Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1931, Page 20

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, THE HOME GARDENER Pn;tic-l and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. CONTROL OF ANTS This is the season of the year when ants invade suburban homes in search of food, and, once they find it, be- come a continuous pest unless driven away by poison. Several kinds of ants invade the home, but the worst of all appears to be the small red ant, which is scarcely discernible, except in num- bers, and, when they do enter the pantry, numbers are certainly not lack- ing. There are literally myriads. Vis- iting ants may be repelled in three ways: (1) by tracing the horde back to the nest and destroying it with carbon bisulphide, (2) by march, and (3) by feeding them a sweetdned poison bait. Of the three the last is most successful, but offers the hazard of having a poison about the house. One writer suggests that the poison be placed in small pill boxes into which small openings have been made with a nail or other pointed appliance. Crystallized tartaric acid, mixed thor- oughly into powdered sugar, makes a bait and may be fed dry or moistened with water. For a few hours after the poison is placed there will be no outward result, for the ants simply carry the mixture back to their nest, where they feed it to the young and eat it themselves. The ultimate result is the destruction of the whole colony. Sometimes results may be had by mixing arsenate of lead powder with powdered sugar, or even sodium fluoride powder with sugar. If little children are present great care must be exer- cised, even going to the extent of plac- ing the mixture in the evening and removing it again in early morning before the children are up. For the control of ants in the nest, carbon bisulphide is very good. This evil smelling liquid may be bought at the drug store in pound cans and a little poured into the hole at the center of the nest, covering with moist soil to | prevent its rapid diffusion in the air. Carbon bisulphide is not dangerous to use, except that open flames must not be brought near the nest for a few hours since the gas is inflammable. Large ant hills may be destroyed by first making three or four holes in the nest and pouring in considerable gQuantities of the carbon bisulphide. Ant control has been studied care- fully by the entomologists of the De- partment of Agriculture, from which organization further information may be readily obtained if the above sug- | gestions fail to bring desired results. Grass is the most desirable plant of all for covering soil, but there are places in which grass fails to meet re- quirements. Such unfavorable situa- tions include dense shade and steep banks. If the shade is dense enough, no plant will grow, but such intensity of shade is rarely reached in this lo- cality. English ivy is sometimes used as a substitute for grass in shady situa- tions and seems to survive where the grass fails, Pachysandra, a low grow- ing plant, is also recommended as a ground cover under trees. In one situa- tion on the Agricultural grounds, pachysandra was certainly no asset Coming again to the subject of bank covers, local gardeners have a choice of several plants, including Englich ivy, climbing roses, Indian currant or sprinkling | sodium fluoride along the path of | BY J. W. WELLINGTON. strawberry plant has little to commend with strong running habit. The owner steep slope. Strawberries used as a ground cover for a steep slope. This odd use of the it, beside the sheer novelty. The photo- graph was taken in California and the species is Fragaria chiloensis, a form has overcome the necessity of mowing a pletely clothed in wild honeysuckle. Prof. David Lumsden, when in charge of the Walter Reed Hospital grounds, used Indian crrrant very successfully to hold rather steep slopes in shape. Sev- eral Washingtonians have availed them- selves of the use of English ivy as a bank cover, apparently with good suc- cess although this plant suffered more severely than grass in the 1930 drought. However, this fact should not weigh too strongly for a similar test may not occur again for vears, if at all. Wild honeysuckle would seem to fin its place chiefly in rural sections wherl rojects are large and no paricular objectives are in mind except to pre- ent erosion and perhaps cover bare reas of soil. & STRAWBERRIE! Strawberry beds are generally estab- lished in the early Spring. but for the | home garden. where perhaps only a few | dozen plants are needed, there is no oc- | casion to wait until Spring. Many of the