Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1935, Page 36

Legion of District Names Committee to Pick Home Various Posts Will Be Called. on to Le Past Commander Smi SPECIAL committee has been appointed in the Department of the District of Columbia, American Legion, for the pur- pose of acquiring a home for the department, where meetings may be held and records filed. The depart- ment Executive Committee has ap- proved the project and the various posts will. be called upon to lend their aid. The committee working on the plans is composed of Past Department Comdr. John Lewis Smith, chairman, and Gist Blair of George Washington Post, No. 1; Willlam H. Hargrave, Fort Stevens Post, No. 32; John H. O'Con- nell, Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15; James H. Phillips, Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. 11; Mrs. Elsie M. Pinney, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2; George Oberndoerfer, Bureau of En- graving and Printing Post, No. 23 At a meeting of the committee an- nouncement was made that $1,100 | had been subscribed. Subscription | agreements have been prepared and | distributed to all posts in the depart- ment. The committee has several plans under consideration, including the securing of a large estate, where there is a building that is now un- productive, on a long leasehold. The | committee may also consider the ad- visability of purchasing a building or constructing a home in the near fu- ture. One of the features in connection with the annual department conven- tion to be held in the Mayflower Hotel August §, 9 and 10, will be a supper-dance on the closing night of the convention. William Meirs, chairman of the Convention Committee, announces plans are under way for the event, which will be given in honor of the newly-elected department commander and his staff. The dance is Sched- uled for August 10 from 11 pm. to 2 am. Assisting Chairman Meirs will be John H O'Connell, commander of the Vincent B Costello Post, who is also grande chef de gare of the Forty and Eight, and J. I Bellow, com- mander of the United States Treasury Post. Chairman Meirs announces the mili- tary parade on the opening night of | the convention will be the largest of | any similar event in the history of | the department It will start from Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave- nue, along Pernsylvania avenue to ‘Thirteenth street, north on Thirteenth street to K street and west on K street to Connecticut avenue to the May- flower Hotel. In the line of march will be the Army, MNavy, Marine Corps 8nd Coast Guard, with the largest| details ever ordered out for a parade. | The District of Columbia National Guard. under command of Col. John | W. Oehmann, will also participate in | the first division of the parade. The | American Legion marshal is William | H. Hargrave, vho will be assisted by | several aides The regular meeting of Bunker Hill Post, No. 31, will be held Tuesday at 8 pm, at the Hay Loft Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, Comdr. Robert R. Spriggs presiding. Delegates and alternates to the de- partment convention, to be held Au- gust 8, 9 and 10 at the Mayflower Hotel, will be elected. The voting strength of the post will be based on the current paid-up membership ®s of July 23. Sons of the American Legion, Bunker Hill Squadron, No. 31, held a picnic for the sons and members of Bunker Hill Post yesterday at | “Selby on the Bay.” | A fishing party, composed of Comdr. ! Robert R. Spriggs and Mrs. Spriggs, | First Vice Comdr. Chester J. Wolf | and Mrs. Wolf, Junior Vice Comdr. Mack Myers and Mrs. Myers, Chair- man of the Building Committee, J. Fred Chase and Mrs. Chase, Quarter- | master Harry J. Barnholt and Finance Officer Grover W. Tribble, was held last week end at Galesville, Md. The party returned with a catch of 50 fish. A meeting of the L-31 Girls’ Club, composed of mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of the members of the post, was held at the home of Mrs. Bertha W, Fichthorn, Harvard Hall. Welfare Officer John R. Weitzel Yepresented the post at the picnic for the children of veterans given by the child welfare officers of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary yesterday at Hains Point. The annual outing of the Sergt. Jasper Squadron, No. 13, Sons of the | American Legion, was held July 4 at the Summer cottage of Capt. William White at Gunston Manor on the Po- | tomac River. About 35 members were present, at- tended by several of the parents, who Joined in the program for the day, consisting of base ball, horseshoes, fish- ing, boating and swimming, followed by a watermelon feast. . The monthly meeting of Sergt. Jdasper Post, No. 13, will be held to- morrow evening in the Musicians’ Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street, at 8 o'clock. There will be election of delegates to the department convention to be held at the Mayflower Hotel August 8, 9 and 10. At the last meeting Comdr. W. A. McCallum was unanimously elected ehairman of the delegation by ac- clamation and Past Comdr. Joe Malloy | was elected s member of the dele- | gation. | The post went on record as sponsor- ing Past Post Comdr. Joe Malloy for position of department commander of the District of Columbia and since that time several posts have signified their intention of voting for him at the convention. Comdr. McCallum requests members to turn out for the parade to be held on the first night of the convention. New members may be secured for the balance of the year at $2, but this «loes not apply to renewals. Fort Stevens Post, No. 32, shared the sponsorship of an annives ceremonial at Fort Stevens battle site with the Grand Army of the Republic on July 5. Colors of several patriotic organizations joined the