Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1935, Page 34

Legion Auxiliary to Hear Hazen Tomorrow Nigh Tenth Annual Convention to Be Held in Red Cross Chapter House—Printing Office Band to Play. HE tenth annual convention of| There is & surprise planned for the the District of Columbia De-!'department president-elect. partment, American Legion| Following the convention those de- Auxiliary, will convene tomor- | siring to do so will attend the supper row night in the Red Cross Chapter | dance for the newly elected officers House, 1730 H street, at 8 o'clock, 8nd a testimonial to the outgoing 'District Commissioner Melvin Hazen officers at the Hamilton Hotel. will be one of the speakers. The Gov- | A E— P Band special meeting of Sergt. Jasper ernment Printing Office i I Unit was held in the department head- will render selections during the eve- ‘ quarters room to elect delegates and ning. ! alternates to the convention tomor- Among the distinguished guests will | row and Tuesday. __be Mrs. Jonathan Wheatley, national| Delegates are Ethel Hodges, chair- , Vice president, Eastern Division, Amer- | man; E. Louise Warren, Ruth Orlosky, (dcan Legion Auxiliary; George W.|Anne Elliott, Mildred Eckles, Ann Mc- ,Offutt, chairman, Alcohol Bev:mse;Cnuum. Sylvia MacLaughlin, Margaret . Control Board; Mrs. Leo F. Steindler, | Hammer, Imogene Gallagher, Bertha ; department president, Maryland; past | Pasour and Iva Smaithers. Alternates , commanders and other officers of the | are Dorothy B. Harper, Mary McMil- District of Columbia department. Re- | len, Margaret Combs, Virginia McCar- "ports of various comittees will be |thy, Mildred Gould, Gertrude Clark- * given. | son, Maude Brunson, Addie Horton, Election of officers will be held |Ora Kissick Mary Gardner, Blanche uesday night. Possible nominees Elliott and Emma Donner. are: National Executive Committee-| The following were accepted into woman, Miss M. Edna McIntosh; de- | membership: Lillian O'Bryen Howard, “partment presidents, Miss Nicie Perrell | Anne Garges, Virginia Allen, Catherine and Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper; vice | CoPpenthite, Anne Orlosky, Fanny H. presidents, three to be elected, Mrs, | ordon, Mary E. Rynearson and Kath- Madelyn A. Pence, Mrs. Margaret Car- e}-me O. Abrio. Dorothy B. Harper roll, Mrs, Evelyn Copeland and Mrs, | ¥as Tecelved by transfer from the Sarah Kohen; chaplain, Mrs, Mary Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No. 27, K. Killeen; historian, Mrs. Ione| 3:; ’t:;‘gn:t‘:e':)&‘dmeul Boberg was Monroe; property custodian, Mrs.| 3 Julia West Hamilton; color bearers, |, 4 number of proposed amendments Mrs. Dolemsan and Mrs, to the department constitution and sergeant at arms, Miss Irene Sheehan, | PY-13Ws were presented by Miss Ethel Hodges. These were adopted and will Delegates and alternates to the na- | pe presented to the convention. tional convention in St. Louis will| gince the special meeting the unit also be elected. s closed its year with the largest mem- The membership quota of the local | bership in the department, coming department has been exceeded by 186 | from 143 on August 1 to 173 on Au- and the bulletin quota by 8. gust 3. This will entitle Dorothy B. The department president, Miss M. | Harper, who was received by transfer at the special meeting and who was elected first alterante, to move up to be a delegate and will entitle the unit to a total of 15 delegates on the con- Edna McIntosh, will be presented with a past department president’s pin as a gift of this department. She will be chairman of the delegation to the na- vention floor. Y. W. PLANS TRIP T0 ATLANTIGGITY tional convention. CHEST PLEDGES ARE BEING PAID THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., AUGUST 18, 1935—PART TWO P © Mrs. W. O. Reed, organizer. VETERANS ADVISED ONPENSION POLICY Spanish War Members Are Asked Not to Send Mes- sages to Hines. Meetings This Week. Monday—Col. John Jacob As- tor Camp, 7 p.m. Stanley Hall, Soldiers’ Home. State Board Officers Collection Secretary Re- ports Payment Being Made as Jobs Are Secured. Pledges made to the Community Chest in prior years and not paid are Wednesday—Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp, 8 p.m., in Pythian Temple. Friday—Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, 8 pm., Pythian Temple. Auxiliaries. Monday—Admiral George Full Camp to Have Varied Program at Kamp Kahlert This Week. The Triangle Tours of the Y. W. C. A. is planning a trip to Atlantic being paid up gradually as the donors City, leaving here August 24 at 8 a.m. secure employment, according to Ray | over the B. & O. Railroad and re- F. McCarty, collection secretary. | turning August 25 at 10:52 p.m. Res- He said that while the Chest al-|ervations may still be made through ways experiences a fall-off in income | Miss Saida Hartman at the Y. W. during the Summer months, it is be- | C. A. or Miss E. M. Haney, B. & O. lieved that collections on 1935 pledges ' Railroad. will show a decided improvement in| A full camp, both of seniors and early