nurserymen and seed houses offer at this season pot-grown plants which may be set out now and which will pro- crop next Spring. These pot-grown plants are simply early 1931 runners which have been specially favored by plunging in pots of fertile soil placed in |the old bed. As a result they have de- veloped a strong root system and are | fully capable of rapid re-establishment upon transplanting. Such plants will send out a crop of runners this Sum- |mer and form quite a fair bed. capable |of vielding a nice crop of fruit next Spring. By using pot-grown plants | the gardner is enabled to save a whole | vear, as compared with waliing until Spring. It is true that pot-grown plants are more expensive than nursery | stock sold in the early Spring. but this | difference is offset by the quicker re- turns. Symphicarpos and wild honeysuckle. | No plant will surpass the honevsuckle | in its ability to root and hold its own in rather poor soil, a fact which may be attested by observations in the coun-" try, where road cuts are often com- Forman & Biller Tree Surgery Rates as low as is consistent with first class service. Clarendon 500 Ballston, Va. Good Heavy crops of fruit are liable to break down and ruin the trees and may therefore, in spite of their desir- | ability, be a distinct menace to the fu- ture of the home orchard. ~Certain ]wemes. particularly plums and peaches, are most susceptible to breaking. Part of the trouble lies in the original train- ing of the young tree or rather the lack of training. Too often the main limbs all arise at one point on the trunk or | two main limbs of equal size form a narrow, weak union. However as this may be, much injury may be prevented by taking the simple precautions of sup- porting the limbs before the fruits be- gin their final enlargement. 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Book Store vide the nucleus for a_good strawberry | but for plums and peaches wooden sup- |ports are often more feasible. Thin- ning of the crop is also a valuable |measure in decreasing the breaking hazard and at the same time aids in lllm;:rm"lna the quality of the remaining | fruits, BUDDING | Many species of tree fruits and woody lants may be propagated by budding #fn Midsummer. Essentially budding is :l simple process, that of taking a bud from the desired variety and placing it in the bark of a seedling stock. Prac- ticallly budding is not always easy; that is, success is not certain for beginners. Budding is really nothing but a form of grafting, differing mainly in the time the operation is performed and in the size of the material worked with. Success depends upon experience in knowing when the stocks are in the right condition for budding and in ac- quiring skill in manipulation. Prof. Alderman of the University of Minnesota presents an effective discus- { sion of budding in the July number of | the ' Minnesota Horticulturist. Accord- |ing to this account budding is usually performed during July and August, de- pending on the character of the Sum- |mer. In dry, hot years the period for |budding is greatly shortened. In | selecting buds, strong, young shoots |upon ~ which 'the ' next " year's buds |are well formed are chosen. The leaves |are cut, leaving about one-half inch of | petiole as a handle. The bud sticks | should be wrapped in damp cloth until |used. A T-shaped cut is made in the seedling or stock plant and the bark loosened. A bud is then cut from the bud stick with enough bark to form a small shield, the upper end of which is severad with a square cut so that it may rest squarely against the top bar of ‘the T cut in the stock. The bud must point in some direction that it did not on the parent tree. After the bud piece is slipped under the bark, it must be tied in place with wet raffia | or with adhesive tape prepared for such work. This wrapping holds the bud in place, keeps it from drving out and brings the actively growing cells into contact. After a few weeks the raffla must be cut to prevent girdling. At this time the new bud will have united with the stock. In this region no growth will be made by these buds until the following Spring. at which time the wood above the new bud must be cut away to give the new bud full opportunity. Budding, according to Prof. Alderman, is more |or less restricted to small stocks or | branches because the bark of older and | larger branches becomes too thick and heavy to permit of successful unions. Budding has wide use not only with fruits, but also with shrubs. The fine varieties of lilac, for example, are budded on common lilac or on privet, a rather close