Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1931, Page 53

D. C. Naval Reserve The United States destroyer Hamil- ton, attached to the recently organized training fleet on the East Coast, which bas been designated to take the officers and men of the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, on their annual sea training cruises during the current season, is due to arrive at the Washington Navy Yard on June 18, according to official advices recelved from her captain, Lieut. Comdr. Clarence Gulbranson. ‘The vessel is scheduled to leave here ou June 20 with members of the !d‘ Flegt Division, as well as a contingent of “the Baltimore Reserves, which will come to this city for embarkation, and | proceed to Bermuda, where there will be a stay of three days to give the crew time for sightseeing on the islands. Comdr. Gulbranson was attached to $he dattleship Ohio during the war and ¥ad the very important duty of organ- 1zing and directing the engineering school for the development of petty of- ficers for this duty. With the rapid and sudden expansion of the Navy, in- cluding the commissioning of a number of transports, the need of engineering personnel increased, and the task fell to the present commander of the Hamil- ton. He also was engaged in the train- ing of armed guards for the merchant ships. ‘With this background, it was said, the local Reservists are fortunate in having this vessel assigned here for cruising duty, and it is expected that they will receive much valuable training during the voyage to and from Bermuda. While on the annual cruises the Reserv- ists will take their annual target prac- tice with the big guns aboard the vessel. John F. Stone, ji nd Clarence E. Margraff, both seamen, second class, at- tached to the 2d Fleet Division, e been recommended for transfer to the volunteer branch of the Reserve for failure to maintain efficiency. A _committee of enlisted men, headed by Prancis D. Courtney, last Monday night. called on Lieut. B. J. Dayton at his home and expressed the apprecia- tion of the enlisted personnel of the battalion for the aid he had given them in their Reserve training work during the two years that he was here. Lieut. Dayton left here for Annapolis last Thursday, where he boarded the battleship Wyoming of the Training Squadron to assume his new duties Lieut. Dayton came here as executive officer of the destroyer Abel P. Upshur, formerly assigned as training ship. Upon the transfer of Liew=. Comdr. R. S. Field as aid to the commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, he was or- dered to command the Upshur and to duty as inspector-instructor of the Re- serve battalion. He remained in com- mand of the ship until it was ordered decommissioned during the naval econ- attendance uring the fiscal year 1930. Herman Prericks, command- ing, 3d Fleet Division, and Lieut. Charles A. La Barge, commanding 37th Fleet Division, for the greatest effici- ency shown by the annual inspection during the fiscdl year 1930. Lieut. (Junior Grade) George A. Parkinson, commanding 29th Fleet Di- vision, and Lieut. (Junior Grade) E. T. . Ashe, commanding 40th Fleet Divi- for the greatest efficlency in cruising attendance as shown during the Summer of 1930. Lieut. (Junior Grade) C. E. Bellew, commanding section No. 8, Communica- tion Reserve, for the greatest relative section enroliment during the past year. ‘The Navy Department has announced that the Department of Commerce ocean and coastwise general rules and regulations have been amended so that a graduate of the Naval Reserve Offi- cers’ Tral Qorps, who has served six deck it of an ocean and codstwise steam vessel and is qualified in all other respects, shall be eligible for examination for license as third mate. Some time ago the Navy Depart- ments indicated that changes were pro- posed to be made in the weekly radio schedules conducted by Station NKF. However, the announcement has been made that it has been decided that for the present no change will be made in these schedules. ‘The Communication Reserve drill at- | tendance competition will terminate on June 18 next. The Reserve schedules from NKF will then be discontinued until September 17. The various com- mandants are being allowed to con- tinue or suspend, at their discretion, local radio schedules within their spective districts during this period. Arrangements have been made by the ‘War Department whereby