Fort Stevens Post Drum and Bugle Corps in a pro- cession to the site. Miss Emma F. Hayward, president of the G. A. R. chapter, presided and the chief address of the evening was given by Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries. The post Drum and Bugle Corps also participated in the St. Gabriel's Church carnival parade last Monday. Necessity of filing membership ap- plications prior to July 23, as respects convention rating, has been stressed by George Donohue. Comdr. W. H. Hargrave has been selected to or- ganize. the departmental convention parade im capacity of marshal. Final plans have been completed for the post fishing trip. Members 4 | ing a pony and horse show to raise | uniformed Legion band from one of TSATY | senting the American Legion, with th Heads Group and nd Aid. Meetings This Week. Monday—Vincent B. Costello Drum and Bugle Corp, National Guard Armory, 8 pm. Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. 11, Potomac Boat Club, 8:30 p.m. Sergt. Jasper Post, Musicians’ Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. Tuesday—Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, Musiclans’ Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. Second Division Post, No. 28, New Colonial Hotel, 8 p.m. Bunker Hill Post, No. 31, Hay Loft Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, 8 p.m. Wednesday — Stanley Church Defue Post, No. 30, Plaza Hotel, 8 pus. Thursday—Kenneth H. Nash Pogl, No. 8, 654 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, 8 p.m. are to assemble at the post hall by | 1:30 pm. July 20. The destination is Solomans Island, where the party will be the guests of Vinson Langley. The Montgomery County Council of American Legion Posts, which car- ries on an active welfare program in the nearby Maryland community. is engaged in its greatest charity un- dertaking. The council is sponsor- funds for the Montgomery County General Hospital and the benefit event will be held on the East-West High- way, at Chevy Chase, Md., next Sat- urday. Proceeds will be used either to establish an orthopedic clinic at the hospital or to defray the expense of treating widows or orphans of Le- gionnaires who are unable to bear the cost of hospitalization. An interesting program, beginning at 9:30 am. and continuing through- out the day, has been arranged by the committee, and it is expected many Legionnaires from the District will | lend their support. The show grounds on which the| benefit will be held are located at the Maryland entrance to Rock Creek Park, midway between Connecticut avenue and Sixteenth street, in Chevy Chase, Md. The Takoma Park Chapter of the Sons of Legion will send its band to play during the children’s classes, scheduled in the morning, while a the Washington posts is expected to present a musical program in the afternoon. Government Printing Office Post, No. 33, elected the following delegates to the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the District of Columbia, to be held at the Mayflower Hotel, August 8-10 inclusive: Comdr. O. C. Gaudette, Senior Vice Comdr. G. W. Johns, Junior Vice W. M. Blankinship, Adjt. F. A. Minnigh, R. S. Musick, E. R. Dixon, William J. Cassiday, T. M. Pet- erson. All legionnaires and their friends are invited to join the post on a moon- light excursion July 26. The 8. S. Po- tomac leaves the whalf at 8:45 p.m. Gold buttons were presented O. C. Gaudette, G. W. Johns and F. A. Min- nigh by Pirst Vice Comdr. Lineberg of the Department of the District of Columbia, in connection with the membership drive now in progress. U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post last Mon- day evening met at the Thomas Circle Club and elected the following dele- gates to the next department conven- tion: Comdr. Elsie M. Pinney, chair- man; Helen Opitz, Jane Breen, Jane Cox, Edna Smith, Edna Neilson, Anne | Frame, Belle Graves and Lillian Cald- well. The alternates elected were: Helen C. McCarty, Mary Esther Koh- | los, Edith Quinn, Lillian Sawyer, Eliz- abeth G. Gladmon, Hattle Prezioso, Margaret Edwards, Bertha Johnson | and Alice Derrow. | After discussion on the subject mat- | ter a special committee, consisting of Helen Opitz, Mary Esther Kohlos and Helen McCarty, was appointed by the commander to draft the three resolu- tions which the post will submit to the department convention. Comdr. Pinney was indorsed as & candidate for department second vice commander and the delegation was in- structed to work for her election. The guest speaker, Past Comdr. Jo- seph Malloy of the Sergt. Jasper Post, briefly outlined his proposed plans for the department if elected as depart- ment commander. The attendance prize was won by Estelle Richardson Ruby, the adjutant. Sue V. Sullivan and Sadie Crumb were reinstated. Rose O’'Hara reported on the recent picnic given for the U. S. 8. Jacob | Jones Squadron, Sons of the American Legion, in Rock Creek Park. Edna Smith, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, announced tickets are available from committee members in the Navy Department, for the moonlight trip on the City of Washington, Friday. The revenue will be used to purchase an electric talk- ing machine for blind veterans. The Advisory Council meeting was held last week at the home of Dorothy Brunken with Anne Frame assisting. Plans were discussed for participation in the department convention parade, when the post will endeavor to win one of the prizes. United States Department of Agri- culture Post, No. 36, met July 9 in room 2050 South Building, when De- partment Comdr. James O’Connor Roberts, Department Vice Comdr. Lineburg, Edith Quinn, and National Historian Tom Owens were guests. Delegates to the department con- vention were elected as follows: J. L. Koehl, E. W. Luther, T. M. Grant, H. C. R. Stewart, R. W. Wol- heim