Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1932, Page 32

Announcement has been made by t. Daniel H. Pratt, department ath- director of the American that the gold medal donated by Stuart W Post for the American Legion bowling h:lrlxedlnp conduct;g iz Arcadia bow! yS, Was won 3 Lincoln Post. Other in : H. Ervin Welch, W. F. Graeves, Robert E. Williams, H. A. McElroy, C. T. Milne, Meyer Johnson, Lester W. Cor- nett and Thurmond R. Cordell. ‘The contest between the posts for the silver trophy resulted in a tie be- tween the Lincoln and Bureau of En- graving Posts. This tie is to be| “bowled off” in the near future. There were 111 contestants in the tourna- | ment, of which more than 80 per cent | were Legionnaires. Tzl Plans are progressing for the junior base ball league, the next meeting to be held April 6 at the American Le-| jon headquarters, Transportation guudxng‘ Contract blanks may be ob-| tained March 15 at the French Sport | Shop. Exceeding an assigned quota of 400. | the members of Sergt. Jasper Post at| the meeting Wednesday evening at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachu- setts avenue, in order to meet the de- mands of increased membership, ac- cepted a committee report changing the place of meeting from the present location to the Odd Fellows' Temple, street. ‘1%‘!?::3:!‘\2“&&. previously authorized to arragne for a new meeting place, consisted of Lieut. Paul H. McMurray, chairman; Royall W. Greene, William M. Greene, B. Benjamin Ladis and Ralph A. Cusick. Maj. Thomas J. Frailey, chairman of the Membership Committee, stressing the need of con- tinued co-operation in securing addi- tional new members, commended the members for past effort and assistance in obtaining the following new mem- bers admitted at this meeting: Harry Rich Wood, David H. Volland, Emanuel G. Vaultides, Walter B. Wastfield, Rae D. Conklin, Jonathan C. Gibson, Ed- H. Baker, W. L. Solen, jr.; C. C. Weaverling, Harry E. Hapeman, Dr. B. R. Caldwell, Wallace H. Robinson, Ber- nard Miller, Clarence J. Shufelt, Lar- ner A. Green, Harry T. Kranz, Edward P. O'Reilly, Charles Carroll Shank, William L. Green, Willis Seymour War- ren, Frank Hume Garrett, William P. Connell, Dr. Ovid C. Foote, Henry A. ‘Weaver, James Todd White and Frank M. Owens. Comdr. Edward L. Mart- hill presided. National Comdr. Stevens, Depart- ment Comdr. Fraser and the en- tire membership of the D. C. Depart- ment of the American Legion have been invited by the Military Order of the World War to participate in the Army day parade here April 6. _The chair- man of the American Legion subcom- mittee for this parade, Comdr. Gregory Cipriani of Costello Post, has appointed John Thomas Taylor, commander of George Washington Post, to have charge of the formation of the Legion posts and units. The following have been appointed to serve as the commit- tee: Chairman Gregory Cipriani, John Thomas Taylor, Thomas H. Shanton, Charles Demonet, Theodore Cogswell, Hallock P. Long, Roy E. Hughes, John Lewis Smith, Norman B. Landreau, Norman R. Grant, Mary J. Tatspaugh, Emily J. Carey, Anne Pryde, Albert P. Tatspaugh and the president of the Legion Auxiliary of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Joseph H. Mims, This committee met March 4, at which time s were disct . ph’l“’he route of the parade, which forms near the Capitol, will pass the Capitol steps, being reviewed by the members of Congress, passing into Pennsylvania avenue and Constitution avenue to the Monument Grounds, Wwhere President Hoover, his cabinet and official stafl Will review the parade. The time and a\ne of formation will be announced ter. The monthly business meeting of Sergt. Jasper Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, was held at the Hay-Adams House, The unit had as its guests Mrs, Amos A. Fries and Mrs. Howard 8. Fisk, both of whom made addresses. The unit made plans to dress and enter in the Fidac Committee contest a doll dressed in Colonial costume. Applications were accepted for two Dew members. e Costello Post Drum Corps fur- m:;:d the music for the playlet en- titled “George Washington's Dream, given by the D. A. R. at Memorial Con- tinental Hall. The drum corps returned | to the meeting of the post and gave a serenads e. Director Grant will be glad to hear from any comrade who wishes to join the drum corps. Meetings every Mon- day night at National Guard Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, at 8 o'clock. Victory Unit, American Legion Auxil- ary, met at the Powell School, v\!th‘ Mrs. Marion Martin, president, presid- | . Mrs. Schroeder, first vice presi-| dent, reported on the Department Exec- | utive Committee meeting. Mrs. Martin repcrted on the Rankin bill proposed to benefit widows, orphans and dependent | parents of deceased World War veterans. | Mrs, Viva T. Doleman. Americanism and National Defense chairman, made a re- | port for the Americanism Committee. | ‘The Bicentennial work has been com- bined with the Americanism work and placed with this committee, The unit | voted to plant & tree as part of its Bi- | centennial program. Mrs. William Oley, | Rehabilitation chairman, reported on | several cases handled by her committee, Mrs, R. W. Bywaters, Fidac chairman, | and Mrs. Catherine August will dress a | doll to be the unit’s entry in the Fidac doll contest, Mrs. R. W. Bywaters, Ra- dio and Music chairman, reported on a proposed hospital program to be spon- | sored by the department and in which unit talent will be used. Mrs. T. C. Chapman, Unit Activities chairman, has | requested all chairmen to make month- | 1y reports to her in order that she may | make the proper report to the depart- | ment chairman The unit voted to take an interest in | the forming of a Girl Scout troop to be | composed of veterans' children. This will be part of the unit's child welfare and Americanism program. The unit cradle roll was inauguarted at this meeting. Mrs. Nelle J. George was given the | obligation and welcomed into member- | ship. ‘The Kenneth H. Nash Unit met at the Hamilton Hotel, with Mrs. William | D. Mulkey, president, presiding. Mrs. Joseph Mims, department prosident, | spoke in the interest of caps and uni- | forms for members of the auxiliary. | Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin, second vice president of the department, and Radio, Music and Publicity chairman, told of plans for a program to be given at the Walter Reed Hospital on Army day. Mrs. Howard Pisk, department Child Welfare chairman, also spoke, Plans were completed for a bingo | party, to be held at the home of Mrs. | Yoder, 1225 Euclid street, April 13 at 8 p. m. Mrs, Adams of Victory Unit Was a guest. After the meeting guests and unit members joined the post in | an informal dance. The George E. Killeen Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary held its | regular meeting last Wednesday in the | Killeen Club House in Georgetown. President Mrs. Mary Kolhos presided. Mrs. Elsie Hart, chairman of music of the unit, has been appointed chair- | man of an auxiliary department sub- | committee for the purpose of forming a chorus, to be composed of American | Legion Unit members. A Girl Scout troop has been organized by Mrs. Marie Dyer, which will be com- of children of members Mrs. Dyer, who will be | day over Station WOL today from 2:15 anniversary of the birth of George ‘Washington. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post will meet tomorrow night in Red Men's Hall. Comdr. Dyer announced the follow- ing members to be in Mount Alto Hos- pital: Agnes Hayes, Mary Yates, Emma Schoeder and William O'Dwyer. At the request of Department Comdr. Fred Fraser, this post represented ihe District of Columbia Department at the burial in Arlington of John Philip Sousa, last Thursday afternoon. The post bowling team iled ihe Lin- coln Post team for the Fred Fraser trophy in the American Legion bowling tournament, February 27. Membership Officer E. J. Dobbins an- nounces the following members will be obligated tomorrow night: Frederick A. Hess, Louis V. Forsythe, Golden M. Hef- lin, Walter G. Hurley, John R. Hutchi- son, Charles R. Montgomery, Raymond D. Preinkert and Orville H. Ridgely. The post has now a total paid up mem- bership of 175. which is 78 per cent of its total membership of last year. The Stanley Church. Depue Post, No. 30, held an executive meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Comdr. T. N. Templeton. Several important matters were discussed. ‘The post will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening in the audi- torium of the Chestnut Farms Dairy at Twenty-sixth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue. This meeting will be dis- tinctly of a social nature, and there will be tables for cards as well as informal dancing, and all wives and friends of Post members are invited to be present. There will be a meeting of post di- rectors, Education of War Orphans Committee, at American Legion head- quarters, Transportation Building, Wednesday, at 8 pm. All post com- manders are requested to have a rep- resentative present. George Washington Post last Tues- day night observed its thirteenth anni- versary at the post club house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue. Post Comdr. John Thomas Taylor acted as master of_ceremonies. The guest speakers of the evening were Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon and Representative Paul John Kvale of Minnesota, both members of the American Legion. Senator Steiwer told of plans being made for entertain- ing visiting Legionnaires next Fall at Portland, Oreg., when the Fourteenth Annual National Convention will be held. Past National Comdr. Edward R. Spafford outlined some of the impor- tant legislative measures in which the Legion is interested. Mrs. Joseph H. Mims, president of the Department of the District of Columbia, American Legion Auxiliary, extended congratula- tions. The other speakers of the evening included Department Comdr. Ferdinand G. Fraser of the Department of the District of Columbia, Past Department Comdr. Ben Fisher of the Department of Oregon, Senator Samuel Arentz of Nevada, a member of the American Legion, and Mrs. Charles Demonet, president of the George Baldwin McCoy Unit of the American Women’s Legion. Among those present at the celebration were Past Department Comdrs. John Lewis Smith, Paul J. McGahan and Charles H. Knight; Past Comdrs. Kenneth A. McRae of Farmer-Snyder Post, Department of Maryland, for- merly of George Washington Post: Howard S. Pisk, Wallace Streater, J. J. Murphy, Gilbert T. Rude and Bernard C. McGee of George Washington Post; Mrs. Lois Beach McRae, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, and Past Department Comdr. Charles H. Reilley of the De- partment of the District of Columbia, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Comdr. g:gory Cipriani, Vimcent B. Costello t. The post was the recipient of a large basket of flowers from Mrs. E. Lester Jones, widow of Col. E. Lester Jones, founder and first commander of the; post. The assemblage stood iu, silent