territorial assignment group ' Reserve officers of | the Adjutant General's Department | may be transferred to the branch as- | signment group. District Reserve offi- cers of the Adjutant General's Depart- ment holding the grades of major, cap- tain, first lieutenant and second lieu- tenant ‘in the territorial @&ssignment group, and who a certificate of | capacity and have met all the require- | ments for promotion to the next higher grade and for whom there are no ap- propriate vacancies in that group, will be transferred, upon approval of appli- | cation, to the branch assignment group, with a view to promotion to the | next higher grade to fill vacancies as | they become available in the latter | group. | More than a dozen Reserve quarter- omy drive, and then remained as in- spector-instructor until a week ago. Prospects of obtaining a larger and more suitable armory for the local citi- zen sailors went further in the offing last week, when orders were given for the expenditure of funds for improve- ments on the present building at the Washington Navy Yard. The structure used as a drill hall, which is more or less of a lean-to placed around two sides of the brick building, is to be sheathed on the outside and insulated in an ef- fort to make it moré comfortable during the cold weather. It is also understood that wardroom quarters will be constructed for the commissioned officers on the second floor of the brick building. At the present, time the officers have no pri- vacy and must transact official business at desks set out on the floor, around which people are flocking during drill nights. The work provided for, however, will not give the battalion any more room. Conditions in the building are so crowded now that it is difficult for one company to drill efficiently during the Winter months, much less the entire battalion. When the entire organiza- tion is drawn up on the floor, there is no_room for maneuvering. There are no facilities for the train- ing of the enlisted personnel in small boats, such as would be provided by an armory on the water front, Charles L. Groff took the oath of office at the armory during the week 85 an ensign in the Naval Reserve Sup- Ply Corps. ‘The Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department has inaugurated the policy of permitting a limited number of graduates of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to be commissioned as ensigns in the Supply Corps of the Regular Navy. The number to be com- missioned each year will depend upon the number of vacancies to be filled. For the calendar year 1931 six and possibly seven appointments will be made. In case a unit fails to present & candidate, the quota of that unit will be filled from other units. In such event the Examination Board is to rec- ommend to the Navigation Bureau the name or names of candidates consid- ered best gqualified for appointment. In no case, however, will more than two cnwixdaus be chosen from the same unit, ‘The following changes among the officer personnel of the Reserve have been made: Appointments: Lieut. Comdr. Everett P. Lesley, Lieut. Eric Askenback, Patrick H. Gallagher, Gavin L. Field and Patrick J. Quinlan; Lieuts, (Junior Grade) Wal- ter Campbell, Roy C. Corderman, Dan- iel M. Ogden, Walter V. Conners, James M. Maltman and Filbert D. Rosa; En- signs Henry K. Bradford, Savilion H. Chapman, Edwin N. Dodson, Norman Fraser, Charles W. Jones, George E. Margetson, George B. Rind, Paul V. Tierney, Charles S. Weber, Gerard A. Caulfield, Willard Davis, jr.; George L. Fastman, John J. Gillan, Harry A. Long, Nicholas Polk, William C. Scho- field, Thomas F. Walsh and Samuel A. Young. Resignations: Lieut. (Junior Grade) John H. Morgan, Ensign Frederick C. Hartman, jr.; Ensign Paul A. Wells, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Paul A. Thomp- son, Ensign Hugh Severin, Ensign George B. Fowler, Lieut. Comdr. F. J. Kalteyer, Ensign John L. Frazer, Ensign Charles S. Payzant, Ensign George W. D. Waller, Ensign Howard F. Diehl, Ensign Percy H. Clark. Retirements: Lieut. Joseph Bonn, En- sign Ralph D. Chamberiain, Ensign Joscph H. Mulligan. Honorable discharge: Ensign Otis G. Vincent. Discharges: Lieut. (Junior Grade) Walter C. L. Callahan, L#sit. (Junior | Grade) Blair M. Fuller, Fnsign George | 8. Mann, Ensign Ralpl S. Pinkham, Ensign William D. Potter. “Phe Navy Departrient has ruled that ~aembers of thHt Naval Reserve Officers’ Tvaining Corps may also be members of the naval militia. ‘The commandant of the ninth naval district has addressed letters cf com- mendation to the following named of- ficers, the units under their command having shown the greatest efficiency in the various activities included in the district competitions: Capt. Edward A. Evers, commanding U. 8. S. Wilmette, for the greatest ef- ficlency in week end cruises for the major ships of the ninth naval dis- trict during the period May 1 to Oc- tober 15, 1930. reat. Comdr. James H. McGillan, commanding U. S. subchaser No. 452, | for the greatest officiency in week end cruises for the susJhasers. Lieut. Frederick H. Lauder, com- mdu®ing motor launch No. 11420, for the greatest efficlency in week end cruises for the motor launches. Lieut. Comdr. Ross E. Collins, for * the greatest efficlency in cruising at- tendance as shown during the Sum- mer of 1930. Lieut. Comdr. Harold R. Harris, for #he greatest efciency in weekly drill masters began 14 days' active duty | | training last week in the office of the | quartermaster general of the Army. They | | are: Majs. Percival J. McNaughton, | | Miles S. Richmond, Henry S. Bagley, | Ralph W. Bean, Ingwald C. Olsen, Wil- |liam J. Healey; Capts. Charles R. Bo- | hannon, Stephen A. Keene and Regi- | nald H. Moody; First Lieuts. William F. | Murphy, Albert Aykroyd, Augustine J. |McAvoy and Earle T. Tower; Second Lieuts. Charles T. Issertell, Harold E. | Swenson and Ned D. Wallace. Other Reserve officers who will un- dergo active-duty training in the vari- | ous War Department bureaus are: Maj. | Harry s. Elliott, Finance Reserve, to |office of the Chief of Finance, effective June 14, and Second Lieut. Roger W. Starkweather, Adjutant General Re- | serve, to Adjutant General's office. | _'Twenty-nine Reserve officers of the | Imsmm. ~members of the 428th and 429th Infantry (colored), have been or- dered to active ‘duty for a period of 14 | days beginning July 25, 1931, at Camp | | Devens, Mass. They will report to the | commanding officer of the 3d Battalion | of the 372d Infantry, Massachusetts Na- tional Guard, to which unit they will be assigned for’ instruction and training. | to enable them to reach their homes in | Washington on August 7, upon which | date they will revert to inactive status. ‘The District Reservists who will under- g0 this training are: Majs. Charles H. Fearing, 2601 Eleventh street, and Campbell C. Johnson, 1011 O street. Capts. Alonzo G. Ferguson, 2433 M street; Raymond E. Contee, 4913 Blaine street northeast; Joseph H. Cooper, 1811 S street; William J. Newsom, 2002 Thir- | teenth street; Walter H. Mazyck, 3031 | Eleventh street, and Robert L. Pollard, | 812 New Jersey avenue. First Lieuts. Ogbon N. S8immons, 1619 S street; Rafe A. Easter, 1127 Forty- eighth place northeast; Arthur W. Fer- guson, 936 T street; Maurice E. John- son, 1842 Vermont avenue; James H. Robinson, 2714° Georgia avenue; Emer- son W. Browne, 1835 Vermont avenue; | De Royter A. Butler, 1624 O street; | Hyman Y. Chase, 1246 Columbia road, and Louis H. Russell, 1007 Fairmont street. Second Lieuts. Clifton W. Nightin- | gale, 2015 Massachusetts avenue; Staf- | |ford L. Coleman, 507 Second street | | southwest; Nolan W. Atkinson, 1721 T street; Henry F. Binford, Howard Uni- | versity; Clinton C. Burke, jr, 1519 Kingman place; Donald F. Cardozo, box 281, Eastern avenue northeast; Roy F. Greenwood, 1210 Kenyon _street; | Robert W. Hainsworth, Howard Univer- sity; John C. Harlan, 1718 Montello avenue northeast; Douglass L. Monroe, | 715 Florida avenue; James H. F. Tay- |lor, 2724 Eleventh 'street, and William | L. Tignor, 1812 Eleventh street. With the approach of the active duty training season for Reserve officers, | those Reservists from the District who will take their training this Summer will be interested in the clothing and | equipment they will need at camp. Fol- |lowing is given a uuzguted list of clothing and equipment for officers called to active duty: One olive d uniform, one extra pair of olive drab breeches, one campalgn hat and hat cord, two pairs .of shoes (one pair for active service; one extra pair, optional), one pair of boots and spurs (if desired), one pair of leather leggins (woolen may be used on instruction or fleld work), two olive drab shirts (woolen or cot- ton), one waist belt, one black four-in- hand tie, one Sam Browne belt, one raincoat, one garrison cap. The