Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1935, Page 39

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Legion Membership|TR0P SCHOOLING Quota for Year Is 7,500 'Commanders of Various Posts Are Requested to Conduct Campaig ns—Two Officials to Attend Indianapolis Meeting. HE membership quota for the District of Columbia Depart- ment of the American Legion | for this year has been set by Membership Officer Jack O'Connell at 7,500. Department Comdr. Joseph J. | Malloy has requested commanders of the various posts to conduct campaigns in an effort to reach the quota. The annual membership telegraphic | zoll call will be held October 29. Department Comdr. Malloy and De- | partment Adjt. Thomas J. Mason, jr., will attend the annual convention of department commanders and adjutants | at Indianapolis, Ind., October 28 to 30, inclusive. They will be the guests of the Forty and Eight at a banquet there in honor of National Comdr. Ray Murphy and Chef de Chemi de Fer Fred M. Fueker. Among other members from this de- partment who will attend the conven- tion are John Thomas Taylor, national | legislative officer, and Watson B. Miller, national rehabilation officer, who will | also render reports. The Armistice day plans are being| adopted a resolution petitioning the | completed under the supervision of the Armistice day officer, Maj. Theodore | Cogswell. The principal address will | be made by the national commander, Ray J. Murphy. Miss Jessica Dragon- | ette, lyric soprano, will sing and the | national chaplain also will be on the | program. | ‘The program will be broadcast from | the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at | Arlington Cemetery, over the N. B. C. | squadron commander of Costello Post | drews will speak on battery office: from 11 am. to 12 pm., Eastern| standard time. The American Legion, as part of {ts Americanism program, will co-op- erate with the National Education Association and the United States Office of Education in the observance | of American Education week, from November 11 to 17. | The officer of the National Amer- | fcanism Commission is now preparing a leaflet setting forth information concerning thit, which will shortly be mailed to all post commanders and the department commander asks that | all posts take an active part during | National Education week. Several post commanders have | pledged the department commander a 100 per cent paid-up membership by | Thursday evening when the depart-| ment Executive Committee meets in the board room of the District Build- ing, and he requests that all post com- manders turn in all applications at that meeting. James Pistorio, department captain | of the Guard of Honor, is endeav- oring to procure 150 Legion members to serve with him at all official func- tions. Comdr. Malloy appointed this | committee, having for its main pur- pose a guard of honor for all visiting celebrities and to hold themselves in readiness at the call of the depart- ment commander for general duty to the department. | It is planned to use eight of these | members as pallbearers to serve at the funerals of Legionaires who die | during the term, a different body to, serve each month so as not to make the work heavy for any one. Any post | member who has a uniform and de- sires to become a member of the guard 1s requested to notify either the cap- tain or the department commander. Instructions for the essay contest being conducted by the Constitution Day Committee were broadcast over | Station WRC last Saturday evening | by Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chairman | of the committee. The list of prises include $500 in cash, an automobile and a trip to Europe, with passage paid both ways. | | ‘The department installed the offi- eers of the Bureau of Engraving Post, No. 23, last Monday in the Red Men's Hall and on Tuesday evening those of Bunker Hill Post, No. 31, at the Hay- | loft. On Thursday evening he visited the Treasury Post, No. 35, at the| Raleigh Hotel and installed officers, | while on Saturday evening at the| Hamilton Hotel he installed the offi-| cers of U, S. 5. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Stephen P. McCurdy Post, No. 27, met at the Sulgrave Club, 1801 Mas- sachusetts avenue, last Monday eve- ning. Harry Scheitlin reported on the | progress of the bowling team, and also | spoke about plans for the dance to be | held at Almas Temple, December 7. Several amendments to the constitu- tion and by-laws of the post were voted upon and passed. The following officers were elected: C. J. Egner, commander; G. G. Roh- rich, first vice commander; C. F. Welch, second vice commander; E. E. Corwin, finance officer; R. A. Miha- lick, sergeant at arms; D. W. Close, quartermaster; H. Scheitlin, surgeon; A. B. Altfather, chaplain; W. M. Ful- ler, historian, and H. Ryder and L. G. Bmith, eolorbearers. They were installed with the officers | of the unit by Dept. Comdr. Malloy, | who presented Comrade Close with a past commander's medal, and Com- rade Close presented Comdr. Egner & Legion ring. The members were guests of Mme. Cantacuzene-Grant. At the annual meeting of Govern- ment Printing Office Post, No. 33, held in Harding Hall last Monday, the fol- lowing officers were elected: Com- mander, Edward R. Dixon; seniar vice commander, Massie W. Blankinship; junior vice commander, Otto Wolf: finance officer, Robert E. Brooks; chaplain, Louis C. Vogt; sergeant at arms, Andrew C. Dickinson; assistant sergeant at arms, Peter A. Stretz; Executive Committee, T. C. Chap- man, Albert Smith, Jeter P. Battley and Joseph W. Brand. Installation ceremonies will be held 8t a later meeting. . Pistorio, captain of the Legion guard of honor for the District of Columbia, outlined the aims of the orginization and the rules which govern membership. Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. in Musicians’ Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street. Comdr. William W. Watt will preside. At the last meeting of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, at the Musicians’ Hall, Comdr. Frank McCarthy presided. Department Comdr. Joseph Malloy installed the new commander and Daniel M. Goodacre, first vice com- mander; R. J. Chaillet, second vice commander; Edgar Baker, third vice commander, and Hugo Darling, chap- lain. Fred Fraser, Sous Chef de chemin de Fer, Nationale, who is a past post and Jack O'Connell, department membership officer, spoke. Mrs. Louise Warren, head of the 8 et 40, spoke on the co-operation of the ) { Meetings This Week. Monday—Welfare Committee, 1010 Vermont avenue, 8 p.m. Tuesday—Victory Post, No. 4, Odd Fellows’ Hall, 8 p.m. Wednesday—Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, Bacas' Restaurant, 8 pm. Thursday—Department Execu- tive Committee meeting, board room, District Building. Saturday—Government Print- ing Office Post, Continental Hotel, banquet and installation of ofi- cers, 8 p.m. post and auxiliary which has been of mutual benefit to both. John J. Grim, Golden Rodent of the Trench Rats of the Disabled Vet- erans of the W. W., is a member of this post and was introduced to the membership. o Department Commander Malloy gave highlights of the National Con- vention. Vincent B. Costello Post unanimously American Legion Legislative Commit- tee to secure passage of a bill au-| thorizing the Secretary of War to make posthumous awards of the Order of the | Purple Hearts to widows, children of next of kin of deceased veterans who because of their distinguished serv- ice were entitled to such merit. Capt. James A. Pistorio was desig- nated by Commander Mack Clark as Unit, Sons of the Legion. Past Commander Jack O’'Connell is | arranging a combination turkey-party- dance to be held at 2732 Twelfth street northeast, November 19. President Henry S. Heine of the Costello Drum and Bugle Corps an- nounced the corps is in need of several buglers and drummers, and any vet- eran wishing to join the Costello Post and the Drum and Bugle Corps report at National Guard Armory any Mon- day evening. Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, will meet Wednesday evening at Bacas Bros., Eighth and M streets southeast. At the last meeting a resolution of sympathy was adopted for the late Senator Huey P. Long and forwarded DISABLED ;/ETERANS’ PLANS T0.BE TOLD | | National Commander Harlan to Launch National Cam- paign November 4. An organized campaign to thor- oughly acquaint the public with the purposes and plans of the Disabled American Veterans will be launched from Washington November 4 by Na- tional Comdr. M. A. Harlan of El Paso, who will speak at 7 p.m., Eastern standard time, over a coast-to-coast network. Following the address de- partments and chapters throughout the country will have supplemental periods from local stations. Joseph A. Ashi, national executive committeeman for the fourth district, received assurances last week that every D. A. V. chapter in Washington will be represented by one or more delegates at the conference of D. A. V. officials from this city, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, at Charlottes- | ville November 2 and 3. In addition Tepresentatives of the national organ- ization’s offices in Washington will attend to discuss legislation, rehabili- tation and employment. A large group of members of the Ace-Rasmussen Chapter here will be at Camp Calvert at Leonardtown, Md., this afternoon, to participate in the annual oyster roast of the St. Marys County American Legion Post. delegation will be led by A. Stuart Burch, commander of the Ace Chap- ter. Theodore Lindstrom, habilitation chairman, returned to Washington last week after having spent several days with National Comdr. Harlan on his tour of chapters in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. MARINE RESERVES TO GET OVERCOATS Quartermaster Announces Arrival of Supplies From Phila- delphia Depot. Capt. Paul Sullivan, quartermaster of the 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps Reserves, announces the arrival from the depot quartermaster at Phil- adelphia of forestry green overcoats. Issues to members of the battalion will proceed at once. Beginning with the formation of November 5 the regular weekly drill nights of the battalion will take place on Tuesdays, while the additional re- cruiting nights will be Wednesdays. There are a few vacancies in Rifle Companies A and B. Age limits are from 17 to 35 and recruits may apply at the armory, 458 Indiana avenue, any Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Second Lieut. Ivan Reo Edwards of Company E has received orders de- taching him from the battalion and transferring him to the Southern Re- serve Area. The transfer is at Lieut. Edwards’ request, due to leaving the District of Columbia. His relief has not been chosen. Maj. Harvey L. Miller, command- ing the battalion, last week issued or- ders to all company commanders to submit the names of enlisted men who are candidates for appointment to the United States Naval Academy as mid- shipmen. The annual ball of the battalion will be held at the Mayflower Hotel on November 16. GOLD STAR MOTHERS Grace Darling Seibold Chapter of | American Gold Star Mothers met Tuesday evening at the Raleigh Hotel, with Mrs. Alida T. Bruce presiding. A wreath will be placed on the tomb of John Paul Jones on Navy day, Oc- tober 27, by the president, and the Mothers will attend memorial services at the Washington Cathedral on No- vember 11. Many of the Mothers were honored guests at the Killeen Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, on October 9. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. George Gordon Seibold. The | national re- | SCHEDULE BEGUN Senior and Junior Meetings Arranged for 1935-6 Instruction. Following the approval by Col. W. W. McCammon, senior instructor of | the Organized Reserves in Washing- ton, the 1935-36 troop school schedule of District military intelligence offi- cers, has begun. The instruction is divided into senior and junior group | meetings, the senior group being com- posed of senior officers and the junior group consisting of junior officers. The meeting to be held next Wed- nesday evening will be conducted by Maj. E. W. Leard, unit instructor, who will take up an illustrative problem in offensive combat. ‘The 320th Infantry, Col. William H. England commanding; the 313th Field Artillery, Col. Leroy W. Herron com- | manding, and the 315th Field Artil. lery, Col. Philip Cole commanding, have been designated for active duty training with the Citizens' Military Training Camps during the Summer | of 1936. Cavalry officers will meet at the| Fort Myer, Va. riding hall today at 9 o'clock for instruction in equitation | under the direction of Maj. J. C. Mul- lenix. Reserve quarcermasters will | hold a conference tomorrow evening. | Maj. R. J. Marshall will discuss supply | and logistics. Coast Artillery offi- | cers will meet Tuesday evening, Maj. :M H. Brinkley discussing the ad- | vanced class—command and general | | staff series—while Lieut. R. W. An-| rs— | Coast Artillery communications. An| illustrative problem in offensive com- | bat will be discussed by Maj. E. W./| Leard at the military intelligence con- | ference Wednesday evening. s;gnal‘ | officers will meet Thursday evening. | | Col. C. A. Seoane will discuss inter- | | national communications. Members of the 376th Engineers, 343rd Engi- | neers and the 1320th Service Unit will | meet Friday evening at headquarters. | They will take up a map maneuver |and Infantry in combat. The following District officers have | been continued on active duty for an- | other six months with the Civilian | Conservation Corps: Capt. Frederick | S. Lee, William H. Lossman, Claude H. Marshall and Edward E. Perkins; First Lieuts. William S. Brady. Donald G. Dow, Frederick H. Marshall, Edwin | C. Pape, George P: Shelhorse, Holmes ;C. Wesson, jr., and Second Lieut. Sal- | vatere G. Militana. i District officers have been assigned as follows: Maj. Darrell T. Lane, to the 503d port headquarters; First | Lieut. John R. Backer, to the 513th | port battalion; First Lieut. John A. Turner, to the 428th Infantry, and Maj. George H. Foster, relieved from | assignment to the 322d Signal Bat- talion. A new policy was inaugurated by | the War Department last week gov- erning the qualification of reserve | officers for detail to active duty upon | the War Department general staff. In the case of reserve officers, quali- fication for general staff active duty in the War Department included grad- | uation from a course available to them {at the Command and General Staff | School and recommendation from | such school and from the corps area commander or chief of arm or service hiing assignment jurisdiction. Under the new policy, satisfactory comple- | tion, prior to 1933, of a course open to reserve officers at the Army War College may be accepted as a quali- fication for War Department general staff detail in lieu of graduation from the special course at the Command and General Stafl School. | Details to the General Staff Corps are made only by direction of the President in orders issued by the adjutant general naming the officers concerned. Regular Army, Reserve or ! National Guard officers assigned to general staff positions without such orders from the adjutant general are not members of the General Staff Corps. The General Staff Corps | eligible list is a list maintained by the | adjutant general which comprises the | names of officers who have fulfilled | | the requirements of the national de- | | fense act for inclusion thereon. Re- | serve officers, not included on the ! initial General Staff Corps eligible | list in 1920, must, to fulfill the legal | requirements for inclusion thereon, | have active duty upon the War De- | partment general staff for six months | and recommendation at the conclusion | thereof by a board composed of the | | general officers who are assistant | chiefs of staff. OFFICERS ELECTED BY WAR MOTHERS | Mrs. Elizabeth Roddy Is Named President of District of Columbia Chapter. The District of Columbia Chapter, American War Mothers, elected offi- cers at a meeting Friday at the na- tional headquarters, 1527 New Hamp- shire avenue. Mrs. Elizabeth Roddy, second vice president and acting pres- ident since the death of Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, was named president; Mrs. Marian Barrows, first vice president: Mrs. E. K. Pairo, second vice presi- dent; Mrs. Florrie Barr, third vice president; Mrs. Small, fourth vice president; Mrs. Permilla F. Carll, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Robert Burg, | corresponding secretary; Mrs. Wal- cott H. Simmons, treasurer; Mrs.