and Bryan Z. Kile. The disabled veterans in the local hospitals to the number of several hundred were guests on an outing to Liverpool, Md. last Tuesday after- noon. The details were arranged by E. P. Van Hise, chairman, repre- Miss Anne D. Pryde, director of wel- fare and relief as vice chairman. The other organizations included the American Legion Auxiliary, Eight and Forty and Forty and Eight Societies. Music was furnished on the trip by the United States Marine Band and the Sons of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. United States Treasury Post, No. 35, membership is well over 225. Delegates and alternates have been elected for the department convention. Treasury Post has conferred honors on Comdr. J. I Bellow and Vice Comdr. Charles Dalley, jr., In voting to send them to the national conven- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 14, Installed JAMES B. FREELAND, Who was recently installed as senior vice commander, Depart- ment of the District of Columbia, United Spanish War Veterans. VETERANS PLAN SANTIAGO TRIP Spanish War Group Will Go to Marshall Hall on Wednesday. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Camps. Monday—Col. John Jacob As- tor Camp, at 7 p.m,, Stanley Hall, Soldiers’ Home. Thursday—Richard J. Harding Camp, at 8 p.m,, Pythian Temple. Auxiliaries. Monday—Admiral George Dew- ey Auxiliary, 8 om., Northeast Masonic Temple. Friday—Henry W. Lawton Aux- iliary, 8 p.m., 930 H street. The annual Santiago day excursion of the District of Columbia Depart- ment, United Spanish War Veterans, shall Hall. The steamer City of Washington will leave the Seventh street wharf at 10 am, 2 p.m, 5:30 | pm. and 8:30 p.m. The department was represented in the Takoma Park parade July 4 by Department Comdr. George V. Mc- Aleer, Senior Vice Comdr. James Free- land and Publicity Officer Nelson B. Durfee. Members of the organization also attended memorial exercises in Alexandria, Va., last Monday night. President Gertrude Stoll presided at the last meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary. The second meet- ings of July, August and September will be called off; instead they will play bingo. President Lors Hill presided over Gen. Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary July 5. Mary L. Quattlebaum was installed as patriotic instructor, Anna R. | Tucker as guard and Elizabeth Bur- lingame as assistant guard. A bingo party will be held next Friday eve- ning. MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART ‘The Military Order of the Purple Heart will have a banquet, dance and installation of officers tomorrow evening at the Broadmoor. Officers who will be installed are: Commander, Maj. Willlam E. Dove; senior vice commander, James F. Mickel; junior vice commander, Michael Kostick; treasurer, Norman Monfalcone; historian, Robert H. Brown; chaplain, Capt. Grover E. Moore; adjutant, Herbert A. Church; | sergeant-at-arms, Charles W. Myer; Executive Committee, Col. C. W. Mc- Millan, I. Kaufman, James M. F. Morrissey. H. J. Lepper, national commander, will preside at installation. Gen. Hugh Matthews, Marine Corps; Rep- resentative Stack (Purple Heart) will attend. Representative Sol Bloom will be the speaker of the evening. The Marine Corps Band will play. Julia Cunningham School of Dancing will provide the entertainment. Maj. Dove is retired from the Unit- ed States Army. He was born in Cal- ifornia April 19, 1870, the son of a Civil War veteran and the grandson of a naval officer. He served in the Army since 1888, rising from private to major. He actively participated in the Spanish American War, receiving 2 wound at the Battle of El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898, and engaged in various encounters during the Philip- pine insurrection in 1899. He ren- dered active service in the World War as lieutenant, 12th United States In- fantry, and was on duty during the World War as instructor at numerous training camps. His retirement was caused by physical disability resulting from wounds received in service. His more than 30 years of active duty in the Army under War Department orders have awarded him the Purple Heart, Silver Star citation and Vic- tory Medal. Majs. Walker and Blake. Alternates are Finance Officer Bovay, Adjt. McGrath, Historian Leo Smith, Committeemen Buerstetta and Graves and Mrs. Quade. The post is planning a river ex- cursion in August and a smoker and guest night in September. Comdr. John H. O’'Connell of Vin- cent B. Costello Post, No. 15, and grand chef de gare of the Forty and Eight Societe in the District of Co- lumbia was host to members of the post committee who have been con- ducting an aggressive recruiting drive, Tuesday evening. The drive to secure as many new members in the post as possible before July 23 is still under way, so that this post may have its full strength of delegates at the an- nual department convention to be held August 8, 9 and 10. The post will recess until the first Tuesday in August. Preparations are being made for the picnic August 18 near the Tilden street entrance to the Rock Creek Park grounds by both members of the post and the auxiliary. ent Comdr. hhgmhn was the principal speaker at regu- lar meeting of the post. Questioned about the post’s indorsement of Col. Peake for superintendent of penal in- Comdrs. Wheeler, Dailey and Wolfe; s actlon. | RECRUITING DRIVE 1S NEARING END Only Men With Previous Service Accepted by Ma- rine Battalion. Only honorably discharged regulars of various branches of the service and honorably discharged Marine Corps Reservists are being accepted for en- listment in the 5th Batalion, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, to fill the few remaining vacancies as the battalion prepares for camp, August 4' to 