Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1934, Page 75

Publication on New Year Tabloid Size Issue Will Contain Activities of Headquarters, Departments and Posts. PUBLICATION known as the| National Legionnaire will be | issued by the National Depart- ment of the American Legion, beginning with the new year, | according to word received by local officials. It will be of tabloid size and contain activities of national headquarters, departments and posts. Harold K. Phillips. a former Wash- ington newspaper man, was appointed recently by National Comdr. Frank N Belgrano, jr., to enlarge this field of information for Legionnaires. John H. Russell will assist him. Their office will be located in the American Legion Building, 1608 H street. Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. 11, will | meet tomorrow at 8:30 pm. at the Potomac Boat Club for election of officers. Prizes will be awarded for | members having paid their 1935 dues. There will be entertainment and re- | freshments. ‘Toys were stacked around the Crristmas tree at the meeting of the U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. last Monday evening. Members will pre- | sent them to needy children of former | service men when the Christmas bas- | kets of food are distributed. | At Immaculate Conception Hall a Christmas party for needy children | of veterans will be held December 20 at 7 o'clock. Elizabeth Gladman, | chairman of the Child Welfare Com- | mittee is in charge and will be as-| sisted by Belle Graves, Jane Breen, Helen Brown, Mary Tatspaugh, Win- | nie Brannon. Estelle Ruby, Mabel Staub, Edna Smith and Alma Sarton. | Candy. oranges and a small toy in a Christmas stocking will be given each child, and each little girl will| be given a doll which has been dressed | by a friend of the post | Belle Graves, chairman of the Membership Committee, reported 101 members paid up for the new year and proposed for membership Anna Rey- nolds and Geraldine E. McGovern. Braille shellacking is receiveing much attention from the Americanism Committee. Chairman Anne Frflme‘ asked for additional help for Tuesday | evenings. Legislative Chairman Mary Esther Kohlos will receive proposed amend- | ments for the department constitution for consideration and presentation to | the department convention in March. | Members of Fort Stevens Post are | requested to attend the Christmas party next Saturday at 8 pm. at the post hall, 306 Kennedy street. Each | member is requested to bring either a | toy or a can of food. Meetings This Week. Monday — Quentin _Roosevelt Post, No. 11, Potomac Boat Club, 8:30 pm.; Lincoln Post, No. 17, Riggs Bank Building, Fourteenth street and Park road, 8 p.m. Tuesday—Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, board room, District Building. 8 pm.: Bunker Hill Post, No. 31, 3516 Thirteenth street, 8 p Wednesday—Stanley Church Depue Post, No. 30, Plaza Hotel, 8pm. Means, past department commander. Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will meet Tuesday in the rooms of the Washington Board of Trade. Lieut. Lineberg, chief of the Crime Preven- tion Bureau and senior vice com- mander of the District of Columbia Department, and National Executive Office! irby of the Disabled Ameri- can Veterans, will make addresses. Vilas H. Whaley, chairman of the National Legislative Committee, has advised Department Comdr. James O’Connor Roberts the legislative pro- gram for the coming year has been completed and urging the active sup- port of this department. The opening of Congress next month will find the Legion lined up with a program cov- ering four points, which have been placed first on the list of objectives for 1935 because it is believed they are of a paramount importance to every American citizen. < Announcement from the Capitol that House bill No. 1 had been as- signed for the immediate payment of the adjusted service certificate or “bonus,” the Legion feels would be an effective medium for carrying out the Government's program for human re- lief and business recovery without ad- ding a dollar to the national debt. This is also the first point of the Legion’s program. The second point is one which will be of interest to many residents of the National Capital and members of the veteran organization. It is ade- quate protection for the widows and orphans of World War veterans, who should not be without Government protection. This was the fourth point of last year’s program and as with- drawn at the time in favor of the other three points which received the approval of Congress. It has been the policy of the Government since 1836, with only minor variations, to provide care and protection for its disabled veterans and the widows and depend- Comdr. Hargrave has called a meet- ing of the Executive Committee for December 20. The Drum and Bugle Corps elected | 2nt children of deceased veterans. The | widows and orphans of every other ;war in the history of the United | States have received this protection. the following officers: John H. Frish- ett, president; Albert W. Tucker, busi- ness manager; Michael J. Lyons, treasurer; Joseph N. Purks, secretar Richard H. Viancour, re-elected, musical director; H. B. Lemon, drum | major; Howard C. Bucher, quarter- | master, and Royal M. Tinker, his- torian. Director Viancour appointed Tommy Thompson and John E. Magee | as his assistants, in charge of drum and bugle sections, respectively. Comdr. Hargrave appointed Alfred Simon as department interment offi- cer and James B. Sullivan department ball committeeman. Victory Post met Tuesday night and was addressed by Col. John Thomas Taylor, legislative representative of | the American Legion: Lieut. Horace Lineburg, senior department vice com- mander; George Broback, legislative representative of the Veterans of For- eign Wars; James Shahan, National | Tribune; Harlan Wood, past depart- ment commander, and Col. Rice W. STATE DAV HEADS ASKED T0 BANQUET Annual District Feast to Hear Mooney and Hines, Among Others. Dr. C. Hamilton Anderson, chair- man of the Committee on Arrange- ments for the annual banquet of the District of Columbia Department of the Disabled American Veterans, last week sent invitations to