Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1930, Page 50

FRATERNITIES MASONIC. us serv- usual open-air religio ces at Temple Heights this . afternoon at 4 o'clock, under the direction of Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer, chaplain of the Grand Lodge «f Masons, will be addressed by Rev. Dr. John R. Gunn, formerly pastor of the First Baptist Church at Fort Wayne, Ind., and now engaged in evan- gelistic and Bible conference work. The music_will be directed by J. Walter Humphrey. The special guests at this service will be the officers and members of the following named Blue Lodges and of the | Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star with their familles: St. John's Lodge, No. 11, George B. McGinty, master; King Solomon’s Lodge, No. 31, Percy 1. Lowd, master; East Gate Lodge, No. 34, Earle R. Strong, master, and Congress Lodge, No. 37, Willlam Homer Carroll, master; St. Johns' Lodge Chap- ter, No. 18, Mrs. A. Linda Pollitt, matron, Peter W. Pritchett, patron; East Gate Chapter, No. 21, Mrs. Rose | ‘Vierkorn, matron; Luie L. Hayes, pa- tron; Congress Lodge Chapter, No. 35, Mrs. Laura B. Davis, matron; G. Barre Giles, patron. All members of the Masonic fra- ternity and its allled bodies, with their families, as well as the public are ‘welcome. But three bodies have reported degree work for the current week, viz.: Wash- ington Centennial, No. 14, F. C. de- ree at a special at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow; leral, No. 1, the F. C. degree Tuesday evening, and Joseph H. Milans, No. 38, the F. C. degree Friday evening. Back from his flying trip to the sea- shore, lllustrious Potentate James C.| Hoyle is at it again. He announces for Friday evening of the current week one | of those delightful “moonlight” affairs on the Wilson Line steamer City of ‘Washington, with a_special Shrine pro- | gram, in addition to the delights offered by the boat management. The steamer will leave her wharf at 8:30 p.m. for a 40-mile ride on the Potomac, returning to the city about 11:30 o'clock. The dance music for the trip, the potentate states, will be furnished by one of the best dance orchestras in Wi and the program of music will be one to give the joys of the past, the present and the future to the dancers and to those who prefer to sit and watch the dancing in the comfortable chairs pro- vided by the steamer. There is also to a special program that will conform tastes of the potentate and set off the special efforts of the fun- loving excul:‘ighnhu This “moonlight to Shrine body as a whole that this spe- cial event will be such as to attract every member of Almas, sick or well, {g:m' or old, for arrangements have 'n provided to meet the needs of all. Strictly within the law, he adds, a very considerable sized cargo of “good fel- lowship” will be on tap, so that no one will ever be in danger of being over- looked or lonesome. The affair will be pre-eminently a Shrine event, with due Tegard to the slogan that “Happy Days Have Come Again.” Raymond M. Flor- ance is general chairman of the com- mittee on arrangements. Robert Le Bruce Chapter, Order of De Molay, will have an officers’ meeting Friday night at the Scottish Rite Ca- thedral, 433 Third street northwest, at 7:45 pm.,, to discuss plans for the rest of the Summer. Among the subjects to be brought up is the swim and dance party to be held at Chevy Chase Lake some time this month and a moonlight party on the Wilson Line steamer City of Washington. There will be several other important subjects discussed. Charles Magruder, a member of the would enjoy the visits of fil;mchafwr members. nce at the Congressional In- £y Club Jast, week was one of the out- m)xgmm:;ev:nfinol the chapter, g almosf - ——— couples in at. EASTERN STAR. ‘The members and friends of St. ;Y:;lg's rl:)dge Cl’npur‘lre invited to at- liglous services at Heights today at 4 o'clock. Wi Congress Lodge Chapter will take part in the services at Temple Heights ws:y. The Matrons and Patrons’ Associa- $ion of Bethlehem Ghapter held an out- ing August 3 at the Summer home of Past Grand Matron Stephenson at North Beach, Md. The group consisted of Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Stephenson, Mrs. E. Corning, Miss J. Corning, Mrs. C. Mclntyre, Miss McIntyre, Mrs. L. Bar- Tows, Mrs. C. Kidd, Mrs. M. Carll, Mr, and Mrs. H. Bowersox, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Darnall, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs, T. W. Davis, Mr. and Mrs, V. W. Rob- erts, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pearman, S. F. fi::mémh Mrs. L. Major, Miss 8. 