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A-8 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1935, Slated for Post ERSKINE MENTIONED AS NEW OPERA MENTOR. OFFRERS SOGHT N UNNERSTE Marine Corps to Get 250‘ Reserve Candidates From Colleges. The Marine Corps has set itself a| F goal of 250 students in colleges and | F universities to be named second lieu- | tenants in the Reserve and Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, the commandant, to- day designated Lieut. Col. Joseph C. | Fegan to visit some of the institutions } and explain the plan. | Col. Fegan, attached to Marine | Corps headquarters at the Navy De- partment, is a graduate of Cornell University and has been in the corps for 27 years. President Roosevelt is to grant the commissions in the Re- serve, upon recommendation of Gen B Russell, after the aspirants have com- JORN ER&.KINE' pleted a training course. Later, the ‘Writer and Columbia professor, is i | expected to be named general commandant will detail other officers manager of the Metropolitan Opera Co.,, New York. He is said to be | the logical successor to Herbert Witherspoon, who died suddenly Friday. Erskine recently was made a director. —Copyright, Bachrach, from the A P to visit more than twoscore addi- | tional colleges, including the Univer- sity of Virginia, Washington and Lee Tufts, Duke, the University of Ohio and others. Col. Fegan will visit these institu- tions in the coming two weeks: Buck- nell, University of Rochester, Renn- selaer Polytechnic, Colgate and Wash- mffigr'gfss{f,gefii:'mqm% p:évsi('n]j I-" “NG OF RA". | examination, candidates wil en- | SURCHARGES ASKED rolled first as privates in the Marine Corps Reserve; get six weeks' train- ing annually during sophomore and Junior years, for which they will re- | By the Assoclated Press ceive pay and will be quartered, sub- | Apandonment of some emergency sisted, clothed and given medical at-| freight rate surcharges to prevent tention at Government expense, s/ |ogses to truck competition yesterday well as being given transportation to| was asked of the Interstate Commerce and from their homes to Marine Corps | Commission by a number of railroads. Camps at Quantico, Va, and San| The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Diego, Calif. Officials today an- & Pacific Railroad Co.: the Great nounced that college athletes will be Northern Railway: the Chicago, St. given additional incentive in the use Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad; of training camps as a means of keep- the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste ing fit during the Summer months. | Marie Railway, and the Canadian ———— | National Railways filed petitions ask- Golden Weddmg Marked. Img the commission’s permission to | abandon the surcharges on coal from | To celebrate the golden wedding | Duluth. Minn. and Superior, Wis anniversary of Sir T. and Lady Cal- to points in Minnesota and those lender, a thanksgiving service Was points in Wisconsin intermediate to held recently at Clement Danes Superior and Minnesota points. Church, in London, | They contended 2,600,000 tons of | coal were on the docks at Duluth and Superior and that the railroads stood | | to lose a large business to trucks un- | ARMY ORDERS. Gibney, Capt. Jesse L., Infantry, from Fort George G. Meade, Md., to Kingston, R. I, not later than June 30. Lichtenwalter, First Lieut. Leon E., Infantry, from Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to Baltimore, Md., not later than September 2 Hale, First Lieut. Dudley D., Air Corps, from Fort Monmouth, N. J., to Langley Field. Hampton, Va. Higgins, First Lieut. Warren H., Air Corps, from Fort Monmouth, N. J,, to Langley Field, Hampton, Va. | less the 15-cent-a-ton surcharge was | removed The Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Canadian National Railways | simultaneously asked removal of the | surcharges on newsprint paper from | various points in the province of Que- bec and from Ottawa, Ontario, to points in the United States, again mentioning truck competition. 