Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1931, Page 31

THE SUNDAY STAR. W ASTIENS .'i‘Lv\'. s C-3 SUVA, AUCKLAND, SYDNEY The Well Equinped Royal Mal iy 24th Bt at New York Ave. N.W.. Washington Or to the Canadian Australasian Line A Sailing Every Week eny Thursday from Norfolk, you can now take one of the new Baltimore Mail Liners to Havre or Hamburg. A fieet of five sister-ships affords ocean on new, one-cl the most of the warmer Southern clime and the o tempering Guif Stream, and at low cost. \ Bor information apply to local agent or gu 1419 G St BALTIMORE MAIL LINE STEAMSHIPS. \ ONOLULU Steamers 2. Apr. 27 | Feb. 3, Mar. 36, May 25 1" from 'Vancouver, B. C. etc., Apply Can. Pac_Rallway Jan. 6, Ma Meetings This Week. Monday, Front Line Post. No. 1401, Logan Hall, 1502 Four- teenth street, 8 p.m.. Pront Line Ladies’ Auxiliary, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club, Eleventh and streets, 8 p.m.; Pederal Ladies Auxiliary, Thomas Circle Club, avenue, 8 Hastings 8t. Vancouver, B. C 1326 Massachusetts Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Clar- ence R. Edwards Post, No. 2135, House Office Building, 8 p.m. Thursday, Equality - Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, 8 p.m. | bassador Hotel | Jects which will be disq Taking into account the equal pop- ulation of the State of Rhoge Island 1 pm. | | i with that of the District of To EUROPE dnesday evening from Baltimore, STEAYSHIPS XMAS NITE * ra & comfortable crossing s ships, by & route that makes the $'S. “Chatham"” sails from BdMin ore fdni0 dy Chiistmass Holidays tout to Jacksonville, St. e, Daytona: #69, includ- ke Personslly conducted. Ttimacary baat cia roqtsst, Apply Travel Bureau, 1338 H St N.W. Washington.” National 4612, $100 Up One Way $180 Up Round Trip travel bureau or N.W., Washington PASSENGERS FAST FREIGHT | e FLORIDA Good shipe, good accommodations and wod food; for thece .oi:l to Floridas By Steamship o noise, no-dust, no confusion. Cruise leisurely over warm wouthern seas s s o to Jacksoncile or Miami. . through ares to Daytons, Orlando, Tampa, St Petersburg, Pulm Beach and othas from points. note this: f; nclude : meals and stateroom sccommodations, DB 8 ltimore Ywo, sailings every week from Baltimore to Floride."Alio service to Sevannah. Auio rates greatly reduced. @ All-Expense fours, il crs Yimmers 12 (o' ninsy parts GE Flonide, East, West Coasts. Weekly tours to Havana, Tllustrated folder on st. Apply Travel Burean 1338 H s/m’,rk W., Washington. MERCHANTS * MINERS sportation Co, NTER the “Monarch of Bermuda™! And the Bermuda voyage is raised to a plane of luxuri- ous living at sea never before attempted in any comparable ocean run. Yet it costs no more to travel the Furness way! Room for room you'll find no other ships to compare—especially in the less expensive accommodations. Round trip $70 up. All-inclusive rates on application. Friday, Dec. 25, at 6 PM. / .\ MERCHANTS & MINERS xans. co. Veterans of Foreign Wars | Department has launched its drive for | 1.500 new members, the quota assigned it by the National Membership C(m-: : those In Chief James E. Van Zandt is chair- | mittee, of which Junior Vice Comdr man. Under the direction of Edgar H. Hale, chief of stafl local department, all overse: within the be approached in an effort to enlist their affiliation with the V. F. W. Mzj. As & feature of the national organi- | zation’s program of activities the East- ern States Conference of Department Officers is being held today at the Am- Among the many sub- membership ~recruiting, institution of new posts, legislation to be projected, rehabilitation program, engaging the interests of veterans of all war in attendance are: Capt he Naticnal V. F. W. Home at Eaton Rapids, Mich., and vice chairman of the American Battle Monuments Asso- ciation; Col. Fred Stover, past national | commander in chief, of Butler, Pa.; Senior Vice Comdr. in Chief Admiral Robert E. Coontz, U. S. N, retired; Junior Vice Comdr. in_Chief 'James E Van Zandt, Adjt. Gen. Robert B. Handy of Kansas City, Mo., who is & member of Equality-Walter Reed Post; Judge Adv. Gen. George Henderson of Newark, N. J.; Barney Yanofsky, editor of For- elgn Service; Joseph Hankin, national chief of staff, of Boston, Mass.; partment commanders