'Mator, . E. Hammer] er, R. Mk I Thomberim, - 1+ - Pearman, Matron Amy Alf of Bethan, &nnounces that the chapter yhs:‘l?e":l: designated to take part in the religious Services at Temple Heights August 17 at 4 o'clock. Members of the chapter and their friends are invited to attend. ‘The first chapter meeting following the Eummer Tecess will be held September .hd'x;k;lefl?ntrumh;nd lL’unmm of 1930 ( na meetlnzm. s Will be guests at The children of the Masonic a; Eastern Star Home were the guests l:;} Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc., last Thurs- day on an all-day outing at Glen Echo Park. Past Patron John W. Fenton, ir. ©of Washington Centennial Chapter wa chairman, assisted by Walter A. Gawler. Thes Matrons and_Patrons Were entertained at Mu-T--v»‘;;. 1:}2\: home of Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Nub- son, Owens CLff, last Sunday. Past Grand Matron Mrs. Tillie Chauncey | and the president, Mrs. Anna 8. Printz, | with nearly 50 others, were present. | Swimming and other athletic games | were indulged in. A chicken dinner was served by Mrs. Nubson. Ed Riley, | Omer Velle, Elmer Johnson and Harry | Phillips were the champion horseshoe pitchers. nE:‘s:!Gl': g.hlplfr ;fl}‘lhttend religious s at Temple Heights - BDoon at 4 o'clock. Pees REBEKAH LODGES. Miss Elizabeth Harding, noble grand of Martha Washington Lodge, held a meeting of her committees at her home August 1 for purpose of outlining ac- tivities for the term. Plans for home- coming night in October were decided upon. ' At the last regular meeting the following chairmen were appointed: Degree directress, Mrs. Margaret, Tyrig; finance, Mrs. Rena Norton; delinquent, Miss M. Edmonston; miscellaneous, Mrs. Mary Sellinger: floral, Mrs. Agnes Dakin; ways and means, Miss Anna Hage; refreshments, Mrs. Hallie Hark- rider; entertainment, Miss Minnie Butts, A picnic in Rock Creek Park was held yesterday by the members. « _Dorcas e met Thursday. - mittees for term_were appointed by the noble grand. The president of assembly made an address. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Oak Camp's annual river excursion to Marshall Hall,will be held August 13. All the local camps of the Wood- men of the World and the groves of the Woodmen Circle will participate in this outing. Capt. Albert King and Company A of the Uniform Rank will upon the occasion of the biennial head camp of the jurisdiction of West Vir- ginia. Designation of an official hotel headquarters will be made. La Plata Camp will be hosts to the sovereigns of the District of Columbia in an all-day picnic August 17. The Uniform Rank companies and the Mbod ters' ritualists will attend iIn a y. . CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. At the business meeting of Court No. 212 Tuesday evening Miss Jennie Sims, vice regent, presiding, reports were made from the various committees. On a Tecent pilgrimage to Rome Mrs. Mary Kane and Miss Agnes Martin, members of the Catholic Daughters of America, obtained for the local court the Papal blessing. The script, suitably framed, was presented to the court at Tuesday's meeting. A committee of Catholic Daughters of America will take charge of the regis- tration at the Conference of Catholic Charities to be held here in September. Plans were completed for the annual picnic of the Catholic Daughters of émcricl at Bay Ridge, Md., August 17. 2iss Nell Calnan is chairman, assisted by Miss Mary O’Connor, Miss Helen Honan, Miss Catherine Cullinane, Miss Agnes Quinn, Miss Margaret Mooney, Mrs. Alberta Jones, Miss Ruth Doyle, Miss Ann Dunn and Miss Surah George. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. The Golden Rod Club spent several days as guests of Mrs. Ida Yost at her Summer cottage, on the Wicomico River. Past State Councilor Mrs. Clara Rock entertained with a luncheon, fol- lowed by bridge. Past National Coun- cilor Mrs. Elizabeth Sewell, former president of the club, has left the city for a permanent stay in New York. Among those present were Past State Councilors Mrs. Louise Schwenk, Mrs. Clara Rock, Mrs. Cherry Joiner, Mrs. Ida Yost and Mrs. Chappel, and Past Councilors Mrs. Roberta Nalls and Mrs. Rena Corey. Anacostia Council met Wednesday THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO District National Guard Flying on tours of inspection of the troops of the National Guard of the Dis- trict of Columbia in the field for their annual training, and also units of the 20th National Guard Division, Maj. Gen Anton Stephan, commanding the local militia brigade and the division composed of the Guard of this city and the States of Maryland and Vir- ginia, has been able to cover the wide area over which the troops are scat- tered in & very short time. It was said at the local brigade head- quarters that he visited the 260th Coast Artillery of the local Guard, which was in camp at Fort Monroe, Va., last Mon- day, dul’!ng which he conducted an in- spection of the unit. He flew back to Washington in & plane piloted by Maj. w. D. Tipton of Baltimore, 29th Divi- sion aviation officer, and made the trip in 1 