prayer for one minute in memory of Col. Jones. ‘The post elected two members of the general staff overseas during the World War to membership in the post—John Callan O'Laughlin, editor of the Army ;xnd Navy Magazine, and William E. ayes. Under the direction of Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin, chairman of the Radio, Music and Publicity Committee, the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of the District of Columbia, will sponsor a program appropriate to St. Patrick's to 2:45 pm. A Fidac meeting was held at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Ada Mur- ray, Chastleton Hotel, last Tuesday eve- ning. Those present were Mrs. William Mulky, Kenneth H. Nash Unit; Mrs. | Catherine August, Victory Unit: Mrs. Egbert Corwin, Stephen P. McGroarty Unit: Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, Sergt. Jasper Unit, and the chairman repre- senting Vincent B. Costello Unit. The Fidac doll, which is causing a great deal of interest in the units, was the chief topic. These dolls are to be dressed in distinctly American costumes and the exact duplicate of some char- acter in American history, must be 15 inches high, made by hand by mem- bers of the units, and must be in the hands of the chairman not later than April 15. They can be dressed as a couple or as individuals, and a unit is permitted to submit more than one doll. A Fidac badge will be presented to the units of winning dolls. The three winners will be sent to Portland, Oreg., to compete with the other de- partments, the final three to be sent to France and placed in the Pershing | Memorial. The units are also to prepare a pho- tograph album on views of Washington | City. The assignments wer> Victory Unit. Government buildings: McGroar- ty Unit. public parks; Kenneth Nash ! Unit, monuments: Vincent B. Costello | Unit, hospitals and churches; Sergt Jasper Unit, street scenes; George E Killeen Unit, residential sections: James Reese Europe Unit. presidents and their wives; Henry C. Spengler Unit, embassies, and James E. Walker Unit, schools and playgrounds. Each unit will have a night in Por- tugal party, an award to be made to the unit presenting the most typical night. The chairman is to be notified of the night so as to be present. Bunker Hill Post. No. 31, will meet in the Immaculate Conception Hall Eighth and N streets, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Following the short busi- ness meeting refreshments will be served and prominent local talent will contribute entertainment features. The | post_invites all eligible vetersns living in the Northeast suburban section of | the city to enlist in its ranks ! The advisory council of U. § § Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, was guest of | Past Comdr. Helen Sprague and Eliza- beth Gladmon, chairman Sick Commit- tee, Thursday evening. at the home of the former 1763 Columbia road. ‘The next meeting of the post will be tomorrow evening, at Thomas Circle Club. The business session will be fol- lowed by a program arranged by the American officer, Kate Briggs, and her committee. The principal feature will be an address on “National Defense” by Mrs. Tonnis J. Holzberg, State chair- man of the National Defense Commit- tee for the District of Columbia Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. The commender and Elsie Pinney, who is chairman on the Department Bicentennial Committee, attended the Department Bicentennial Committee meeting at the Mayflower Hotel Pri- day evening to formulate plans for the Legion's next participation in the Bicentennial Celebration, which will be Army day, April 6. ‘The first class in swimming has com- fmed the course and is reorganizing for & second class. Any post member who wishes to join may do so by notify- ing Athletic Officer Ruth Marks, Ethel Jane Rule of the Americanism Committee, and who contributed to the m-t Christmas time six copies of a she Brailled and bound, to be sent THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Camps. ‘Wednesday—Gen. M. Emmett Urell, Pythian Temple. Thursday—Richard J. Harden, Pythian Temple. Auxiliaries. Monday—Col. James 8. Pettit, Naval Podge Hall, Fourth and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Miles Drum and Bugle Corps, Armory, Central High fichool. Wednesday—Gen. M. Emmett Urell, Pythian Temple. Comdr. Tom D. Binckley presided at the meeting of Richard J. Harden Camp March 3. Willie Lephew was reinstated to membership and a trans. fer to Camp No. 33, Department of Florida. granted George N. Scriven. Harry S. Hegy made a report relative to food purchased by the camp for the Veterans' Shelter Home. It was voted to give a cash prize at all future meet- ings as & result of donations made by Past Department Comdr. William L. Mattocks, Comdr. Binckley, Senior Vice Comdr. William O. Ohm and Com- rade Alfred Heitmuller, and the quar- termaster was directed to create a spe- cial fund for this purpose. Dept. Comdr. Samuel J. McWilliams, Q. M. Gen. James J. Murphy, Asst. Q. M. Gen. Harry B. Coulter and Past Department Comdr, Willlam L. Mat- tocks, J. L. Putnam of Roosevelt Camp, Department of California, and Andrew J. Watts, Lee-Roosevelt Camp, Depart- ment of Georgia, spoke. John Ham- burg announce:f the Snaix “crawl March 17, at Pythian Temple. The next regular meeting will be held Thurs- day at Pythian Temple. Col. John Jacob Astor Camp met in Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers' Home, Comdr. Lewis H. Forsyth con- vening the meeting. Daniel B. Davis, late_private, first