toilet articles will include a hand mirror, un- derwear and other personal clothing | required for a two weeks’ atay in camp. | officers may bring the following ar- ticles of equipment if they have them |in their possession and they so desire: Saber, pistol and holster, whistle, field glasses, compass and dispatch and map | cases. Bedding such as cot, mattress, i pillow, klankets and bed linen will be furnished at the camp. Pisst Lieut. Ferdinand G. Brick- wedde, Bureau of Standards; Second Lieut. Willlam E. Bishop, 601 North Carolina avenue southeast, and Second Lieut. James J. Maddon, 13 Cottage ‘Terrace, Cottage City, Md. Reserve, having accepted reappointment in the Officers’ Reserve Corps without the privilege of assignment or active duty, are relieved from assignment to the 320th Infantry. . The following District Reserve of- ficers having been transferred to the branch assignment group, are relieved from assignment to the units indicated: Second Lieut. Oscar I. Leiding, Air Reserve, Star Building, from the 59th Service Squadron; Second Lieut. Ray- mond _Underwood, Reserve, 34 Longfellow street. northeast, from the 305th Observation Squadron; Second Lieut. Gerald L. Desmond, Air Reserve, 1736 G street, from the 409th Attack Squadron; Capt. Richard B. Clayton, Air Reserve, 6403 Brookville road, Chevy Chase, Md., from the 1313th Service Unit. Second Lieut. Ashley O. Thomas, In- fantry Reserve, 723 Sixth street north- | They will be relieved from duty in time | M Il Infantry | $00S Goes to Annapdlis LOCAL NAVAL RESERVIST NAMED ACADEMY CADET. PERRY GOYNE RUTHERFORD, A seaman, second class, attached to the 1st Fleet Division of the local Naval Battalion, has received a congressional appointment to the United States mx {Academy. He was educated at Western High and Columbia Prepara- tory Schcols here. He also has had three months’ experience st sea, having served as & seaman aboard the 8. S. Exchange last Summer, visiting Egypt, Palestine, S Turkey, Sielly and er is director of educa- ing section of the Bu- of Navigation, Navy Department. He resides at 4437 Greenwich parkway. Organized Reserves yg};;m assigned to the 428th Infantry (©€id,). The following District Reserve offi- cers having accepted reappointment in the Officers’ Reserve Corps, without the privilege of assignment or active duty, are relieved from assignment to the units indicated: First Lieut. Bernard M. Wise, Air Reserve, 1868 Columbia road, from the 409th Attack adron; Second Lieut. George W. Webb, 21415 Elm street, and Second Lieut. Willlam H. Thomas, Infantry Reserve, 308 School street, Brentwood, Md., from the 428th Infantry (Cld.). Capt. Samuel A. Syme, Cavalry Re- serve, 322 Southern Building, and Sec- ond Lieut. James R. Kennedy, Cavalry Reserve, 3220 Connecticut avenue, hlave been assigned to the 306th Cav- alry. Maj. Walter H. Damon, Ordnance Reserve, will undergo 14 days' active duty training in the office of the chief of ordnance, beginning June 14. Y. W. C. A. News An open meeting of thé chapters will be held at Kamp Kahlert on June 8. Representatives will leave early in the morning to spend the day. Mrs. George ‘Winchester Stone, chairman, will pre- side. Committee meetings for this week in- clude: Executive Committee, Monday at 11 o'clock; E street house at 2 o'clock, and the Elizabeth Somers Committee at 8 o'clock on Wednesday. ‘The Summer residence for business women ofthe Young Women'’s Christian Association at Cherrydale, Va., will be open for residents June 13, The Indoor- Outdoor Club is spending the week end at the lodge. The Girls' Club of the National City Christian Church will have a supper and slumber party Monday evening. ‘The Bristoe Circle of the Calvary Baptist Church will be entertained by iss M. O. Buckingham at luncheon Tuesday at the lodge. Mrs. James Craig Peacock, chairman o¥ the Vacation Lodge Committee, has called & meeting of the committee Fri- day eventnflA Nearly all of the Girl Reserve clubs have had their closing meetings for this year. ‘The Girl Reserve -department will open amp Stay-at-Home"” at the Y. W. C. A. June 22 and all girls who are in town any part of the Summer are in- vited to share the joys of eamp life at the “Y.” Activitles will include dramatics, handcrafts, music, camp- craft, and outdoor programs. There will be special classes in swimming for all Girl Reserves during the Summer. This is an opportunity to learn to swim or to become a