| Joseph Phillips, historian, and Mrs. John Eckert, chaplain. Installation will be held October 25 at 2 pm., when plans will be com- pleted for the birthday party and lc,(;rm:try store postponed from Septem- Mrs. Roscoe L. Oatley, organizer and first president, who has been his- torian for the past two years, has com- pleted a history of the chapter. Mrs. Oatley presented the musical program. Other members who headed committees were: Mrs. Walcott, prop- erties; Mrs. John Eckert, transporta- tion; and Mrs. Permilla F. Carll, pub- lcity. A tea followed the business sesslon | in honor of birthday anniversary | of Mrs. Oatley"and newly elected offi- pcers, which included Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, national custodian of rec- ords. The tea was given by Mrs. Clara L. Doocy, Mrs. Joseph Phillips | and Mrs. Permilla F. Carll. National officers present were: Mrs. Howard C. Boone, president; Mrs. Virgil Stone, past national president, and Mrs. Florence A. Latham. Mrs. Mary I. Huntington, chairman of the national headquarters, and Mrs. Shanahan presided st the tea table. b | | thorities complete the task of select- | drew Moses, whose four-year term of | | Group, Washington, D. C. Two major | ant to the chief of Air Corps on Jan- | B. Heneberger, Andrew E. Harris, Max Quentin Roosevelt Post Officers Left to right: junior vice commander; Charles J. Eisenstein, adjutant. D. C, OCTOBER 20, Elmore K. McKay, commander; Albert R. Popkins, senior vice commander; Robert Duncan, GENERAL GFFERS SOONTO BEMANED Many Vacancies in Army| High Command Must Be Filled. Hardly will War Department au- ing officers to fill approaching Army vacancies of high command that will occur between now and the end of this calendar year, than they will be con- fronted with nine other general officer billets to be filled during the 1936 calendar year. The first of these key positions to be- come vacant involved Brig. Gen. An- office as chief of G-1, War Department General Staff (personnel) expired October 7. He will assume new duty with the commanding general, Army generals of the line will be placed upon the retired list November 30. They include Gen. Harold B. Fiske, who has | been in command of the Panama Canal depattment (now en route home to/ await retirement), and Gen. Frank S. Cocheu, who has been in command | of the Philippine division. Maj. Gen. Robert E. Callan, who has been in command of the 3d Corps Area, Bal- | timore, will be retired January 31, on | his own application, and his duties as | commanding general of the 3d Corps Area will be taken over by Maj. Gen. Albert J. Bowley. Four War Department chiefs ref branches and one assistant chief of branch will complete their 4-year terms of office this year. Maj. Gen. | James F. McKinley, adjutant general of the Army, will be retired on his own application on October 31; Maj. Gen. John J. Preston will complete his term | of office as inspector general on No- vember 30: Ma). Gen. George E. Leach. whose term as National Guard Bureau chief will expire November 30; and Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of Air Corps, who will retire on own application December 30. The va- cancy to be created by Brig. Gen Matthew A. DeLaney, commandant of the Medical Field Service School, Car- lisle Barracks, Pa., when he com- pletes his term December 31, as as- sistant to the surgeon general of the Army, has already been filled by the appointment of Brig. Gen. M. A. W. Shockley, who is now on temporary duty in the office of the surgeon gen- | eral of the Army. Gen. Shockley was recently in command of Letterman ' General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. Of the nine general officer billets to be filled during the 1936 fiscal year, six will involve age retirements of major generals of the line, while the remaining three concern two chiefs of branches and one assistant chief. The six major generals of the line attaining 64 years of age in 1936 with their present assignments indicated, include: Maj. Gen Dennis E. Nolan, commanding general of the 2d Corps Area, Governors Island, N. Y., April 22, 1936; Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, | commanding general of the 9th Corps | Area, San Francisco, Calif., May 8,| 1936; Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, who has | been in command of the Philippine Department, but has been assigned to duty as commander of the st Di-| vision, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. Sep-| tember 21, 1936; Maj. Gen. Frank C. Bolles, commanding general of the Tth Corps Area, Omaha, Neb., Septem- | ber 25, 1936; Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, | who will succeed Maj. Gen. Harold B. Fiske (to be retired November 30, 1935), as commanding general of the Panama Canal department, November 22, 1936; and Maj. Gen. Charles Kilbourne, in command of the 2d Di- vision, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., who will attain statutory age limit on De- cember 23, 1936. Present known vacancies to occur | |"in War Department chiefships during | 1936 include Maj. Gen. Louis H. Bash, quartermaster general of the Army, who will be retired for age on March | 31, 1936; Maj. Gen. Frederick W. Cole- man, whose term as chief of finance will be concluded on April 23, 1936; and Brig. Gen, Oscar Westover, who will complete his term of office assist- | uary 13, 1936. Navy. As the result of retirements on Oc- | tober 1, the following officers became | due for promotion on that date: Lieut. Comdrs. Hubert E. Paddock and Theo- dore E. Chandler; Lieuts. Edmond P. Speight, Carroll T. Bonney and Charles D. Edmunds; Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Philip H. Fitz-Gerald, Harry