class, Company “A." 1st North Dakota Volunteers, was mus- tered into the camp, and Arthur F. O'Neil, late private, Company “B,” 1st United States Infantry, was admitted by transfer. Past Department Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley installed Frank Wielock as quartermaster to succeed Samuel Hart, resigned, and also Wil- liam Parkinson, appointed junior color sergeant by Comdr. Forsyth. Depart- ment Comdr. Samuel J. McWilliams and Joseph R. Franklin, the latter from Kansas City, Mo., supreme gu gu of the Military Order of the Ser- pent, addressed the meeting. The de- partment commander also announced that the department has received an invitation to take part in the Army day parade April 6. Senior Vice Comdr. James E. Smith convened the meeting of Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp Monday in Pythian Temple. Department Comdr. Samuel J. McWilliams and Joseph R. Frank- lin, supreme gu gu of the Military Or- der of the Serpent, extended an invi- tation to become members of the “Snaix.” The appointments of Past Comdrs. John H. Farner and Albert A. Glaze to serve on the Department Memorial Day Committee was an- nounced. The camp voted to hold the services at Congressional Cemetery on Memorial day, under the direction of the Department Memorial Committee. President Mary Lipscomb presided at the regular semi-monthly meeting of Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary Mon- day in Northeast Temple, which was the occasion of the annual visit of inspection by Department President Janet Sikken and members of the staff. There were also present Na- tional Junior Vice President Katie Schmidt, National Treasurer Carrie E. Nolan and National Reporter Tillie Mae Roth. A Bicentennial play, en- titled “Living Pages,” was directed by Richard Titlow. Miss Aurelia Bir- mingham sang, assisted at the piano by Nellie Kulle. Four-year-old /Sheila Ann Wallace danced and sang. Chil- dren from the Southeast Community Center assisted in the entertatnment. The department president and officers will be the guests of Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxiliary, at which time the an- nual visitation will be made, Wednesday at Pythian Temple. Mrs. Virginia Cureton is in charge of a play to be given. President Myrtle Moxley will enter- tain the members of Col. James S. Pet- tit Auxiliary and the comrades of Pet- tit Camp March 20, with a silver tea at her home, 1218 Massachusetts ave- nue northeast. She will be assisted the officers of the auxiliary. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary will give a card party the evening of April 1, at Pythian Temple. Supreme Gu Gu Joseph R. Franklin of Kansas City, Mo., presided at the “crawl” of the Military Order of the Serpent, held at Pythian Temple last Monday. It was decided to hold an- other “crawl” in the near future. James J. Murphy, John Hamburg and William ©O. Ohm were accorded special honors in appreciation for their work in in- creasing the membership. The department commander has re- ceived an invitation from Military Or- der of the World War, which organiza- tion is sponsoring Army day parade, to have the United Spanish War Vet- erans participate. Instructions will be furnished each camp. President Cordelia Pollard presided at the meeting of Gen. Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary held Tuesday evening at Pythian Temple. President Mary Lip- comb, Elizabeth Titlow and Mary Burke of Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary addressed the meeting. Mollie Adams was formally inducted. President Pol- lard requests all members to meet on Wednesday evening at the home of Past President Katherine Lynch, 1034 Perry street northeast, to assist in making carnations for Memorial day, and to complete arrangements for the visita- tion by the department president and her staff to Lawton Auxiliary April 12. W. C. T. U. News Cleveland Park Union met at the home of Mrs. William J. Peters. Mrs. C. R. Ferguson conducted the devotionals. Mrs. W. M. Bain gave 2 report on medal contest work. Mrs. T. B. Jarvis spoke on Sunday schools and missions. Mrs. Elizabeth Newberg was appointed contributing editor to Dry Leaves. Mrs. D. O. Kinsman, Mrs. Walter Davidson and Mrs. Lilly Righter joined the union as new memvers and Mrs. A. S. Hopkins, Mrs. A. C. Christie and Mrs. Wesley Morris were transferred from Mount Pleasant Union. Hostesses were Mrs. William J. Peters, Mrs. T. B, Jarvis and Mrs. 4J. C. Marquis. to institutions for the blind. is now de- voting time to another book. It is de- sired that as many comrades as can possibly arrange to devote one evening to shellacking Braille meet with Com- rade Rule at the Red Cross Annex, 1730 E street, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will give a card party, bridge and five hundred, at the Garden House of the Dodge Hotel the night of March 22, following a brief meeting of the post. Preceding the party J. O'C. Roberts will introduce Theodore Risley, solicitor of the Depart- ment of Labor, who will speak Samuel Rose. national radio officer of the Legion, has announced that on April 18 a coast-to-coast hook-up over the N. B. C. network will be held from 10 to 11 pm. The program will b2 ps sonally arranged by tie national com- mander, and prominent officials of the American Legion will participate. Comrade Watt of this post presented to Comrade Campbell of the Lincoln Post_ Thursday night the prize donated by the Stuart Walcott Post to the runner-yp in the department bowling tournameny, February 27. Stuart