September. juniors, will have a varied program An approximate amount of $120,000 this week at Kamp Kahlert. There is needed each month to meet the | will be a hunting pacty. budgeted expenditures of the 64 agen-| The counselors will- entertain the cies in the Community Chest. campers at a formalstea one after- Washington Boys’ Club. noon this week. Members of the coun- A closing dinner will be held at|selor staff on the program are Miss Camp Reeder next Saturday. This is | Grant and Miss Cragg, who will sing | an annual event which marks the re- |8 duet; Miss Gallup, who will recite, turn of the boys to the city. Several and Miss Veerhoff, who will sing. guests will be invited. An elementary canoeing class will Friendship House. start this week. The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- | Fantasy night will close the camp phone Co. was host at the family Week, when the younger dramatic en- night group and a moving and talk- | thusiasts will present a torch ceremo- ing picture was shown to the mem- nial around a huge fire in the woods. | bers. | The children's group, at 614 E The mothers’ group held their an-|street, is making use cf the pool with nual picnic in Rock Creek Park last | three regular days scheduled—Mon- Dewey, 8 p.m., Northeast Masonic ‘Temple. Priday—Gen. Nelson A. Miles, 8 p.m. Pythian Temple. | With the signing of the Spanish | War Veterans' pension bill, last week | | by President Roosevelt, local veterans | of the organization have been advised by Department Comdr. George V. | McAlear not to write or wire Gen. Frank Hines, director of the Veterans’ | Administration, as to their claims. Mr. McAlear recelved a telegram | from Past Comdr. in Chief Edward S. Matthias, vice chairman of the N: tional Committee, that he had assur- ance from Gen. Hines the law became | effective August 13 and that prepara- | tions are being made for immediate restoration and prompt payment. ‘The Department Council of Admin- istration met last Tuesday night with | Department Comdr. McAlear presid- |ing. The Baltimore & Ohio and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroads ' were selected for transportation to the | Thursday. The Men's Club and their families will hold an outing at Eagle’s Roost today. Last Sunday this same group gave an entertainment at Camp Good ‘Will for the campers. Southeast House. During the past Summer many weeks have been spent by & group of children in preparing for a circus, which was presented last Thursday. Clowns, minstrels, jugglers and tum- blers gave a performance. Florence Crittenton Home. #.. A class in camp craft, which con- # sists of camp-fire making and cooking, s was conducted by Miss Margaret # Graves last Tuesday night at the 7 home. Miss Mabel Cook and Miss Mary 3 Burnett of the Y. W. C. A. have taken F charge of the Girl Reserve program for the week, - Neighborhood House. The Vacation School held its clos- Ing exercises at the settlement. A program of entertainment was pre- sented by the children. A “rythm” band gave several novelty numbers. Three playlets were staged by the members of the dramatic class. A - Ppresentation of prizes closed the pro- gram. Georgetown Boys’ Club. Clarence Richardson, director, is conducting the Summer program out- side the club buildings. ") DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA " Betsy Ross Council welcomed the “ new councilor, Mrs. Lillie T. Parker w~and her staff of officers at the last ~‘fneeting. August 7 Past State Coun- :_"cilur Emma Brooks installed Charles Whitney as warden. State Vice Coun- cilor Maude A. Wihe announced a .+ meeting of the past councilors will be held in the near future to form an association. Mrs. Belle Gibson, chair- ~ sman of the Convention Committee, " Bnnounced an excursion aboard the . ‘Wilson Line August 23. Mrs. Mar- ‘"garet Halfpap was appointed press seorerspondent. The application of Miss Estelle Lloyd was presented for membership. John J. Burnett Council won third honors in obtaining third largest gain in membership, and will exemplify the ~balloting for candidates at the coming ~State session. The resignation of Miss Ruth Winston as financial secre- tary was accepted and Mrs. Josephine Grigsby was installed. Mrs. Helen White was installed as trustee for 18 months. . Pidelity Council convened with “Councilor Frances Casalege presiding. Past State Councilor Emma Brooks ~ Golden Rule Council was called to | days, Wednesday and Fridays at 10 | national encampment at San Antobio, | !o'clock. Tomorrow at 4 o'clock Miss Virginia Griffiths will have charge of the club activities and on Friday at !4 o'clock Mrs. Estey will have charge of the program. The Wednesday Women's Club at E street will have a boat trip down the Potomac this week, when the host- esses will be Mrs. James Anderson and Miss Helen Hunter. Spalding Council met in its club rooms Thursday evening, with Grand Knight Thomas F. Carlin in the chair. State Deputy George E. Herring and his staff outlined plans for the Fall and Winter activities. The Knights of Columbus Show Boat Committee will meet Friday to complete