Matrons Stephenson, Gibb and Bogley and Mrs, Galloway, The next meeting of the chapter will be May 22 at the new Masonic Temple. ‘The next meeting of the endowment committee of Bethany Chapter will be held at the home of Past Matron Nellie G. Plumley. The Bethany sunshine committee met May 8 at the home of Mrs. Marie H. Ralph. Preliminary ar- rangements are being made for a day's outing by the chapter on one of the local steamships, to be held during July. The chapter has been designated to take part in the religlous services at Temple Heights August 17. Acacia Chapter will have charge of the religious services today at the Ma- sonic and Eastern Star Home, at 3 p.m. Rev. A. E. Barrows of the Eastern Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon. The chapter will hold its reg- ular business meeting next Tuesday. The ways and means compnittee will hold ; party at the National Theater May Columbia Floral Cixcle will meet to- morrow at 1 n.mA at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Eppelsheimer, 3227 Hiatt place. Mrs. John Atchison and Mrs, C. Wetzel hostesses. ‘Treaty Oak Chapter will meet Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock on Temple Heights. A short program will follow the business. A short business meeting tomorrow evenl: of Ruth Chapter will be fol- lowed By a benefit play by the temple and endowment committees, the play 'fi start at 8:30; dancing from 10 to pm. The Association of Matrons and Pa- trons of 1920 held its ual banquet May 10 at Tilden Gardens. Dr. Daniel G. Davis of Areme Chapter acted as toastmaster. Past Grand Matrons Helen E. Barnard and Sallye C. Bogley, Grand Conductress Edith E. Willlams and the chairman of the evening, Mrs. Davis, awarded prizes to Miss Carrie Isham and Mrs. Jennie A. Moyer for their promptness in responding to the notice of the meeting. Officers elected were as follows: Mrs. Nellle G. Plum- ley of Bethany Chapter, president; John A. Moyer of Bethiehem Chapter, vice president, and Mrs. Grace I. Barr of Areme Chapter, secretary-treasurer. At its Jast meeting Esther Chapter entertained the following heads of Ma- sonic and allied bodles who are members of the chapter: James A. West, grand master 'of Masons; Raymond N. Bab- cock, master of National Lodge; Ara M. Daniels,- master of Pentalpha Lodge; John L. McGrew, high priest of Mount Vernon Chapter; L. Whiting Estes, grand high priest; Andrew N. Ross, master of Brightwood Council; W. Spencer Armstrong, commander of Washington Commandery; P. Raymond Boesch, commander of Columbia Com- mandery; Edward W. Libbey, grand monarch of the Supreme Council Mystic Order of Velled Prophets; Frank A. Birgfeld, d tall cedar of Capitol Porest, Tall Cedars of Lebanon; Kath- arine Spencer Meritt, grand matron of the Eastern Star. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. Edith M. White of St. John's Lodge Chapter, with Past Matron Theodora Cunningham at the piano. Miss Esther presented piano selections. The order of Rising Sons of Elisha was erred by William H. Phillips of La Fayette Lodge, with Past Patron Arthur G. Fessenden appearing as the candidate. The suxiliary home board will meet May 23 at 10:30 a.m. with Past Matron Margaret Hull Jones, 3808 Garrison street northwest. At the last meet of Warren G. Harding Chapter the degrees were con- ferred on several candidates. A theater party wil be held May 26 at the Na- tional Theater. The next meeting will be Martha Washington night and a special program is being prepared. The auxiliary home board will meet tomor- row at the home of Mrs. Flora Wald- man, 2730 Chesapeake street. ‘The assoclate matrons and associate patrons of the District will be the guests of William F. Hunt Chapter next Thursdsy evening. There will be an entertainment followed by refreshments and dancing. At the last meeting a Colonial concert was given by members of Gavel Chapter, in costumes. The auxiliary home board will meet Monday evening at the home of Caroline Water- man, 2323 Branch avenue southeast. Brightwood Chapter will celebrate its fourth birthday anmiversary Thursday. ‘The 1926 matrons and patrons and 1930 matrons and patrons will be spe- cial guests. The chapter, after its last meeting, visited Harmony Chapter, the n being its fourth anniversary. Matron Anita I. Haight exemplified the matron’s work at the last Grand Chap- ter session. Areme Chapter will hold a short busi- ness _session next Wednesday evening, which will be followed by & spelling bee. ‘The last meeting of the home board committee of Gavel Chapter was held May 8 at the home of Lois Mount, Potomac, Va., with Frances Foltz and Edna Eckhardt assisting. The ways and means committee has planned a bake sale to be given May 24 and a trip of sightseeing New York City will be given June 11. Religious services held at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, May 