all D. A. V. de- partment officials for the States along | the Atlantic seaboard to attend the affair January National Comdr. Volney P. Mooney, jr, and Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of vet- erans’ affairs, have been invited to | speak. Past National Comdrs. Herman H. Weimer of Chicago and Joe W. McQueen af Kansas City also are ex- pected to attend. Capt. J. W. McQueen and Frank J Mackey of Chicago, director of the department of rehabilitation of the D. A. V., were here last week. Capt. McQueen is a member of the legal | council of the Veterans’ Administra- tion and participated in the two-day deliberations of those members of the American Bar Association who assist the administration in broad legal poli- cies. Mr. Mackey was here for a series | of conferences with officers of the ‘Wasghington office of the D. A. V. on | matters concerning rehabilitation. Ace-Rasmussen Chapter will meet December 21 for election of officers and delegates to the department con- vention in January. The meeting will be at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets. Comdr. John T. Chedester of Na- tional Capital Chapter No. 2, has called a meeting in the board room of the Y. M. C. A. at 8 pm. Tuesday, for election of officers and delegates to the convention. James O’Connor Roberts, Depart- ment Commander of the American Legion, will make an address. Federal Chapter, No. 6, met last Monday at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club and elected the fol- lowing selections: Commander, Charles Edwards: or vice commander, Burr Lenha unior vice commander, Ira Simpich; adjutant and treasurer, Charles A. Cartmill; representatives on the Department Executive Com- mittee; Charles Edwards, Past Comdr. Forrest W. Schroyer, Oscar G. Jones, William Kerschner, Earl G. Hendrick and Hazelton Purvis. Delegates to the department con- vention are Comdr. Charles Edwards and the outgoing commander, For- rest W. Schroyer; Ira Simpich, Hazel- ton Purvis, Burr Lenhart, William Kerschner, Oscar G. Jones, Earl Hendrick, Edward J. Clark, Arthur y . Only the widows and orphans of the World War are without it. A permanent universal service act, providing for the conscription of capi- tal, industry and manpower in the event of war, and the use of each in the service of the Nation without spe- cial preference or profit, is the third point. The fourth point, is an ade- quate national defense, not to foster war, but to assure peace and to af- ford proper protection for the Nation, resources, homes and fortunes if war should take place. These comprise the major activities of the Legion next year. Lincoln Post, No. 17, will meet to- morrow night at 8 o'clock in the Riggs Bank Building, Fourteenth and Park road. Matters on schedule for discus- slon are: Membership and the chil- dren’s Christmas party. The meet- ing will be dedicated to the comrades in the post awarded the Purple Heart. There will be refreshments and en- tertainment. ADVANCEMENTDUE FOR COL. HOLGOMB Becomes Brigadier General February 1—Will Head Quantico School. Secretary of the Navy Swanson, hav- ing approved the recommendations of the Selection Board concerning promo- tions for the line of the Marine Corps, will shortly appoint Col. Thomas Hol- comb to the grade of brigadier general, effective February 1. Col. Holcomb was first appointed to the corps in 1900, by the late President McKinley, and during his early years in the corps won especial commenda- tion from his superiors for his pro- iency as a small arms instructor. He as served for some time on foreign shore duty, more extensively in the Far East, including long periods in China. He is a graduate of the field officers’ course, Marine Corps School, also a graduate of the Command and General Staff School, United States Army, and Naval War College, re- spectively. He holds the decoration of the Navy Cross, in addition to medals for service in the Philippines, China, Central America and the West Indies, respectively. He is being de- tached from headquarters here to command of the Marine Corps School, Quantico, Va., as relief for Brig. Gen. James Carson Breckinridge, who goes to the West Coast shortly to assume command of the Department of the Pacific, and who upon entering such duty will be promoted to major general. Maj. Field Harris will report to the commanding general at Quantico, who, it is stated, will assign him to Aircraft No. 1 at that post. MacCarthy, Amos Heiner and Lloyd Gumb. The officers were installed by De- partment Senior Vice Comdr. Edward K. Inman. Rea Chapter will meet Friday eve- ning at 1210 G street for election of officers and delegates and alternates for the departmental convention to be held in January. Candidates are as follows: For commander, Logan Purcell; for senior vice commander, Thomas Harvey; for junior vice commander, Miss Ken- nedy; for chaplain, Robert Thornton; for treasurer, C. G. Campbell; for officer of the day, H. E. Houtz; for Executive Committee, Evelyn Purcell, James Kehoe, Ralph Chambers and Robert Thornton. Delegates and alternates to de- partment convention: Ralph Cham- bers, Thomas H. Harvey, Evelyn Pur- cell, James Kehoe, Robert Thornton, Logan Purcell, Charles G. Campbell and William E. Jones. Joe Brown will provide entertain- ment after the meeting. SEEKING TROPHY Dorothy B. Harper Award to Go to Unit on Mem- ber Rating. All woman's posts of the American Legion and the units of the American Legion Auxiliary in the District fare working to win the Dorothy B. Har- per Trophy, which will be awarded at the next department convention to the woman'’s post or unit attaining the highest percentage of its preceding year's membership. ‘The contest is open to those posts or units having more than 100 mem- bers. It was won the last three years by the Jane A. Delano Post. The first year it was won by Henry C. Spengler Unit. ‘The 8 et 40 is sponsoring two booths for the sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals, the Connecticut avenue post office booth being in charge of Mil- dred Eckles and Ola D. Lee, assisted by Elizabeth Stewart, Teresa Paro, Willette Preston, Clara Hunphries, Irene Key, Florence Buechley, Marie Hargy, Amelia Boberg and