hour and 7 minutes. The Balti- more aviation contingent is a com- ponent of the 29th Division. After motoring to visit the 121st En- gineer Regiment at Fort Humphreys, Va., Gen. Stephan left Washington yes- terday by plane for Virginia Beach, Va., where he inspected the 9lst Infantry Brigade of the Virginia National Guard in camp there. Upon completing that duty he will fly to Langley Field, Va., where the 29th Division Aviation Squad- ron is taking its training, and upon completion of that will return to Wash- ington by air. He will abandon the plane for a mo- tor inspection trip on Wednesday when, it was said, he hfllnm to go to Camp Albert C. Ritchle, at Cascade, Md., where he will ins) the 1st Maryland Infantry, which taking its training at that post. He will return to Wash- ington after the inspection and then will go back to Cascade on August 23 to inspect Company A, 372d Infantry, the colored Infantry unit of the local Guard. This trip also will be made by auto- mobile. After completing two weeks of field training, the 260th Coast Artillery re- turned to Washington this morning by boat. A part of the contingent was au- thorized to travel by automobile and these officers and men are expected in this afternoon. The artillerymen have evening, with Councilor Nora Lee in the chair, at which time the unwritten work was given by Associate Councilor Hattie M. Beall. Short talks were made by Past State Councllor Mrs. Mary James, Ella Smith and Mildred Mont- gomery. Mrs. Susie Lewis, councilor of Old Glory Council, presented the following rogram after its last meeting: Piano selection, Mrs. Bessie Redmiles; quar- tet, Mrs. Muriel Jasper, Mrs. Eva Mar- shall, Mrs. Thelma Henderson and Miss Ovilla Ridgway; story, Mrs. Lulu Mas- tin; duet, Mrs. Mildred Rock and Mrs. Lulu Mastin; chorus, by the entire assembly; address, by Mrs. Ida Kerper. Loyalty Council is now meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall, on Seventh street, on the second and fourth Tuesday nights. ‘The State Council carnival starts August 11 at Twenty-ninth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, and continues through to August 15. Mem- bereisl are requested to register each night. Associate Councilor Virginia Moulden presided at the last meeting of Triumph Council, when special music was ren- dered by State Conductor Mrs. Mabel Dowing. Mrs, Georgie Tyler was elect- ed assoclate vice councilor. Addresses were made by State Warden Mrs. Emma Brooks and State Conductor Mrs. Mabel Dowing. _Initiation will be held August 14, at which time the ritualistic cere- mony of draping the charter in mem- ory of the deaths of Mrs. Rosalie Smith and Mrs. Mary Nolan will take place. After the meeting a buffet supper was served by Past State Councilor Mrs. Louise Schwenk, good of order chair- man. At _the last meeting of Mount Ver- non Council Mrs. Edna Hayward, coun- cilor, appointed Mrs. Maude Cooper chairman of a lawn party to be held August 23 at Eighth and H streets northeast. Addresses were made by State Inside Sentinel Mrs. Belle Gib- son-Deputy and Past State Councilor Mrs, Louise W. McDonald. JUNIOR O. U. A. M. Anacostia Council met August 4 and was called to order by Councilor Samuel Hubacher. State Warden E. A. Diehl spoke on the fourteenth annual reunion of the order to Tolchester Beach on Au- gust 16. The election of the State Coun- cil representatives was held and instal- lation will be in order tomorrow night. Past Councilor Jameson presented the council with a streamer for the altar. The speakers of the evening were Past Councilors_Mitchel, E. D. Kauffman, | Secretary E. T. Thomas, Assistant Sec- | retary Prather, Treasurer Kemper and | others. Liberty Bell Council met August 2 in the Northeast Masonic Temple, and was Bl:slded over by Councilor L. Risler. puty State Councilor Schutt of Bal- timore, Md., led a delegation of two bus loads of members from Baltimore and paid this council a return visit. Prep- arations_are already urder way for Liberty Bell Council to visit Baltimore. The assembly was entertained by Jim- mie Mullins, in blackface skits, James Bond presented a monologue. The speakers of the evening were Past State Councilor Pritchard of Maryland, State Councilor Judiciary High of Maryland, State Councilor E. G. Beck, State Sec- retary John Prender, Junior Past State Councilor A. C. Columbus, National Rep- resentative C. H. Hild and State Vice Councilor F. C. Mangum of Washing- ton. ‘The fourteenth annual reunion will be held at Tolchester Beach, Md, August 16 and will be comprised of members from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia. | Busses will leave 10 am. at the south plaza, Delaware avenue, of the Union Station. Tickets will be distributed by committees at each council meeting or for further information communicate with any of the following