relative. As in grafting, there are certain limi- tations. It is not possible to bud un- related species with any hope of suc- cuess. One would not, for example, try to place a cherry bud on a pear r-ot stock, but it is entirely feasible to bud | @ sour cherry on a sweet cherry root. GARDEN NOTES Rarely has the home gardener had a better year for growing plants than that now obtaining. Everything is growing nicely and has that fine | rich green which characterizes lux- urfous growth. If one were to be asked what is the one greatest require- ment of plants, accepting sunlight and air as being always present, he could safely answer water. Water occurs in all plant tissues and the very food that enters the roots has to first go into solution in water. Last Summer fer- tilizers failed to aid plants simply be- cause they could not reach the roots in solution. Peat moss makes an excellent cover- ing for the soil, suppressing weeds and conserving moisture if later the weather should become dry. Furthermore, peat moss may be later worked into the soil, putting it into better physical condi- tion and adding organic matter to sup- Iplrmenl the commercial fertilizer. Peat { moss cannot be considered.a plant food | unless combined with other ingredients. | There are prepared forms of peat moss on the market which supply all the needed plant food. Staking of chrysanthemums and dahlias will be more necessary than ever this season because of the rank growth that these plants are making. Aphids are abundant on chrysanthe- mums, calendutas and other garden lants and shduld be controlled by ap- plications of tobacco extract or py- rethrum soap. After a time these aphids will disappear, migrating to other plants, but there is no real need of tolerating their presence. One spray- ing of nicotine extract will cleanse the plants. Hollyhock stems should be cut off near the base as soon as blooming has ceased, not only to destroy the crop of | seed, but also to give the roots a chance to send up new leaves. Hollyhocks, as a rule, were never more beautiful than they have been this year. Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, is a weed in many places, but nevertheless the rose-colored form makes a very de- sirable plant for the Summer garden. Another weedlike plant, the perennial sweet pea, Lathyrus latifolius, makes an effective cover for back fences or small banks. This resembles rather closely the sweet , but is not fragrant. Un- like the sweet pea, the perennial form is very rugged, endures hot weather and, once established, needs but little care, except repression to keep it from spreading too freely. It has little value |as a cut flower because of rapid loss of | color upon cutting and the afore-men- tioned lack of fragrance. ‘What is apparently a very dangerous plant disease has been found In Ohio on the American elm. This trouble, kwnown as Dutch elm disease, has caused much damage in Europe, killing whole rows of this magnificent shade tree. The Department of Agriculture,| in the hope of preventing its spread throughout the United States, has is- sued a circular, No. 170, descflblé‘l‘ flcl; infected trees, After the sad with chestnut blight, we do not care to u_lou another of our splendid native ees. According to plans formulated at an Executive Committee meeting July 10 the National Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety will stage nn Autumn dahlia show September 28 and 29 at the Carl- ton Hotel. This will be good news for local dahlia ers and admirers, who have counted on this society's display to see the dahlia at its best. Mrs. Edna Reinohl of Riverdale is chairman of the Show Committee. James 1. Hambleton of the Depart- ment of Agriculture bee lahoratories at Somerset was guest speaker at the meeting of the Community Garden Club of Rockville July 10 at the home of Mrs. Agnes Magee of Alta Vista. Mrs. B. P. Elmore, recently advanced to the presidency because of the illness of Mrs. George Hane, was in the chair. During the business session, Mrs. F. E. Young of Alta Vista was elected second vice president, and Miss Gladys Benson of Rockville recording secretary. The flower show, now :l {elturet at each meeting, created much interest. The next meeting is to take the form of a picnic at the home of Mrs. George Minas of Gaithersburg. Mrs. John Engle will assist the hostess. The date will be July 24. PUBLIC LIBRARY International Finance. In connection with the present crisis in internaticnal finance the Public Library calls attention to the following pamphlets and magazine articles avail- able in its Reference Room and Tech- nology Division: The Financial Crisis in Germany. Reparation and the Inter-Ally Debts in 1931. By J. W. Angell. Foreign Policy Reports, April 29, 1931. Ref- erence Department.) ‘The author, who studied conditions in Germany at first hand in 1928-29, writes of developments in Germany un- der the Young plan, of her European creditors, of the position of the United States, of reparation payments and of the legal and ethical factors involved. Supplementary tables give the income, expenditure and debt of Germany in 1929-1931. The Reparation Settlement, 1930. By D. P. Myers. (World Peace Founda- tion. Pamphlets. V. 12, JXAR.B8WS9. 