Dorothy B. Harper, while the booth in the Vet- erans’ Administration is in charge of Amy Hammond and Courtney Newton. The sale of these Christmas seals began December 14 and ends Decem- ber 24. It is the first point of the four-point program of child welfare outlined by Dorothy B. Harper, Child Weélfare chairman Ola D. Lee will have charge of the Christmas tree decoration for the De- partment of the District Christmas party. She will be assisted by mem- bers of her committee. All partners are requested to bring decorations for the tree to the business meeting at the Washington Hotel on December 19. ‘The last business meeting of Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, was held at the Thomas Circle Club, with the presi- dent, Mrs. E. Louise Warren, in the chair. Mrs. Bertha Pasour, child welfare chairman, reported articles of cloth- ing, food and milk had been dis- tributed to several needy veterans' families and that several Thanksgiv- ing baskets had been distributed to destitute veterans’ families at Thanks- giving. A benefit card and bingo party was held December 8 at the home of Mrs. Louise Goodacre, ways and means chairman. The hostesses were Miss Margaret Hammer and Mrs. Sylvia MacLaughlin. The proceeds from these card and bingo parties will be used as part of the funds for the annual Christmas party given jointly with Sergt. Jasper Post for its disabled veterans’ children. Mrs. Ola D. Lee, Entertainment chairman, reported plans are under way for a dance to be given jointly with Sergt Jasper Post on St. Valen- tine's night at the Arlington Hotel. Receipt of an American flag was announced from the Palais Royal store. This will be presented to the squadron of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, Sons of the American Legion, the date and place to be announced later. The following were admitted by transfer: Mrs. Margaret Quigley of Maywood, Iil,, and Miss Mildred Gould of York, Nebr. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Washington ~ General Assembly, fourth degree, will meet at the Mayflower Hotel tomorrow evening. Faithful Navigator Carmine Garofale will preside. Final arrangements will be made for the ladies night to be held by the assembly in January, and the exemplification of the fourth de- gress in Baltimore, February 22. Col. W. L. Peak, superintendent of the D. C. Reforpatory, Lorton, Va., will speak on WMy Experiences in Penal Work.” Entertainment will be furnished by Peter Slaven, Henry Hogan, Andy Patterson, Frank Govan and Harold M. Forkois. Prize turkeys, hams and other articles will be awarded. Spalding Council will meet next Thursday. A program of entertain- ment is being arranged by Lecturer John C. Huppmann. J. Fred Brady, grand knight, will preside. The Knights of Columbus Kermess poster contest is now in its second week with many prospective entrants who intend to work for the cash prizes. Shortly after the contest opened with the original closing date as December 29, a number of re- quests were received by the com- mittee for an extension on the closing date. The committee announced the final date as January 12 on which to submit the poster, closing at 9 p.m. All students in the schools and col- leges of the District are eligible to enter the contest, the judges for which will be announced shortly before the closing date. Orphans from the institutions of the District will be given their annual Christmas party by the District of Columbia Chapter of the Knights of Columbus on Thursday at 10 o'clock at the National Theater. The trans- portation companies of the District have donated busses for transporting the children from and to their homes. Entertainment will be furnished by talent from the local theaters and broadcasting stations who are gener- ously giving of their time for this purpose. The usual Christmas box will be given each of the orphans. ‘Washington Council met on last Tuesday evening atthe club house, Grand Knight Harold F. Jones presid- ing. It was “Old Timers’ night.” Joseph M. McKenna and James A. Sullivan were re-elected delegates to the Knights of Columbus Building Co. Ernest Gass announced the chapter has completed its plans for the an- nual orphans’ Christmas party at the National Theater Christmas week. Father R. Cotter Fitzgerald of St. James’ Church and Father Michael R. Eagan of St. Anthony's Church, Past Grand Knight James Lowe of Macon, Ga., Council, and Dr. Peter Guilday, chaplain of Washington Council, made addresses. Lecturer John B. Coyle presented a program of entertainment and sup- per. The following appeared on the program: Charlotte Battenfield and Fred Farris, accordion duet; Betty Dugan, “Original Uke Girl”; Miss Mildred Mattimore, piano solo; Miss Myrtle O’Connor, tap and waltz dance; Moseley and Sheehan, “The Hot Footers”; Roydon Dixon and Ber- nard Lavins, tenor soloists, accom- panied by Arthur McCreight and Andrew Oehmann; the Little Ger- man Band, directed by William Vogel- son and Lloyd Scheible. The council will hold its annual Christmas party December 22. Sons and Daughters of Liberty. Hope Council will meet Tuesday. There will be & Christmas party and members will bring packages for ex- change. The Happy Hour Club will meet December 22 at the home of Mrs. Bessman, Riverdale, Md. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Legion to Start National |WOMENOF LEGON |[NEWS OF LoCAL CLUBS| [BYINGTON TAKES [Rese Requirem (Continued from Eighth Page) Harry Sears; “Lucrezia Borgia,” Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley; “Clarice Orisini,” Mrs. Esma Maybee Lachowicz; “‘Savonorola,” Miss Mary G. Wolford. Chapter B, P. E. 0., met at the home of Mrs. Leo H. Paulger, 2836 Chesa- peake street, Tuesday evening, the president, Mrs. Warner W. Stock- berger, presiding. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Elliott F. Brumbaugh, Mrs. A. H. Williams, Mrs. Joy Elmer Mor- gan, Miss Ethel Blake and Mrs. W. A. Orton. Plans were completed for distribut- ing Christmas baskets to needy fam- ilies. Guests were Miss Margery Wil- liams, Chapter F.