plans for the cruise down the Potomac on the Wilson Line City of Washington August 29 at 8:30. Plans for the Summer flesta of ‘Washington Council at the Kenwood Country Club August 27 have been completed by Alfred Paul Neff, lec- turer of the council, and his com- mittee. There will be a short business meeting at the club that evening. The celebration is open to members of the council and their friends and is complimentary. George E. Herring, State deputy for the District of Columbia, will leave tomorrow afternoon for New York, where he will represent the local order at the supreme convention. Past State Deputy Fred J. Rice also will attend. Past District Deputy Walter I. Plant, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the Knights of Colum- bus Building Co., announced the ap- pointment of Alfred Paul Neff to the chairmanship of the Bingo Committee, which begins its Fall activities in Sep- tember. Announcement was also made of the appointment of Francis An- thony McCann as chairman of the Kermess Committee. The kermess of 1936 will be held from February 1 to 8, inclusive. Walter D. Beller of Washington Council and president of the Wash- ington presided ai the public reception last Thursday evening at the Mayflower Hotel in honor of Very Rev. Robert S. Liloyd, director of retreats at the Bal- timore Archdiocesan Retreat House for Men at Manresa-on-the-Severn, napolis, Md. Many merfibers will go to Cleveland, Ohio, the week of September 22 to take part in the Seventh National Eucharistic Congress of the United States, which will be held there from September 23 to 26, inclusive. Rev. Edward P. McAdams, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, has been ap- pointed faithful friar of Washington General Assembly, Fourth Degree. He League of Laymen's Retreats| Don ~ order by the councilor, Mrs. Grace Deitrich. Fraternal visits were made by State Treasurer Ethel Joiner, State ‘Conductor Josephine Herbert and As- :'_:-ochh State Councilor Rose Wells. J3'Mrs, Mabel Sudworth announced & +*moonlight excursion fugust 23, has been & member of the Fourth De- pointment of the ttees for the ensuing year, fa Tex. Comdr. Charles E. Hawkins presided over the Henry W. Lawton Camp | meeting. Department Comdr. McAlear | and Q. M. Oliver M. Barker spoke. The camp appointed a committee to have mounted a small cannon, cap- tured by Gen. Lawton's men in the Philippine Islands. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, held a bingo party last Friday night, the regular meeting having been called off. Comdr. Calvin B. Lucas of Col. James S. Pettit Camp presided over the meeting Tuesday night. Carl B. Wood and Albert O. Cumberledge were elected delegates and Calvin B. Lucas and Louis B. Felton alternates to the national encampment. ‘Past National Comdr. Edward 8. Mathias of Ohio made the principal speech. ‘The department auxiliary met ‘Wednesday night at 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast with the president, Mary C. Lipcomb, presiding. President Gertrude Stoll presided over Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary last Priday night and welcomed the department president and Depart- ment Judge Advocate Margaret Burns. Judge Advocate Burns presented the auxiliary with a prize' of $10, given by the department president to the auxiary mustering in the largest number of recruits in the past year. SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM ‘The last meeting of National Lodge was called to order by the commander, Mrs. Lulu B Jennings. Deputy Su- preme Comdr. Mrs. Mazie L. Dom- dera offered a prize to the lodge for a class initiation at the Hotel Washing- ton September 30. Addressing the lodge were Mrs. Domdera, Mrs. Wil- liam A. Langley, Mrs. Margaret B. Deegan, Mrs. Margaret J. Walters, A. Morecco, Mrs. Dorothy Craig, Mrs. Amelia Stombock, Mrs. Emma Brooks and Past Comdr. A. Landau. ‘The lodge will meet tomorrow night at 1414 I street. A bingo party will follow at 9. ‘The last meeting of Star of Virginia Lodge was called to order by the com- mander, Mrs. Amelia Stombock. A. Don Morecco, deputy to the lodge; Mrs. William A. Langley, Mrs. Lulu L. Lee and Past Comdr. John S. Foltz spoke. The next meeting will be Tuesday night. A benefit bingo will follow. Hope Lodge was called to order by the vice commander, Mrs. Levina Shultnecht. Mrs. Margaret J. Walters A and Mart V. Copeland spoke. The committee will meet August 29 &t the Hotel Washington. oy Seated, left to right: Dr. Ella R. Fales, second vice president; Mrs. Laura V. D. Hanson, president; Mrs. Robert M. Ferguson, recording secretary; Mrs. E. C. Highble, corresponding secretary. Standing, left to right: Mrs. Harry L. Underwood, treasurer; Mrs. Kenneth D. Jacob, first vice president; Installed VICTOR WOOLRIDGE, Junior vice commander, District of Columbia Department, Spanish ‘War Veterans, who was recently installed. l ROYAL ARCANUM. I At the meeting of Municipal Coun- cil last Monday Past Grand Regent H. A. Kulze was the principal speaker. | Kismet Council met Tuesday eve- ning under the leadership of Regent