H. Bailey, Thompson F. Fowler, John E. Florence, Robert N. McFarlane, John G. Hughes, jr, and Edwin R. Swinburne. In addition to the above advance- ments, the following officers have be- come due for promotion incident to change of ten lieutenant commanders to additional numbers in their grade: Lieuts. Richard H. Cruzen, George ‘W. Meade, jr., Harry D. Power, Myron A. Baber, Austin K. Doyle, Willard M. Downes, Elmer S. Stoker, John B. Lyon, William E. Miller, James H. Doyle and Lieuts. (Junior grade) Clarence E. Gregerson, Ranald M. MacKinnon, Lynn C. Petross, John F. Delaney, Martin J. Drury, Arthur R. | Quinn, Alexander MaclIntyre, Virgil F. Gordinier, John G. Johns and Geizer L. Sims. IR Daughters of the Nile. Queen Lena E. Beatty announces that the next stated session of Samea Temple will be held tomorrow evening at Initiation will be held. Entertain- ment and refreshments. Mrs. Elma Jenkins will be hostess to the card club the evening of Oc- tober 28 in her home, 6611 Second street. 4 the Burlington Hotel. | | ‘Honor Guest l MRS. MELVILLE MUCKLESTONE, National president of the American Legion Auxiliary, who was honor guest at the District of Columbia Department last week at the May« flower Hotel. LEGION AUXILIARY HEAD IS HONORED Mrs. Mucklestone Here Ar- ranging Parley on Na- tional Defense. Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, mnopnl president of the American Legion | Auxiliary, who is here making plans for the annual Woman's Patriotic Con- ference on National Defense to be held next January, was the guest of honor of the District of Columbia Depart- ment Hotel. Mrs. Julia Cantacuzene Grant was appointed vice chairman to the na- tional vice chairman, Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson of the National Fidac last week. The auxiliary will study Poland this year. The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No. 15, will hold its installation at the War Mothers’ Home, 1527 New Hampshire avenue, Tuesday evening. The department president. Miss Nicie Perrell. will install the new offi- cers. Miss Perrell is also a member of this unit. ‘The colors of all units are requested to participate in the services to be held at the John Paul Jones statue on Navy day, October 28, at 12:30 pm,, under the auspices of the Military Order of the World War. Miss Nicie Perrell, department pres- ident, and Miss Edna M. McIntosh, | national executive committeewoman for this department, were guests at a dinner given at the Grace Dodge Ho- tel on October 13 in honor of the na- tional president. A meeting was held at the home of Miss Lillian Reagan on October 11 for the official turnover of all department books to the new department officers. Department President Perrell was a guest of the United States Treasury | Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Oc-| tober 11 and extended the this department. reetings of of George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25, and on October 12 she installed the officers | of the Washington Police Unit, No. 29. The officers of Victory Unit, No. 4, were installed on October 10 by | the national executive committeewom- an, Miss Edna M. McIntosh, who is & member of that unit. She was as- sisted by the following officers: Miss Perrell, department president; Mrs. Margaret Carroll and Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, department vice presidents; Miss Irene Sheehan, department ser- geant at arms; Mrs. Ola D. Lee, de- partment treasurer, and Mrs. Madeline Stanton, department assistant secre- tary. ® Stephen P. McGioarty Unit, held a special meeting October 12 at the home of the president, Mrs. Eunice Mars, 2113 Third street northeast. Committee chairmen were appointed as follows: Rehabilitation, Mrs. Lilly Payne Hartke; Child Welfare, Miss Evangeline McGroarty; Ways and Means, Mrs. E. O. Pollock; Enter- tainment, Mrs. Elsie Clark; Ameri- canization and National Defense, Miss Glenn Newell; Poppjes, Mrs. C. N, McGroarty; Fidac, Mrs. Margueritte R. Gerdine; Legislative, Resolutions, Constitution and By-Laws, Mrs. John F. Bethune, and Junior Activities, Mrs. Margaret Howell. The department president has made the following department committee appointments from the unit: Ameri- canization and National Defense, Miss Faustine Dennis; Fidac, Miss Evan- geline McGroarty, and Junior. Depart- ment, Mrs. Adeline Holleran. The unit has also been honored by the appointment of one of its mem- bers, Mme. Julia Cantacuzene-Grant, as national vice chairman of Fidac. The next Fidac Congress will be held in Warsaw, Poland. Ruling Voice Carries Far. Loudspeaker equipment has just been installed in & school in Vienns, Austris, leading from the headmas- ter's study into all the classrooms in building. The the X solitary micro- phone is controlled from the head- master’s room. LS last week at the Mayflower | On Ocfober 9, she, | E. | accompanied by several members of | her official staff, installed the officers 1935—PART TW! —Star Staff Photo. VETERAK HEAR MANY SPEAKER Comdr. Stirk Presides Over Meeting of Miles Camp. Other Meetings. Meetngs This Week. Monday—Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, 7 p.m., Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers’ Home. ‘Tuesday—Col. James S. Pettit | | Camp, 8 pm., 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Friday—Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, 8 pm, Pythian Temple. | | Monday — Admiral George| | Dewey Naval Auxiliary, 8 p.m., ‘ | Northeast Temple. Friday—Gen. Nelson A. Miles | tery, by Last C FFORTS will be made during | the current fiscal