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’E‘hree Legislative Goals Are Mapped by Legion More Government Aid to Widows and Chil- dren, Universal Service and National - Defense Asked. . ‘THREE-POINT major legis- lative program of the Amer- ican Legion for 1937 was des- ignated by the National Ex- scutive Committee at its recent meet- ing at national headquarters in In- dianapolis. The program calls for: “Protection by the National Government of wid- ows and dependent children of de- ceased veterans,” ‘“universal service” and “national defense.” Other mandates of the recent Cleveland national convention requir- ing legislative action were grouped into the secondary legislative pro- gram by the committee in these words: “We further recommend that bills be proposed and earnest efforts be made to secure the enactment into law of all other pertinent direc- tions of the said convention.” ‘The committee re-elected four na- tional officers, as follows: Frank E. " Samuel, Topeka, Kans, as national adjutant; John Ruddick, Indianapolis, as national treasurer; Ralph B. Gregg, Indianapolis, as national judge advocate, and Thomas M. Owen, jr., ‘Washington, D. C., as national his- torian. The committee fixed September 20 to 23, inclusive, as the dates for the 1937 national convention in New York City. It received a report from the New York Convention Corp. showing preparations were under way to house and entertain more than 600,000 vis- ftors. It approved a proposal, ex- plained by Robert E. Condon, a rep- resentative of the New York Conven- tion Corp., that the American Legion stage an unprecedented 24-hour pa- rade up Fifth avenue as the climax of the nineteenth national conven- tion. ‘The Department Executive Commit- tee met in the District Building No- vember 27 and decided to hold a turkey shoot December 19 at Tuohy's Inn, on Conduit road just beyond the Cabin John fire house, in order to help raise the necessary funds to carry on the junior base ball league next year. Comdr. Lineburg announced a meet-'| ing will soon be held in the office of Oscar Jones, veterans’ placement offl- cer for this department. This meet- ing will be attended by all post com- manders and post employment officers and the matter of veterans’ employ- ment will be gone into thoroughly. Comrade Jones asks that if any Legionnaire in this department who has knowledge of a position open ‘would notify him he will make every effort to have that position filled by & Legionnaire who is at present out of employment. ‘The Executive Committee passed a resolution presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars purporting to reduce the working hours of all District of Columbia firemen so that they will be in accordance with the hours of duty of the Police Department. The department also went on record as sponsoring Maj. Ernest W. Brown, head of the Washington Police De- partment, for the award to an out- atanding individual who renders meri- torious service to the community. It was also recommended the local department make an effort to have Congress pass a bill making Armistice day a national holiday throughout the country. Forty-one of the States now bave this law. Department Comdr. Horace W. Line- burg Tuesday night at the Hayloft presented the charter and installed the officers of United States Bureau of Internal Revenue Post, No. 39. The following officers were installed: Commander, Charles E. Wolfe; first vice commander, Arthur J. Thomas; second vice commander, Charles W. Curran; third vice commander, Mc- Kinley W. Kriegh; adjutant, James ‘W. Yokum; finance officer, Bert .R. Stough; master at arms, Russell S. Jeffreys; sergeant at arms, Clinton C. Hitt; surgeon, Henry H. Surface; historian, Timothy C. Mooney; chap- lain, Lester E. Eliff; judge advocate, William J. Holliman; employment of- ficer, Willlam B. Whipple, and service officer, Roland M. Lyles. ‘Those contributing to the entertain- ment were Misses Helen and Janet ‘Wolfe, Mrs. Marie Lucas, the Three Singing Secretaries, a trio composed of Mrs. Alberta Baudu, Miss Elizabeth Poorbaugh and Miss Helen Roberts; Hubert F. Teitman, Bernard Fisch- grund, Edward Marshall and Robert Miller. Accompanists were Mrs. Mae Chick and Will Weber. The Bureau of Internal Revenue Orchestra, under the direction of Ralph D. Toll, a mem- ber of the post, furnished music. Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow evening in the Arcade Building. Comdr. Harold Emery will preside. The squadron officers of the Sons of the American Legion, sponsored by this post, will be sworn into office, while the Forty and Eight crack de- gree team will confer the obligation on 37 new members of the post. Sergt. Jasper Post met last Wednes- day evening at the Pythian Temple, with the commander, Fred Money, presiding. A collection was taken to help aid in the work of filling baskets for less fortunate members and their familes. This fund will also be used to help purchase clothing and other neces- sities for these members. Comdr. Money stated any member desiring to contribute to this fund should send his contribution to him, 125 Eight- eenth street southeast, before Decem- ber 15. He also asks that if any member knows of a member of the post who needs help to communicate with him. United States Treasury Post, No. 35, will meet at 1412 New York avenue Tuesday at 8 p.m. A lpeychl meeting of those interested in the Treasury Post rifie team will be held at the mth& p:rhr‘mpoo; diately preceding T meeting. It is proposed to elect of- ficers of the team. The post will hold a dance at the Washington Hotel Saturday evening. Those attending who desire to assist the post in its Christmas welfare work are requested to bring canned goods or other non-perishable foods to be distributed to the I;Q;Qd] Pl tion of & squadron of the Sonlor':?’.‘tlhe American Legion under the sponsorship of this post is pro- gressing. ? The Advisory Council of the U.S.S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will meet Thursday at the home of Dorothy Brunken, 729 Boundary avenue, Blair, Bilver Spring, Md., with Ann Frame and Cora Drake as co-hostesses. Vincent B. Costello Post, acting jointly with Vincent B. Costello Unit, will conduct its eighteenth annual Christmas party December 19 for the Meetings This Week. Monday — Lincoln Post, Arcade Building, 8 p.m.; Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts ave- nue, 8 p.m.; Bureau of Engrav- ing Post, No. 23, Brightwood Masonic Temple, Ninth and Upshur streets, 8 p.m, ‘Tuesday — Columbia Post, No. 34, 1015 L street, 8 pm.; Vic- tory Post, dance, Hayloft, 1326 Massachusetts avenue; 2d Di- vision Post, No. 28, Colonial Hotel, 8 pm. children at the Swanee ball room, Thirteenth and E streets. Maj. James A. Pistorio, in charge of arrangements, has issued an appeal for additional toys, candies and children’s clothing, which may be delivered to him at room 15, District Building, or at his home, 4723 Ninth street, phone Columbia 4230. ‘The members instructed Comdr. Heine at its last session to present & request to the Department Executive Committee that local Legion institute action to obtain support from local civic bodies to demand that positions in the local District government be restricted through a rider on the ap- propriation bill to bona fide residents of the District of Columbia. The inaugural dance will be held at the Beaver Dam County Club, January 19. George Washington Post, No. 1, will celebrate Past Commanders’ night January 5 at the Club Admiral, Sev- enteenth and Rhode Island avenue, with appropriate ceremonies. ‘The post indorsed Judge Isaac Hitt for re-appointment for another term of six years as Police Court judge. He is a charter member of the post. Post Adjt. J. J. Murphy reported receipt of another band, which has been placed on the staff of the post colers for attendance at the annual national convention in Cleveland. Robert W. Morgan, & former resi- dent of Parkersburg, W. Va., who served in Company G, 119th Infan- try during the World War, was elect- ed to membership. GUARD IS PREPARING ESTIMATES ON CAMP ‘War Department Notifies D. C. Officials to Submit Figures. Local Guard officials are preparing estimates for the annual training encampments to be held next Sum- mer in various parts of the East. The local troops are expected to go to Camp Albert C. Ritchie, where the 121st Regiment of Engineers