G. L. Adams. Speakers were Past Grand Regent Ben W. Bollinger and | Grand Orator Dewey L. Shaw. A moonlight excursion aboard the steamer City of Washington was held Wednesday evening by Kismet Coun- cil. Grand Regent James C. Dulin at- tended the meeting of District Coun- | cil last Wednesday evening and after an early adjournment several of Dis- strict members accompanied him on the Kismet Council moonlight excur- sion. Councils meeting this week are: | Oriental, Tuesday; Capitol, Thursday at 930 H street. Columbia Chapter met Moose Hall, 1414 Eye street, Friday evening. Mrs. Lillian Bikle and Mrs. Beatrice Stevens were received into at the the chapter. Committees making their reports were: Homemaking, Mrs. Anna Wagner; Mooseheart, Miss La- vina Platt; Child Care and Training, Mrs. Susie Sorenson; Publicity, Mrs. Grace Clark. Mrs, Marie A. Clark, chairman of Membership Committee, announced a membership contest ending in Octo- ber. Two teams were selected and Mrs. Margaret Deegan and Miss Mar- garet Bates were named as captains, The annual picnic was held af Glen Echo Park last Saturday, enter- taining the members of the junior chapter, Miss Louise Nichols, chairman of the Library Committee, held a meet- ing at her home, 3715 Kansas avenue, Wednesday evening to make final ar- rangements for the luncheon to be held at her home August 24 for the benefit of her committee. The chapter won a prize of $25 in the parade at Hanover, Pa. for largest percentage in line of march. The next meeting will be held Fri- day in Moose Hall ‘Washington Elks will hold a moon- light ride on the Wilson Line steamer City of Washington tomorrow night. The boat will leave the Seventh street wharves at 8:30 o'clock, returning at midnight. The ride is open to the public. A program of entertainment has been arranged. Games in which young and old can participate rangements. Thomas A. O’Donnell entertained the Elks' Boys’ Band and a large party of Elks and friends at sn ox roast at his Summer place near Broom Island last Sunday. Outdoor games and sports were held. President Guy A. Miller of the Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia Elks’ Association is expected here today for conferences with Dis- trict Deputy John E. Lynch and Phillp U. Gayaut, chairman of the board of trustees of the association. Arrangements will be made for the first of the four regional meetings of the association, which will be held early in October. District Deputy Lynch will begin his visitations of the Maryland and Delaware lodges next month. He will have completed them by January 1. TMW'M! st8pm. - s —Star Staff Phots COLONELGIES OPEN NOW T0 GHAPLAINS Four Eligible for Promotion as Result of New Army Law. As a result of the new Army pro- motion law, members of the Corps of Chaplains, for the first time in the history of this corps, will be eligible to attain the permanent grade of colonel. In the past, the highest permanent rank attainable by a chaplain was lieutenant colonel. Existing law provided that the chief |of chaplains be appointed a full colonel, which rank has been tem- | porarily held by the encumbent of | this office while so serving. Upon |the completion of this four-year | term of office, the chief of chaplains | has reverted to his permanent grade | of lieutent colonel. The new law op- | erates to place the Corps of Chaplains |on the same promotion status as that enjoyed by the Army Medical Corps, viz., completion of 3 years of service as captain; 12 years, major; 20 years, lieutenant colonel, and 26 years, colonel. As a result of the promotion act, four chaplains, upon successfully | completing their physical examina- | tions, will be immediately promoted to the next higher grade. The distinc- tion of being the first member of this corps to become a permanent colonel goes to Lieut. Col. Julian E. Yates, who completed his four-year term of office as chief of Army chaplains in December, 1933. He will be placed upon the retired list of the Army on October 31, because on October 23, next, he will attain the statutory re- tirement age limit. He is on duty at Fort Myer, Va. ‘The other three chaplains who will be promoted from first lieutenant to | captain include Peter C. Schroeder, serving at Fort Monmouth, N. J.: J. H. August Vorleis, on duty at Fort | Meade, S. Dak., and Hudson B. Phil- lips, stationed at Fort Jay, N. Y. Navy. ‘To make for closer liaison between the Army and Navy, six members of the Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy, are accompanying the midshipmen of the Navy Academy on their practice cruise this Summer. The West Pointers now at sea include two members of the first class, grad- uating in June, 1936, and four mem- bers of the third class, who will grad- duate from West Point in June, 1938. The first classmen who are aboard the U. S. S. Wyoming on the cruise include Benjamin W. Heckemeyer and Orin H. Moore. The group of third classmen, aboard the U. S. 8. Arkan- sas, includes Elmer C. Blaha, Arthur W. Overbeck, Edwin A. Russell and Olen J. Seaman. Fifty line officers, comprising 12 lieutenants, 32 