Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1931, Page 50

3 American Legion Report of the delegates and alter- nll!lpowho attended the thirteenth an- nual convention of the District of \ | Columbia Department of the American Legion, held at Buchanan School audi- torium, Thirteenth and E streets south- east, and tribute to Past Post Comdr. Ferdinand G. Praser, who was elected epartment com: f the Ameri- | & S | the appreciation of the post for the as- can Legion, featured the regular meet- Q. | missioned on duf and | fice of the Chief of Ordnance, War De- szy removal from the District: Pvts. X. Schwartz and Harold G. Wilson, both of Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery. Pvt. (first class) James E. Hall, Bat- mxsmmmm,mm emdhmmb&eu permit | department. him to enlist in nited States Coast Guard. ) for its efforts toward the relief of the unemployed. An announcement was made that the post delegation to the department con- vention had presented a vice command- er's badge to Comdr. Sprague, who was elected second vice commander of the A resolution was adopted expressing Army. A number of changes among the com- . ty in the of- Erfin!m,hflor'fll take place shortly. leut. Col. Charles G. Mettler, O. D., has been transferred to duty as execu- tive officer to the chief of the New York district ordnance office, relieving Maj. Phi P. Famonville, wno will go to duty at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Maj. James H. Burns, O. D,, is the new chief of the Artillery division manufac- turing service of the ordnance office, relie Maj. Walter P. Boatwright, who 1 be the new commanding of- ficer of Raritan Arsenal, N. J., succeed- ing Maj. Burns. Capt. Gordon M. Wells, O. D., who has gone on foreign service, has been replaced in the anti-aircraft section by Capt. Morris K. Barroll, and the latter's ;:rkmnrpluva:lg;bemn:::w: Capt. George W. Outland, who com from duty at the Hawalian ordnance t. 0 officers from the ammunition division of the manufacturing service, Capt. Elbert L. Ford and Capt. Charles 8. Reed, have been replaced. Capt. Ford, who will become a student officer in the 1931-32 Army Industrial Coll class, will be replaced in the ammuni- tion division by Capt. Merle H. Davis, s | are to be used on | experts, called to Moscow to give ad- ¢ | recently. ‘| the most po test the com cars were he | peting 5. | Borsepower” covered 145 AMERICANS BOSS J0B Direct Italian Workmen in Mos- cow Building Project. ROME (#). A first group of 40 building trades workers has already arrived in Moscow and more will leave IMaly soon. under engineers. Their contracts result from s recent visit by Italian bankers and Industrial to Russia. ““ROAD BUG” WINS TEST of oS IHSMEP’ i:& gallon was uhm at a contest of French automobiles here The cost of gasoline and high taxes still make small cars of low popular types in France. Gasoline has decreased 25 per cent in two years, but the price is still 30 ac to ‘horsepower, and each was given 10 litres, or 2.64 llons of gnsoline. A car rated at five | miles on this list January 1. from corps hi and will retiremen Capt. Jacob Lienhard, tached to Brooklyn Barracks, been for ‘reatment. an to’ Come headuser, for treatment ai - ters for temporary attachment. Whether meager supply of fuel, showing sbout P iy A o | gat hard will have to sppeer be Post No. 13, |sistance given by the Department of | from the Industrial College, while Capt. fi Z’m‘e:‘w '&‘.13,‘.' PReld at Iminac- | the Dunrrn of Columbia to members | Reed will be replaced by Capt. John A. ulate Conception B.sil, Eighth and N |of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show,| Root, who has been on duty at Pica- ¥ e, ey Sl e o Rt 57 | Rl KT, g s s o o ‘they are oft duty. b ho represented | the of ent convention, 3 , Maj. Infantry Board. officer— {_Some changes, it was sald, have been | The OCR) ACCRRES WED ToRre: | many of whom were former servic | W. Ford goes to the Industrial ollege, | Gapi. Tiewellyn de W. Tharp, Tnfantry; imade in the training ;cmdulue _“!ex_- Willlam A. Kehoe, Louis R. Dennis, |men. - replaced ,m the - | who has been on duty with tanks at sone provision being that setting - | Thomas J. Frailey, William P. Kersh. ‘Hobby night” was celebrated at this lery and sutomotive division by Msj. | port Meade, Md.