and Company A, 372d Infantry, will have its annual encampment. The 260th Coast Artillery is scheduled to go on a road march of approximately 1,000 miles to Fort Niagara, N. Y, while the place for the 29th Division troops’ stations here has not been finally selected, although it is understood efforts are being made to have the division headquarters go on a roame- ing camp, during which the officers will work on the civil war campaigns in Virginia. ‘The War Department has informed the guard a ration allowance of 90 cents per man has been fixed for the time the troops are proceeding to and | from their camps; $1.20 a day per man for convoy detachments, moving equipment to and from camps, and not over 50 cents per day per man while the men are in camp. How- ever, it was pointed out that for units which make a road march, such as that proposed by the 260th Coast Artillery, they will get only the 50 cents per day allowed troops in camp and not the $1.20 cents a day allowed for convoy detachments. | W. C. T. U. NEWS I Georgetown Union met at the home’ of Mrs. M. C. Johnson, 1619 Thirty- third street. The purposes of the fol- lowing funds, to which the union subscribes yearly, were explained: ‘The Light Line, the Frances Willard and the Liliam M. N. Stevens funds. Protests were made against liquor advertisements over the radio and against so-called rum in candy and ice cream sold to children. Plans were made for Christmas giving. The District of Columbia Union will present a motion picture entertain- ment next Wednesday at 1:45 and continuing until 4:30 pm. at the Takoma Park Motion Picture Theater, Fourth and Butternut streets. Tickets may be secured from the president of any local union or at the door. Mary Pollock Union met at the home of Mrs. Jean Graves, with a covered dish luncheon. Meeting called to order by the president, Mrs. Elsie Talbert and devotions led by Mrs. Graves. Election of officers was as follows: Mrs. Elsie Talbert, president; Mrs, Jean Graves, first vice president; Mrs. Sadie Burton, second vice president; Mrs. Ethelyn Smith, secretary; Mrs. Lena Talbert, treasurer. New members are Mrs. Glenn Faw- cett and Miss Louise Lacey. ‘The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Marguerite L. Prohaska, 2505 Park place southeast, December 15, at 1:30 p.m. North Capitol Union met at the home of the president, Mrs. Mary Arnold, 3308 Cedar street, Mount Rainier, Md. Eduard Dunford, secre- tary of the National Anti-Saloon League, and Mrs. Ramsey, district president, spoke. Little Miss Betty Jane Owen, an L. T. L. member, gave readings. The hostess served refreshments. Arrangements for the next meeting have not been made. - FATHER DALY TO SPEAK Legion of Decency Secretary to Address Blackfriars’ Guild. Rev. Joseph A. Daly, executive sec- retary of the National Legion of De- cency, will address a meeting of the Washington: Chapter of the Black- friars Guild at the Music Building, Catholic University, this evening on “Why Legion? Why Decency?” Father Daly is professor of psychol- ogy at the College of Mount St. Vin- cent, New York, and director of Cath- olic broadcasts for the Columbis Bys- tem’s Church of the Air programa. A THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. LEGION AUXILIARY PLANS YULE FETE Entertainment for Ex-Serv- ice Men Tentatively Set December 21. Meetings This Week. Monday — Stephen McGrorty Unit, No. 27, Gordon Junior High School, 8 p.nt’ Tuesday—Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. 13, La Fayette Hotel, 8 p.m. ‘Wednesday—George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25, 3204 M street. Thursday—Victory Unit, No. 4, Central High School, 8 p.m. Friday—Police Unit No. 29, Y. W. C. A, 614 E street, 8 pm. Preliminary plans for Christmas activities by Victory Unit, District of Columbia Department, American Le- gion Auxiliary, were made by the Executive Committee at a meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. A. Schroder, president. The members will provide an entertainment for veterans in the temporary home for ex-service men. The tentative date is December 21. % Mrs. Peggy Bealle was elected to the committee. The post will assist in the Christmas