of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, ~'Virginia, West Virginia, ‘orth Carolina, Florida and the District { Columbia and Dr. Joseph F. Beattie, past commander of the District of Co- lumbia Department New York, The District of Columbia Department last week was visited by Surg. Gen. Dr. H. F. Snyder of Denver, Colo., who is in Washington on business in his offi- clal capacity as medical officer in charge of the Denver regional office. ‘The national legislative officers of the V. F. W. in this city are daily receiving | from all parts of the country thousands of “bonus” petitions carrying the signa- tures of veterans and remindful citizens who sponsor the immediate cash pay- ment of adjusted service certificates, Commander in Chief Darold D. De _ STEAMSHIP! THE LUXURY CRUISE MEDITERRANEAN PALESTINE - EGYPT in the entirely dernized Cruising Steamer ROTTERDAM Leaves New York FEB. 6, 1932 wnder Holland- America Line management 68 days of delight Her itinerary for 1932 is District of Columbia will | cussed is that of | enlarged ad- | olumbia, | ministration of V. F. W. National Home, | | the local department considers prof- | service bureau fering a challenge to that State in | cchools and allled problems conducting & competitive camnaien ot | recruiting. The District of Columbia Among the prominent representatives | Y Robert G. | Woodside of Pennsylvania, a past na- | onal commander in chief, president of | work, Americanization | the de- | spect Coe will be honored by the District of Columbia Department_at a dinner &t the National Press Club January 22 The dinner will be the occasion for the obligation of recruits of those con- stituting the commander in chief’s class thrcughout the United States. The obligation will be conferred by the commander in chief to thoze of the District of Columbia and by radio to residing elsewhere by Nation- wide hook-up, at 11:30 p. Eastern standard time. This program wil come under the direction of vice commander in chief 3 Van Zandt., Distinguished invited gue will be those leaders in veterans fairs in Congress and in exec Wve departments of the Government audeville entertainment will be fea- tured A prize will be awarded to that post which presents the largest class of recruits for obligation and in deter- mining the right to the prize consid- eration will be given to the present per caplta strength of the competing posts in order that discrimination may not be experienced between the larger and smaller units, A prize als) will be given to that post, based on its per apita strength, which has the largest attendance at the dinner ‘The con mittee chairman is Maj. James W Boyer, jr., ational 6 branch 806, or Nation: 3120, branch 588. At the monthly meeting of the Coun- cil of Administration in the board room of the District Building, last Monday ht, Oscar W. Hollingsworth, chair- man of the Clothing Relief Committe reported the Joint Committee for the Distribution of Clothing, which con- sists of the American Legion, the Dis- abled American Veterans and _the V. F. W., was distributing hundreds of articles of clothing daily, and that the supply of overcoats had become ex- hausted. He asked post commanders to make this announcement to their ri e posts In order that any of the F. W. comrades who have sparc overcoats and wish to give them for a very worthy cause might release the to the Joint Committee on Clothing Distribution for issue among the needy veterans Comrade (Volkman, commander of Front Line Bost, reported Comrade Mc- Grath of the Wasl Police and Fire Post and through the offices of Gen. Glassford, superintend- ent of police, had placed the 20 Legion- naires, who had come down from the Northwestern States to sponsor the im- mediate payment of the soldler “bonus,” in the Central Unlon Rescue Mission, and is caring for the 10 V. F. W. com- rades, who had accompanied glon comrades, in the Soldlers, Salloi and Marines' Ciub. Comrade Hale, chief of staff and chairman of the Re cruiting Committee, reported his com- mittee had opened its office in Room | 230, Transportation Building The council appropriated $100 to be used for expenditures of the Overseas Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, and the departmeny, commander requested each post commander to seek financial aid from his unit post to