—will report Yor duty fercises will be held after brel-;fll " | ner, Joseph J. Malloy, Edward L. Ma mee and questionnaires giving the | Russell L. Maxwell, who, in turn, ha‘- at Fort not later than jstead of before as has been the Pract | LG wrancis J, McDonald, John J. Mc- | Teplies of members as to their pet hob- | been replaced in the ammunition di- |smber 20 for duty as test officer of the tice heretofoze. It also was eaid that| G s Paul H. McMurray, Daniel H. bies and post activities were read. A |YVision by Maj. Hermann H. Zornig. The | Department of Experiment. It is con. there will not be any drills Pratt. The following alternates re- |Drize of & $2.50 goldplece, given by latter cfficer has just completed & year's templated that the mechanized force at ithe afternoons, other than the ported: George A. Bache, William P, | Comrade Briggs for the most interest- | Work in explosives chemistry and bal- | Forl Eustis wil becoms & Cavalry regi- and Guard ceremonies. The | BV VST ;0 Callahen, Russell W. |ing reply, was awarded to Past Comdr. | listics at the Technische Hochschule Clarkson, Ernest A. Golden, William Helen McCarty. in Berlin. Maj. Selby H. Frank, a recent ithis yes Robert M. Huey, Benjamin E) The newly elected department com- | graduate of the Command and General itanglements and demolitions. This will 3’(,2;'; William A. McCalium, Charles | mander, Fred G. Fraser, and his staff | Staff School, has assumed charge of the grelieve the engineers of digging |y Ruby. | were guests du the evening. Comdr. | maintenance division, field service, as _trenches. It also was indicated that = VA o) A genoe and Past|Fraser thanked delegation for the | the relief of Maj. James Kirk, who goes :nnom!(mhlntshbohuldthhc " Perdinand G, Praser were gavel which had been Mwmw%m“m.‘kmm X elected by the convention to attend the | by them upon his election. School. national convention of the American | Past Comdr. Jane Breen presented| Maj. Sidney P. Spalding, who has %o | Legion to be held in Detroit, Mich., |the post with a framed facsimile of |been on duty s chief of the Ammuni- September 21 to 24. H-h_emi:nmt;k hwr r&um sm mmn. :n fi:" to Aber- g at the daugl leen ing un ., as chief Plans for the dance to be held at iy A O t sion. Maj. Edward E. MacMorland, his being sent to camp for two weeks by |assistant, has subceeded him as chief of the post. the Ammunition Supply Division, and ; | ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. (has been on temporary leave |city, stopping at 2000 Twenty-ninth ‘The post's next mi August 27 at the Cons ====1l FASTAND 'NIMBLE --*SMOOTH" / - AT EVERY SPEED # § iber 12, at 1:30 o'c%. ‘The flag formally received by Col. Claude superintendent of the school. t will be military, accompanied g Ky Aoy . The joint committee in charge Committee, Col. Claude ; Planf an; Joseph t, Irving 3 , 8. J. Staples, 8. B. Hewitt, S. | . Martins and H. L. Naylor. Legion Committee, . . MacNell, honorary chairman: James F. Kehoe, Of | chairman; Senfor Vice Comdr. Richard 53 i E ad T §ed i5 regul August 27 at the cz‘nmmd Club, Ladies’ Auxiliary, National Capital Post, No. 127, held its regular bimonthly Tuesday night aé | Temple, with regular officers higag..gn}.? g=agg § i i E i g £ i ; i " ] "Bl g i i iify W Sigg = 1E extent. You never have the unpleasant feeling that you are “pushing” or straining the Oldsmobile engine. OLDSMOBILE'’S pERFORMANcE Fast. Nimble. Smooth. Those three words tell the whole story of Oldsmobile performance. / But to appreciate just how much of a story i they tell, you have to get behind the wheel. And when you do drive Oldsmobile, you’ll realize that here is the car you've been looking for all this time—the car you In spite of their brevity there are three words which will give you a real idea of what Oldsmobile’s performance is like. And those three words just about encompasls THAT DESCRIBES ¥ : trustees, = | the lam E_Burch, Edwin L. Bali and ’hfi;f" — bly has been call assembly led for Au- e on detded o pom | gust 10 at 8:30 pm. at Soldiers, Saslors ety |and Marines 1 T will be the first naonal bowling | Streets. < ent 4o ams everything you want in a motor car. The first is FAST. If you have ever com- peted against Oldsmobile’s performance, you'll agree that the car well merits this description. If you haven’t, all you need to do is to try Oldsmobile on some stretch of ‘Meetings This Week. Dewey Auxillary, Northeast Masonic le. ‘Wednesday, Urell Camp, Pythian ‘Temple. Urell Auxiliary, Pythian ‘Temple. ‘Thursday, Miles Auxiliary Drum §g Bugle Corps, Central High 00l | Clarence R. Edwards Post, No. 2135, will meet Wednesday evening at Room 292, House Office Bullding, when many for each event and bowling $1 important V. . W. matters will engage extra at time of play. | deliberative study, and which will be All of the entry money is to be given given strong advocacy at the Kansas respect; | in prises which will be divided as fol- | City National Encampment. The offi- fmands: Pvt. Ulys 8. Rogers, Company | lows: Sixty per cent for good bowling | cers of this past are: Commander, Gen. E, 12ist Engineers, and Pvt. Hugh B. |and 40 cent for good fellowship. | George S. Simonds; senior vice com- Emmons, Headquarters