committee; E. A. Dieh], chairman; A. L. Dahler, sec- retary: John D. Simpson, treasurer; Ivan Gates, E. A. Windsor, F. D. Seif- fert, J. M. Simpson, Charles Muller, Walter Klotz, R. Fred Burgess and E. D. Kauffman. ‘The officers of Reno Council are: Junior past councilor, Robert H. Wal- ker; councilor, Arthur B. Cross; vice councilor, Armonde Peacock; secretary, | Louis E. Pyles; assistant secetary, Alton | Pyles; financial secretary, Karl A. Leh- | man; treasurer, John E. Thompson: | conductor, Zeral A. Law; warden, ‘Thomas A. Valentine; inside sentinel, Charles W. Tucker; outside sentinel, R. C. Bowman; chaplain, P. M. Riley, and trustees, J. ‘hurch, J. E. Butts and W. G. Walker. B. P. 0. ELKS. At last Wednesday's session 10 new members were initiated as'follows: John J. Allen, J. P. Rogers, C. C. Callan, B. Leahy, N. E. Phillips, James E. Wall- mack, John W. Fenton, Joseph Blumen- thal, Harvey M. Padgett and William R. Fisher. A special feature was the ap- pointment of Past Exalted Ruler John Dillon Fitzgerald, who was invested with the royal robe of Mr. Zero. Henry Shulties acted as master of ceremonies mm inducting Mr. Fitzgerald to this office. ‘The boys’ band of the lodge were the guests of the Strawn-Turner Post of the Veterans of Forelign Wars on their first annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach, Md,, last Wednesday. last session and made addresses. They were Judge Robert E. Mattingly, Capt. Howard M. Peter, U. 8. M. C.; Nathan Welll, Daniel R. Nihion, Willlam I. Evans and John Dillon Fitzgerald. DAMES OF MALTA. Loyalty Sisterhood, Dames of Malta, met Tuesday evening at Friendship Lodge Hall with Queen Esther presiding. Mrs. Gladys Kettering and Mrs. Harry act as the reception committee, and & special invitation to the other uniform companies is extended. Head Camp Convention Commit- tee will meet August 18. Plans are un- f&;l'“ VI from “'v&‘m'a"' Woodmen West. Maryland pext Delaware Lerch of Mount Sisterhood of Greensbul Mrs. Mam! ?&T%w 9 been engaging in maneuvers incidental to their traini as an anti-aircraft or- ganization and they were accompanied for the first time this year by the newly organized Battery E, a machine-gun unit, which completed the battalion or- ganization. It now has searchlight, big gun and machine gun batteries. The Engineer Regiment began its first week of training today and it will be taken up principally with maneuvers, which have been especially ordered by the War Department. Company prob- lems will be conducted at the beginning of the week, to be followed by battalion exercises, and to be concluded on Thurs- day and Friday with a 24-hour war game which will keep the citizen sol- diers away from their base camp over- night and give them some training in making themselves comfortable on the ground in the pup tents. The Engineer Regiment will return to Washington next Sunday. Ser;t Casper M. Roemer has been transferred from the 29th Division, Military Police Company, to the Head- quarters and Service Company of the 121st Regiment of Engineers. Pvt. Albert B. Smith has been trans- ferred from the Reserve to the. active list of the Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, while Pvt. F. Birthright was changed from the active to the Reserve list of the same command. The latter change was made on account of business interference with the performance of military duty. The following have been honorably discharged from the 121st Regiment of Engineers: _Headquarters and_Service Company—Staff Sergt. Adam G. Mou- ton, Corpl. Harry A. Faley and Pvt. Robert L. Mickey., Company B—Corpl. Harry C. Dixon. The men were discharged prior to expiration of their regular enlistment in order to permit them to re-enlist, so that their terms would not expire dur- ing the fleld training period. Capt. John H. Church, U. 8. Infan- try, has been designated to make the regular field inspection of Company A, 1st Battalion, 372d Infantry, while that organization is in camp at Cascade, Md. The commanding officer at Fort Humphreys, Va., has been asked to appoint a board of Regular officers from post to make the regular field inspec- tion of the 121st Regiment of Engi- neers, now in camp there. The request was sent by the commanding general of the 3d Army Corps Area, at Baltimore, Md., and provided that if it was found impracticable to appoint a board of officers then some officer of the post should be detailed to make the inspec- tion in the usual way. The board was suggested in conformity with a new method of inspection outlined by the Militia Bureau for Guard units while they are in the fleld. The following promotions have been ordered in the Headquarters and Serv- ice Company, 121st Engineers: Te be sergeant—Corpl. George C. Db corporals—Pvt. (frst_class) 0 —Pvt. (first_c] Martin J. Littlefleld and Pvts. Marvin R. Jamison, Harry R. Mack and Robert L Mickey. Corpl. Lloyd Nell, in