18. The battalion will hold a pre-camp khaki ball at the Beaver Dam Coun- try Club, July 26. i Representative Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota, a lieutenant colonel in the aviation branch of the Marine Corps Reserve, inspected the 5th Battalion last week. In an address to the bat- talion Representative Maas said, “The Sth Battalion, stationed in the Na- tion’s Capital, must not lose sight of the fact that it is the only Marine Corps Reserve unit that any Senator or Congressman can, see. It, there- fore, rests upon your shoulders to make of the Washington battalion the outstanding one in the United States, not only for your own sakes but for the good you can do for all Marine Corps Reserve units throughout the country.” Ma). Lewis B. Reagan, U. 8. M. C,, inspector-instructor for the 5th Bat- talion, and Maj. Harvey L. Miller, commanding the battalion, called upon Maj. Gen. Charles H. Lyman, U. 8. M. C., commanding general at Quan- tico, last week, to make final arrange- ments for the camp training schedule. ‘The battalion will make the trip to and from Quantico by boat and while in Quantico will live under canvas in the old 10th Regiment Area, over- looking the Potomac River. The training schedule, while it eliminates an extensive hike, includes one day of bush warfare under con- gua and Haiti. The schedule also in- cludes one day devoted to an open warfare battalion in attack problem and a fleet landing force problem. Air forces at Quantico will co-operate in these maneuvers, be staged with blank ammunition. Other periods of instruction in- will be held next Wednesday to Mar- | clude gas problems, Stokes mortar fire, 37-millimeter gun fire, Browning ma- chine gun and Browning automatic rifle, hand and rifie grenades and Thompson submachine guns. Various musketry problems and the usual fir- ing for record with the .30-caliber rifle are included in the program. The final Saturday in camp will be visitors' day, devoted to competitive Ydrills for the various cups and tro- phies. Upon completion of the com- petitive drills cups and trophies will be awarded at a sunset parade. The old rifle, a siiver-plated rifle, | model of 1875, will go to the company | with the cleanest rifies in camp. | The U. S. M. C. R. Cup will go to the enlisted man with the highest .30- | caliber rifle score. | The Elizabeth Harris Cup will go to | the best drilled squad. private first class or private with the highest rifle score. The Norfolk Cup will go to the best close-order drill company. The Klemfuss Cup will be awarded to the company with the highest aver- age rifle score. The District of Columbia Depart- ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, best Marine medal will be awarded to the best drilled private or private first class. ‘The Dwight L. Harris Cup will go to | the enlisted man with the highest rec- | ord of achievement over a period of | one year, The Ladies’ Auxiliary, V. F. W., Ma- { rine Corps ring will go to the best | drilled guidon bearer. | Eight medals, awarded by PFrederick | W. Buchholz of the District Boxing Commission, will go to the winners of ring championships in the eight box- ing classes. The Officers’ Cup will go to the offi- cer with the highest .30-caliber rifle score. The Col. Edmonds Cup will go to the company with the highest number of points won in all classes of com- petition. The battalion commander’s efficien- cy streamer, to be awarded perma- nently to the guidon of the winning company, will go to the winning highest honors in all classes of competition. The following re-enlistments took place last week: Pvt. Carmine Al- tieri, Company E; Pvt. Walter 8. Gil- Johnson, Company G. The following joined the battalion from the Eastern Reserve Area: Corpls. John Apergis, Company D, and Irvin N. Douglas, Headquarters Company; Pvts. James H. Carew, Company B; James T. Seekford, Com- pany F, and Edwin K. Sullivan, Com- pany C. Pvt. Charles F. Bradley, Company D, was promoted to corporal; Pvts. Willlam A. Gaines, Company D; Ar- thur B. Chason, Company B; Murray Kanner, Company A, and Justin C. Tobias, Company G, were promoted to privates (first class). Pvis. (First Class) Chason, Kanner and Tobias are college men and have b;.ten tn!xslmed to the extended course of active duty in the platoon leaders’ class at Quantico. e VETERANS TO PICNIC Post to Hold Annual Excursion to Marshall Hall Sunday. Washington Post, No. 58, Jewish War Veterans of the United States, will hold its annual picnic and excur- sion to Marshall Hall next Sunday. Boats will leave the wharves at 10 am, and 2 pm. The program includes & number of athletic events. Suitable awards will 80 to the winners. There will also be | the a base ball game between the A. K.’s and the B. K.’s, and a special race be- tween Messrs. Jacobson, Barr and Po- lonsky. Following the athletic events there will be dancing and other enter- tainment. Dr. Meyer Ostrower heads the Com- mittee on Arrangements, assisted by Al Kahn. Visit Begets Hospitals. In commemoration of the Emperor’s recent visit to Japan, the general di- Tection of state railways will establish & number of hospitals in Manchukuo’s hinterland. Nearly $300,000 has been appropriated for the purpose. As its first step, the general direction will stitutions, Comdr, Roberts announced | shortly begin construction of a new the department Executive Commit- | hospital at Hsingcheng on the tee had already approved of that|Mukden-Shanhaikwan line. The build- ing will cost $21,000, A ditions closely approximating Nicara- | all of which will | 193 5—PART TWO. POST IS VISITED BYV.F.W. HEADS District Commander Inman Is Speaker at Night Meet- ing at Grill. Meetings This Week. Monday, 8 p.m.: Special meet- ing, Executive Council of District of Columbia Department officers, post