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward W. James, Dr. Warner W. Stock- berger, Col. Robert Young, Capt. Sid- ney R. Jacobs, Robert McMillen, Leo ‘H. Paulger and Harry Ritter. Edward W. James of the Bureau of Roads, United States Department of Agriculture, gave an illustrated lecture on “Inter-American Roads.” The next meeting will be a Christ- mas party at the home of Mrs. Robert McMillen, 2520 Twelfth street, Decem- ber 27 at 1:30 p.m. Phyllis Lyman Colony, New England Women, met at the home of Mrs. Olivia Ryckman and the afternoon was devoted to national defense. Mrs. Harry Dowling, chairman of national defense, read a paper on the subject. The following new members were accepted: Mrs. John Sperle, Mrs. O. W. Holmes, Mrs. Fred Walker, Mrs. James Chute and Mrs. Ruth D. Hal- stead. A luncheon was served. Mrs. Casanova, president of the Washington Colony: Miss Goldman, president of the Abigail Adams Colony, | and Mrs. Avery T. Brunner were | guests. D. Legion, met at the Mayflower Hotel, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, president. Mme. Julia Cantacuzene-Grant, a member of the society, spoke. Mrs. Ernest' R. Grant, former secretary of the Associatoin for the Prevention of ‘Tuberculosis, gave an illustrated lec- ture on the work with tubercular chil- dren. Garments, toys and contribu- tions of money were brought by mem- bers as Christmas gifts for children in the new Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Glen Dale, Md. Mrs. David J. Bumbough reported three large boxes of clothing and Christmas gifts to the Lincoln Memorial University in Ten- nessee. The society indorsed the reso- lution passed by the Department of the Potomac, Ladies of the Grand Army, requesting the Postmaster General to order the issuance of a 3-cent memorial stamp in commemo- ration of the Civil War. Phil Sheridan W. R. C. met at Thomas Circle Club. Officers elected were: President, Mae Parker; senior vice president, Ella Southard: junior vice president, Pauline Commerford; treasurer, Addie Hickman; chaplain, Francis Taylor; conductor, Hattie Canada; guard, Genevieve Craig. They will be installed January 3. George Washington Delphian Chap- ter met at the Shoreham Wednesday under the leadership of Mrs. Willlam Liddle. Mrs. J. B. Tiffey, the vice president, was in the chair. The following were the topics and assignments: “Life and Works of Jonson,” Mrs. Alex H. Bell; “The Silent Woman,"” Mrs. George Lil- ley; “The Masque of Queens,” Mrs. Stephen L. De Burr. Otto Torney Simon spoke on “Dick- ens and His Times.” Mr. and Mrs. Simon and Mrs. Eleanor Wilson were guests at luncheon. The Washington Branch of the| American Association of University | Women will give a tea tomorrow at the club house from 4 to 6 o'clock. | The Choral Club, directed by James!| | McLean, will present a program of Christmas carols. The hostess will be Mrs. Selden Marvin Ely, assisted | by Miss Clara Noyes, Dr. Margaret Stroh, Mrs. Leslie H. Whitten, Miss Anna Pearl Cooper, Mrs. Henry W. Draper, Miss Ethel L. Carney., Miss Laura K. Pollock and Miss Julia A. Kupfer. Miss Grace Temple will give an illustrated lecture December 18 at 8 o'clock in the lounge on “The Ma- donna and Nativity Legend as In- terpreted by the Old Masters.” The junior group will give a din- ner-bridge at 6:30 o'clock December 20 in the wistaria room. The hostess will be Miss Edythe Rose. The players will present a play in keeping with the spirit of Christ- mas December 21, at 7:45 pm. The director is Miss Alice A. Jewell. The International Relations Com- mittee will give a dinner December 19 at 7 o'clock. Senator and Mrs. Gerald P. Nye will be the guests of honor. Senator Nye will discuss some phases of the munitions investiga- tion. Mrs. Howard G. Nichols will preside. The assistant hostesses will be Miss Vera Brungart, Miss Stella Clemence, Miss Maxine Girts and Miss Edna Stone. The Reba Barrett Circle will meet December 20 at the home of Mrs. N. W. Barrett, 19 West Virgilia street, Chevy Chase, Md. Lunch will be ‘Wisconsin 4436. Business meeting at 2 o'clock. ) Speaker, Rev. J. J. Rives of Emory il\L E. Church. ' The Capitol Hill History Club met Wednesday at 5522 Connecticut ave- nue, Mrs. C. E. Ferguson and Mrs. Wilmer Souder being the hostesses. Papers were given: “Romantic and Historic Maine,” Mrs. J. B. Reed. and “Missouri, the Mother of the West,” Miss Mabel Hayes. The meeting January 9 will be at the home of Mrs. Philip Martin, United States Soldiers’ Home. Mrs. Martin will be assisted by Mrs. E. M. Wallace. Ohio Girls’ Club of Washington wfl!' hold a Christmas party Wednesday night at 1326 Massachusetts avenue. A collection of toys distributed b)'; Santa Claus from a Christmas tree will be included in the Christmas box which the club sends annually to poor | children in Ohio. A program will also be a feature of the evening's enter- | tainment. All Ohio girls in Wash- | ington are invited to attend this party. Columbia Heights Art Club.—Mrs. | Harvey Wiley, president of the District of Columbia Federation of Women's | Clubs, was a special guest and speaker at the meeting Thursday. The club met at the home of Mrs. John W. Frizzell in the Northumberland Apart- | ments, with Mrs. R. Bruce Bare as | assistant hostess and Mrs. DeWitt Croissant as chairman for the day. Papers were read by Mrs. Elmer Frazier, president of the club, and Miss Cornelia Hill. Mrs. Frazier's sub- ject was “Ancient World, Mesopo- tamia, Sumerians,” and Miss Hill spoke on “The Traditions of the Del- uge.” Guests, with Mrs. Wiley, were Mrs. Edgar M. Meritt, past president of the District federation, and Mrs. Rus- sell J. Clinchy. The Society of Free Lance Writers | will meet at the Shoreham Decembe: 20, 8:15 pm. Mrs. Agnes Wright wil read her story, “The Unfinished Pic- ture,” and Col. Sears his poem, “Soissons, July, 1918.” Miss Rae Rob- ins and Mrs. Edith W. Edwards were recently elected members. Mrs. Zorin read her story, “The Storm Returns”; Miss Catherine Willis, poems, and Mayne R. Coe lectured on “Stories Judged From Their Interest Point.” Zonta Club.