1929-1930. tion Department). Annual Report of the German Reichs- bank. Federal Reserve Bulletin, May, 1930. (Technology Division.) The report for 1928, interesting in that it traces the business recession from 1928. German Bank Losses From Bourse Col- lapse of 1930. By R. C. Long. The Annalist, April 10. 1931. Pp. 677-678. (Technology Division.) A review of banking history in Ger- many during the year 1930. American Underwriting_ of German Securities, U. S. Department of Commerce. Trade Information Bul- letin No. 648. 1929. (Technology Division.) A summary of investments in German loans under the Dawes plan. Moratorium Upon War Debts. The Na- tional City Bank of New York. Letter, July, 1931. (Technology Di- vision.) A discussion of the financial situation of the central powers and the hopes raised by the moratorium. The Reference Department also has a collection of clippings cn the mora- torium. The Bank for International Settlements. The Bank for International Settle- ments. By Paul Einzig. 1930. HN.Ei69. (Technology Division.) “The book gives comparatively little attention to the reparations aspect of the scheme. Tts chief concern is with the problems connected with the international_banking activities of the Bank for International Settlements, such as the proposed gold clearing sys- tem, the problem of a ‘world bank rate.’ the possibility of credit inflation, the danger of political interference with the management of the bank, etc.” Constructive Functions of the Inter- natjonal Bank. v Shepard Morgan. Foreign Affairs, July, 1931. Pp. 580~ 591. (Reference Department.) The history, functions and possibili- ties of the bank outlined, with particu- lar emphasis on its vital relation to all countrles participating in its organiza- on. New PFactor in International Finance. By George Glasg>w. Contemporary Review, June, 1930. Pp. 719-784. (Reference Department.) An English view of the potentialities of the bank at the time of its institu- tion. “Most business men will affected by what is done in Basel; every taxpayer will sooner or later feel the wind, soft or rough as it may be. The foreign offices will find in a greater or less degree that their policies will be influenced by the new force in finance.” World Bank. By Gerhard Hirschfeld. Commonweal, April 15, 1931. Pp. 651~ 653. (Reference Department.) “The growth of the Bank for Inter- national Settlements has been little short of extraordinary. As the writer here states, it has within a year become an international clearing house and an institution of world-wide prestige.” Reparations Problem and the Bank for International Settlements. By L. T. McFadden. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July, 1930. Pp.53-64. (Cir- culation Department.) HC.Am37e. This Year's Expanding Activities of the B. I. 8. in the Finance of Europe. By Leo Pasvolsky. March 27,1931, nology Division.) Gives tables of deposits and invest- ments through February 28, 1931. World Bank at Basel. By Leland Stowe. Review of Reviews, June, 1931. Pp. 73-74. (Reference De- partment.) A popular account of the “baby bank” of the Young plan. American Investments Abroad. Prosperity and Foreign Investments. By Dr. Max Winkler, Foreign Pol- icy Association Information Service, May, 1930. (Technology Division.) A summary of investments in 1929, with an exposition of the desirability and benefits of continued investment in foreign securities. Handbook on American Underwriting of Foreign Securities. By R. A. Young. U. 8. Department of Com- merce. Trade Promotion Series, No. 104, 1930, (Technology Division.) A survey covering a 16-year-period and a foreign investment having a net nominal value of $11,834,000,000. , No. (Circula- ‘The Annalist, Pp. 505-596. (Tech- The Balance of International Payments of the United States in 1930. U. S. Department of Commerce. ‘Trad Information Bulletin No. 761, 1931. (Technology Division.) “The 1930 survey of the American balance of international payments, cov- ering as it does a period marked by world depression, discloses a number of striking reversals of world trends in trade and finance, the measurement of which is obviously a matter of vital in- terest in all quarters of our economic community.” American Direct Investments in For- eign Countries, U. S. Department of Commerce. Trade Information Bulletin No. 731, 1930. (Technology Division.) A report on. the first attempt “ever made on a world-wide and detailed scale to obtain statistics direct from American business men as to the actual value of their foreign properties.” American Uhderwrif of Foreign Se- curities in 1929. . 