commanders and past de- partment commanders at Duffy’s Sea Grill, 1508 Fourteenth street. Internal Revenue Post, No. 2464, 306 Kennedy street. ‘Wednesday, 8 p.m.: Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards Post, No. 2135. McKimmie-Catterton Po- lice-Fire Post, No. 2979, National Guard Armory. Overseas Mili- Corps, National Guard Armory. Comdr. Edward K. Inman, District of Columbia Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, accompanied by mem- bers of his staff, paid an official visit to Washington Post at its meeting last Monday night at Duffy's Sea Gril, with Comdr. Walter F. Boehm presid- ing. Gomer Tomarmadetanuad em in | which he outlined his testative plans for increasing activities of the organ- ization here. Dept. Senlor Vice| Comdr. Stanley J. Harman, Judge Ad- vocate Philip F. Biggins, Dept. Adjt Arthur C. Fowle and Chief of Staff Willlam E. Marshall also made ad- dresses. Other guests included Past Dept. Comdrs. Charles B. Jennings and Oscar W. Hollingsworth, Past. Comdr. Albert W. Masters of Pront Line Post, Comdr. 8igmund Milbrandt of Follow Me Post and Harold Stanton, National Council member of the Military Order of the Cootie. Dept. Comdr. Inman announced a meetirg of his staff officers, post com- manders and past department com- manders tomorrow night at 1508 Four- teenth street to formuiate plans for the administration of the District of Columbia Department during the year. | Archie Turner, a past commander | and officer of the Department of Vir- | ginia, took the oath of obligation in | Washington Post. D. K. McConville | and Edward F. Clark were appointed | to assist Officer of the Day Roy Keesee | and Comdr. Boehm at the Summer | camp of the Sons of Veterans of | Washington Post, where two organized | troops of the boys will work and play | during their two weeks' outing in August. John J. Keehan, post advo- cate, was instructed to incorporate the Washington Post Club under the laws of the District of Columbia. Edward K. Inman, who was installed | as commander of the District of Co-| lumbia Department at the recent con- | vention, is a graduate of Syracuse The Chesterfield Cup will go to Lhe‘ lesple, Company G; Corpl. Walter A. | University. He entered the service of the United States May 14, 1917, and was assigned to the 3rd Provisional Training Regiment, Madison Barracks, N. Y. He was appointed a first lieu- tenant of Infantry August 15, 1917, and served with the American Expedi- tionary Forces from May 20, 1918, to December 30 of the same year. While on duty with Company M, 309th In- fantry, he was severely wounded in ac- tion August 9, 1918, at Bailleul-aux- Cornailles, France. discharged February 27, 1920. A native of New York State, he found on discharge that his disabili- ties would prevent his pursuing his study of medicine. He was employed by the General Motors Export Co., New York City, but it was impossible for him to continue in the business world because of his severe physical handicap. Coming to Washington in 1923, | Lieut. Inman was attached to the legislative branch of the Government | here. For eight years he remained in the legislative department. His wide acquaintance with members of Con- gress made him valuable to the legis- lative committees of veterans’ organ- | izations. In 1931, Inman assumed a position with the National Tribune— the Stars and Stripes. In March, 1932, he was made a vice president of his organization and has since held that position. In addition to his active membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he is & member of the American Legion, military Order of the World War and the Disabled American Veterans of the ‘World War. Capt. William M. Barge presided at the meeting of Peary Ship on July 9 at Soldlers, Sallors and Marines’ Club. Two new members were obli- gated. Chief Yeoman John Gal- lagher, U. 8. N, now on duty in Pacific waters, was unanimously elected an honorary member by rea- of V. F. W. interests at large and of Peary Ship in particular. Final plans were adopted for par- ticipation in the next national V. P. W. encampment, at New Orleans, and funds were appropriated to defray certain expenses of delegates attend- ing the encampment. Resolutions were unanimously adopted for pres- entation before the national conven- tion affecting principally Navy and ex-Navy personnel. Past Capt. of Peary Ship Charles Lofgren, now na- tional secretary of the Fleet Reserve Association, pledged the support of his organization to further the suc- cess of the adopted resolutions when considered by the national encamp- ment. Past Capt. Peter J. Roach, now chairman of the Entertainment Com- mittee, announced Peary Ship will give a moonlight excursion aboard the steamer Potomac next Friday, leaving at the foot of Seventh street at 8 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club the night of August 15. A “shavetall scratch” was held Fri- day at the home of Frank Topsah. Several entertainment features were tendered for the Summer season. Several of the cootles will accom- pany Front Line Post, No. 1401, and Overseas Band, Drum and Bugle Corps on a moonlight excursion to- morrow on the steamer Potomac. In recognition of the valuable serv- ices rendered the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Past Comdr. Phillip R. Belt of Follow Me Post, was awarded a de- partmental citation at the annual en- campment held at the Hines Junior High School. The recruiting drive, chairmanship of Edward B. McDade, is making progress. Results Indicate that the post has nearly doubled its membershi, T.J.Bh’i,cmrmnormw-p and Means Committee, announced Follow Me and Federal Posts have charted the steamer Potomac for & moonlight trip August 17. The two posts will hold & joint outing at Ep- ping Forrest today as guests of Senior