life-saver. For all informa- tion phane the Girl Reserve office. ‘The Senior High School Council will have a theater party Saturday. A group of about 100 h school boys and girls of the Congregational Churches in Washington are having a conference this week end at Kamp Kahlert. ‘The 4-H Clubs of Fairfax County, Va., will hold their annual encampment beginning Monday at Kamp Kahlert, Miss Saida Thomas, extension worker from the Department of Agriculture, will be in charge of the group, assisted by instructors in the various phases of their activities. Miss Dorothy Latham will be enter- tained this afternoon at camp by her co-workers in the health education de- partment of the Y. W. C. A. and by a group of last year's counselors at Kamp Kahlert, of which she was one. Inaugurating its Summer schedule on Monday, health education depart- ment is making various changes in its hours for instruction and dips. There will be five dip periods each day instead of the usual three. Be- ginning with a special early marning dip period from 7 to 8 a'clock, the other hours will be 10:30 to 12, 2 to 4 o'clock, 4:30 to 6 o'clock and 0 to 9 o'clock. Hours of instruction in:swim- ming will be between the hours of 9 to 10:30 in the morning, 3 o'clock, and 6 to 7:30 o'clock, New tennis classes offered in the morning and in the late afterncon and nvex;(lng are scheduled to begin next week. Other features in the department's Summer schedule include golf classes and exposures in the ultra-violet ray solarium, The 22 members of the English class, which has been meeting each Friday at the Y. W. C. A. under the instruction of Mrs. Darothy Donally of the Americanization School, will be enter- tained at a closing tea, Friday, at Seventeenth and K streets, by the In- dustrial Committee, of which Mrs. Daniel Borden is chairman. Cause of “Jake Paralysis.” As a substitute for lquor, some per- took to ginger extract. In some . parts of the coun the habit became deeply rooted. At the same time a malady made its appear- ance among these ginger topers. It be- known as r paralysis” or paralysis.” ugh the investi- gations of the Public Health Service the cause of ginger paralyMis has been determined. This paralysis, which has afficted thousands of victims, is not caused by ginger at all, but by a com- pound known to ch°mists as tri-ortho cresyl phosphate. This chemical is the came “fake main 'constituent of ?hc:lsph‘l';:'l g l’:.lly in manu- rade circles, especl - facture of varnishes, shellacs and simi- lar ‘rnpnndcms. ‘Being cheap and y E to replace the ginger. ord of a single case of this paralysis east, having been lrpohlted a first lleutenant in the Medical Reserve, will - caused by ginger preparations by repu- table pharmaceutical concerns. technieal tricresyl |. wi 'used in Meetings This Week. Monday—Front Line Post, No. 1401, Logan Hall, 1502 Four- teenth street, 8 d:.n ‘Tuesday—National Capital Post, No. 127, Pythisn Temple, 1013 Ninth street, 8 p.m. ‘Wednesday—Columbia t, No. 833, Thomas Cirele Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, 8 &I‘lllm Overseas Military Band, and Bugle Corps, National Guard Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, 8 p.m. ‘Thursday—Potomac Ug. No. 1085, Soldiers, Sailofs and Ma- rines’ Club, Eleventh and streets, 8 p.m.; Follow Me Post, No. 1830, Concord Club, 314 C street, 8 p.m. Monday—Front Line Auxiliary, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.m.; Federal Auxiliary, Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, 8 p.m. ‘Tuesday—National Capital Auxil- iary, Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, 8 p.m. Thursday — Potomac Auxiliary, Soldiers, Sallors and Marines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.m.; Follow Me Auxiliary, Con- cord Club, 314 C street, 8 p.m. Plans are practically com) for the monster parade which will n the annual encampment of the District of Columbia Department, Veterans of For- elgn Wars, to be held at Wilson Teach- ers’ College June 18, 19 and 20. The parade features have gone far beyond the original expectations of the it committee of the Columbia Heights Business Men's Assoclation and the V. F. W. encampment. At the meeting of the joint eommit- tee Wednesday night a representative of the Boy Scouts of America, which organization is holding its convention in Washington at that time, informed the committee that between 600 and 700 Boy Scouts will participate in the