year to have | the personnel strength of the National Guard of the Dis-| trict of Columbia materially increased | through the organization of additional | units, which are authorized here| under the Army tables of organiza- | tion, but for which no provision has yet been made. It is the hope of the | Guard officials that some of these units will be provided out of the| funds appropriated by Congress for | an increase of 5,000 enlisted men for the National Guard of the country. There is said to be a pussimmyl that the War Department in provid- | ing for these new troops will first| authorize the divisional units, that is, | the organizations necessary for the | operation of a division before provid- | ing for separate units necessary in| completing regiments and battalions. | ‘There is yet to be organized here | the 9th Division Headquarters Com- | pany, certain detachments in connec- tion with the special troops organiza- tion; the Ordnance Company and the 29th Division Train. These units are | said to be necessary to round out the | 20th Division operating forces, and it would be well to have them formed, it was said, in the event that the War Department again next year author- izes the entire division to assemble in one area for divisional maneuvers, a pian arranged for last Summer but which was knocked out by the infan- tile paralysis epidemic. The 260th Coast Artillery still needs, to complete its battalion organization, one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun bat- and three additional machine gun battery to complete the whole regiment, the organization of which | has been assigned to this territory. There would also be needed for the regimental unit the Headquarters and Service batteries. Auxiliary, 8 p.m., Pythian Temple. Tuesday—Capitol City Post, Daughters of 1898, 8 p.m., Carlton Hotel. Comdr. William G. Stirk presided over Miles Camp, Spanish War Vet-| erans, at its last meeting. Comdr. | Carey E. Powell of Urell Camp, Comdr. Charles D. Long of Harden Camp. Comdr. James B. O'Connor of Dewey Camp and Comdr. Calvin B. Lucas of | | Pettit Camp addressed the meeting. An orchestra from the Holy Comforter Church furnished music. George Riley of the Washington Herald also spoke. | Comdr. Thomas F. Donovan pre- |sided at the last meeting of Astor | Camp. William Matthes, who served in the United States Ordnance Corps, | was mustered into membership and | several were reinstated under the spe- cial dispensation granted by the com- mander dn chief on March 7, 1935. ‘The following addressed the camp: Department Comdr. George V. Mc- Alear, Department Senior Vice Comdr. James B. Freeland, Department Color Bearer William N. Barnes and Past Comdr. Jerrigan of Virginia. | Henry W. Lawton Camp was pre- | sided over by Comdr. Charles E. Haw- kins. Willlam Huckleberry, Company E. United States Infantry, was mus- ! tered into membership. Department Comdr. McAlear, Department Senior Vice Comdr. Freeland, Junior Vice Comdr. Woolridge, Department In- spector Felton, Department Graves Registration Officer Appich, Depart- ment Senior Color Bearer Barnes and Frank Parrish of Miles Camp spoke on the national encampment. President Gertrude Stoll presided over Miles Auxiliary last Friday night and she and Louise Shaw reported on | the national encampment, after which | they closed and adjourned upstairs to enjoy the entertainment given by Miles Camp. They will give a barn | dance October 26 in Pythian Temple. | The department president, Mrs.‘ | Mary C. Lipscomb, presided over the meeting of the department auxiliary. | She announces the following dates for | | inspection: October 21, Admiral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary; Octo- | ber 28, Col. James 8. Pettit Auxiliary; November 5, Col. John Jacob Astor | Auxiliary; November 8, Gen. Nelson | A. Miles Auxiliary; November 15,/ Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary, and No- | vember 20, Gen. M. Emmet Urell Auxiliary. : President Ethel E. Finn presided over the last meeting of Col. James 8. Pettit Auxiliary. Mrs. Daisy R.| Campbell was initiated. Mrs. Finn| gave her report on the national en- | campment. Arrangements were com- | pleted for a rummage sale November | 5 for the benefit of the relief fund.| At the meeting November 28 they will | have annual inspection. | AUXILIARY WILL MEET Jewish War Tomorrow. Gather | | | Veteraps will be held when a class of 38 candi- dates will be inducted into the auxil- iary. Miss Ray Palkin will give vocal | selections, accompanied by Mrs. Lena | Herman at the piano. Refreshments | will be served. | The following chairmen have been | appointed: Mrs. Gussie Solomon, Mount Alto Hospital Committee; Mrs. Pauline Goldberg, Soldiers’ Home Hospital Committee; Mrs. Yetta Semsker, Walter Reed Hospital Com- mittee, and Mrs. Lena Taber, Sun- shine Committee. PROTECTED HOME CIRCLE Mrs. Cora E. Phillips, representa- tive from the supreme circle in Sharon, Pa, will be guest of honor at such a meeting at Phoenix Club, 7 Fourth street northeast next Wednes- day. The degree team for this initia- tion will be composed of officers from the local circles. District Supervisor Ogden and District Deputy Tucker will be in charge, The grand presi- dent and her staff of officers will also be present. There will be entertain- ment and refreshments. ‘The officers of local circles will meet with Mrs. Phillips at the Willard Hotel next Tuesday. Congressional Circle meets the fourth Monday at Pythian Temple. Gardenia Circle meets the first and third Pridays at 647 I street southeast. National Circle meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at Phoenix The 372d Infantry. a colored con- tingent. now has only one company here. To complete a battalion organ- ization, there would be needed three additional infantry companies and a battalion headquarters. If the War Department should de- cide to include the District of Colum- bia in its plans for increasing the National Guard, there would arise here the very serious problem of pro- viding additional armory space, not only for storage rooms for the com- pany equipment immediately in use, but for the reserve equipment. It was pointed out by Guard offi- cials that if the units are authorized, it will be necessary to do some crowd- (ng in the present armory structures, but that the present outfits now are cramped for space, with little hope of bettering the conditions under Con- gress or one of the present fund allot- ting administrations makes provision for the construction of & new armory on the Eastern Branch site. The possibility that there #s an in- crease of personnel pending for the local Militia has been called to the | District Commissioners in submitting to them the estimates for the support of the Guard for the next fiscal year. If the War Department decides to allot a portion of the 5,000 troops to Washington it would be necessary | for the District to provide certain funds for their maintenance, and it is Col. Oehmann’s desire to be pre- pared to accept the allotment. It became known last week that Col. Oehmann made application for assign- ment of the divisional units here last vear, but he was informed at that time that the National Guard Bureau of the War Department was making a study of the situation, to work in the units in connection with the tactical plans being worked out by the general staff. The plan now is said to be before the general staff and a decision as to what units are to be formed and where is expected in a short time. Maj. Walter W. Burns, commanding the 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery here, has been designated as a delegate from the local militia to the annual convention of the National Guard As- sociation of the United States which will be held at Santa Fe, N. Mex., next ‘Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It is expected that he will be in-| structed to give his support to any movement to have the national asso- ciation back legislation looking to the prompt provision of funds for the con- struction of en armory here for the local militia. The national associa- tion last year instructed its legislative committee to actively get behind the local project, but it is understood that nothing was done about it. It is the belief of the national officers, it was said, as well as officials of the War Department, that the Federal Gov- ernment should provide one of the finest armories in the country for the District of Columbia militia, because | of the fact that it is e federalized | unit. It was asserted the Federal Government should provide for such a project as an example to the States | of what it expects in the way of | armories by the States. While the local militiamen have been fighting | of them are increasing their military training buildings at the present time | under the share-the-cost plan by the Federal Government under the unem- ployment relief projects. Attention has been called to the fact -by local militia officers that, while the | local militiamen have been striving | for funds for an armory, Baltimore had the misfortune to lose one of its big- gest armories by fire, but already has rebuilt another in its place, showing, they said, that the States look after their militia units while the Federal | Government sits by and lets the Dis- trict trobps get their training under the most unsatisfactory conditions. Already the War Department is ask- for recommendations from the | local militia as to its desires in the way of training camps for next Sum- mer. The National Guard Bureau has asked that the information be there by November 15. While the request has been passed along to the commanding officers of | the 260th Coast Artillery and the 372d | Infantry as to when and where they | desire to have their training camps, it was indicated that the matter of thei local engineer regiment and the 29th | Division Headquarters troops stationed | here would be held up pending a con- ference with Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commanding the 29th Na- tional Guard Division and the Mary- land National Guard, as to his plans for training camps this Summer. The Coast Artillery and colored Infantry troops are not parts of the division, but the others are, and any plans for their encampment must await the de- cision of Gen. Reckord. 2 D5 Increase in Militia Here To Be Sought by Officials War Department Reported Working on Allot- ment of Troops Authorized ongress. Gen. Reckord said that he hopes to have the War Department authorize another divisional mobilization this Summer, and in that event his head- quarters troops stationed here and \he 121st Engineer Regiment would have to conform to these plans. The divi- sion has never been assembled in the field for maneuvers as a unit since it was organized subsequent to the World War. Just when the hope of the officials for such a mobilization was about to be realized last Summer, and all plans for the maneuvers in connection with the Pirst Army plans had been completed, the infantile paralysis epidemic came to the fore, and Pennsylvania barred the Virginia, District and Maryland troops from the Mt. Gretna area where they were to assemble. The result was that