Vice Comdr. Hugh L. Finnegan. The under the §00.C. OFFICERS He was honorably | son of his outstanding work in behalf | Commander Battleship Instruction To Be Given Reservists Local Sailormen to Hear Lectures on Duties Aboard Big Ships Prior to EDWARD K. INMAN, Who was recently installed as commander of the District of Co- lumbia Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars. TOBEGINTRAINING School of Tactical Exer- cises Holds Chief Inter- est of Reserves. Approximately 60 Reserve officers of the District will hegin today at Fort George G. Meade, Md.: Fort Myer, Va.; Fort Monroe, Va., and the Holabird quartermaster depot, Balti- more, Md.. 14 days of active duty training. Of these training activities, chief interest, perhaps, centers in the School of Tactical Exercises, in which | instruction nearly a score of local Re- servists will participa.e. These exer- cises, to be conducted at Fort Meade, | will be participated in by the follow- | ing Washington officers: Col. Wil liam H. England, Majs. Joseph A. Jor- dan and Charles P. Kerr, Capts. Harry | C. Blackman, Samuel B. Butler, Fred | M. Grant, Henry M. Jett, Clifford L. | Johnson, Lloyd E. Kelly, Eric C. Metz- erroth, Raymond W. Short, Arthur | Skarry, Mallery O. Wooster and First Lieut. L. Parler, jr., Infantry officers, and the following Field Artillery Of- ficers: Majs. Charles L. Ladson, Vir- gil O. Barnard and Edwin 8. Bettel- heim, jr. In addition, the following signal of- ficers will begin at Fort Meade today 14 days’ active training with the Citizens’ Military Training Camps: |~ Majs. Guy N. Church and Edwin L. White, Capt. Harvey E. Kauffman | and ENf J. Sax; First Lieuts. Norman | H. Evans, Wiliam J. Ruano and | designated hammock netting, where Cru ITIZEN sailors in the 1st Bat-| talion, Uniled States Naval Reserves cf the District of Columbia, will be given a lit- tle battleship polish before they em- | bark on their annual training cruise | this Summer. By the time they step | aboard the battleship Wyoming at Annapolis to start theii two weeks of service at sea, they at least will have a theoretical Lackground of the duties aboard these largest fiehting | ships, and will be better able to grasp the practical trataiug, which will be something new to many of thera. Orders were reccived at the local battalion headquarters to immediately begin instruction cn battleship duties, which are somewhat different from those aboard desticyers and other small boats aboerd which most of the members have beeu trained dur- ing their periods of enlistment in the | local battalion. ihe division officers ise. sphere. The sailors, who only have a little infantry training, in addition to their more important sea duties, however, were ready tc take the chance and abide by the decision of three Army officers who were to ref- eree the match. However, the Ma- rines sald that after ihe annual field training period they would be glad to accept a drill match with the sail- ors, but the latter expressed the belief that the delay was sought in order to get in the encampment when the force will come back here with infan- try companies which will have had days of infantry drill while in the field. The sailors will get practically no infantry training aboard the bat- tleship, their time keing taken up with the instruction in seamanship and ship routine. Frankly, the sailor- men believe that the Marines are not at this time fit for the match. are planning to give a series of lec- tures, taking up every detail ot bat- | tleship work, so that they wul not | be without some krowiedge when they | board the vessel, anu little time will be lost in having them shake down into their new duties. Subsequent to the receipt of the orders, Lieut. James | E. Sullivant, commandant of the local battalion, issued a memorandum to | commanding officers of the thre~ fleet | divisions in whicn Le outlined various | phases of the pacileship’s routine and construction, which are to be em- phasized in the course of the lec- tures. The division officers in their instruc- tion will have the aid of some vet- erans in the baitalion who have not only made battleship cruises, but who were in service during thie war aboard them. They will be able to give the new men some idea cf the strict rou- tine which is followed aboard these The Reserve Aviation Division now is taking its two weeks of training at the Coast Guard air station at Cape May, N. J. A large force of the local contingent flew fo their training station in the planes which are as- signed to them at the local Naval Aie Station for training purposes, while another contingent, carrying the bag- gage and other heavy equipment, went up by truck several days ahead. The division is expected to return to its home station the latter part of this week. The Navy Department announced that on the basis of new Civilian Con- servation Corps camps the Navy re- ceived a quota of 478 Reserve officers for this duty. Of this quota 403 were allotted to the Naval Reserve and 75 ’lo the Marine Corps Reserve. The commandant of each district in the | continental United States was as- ships, and compare i with the duty | 580¢d & quota of Naval Reserve off- to which the men have been trained | aboard destroyers and other small vessels. | The lectures, it was said, are de- signed primarily to familiarize the| personnel with ba'tleships and their | construction. Among the points to be stressed in the lectures will be those on general construction of the wyom- | ing, her personal characteristics, arma- ment, machinery and the location of | the several compartments, engine rooms, radio shacks, store rooms, offi- | cers and crews' quarters, mess halls and artificers’ worksk ops. Many of the local men also will get | their first experience of sleeping in & | hammock. Each