—The regular luncheon meeting was held Wednesday at the Y. W. C. A, Miss Elizabeth Peet of Gallaudet College presented a pro- gram in which she gave a historical sketch of the antiquity of the sign language and then illustrated it by having a trio enact “Nearer, My God, To Thee.” The trio was composed of students at Gallaudet College, Miss | Iva Weisbrock, Miss Katherine Slo- cum and Miss Verne Thompson. They were accompanied by Mrs. Flor- ence Sindell and Mrs. Emily Dickin- son. Guests were Mrs. Piefer, Mrs. Homer Guerry, Mrs. William R. Maxon, Miss Katherine Beresford, Miss Gertrude ‘Warren, leader in 4-H Club work, and Mrs. T. M. Jones, whose grandfather donated the land and building for the founding of Gallaudet College. Lincoln, Harding and Campbell Camps, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will hold joint installation of officers tomorrow evening. Com- manders-elect are as follows: Lincoln Camp, Irving W. Bucklin; Harding Camp, H. Turner Lewis, and Campbell Camp, James W. Lillie. Department Comdr. John M. Kline of the G. A. R. and his staff will be guests of honor, and the Daughters and Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans have been invited to attend. An entertainment program has been arranged by the retiring commanders of the three camps which will feature 8. Percy Oliver in feats of juggling, & group of songs by Miss Enid Mitchell, soprano, accompanied at the piano by Miss Kathryn Latimer, and others. District Society, Dames of the Loyal L s | Other topics will be as served. Those wishing to attend the | lunch notify the hostess by Tuesday. | The next meeting will be December 19 at 10 o'clock at the Shoreham Topic assignments, Mrs. Carolyn V. Rask. Columbia Delphian Chapter will meet at Woodward & Lothrop's next Thurs- | day at 10 am. The subject will be “Renaissance of Fiction and Chron- icle.” Mrs. Clem C. Willlams will be leader and will open the discussion with a talk on “Boccaccio the Man.” follows: “The Decameron, First Day,” Mrs. Knute | Bjorka: “Second Day.” Mrs. H. H. Dow! Fifth Day.” Mrs. George El- lis; “Tenth Day,” Mrs. Otis W. Elzey; “Froissart, Chronicler,” Mrs. William S. Graham; “The Chronicle of Eng- land, France and Spain,” Mrs. Eliza- beth Davidson. C., DECEMBER 16, 1934—PART FOUR. VETERANG' POST Becomes Surgeon of Equal- ity-Walter Reed at Induction Rites. Meetings This Week. ‘Tuesday, 8 p.m., Military Order of the Cootie, 933 G place. Wednesday, 8 p.m., McKimmie- Caterton Police-Fire Post, No. 2979, National Guard Armory; Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, National Guard Armory. Thursday, 8 pm. Equality- ‘Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Ham- ilton Hotel; Herbert L. Edmonds Post, No. 2460, Hamilton Hotel. Department Comdr. Nathan Golden, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Dis- trict of Columbia, inducted Dr. A. B. Byington as surgeon of Equality- ‘Walter Reed Post at its last meeting when the newly elected officers pre- sided. William M. Barge, captain of Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship, and Edward F. Clark, adjutant of Wash- ington Post, made addresses. The first lecture of the scheduled “Star Course of Programmed Enter- tainments” will be given on Thursda; evening at the Hamilton Hotel. Maj. ‘Wesley C. Cox of the Army Medical Center will deliver an address on “Maj. Dr. Walter Reed; a Memoir.” Comdr, Arthur C. Fowle has ap- pointed the following committees: Executive, post, officers, Past De) Comdrs. Daniel E. Campbell and J seph F. Beattie, and four members to be elected by the post: American- ism, Rev. Howard E. Snyder; ath- letics and bowling, William L. Smith, | Gale M. Feaster, Harry Trust and Glenn Williams; by-laws, Nathan H. Glueck. Leon E. A. Chagnon and Jay D. Coulter; degree team, Fred Oppen- born, Harry W. Farmer, Daniel J. Fenton and Philip B. Keefer; employ. ment and civil service veterans' pref- erence, Oscar G. Jones, Charles J. Hansucker, H. C. Forney, and Howard ‘W. Woerner: entertainment, Joseph F. Beattie and Charles J. Catanach; finance and budget, L. Edward Donaldson; grievance, Paul E. R. Nordquist, Herbert C. Allen and Law- rence B. Dunn: hospital visitation, Dr. S. B. Byington, Frank M. Feller, Ernest J. St. Jacques, Patrick J. Curley Club.—The annual donation| Clooney, Perry R. Hengst, Gust A. friends of the club meet at the home, Second and H streets northeast, at 2 o'clock. An inspection of the home will be made from 2 pm. to 4 pm., | benediction of the blessed sacrament | closing the exercises. Members and friends are requested to bring staple articles, clothing, to- bacco, canned goods. groceries, etc., while cash contributions will also be | acceptable. “The Radio Mystery.” a comedy, will | be present by the Curley Club Players in January, rehearsals continuing in Carroll Hall for the presentation. The Executive Committee will meet Thursday evening at the home of Miss | Mary Connelly, 1234 Girard street northeast. National Capital Chapter, Delph- | fans, met in Jelleff’s Little Theater, Wednesday, with Mrs. Flovd B. Olcott, president, presiding. Mrs. T. F. Law conducted the lesson, the sub- Ject bring “The Development of In- | strumental Music: Early Oratorio.” ‘Those presenting topics were: Mrs. J. B. Hartley, Mrs. Retta Maybee, Mrs. Lawrence Douglas, Mrs. A. M Day, Mrs. Ed. Stevens and Mrs. P. | M. Chichester. Phonographic rendi- tions presented during the lesson were “Caprice Viennof and “Leibeslied” by Fritz Kreisler, “The Swan” and “Melody in F” by Hans Kindler. Fol- lowing the lesson the summary was | given by the president, Mrs. Olcott. Mrs. Carol Swinson of McLean, Va., was a guest, Columbia W. C. T. U. met at home of Mrs. Herry with Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Lum asSisting. The follow- ing officers were elected: President, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter: first vice president, Mrs. John Frizzell; second vice president, Mrs. Charles P. Grandfield; recording secretary, Mrs. Elma Ray Saul; corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. Daniel Carroll; treasurer, Mrs. Harland. Mrs. McManus and Miss Elsie Stone spoke. Paul Home and School Associa- tion.—Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent of schools, will discuss ‘Character Education in the Wash- ington Schools at the Present Time™ at the meeting Tuesday at 8 pm. in the Paul School, Eighth and Ogle- thorpe streets. He will be intro- duced by Dr. E. R. Ballinger, presi- dent of the association. Boys and girls of the Paul School Glee Club will give a concert for the guests and members of the association. There will be & preliminary business session. Rebekah Lodg, The final Rebekah visitation of the year was held December 10, when Ma- ian S. Geiman, president of the Re- bekah Assembly, and her officers, ac- companied by Grand Master Charles B. Lampe and other officers of the grand lodge and Grand Patriarch Wil- liam Ford, visited Esther Rebekah Lodge. ‘This lodge has a newly organized degree team and several members of the staff exemplified the past noble grand’s charge of the Rebekah De- gree. Certificates of perfection for rendition of the unwritten work were presented to Blanche Newberry, Ethel Warren, Maude White, Gertrude Bowen and Jack Bowen by Miss Elma Geiger, instructress of the lodge. A joint installation of the officers of the various Rebekah lodges will be held January 3 in I. O. O. F. Temple. Marian S. Geiman, president of the Rebekah Assembly, will be the instal- ling officer. | Protected Home Circle l R e v | Special Deputy Ogden has been sent from Supreme Circle as supervisor for the District of Columbia and Virginia. Congressiofal Circle will meet at Pythian Temple tomorrow. There will be a benefit bingo party for the Christmas baskets after the meeting. Gardenia Circle will have a Christ- mas party after the meeting December 21 at Y. W. C. A, 614 E street. WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION. Columbia Review, Mrs. Elizabeth Sweeney, president, will have election of officers Tuesday evening and enter- tain with Mrs. Etta M. King of Norfolk, Va., as guest of honor. Mrs. King will also be honor guest at the meeting Wednesday evening of the Officers’ Club, when visitors from Alexandria and Norfolk will be guests of the club at the annual Christ- mas party after the business i | | party for the Little Sisters of the Poor | Karress and Manley C. Lawton: legis- will be held today. when members and | lative, Guy H. Birdsall, William I. Snyder and O. D. Hollenbeck; me- morial and decorating, John D. Wischhusen; national V. F. W. en- campment, Charles J. Catanach; buddy poppy campaign, Leonard J. Bacon, Howard W. Woerner, Gust A. Karress and Manley C. Lawton; n: tional defense, Col. George E. Ijams; publicity, Adjt. Elmer P. Richter; re- lief, James H. Reed; resolutions, Daniel E. Campbell, Ralph E. Cham- bers, Jay D. Coulter and H. E. Chase; recruiting, John G. Robbins, Edwin | 8. Bettelheim, John F. Morrisey, Wil- liam A. Mauger, James E. Mackley and Victor C. Dodge. ¥ Front Line Post voted last Monday to hold future meetings in Musicians’ Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street. The first meeting there will be January 14, as the scheduled meeting for Decem- ber 24 has been called off. Senator Patrick A. McCarran and James S. Scrugham have been voted honorary membership in the Fred S. Pennington Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Las Vegas, Nev, in appre- ciation of their efforts in behalf of the ex-service men. The Las Vegas Post has requested Front Line Post to obligate them in the order some time in January. The Ways and Means and Enter- tainment Committees were authorized to complete plans for a series of monthly dances, the first on Jan- uary 21. Comrade George J. Neuner was elected trustee to serve 18 months. He succeeds Vincent Fuschini, whose term expires December 31. Comdr. Walker H. Colston an- nounced that the Front Line Barrage would again make its appearance each month, beginning with the new year. The 73 members of the United this post will not be forgotten at Christmas time by their comrades in Washington. These men, who are stationed at practically every Coast and on cutters, will receive specially engraved cards. Paul H. Clark, now residing in New York City, was issued a transfer to a post in that jurisdiction. Dept. Comdr. W. H. Colston and Senior Vice Dept. Comdr. E. F. Inman of the Disabled American spoke. Front Line Post Auxilary met last Monaay at the home of Mrs. Nellie Fuller, 615 Fifth street northeast, with President Edna McCutcheon presid- ing. Plans were made for a Christmas party to be given at Naval Hospital, December 28, and Mrs. Mary Guiller- main, hospital chairman, is in charge of the program. A social was held last Monday night by Follow Me Post at the home tainment is planned for January 16 at the Arcade Hall, Fourteenth street and Park road. Tony J. Sloss is chairman of the committee. The next meeting of the post will be held tomorrow at the Ambassador Hotel. | At the last meeting of Washington Post, No. 2364, at 1508 Fourteenth street. John T. Saunders was elected to membership. Clyde T. Solt was elected to membership. having transferred from Front Line Post. ‘The post presented a resolution to the District Commissioners indorsing Col William L. Peake for the position as general superintendent of penal in- stitutions of the District of Columbia. ‘The scheduled meeting on Decem- ber 24 has been set for December 27. Post Comdr. Walter P. Boehm an- nounces the amateur boxing bouts be- tween service teems in and around Washington, which will be sponsored by the post, will get under way very soon. Mrs. Florence V. Morris, hospital' chairman of the District of Columbia Department, Ladies Auxiliary, has se- cured Charles Edwards, master of ceremonies, for a show of veteran and service patients in Walter .