t, | The fellowship prizes are drawn mander, Raymond J. Queenin; junior Special Troops, 29th Division. |from the hat and all teams, doubles | vice commander, Alfred J. Bartram: and singles, nct sharing mn the good | chaplain, Psul P. Hutchin; adjutant,| Commander in Chief Edward 8. Matt- W. E | hias announces the following as chair- foll of Company E, 12ist | bowling prises, have an opportunity fi‘mmmmmi ive to the Reserve list of - secount of business %'hfll-fln E. Jackson. Infantry, on sccount of temporary n-, moval from the arte od Brigade headquarters has announced | the n‘fx‘pfllmmvm of a civillan rifie m:& to represent the District of C.olumhd at the Small Arms Firing School an the National Rifie Matches at Samp Perry , August 23 to Septem! é ; embers of the team are Charles to come in for one of these good fellow- | - that plan to enter teams have | j of United States is a member. . The price of the card is 50 cents, which includes a Fidac emblem button. The Pidac headquarters in Paris is preparing a bookiet containing the names and addresses of all associations allied with the Pidac and ‘the Fidac Auxiliary, as well as other information of interest to travelers in the allied countries. Copies of this booklet will be furnished all holders of the card. The regular meeting of Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, will be heid in the board room of the District Build- 1728 ing Tuesday evening, when the matter | éé ; of the post ;moft!nhu.! va.llmmn—,):n& monthly al Thomas Circle Club. st Mondes eve. . Comdr. ve Front Lme'h{t’ll. No. 1401, held its regular _monf business meeting at Logan Hall August 10. Adjut. Joseph B. Gardella reported that the post will have a full dq'uda of del it. lousing Com- gwme?wnkmuhm for eld during the | Winter, and the proceeds d!l’lv!;omm‘lm | the event will be applied to the fund for & mew post home. Past nt Comdr. Neuner m Capital m & report on the activities of the V. P. | W. indigent relief homes covering th that 53,000 meals were served to needy | veterans, with New York State Ml.n, with close to 600 as the number of transient veterans to whom aild was ex- tended. while Pennsylvania was second and Virginia was third. Included among the visitors at the meeting were three | | es Panama Canal Zone| "Poll, No. 100, who gave short addresses. Federal Ladies’ Auxillary met at the home of Mrs. Catherine Leissler, Park | The esident, | presided. Shairmar | ) | campment at New Orleans September last year, which developed the facts | tori men of committees at the National En- 6 to 10: Resolutions, Past Commander in Chief E. J. Gihon; Enactments, Past Commander in Chief Albert D. Alcorn; Auditing, Junior Vice Commander in Chief Willlam A. Seddinger; Appeals d Gl Past Commander eral, Harry B. Coulter. | A meeting of the National Councll of Administration will be held September | 6 at 5 p.m. at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans. ‘The registration Qfll,fln open - tember 5 at 10:30 a. in the -34( um. Harden Camp met August 6 with | Comdr. V. E. Watkins presiding. The | following applications for membership | were recelved: Lawrence F. Crooks and | David B. Edmonston. Capt. Henry Wil liams was received by transfer an: Clarence G. Finacom, W. C. Flanery, Edward P. Morrison, Charles F. Browne, Joseph Enge and Isaac F. Davison were readmitted. The death of Daniel G. Brose was announced. William Parkenson, James P. Malloy, Joseph R. Smith and Patrick McGreevy. KING GEORGE REMEMBERS LONDON (#).—Royal memories are Pifty years when a midshipman, George the corner stone of in Sydney, Aus- road where you can open the throttle wide « » . and thrill to its smooth, effortless speed. The second term which so well fits Oldsmobile’s performance is NIMBLE. You can drive about town with the utmost ease —sprinting away from other cars at the traffic light, and slipping easily through heavy traffic to go swiftly on your way. The third term, and one of the most important, is SMOOTH. Oldsmobile’s abundant power is delivered smoothly and quietly throughout the entire speed range— so that the car’s brilliant performance abilities are yours to enjoy to the fullest 7. S22 LRLLNNONNRNY I)Lulllllll” IIIIIIL(&- want, and the car you can easily own fora most moderate investment. o £ *Ymad—w-d-hv-” 2 place a car at your disposal so that you may test Oldsmobile’s smoothness first-hand. In this way you can prove to yourself how much such Oldsmo- bile features as Syncro-Mesh Transmission, Quiet Second Gear and Down-Draft Carburetion mean to the smooth, quiet delivery of power. Above all, you will feel the inherent smoothness of the Olds- ‘mobile engine throughout the entire speed range. Visit your dealer today. 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