the same com- mand, was ordered reduced to the grade of private. . Pvt. John F. Rockett has been ordered promoted to in the Band Section of the Hi uarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, upon recommendation of the leader. Pvts. (first class) Allen E. Peck and Henry Strickland have been promoted to corporals in Company C, 121st En- gineers, upon the recommendation of the company commander. Promotions in Company F, 121st En- gineers, include the following: To be sergeants—Corpl. George P. Chandler and Pvt. Walter E. Horn. To be corporals—Pvts. (first class) John K. Erley, Charles G. McMahon and Howard C. Milis and Pvt. John T. O'Nell. The attention of all officers of the local Guard has been directed by the brigade headquarters to the necessity of reporting the actual dates of active duty performed by officers of the or- ganization under Federal pay. It was added that every day of active duty performed adds to_the standing of an officer as regards his relative rank in the National Guard and Organized Re- serves. ‘The officers of the )u:\lhr establish- ment who last week conducted the fleld inspection of the 260th Coast Artillery J. | at Fort Monroe, Va., were announced as follows: Maj. Charles B. Meyer, Maj. Manning B. Kimmel and Maj. James deB. Wallach. The following have been ordered in the 121st honorably _discharged Regiment of Engineers: Company C—Sergt. Wendell P. Rett- statt, Pvis. (first class) Alfred M. Ross, Joseph G. Borges, Allen F. Davis and John W. Poor and Pvts. William H. Thorne and Sanford W. Ross. Company F.—Corpl. George P. Chand- ler and Pvt. Joseph M. Bowman. Six past exalted rulers attended the o command: Edward L. Osborn The appointment of Corpl, Clifton H. ttery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 25 a second lleutenant of Coast Artil- lery, and his detail to Battery C of the battalion is announced, Pvt. Lee J. Rutz, Headquarters De- tachment and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery, has been honorably discharged to permit hlmmm commissioned & leutenant assigned to Battery B for duty. Pt Philip . Geracl, Ordnance De- partment, State Detachment, has been promoted to the grade of corporal. Greater care in the selection of personnel of the National Guard for attendance at the service schools of the Regular Army is needed, according to the Militia Bureau of the War De- partment in commenting _upon the number of failures that have occurred in the past. During the school year of 1928-29, & report of the bureau just issued says, 311 officers and 129 en- listed men of the National Guard were sent to the various Army service schools to pursue regular and special courses. Of the number sent to the schools, 21 officers and 11 enlisted men failed to satisfactorily complete the courses. These fallures were de- clared mostly due to the fact that students did not possess the necessary basic training and military education to qualify for graduation. ‘The bureau pointed out that & se- lection that results in a failure not only reacts unfavorably on the good reputation enjoyed by National Guard personnel at Army service schools, but a more interested and better qualified applicant is barred from deriving the advantages attained by attendance at school. It is believed, the report says further, that the number of failures can be considerably reduced if State authorities exercise greater care in the selection of candidates. Certain re- quirements as to basic training and military education should be estab- lished in each State. The advice is given that, except under unusual cir- gumstances, no lieutenant of less than two years’ commissioned service should be selected for a course at any service school. Attention 1s called by the bureau to the following extract from a memo- randum of the adjutant general of Colorado to captains and lieutenants, which is declared to embody the spirit of safeguardig the selection of service school students which the Militia Bureau particularly commends: detail to a service school in the class of 1930 who has not successfully com- pleted basic correspondence course of his branch of the service. Officers at- tending these schools who are thus prepared themselves all report that it was & at advantage to them, and those w{n‘: did not prepare themselves by completing & correspondence course write this office recommending that it be done by all officers planning on getting a detall.” The bureau reports that the record of enlisted men at service schools dur- ing the past year is considerably bet- ter than that of 1928. The percentage of those failing to complete the courses was 16 in the school year 1927-28, as compared with 8 per cent of last year. It is desired, the report says, to em- phasize that the case of each failure is considered an important matter, so much so that statistics are being gradually