lieutenants (junior grade) and 6 ensigns, have been desig- nated for transfer to the Supply Corps of the Navy. This new Supply Corps commissioned personnel will include Lieuts. John J. Jecklin, James S. Cunningham, John K. Lynch, George W. Bauernschmidt, Austin S. Keeth, Walter E. Gist, Mal- colm W. Pemberton, Ralph J. Arnold, Julian J. Levassuer, Joseph E. Wolow- sky, James B. Ricketts and Francis M. Hook; Lieuts. (Junior Grade) James R. Hanna, Willlam A. Gerth, John C. Bernet, Willlam P. Knicker- bocker, Byron C. Gwinn, Doland S. Gordon, Walter N. Gray, Allan McC. Gray, Milton C. Dickinson, Albert P. Kohlhas, jr.; Lee D. Boyle, Hiram W. Spence, Carlos M. Charneco, Hugh C. Haynesworth, George W. Foott, jr.; Jesse C. McAfee, Charles R. Almgren, John F. Castree, Bryant A. Chandler, Robert M. Bostrom, George C. Hunter, John C. De Witt, jr.; Charles J. Nau- milket, Yates Stirling, 3d; Walter E. Fratzke, Jack Agnew, Albert Konigs- berg, Carl J. Lizberg, John W. Crum- packer, John F. Just, Nathan C. Copeland, Lawrence Smith; and En- signs, Hugh L. Hendrick, J. Harry Hayes, Sidney A. Ernest, Ralph M. Humes, Thomas A. Montgomery and Carl F. Falres, jr, They will be examined physically at once and thereafter nominated for transfer. Some of them have com- pleted the course at the Finance and Supply School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Those who have not com- Bees Block Liner Gangway. Thousands of bees held up passen- gers about to embark on the liner Moldavia at Southampton, England. settled down comfortably at of gangway and A hose Lt i | % % g i i i i ! BEING ARRANGED Music and Drama Staged in Open to End Season by September 15. Six Summer festival programs of interest to lovers of spectacular music and drama in the out-of-doors are being arranged by the Community Center Department and the Office of National Capital Parks. Four of the events are to take place this month and two in early September, the sea- son closing by September 15 at the Sylvan Theater. Dividing this week into drama on Tuesday night, when Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Jullet” will be played by the Bartfield Group, and music on Thursday night, when the United States Marine Band and assisting soloists will be heard in the annual festival concert of grand opera, con- ducted by Capt. Taylor Branson, the week following will see the Washing- ton Community Players in the comedy satire, ndrocles and the Lion,” di- rected by Robert Halsted, with a cast including John Sikken, Paul Murphy, Howard Whitfield, Herman Riess, Ed- ward Eberly, Ted Freter, Wade Robin- son, Robert Walton, Terry McPhear- son, William Gochenour, Carl Brad- ley, Andrew Dent, Hugh Smith, A. L. Diket, John Brasil and many others. The two leading women’s parts will be played by Dorothy Riess and Adele Whiteside and a large group of popu- lar girls of Washington, including the Eckington Community Players, will participate in the comedy. There will be more than 50 players in the festival event, which will be preceded by a concert by one of the Capital City's important musical organizations, the Washington Gas Light Co. Band. Another important dramatic fes- tival in which the Washington Com- munity Players will appear will be Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” September 5, under the direction of Arthur Rhodes, in which another group of the Washington Community Players will take part, including Yerby Pannill, Edythe Lazaroff Gold- man, James M. Rawls, H. Stanley Pro- theroe, George Farrington, Richard Midgley, as well as Paul Murphy, Ted Freter, Howard Whitfleld, John Sik- ken, Wade Robinson, Andrew Dent | and others. The final event will be the presenta- tion of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pa- tience,” under the direction of Anne P. E. 0. Sisterhood | [0 SUMMER FETES [Two Fleet Divisions Tie in Battalion Tests of the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves in the District of Columbia, over their training activity, and so keen is the interdivisional rivalry that the offi- cers who acted as judges at a com- petitive drill had difficulty in reach- ing a decision. When the final tabu- lation of the figures and reports were complete, and many matters had to be taken into consideration, it was decided that the 1st and 2d Fleet Di- visions had tied for first place. And the 3d Fleet Division was declared a | close second. ‘There is only one trophy, so there will have to be a divisional run-off between the two outfits, according to | Lieut. J. E. Sullivan, division com- mander. If there is time this may take place prior to the annual cruise for which the men are preparing. But because of these preparations it may be necessary to forego it until probably the time when the men are on their cruise. Last Monday night's drill was a| speedy one, what with cruise prepa- | rations and a competition to take| place. Each of the three divisions | was put through a snappy gun drill, | an infantry drill, knotting and splic- | ing, and other activities, and included | in the markings not only were the | drill