Wi cott Post Wishes to organize a perma. nent, g team, and all members who join are requested to enter their nates With Adjt. Henry F. Fones, 411 D street northeast. - Army. Col. Frederick W. Coleman, now on duty at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., whose nomination to be major general and chief of finance as the successor of Maj. Gen, Roderick L. Carmichael, who will complete his four-year tour of duty in that capacity on April 23, has been confirmed by the Senaie and has been ordered to report for duty in Washing- ton on that day, about six weeks hence. Officers on duty at the War Depart- ment in the finance office who will com- plete their four-year tour of duty in Washington this year are Col. E. A Hickman. assistant chief of finance; i Lieut. Col. M. C. Bristol. on duty in the personnel division of that office, and Maj. A. J. Maxwell, chief of the ad- inistrative and advisory division of | the office. Although there has not been any in- timation from the War Department as to the identity of the new officers com- ing into the finance office, and there probably will not be until Col. Coleman assumes the responsibility of his new office, the names of two officers have been mentioned in this connection. Col. Lewis S. Morey, F. D. now on duty as finance officer of the 4th Corps Area, Atlanta, Ga., and formerly on duty in the finance office, has been mentioned as one of the possible in- coming officers. The name of Col. Wil- liam McK. Lambdin, F. D. now on duty as finance officer in the 2d Corps Area, Governors Island, N. Y., has also been mentioned in service discussions as a possible selection. On the other hand, it has been rumored that Col. Lambdin, who formerly was on duty in the finance office in Washington, may be assigned to duty at the 8th Corps Area headquar- ters, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., as the successor of Col. Coleman. Col. Julien R. Bernheim, D. C., who will complete his four-year tour of duty as chief of the Dental Service in the office of the surgeon general of the Army on June 15, will be relieved of this duty in time to enable him to sail on June 18 from New York on the Army transport St. Mihiel for San Francisco, and upon expiration of leave will sail from the latter port on August 17 for Honolulu. Upon arrival at the Hawaiian department he will relieve Maj. Charles J. Denholm, D. C., who will proceed to the United States to be- come a student in the 1932-33 class at the Army War College here. Eliminating Col. Bernheim and Col. Robert T. Oliver, who preceded the for- mer officer as chief of the Dental Serv- jee and who was placed on the retired list of the Army on January 31 for age, there are five Army dental colonels who are eligible for selection as chief of their corps. These five colonels, with their present duty assignments indi- cated, are: Siebert D. Boak, Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Fran- cisco, Calif.; Franklin F. Wing, Fort Jay, N. Y.; William H. Chambers, Cor- ozal, Canal Zone; Rex H. Rhoades, on duty at the Military Academy, at West Point, N. Y., and Frank P. Stone, Pre- sidio of San Francisco, Calif. All eli- gible for selection are young enough to serve a full four-year tour of duty. There is no law or regulation that spe- sifically prescribes the chief of the Dental Service must be selected from among the colonels of that service, and it is possible that War Department authori- ties may inquire into the list of lieuten- ant colonels in their conslderation of The Jan- uary, 1932, Army list and directory con- tains the names of five lieutenant col- onels of the Dental Corps. These five cfficers, with their present duty assign- ments, are: Raymond E. Ingalls, Stern- berg General Hospital, Manila, P. I Robert H. Mills, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.: Prank L. K. Laflamme, Army Dental School, Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.: Minot E. Scott, Fort McPherson, Ga., and George D. Gra- ham, General Dispensary, United States Army, Chicago, Il Maj. Roger B. Colton, S. C. upon the completion of his present vear of foreign service in Panama, will come to duty at the War Department here in the office of the chief signal officer of the Army. Effective July 15, Maj. Spencer B. Akin, S. C., now on duty as assistant commandant of the Sig- nal School, Fort Monmouth, N. J., will come to Washington for duty in the signal office of the War Department. Capt. Frank E. Stoner, S. C., now on duty at the War Department in charge of the War Department message cen- ter, will sail from New York on June 18 for the West Coast, where. on ar- rival, he will proceed to Seattle, Wasl y in connection with the Ala kan Signal Corps communication sys- tem. Two Signal Corps officers, now on duty in the office of the chief signal cfficer of the Army, will be members of the 1932-33 class at the Command nd General Staff School. They are Maj David McL. Crawford and Capt. Al- fred M. Shearer. The third officer of the Signal Corps to take this instruc- tion is Capt. Jerry V. Matejka. who is now on duty as an instructor at the Signal School at Fort Monmouth, N.J. Navy. the next four months changes i e e aifecting o mumber of naval officers in Washington. Capt. Douglas L. Howard, now at the Army War College, will come to duty at the Navy Department in the naval intelli- gence office and Capt. Ralph A. Koch, upon completing the course at that col- lege in June, will assume duty on vfl’"‘ staff of the institution. Capt. Edward D. Washburn, jr., now at the