9 MEN'S STORE al he Avenve“wTth, Bth ond O Sts Wednesday, May 15th, Is Official Straw Hat Day! “Thar’s TWO Main Essentials to a Man's Summer Comfort— These Fine Hand-Woven PANAMAS Come from Ecuador —Ecuador ships to the United States the fine hand woven panamas smart American men wear. They're ° here in pinch front, University, Optimo, Alpine, Brighton and Southampton styles—the season's newest blocks—with air-light sweat bands. Every head size, ~es QU " 5 Well, Sir, Here Are the COOL SUITS at Trousers NAVY ORDERS. Round-Trip Fares Bureau of Navigation. et ou spacifed s oniv-for Reinicke, Comdr. Frederick G., de- R~ T : i B ached Nava erations, Navy De- Sunday, Mey 19 * . SR e BRI | | ® Better Tailored Tropicals! ® Triple Shrunk Imported Irish Army War College, Fort Humphreys, $2.75 Wilmington Linen! Dic S e TR et BRI $1.50 Daily—Good for 3 dav ® Tweed Effects and Crashes! e Angora Spun Sanforized fabrics (washable)! Naval Examining Board, Navy De- $5.65 New York Daily partment Kindell. Lieut. Nolan M. detached Bureau Aeronautics, Navy Depart- ment, in July; to VP Squadron 6B one wey, cosches only. Lv. 12.30 A (U. S. S. Saratoga). McKenna, Lieut. Francis J. de- OVER MEMORIAL DAY tached VP Squadron 10F in May or Rownd-Trip Fares Reduced 13 June; to Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Lmyfifm;’m Yf_«ym-: Va. v @it medini y, Jume Civil Engineer Corps. Round-trip sleeping cor fares reduced. Spalding, Comdr. Ralph D. de- tached Naval War Cotiege, Newpors, Lt SN TN R ARVF.N NIV R. I, about May 25; to Bureau Yards RAILR ap and Docks. | o —TFollow the ““Colonel's” advice and enjoy a com- fortable Summer! You'll have to make your own mint juleps, but we'll “serve the suits’—and in the smartest fashions. There's a big assortment of them here—from the natural oyster shade linens to the dark and light stripe and nub effects. Better tailored tropicals, crashes and Sanforized Angora spun washable fabrics—patterned grays, tans, blues. Single-breasted, double-breasted and sports models. Regulars, shorts, longs and stouts. Sizes 35 to 50 in group. The New 1935 Air Light Sennit Straws are VENTILATED! e Hard-blocked e Plain and Fancy Silk Bands o All sizes including uov.l'n £ —These new 1935 “straws” have been designed for comfort as well as smartness. They’re “air- light” in weight. Ventilated throughout the hat and the leather sweat band. Styles for every one—all self conforming. ® “Hopkins” Straws, $1.95 and $2.§5 Tonight and Tomorrow Night Until 9 P. M. "Lorraine Haspel” Seersucker Suits In New Patterns The LAST day of our Sale of Modern Gas Ranges —They couldn't be made cooler, so they're made smarter. This famous seersucker fabric has been developed in s] : ! 7 smart pattern effects—small checks, . overplaids, and nub patterns. Single and double breasted models. SHRUNK SLACKS *1.95 - —You'll find these tailored just a little better! Just a little bit better styled! Just a little smarter than slacks ordinarily selling at this price. Checks and stripes in black and tan. Sizes 30 to 44 and lengths up to 36 inches. —the last day to get *15 ALLOWANCE for YOUR OLD STOVE C Thousands of women have bought MODERN GAS RANGES during this sale. We realize, how- ever, that many others have been unable to get downtown in the daytime, or wish to have their husbands see their choice before they buy. Therefore tonight and tomorrow night our showrooms at 411 10th St. N.W. will remain open UNTIL 9 P.M. A pleasing display of all models—cooking demonstrations by members of our Home Service Department—refreshments. You are cordially invited to attend. "STETSON" STRAWS AND PANAMAS —Whether you prefer a Straw or a Panama, you'll Second Floor. i find the summer hat you want with the Stetson label. ¥ W Stetson hats are made tglr‘;‘e’uc-noom:gdn;:fl.’;m izmifii’ci%.'%&:%flnmu are skillfully blocked , WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY e s / Stetson Straws . ...cooueneenes..$3.50 en S tore GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY Stetson Panamas ................$7.00 ; Men's Store—Street Floor. 2 > WY/ e Avenuednih, sth and D stee W - A