8. Department of Commerce. Information D. C, JULY 19, 1931—PART TWO. Army. Maj. Louis C. Wilson, a native Wash- ingtonian, who has been on duty for the past four years in the War Depart- ment as chief of the subsistence sec- tion, storage and distribution branch, quartermaster general's office, com- leted his tour of duty in Washington t week and sailed later for S8an Fran- cisco, where, on arrir he will proceed to his new station at Mather Field, Calif., for duty as post quartermaster. His duties in the quartermaster gen- eral’s office here have been taken over by Capt. John A. Porter, Q. M. C., who has just graduated from the Command and General Staff School. ‘There is still under consideration in the War Department the matter of re- viving the “Order of the Purple Heart,” which was instituted as a reward for military merit by Gen. George Wash- ington during the Revolutionary War, the intention being to have the design of the medal, acts or accomplishments | for which it will be conferred and other factors settled in time to announce its availability on or about January 1 next, 50 that it npprog:lnely may be rein- stituted during the Washington Bicen- tennial year of 1932. ‘Three artists have been requested to submit designs for the pro) d medal, which it is proposed to make of bronze, and which will contain the original decoration, which was a purple heart surrounded by silvergilt fringe with a little spray of leaves across it, and which will contain also some element linking the decoration with Washing- ton, the medal to be suspended by a purple ribbon. Although the terms of the specifica- tion setting forth the acts or accomplish- ments for which the medal will be con- ferred have not been determined, it is proposed that it shall be given as a re- ward for signal accomplishments both | in peace and war. Although the War | Department does not have complete | records relative to this decoration, it is News of the Clubs Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies of the | G. A. R, was entertainea by Mrs. Paul | V. Rogers, 206 Rosemary street, Chevy | Chase, Md,, July 11, to celebrate_the | birthday of her mother, Mrs. John Per- kins. Aft'r a picnic luncheon the circle | was given a large silk flag, with pole| and standard, by the Ford grandchildren | in honor of rclatives of Mrs. Perkins | who had fought in the Civil, Indian, Spanish-American and World Wars. | The presentation address was made by George Perkins, World War veteran. Mrs. Oscar Bergren, president of Lin- | coln Circle, accepted the flag. An ap-| preciation of the flag was rcad by Mrs Sarah Deeds. Mrs. Mida Peabody read an original toast to the hostess and her | mother, who was the recipient of a set of crystal glassware from the members and ‘many other tokens of birthday greetings. A large birthday cake with candles was shared with the guests. Guests were Mrs. Webcr Morrison, president of the American War Mgthers' Mrs. Nan D. Slattery, president of | Daughters of Vet rans; Mrs. Oscar Ber- | gren, Mrs. E. J. Deeds, Miss Beatrice Deeds, Miss Nellie Calelazier, Mrs Richard L. Hoxie, Mrs. Percy Parker, Miss Eilen Burroughs Foster, Mrs. Mida Peabody, Mrs. May Shanahan, Mrs. Emil Walter, Mrs. Charles E. Hood, Mrs Ida Smith, Mrs. Babbett and Mrs. Robert Clay Sherrill. The hostess was assisted by her sister, Mrs. W. E. Furey and h-r cousin, Miss Cecelia Ford. Chevy Chase Branch, L. A. P. W.— Miss Viola Offutt will entertain the members at Olney Inn at lunchecn at | their meeting August 1 at 1:30 pm, after which there will be a short busi- ness meeting presided over by the presi- dent, Mrs. David McPherson The members were entertained at an airplane luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club last Monday by Miss Irene Juno, when favors for the guests were air- planes. At the business meeting pre- ceding the luncheon it was decided to | | give a card party, the funds to be used for the club hou: | Women's Democratic _Educational Council.