Naval War College, will be assigned to duty at the Navy Department in the Bureau of Naval Operations. | amar Edmund D. Almy, who has | ol at the naval research labora- lsr:r‘;o‘ ]Bp]!nvue. D. C. will sssume the | duties of the director of the laboratory, relieving Capt. Edgar G. Oberlin Comdr. John F. Donelson, now in com- mand of the U. S. S. Dickinson, will come to duty in the Bureau of Navi gation after June 1. Comdr. Pierre L. Wilson, now assigned to the Naval Ex amining Board will assume his ne hydrographic office. Comdr. Howard F. Kingman will be detached from duty as gunnery officer of the U. S. S. Mis- sissippi and will go to duty as aid to the commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. Comdr. Max B. DeMott will be detached from the command of the U. §. S. Chandler about March 23 and will go to the Naval Observatory for duty. Lieut. Comdr. Simon P. Fullenwider, jr., will be detached from duty on the staff of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 5 and will go to duty as aid to the chief of the Bureau of Naviga- tion. Lieut. Comdr. John H. Buchanan, now on duty as gunnery officer of the West Virginia. upon being relieved of this duty after June 1 will go to the Washington Navy Yard. Lieut. Comdr. Douglas A. Spencer will be detached from command of the U. S. S. Leary {after June 1 and will come to duty at the Navy Department in the Bureau of Construction and Repair, while Lieut Comdr. Charles F. Martin, now on duty as gunnery officer of the U. S. S. Mem- phis, will come to duty after June 1 at the Navy Department. in the office of the judge advocate general. Lieut. Comdr. John R. Palmer, now on duty as gunnery officer of the U. S. S. New | York, will assume his new duty at the Washington Navy Yard after June 1. Lieut. Comdrs. James E. Boak, now in command of the U. S. S. Gilmer, and Paulus P. Powell, on duty as navigator {of the U. S. 8." Richmond, will both | assume new duties at the Navy Depart- ment. after June 1, in the Bureau of Navigation. Lieut. Comdr. Felix B of VS Squadron 10-S after June 12 and will be assigned to duty at the Navy Department in the fleet training office Lieut. Comdr. Edward P. Sauer, now in command of the U. 8. 8. Sicard, will come to duty at the Washington Navy Yard after June 1. Lieut. Comdr. Car- leton H. Wright, now on duty as gun- nery officer on the staff of the com- mander of the destroyers of the Battle Force, will come to Washington ! been in charge of the Radio Material | duties at the Navy Department in the Stump will be detached from command | D. €., MARCH 13, Armyand Navy News June 1 for duty in the Bureau of Ord- nance, Thirty-three lieutenant commanders of the glva.l Medical Corps will be con= sidered by the Medical Selection Board that will be convened at the Navy De- partment the early part of April for the purpose of selecting five officers of this group for promotion to the rank of commander. The naval medical officers eligible for selection for promotion to the rank of mmmnnderfimcludfi Lge I:-}- lowing: Harry Shaw, Harry rown, COII‘glge K. ;lriynn, Andre E. Lee, Heber Butts, Philip E. Garrison, Earle P. Revamping of the instruction classes of the Ist Battalion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, has been started by Lieut. Harold E. Richardson, commanding the organization, and will be put into effect as soon as the program of each is per- fected, it was announced by that officer last week. ‘The changes have been contemplated for some time, but it was not deemed advisable to inaugurate the new pian while the organization was spending most of its time in preparation for the annual inspection. With the inspec- tion now out of the way, the changes will be gradually put into effect, and it is expected that the men will get considerable more training prior to the beginning of the annual cruising period. As visual signaling is one of the most important means of communication be- tween ships in formation, the battalion commander has decided to place con- siderable more stress on this training than heretofore. In the future, it was said, the members of the signal gang will be separated from their divisions for the full period of each Monday night drill, and will be given intensive in- struction under the direction of the chief quartermasters. The instruction besides covering flag hoists will include blinker lights. It has also been decided to divide the engineer force into more groups for more intensive training with each. A separate class will be made for the water tenders and fire and engine room men. Preparations also are being made for the abolition of the Headquarters Division on April 1, and the inaugura- tion of the battalion commander's staff. Lieut. Richardson said that the details for the change have not been completed, but that everything will be in readiness for the change when the time arrives. A battalion adjutant will have to be appointed, and this probably will be one of the ensigns now attached to a divi- sion. The organization, it now seems, was ordered by the Navy Department some months ago. Since the aviation division has moved from the Naval Air Station at Anacostia street southeast for its weekly drill, a Tequest has been made by Lieut. Rounds, commanding the aviation branch, that an officer of the Fleet Reserve be assigned to instruct the fiyers in In- fantry drill. Lieut. Richardson has granted the request and he announced that for the time being this duty would be performed by Lieut. (junior grade) Cleland'of the 2d Fleet Division. It is probable