-Reed Hos- pital tomorrow night. The same show will be given at Mount Alton Tuesday evening. The ladies’ department, under the leadership of the department presi- dent, Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, and hos- pital chairman, Mrs. Florence V. Mor= ris, have planned monthly entertain- ments for Walter Reed, Mount Alto, Naval and St. Elizabeth’s Hospitals for the Winter season. Columbia Post held its annual re- union meeting at Thomas Circle Club last Wednesday night. Refreshments appropriate to the occasion were served. Louis Hoffman, judge advocate, was appointed chairman of a committee, with Fred A. Livingstone, and Chester M. Reich to make a study of the post constitution and by-laws and report at the January meeting any change that session, may be deemed advisable, Veterans | ) rve Examination ents Relaxed: Commissioned Personnel Not to Be Examined in Subjects in Which They Have Passed Naval Correspondence CO\H‘SBS. NDER certain conditions laid down in a letter from the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, officers of the United States Naval Re- serve who are ordered up for examina- tion for promotion will not be re- quired to take tests in certain subjects in which they have completed corre- spondence courses with certain marks considered satisfactory. Although the new instructions spec- ify completion of the courses within two years prior to the date of examina- tion, nevertheless it is understood that in certain cases this restriction might | not be strictly enforced. The president of the Naval Examin- ing Board has advised the Bureau of Navigation that the future policy of the board on Reserve examinations will be as follows: “The satisfactory completion of the navigation B correspondence course by candidates for the grade of lieu- tenant, junior grade, and the satis- factory completion of navigation A and B courses by candidates for the grades of lieutenant and lieu- tenant commander may be considered as establishing such Naval Reserve officers’ qualification in navigation, both practical and theoretical, in lieu of examination for promotion; pro- vided that the individual has com- pleted the course or courses with a final mark of not less than 3.4 and| within two years prior to his date of | examination for such promotion. | “The satisfactory completion of the Naval Reserve correspondence course in engineering with a mark of not less than 3.4 and within a period of two | years prior to the date of examination for promotion, may be accepted by the Examining Board as establishing the| candidate’s qualification therein with- out further questions on the subject. “The satisfactory completion of the Naval Reserve correspondence course in Navy regulations and general in- structions with a mark of not less than 3.4 and within a period of two years prior to the date of examination for promotion may be accepted by the Examining Board as establishing the candidate’s qualification in the subject of ‘general instructions.” “In the cases of those candidates for promotion who have completed any of the foregoing courses more than two years prior to date of ex- amination for promotion, the Exam- ining Board may be disposed to con- sider them qualified, depending on the circumstances in each individual case. “When notified that he is due for examination for promotion, each offi- cer who has met the foregoing re- | quirements will be advised whether | or not he may expect to be examined in any of the above mentioned sub- jects.” The Navy Department has settled | the question as to whether Naval Re- | servists are entitled to one stripe for | | each four-year enlistment. °* The regulation provides that “there | shall be one service stripe for each | | four years of active service in the | Navy or Naval Reserve.” | “The question has arisen,” says a letter of instructions, “as to what | constitutes ‘active service’ in the | Naval Reserve. | “As regards the uniform regula- | tions, the term ‘active service’ is em- | ployed to distinguish from ‘retired | service. “The term ‘active service’ as em- ployed is therefore to be considered as meaning service on the active list | of the Navy, or service on the active | list of the Naval Reserve whether performed in an active or an inactive duty status, or the two combined. All service in the Navy and Naval Re- Knights of Pythias Meetings this week are: Amaranth | | States Coast Guard on the rolls of and Century-Decatur Lodges, tomor=- |row evening; Webster and Capital | Lodges, Tuesday evening; Mount Ver- “ non Lodge, Wednesday evening; Syra- | bone Temple, Friday, and Friendship | | Temple, Wednesday evening. Cal- anthe Lodge elected the following | | officers; Dr. Robert B. Bacon, chan- | cellor commander; George Boehmer, vice chancellor; William H. Boswell. prelate; Willis W. Parker, keeper of | records and seal; John E. Thompson, | master of exchequer; Lee B. Emory, master of finance; Marcus L. Lennon, master of work; George R. Taylor, | master at arms; Josiah Lyman, inner guard; George W. Barkman, outer guard; Harry I. Coxen, trustee for three years; and representatives to the Grand Lodge: William A. Kim- mel, John E. Thompson, Harry I Coxen, Lee B. Emory and Willis W. | Parker. Rathbone Temple elected the fol- ! lowing officers: Most excellent chief, | | of Ira T. Byram. A dance and enter- | Mrs. Lillian Kramer; excellent junior, | Mrs. Laura Trunnell; excellent senior, | | Gertrude Atherton; manager, | Mrs. Panagos; mistress of finance, | Mrs. Kate Baum; mistrtss of records | ‘and correspondence, Mrs. Mary New- | { comb; protester, Mrs. Helen Murphy; ( guard. Mrs. Grace Martin: past chief, ! Mrs. Ella Southard: degree mistress, | Mrs. Lily Creamer; trustees, Mrs. | Alice Smith, Emma Motkya and Lil- | lian Creamer: press representative, Mrs. Ella Thornton; pianist, Mrs. Freda Stine; electricians, Miss Eliza- | beth Prescott and George Barkman; | representatives to Grand Temple, Mrs. Alice Smith, Freda Stine, Ella South- ard, Kathryn Baum, and alternates, Mrs. Della Sipos, Nellie Sheetz, Ro- berta Prescott and Ella Thornton. | There will be a Christmas party De- | cember 21. | | Washington Lodge, on December 24, will distribute 250 Christmas baskets y the Social and Community Wel- fare Committee. Many more applica- tions than can be cared for were re- ceived, and baskets were allotted to those found to be most in need. More than 75 members made a trip to Baltimore last Wednesday in connection with the official visitation of Baltimore Lodge by District Deputy John E. Lynch. A class of 20 candidates will be ini- tiated next Wednesday, as follows: Albert J. Agricola, Durward R. Ayers, Harold D. Connor, G. Elmer Flather, Robert F. Gabler, Joseph P. Gamble, : Orville C. Gaudette, Sam Gevinson, Thomas B. Hanlon, Harold F. Hawken, Robert 8. Leedy, Theodore Levy, A. D. Loeffler, jr.; John L. Munnerlynn, Oscar H. Neilson, Joseph P. Smith, Philip J. Stubener, 8. Garrett Swain, Bernard C. Wohl