attendance for the month, but | the attendance for the night, and the number of Bureau of Navigation | training courses completed by the men of the division. S © ENTHUSIASTIC are the men livan, were Lieut. Comdr. M. H. Crou- ter and Lieut. Walter C. Lockhart, chief engineer, & long time to sum- marize the findings, but try as they could, they would not render any other decision than that of a tie. The 1st Division is commanded by Lieut. (J. G.) J. F. Carpenter, the 2d Division by Lieut. J. B. Cleland and the 3d Division by Lieut. (J. G.) J. F. Kirk. All of the officers have been planning for weeks for the con- test in addition to their work of pre- paring for the annual cruise, which is a big job in itself. | Lieut. Sullivan expressed himself as | being much pleased with the result and believes that the efforts of the officers to build up the organization to a high state of efficiency is bearing | Yago McGuffey, with Kenneth Prisbie direct results. He believes that when It took the| | judges, who, in addition to Lieut. Sul- as conductor and Dorothy Hobley, |they have completed their annual Kathryn Latimer and Gertrude McRae | cruise, which this year is to be held Nash, accompanists. The Community | 8board the battleship Wyoming, that Players are also staging this per-|they will have conducted themselves formance, with Kent Dyer, in charge | in such a manner as to receive very | of settings and Alma Fizaz as de- | high marks from the captain and the signer of costumes, A large chorus | Officers of the Wyoming, who will have has been organized in the past four | them under observation during the! First and Second Naval Reserve Companies Make Same Score in Training Ccmpetitions. of course, be more expensive than the present launch, but this would be matched it was indicated by the in- valuable training which would be given the men. It also would aid in pro- viding some work, as members of the battalion who are out of work could be assigned as shipkeepers, to the limite of the allowance for the vessel. Plans now are being made to allocate the launch to the communications di- vision for one of the week end cruises when the active divisions will have tc give it up for a week end. It is pos- sible that arrangements will be made for this cruise while the fleet divisions are taking their annual training on the battleship Wyoming. The com- munications division will not make the cruise, as this is a volunteer outfit and no provision is made for their ses training, except at intermittent inter- vals when places are provided for volunteers aboard various ships, But they have to go without pay. The fleet divisions while on annual cruise receive the same as the men of the regular establishments for the time that they are on active training duty, Just what move is to be made by the battalion officers to get a ship has not been indicated, but it is likely that 8 formal application will be made through the commandant of the Wash- ington Navy Yard to the Navy De- Fartment, and it is expected that the yard authorities will give it the same support as they did the proposal to build an armory here for the militia- men. The proposal for an armory in the Washington Navy Yard to house the training activities of both the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve is expected to be pushed in the near future. Nothing has been done since its ap- proval by the Secretary of the Navy. It was explained that as originally submitted the project did not comply in all respects with the Presiden requirements for labor and materi costs. Lieut. Sullivan said that he in- tends to take the plans and work them over so as to more nearly comply with these requirements, and then submit it to the Works Progress Ad- ministration for consideration. In its present state, it was said, it would be useless to send it further along the Lne,.as it would likely be rejected be- cause of this failure to meet the re- quirements as to labor and material. However, the officers each drill night more and more realize the total inade- quacy of their armory training facili- ties. Plans are being discussed in the Naval Communications Reserve Di- vision for increasing the drill period weeks, and the group includes such well-known Community Players as| | . Edmond Veitch, Richard Midgley, | Christine Irish, Shirley Rowe, Alice| Louise Hunter, Mildred Baitz, Jean| Munn, Marjorie Wilson and others. | Because it is a musieal production, | the first of its kind that the Com- | munity Players have given, a number of new and important additions have ' been made to the personnel of the| group appearing in “Patience,” and | well-known singers of Washington will | appear in the leading roles of this| outstanding Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ‘The Community Center Civic Sym- phony Orchestra will be heard in a| brief musical program preceding one | of the drama festivals before the end | of the present season, and early in| September the Civic Symphony will be | heard in a concert in Central High| School auditorium, with a number of | assisting artists. | ODD