that other division officers will alternate in giving this instruction. Lieut. Richardson has decided to ac- cept the invitation for the battalion to march in the Army day parade being planned here on April 6 in connection with the Bicentennial Celebration. Lieut. Sydnie A. Greenleaf has been ordered promoted to the rank of lieu- tenant commander in the Volunteer Communication Reserve. While the United States destroyer Hamilton has departed for the West Coast on duty in connection with a war problem there, along with other destroyers of the Atlantic Training Squadron, officers of the local battalion are going right ahead, it was said, mak- ing plans for their annual cruises on the assumption that the vessel will be returned to this area before the time scheduled for them to start. The Hamilton is the vessel assigned to this area for Reserve training pur- poses. While the orders to the West Coast were a departure from the rou- tine which had been mapped out for the vessel, it was said, it is not believed that the Reserve cruise plans will be changed. The plans for the Reserve cruises were announced some months ago, and many of the officers and men have made arrangements with their civilian employers for time off at the time the various cruises are scheduled. lEach division makes a separate cruise. Two interesting forms of flight opera- tior now being carried on by the 1st Aviation Division, VN-6R, are night formation flying and blind flying navi- gation flights. The division, it was said, has engaged in regular night flying and instrument flying operations since last October, and now is progressing to | more advanced training in these de- partments. In the marked off on a map and the pilot completes the compass courses and time on each course which he must “under the hood” in order to cover the track laid off on the map, it was ex- plained. The flight then is begun. and the “safety pilot” in the rear cockpit marks off on the map the course actu- ally flown by the airplane under the “blind” control of the pilot in the hooded front cockpit. It was said that these problems provide valuable train- ing for division pilots and are found to 1 be highly interesting. The naval inspection board, of which Capt. John Downes, U. S. N., is presi- dent, and which recently completed the inspection of the Reserve battalion here. spent last week in the Midwest. It | visited the Reserve divisions at Rock Island, II.: Burlington, Iowa; Peoria, 11l and Indianapolis. Ind. In addition to Capt. Downes, the other members of the board who made this trip were Capt. Alexander Sharp, Jr. from the Navy Department, and Capt. Halsey Powell U. S. N. at- tached to headquarters, ninth naval district duty in this city in charge of the cffice of information in the Bureau of Naval Intelligence in the Navy De- partment. Lieut. Comdr. 1. M. Vassiliefl. U. 8. R., is scheduled to address the offi- cers of the Ist Battalion of the Re- serve here at the Armory on the night of March 21. His subject will be “Memories of the Past.” Comdr. Vassillefl was formerly an officer of the Imperial Russian Navy. with considerable service in both the | Near and Far East The disturbance in the Par East, it has been disclosed by the Navy De- partment, has been the signal for a flood of communications from Naval Reserve officers seeking active duty, but it was explained by the depart- ment that there is no intention on |the part of the department to order officers to active duty “Attention.” says & naval commu- nication, “Is again called to the fact that all correspondence addressed to the bureau must be forwarded via the District commandant. The bureau is ber of requests for active duty, evidently inspired by the unrest in the Far East The great majority of these requests are sent direct to the bureau in com- plete disregard of the bureau's explicit dln'r‘t‘lnl')n o “Further, the bureau desires to poin out that the submission of '.,,,,,S,',’",,‘; Active duty under such elrcumstances, - may also lose the services of two or | three enlisted men by the change which | to the Fleet Reserve Armory on Eleventh | blind flying navigational | problems a triangular closed course is | fly | Capt. Powell formerly was on | | at present receiving daily a great num- | 1932—PART TWO. Huff, Martin Donelson, Dow H. Casto, | Clarence C. Kress, James A. Bass, Charles L. Beeching, William E py. deisen, Arthur E. Beddoe, Roddis, Tribou, William B. Hetfield, Thomas A | Fortescue, John Buckley, 'Charles S Stephenson, Ruskin M. Lhamon, Eg-. | ward E. Woodland, Roscoe M. Water- house, Talmadge Wilson, Henry M. Stenhouse, John Harper, Paul Rich- mond, jr.; George W. Taylor, Walter A Vogelsang, Elphege A. M. Gendrean Grover C. Wilson and Virgil H. Carson, Later in the Spring a Dental Sejec- tion Board will meet at the Navy De- partment for the purpose of selecting two leutenant commanders of the . Naval Dental Corps for selection for promotion to the rank of commander There are three officers of this corps eligible for selection, as fallows: Lieyt Comdrs. Joseph D. Halleck, Alexander G. Lyle and Thomas L. Sampsell. D. C. Naval Reserve while of praiseworthy intention, is en- tirely unnecessary. There is no pros- pect of ordering any Reservists to ac- tive duty on account of the present disturbed condition in China, but if such action were contemplated, indi- vidual requests, unless directed by the bureau, would still be out of order,” Ensign W. F. McDonald, An Mich., who is on active déu‘y x:sneirblor-. tached to the U. 8. S. Pennsylvania, ‘h,usi 1heen (érdered to Annapolis for raining and tryout for thg swimming team. e Olyaoplo Lieut. Comdr. H. A. Princeton, N. J., has be»nG:SS:r‘:lrw:é by the Bureau of Navigation to join the gravity-at-sea expedition to the West Indles. These experiments are to be wndgcw& r-;loim an S-type sub- marine, under the directi = inent Dutch physicist. " °f & Prom The national Reserve radio drill re- cently held, the Navy Department 1'1;:& announced. scored 100 per cent for sta- tion attendance, all 27 stations report- ing. Each of these stations is a con- trol station for all other Naval Reserve stations within the respective naval dis- tricts, including Porto Rico, Hawaii and Canal Zone. The organization, ad- ministration and conduct of the Naval Reserve radio network is a source of pride to the bureau, it was announced, constituting as it does an efficient SyS- tem of emergency communication in time of flood, accident or other disaster, in addition to training its members in regular naval procedure and customs. The Volunteer Communication Re- serve vias organized to provide a reserve source of naval radio operators in time of national emergency. Of the allowed quota of 939 officers and 6,820 enlisted men, the present strength is 511 offi- cers and 3,370 enlisted men. The Navy Department hi that there is surplus radio 1 n:.‘n':g‘u‘?c: hand which is available for issue to the Reserve. The enlistment in Class V-3 of one yoeman for each district and section commander of the Volunteer Com- munication Reserve, in order to assist in the paper work of these officers, which has now reached considerable proportions, was announced. In accordance with the Bureau of Navigation's policy to make no further appointments in the classification of ground officer in the Aviation Fleet Re- serve, the only officer holding that designation, Lieut. Comdr. R. 8. Hedt- ler, has been transferred to class A. New and higher - vancements i ratmgs - the oan: munication Reserve have been estab- lished by the Navy Department. The requirements, it was explained. have been ralsed approximately one grade, that 1s, qualifications which would for- merly permit rating to first class will now apply to second class, etc. First enlistments, it was said further, will not be made in the rating of chief radio- man. previous servi required. gy e It was announced that the Naval Re serve bulletin in the future will 2 lished bimonthly instead of mnn&l;ub‘ Y. W. C. A. News The Music Hour wil at 5 o'clock with M ;firgd& i nett, soprano; Miss Wilhelmina Amiss, violinist, and’ Miss Catherine Benson. accompanist and pianist, g the program. Tea will be served at 4 oclock with Mrs. Harold E. Doyle and her committee as hostess. vorld fellowship luncheo held Tuesday at 12:30 gclock ik Mrs. Robert Lansing, _corresponding secretary of the Y. W. C. A. board of .’dh'ec!ors. presiding. The speaker will | be Ahmet Muhtar, Ambassador of the lmkug ]R—Pp;xba’c, who will talk on | “The Role of Women in Present- | en in ent-Day A dinner will be held Mon trustees, board members, con?x:}x'u::f | omen. ehapter council and staff with eir husbands and wives at 6:30 o' ,mcl:“m nds es at 6:30 o'clock mmittee meetings for the we = clude: Executive, 11 u'c]ockm:nd ?;:nfilh | Education at 2:30 o'clock Monday: Rooms Registry, 11:30 o'clock and Foad Service, No. 3,'at 2 o'clock Tuesday, Publicity-Finance, 2 o'clock Wednesday. There will be a meeting of the board of directors at 10:30 o'clock Thursday. ‘The Park View Chapter will meet | with Mrs. W. A. Ross, 1400 Geranium street, Monday at 1 o'clock. Miss Vir- | ginia Carter Wingfield, membership- recreation secretary, will world fellowship, S Cleveland Park Chapter wil) luncheon at the Elizapeth Solrlzgeie:(:r | dence March 14 at 12:30 o'clock. Miss Mary B. Hayden, a member of the Pubiic Affairs Committee, will be the speaker | ~The Thursday Club will be the hos- tess at a St. Patrick's party from 8 to 11:30 o'clock. The Industrial exchange will hold a sale of household linens and baked | goods in the Y. W. C. A. lobby Thurs- | day from 11 to 6:30 o'clock. The Junior High School Girl Re- serves Council will meet Monday at 4 o'clock in the Girl Reserve Club rooms, The Girl Reserve Club at the Flor- ence Crittenton Home will present a |program of music under the direction | of_Miss Burnett Wednesday. The Junior High School Girl Re- serves will hold a candlelight recogni- | tion ceremonial in Barker Hall at 4 o'clock Friday. Rehearsals for the operetta, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” will be held | cach_afternoon, and on Saturday all day rehearsal will be held to assemble ! |the three acts i | " 'The business women's bridge groups | will_hold"a joint bridge party at the Y. W Tuesday at 7 o'clock | 'The Glee*Club will hold a rehearsal Tuesday at 7 o'clock The Blue Triangle Club will meet for | supper at 6:30 o'clock and at 7 o'clock | will_have the second lecture on “Ap- | preciation of Music.” The lectures are being given by Miss Pearl Waugh of ! the music department. The Silverelle Club will meet Friday at_6:30 o'clock. | The Music Hour will be held today at 4 oclock at 614 E street, under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Cook, who w | formerly assoclated with Mrs. Crosby | Adams, composer. Tea will be served following the Music Hour. | fhe Optimists’ Club will meet for dinner at 614 E street at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday. . Baltimore Engineer Wed. NEW YORK, March 12 (#) —Nathan | | M. 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