will be required to | take his hammock, mattress and bed | clothing, rolled up, and when he| boards the ship will deposit it in the‘ it is to remain during the daylight| hours. At a certain period each night, the men will claim their respective cers based on the number of officers in the district and the needs of the | Army corps area in the locality. These quotas may be subject to change in the future, it was said, de- pending upon the number of Reserve officers who apply for this duty in the | various districts. There is practically no new conservation work contem- plated in the West Coast, and officers requesting duty from this section are | to be ordered to duty in the Middle West areas. The normal tour of duty is six months. This, it was pointed out, may be extended, depending upon the efficiency of the officer concerned and the extent of the walting list for duty. Only officers of the rank of lieu- tenant, lieutenant (junior grade) and ensign will be ordered to duty. Dental Corps officers, Supply Corps officers and those in the technical and spe- | when the bugler sounds “hammocks,” | cialist branches, except Medical Corps officers, will in all probability not be Komnemus M. Soukaras and Second | hammocks and then swing them at a | required in their technical capacity. Lieuts. James E. Keely and Morton | stlverberg. | Lieut. Sidney Berman, medical officer, will be on 14 days’ | active duty at Fort Meade as assistant to the post surgeon. Members in District. District members of the 306th Cav- | alry Regiment beginning active duty | training today with the Citizens' Mili- tary Training Camp at Fort Myer, | Va,, include Majs. Geary F. Eppley | and Edward B. Harry, Pirst Lieuts. Royal A. Wray, George E. Monk, | Jesse T. Nicholas, Ernest J. St. Jacques, James C. Boggs, Robert W. | Castle, John B. Goodell, Laurie F. Hess, Carroll Wright, and Second | Lieuts. Paul P. Byrne, Frederick P. Magers, Charles H. Dunphy, Charles C. Clark, jr.; Richard Hume, Paul E. | Mitchler, Mortimer B. Morehouse and | Ford E. Young, jr. Local Coast Artillery officers begin- ning their training today with the | Citizens' Military Training Camp at | Fort Monroe, Va., include Lieut. Col. | James B. Bentley, Maj. Norman W. Whited, Capts. Russell M. King and | John H. Gruver, First Lieuts. Harry Knox and John K. Cunningham and Second Lieuts. Walter H. Redit and Gtlbert J. Tobin. District quartermasters beginning their training today at the Holabird quartermaster depot, Baltimore, in- clude Maj. Edward P. Van Hise and Second Lieuts. Richard A. Burr, Mor- ton M. Dodge and Thomas H. Eager. Ordnance Reservists. The ordnance group of Reservists taking their training at Raritan Ar- senal, N. J, include First Lieuts. Vernon Reid and Sterling P. Eagle- ton and Second Lieuts Firman P. Lyle and Robert C. Riordan. The medical officers receiving instruction at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. include Lieut. Col. Clarence M. Dollman, Majs. James H. Defandorf and Theo- dore C. Chen Fong, Capts. James M. Barclay, Sterling Boczover, John L. McCarthy, Carroll R. Rector, Harry M. Wheeler and Willilam McC. Ballin- ger, First Lieuts. Henry L. Bastien (Clarendon, Va.), Alfred L. Abrams, Willlam H. Beard, Joei N. Novick, Earl H. Christian, James M. Dollison and Leo I. Donovan. District medi- cal administrative Reserve officers on active duty at Carlisle Barracks in- clude First Lieut. Harry E. Miner, Second Lieuts. Alexander Prager, Har- lan McK. Nelson, Harry W. Chadduck, | jr; Clarence B. Long and Second Lieut. George L. Gibson of the Sani- tary Reserve. Second Lieuts. Robert W. Castle, Clark W. Coleman, George McK. Gai- ther, Lawrence W. Long, Howard H. Ruppart and Sidney F. Wogan, all members of the 306th Cavalry Regi- ment, have been promoted to the grade of first lieutenant. They will remain assigned to chat regiment. Other assignments df District offi- cers include the following: Second Lieuts. Fowler W. Barker, air, to the 404th Pursuit Squadron; Second Lieut. George A, Hersam, jr. air, to the 409th Attack Squadron; Second Lieut. | bee | designated spot, getting in at taps. They may, Beginning today First | Then in the morning all he has to do| duty, provided they fulfill the re- a District | to make his bed is to roll it up and | Quirements for military and adminis- | deposit it in the netting. A couple | of times during the cruise he will| have to get it out on deck in the day | time for airing. The local men who have had only small boat duty have | n used to bunks, so that the ex- perience will be new to many of them. | They also will have to learn how to| roll and lash them, as it has to be, done in a certain way. In addition to their lecture duties, the division commanders will have to prepare battle lists and station billets, | showing each man his station for| | steaming duty and while in port, and | | duties for emergency such as fire and | battle drills, abandon ship and the | like. Other division officers will in- struct the personnel of the deck and engineering forces in the daily routine | | of work and drills aboard battleships { of the fleet. It was pointed out by one of the officers that a particularly interesting | feature of the cruise this year will be elementary instruction in damage con- | trol for officers and enlisted personnel. The larger ships of the fleet, it was added, now carry an officer whose sole duties are with damage control and attendant experiments. Usually this officer has a special force as- signed to him, and they make plans for repairing any damage, such as that resulting either from collision or battle. Reports from the medical officers of the battalion show that almost three-quarters of the men have com- pleted, or will complete this week, the | series of typhold inoculations and | smallpox