FELLOWS l The annual five-State reunion will | |be held at Pen-Mar Park August| 24. The reunion consists of Mary- | land, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A special Odd Pellows' train will leave Baltimore at Hillen Station at 9 am, returning to leave the park at 7:05 pm. District members will take the train to Baltimore, Md., in time to catch the special train leaving from Hillen Station at 9 am. A program of entertainment has been prepared for the day. There will be contests and drills for prizes. It is expected that the District mem- bers will take the 8 o'clock train to Baltimore. The office of the grand secretary will give information. Virginia Odd Fellows are planning a demonstration and reception in honor of Parke P. Deans, deputy grand sire of the Sovereign Grmd} Lodge, who is expected to be elected at the Sovereign Grand Lodge session in Atlantic City in September to grand sire. The event will be held in Alex- andria, Va., September 21 and Dis- trict members have been invited. Many of this jurisdiction are plan- ning to attend the Sovereign Grand Lodge in Atlantic City the week of September 16. Those intending to attend this session can communicate with the grand secretary. A veteran team of Federal City Lodge, under the direction of Degree Director S. N. Mallory, conferred the third degree on Huber F. Nash last Friday night. AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS) The District of Columbia Chapter, American War Mothers, held s meet- ing at the national headquarters, 1527 New Hampshire avenue, Friday with Mrs. Elizabeth Roddy presiding. Mrs. Joseph Phillips was chosen to represent the chapter as delegate at the national convention, which meets 14-day cruise period. But the divisional competition did not by any means, it was said, end the period of intensive training. The strenuous training program is to be! kept up incessantly until the time that the citizen sailors board busses here for the trip to Annapolis, where they will board the Wyoming at An- napolis Roads, where the Severn River | empties into the Chesapeake Bay. | But in between drills there is much other detail to be taken care of. Uni- | form equipment must be checked to make sure that each man hes suffi-| cient clothing to enable him to main- tain the spic-and-span appearance which is required aboard battleships | at all times. It will be a job that the local citizen sailors have not been\‘ accustomed to in the past, their serv-, ice having been largely aboard vessels | of the destroyer type where the uni-| form requirements are not so strict, | particularly when the vessels are at sea. But aboard a battleship, whether | at sea or at anchor, the uniform re- quirement is maintained. In between the preparation of clothing and ham- mocks, the men must be kept at their drill work to insure full efficiency while afloat, and the gun crews must give extra time in preparing them- selves for the target practice which | will be held this year with the sec- ondary battery of the Wyoming. ‘While the officers attached to the Fleet Division are limited to keep within the appropriation ments, Lieut. Sullivan said that there are several volunteer officers who at- tend drills as regularly as the Fleet Reserve officers and perform assigned duties with the same spirit as the officers who receive drill pay for each night of duty. He spoke particularly ofthe in- valuable services of Lieut. J. H. Few- ell and Lieut. C. H. Williams. sald these officers attend drill each week and are of considerable assist- ance in instructing the recruits, in- structing at the schools and conduct- ing examinations of the men who are up for advancement. The presence of these officers permits the regular di- visional officers to give their full time to the training of their respective di- visions. Lieut. Sullivan said that the ser- vices of these officers had been so valuable to the battalion that he in- tended to write a letter to the com- mandant of the Washington Navy yard to tell of their unstinted de- votion to duty without any hope of reward. The week end cruises of the local divisions aboard the training launch assigned here are becoming so popu- lar, according to Lieut. Sullivan, that it is necessary each week to turn men away. The boat assigned here is sald to be wholly inadequate for the purpose for which it was sent here. There is a very great need here for the assignment of a larger training vessel, it was pointed out, and it was indicated that steps will be taken in the near future to point out to the Navy Department the demand of en- listed men for opportunity to take week end training duty without pay. It was sald that there are vessels tied up in some of the navy yards which could be put to very valuable in Washington at the Wardman Park Hotel September 27 to October 4, in- clusive. Mrs. Florrie Barr was elected alternate. Members of this chapter who are repruenudonmwmmelnmm of the national convention are: Mrs. Roscoe L. Oatley, past State presi- dent, chairman of music; Mrs. Wal- cott H. Simmons, chairman of prop- erties; Mrs. John