par- ade, headed by their own drum and bugle corps. Job's Daughters' drill team will give exhibition of military movements along the line of Among other units which have fled thelr intention of parading, are the 20th and 23d United States Marines, Re- serves, headed by the 20th Marine Band; the Military Police Company of the District National Guard, Company F of the 121st Engineers and three squads_of sailors from the Washington Navy Yard. It is also expected that the National Guard Company from the Maryland National Guard = at Silver Spring will take part; and the Regular Army will be represented by troops from Fort Myer. There will be the lown Band of the Elks, Veterans of Forelgn Wars posts and their ladies’ auxiliaries, representation from the other allied veterans organizations, the Costello and Victory posts drum corps of the American Legion. From all in- dications there will be keen competition for the many cash prizes and cup awards for the musical and marching units. Extensive pl]yu are being undertaken by the Police Department to handle the expected crowds along the line of march, which will be from Shepherd street at Fourteenth street, to Fairmont street, east to Wilson Teachers' College, where the Veterans of Foreign Wars | delegates will assemble to hear ad- dresses by many prominent invited guests and then settle down to their work during the three-day coavention program. Immediately after the parade the Qverseas Military Band, not compete for any of the prize awards, will return to the corner of Fourteenth and Kenyon streets, where an hour’s concert will be given to the citizens of Columbia Heights. The Business Men's Assocfation of Columbia Heights is co-operating with the vet- erns, Drum and | Bugle Corps of the V. F. W., which will the color guard and ler at last Sun- day's memorial eenmwbs. which were presence ately followed their arduuous day Natlonal Cemetery on Me- tion of i.-y corns dis- itself Tuesday night when it turned out with near full strength membership on a short notice and gave a program for the patients asssmbled lénh’:flmcmmuuw:mrneeu ‘The corps’ regular meeting and re- hearsal was held Wednesday night, when plans were near-perfected for its moonlight river excursion, July 1, on the Steamer City of Washington tc Indian Head. Members of the band ‘were guests of National Capital Post on its river excursion last night to Mar- shal Hall, and the bandsmen furnished a good program during the river trips. Potomac Fost held its_semi-monthly MREETINGS THIS WEEK. Mondsy—Pettit Auxiliary, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth and Penn- sylvania avenue southeast. ‘Tuesday—Pettit Camp, 921 Penn- sylvania avenue southeast; Lawton Auxiliary, Pythian ‘Temple. Friday—Dewey Camp, Northeast Masonic Temple; Camp, Pvthin Temple; 8 pan. Satnrday—Department Enumg- ment, Pythian Temple at 2:30 pm. CAMP VISITATIONS. Priday—Astor Camp visits Dewey. Department Commander Benjamin F. Motley has requested each camp com- mander detall five members from his camp to act as escort to the Confeder- ate Veterans at their memorial services Mlmm‘m National Cemetery today. meeting May 28 at Northeast Masonic | cuddy, Temple, with Comdr. Edwin W. Warren presiding. Frank Daly, chairman of the post’s Poppy campeign. A resclution was unanimo passed extending the post’s thanks 8. Hight, president of for his donation of be heid at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' Club. Comrades Nadonley, Koehler, Pitt, Curry, Sauer and Barr were obligated to membership. A large number of post members par- ticipated in the Memorial day parade and then proceeded to Arlington Na- tional Cemetery to place wreaths on the graves of departed Comrades John L. Steeb, Louls Rollman and Joseph 'Grey, and Mrs. Agnes M. McElheny of the post's auxiliary. Manuel J. Martufl, chairman of the Hospital Visitation Committee, has made an appeal to all comrades to surrender to him for distributive use at the local hospitals any coples of Foreign Service Magazine, as well as stored-away coples of other popular magazines. Such mag- azines will be welecomed by the hos- pitalized patients, and Chairman Mar- tuft will effect a collection if the adju- tants or the Hospital Committees of the several unit posts will but conduct their solicitgtion campaigns. ‘The Ladles’ Auxiliary of National Capital Post, No. 127, took part in the Memorial day parade with the post. Past President