vaccinations. According to | the present plans a new series will | not be started until August when | the remaining men and incoming re- cruits will be treated. With complete sailing schedules now arranged for week end cruises aboard the training launch attached to the baitalion, space on the crew rolls is said to be at a premium, the boat accommodating 12 men and 3 officers on each trip. Use of the launch is assigned by divisions, with the division officer in command. In addition to the three fleet divisions, the communications division and the recruit classes are also given an op~ portunity to cruise. The recruit class, it was said, now is eagerly looking forward to an all recruit or “boot” cruise, which is tentatively scheduled for the end of July. The battalion commander, with recruiting officer, will pick 10 men, outstanding members of the class, to make this trip. The men will be selected on the basis of attendance at drills and general progress shown in the general course of instruction. Applications for enlistment in the battalion, it was said, are still peing received. Interested men should re- port to the recruiting officer, Ensign Lamar, at the armory on Monday evenings, at 8 o'clock. Men seeking enlistment in the organization are re- William C. Neuenhahan. engineer, to the 376th Engineers; Second Lieut. Ellis K. Allison, Coast Artillery, to the 913th Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft), and Second Lieuts. Joseph W. Stanley and Peter F. Hilder, both Pleld Artil- lery, to the 313th Fleld Artillery, Death Duties Paid. Death duties totaling $279,700 have just been paid on the $1,011,035 estate of Mrs. Annie Coleman of Hove, Eng- land. ————————— party will assemble on Bladensburg road, near Sears-Roebuck, at 9:30 a.m. Comdr. Milbrandt obligated to mem- bership A. F. Brufly at his home on Orren place northeast, who is unable to attend post meetings. The next regular meeting of the post will be held July 33 at the Musicians’ Hall, 1605 Sixteenth street. . A quired to serve for three months in the recruit class, and then are enlisted only if they show aptitude for the service and have made progress in the recruit class training. Naval Reservists are considerably disappointed that they cannot have their competitive infantry drill with the Marine Corps Reserves. Sev- eral weeks ago the commanding officer of the local battalion forwarded a challenge of one of his division officers for aedrill with & local Marine com- pany and were all set to have a fa- vorable answer. But the Marines, deputedly strong for competitions or a scrap, have turned it down—that is, for the mo- ment. It was pleaded that the local regiment is making preparations for its annual field training, and that it however, be ordered to trative duty with the Civilian Conser- vation Corps camps. The Army, it was said, has indicated that a large number of officers of the Medical Corps is desired. In the case of Naval Reserve of- ficers, it was pointed out that & tour of duty of from one month to one year will be considered as two weeks’ training duty for promotion purposes. Officers of the Fleet Naval Reserve are to be transferred by the Bureau of Navigation to the Volunteer Naval Reserve as of the date they receive orders to active duty with the Army corps area commander. Their reas- signment to their former fleet divi- sions and transfer back to the fleet class upon completion of active duty with the Civillan Conservation Corps will be effected if recommended by the commandant. Garson Yaffee, 4215 Fourth street, _ enlisted as an apprentice seaman dur- | ing the week and was assigned to the 3d Fleet Division. Lieut. (J. G.) Richard F. Redden. Dental Corps, has resigned his com- mission in the Reserve, it was an- nounced, in order to accept a commis- sion in the Dental Corps of the Reg- ular Navy. REUNION JULY 26-28 FOR 29TH VETERANS | Large Delegation of Washington Post, No. 29, Will Go to Cape May. ‘Washington Post, No. 29, 29th Di- vision Association unit of this eity, will have a large delegation at the association’s annual reunion to be held in Cape May, N. J, July 26, 27 and 28. The 29th Division Association is composed of World War members of the Blue and Gray, recruited from the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey. Most of the District of Columbia men in this division were members of the 110th Pield Artillery, commanded by Gen. ‘Washington Bowle, now commanding general of the Maryland National * Guard. Transportation arrangements to the convention have been made. The | delegation will leave via bus from the Capital Transit Co.’s Garage, 2112 Georgia avenue, at 6 p.m. July 26, and arrive in Cape May about 1 a.m. Convention assemblies will be held Saturday afternoon and Sunday. A parade will be held Saturday at 6 pm. Through the co-operation of Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New Jer- sey, who served with the 114th In- fantry, 29th Division, during the World War, the association has been assured a large representation of the New Jersey National Guard. Many drum and bugle corps and musical organizations throughout New Jersey are also scheduled to take part in the parade. The annual convention dinner will be held st the Admiral Hotel at mid- night July 27. There will be con- tinuous dancing to 3 a.m., with 2 floor show and special tables for the various units and posts. Reservations for tables at this dinner should be made with the commander of Wash- ington Post. Services for the 29th dead will be held Sunday afternoon, concluding the convention. Twenty-ninth men in Washington and vicinity, not mem- bers of Washington Post or any unit of the national association are invited to attend the convention with Wash- ington Post and communicate with E. E. McGowan, 1369 Rittenhouse street, . -