25. A Spring frolic was held at the Po- tomac Boat Club May 17 by the temple committee. The next meeting of the chapter, May 20, has been set aside for charter members, past matrons and patrons and men’s night. Matron Anne M. Northrop of Chevy Chase Chapter announces the next meeting, May 20, as endowment night. A program has been arranged. The Business and Professional Women's Club will meet Thursday evening at the home o: M{l. Henrietta Cole, 5305 Forty-first street. Loyalty Chapter will celebrate its eighth birthday anniversary Wednes- day evening. There will be a program. At the last meetfhg of the chapter the annual memorial service was held. An address was made by Minnie E. Keyes and several solos were given by Minnie Volkman. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Pranklin, Amaranth and Century- Decatur Lodges will meet tomorrow evening. Webster, Excelsior and Capi- tal Lodges, Tuesday evening; Mount Vernon ~Lodge, Wednesday evening; Syracusians Lodge, Frldlg even'ng; Rathbone Temple, Pythian Sisters, Fri- day evening; Friendship Temple, Wed- Memorial Knigh Rank team Thursday, [emor] i 3 The board of direciors of % ngfi of Pythias Hall Association mLcd- nesday evening and decided to odel inf {918 Tenth street northwest. e | were THE SUNDAY the banquet room of the temple. Rathbone Temple will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary May 23, at which time the grand chief of Virginia will be sruent. Grand Chancellor Cleve- 1 Kennicutt and his assoeiate of- ficers will attend. P The grand chancellor has appointed Past Grand Chancellor A. Herman STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 18, District National Guard While the quarters of the new med- iical center to be established in the Woody as deputy grand chancellor to-| Armory of the National Guard of the preside over Franklin Lodge. The Edward Dunn Memorial Knight Rank team will confer the Knight Rank on a large class from the several lodges on the first Monday in June, under the auspices of Franklin Lodge. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBLUS. Keane Council, No. 353, will meet Thursday, when officers for the coming year will be nominated. The election will be held at the June meeting. Keane's Five Hundred Club will give its 1 card party Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, ) Mrs. Wil- liam A. Mulligan will be hostess for the club. At this party the season's prizes for the five hundred players will be given, two prizes for the highest scason scores and & prize for the lowest score by those who have played in five or more games. The committee in charge is Charles J. Dean, chairman; Henry G. Nolda, Willlam A. Mulligan, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Saur, Mr. and Mrs, John E. Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Neli- gan, Mr. ‘and Mrs, Jerry Donovan, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Goodwin, E. A. Strudley and James P. McKeon, DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA. District of Columbla Circle met Monday at the Washington Club, with the regent, Miss Katharine C. Rat- cliffe, presiding. Reports were read by Miss Anne Kremsreiter, chairman of the entertainment committee; Mrs. James G. Heskell, in charge of the D. of I. Unit of the Medical Missionary Soclety, and Miss Mary E. Manning, chairman of .the finance committee. Miss Elizabeth Dolan, chairman of the committee for endowment of a bed &t the Christ Child Fresh Air Farm, an- nounced & card party for the benefit of this fund will be held at the Wash- ington Club May 26. ‘The members of the local circle at- tended mass and received holy com- munion last Sunday at the National Shyine of the Immaculate Conception. The mass was sald on the altar which was donated to the shrine by the af ircle of the Daughters of Isabella, CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF - AMERICA. At the supper following the initia- tion last Sunday evening merit pins awarded Miss Sarah George, Mrs. Louise Auth, Miss Augusta Uhl, Miss Veronica Tucker, Miss Ethyl Sweet, Miss Eleanor Ashe and Mrs, Berta Jones; rings, to Miss Ann Doyle and Miss Nell Calnan. Other awards were made to Miss Kitty Ruppert, Miss Bess Calnan, Miss May Keefe, Miss Margaret Ruppert, Mrs. Lucle Stelle, Miss Mollie Williams and Miss Josephine Walsh. Miss Mary C. Boland, grand regent, was presented with a basket of flowers by the resident guests of the C. D. A. Home. The program was broadcast. A message was read from Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch- bishop of Baltimore, and from Right Rev. Willlam J. Hafey, Bishop of Raleigh, N. C, and national chaplain of the C, D. A. Addresses were made by Rev. Joseph Malloy and Rev. Francis Mallon. Solos were rendered by Miss Nellle Ronan, Robert O'Lone and Miss Frances Shea. Miss Mary C. Boland, grand regent, presided. A social meeting will be held Tues- day evening, and Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock & meeting of the Con- verts’ League will be held. The princi- 1 address will be delivered by Rev. gnatius Smith, Reservations have been made by & party of 30 C. D. A. from Elmhurst, Long d, N, Y., from May 23 to 29; from May 29 to June 1, 20 from Brooklyn, N. Y., and the graduation class and two chaperons from Holy Cross Academy, Richmond, Va., for May 30. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. W. O. W. Temple was crowded last Monday evening upon the occasion of the celebration of the fourteenth anni- versary of Fraser Camp. A program of entertainment was presented. The talent Mcluded the Trinidad Tarzans, Raymond Baker, Charles N. Merillat, Mrs. William R. Rawlings, Mrs. L. L. ‘Wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley and Baby Florence Marie Helgesen. A history of the camp written in rhyme by Past Consul mdr, Willlam Helgesen was read. The Washington Boosters’ degree team, supported by: Companlies A and B of the Uniform Rank, initiated the membership of the recently nized clm; of the Woodmen of the World at La Plata, Md., and installed the officers. ‘The general committee preparing for the Head Camp convention of the juris- diction of West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia, to be held in Washington, will meet to- morrow night at the temple. Maj. George M. Green has nominated ‘Willlam H. Wade to be adjutant of the First Battalion, Uniform Rank, with the rank of captain. C. D. Holland has been named quartermaster, and William H. Dalkin, commissary of the baitalion, a8 second lieutenant. JR.O. U. A M John L. Burnett Council met May 9 and was presided over by Past Councilor John Lumsden. With the assistance of several of Reno Council's degree team, a class of applicants received the obli- gations. Every third Wednesday 'has been set for initiation night The speak- ers were Secretary Lumsden, Deputy State Councllor L. R. Winner and Past Councllor Hurley. Star Spangled Banner Council met May 9 and dedicated the occasion to Mother's day. A program was given as follows: Address, Rev. Charles S. Biggs, pastor of the Riland M. E. Church; vocal solos, Mrs. Burroughs and Miss Hackenbery; songs, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Barr and Mr. Jones; plano selections, David Pezold. Rev. R. L. Granger was master of ceremonles. Anacostia Council met May 12, with Councllor John Nair presiding. A large delegation from this council will go to Tiffin, Ohlo, with an excursion given under the auspices of the National Council on May 29, returning May 31. State Warden E. A. Diehl was elected trustee. Speakers were Deputy State Councllor C. H. Muller, Secretary E. R. Thomas and State Warden E. A, Diehl. Liberty Bell Council met May 10, with Councilor F. H. Weber in charge. This council will leave the Northeast Ma- sonic Temple May 21 at 7 o'clock in busses for a return trip to Fredonia Council, irr Baltimore, Md. Members from other councils wishing to take the trip should communicate with the recording secretarv, H. B. Mallory. Independent Council will meet Wed- nesday at 621 Louisiana avenue. . Grand Oriental Court met May 8 and held another open meeting. The meet- ing was in charge of Grand Orient E. D, Kauffman, . THE MAOCABEES. Mount Vernon Tent at its meeting Monday evening in Northeast Masonic Temple, Sidney Haas, commander, pre- slding, elected to membership George J. Nash, Marion W. Nash and Paul M. Nash. Bupreme Auditor A. D. Horn- berger, Asst. Great Comdr. William B. Severe, H. E. Sengstack, Frank Hannan and Comdr. Sidney Haas made ad- dresses. It was announced that the monthly meeting of the Ditto Club, composed of members of Mount Vernon Tent and Eureka Hive, will be held to- morrow evening at the home of Mr. John Morris, Sixty-second street and Kingston avenue, Capitol Heights, Md. Ed L. Young, great .commander of Ohlo, was in this city Friday in con- ference with the officers of the several 3 es, Al nd land, Delaware and the District of Co- lumbia, was also present and addressed the officers. SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. . The first anniversary of Columbi Council will celebrated tomorrow :..,.