the troops went ahead with their routine summer camp training in individual camps, the local troops not even leav- ing the city, putting in their time at Camp Simms, Congress Heights. In view of the fact that the War Department has asked that the recommendations be there by Novem- ber 15, it is expected that Gen. Reckord will have had a conference with Army officials by that time and will have determined the feasibility of again calling the entire division to the colors at one time. It is expected that the local militiamen will be called upon for a number of details for the coming Halloween celebration on the night of October 31. Col. John W. Oehmann has been named chairman of the parade committee, and he will need a number of his officers and men to organize this important feature of the celebration and see that the pro- gram is carried out with military dispatch. Units iu the local National Guard are awaiting with anxiety the ex- pected announcement next week of the unit with the highest attendance record for the vear, as the successful company will be awarded the trophy donated by the local department of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Officers of the local guard heard with much interest last week of the provision in the will of the late Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, U. 8. Army, for a $1500 trust fund. the interest from which each year is to be awarded the best captain in the local militia. Officers at the armory said they had no information as to what means were to be followed in reaching the decision. Gen. Horton's early military career was in the local militia. He was with the First D. C. Infantry when it was called to the colors in the Spanish-American War. and at its conclusion he remained in the regu- lar service. All new officers commissioned in the Guard are being furnished wita a circular directing their attention to certain publications which they must read and familiarize themselves with and a list of the articles of uni- form which must be provided. They must furnish a writien statement that they have complied with all of the circular’s provisions. In addition, the circular says “You will at all times guard jealously the good name and reputation of the District of Columbia National Guard, remembering that your personal con- duct and transactions are associated with the National Guard “You will conduct yourself in a military manner and will be tactful, considerate, and courteous while on duty and in vour dealing with others on National Guard business. “Pleasing personality. together with willing, generous and loyal support of the decisions of your superior in the military service, regardless of your personal opinions, will mark you a desirable officer for the National Guard of the District of Columbia.” Letters have been sent out by Nae tional Guard Headquarters to the fol~ lowing enlisted men authorizing them to take the examination to be con- ducted for the militia by the United States Civil Service Commission next | Saturday for the purpose of selecting a candidate from the enlisted ranks of the local Guard to go to the United States Military Academy at West Point with the class engering nexi July: Pvt. Willard C. Jensen. Head- quarters Detachment, 29th Division, 2805 Myrtle avenue northeast: Pvt. (First Class) Salvatore F. Giarrantano, Headquarters Detachment and Com- bat Train, 260th Coast Artillery, now at the Radio Specialist School, Fort Monroe, Va.: Pvt. Franklin Oliver Gingell, Company E. 121st Engineers, 2010 North Nelson sireet, Cherrydale, Va.; Pvt. George Ernest Angerman, Company E. 121st Engineers, 4960 Chesapeake street: Pvt. Arnold B. Sol- berg, Company F, 121st Engineers, 1102 Ninth street. The 29th Division Signal Company headed the list of division troops in the matter of attendance last month, according to figures just published The Ladies’ Auxiliary to Post No. 58, | for years for a new armory project lit- | by Division Headquarters here. The Jewish War Veterans, will meet to-|tle or no headway has been made, al- ‘ unit had a percentage of 88.18. The morrow evening at the Jewish Com-|though the States have gone ahead | other units, with their percentages, munity Center. Initiatory ceremonies with their armory projects and meny | follow: Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di- vision, 87.67; 29th Division Military Police Company, 87.47: 20th Tank Company, 84.74; Headquarters De= tachment, Special Troops, 28th Di= vision, 79.17: Virginia units, Spectal Troops, 86.46; D. C. units, Special ‘Troops, 84.77. . 7B,ebeknh News. The president of the assembly, Mrs. Orra L. Pfrimmer, attended tne | pilgrimage with Canton ‘Washington, No. 1, and Ladies’ Auxiliary, October 15, to Harrisburg, Pa. The follow= ing dates for October are announced: October 22, Schuyler Colfax Lodge, instructions, Mrs. Annie Grigsby in charge: October 25, entertainment at Odd Fellows' Home; October 27, serv- ices at 4 p.m., Odd Fellows’ Home, Brightwood Lodge in charge: October 28, the president will officially visit Esther Lodge, I. 0. O. F. Temple. Martha Washington Lodge will cele= brate annual homecoming night Octo= ber 24 with a Halloween party. | PURPLE HEART | There will be a meeting of the local chapter in the National Guard Armory tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, when there will be elected three trus- tees to take the places of the old Executive Committee members. Plans will be completed for a social meeting the night of November 4. Ladies connected with the chapter will be invited and steps taken to or- { ganize an auxiliary. 4