and Nelson E. ‘Young. Plars are being completed for the New Year eve party at the club. ‘There will be a buffet supper and dancirg. The lodge meets Wednesday at 7:30 pm. The meeting of December 36 will be omitted. serve, which includes all classes there- of, may therefore be counted in deter- mining eligibility for service stripes.” Naval Radio Station NAA will trans- mit a special emergency drill at 11 o'clock today and members of the local Communication Reserve have been in- structed to be at their stations to re- ceive the messages. Three officers and two enlisted men of the Naval Communication Division were on active duty during all of the week just ended renovating the radio station, which is located in the Reserve armory on Eleventh street southeast. ‘While these men were on an active- duty status, it was explained that they | volunteered their services and are not receiving any remuneration for the work they are doing in the armory. Those who were on duty are Lieut. James H. Nicholson, commander of the Communications Division; Lieut. (J. G.) Harry B. Pollock, Ensign H. R. Rothrock, Harry L. Miller, radio man, third class, and Henry M. Fliedner, seaman, first class. ‘William H. Black, chief quartermas- ter, has been transferred from this area to the headquarters, 4th Naval District, Philadelphia, Pa. John J. Murphy, chief quartermas- ter, and John Snell, chief machinist’s mate, have both been ordered retired upon completion of 30 years of service in the regular establishment and the Reserve. Charles Bromberg, chief commissary steward, has been ordered retired on January 1, at which time he will have completed 30 years of service in the regular Navy and the Reserve, it was announced at the Reserve headquar- ters here. The following enlistments in the Communications Reserve have been announced: Blair Barghausen, 147 Uhland ter- race northeast, radio man, first class; Eldridge A. Snigth, 2531 Q street, yeo- man, third class; Harry L. Miller, 4805 Battery lane, Bethesda, Md.; Roger F. Thompson, seaman, second class, Riv- erdale, Md. Chauncey F. Rooney, Sixty-second street and Franklin avenue, Capitol Heights, Md., has enlisted as an ap- prentice seaman in the 1st Fleet Di- vision, Lieut K. L Forster, United States Navy fleet communications officer, paid a visit to the local Naval Re- serve Communications Division last week and observed the local op- erators handling traffic over the air. During the current week the three divisions of the Fleet Reserve will be put through their quarterly inspec- tion by Lieut. Comdr. F. W. Benson, U. S. N, officer in charge of Naval There also will be examinations of petty officers. The drills this week will be the last for the current calendar year All drills have been suspended for Christmas and New Year week. As soon as the Reservists return for | the beginning of drills in the new | year they will be started on an in- tensive training program to prepare them for the annual inspections this Spring before a board of KRegular naval officers from the department. The drill date has been tehtatively set for April 1, which will give but little time for the preparations, as the Reservists only drill for two hours one night a week. These inspections have been made more difficult every year and it is the hope of the local Reservists that they will reach a place near the top of the list as a result of the coming inspections. JOB'S DAUGHTERS Dorothy V. Brauner was last night installed as honored queen of Bethel No. 1. Her court was also installed and included Catherine Norris, senior | princess; Dorothy L. Linz, junior ! Guard station ir. the United States cusians Lodge, Friday evening; Rath-| princess; Harriet A. Schmidt, guide, and Mary Ellen Bailey, marshal. Th- other officers, selected by the honore ! queen, were: Gladys Hendricks, chap- lain; Marije Whitbeck, recorder; Ha: Kefauver, treasurer; Catherine Beach, librarian; Helen Davis, pianist: Doro- thy Johnson, Betty Warren, Dorothy Hussong, Lucille Nussbaum and Flo: ence Zepp, messengers; Marjorie Dav inner guard; Helen Bertram, out guard, and La Rue Southard and Mas Gillard, custodians. The installing guide was May Car fleld; installing chaplain, Betty Whitc. and installing pianist, Myrtle Watso: Miss Aurelia Birmingham, assistar directress of music, was in charge oi the ceremonies. The Mothers’ Club entertained mor= than 250 of the girls at a banque following which the escorts of th latter were admitted to participate in the dancing that followed. The Hiking Club met at the home of Helen Bertram, 1310 C street north- east, December 11. Plans for a dance were discussed. Bethel No. 2 elected officers, as fol- lows: Elizabeth Nevius, honored queen; Dorothy Smith, senior princess; Doris: Brattain, junior princess; Helen Vogt, guide, and Irma Pierce, marshal. Mo- tion pictures of the national parks were presented by Charles L. Gable. The Mothers' Club served refresh- ments, ‘The next meeting will be held De- cember 21, when the officers will be installed. To this meeting the mem- bers are asked to bring clothing or food to be put in baskets that will be given to some of the needy. The Choir and Dramatic Club will render Christmas carols, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Laura Wallace. The bethel will hold a Christmas party. WOODMEN CIRCLES. |° Morris Sheppard Grove met with Guardian Ethel Daugherty presiding. The following officers were elegted: Past guardian, Ethel Daugherty; guardian, Catherine Shugrue; advisor, Catherine Boyd; chaplain, Ada Gray; attendant, Martha Olsen; assistant, Ethel Gibbons; inner sentinel, Mary Gray; outer sentinel, Jeanette For- . tune, jr.; supervisor, Florence Helgesen; banker, Mary Cavileer; secretary, Carolyn Gentner. Installation will be held January 3. » Willow Grove met at the home of Mary Schonenberg last Monday. Elec- tion of officers was held. Plans were made for a delegation of members from this grove to attend the Mary- land Fraternal Congress banquet in Baltimore January 23 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mary Polen, Eighth street southeast, Jan- uary 7. Capitol Juniors will hold a Christ- : mas party at 935 Grant place Decem= ber 29, at 7:30 p.m.