help the band An appropriation was also made of $100 for expenses necessary to fully equip every bed in the Naval Hospital with a radio head set. The council has more than 400 sets now in opera- tion at this hospital. Frani Thomas of National Capital Post will have charge of the installation of these head sets The application for charter of a new post in the District of Columbia, to be known as Defense Post, was acted on The meeting place of this new post will be in the Woodridge section. planned to hold & special meeting in January for the purpose of conducting a bonus rally. Equality-Walter Reed Post will be ad- dressed by Oliver M. Maxom, chief of cperations of the United States Coast Guard, January 21. At the last meeting of the Ladles’ Auxiliary of Equality-Walter Reed Post it was decided to co-operate with the Department Hospital Committee in re- the le-|developed a khaki cotton uniform cloth already | | Army | conferred It is | | tude In the selection of these 833, at the Thomas Circle Club last Wednesday night. Senior Vice Comdr.- | elect Claude Burlinghame tendered his Joseph Pritchard was elected senior vice commander. The following other officers were elected Junior vice ¢-mmander, Joseph Giava nani; chaplain, Col. Wallace McCath- ran; officer of the day, I Chase; trustee for Fred A. 1 nstalled by Department Comdr. Herbert C. Davi allotted $200 f.r special ¥ pose ising during the C holidays. An appropriation of contributed to the V. F. W. Band > Corps. al Capital Post, No. 1 Temple last Tuesday nhight ‘post vcted $135 for the follows purposes: $10 for Christmas cheer for the orphans and widows of the V. F. W. National Home, at Eaton Rapids Mich.; $25 for the relief of a veteran and his family and $100 as Christmas cheer for the sick and needy members «f the post The following were George C. Shaw 21st Infantry, Philippine In- by transfer from Post 260, v Robert T. S G, 316th Infantry, n, A. E'F. Past Comdr Allen, chairman of the Enter- tainment Committee, ennounced the al oyster roast and barbe- cue, to be held at Nick Auths' the night of December 21. Entertainment will be given by artists from the local theaters. Comdr. E. J. Munce of Pcst No. 907, Portland, Oreg ored guest at the meeting The following post members spoke: Edward J. Sullivan, Comdr. Burton, Past Ccmdr. Oscar W. Hol- lingsworth, George Mason, Robert T. tringfellow, Charles A. Nefl, Charles P. Calpib, George C. Shaw, William N Lowder and Past Comdr. George Neu- ner. Comdr. Burton announced all t committees will meet in Pythian mple at 7:45 pm. Tuesday. resignation. tma 5 was Drum Com- Army and News avy J Army. As the result of tests and experiments | conducted at the Army's Textile Lab- oratory at Philadelphia there has been that has been adopted as standard for the enlisted personnel of the Army. Uniforms are now being manufactured from this newly developed khaki cotton uniform cloth, and_they enlisted man in the tropics and one each to enlisted men in the warmer portions of the United States. The cut and style of this cotton uniform will be the same as that of the olive drab woolen uniforms, and for the time being it will be worn only on pass, ceremonies and special occasions. Recommendations have been made by Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of Engineers, that the temporary rank and pay of brigadier general be upon officers of that corps holding the position of division engi- neer, and that when sector engineers are appointed they have the temporary rank and pay of colonel. This recom- mendation is not based on & desire to secure pay In excess of that of the appropriate grades in the Army at large, but to afford proper and necessary lati- officers without being constrained to seniority of permanent rank in the military service. The organization proposed under Gen. Brown's recommendations would provide for Atlantic division, con- isting of a North Atlantic sector (seven districts) and & South Atlantic sector (six districts). the Gulf of Mexico divi- obligated in| engineer to hold the rank of brigadier was an hon- | also | will be issued | to the service gradually—two to each | Lower Mississtppt Valley division com- posed of three districts, the Great Lakes division consisting of five cistricts, the Pacific division composed of seven