compiled as to States domi- nant in failures. A remarkably large number of improperly prepared appli- cations for attendance at service schools are reported to be received at the Militia Bureau annually. This, the officials report, delays action and often inconveniences the applicant. It indi- cates also, the bureau continues, that personnel making applications as well as forwarding authorities are not fa- miliar with Militia Bureau circulars on this subject. All higher authorities are urged to return for correction or completion all communications on this subject which do not meet require- ments, and, it is added, much good training in administration will thereby result. ‘There were 284 officers authorized to attend service schools during the year just closed. These were divided as follows: Army War College, 8; Com- mand and General Staff School, 10; Infantry School, field officers’ course 16, company officers’ course 90; Tank, School, 5; Cavalry School, field offi- cers course 7, troop officers’ course 18; Field Artillery School, fleld officers’ course 7, battery officers’ course 49; Coast Artillery School, field officers’ course 3, battery officers’ course 18; Engineer School, company officers’ course 13; Medical School, Medical Field Service School, 12; School of Avi- ation Medicine, 3; Signal School, com- pany officers' course, 5; Chemical Wel- fare School, 9; Quartermaster Corps School, National Guard and Reserve officers’ course, 12; Air Corps Technical School, 4. The War Department has called to the attention of militia officers that & training school for selected enlisted men to prepare them for examination for commissioned officers is being suc- cessfully conducted by the State of Massachusetts. From four to six ca- dets from each regiment of similar unit in the State are given an oppor- tunity to attend the school each year. The applicant’s mental and physical qualifications are carefully examined before he is admitted to the school. He must possess & sound basic educa- tion which, with due application, will warrant his completion of the course in the time allotted. Physical require- ments are the same as those for a commission as an officer. The course extends over a period of two years, and school sessions are held for a period of two days each month on Saturdays an® Sundays from Sep- tember to June, inclusive. In the in- terim between: school sessions the stu- dent s required to do a certain amount of correspondence work. The school aims to impress upon the cadet the value of discipline, self-reliance, initia- tive, the ability to impart information to others, and good physical condition. The courée is basic in character, and is predicated on the assumption that every officer of whatever branch should first be qualified as an Infantry officer. DAUGHTER OF FAMOUS SEA CAPTAIN EXPIRES Elizabeth Rore's Father Started Maori Wars by Trading Off Worthless Cannon. AUCKLAND, New Zealand (#).— Elizabeth Rore, last link with the bad old days, whose father actually started the bloody Maori Wars, has dled at fi,l;nhelm in the Sputh Island, aged Her father, Capt. Blenkinsopp of the whaling brig Caroline, married the daughter of a Maori chieftain and way became acquanted with the m was useless and would ‘The duplicity of Blenkinsopp led direct- ly to the Wairau massacres, the first of the deadly encounters between the Maoris and the whites. While Rev. H. W. Quarrie of Jersey, | England, was enjoying himself at the theater recently, thieves broke into his house, locked up his watch dog and stole money and §ewelry valued at sev- eral thousand dollars. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. [O/PIAHENOIFITIE] HIE M| BIR O fi%g%fi afi%fi QW] A & (o10]1 NIIL[E[E I = ® M| Bo/m/»/ /3 m| Z “No officer will be recommended for |5 D. C., AUGUST 10, Navy. Of interest to every officer in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Health Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Coast Guard was the . . first meeting, held last week, by the Joint Pay-promo- tion of which Rear Ad- miral Luke Mc- convened for the purpose of procur- ing and preparing information per- taining to pay and promotion of offi- cer personnel of the six services de- scribed above. The other members of the board are Brig. Gen. G. 8. Si- monds, U. 8. A.; Brig. Gen. John T. Meyers, U. 8. M. C.; Asst. Surg. Gen. C. C. Pierce of the United States Pub- lic Health Service; Capt. R. S. Patton, United States Coast and Geodetic Sur- Yey, and Lieut. Comdr. L. V. Kielhorn, U. 8. C. G, with Comdr. H. H. Crosby, U. S. N, as recorder. These officers, with the exception of Gen. Meyers, at- tended the first meeting, and in addi- tion the following officers, all on duty in Washington, were present: Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. 