activities. Henry C. Spengler Unit No. 12 met November 25 at the Thomas Circle Club with Mrs. Helen McCabe pre- siding. Thanksgiving baskets were filled by the members and also one ‘was donated by the Juniors to be given to needy veterans and their families. Mrs. Edith Landvoigt was named rehabilitation chairman, assisted by Mrs. Gladys Clements. Mrs. Nell Schroth was received into member- ship. Government Printing Office Unit No. 33 met November 25 at the Gov- ernment Printing Office when appli- cations of nine new members were approved. ‘Washington Police Post Unit No. 29 will meet Friday evening at the Y. W. C. A, 614 E street. New amendments to the constitution and by-laws will be submitted for adoption. Department Comdr. Horace W. Lineburg of the American Legion and members of his official staff, together with Comdr. Arthur Fredette of the ‘Washington Police Post and his staff, will be guests of honor. The hus- bands of all members of the unit are also invited to meet the guests of honor at 9 p.m., when Mrs. Rose Reilly will present an entertainment. Vice President Mrs. Edith Den Broeder has presented to the unit a flag poster which will be presented to the unit Americanism Chairman Mrs. Edith Armstrong to the Amer- icanization School in February. Vincent B. Costello Unit met Tues- day at the War Mothers’ Home. The annual Christmas party for poor chil- dren will be held at the Swanee ball room the evening of December 18. Costello Post is assisting the unit. All members who have toys or chil- dren’s clothing are requested to call Mrs. Mary Kolhos, 1601 Argonne place. Mrs. Alice Korn invited members to dinner at her home, 1612 Kenil- worth avenue northeast, last Wednes- day. Miss Vera Philhower read an essay on the geography of Greece. Mrs. Boberg, chairman of junior activities, reported a recent meeting {of the juniors, with Miss Mary E. | Kehoe planning a party to be held at the presiding. The juniors are Glendale Hospital later. The department rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. Ada Riley, conferred with the national rehabilitation chair- man, Mrs. Amelia Morris, in the in- terest of Christmas plans for hos- pitalized veterans. The units of the department will co-operate in wrap- ping and presenting individual gifts to every ex-service man and woman in the Washington Government hos- pitals. Miss M. Edna McIntosh, member- ship chairman, responded to the tele- graphic roll call at Indianapolis, and pledged 600 members from the District of Columbia by December 10. Mrs. Irene Arnold, past department president, will honor the department president at a tea at her home in Arlington, Va., next Sunday after- noon. Sergeant Jasper unit will meet Tuesday at the Lafayette Hotel at 8 o'clock, presenting a rehabilitation program. Maj. John D. Cutter, com- mander, Military Order World War, will be a guest speaker with Mrs. Rachel Koch of the national rehabili- tation office. Post Commander Fred Money, Sous Chef de Chemin de Fey Passe Fred Fraser, National Commit- teeman Joseph J. Malloy and post officers will be guests. A party for the veterans of Mount Alto Hospital will be given in the recreation hall December 10. Mry Christine Reilly, chairman, and Mrs. Prances Hummer, vice chairman, will be in charge. Bingo, prizes, ice cream and cake will provide the entertain- ment. Christmas plans are underway with Mrs. Mary McMillin, chairman. A committee from the post will work with the unit in giving some 75 children & happy Christmas. Mem- bers of the unit are asked to bring to the meeting December 8 prizes for the party at Mount Alto, staple gro- ceries for Christmas baskets and cash contributions for Christmas party in- cidental needs. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS National Capital Chapter, with Comdr. William B. Covert presiding, will meet at the Moose Hall next Thursday evening for the election of officers and selection of delegates to the annual department convention next month. Installation will be held at the January meeting. Comdr. Burr Lenhart has issued & call for a meeting of Federal Chapter at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club December 14. Dr. C. H. Anders, department commander, and his staff will attend. Eléction of officers will be held. National Comdr. M. Froome Bar- bour of Cincinnati and Past National Comdr. Joe W. McQueen of Kansas City will come to Washington tomor- row to participate in the deliberations of the Citizens’ Advisory Council of the United States Employment Serv- ice. On Saturdsy the staff of the ‘Washington office of the D. A. V. will g0 to Cincinnati for the Winter eone | tillery; Second Lieut. D. C, DECEMBER 6, 1936—PART TWO. Officers of Washington Post, V. F. W. Left to right, seated: Fred W. Wacker, junior vice commander; Roy Keesee, senior vice com- mander; John J. Keehan, commander; Paul Gray, chaplain. Standing: Archie Turner, advocate; Earl N. McKeown, patriotic instructor; Aloysius Seipel, sergeant-major; John J. Reardon, service officer; Richard O’Neill, Jacob Opsahl, color guards; Sam Owens, sentinel; Joseph Kavajna, guard. RESERVE OFFICERS FACE FULL WEEK Conference Schedule Calls Cavalry, Infantry, Air Corps and Others. A tull conference schedule confronts District Reserve officers this week. Cavalry officers will meet today at Fort Myer, Va., 8:30 to 10 a.m., under the direction of Maj. J. C, Mullenix, Cavalry, for instruction in equitation. The 428th and 429th Infantry will meet tomorrow evening. Lieut. Cal. Atwood and Maj. Leard will discuss deploy for attack. Harbor defense and anti-aircraft | artillery will be the subject of the Coast Artillery meeting Tuesday eve- ning under Maj. Sackville. Air Corps officers will meet Tuesday evening. Maj. J. B. Watkins will discuss coun- ter-espionage at the Military Intelli- i gence meeting Wednesday evening. | ‘The 1320t Service Unit will meet Thursday evening. Maj. Vandevanter and Capt. Wanamaker will discuss engineers and staff duties. Col. H. B. Jordan, director of the Army Indus- trial Colleg2, will discuss industrial preparedness at the ordnance meet- ing Friday evening. Officers of the 1300th Service Unit will meet Priday evening. The following have been assigned to | units as indicated: Maj. Charles W.| Griffin, First Lieuts. Nathan Needle and George Robertie and Second Lieuts. Isidor M. Lavine, James G. Powers and Richard B. Thrift to the | 462d Quartermaster Squadron; First Lieuts. John E. Jacobi, William G. Belser, jr., and Second Lieuts. Laton M. Henderson, Henri L. Longpro, Robert A. McGhee and Granville T. Marts to the 34th Infantry; First Lieut. Frazer F. Hilder to the 320th | Infantry; First Lieuts. James G. Daniel and Arthur C. Jerstad to the 306th Cavalry; First Lieuts. Jack W.| Durant and James R. Kennedy to the 3d Cavalry; First Lieut. Nathan N. Root to the 31st Evacuation Hos- pital; PFirst Lieuts. Stephen G. Bald- | win, Willlam D. Chase and James H. | Gillen to the 1st Chemical Regiment; | First Lieut. William Raffel to the 4th Motor Repair Battalion; First Lieut. Judd Johnson to the 1320th Service Unit; First Lieut. Joseph B. Mosteller | and Second Lieuts. Clive F. Watson, | Fred C. Vose and Harol B. Rothrock to the 16th Field Artillery; First Lieut. | Douglas Van Deventer to the 1300th Service Unit; Second Lieut. Fred R. Franzoni to the 80th Signal Company; Second Lieut. James E. Norman to the 375th Engineers; Capt. Roger E. Mar- ion, First Lieut. Arthur L. Chladek and Second Lieut. Kenneth N. Leimer to the 376th Engineers; Second Lieuts. Hugh H. Saum, jr., and Austin C. Wil- liams to the 12th Infantry, and Second Lieut. Frederick D. Suttenfield to the 86th General Hospital. Officers have been relieved from as- signment to units as follows: Col. William I. Lee from the 305th Engi- neers; First Lieut. Harry W. Porter from the 314th Field Artillery; First Lieut. Charles S. Sykes from Head- quarters Company special troops, 80th | Division; First Lieut. Herbert R. Stratford from the 313th Field Ar- Stephen L. Gregg from the 305th Ordnance Com= pany; Second Lieut. Earle B. Saun- ders, jr, from the 62d Cavalry Divi- sion. ¢ : | STATE SOCIETIES I The New York State Soclety ex- tends an invitation to its members and friends to a Christmas party and | dance at the Shoreham Hotel next Saturday evening. Dancing will bo-; gin at 10 o'clock. Members will be admitted upon presentation of their 1936 