dis- tricts, and the Upper Mississippi Valley division composed of the Ohio River sector (six districts), Mississippi River sector (three districts) dnd the Missouri (tbree districts) sident of the Mississippi River Commission, the division engineer of r ppi Valley division nk of briga:ier jgen- Gen. Brown's proposed temporary rank of r general would be provided for five officers and that of colonel for not | to_exceed five officers, In support of his recommendation Brown points out that the chief | of Engineers holds the temporary rank & major general, and that the rank of | brigadisc general should be conferred upon the division engineer, who 1s the next logically in rank. Gen. Brown has expressed the opinion that “if it be | proper for the chief of Engineers to have the rank of major general, it is | consequently proper for the division general, as one of them now does by virtue of specal legislation, and for the proposed sector engineer to hold the rank of colonel.” Navy, As the Tesult of the transfer to the retired list on December 1 of Capt. Ed- ward T. Constien, Comdr. Augustine W Rieger and Lieuts. M. A. Thormahlen, M. H. Grove, J. R. Burkhart, G. L Russell and N. R. George, the follow- ing officers have become due for pro- | motion: Comdr. Claude B. Mayo and Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Francis L. Rob- | | bins, John L. Brown, Richard P. Mc- Donough, Thomas E. Kelly, Matthew L. | Kelly, Joseph B. Renn and Robert M. | Morris, | The following staff officers also be- came due for promotion on December 1 with their running mates in the line: Medic Dowell | Clifton; Corps—Comd Ralph W. N George C Alfred L son, Georgs ¥ jr., and John Corps—Comdrs and Elwood A. G. Ziegler. William R. Cobey. Supply Van Buren | . Rear Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus, on |duty at the Navy Department in charge of the War Plans Division of the Op- erations office, will be detached from this duty January 2 and go to com- | mand the destroyers of the Battle Force, | He succeeds Rear Admiral Willlam H. | Standley, Who is under orders to com- mand the cruiser divisions of the | Scouting Force. Rear Admiral Willlam | D. Leahy, who recently was assigned to | command the destroyers of the Battle Force, will remain in command of the destroyers of the Scouting Force. Capt. Charles A. Blakely will be re- | lieved of his duties in the Bureau of | Navigation on January 4 and go to the | Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla., | for temporary duty under instruction. | The Bureau of Engineering has been | working in co-operation with the Bu- | reau of Navigation in the effort to solve the problem of training naval engi- | As a result, there has been ! n up a detailed and constructive s of engineering personnel needs afoat and there has been adopted a policy of ordering lieutenants, experi- | enced in_engineering, to duty as en- gineer officers of destroyers. Six years after graduation s percent- age of each class, on application and selection, are returned to Annapolis for | post-graduate instruction in engineer- |ing subjects. Young officers are ac- | auiring this engineering experience dur- | ing this intervening period of six years INA AVE. 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The next hospital visitation will be on a date subsequent to Christmas, to be later announced Mrs. Irene Colston has been appointed chairman of the Membership Commit- tee, and with Mrs. Virginia Cercell, chairman of the Investigating Com- mittee, is superintending an active campaign for new members. Comdr. Samuel G. Hamilton presided at a meeting of Cclumbia Post, No. Holland-American Line 21-24 State St, New York Offices In all principal eities \SUNSHINE ONVENTION b . Is Now in Session_. = Z Today, under the sunny skies of St. Petersburg throngs of happy folks in summer dress are playing outdoors and enjoying life to the utmost. Flowers are in bloom, mockingbirds are singing, gentle breezes sre 'I!-p.- ing through the palm trees. Golfers are playing down green fairways; white-winged sailboats are racing with the gulls. It's all a part of the great Sunshime Convention which is going on at St. Petersburg. The center of the winter social season in Havana. Luxuriously new. 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