‘,‘:‘{‘.. Naval Hall. A program e orer Wil ke pert . the District of Columbia, at 8ixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, have not been completed, the medical work has been started in temporary quarters, under the direction of Maj. George J. Allen, attached to the State staff, who has been selected by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephen to bear the burden of the medical work of the Guard. Besides being active in the fitting up of the mew quarters which will serve as the medical center, Maj. Allen al- ready has undertaken the examination of all recruits and all men for re-enlist- ment in the Guard, and to give the necessary serum injections when they are due, instead of waiting for certain periods during the year, when it has been the practice to take large numbers of recruits and in some respects tying up the training. ‘The new quarters which will serve as the medical center are being enameled a new operating room lighting system is being installed, as well as the-neces- sary water and steam lines. ‘The equip- ment has been ordered and will be in- stalled as soon as it is received. It will include an examination tabls, glass in- strument case, sterilizers and necessaty lockers for the storage of bandages and other equipment needed for the pro- vision of a high class medical service to the members of the local militia. | It has been the practice in the past | for all of the medical work to be han- | dled by the medical detachments of the various units, but this has been found in practice.to be unsatisfactory. The establishment of the new medical cen- ter will relieve these units of this duty, so that they can devote all of their time to training of the officers and men for duty in the fleld. Their time will not be interrupted by the frequent appear- ance of recruits for examination or for the injection of the necessary serums. Under the system which is to be put into effect by Maj. Allen, every recruit, as soon as he is enlisted, will be given the typhoid serunt, so that when he goes to his company or the recruit school for training, his medical preparation will have been completed. Periodi medical examinations of officers will be conducted also by Maj. Allen at inter- vals so that it will not be necessary to examine them all at once. ‘The head of the new medical center is & veteran in the local militia, having entered it some years prior to the war a8 a hospital corpsman in one of the regimental infantry units, with which he went to the Mexican border during the disturbance prior to the World War. Although the national rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, are still several months off, Capt. Just C. Jensen, Ord- nance Department, captain of the rifie team of the local Guard, sald that he had tentatively selected the men who will compose the local team. The as- pirants for the team are being given workouts every Sunday on the rifle range of the Guard at Camp Sims, Congress Heights, D. C, and by the time the team is ready to depart for the Mid-West Capt. Jensen expects to have an organization that will bring back many prizes in the competitions, not only with other National Guard teams, but with the teams representing the Regular services. ‘The team captain has mapped out quite a stiff program for those desiring to make the team, and only those who continuously maintain high scores at the local targets can hope to make the team. He indicated that he will not announce the personnel until a short time before the matches, when he will give them a thorough training at the targets, ‘The Headquarters Detachment, 20th Division, announces that there are va- cancies in the organization for 10 de- sirable recruits. This organization com- prises the enlisted assistants to the com- mander of the 29th National Guard Division, comprising the militia of this city and the States of Maryland and Virginia, and it is charged with many technical and highly interesting duties. | The training program of the organiza- tion requires 48 weekly assemblies and 15 days of field training. This year these units will go to Fort George G. Meade, Md., for a divisional command post exercise, and will have some very valuable fleld training, quite different from the ordinary training camp dut{. It was indicated that high sachool R. O. T. C. and C. M. T. C. students and graduates are especially desired. ‘The annual inspections of the officers and men of the local National Guard were started Tuesday night by officers from the Regular Army detailed here for the purpose. The units which were inspected last week were the State Staff, the Headquarters 20th National Guard Division, Headquarters, Special Troops, 29th National Guard Division; the Headquarters, 121st Regiment of Engineers, Headquarters 1st and 2d Bat- talions, 121st Engineers; Headquarters Detachment, 29th National Guard Division; Headquarters Detachment, Special Troops, 20th National Guard Division; 29th Division Military Police Company, Company A, 121st Engineers; Company B, 121st Engineers, and Com- pany C, 121st Engineers. ‘The units to be inspected during the current week are the Medical Depart- ment Detachment, 121st Engineers; Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers; Company D, 121st En- gineers; Company E, 121st Engineers: Company F, 121st Engineers; Head- quarters, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Ar- tlllery; Medical