member- ship cards. Guest tickets may be procured st the door or from the treasurer, C. M. Little, Southern Rail- way Building. Dates selected for other dances are January 16, February 20 and lnn:hl 20. | The Mississippl State Society will hold a social meeting at 2400 Six- teenth street next Friday evening. - There will be a short program at 8:30, followed by dancing and cards for any one wishing to play. Re- freshments will be served. Following are the officers for the season: President, Dr. R. W. Harned; first vice president, James F. Lea; secand vice president, Mrs. J. O. Lam- kin; third vice president, Mrs. O. Bo Taylor; fourth vice president, William R. King; secretary, Miss Janie Mal- lory; assistant secretary, Miss Elba Humphreys; financial . secretary, Prank L. Culley; assistant financial secretary, Sam L. Montgomery, and historian, Mrs. Sue Fite Ramsey. Jr. 0. U. A. M. Meeting. Anacostia Oouncil celebrated its Police Boys' Olub entertained. W. M. Martin,-deputy State éouncilor, and B. ’ 3 I Conducteur ' C. CASSARD SCHROTH. FORTY AND EIGHTERS TO GREET NEW YEAR American Legion Play Group to Be Host to Comrades and Friends at Party. A glamorous welcome awaits 1937 with Forty and Eighters of the Dis- trict as the Reception Committee. The playground of the American Legion will be host to comrades of the Legion and friends at the Mayflower Hotel at a New Year eve party lasting well into the next morning. It will open with dancing at 10:30 o’clock and carry on until after breakfast at 3 am. Grand Conducteur C. Cassard Schroth, heading the commitiee in charge, has arranged the program. Supper will be served at 11:30. There | will be favors and noise-making de- vices. Taps will be sounded at mid- night by Voyageur Richard Viancour, musical director of Fort Stephens Post. Comdr. Horace Lineberg of the District of Columbia Department of the Legion and his staff will attend. Forty and Eighters from Virginia and Maryland also will be guests. From the latter State will come Chef de Gare Passe William Harvey. Subscriptions to the party are be- | ing received by Grand Conducteur Schroth over telephones District 3937 | and Lincoln 0349. MEDICAL ‘OFFICERS WILL CONFER HERE Third Corps Area Official to Talk to D. C. National Guard Group. y Medical officers of the local Guard have been ordered to attend a confer- ence at the armory Tuesday night, at which will be present Maj. Leon A. Fox, United States Army, officer in charge of the Guard medical activi- ties at the 3d Army Corps headquar- | ters at Baltimore, Md. This is the first time local medical officers have had the benefit of such instruction from an officer from the corps area headquarters. Are rangements will be made to set dates for other conferences to be held here, which will be attended by Maj. Fox, and to which he will bring a ser- | geant instructor from the Baltimore, Md., medical regiment, to give prac- tical instruction in army procedure | to the officers and men of the local medical detachments. A comprehensive instruction pro- gram will be laid out so that when the other meetings are held the officers and men will be assembled and ready to go ahead with the work. This in- struction, it was said, will give to the officers and men the latest procedure in army medical procedure, and will it both officers and men to better care for the large personnel not only while -1 training duty in the field during the Summer, but in the field in the event that the Guard is called to the colors in the event of the occur- rence of a national emergency. VETERAN HE.AD ASKED TO PRESENT TROPHY 29th Military Police Unit to Be Honored at Cere- monies. Arrangements are being completed to honor the unit of the local National Guard which stood highest in attend- ance during the year just closed. It was announced the 2§th Division Mili- tary Police Company is the successful unit, and it will be awarded the trophy donated by the District of Columbia Department, Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars. . E W AUKLAR AWATS SESSON Members Make Plans for Conference to Be Held in January. ‘The Auxiliary, District of Columbia Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, is making plans