Eckert, chairman of local transportation and sight seeing; Mrs. Laura V. Dann, associate chair- man; Mrs. Permilla F. Carll, publicity. Mmymmemnmhvnmhem‘med to the various committees. The birthday party, which was planned for September, was postponed to October. use if assigned here for training pur- poses. Many other Naval Reserve units throughout the country have such vessels, but the local outfit has not had a satisfactory vessel since a destroyer was recalled from this serv- ice here during the beginning of the governmental economy move. Officers here say that much val- uable training energy is going to waste each week end because of the inability of the local officers to provide cruising space for those who apply. It was added that there are ships tied up in the yards which are fast deteriorating. and that they could be kept in the best of condition if assigned here in Reserve commission. The men on the require- | He | | to two and a half hours each night. The following assignments of officers in the Naval Communications Division have been announced: Lieut. E. N. Dingley, executive offi- cer; Ensign E. B. Redington, instruc- tional officer; Lieut. (J. G.) M. Wein- | stock, personnel officer; Ensign H. I. Rothrock, materiel officer; Lieut, H. D. Sonnemann, supply officer. Lieut. E. N. Dingley will have charge of the procedure class, Lieut. E. W. Lovejoy, the radio code class; Ensign F. B. Redington, naval procedure in- struction; Lieut. (J. G.) H. B, Pollock, “A to N" instruction; Lieut. H. R. Miller, coding and decoding, and W. H.Rhodes, school of the squad. During the absence of Ensign Roth- rock, Lieut. (J. G.) will act as ma- teriel officer, On nights other than national com- petition drill periods, Lieut. H. R. Miller is assigned to assist in the “A to N” instruction. NEWS OF THE CLUBS State Chapter Board, P. E. 0.—The officers held a business meeting at the home of MissLaura V. D. Hanson in Kew Gardens, August 10. Preceding the meeting, Miss Hanson, president, entertained at luncheon. The Junior Group of the Washing- ton Branch of the American Associa- | tion of University Women held a din- | ner-bridge in the Wisteria room, with | Mrs. William McKinney as hostess. ‘iSeveral out-of-town guests were pres- | ent. | The duplicate contract group, di- | rected by Mrs. Warner J. O'Leary, enjoyed dinner at the Washington | Golf and Country Club last Friday, ollowed by a bridge session. They vill meet next Friday in the club lounge. The Monday tea will be held tomor- row at 4:30, with Miss Irma Brown as hostess, followed by a short musical | program. The book review group, at their meeting Thursday, will discuss vari- ous books and plays, informally pre- sented by different members. After the program, the group will have luncheon in the club dining room. The Washington Zonta Club held a | business meeting Wednesday evening on the roof of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Malinde Havey, president, gave a re- port of the convention of Zonta In- ternational at Riverside, Calif, to which she was a delegate. The club entertained its members and guests August 10 with a prenre supper at the home of Dr. Mildred Dickerson-McCallip in Chevy Chase. M- _abers. of the Zonta Club of Frederick, Md., who attended were Miss Helen Smith, Miss Miriam Rhoads, Miss Hal Lee Ott, Miss :iriam Apple and Miss Cornelia Bjorlee. Other out cf town guests included Mr. John B. C. Muddiman, Miss Margaret Dickerson, Mrs. Havey, Miss Jeanette Van Hosen, Miss Frances Powell Hill, Miss Gertrude Wood, Miss Ella Wetherall and Miss Marian Wetherall. Miss Malinde Havey, president of the Washington club, presented Miss Helen Smith, president of the Freder- ick club, with the prize given by Zonta International for the hest cover de- sign for it; magazine, the Zontian, won in competition with members of the more than 122 clubs that form Zonta International. Curley Club.—Preliminary arrange- ments fc early Fall activities will be discussed at a meeting of the Execu- tive Committee tomorrow evening at the home of Miss Dorothy Barrett, 10 Bryant street northeast. Miss Jes- sie Boehlert, chairman of the Enter- tainment Committee, and James J. Corbett, chairman of the Athletic Committee, have been invited to sub- mit a report of activiti>s to be con- ducted. Arrangements are being completed for & hike up Sugar Loaf Mountain the midile of September. The affair will be conducted by the Athletic Committee of the club, The next regular meeting of the club will be held at the Continental Wotel August 23 at 8:15 o'clock. un.:o&nmm.m. week end cruises could be used to per- of her committee at her home on |form necessary work on them as a Newark street last Wednesday. part of their training, and the officers Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, convention could receive better navigational and chairman, announced a joint meeting seamanship training if a larger vessel of the chapters of the District of Co- | were assigned here for cruising in the Jumbis be held in the aeat future. Potomac River on week ends. It would, [