8. M. C.; Col. F. W. Coleman, F. D. assistant chief of finance; Lieut. Col. William Bryden, F. A, executive officer, office of the Chief of Field Artillery; Maj. 8. G. Brown, G. S. C, on duty in the office of the Chief of Staff, G-2; Maj. F. C. Harrington, C. E, on duty in the office of the Chief of Staff, G-1; Comdr. H. A. Seran, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Capt. E. R. Wilson, U. S. N. Subcommittees have been organized in the several services and they have been at work on the pay and promo- tion problem for some time. The view held that when the board holds its next meeting in September all the de- tails of the promotion problems exist- ing in each of the six services will be in shape for prompt consideration. Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, jr., on duty at the Navy Department as presi- dent of the Naval Examining Board, will be assigned to duty as commandant of the 14th Naval District and of the naval operating base at Pearl Harbor, Hawall, relieving Rear Admiral George R. Marvell, who will be assigned ‘to command in the light cruiser divisions of the scouting fleet and of Division 5. Admiral Marvell is scheduled to hoist his flag on board the new light cruiser U. 8. S. Northampton, at Hampton Roads, Va., about September 19. Rear Admiral Willlam H. Standley, now as- sistant to the chief of naval operations, will be assigned to command the de- stroyer squardons of the battle fleet. Rear Admiral John Halligan, jr., will succeed Rear Admiral Standley as as- sistant to the chief of operations. Comdr. Felix X. Gygas, now on duty as aid to the chief of naval operations, has been ordered to duty as executive officer of the U. S. 8. Colorado. Friends of Comdr. Leslie E. Bratton, U. 8. N,, retired, who served three tours of duty at the Navy Department as as. sistant to the Judge Advocate Gene: Rear Adm. McNamee. Public | that 1930—PART FOUR. of the Navy, 1912-1915, 1919-1921 and 1924-1926, will be interested to learn he been appointed safety commissioner and excise manager of Denver, Colo., where he has resided since his tranfer to the retired list of the Navy on June 5, 1930. Lieut. Comdr. Willlam E. Malloy, who has been on ¢ | duty as engineer officer of the U. S. S. Saratoga, will come to duty at the Navy Eepanment in the Bureau of Engineer- r4 Army. A number of officers of the military- naval service who were, promoted to fill vacancies occurring between July 1 and 3, inclusive, and between July 7 and 21, inclusive, will not be able to assume their rank until their nominations have been confirmed by the Senate after Congress meets in December. However, officers promoted to fill vacancies oc- curring between July 4 and 6, inclusive, or on and after July 22, may assume their rank by virtue of an ad interim or “gunboat” commission, which is effec- tive to carry authority of rank only when vacancies occur when the Senate is not in session. War and Navy Department officials must have concluded that there would be no opportunity for the confirmation of appointments during a special session and did not transmit to the Senate any nominations to fill existing vacancies. Of course, there will be no financial loss to the officers entitled to higher rank. When their nominations are confirmed next December, they will be entitled to all the emoluments of their rank from the date stated in their commissions. It is rather embarrassing, however, on oc- casions of ceremony for an officer to find his junior, in a lower rank, wearing the uniform of a higher rank which he attained during a recess of the Senate, while he cannot assume such rank by virtue of the fact that he was entitled to promotion while the Senate was in session. ‘The Army Uniform Board, composed of three officers, all of whom are on duty in Washington, is still engaged in studying the revised regulations and specifications for the uniform of the Regular Army. The officers composing this board are Lieut. Col. Alfred J. , A. G. D, on duty in the adjutant general's office; Lieut. Col. Charles A. Meals, Q. M. C, on duty in the office of the quartermaster general of the Army, and Maj. Robert L. Christian (Infantry), G. 8., who is on duty in the office of the assistant chief of staff, G-1. The actual work of revising these uni- form documents, a laborious procedure, required several months ¢’ work and study, and it is expected that the board, which is going over the revision with | great care, will require just as much | time, and probably more, before the work is completed. ‘Two years will have elapsed next De- cember since the then Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, now Governor General | of the Philippnes, authorized the wear- ing of the blue uniform for Army per- | sonnel at the expense and option of the | wearer. It may be late Fall before final War Department approval is given to these revised uniform pamphlets, but as soon as approved they will