Department Detach- ment, 260th Coast Artillery; Heads . ters Battery and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery; Batteries A. B and C, 260th Coast Artillery; Company A and the Medical Depariment Detachment, 372d Infantry. & ‘The officers who are conducting the inspections are Capt. G. H. Stough, de- tailed with the engineer regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia, for the engineer troops; Capt. Nicholas D. Woodward, infantry, on duty with the Maryland ‘National Guard in Baltimore, for the 372d In- fantry troops, who also will inspect the special troops of the 20th Natiol Guard Division, and Maj. Manning M. Kimmel, Coest Artillery Corps, at- tached to the office of the adjutant general of the Virginia National Guard at_Richmond, Va. During the inspection of the 121st Engineers’ regimental headquarters the inspection officer, it was announced, gave the officers s war problem to work out as @ part of the inspection. Under orders from the Militia Bureau of the War Department, a uniform plan of inspection was carried out this year. R ot it e Moy all councils uested mest R and Massnimisetis Sresues st 3 pm. ‘WOMEN’'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION. ‘Washington and Vietory Reviews will hold business meetings Monday evening at the club house at 8 o'clock. Columbis Review will be the hostess review at the luncheon Thursday from noon to 1:30 o'clock. National Review will meet Friday eve- ni at 8 o'clock. ‘The house benefit card party will be held Saturday evening. A memorial - service to the members who have died in the tg:“ year will be held next Sunday at club house at 3 o'clock. The work will be exemplified by the Union Guard team under Mrs. Lillian Patrick. Miss Evis Knight, Mrs. An:lbelle McDonald, Mrs. an soloist. The families of deceased mem- bers are invited to be present. 3 SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM. Trinity Lodge met May 7 at 808 I treet, with Comdr. Lady Blanch Brooks presiding. Remarks were made by Dep- uty Ethel Phyithian Mzs. Green Ity. The next 21 st the above address. initiation and nomination mtburemnlamlud.lndgnt the inspections be confined to adminis- tration, care and storage of Federal property and equipment, adequacy of armory facilities and to those phases of basic training which can be actually demonstrated in the armory and which have been included in the training pro- grams and schedules of the organization or unit undergoing inspection. In furtherance of this policy, it was an- nounced, the Militia Bureau policy will be to have considered at the annual encampments the more advanced phases of training and to rate the unit at that time upon its combat efficiency. Inspectors this year were instructed to particularly note the following and give them careful consideration before finally rating the unit: Initiative of both commissioned and non-commis- sioned officers; leadership of both com- missioned and non-commissioned offi- ocers; adequacy of instruction in schools of non-commissioned officers and se- lected key men; adequacy, suitability, neatness and cleanliness of supply and orderly rooms; general condition of armory other than the above; neatness of both officers' and enlisted men; smartness of enlisted personnel in standing at attention and saluting: general atmosphere and morale .within the units as & military organization. Deficiencies of previous year should be noted and the inspection should deter- mine whether or not they have been corrected. Among other things the inspecting officers are looking to are the com- pleteness of armory drill schedules ap- proved by higher authority; whether the state of training indicates that the drill schedules have been followed; whether the armory drill achedules conform to the training program; the completeness and accuracy of the enlistment and service record and physical examina- tion; whether National Guard regu- lations, training regulations, Militia Bureau circulars and general and special orders are on hand and properly bound; whether the progress chart is actually used or whether it is just made for the purposes of the inspection; condition and appearance of motor transportation while being operated; condition of Federal property as to care and preservation; adequacy, suit- ability and neatness of garages and storage space for motor tion; adequacy of range for pistol practice and whether it is used; completeness of property accounts, memorandum re- ceipts, requisitions, etc.; completeness of individual clothing and equipment records, completeness of personal equip- ment of officers, manning tables show- ing artillery organization and whether the unit mobilization plan is up to date. Some time prior to the arrival of the inspecting officers, the officers of the varjous units were informed of the de- talls of the