—Mrs. Clara Wright Smllh president, will preside at th> meeting in Pierce Mill Payilion, tomorrow from 5:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock, with a picnic lunch followed by a talk on “Th> Women in Congress,” by Miss Sue White. executive secretal to Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. vice chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee. Miss Katherive Dabn-y, field_secre- tary, with Miss Caroline A. Lough- borough, will be hostesses. Federation of Women's Clubs—Mrs. Thora Henthaw Seaton. chairman of the department of fine arts, will broad- cast tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, over Station WJSV. Miss Louise L. Rewell, ecturer and teacher of art, will speak on “The New Renaissance of Beauty,” Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, presi- | dent of the Federated Clubs of Music, will be the soloist, with Miss Margaret B. Grant as accompanist. Mrs. H, M. Hunt'r will announce. The Benjamin Franklin University Women's Club met at the Arlington Ho- tel on July 8. The resignation of the president, Miss Julia Hopkins, was ac- cepted. The next meeting. at the Arling- ton Hotel on July 22, will be for the pur- pose of electing a mew president and amending the by-laws. All members entitled to vote are urged to be present. Zonta Club.—The weekly luncheon- meeting was held Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel. The president, Mrs. Amelia Gude Thomas, presided. Miss Hettie Anderscn entertained Miss Mary Cobb, member of the Zonta Club of Pontiac, Mich., and her sister, Miss Laura Cobb. Miss Elizabeth Haney had as her guest Miss Mary K. Carr cf St. Petersburg, Fla., who is' assistant manager of the Hollander, in that city. ( The Curley Club tendered a surprise Monday evening to two members who were married in June. About 25 mem- bers gathered in Georgetown, whence the party walked the tow path to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Rest, near Chain Bridge, where the evening was spent in dancing and other amuse- ments. The evening was arranged in honor of Mrs. Thomas Culhane ' and Mrs. Joseph Madden. An electric lamp was presented to each. Roland J. Hyland, president, an- nounced the appointment of Miss Dor- cthy Barrett as chairman of the Mem- bership Committze and Charles Ziehl at the head of the Athletic Committee. John Donnelly, vice president, enter- tained the members of the Executive Committee at & meeting at his resi- dence, 1127 E street northeast, Thurs- day evening. ; The next regular meeting of the club will be held Thursday evening at the Continental Hotel. The Sodality Union has completed ar- remgements for its annual get-together outing to_Chapel Point by way of the steamer City of Washington July 30. The boat will leave N street wharf southwest at 9 a.m., arriving at Chapel Point at 1 pm., and will arrive home at 8 pm. At 2:4.")” pl::‘-n :‘_herecxlwll;cge ]a pugglm. to S atius Church, located on :l{ee' hill overlooking Chapel Point. Benediction will be celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Hugh A. Dalton. On the return trip Miss Ann Jenkins and her committee will entertain at a compli- mentary card party. Aloysian Club.—Arrangements have been completed for the annual outdoor card party on the club hcuse grounds, 47 T street, Jul‘y :‘l?l at l:lslp.?.l Miss Alice G. Kelly is the general chairman. In case of rain the party will be held in 3 L — (Technology Bulletin No. 688, 1930. Division.) R The speculation in stocl ew York market is sharply reflected in this port, which registers the decline in ;:n!an ;ucn.ginl in the United States. | m. c), U. | International Dental Congress. will be held in Paris, France, from Au- ! known that at least three men were awarded this medal during the Revo- quour{ ‘War. As far as is known, the badge of military merit, or Order of the Purple Heart, is still in existence, and it hoped to revive it by executive order. ‘Three new officers reported for duty last week in the Office of the Chief of Infantty, War Department. Lieut. Col. Asa L. Singleton, who has been on duty at 9th Corps Area headquarters, relieved Lieut. Col. Bruce Magruder in the training and information section. The latter officer has gone to North Carolina State College of culture and Engineering, West Raleigh, N. C., for duty. Maj. Thomas B. Catron, who has been on duty in the intelligence section, has been relieved by Maj. Thomas J. Camp, Infantry, who has just com- pleted a course at the Army War Col- lege. Maj. Catron goes to the 29th Infantry for duty. Maj. Herbert E. Marshburn, who has been at the Army War