Margaret Jacobson placed a poppy wreath on the Unknown Civil War Tomb in Arlingtcn Memorial day. Gold Star Mother Barrack placed a similar wreath on the Unknown World War Tomb. Senior Vice Presi- dent Gladys LoScala placed a wreath on the grave of Mrs. Whitehouse, & deceased member of the auxiliary. President Florence Muschlitz placed a wreath on the Unknown World War Tomb in the name of the auxiliaries of | the District at the request of Chief of Staff Edith Den Broeder. Chief of Staff Den Broeder represented the na- tional president in placing a large poppy wreath on the Unknown Tomb. The auxiliary was well represented at the post's annual excursion to Marshall Hall yesterday. Miss Cora Ray was chairman of the Excursion Committee of the auxiliary. g Step Above Street Hawking. “Pitchmen are not roofers, as the name might indicate, but they are the tradespeople who have graduated from the curb. They were hawkers or | vendors who did business along the curb, but their stock was necessarily limited to rather trifling things, as the policemen insisted u heir moving along, whieh was not convenlent. So, if he has prospered on the curb, his next step is to rent some vacant store without the formality of a. lease. The Overseas Military Band, Drum | owner is glad to rent such a place with and Bugle Corps received a letter of the understanding the rent is paid in thanks from Mrs. Margaret Hood Rob- advance and that the tenant shall move bins, chairman of the Memorial day | without delay in case a exercises of the Washington unit of | tenant is found. long-term These people are the Women's Overseas Service League, | called “pitchmen,” although just what of which league Mrs. Herbert Hoover is for providing the origin of the term is explained. cannot be Committee, reported a suc- | Arl at the rate Gate (or the second gate) of ton at 2 p.m. Past Department der ence A. Belknap, patriotic’ instructor, requesis the names of speakers from each camp to address the puplls of the public schools be submitted to him as early as possible in arder that the as- signments made can be forwarded to thie principals of each achool. Harden Camp met with Senior Vice der inckley presiding. A communication from Lorin C. Nelson, [chairman of the committee on trans- portailon, requested the names of the delegates, alternates and others intend- to go to the Natlonal Encampment at New Orleans be forwarded to him. Department Commander Motley and T. A, Hudlow spok Astor Ct me onday with Com- mander T. F. Donovan in the chair. The fallowing were mustered into the camp: James Sheahan, Company F, ist U. S. Infantry; Thomas Rogers, Company M, 2nd U. 8. Infantry, and 1il H. Hammer was admitted to mem- bership gfiotnmter from Harden Camp. ‘The following dclegates were elected o the Department Encampment, June 13, ai Pythlan Temple: Norman T. s, Joseph F. Barth, Le H. For- , Frederick N. Davis, John P. Wad- ijiam Parkinson; the al- ternates, George A. coorer. Peter P. Shea, Stan. Zelaany, Willlam Bloomer, James Skeahan and Willlam F. Skaggs. Addresses were made by Department Commander Motley and others. ‘The last meeting of Pettit Camp was taken up for the mos{, part with busi- ness of electing delegates and alternates to the thirty-second department en- campment and making plans for at- tending the Confederate Memorial services at Arlington Cemetery today and for Flag day. Past Department Commanders William L. Mattocks:and Arthur League, Past Commander | Charjes A. Strobel and Comrades Cop- ley and Luebner spoke. Urell Camp met with Commander Freeland presiding. The following dele- gates and alternates were elected to the | department encampment: ~Delegates, =T | mann and T. A. Wilkinson; alternates, T. F. Dyer, Dominic O'Donnell, Robert Koahles and A. D. Suydam. Frank R. Lucas, Company B, 3d Virginia Infantry, was mustered into the camp. The officfrs and members of Pettit Camp were welcomed on their camp | vacation and_remarks were made by | Commander Robb, Past Commander Strobel and others. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary met with the president, Jeannette McCaf- fery, presiding. The following were initiated into membership: Mrs. Mar- | garette Acker, Mrs. Heck, Miss Essie Fowler, Miss Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Robert- |son, Miss Robertson, Miss Beach, Miss | Cole, Mrs. John Chism, Geraldine F. Illégllhcuddy and Mary T. MoGilli- cuddy. Gretta Ludwig reported for the com- mittee on purchasing a new flag for the | auxiliary. ~ A delegation from the aux- iliary attended the memorial services at Hitchcock Hall May 24 and Patriotic Instructer Gertrude Stoll represented Hitch, A. B. Eadie, Anton Hoh- | Army. ‘Two officers on duty here in the War have been designated to a period of 22 days, beginning_August 23 and concluding September 13. ‘With the beginning of the fiscal year, Juiy 1, or shortly thereafter, a number of Army officers will arrive in Wash- ington for duty in the various bureaus and branches of the War Department. Lieut. Col. Earl McFarland, O. D., upon the completion of his present course of instruction at the Command and Gen- eral Staff School, Fort "Klnlm ., will come to duty in the office of Lieut. Col. G. H. Stewart, O. D., now in the Hawallan De] it, Maj. R. S. University, both Ordnance officers, will come to duty in the office of the Chief of Ordnance, as will also Maj. 8. H. Prank, who is now on duty at Port Leavenworth. Maj. R. W. Daniels, O. D., now on duty at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., will go to the Army In- dustrial College, as will Maj. A. W. Ford, who is now on duty in the offi: of the Chief of Ordnance. Maj. H. R. Kutz, on duty in the In- spector General's Department at 2d Corps Area headquarters, upon his ar- rival in Washi) the latter part of June will be assigned to duty with the General Staff, G-4, while Maj. C. M. Syeese, O. D., on duty at the Detroit Ordnance Office, will go to_the Army this city, effective in Navy. in the several grades upon the commis- sioning of the 1931 Naval Academy graduating class as ensigns last Thurs- day, Comdr. Charles C. Hartigan and Comdr. George A. Alexander became due for promotion on that date, as did also the following, selected for promo- tion by the Naval Line Selection Board, that met last December: Lieut. Comdrs. b Charlton E. Battle, Robert H. Oliver L. Wolfard, Ellis Merring, Francis 8. P. Smith (additional D. Chandler, jr.; Harry W. Hill, Bernhard H. Bieri, Oscar C. Badger, James C. Byrnes, jr.; Robert (additional J. Lowry, Thomas Baxter, Walter A. Riedel, Edgar R. McClung, John H. Ma- gruder, jr.; Lewis W. Comstock, Thomas 8. McCloy, Lyell 8t. L. Pemperin and Frank C. McCord. Of the 46 lieutenant commanders that were selected for the grade of com- mander by the Naval Line Selection the auxillary at the massing of the colors at the National Cathedral. The next meeting will be June 326, due to the department auxiliary con- vention. Helen M. Kennicutt, president of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Association, an- nounced a meeting of the association June 9 at Central High School. The Lineal Soclety met Wednesday with the chief ruler, Mrs. Mary New- land, presiding. Mrs. Grimes and Mrs. acted as color bearer for the soclety at the massing of the colors at Mount St. Albans May 24. Supreme Chief Ruler Mrs. Lucy Goldsborough and Chief Ruler Mrs. Mary Newland placed wreaths on_the tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead at Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day. Mrs. Kathryn Baum placed a wreath.at the Maine mast in the name of the society Memo- Incident to redistribution of numbers | Garvey acted as hostesses. Mrs. Weber | he rial day. Greatest Performing Car in America! Say Eight-90 Owners T 5 miles, or 85 miles, an hour, you have never driven a car that performed so sweetly. 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Field, R ,_Thrt PD n:dnm ir.; -ély!’)‘(, Esler, George. D, Murray an R Bogusch. i The applications for retirements after 30 years' service, submitted by 27 offi- cers named below, have been approved, and they will be transferred to the fu- tired list of the Navy between June 1 1931, and March 1, 1932. with thelr retirement dates as_ follows: Assistant Secretary of War, while | J! Henderson, Ocgobe: derson, November ~ 1; A. Thormahl Dece; 1, 1932, and John A. Lord, C. C.., March 1, 1932, Chie! Gunners Thomas J. Bristol, October 1; Joseph Chamberlin, Decem ber 1; Chester C. Culp, July 1; Her- man Kossler, June 1, Smith, August 1; Chief Carpenters Daniel Campbell, July 1, and Hamilton P. K. Lyon, January 1, 1932; Chief Boatswains William = R. MacFarlane, November 1; Murry Wolffe, Aug 1; ‘Edwin W. Hill, January 1, 1932, and Albert C. Buck, February 1, 1932, and Chief Machinist Francis G. 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