for the Wom- en's National Patriotic Conference to be held here in January. National Secretary Grace H. Davis and President Fawcett will hold a conference on the matter the after- noon of January 25 at the Lafayette Hotel. Other national officers, depart- ment presidents and members from other States will be entertained that evening. with President Louise Downs presid- ing. The auxiliary celebrated its sixth birthday anniversary. Miss Mary Soper gave tap dances. Mrs. Ross Johnson, “Germain” of the | radio, sang. | 'The department president was pre- sented with a corsage as a token from the auxillary, she in turn presented | Blanche Melton with a gift for three | years’ services as chaplain. President Downs presented a corsage to Mrs. Denbroder, who instituted Follow Me book to the retiring president, Hattie Byram, as a gift from the auxiliary. The retiring sresidem presented each of her outgoinlg officers with a gift. Comdr. John J. Keehan of Wash- ington Post has announced committee chairmen as follows: Ways, means, relief and employment, Past Comdr. Walter P. Boehm: recruiting and pub- licity, Junior Vice Comdr. Fred W. | Wacker; entertainment, Archie Tur- | ner; buddy poppy, Paul Gray; hos- | pital visitation, Surg. Earl Schryer; Sons of Washington Post, Roy W. Keesee; investigation and membe; ship, Past Comdr. John J. Reardon; recention, Past Comdrs. . Walter P. | Boehm, John J. Reardon and Paul Gray; Senior Vice Comdr. Roy W. ! Keesee and Junior Vice Comdr. Fred W. Wacker. Tentative plans have been made for a dance early in January, according to Junior Vice Comdr. Wacker, -in charge of arrangements. Past Comdr. Walter P. Boehm, pres- ident of the board of governors of ‘Washington Post Club, reports pledges have been made for the purchase of the entire bond issue being floated to { is hoped to have the new club house ready for occupancy early in 1937. The next regular meeting of the post is December 14. The next meeting of Follow Me Post, No. 1830, will be held Friday evening at Northeast Masonic Temple. ‘The newly elected officers of the post are: Commander, Wilfred Dube; senior vice commander, Herman L. King; junior vice commander, Elmer W. Williams; quartermaster, Hugh L. | Pinnegan; surgeon, Fred C. Kelly | chaplain, Jesse E. Baker; post advo. day, Selby C. Harr. Sigmund Milbrandt was appointed announced by Comdr. Dube at the next meeting. PURPLE HEART The Military Order of the Purple will meet December 7 at the National Guard Armory. E. Brooks Fetty, past senior vice commander, Department of Maryland American Legion and a member of this chapter, will talk on “Americanism and Communism.” The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Mount Ver- non Chapter, No. 22, met at the Dis- trict Building November 16 when the following officers were installed: Mrs. R. M. Forkish, president; Mrs. L. E. Henry, senior vice president; Mrs. V. R. Craley, junior vice president; Mrs. Don Mazzaro, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Katie Gross, chaplain; Mrs. W. E. Dove, marshal, and Mrs. John P. Persinger, historian. The auxiliary meets the third Fri- day of each month in the District Building. | JOB'S DAUGHTERS I Bethel No. 1 held a meeting last night in the Masonic Temple. The Dramatic Club entertained. Honored Queen Mary Ellen Bailey selected the | chairmen of her committges as (ol-i lows: Ways and means, Marthena Mehrling; good cheer, Katheryn Blankenship; publicity, Stein, and entertainment, Betty Col. John W. Oehmann, command- ; Whil ing the local militia, has written Col. Wallach A. McCathran, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ask- ing him to formally present the trophy or to assign some one from the or- ganization to present it. ‘Public ceremonies will be held in connection with the presentation. The entire local militia will be assembled and the trophy will be formally pre- sented. A te. | The annual turkey banquet, given ||7! the Mothers’ Club, will be held Tuesday in the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple at 6 o'clock. The banquet will be followed by dancing and refreshments. The choir rehearsal will be held Fri- day at the home of Audrey Ferguson, 4108 Third