be printe and distributed to the service. ‘Though efforts are being made to motorize the Army wherever possible, nf upon receipt of their reports it is - sible there may be a change to sum- tution of tractors and tanks for horse- drawn artillery. During the .recent maneuvers in the Panama Canal De- partment it was necessary to abandon motorized field artillery and substitute horse-drawn fleld artillery units. Though this was due to the character of the terrain over which the maneu- vers were held, it dmonstrated the ne- cessity for having horse-drawn Fleld Artillery units. The reports will be awaited with a great deal of interest, especially by the mounted officers of the Regular Army. MARINE CORPS NOTES Maj. Gen. Commandant Ben. H. Ful- ler's appointment to office last Tuesday resulted in many cablegrams, telegrams, special messages and personal calls of congratulation during the following few days that have testified to the high esteem in which he is held throughout naval and Marine Corps circles. Gen. Fuller was born in Big Rapids, Mich., February 27, 1870, and was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1885, when but 15 years of age, graduating there- from six years later, and was appointed second lieutenant of Marines July 1, 1891; first lientenant March 16, 1893, and captain March 3, 1899. During the battle of Novaleta, Province of Ca- vite, Philippine Islands, October 8, 1899, while commanding a battalion of Ma- rines, he was especially commended by his superiors for the able manner in which he performed his duties. During the Chinese Boxer uprising of 1900 he participated in the battle of Tientsin, China, and was again commended for his leadership while in command of a company of Marine Corps artillery, con- sisting of rapid-fire and Colt automatic guns. December 27, 1903, he was pro- moted to major; February 3, 1911, to lieutenant colonel; August 29, 1916, to colonel, and to brigadier general (tem- porary) July 1, 1918 (permanent rank of brigadier general attained February 8, 1924). During the major part of the ‘World War Gen. Fuller was in command of the 2d Provisional Brigade of Marines in Santo Domingo, and later served on the staff of the military governor of that country, holding office of Secretary of War, Secretary of State, Interior, and Secretary of Navy, respectively, in addi- tion to his regular corps dutles. “Ted” Fuller, son of the general, made the supreme sacrifice on the field in France during the World War. Gen. Fuller holds the Spanish-American War Medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal, the China Campaign Medal (1900), the Santo Domingo Campaign Medal, the Haitian Campaign Medal and various expeditionary stars with a ribbon, in addition to the Victory Medal with clasp for service in the West Indies. In further addition he holds a letter of commendation for his World War service and holds certificates of graduation from the Naval War College, the Army ‘War College and the Army special fleld officers’ course. Gen. Fuller is the four- teenth commandant of the corps since its reorganization by act of Congress, d | July 11, 1798. Brig. Gen. John Twigg Myers has been appointed as aide to the com- mandant of the corps. Gen. Myers first entered the corps from the Navy, having had previous service, inclusive of status as naval cadet and of the Navy, totaling 7 years, 3 months and 16 days prior to his appointment as second lieutenant of Marines—March 7, 1895. Gen. Myers has been on leave status in New England for some days, but it is expected he will be at his desk this week. One vacancy in the grade of brigadier general of the line of the COrps DOW ex- ists, and it is generally expected that Col. Randolph C. Berkeley, senior colonel of the line, will be appointed to the vacancy. Col. Berkeley, of an old Vir- ginia family, has participated in various activities of the corps during his thirty- odd years of service. He holds the Con- gressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and is a graduate of the Army ‘War College and also the Marine Corps School (field officers’ course), and it is generally expected that this appoint- ment will be made during the present recess of Congress. ‘Those attached to the detail office at corps headquarters surprised the new commandant last Wednesday by pre- senting him with a basket of flowers. The Veteran Marine Corps Legion will hold an excursion on the evening of August 25. Charles R. Prancis, holder of Congressional Medal of Honor, former first jeutenant, Marine Corps, is na- tional commandant. Col. Willlam N. McKelvey, U. S. Marine Corps, retired, is chief of staff, and Comdr. Frederick L. Benton, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy, is national surgeon general of this vet- eran organization. 2 11,300,000 Words Sent. 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