College, has re- lieved Maj. Henry Terrell in the e«i:Ap- ment section. Maj. Terrell will a student in the 1931-32 Army War Col- lege class. Navy. As the result of the retirements on July 1 on account of age of Rear Ad- mirals Newton A. McCully, Guy H. Burrage and Sumner E. W. Kittelle, the following officers became due for promotion: Capts. Joseph K. Taussig (additional number), Claude C. Bloch and Edward C. Kalbfus, Comdrs. Matthias E. Manly, Alexander Sharp, jr.; Hollis M. Cooley (additional num- ber) and Aubrey W. Fitch, Lieut. Comdrs. Norman Scott, Donald C. God- win and Howard D. Bode, Lieuts. Harry R. Hayes, Albert R. Myers and Charles P. Porter and Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Louis A. Reinken, Joseph E. Chapman, Balch B. Wilson, jr.; Howard L. Young and Marvin M. Stephens. On the basis of vacancles that it is known will occur, lieutenants of the line will be promoted to the grade of lieutenant commander during the next | few months as follows: August 1, Wil- liam A. Tattersall and Arthur C. Leon- |ard; September 1, Grover A. Miller and Marion E. Erwin; October 1, Lester M. Harvey and Willlam B. Anderson; No- vember 1, Frederick A. Ruf; December | 1, Harry L. Thompson, and January 1 (1932), John F. Warris. Capt. cently on duty at San Francisco as a member of the Boayd of Inspection and Survey for the Pacific Coast Section, will be transferred to the retired list of the Navy on November 1 after 30 years' service. Rear Admiral James J. Raby, who has been in command of Training Squad- | rop 1, will shortly arrive in Washington | and will assume temporary duty in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ‘The following have been assigned to duty as assistant engineer officers of | the ships to which they now are at- tached: Lieut. Comdr. Evan G. Han- son, U. S. S. Arizona; Lieut. Comdr. Walter 8. McCauley, U. S. S. Cali- fornia; Lieut. Comdr. Arthur T. Moen, U. S. S. Saratoga. and Lieut. Comdr. Hayden B. Smith, U. S. §. Maryland. Lieut. Comdr. DeWitt C. Emerson 8. N, has been designated by the Secretary of the Navy as Naval Dental Corps delegate to the Ellmf)}: whic! gust 2 to 8. Spanish War Veterans MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Monday—Dewey Auxiliary, North- east Masonic Terple Thursday—Miles Auxiliary Drum and Bugle Corps, Central High School. Priday—Miles Camp, Pythian Temple: _ Miles Auxiliary, Pythian Temple. A meeting of the Council of Adminis- tration of the newly elacted officers was held July 11, with Comdr. Samuel J. McWilliams presiding. It was decided to go to New Orleans for the National Encampment in Septexber over the Southern Railroad. A communication from the officials of the Community Chest requesting that a representative meet with representa- tives of other veteran organizations to consider plans for entering the Chest fund was received. The department commander appointed Lorin C. Nelson as the representative of the U. 8. W. V. Miles Camp met with Comdr. G. F. McGillicuddy at Pythian Temple. The progrem included addresses by John M Gibbs, assistant director of the United S'ates George Washington Bicentennial Cormission; Capt. Herman H. Weimer of Chicago, past national commander in chief of the D. A. V. of the World War; E. Claude Babcock, national com- mander wf D. A. V.: Past Department Comér. James G. Yaden, U. 8. W. V.; Lorin C. Nzlson, national historian, U. S W. V., and Department Comdr. Samuel J. McWilliams, U. S. W. V., Department of the District of Columbia. program, featuring Miss Gretta Wain- wright Ludwig and Miss Marjory League, was presented. P. J. Callan, vice department com- wander, has called a meeting of the chairman of the Sick Committee of each camp today, at 4118 Thirteenth place northeast, at 10 am. A new method will be put in operation for getting in touch with all sick comrades of the department and of visiting sick com- rades. A meeting of the Council of Admin- istration was presided over by the presi- dent, Janet Sikken. Past Department President Bertha R. Cook presented to the department a new flag. Lawton Auxiliary at its last meeting gave a surprise party in honor of Anna Anna H. McElroy and Blanche B. Lin- neker, who were recently married. Helen M. Kennicutt, past president of Miles Auxiliary, was also a guest of honor and presented with a giit. The auxiliary voted to hold one meeting a month during the months of July and August. Rerarks were made by Department President Janet Sikken, Past Depart- ment President Bertha R. Cook and Senjor Vice Department President Catherine Huhn. At _the close the meeti STEAMSHIPS. of Dewel ORIEN @ Shattering all previous trans-Pacific the huge new Empress of Japan (largest, fastest Orient) has set up these new between Yokohama and Victoria: Direct Express: 7days, 20 hr., 18 min. Via Honolulu:10days, 18 hr., 27 min. ® Morethan the Empress fleet offers choice ia Honolulu: (co liner to the records of 2 routes: Frandisco-Los Angele Japan, Eng‘ Empress of Ruseia, First Class. At corres) Tourist Third Cabin service. Still lower, an unusually fine Third Cabin. “First” from $130 Information and reservations from your own ageat, or Canadian Pacifie Richard P. McCullough, re- | A musical | ress of Canada. Empress of Asia. @ For the most fastidious of travellers, “Empress” Mrs. Herbert E. Day, former president of the Y. W. C. A, and Mr. Day, su- perintendent of the School for the Deaf, Fulton, Mo., were visitors at the assoclation last week. Miss Mary E. Burnett, music director, will return Tuesday from the Geneva Summer School, where she has been & leader. She will train the Camp Stay- at-Home girls in the music for the Midsummer Folk Pestival to be given in the Sylvan Theater next month. Mrs. George Winchester Stone, chair- man of the Chapter Council and board member, with Mrs. Thomas Temple Hill, will represent the association at the Sil- ;;tunny Leadership Conference, July Regular rehearsals for the Girl Re- serve Midsummer Folk Festival to be presented August 12, are being held in the Girl Ressrve club rooms e day except Saturday from 9:30 to 1 o'clock. The folk dances are being taught by Miss Virginia Hunter and Miss Beverly Squires, Regular activities of Camp Stay-at- Home continue. The group interestcd in cooking will meet with Miss Wing- fleld Wednesday and Friday. Miss Helen Jones is working with the girls on the doll house Tuesday and Thursday morn- ings. On Thursday the grade and junior high school girls registered at Camp Stay-at-Home will go to the new picnic grounds at Vacation Lodge for camp- fire luncheon. After luncheon they will hike to the river. Friday is to be a gala day for the Senior High School campers. After a morning of rehearsal and other activities the girls will leave at. 2 o'clock to go to Tree Tops, the home of Mrs. Luke I. Wilson, for a picnic supper and an evening of outdoor pro- gram. New girls registered at Camp Stay-at- Home during the last week are: Barbara Caton, Ruth Snodgrass, Jean Bernhard, Jessle Harden, Jessie Redfield, Caro- | line Yerkes, Marjorie Lane, Marguerite Hess, Janet Behning, Martha Bell My- ers, Frances Bedell, Doris Langley. Miss Ruth Johnson spent the weck end with Miss Karla Prokes at Vacation Lodge. Miss Helen Spraker. Miss Carla Davis and Miss Kathleen Hinman went on a hike to Skyland, Va. and Miss Leahy, Miss Edwards and Miss Van Scyoc ‘motored to Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Charles Bateman and two guests were at Vacation Lodge for supper on Sunday. Kamp Kahlert starts tomorrow on its fourth-week with a full camp of juniors. Among the senior vacationists are the following: Miss Leonora McMullin. Miss Evangeline Heavenridge and Miss Esther Peele and Miss Frederick P. Shahan of Philadelphia. Besides these vacationists there were 12 s°niors at camp over the week end. One of the culmination points in the week's program is the distritution of | the Kamp Krier, edited each we'k and printed on the mimeograph. The staff consists of: Editor in chief, Miss Cath- erine Street: kamp cartoonist, Miss Pricilla Wrightson, with special report- ers appointed each week. The first issue was the Kontinental Kourier edition. Pays 315.060 for Stamps. BALMVILLE, N. Y. July 18.—Josg Aspinwall of this city, paid $15.000 fc a block of four unused stamps, the | first of the United States airmail issue. They were printad with the | center of the design inverted and are among the rarest and most valuable of American stamps. Auxiliary tomorrow night there will be a social. The James §. Pettit Auxiliary is sponsoring & bus trip to the Shenandoah Caverns, August 9. Miss Pedigo is [ chairman of the Committee of Ar- rangements. ‘ The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary met July 10 with the president, Jeanette | E. McCaffrey. Miss Margarst Posey | was initiated into active membership | The auxiliary decided to hold a bingo I party at the next regular meeting for the benefit of the Drum and Bugl: | Corps. Patriotic Instructor Gertrude Stoll presented a silk flag. Remarks were made by Department President | Janct Sikiken, Senior Vice Department President Catherine Huhn and Past | Department President Margaret Burns. 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