inspections so that they could take steps to perfect any details which were lacking and of which the inspector might take note. One of the principal items which the inspectors were required to note was the adequacy of armory facilities. While the local guard has just moved into the Slmrten which it is now occupying, ey are probably better than they have been for many years, although by no means ideal. The inspectors will note that there is no space for the indoor drilling of the units, but that this phase 1930—PART TFOUR. T ‘Sood weather on's. persde” grownd . e u; aside (o{m them 12 tga. Mall. lowever, abundance of room in the ol: ):el,lnimll llflt:ld Building, which now g _occupled as an armory, has vided the local militia with bet- ter facilities for the storage and care of equipment, particularly the clothing. Several rooms have been set aside for the hanging of the seasonal clothing which 1s not in use. Here, for instance, the Winter woolen clothing is placed on hangers and treated for moth pre- vention. It will be possible now for the organizations to get their clothing out on short notice, and have in shape ready to wear, instead of taking from shelves, as heretofore, where ft Was packed in piles and wrinkled. Officials of the local guard are wait- ing with much interest the report of the special committee of District of Columbia officials, headed by Maj. Davi- son, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, who recently conducted. ublic hearing on the matter of providing adequate armory facilities for the District Guard. In view of the fact that no voice of opposition was presented by way of the representatives of civic organizations present, it is the belief that some favor- able result may come from the hear- ing. At least, in any action that is taken, it can be shown to Congress and the other officials who will have to pass on the matter that the cltizenry of the District is wholeheartedly behind the quarter-century-old movement to provide the local troops with a building that will serve as a model to other Guard organizations of the country. While it is too late this year to ho) for any action from Congress on_ the matter, it is expected that there will be available before the convening of the next session a mass of data not only showing the great need for an armory, but the fact that there is unity in the movement to brl:;' l‘t nguut. The assignment of the maf Tt of the Guard to the Nlthnfirl'mfl Building is only temporary, At least they Will remain only until money is avail- able for the inning of construc- tion of the new Municipal Center, as the building was acquired so that the site could form & part of that for the cen- tralization of the District of Columbia government activities. With the approach of the annual encampment period when the troo) will take the field for their two "Bfl of tent life, regimental and battal commanders have have structed the place and date of the encampments, the number of officers and men who will go, the amount of baggage, amount of impediments, ordnance and number of animals, the earliest date and hour they may entrain at home station und the latest date and hour of arrival at the site of the camp, the number of passenger, baggage and other cars need- ed, together with any other inform tion which would aid the railroads or other carriers which will furnish the transportation, and to note whether they prefer rail, bus or water trans- portation. While the information has not yet been prepared, it is probable that the Engineer regiment will seek bus trans- portation to its camp at Fort Humph- reys, Va. To go by rail this unit would either have to march to the Union Sta- tion or to the Virginia Avenue Btation at Seventh street southwest, and then there would have to be several miles of riding in a truck to the fort. Busses, however, could be loaded at the armory D. C. Naval Reserve The 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbis, went through its annual armory and ship inspection last Mon- day night before a board of regular officers, composed of Comdr., C. C. Slayton, Comdr. R. A. White and Lieut. Comdr. R. 8. Field, the latter inspector- instructor of the local battalion and captain of the United States destroyer Abr"l P. Upshur, training ship of the unit. The board Wuring the day inspected the ship and, it is reported, found it in the best of condition. At night the Tegular armory inspection was given, and, in addition, the three divisions were marched to the ship, which is berthed at the Washington Navy Yard, and there put the officers and men through w» series of emergency ship drills to ascertain the result of & year of training. ‘While it will be some weeks before the report of the board is received by the local Reserve officers, observers who watched the inspection Monday night said that the enlisted personnel Put up & very snappy appearance. They went through the various drills out- lined by the inspecting officers in & military manner, and showed that dur- ing the past year they had been going through an intensive training under the direction of Lieut. Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith, who has since re- linquished the command, and Lieut. Samuel W. Stinemetz, the acting com- mander of the unit. The several fleet divisions were re- quired to go through infantry drill, gun-loading drill, signaling, knotting and splicing, and first-ald work in the armory, while on the ship they answer- ed emergency calls of abandon ship, battle quarters, coHision, etc. As a result of the fine showing made, and In appreciation of the work done, the enlisted men will be allowed to have a’dance tomorrow night, to which they may invite their friends. ‘The aviation division, commanded by Lieut. Rounds, and quartered at the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, also went through its annual inspection yesterday. personnel, the Navy Department indicated, as to the F“‘fl.f Pplacing offcers found oal- unfit on the honorary re! Hat, instead of dhchnrn. them. One was that all officers found not Ehynully qualified for active duty should be placed on this retired list, since they and the men taken right to the ters in camp without transfer. ‘} is believed that this also will be quicker and more satisfactory than the rail movement. The 29th Division troops will to Fort George G. Meade, Md., and it was pointed out that busses will provide quicker transportation to this Of all the units it is expected that rail transportation will be more eco- nomical for the colored troops, which are scheduled to go to Camp Albert C. Ritchie at Cascade, Md., while the Coast Artillery, which is to go again to Fort Monroe for its training, will desire to go by boat. .| the Naval Reserve, the burea: ued, might be useful in time of war; would feel better disposed towsrd the Navy and might aid it in numerous wavs in civil life, and, in the case of merchant marine officers, they might stil be counted in the quota to a ship to fly the Merchant arine Naval Reserve flag. The other was, and the majority took this view, it was sald, that the honorary retired list was ine tended as a reward for long and faith- ful service; that an officer found physically disqualified should mnot be placed on this list unless he has had long and especially meritorious service. The Navy Bureau of Navigation also took this view. In determining which of the officers shall be recommended to the Secretary of the Navy for honorable discharge and which shall be recommended for the honorary retired list, the bureau will adopt the policy that all such uffi- cers shall be honorably discharged un- less there is some outstand: reason why they should be awarded the following categories will have per- formed sufficiently meritorious service to warrant their being placed on the honorary retired list: Officers who have had honorable commissioned, warrant or enlisted, service during gny portion of the World War; officers whose phys- ical disqualifications are due to injuries teceived while performing active or training duty; officers who have had & total of 15 meritorious, commissioned, warrant or , se) in any of the branches, provided the last four years of such service shall have been commissioned or warrant service in the Naval Reserve; other officers not cov- ered in the preceding Fmph' ‘whose service while in the Naval Reserve is deemed to be of exceptionally outstand- ing merit. The department further points out that in this connection it might be well to add that in its opinion an officer might well have defects which would disqualify him for active service at sea, but which would not disqualify him for active duty on shore in the District. In such a case it would be advisable to transfer such an officer from the fleet or volunteer general to special 3 in which latter class he might be as- signed, in the war mnmmunn of the ly. lorwarding reports of quadrennial physical examinations for retention in ] u_oontin- 3 ts should include in their indorsements -prrwmu Tecom- mendations and should include suffi- clent data to enable the bureau to in- telligently review each case in order to arrive at & proper decision, In an effort to increase the value of inspection reports, it was announced that the Bureau of Navigstion will take steps to obtain from the commanding officer of a vessel on which each unit cruises a re?ort designed to reflect the efficlency of the unit, which reports will be taken into consideration in de- termining the standing of the division. -— ‘The Marx-Engels Institute of Moscow, Russia, has recently acquired s “run” of the London Times from 1800 to 1930. 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