street, at 8 o'clock. The co-hostessss are Barbara Melville, Vir- sinia Taylor and Margaret Wrathall & ¢« ’ National President Gladys Mooney, | Follow Me Auxiliary met Tuesday | evening at the Thomas Circle Club | Auxiliary and also presented a ring | finance the expansion of the club. It | cate, William A. Downs; officer of the | adjutant. Other appointments will be | Heart, Mount Vernon Chapter No. 22, | Marjorie Naval Reserve Units Here. Facing Stiff Inspection Tests to Determine Division to’ Carf,v Battalion Colors in Inaugural Parade. the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Reserves, in the District will face that organization during the latter part of this month, according to Lieut. James E. Sullivan, commander. It is even predicted that it will be more searching than tests conducted annually by the naval in- spection board, which goes through all of its tests during a couple of hours NE of the stiffest inspections which has ever confronted on one evening. The inspection planned will and 29. be held December 15 hile the tests are planned to select the best of the three divisions in all branches of naval activity, it will be for the purpose of determining what organization will have the honor of carrying the regimental colors and standard during the inaugural parade which is expected to be held in January. The honor of carrying the colors is much sought after by each division and there is keen rivalry among the three contingents for this signal honor, more so this year than since the plan was established, be- cause of the fact that it is inaugural year. § In addition to indicating to the inspecting officers what division is the best here, it will serve to bring out any defects. Special attention will be called to any of these, if found, with a view to having the division or divi- sions showing them making a special effort to correct them before the time the inspecting officers arrive shortly after the first of the new year. The officers and men of the staff and divisions will be marked in the same strict manner that they are by the regular naval officers, who also ]mnke inspections of the Reserve units | throughout the country and establish | a figure of merit for each organization | as the basis of making certain awards and letters of commendation by the Navy Department at the conclusion of the inspection year. The 2d and 3d Fleet Divisions on December 15 will be put through a general quarters drill and a battle problem, simulating actual battle cone ditions as far as it is possible under | conditions in the inadequate armory here. The same night the 1st Fleet Di- vision will have fire, collision and abandon-ship drill and knotting and splicing. The engineering force will be | required to participate in practical | work in the engine room in the base- | ment of the armory. The enlisted men, both petty officers and non- rated men, will be required to take a written examination. Thirty men will be selecied, and the examinations will be bated on assignments which they have covered in the Bureau of | Navigation training courses, which are taught in the schools operated in connection with the battalion armory training. The quartermaster gang and signalmen will be put through a Certain officers will be selected at randon to participate in navigation problems and mooring board tests. Al- though no regular drill is scheduled for Christmas week, the organiza- tion will not get a relief for the holi- ld.lys. They have been called to as- | semble on the night of December 29 for the second part of the inspection. | Every officer and man will be required to attend this drill, as a personnel in- spection will be conducted and tests for all three divisions will be held in infantry drill. The st Division then will be given its battle and general series of blinker and flag hoist drills. | quarters tests, and the 2d and 3d Fleet Divisions will have their fire, collision and abandon ship drills and knotting and splicing. The engineers also will be given another practical engineering test. Four men are to be selected at ran- dom from each division to participate in first-aid exercises. As each man in the division is required to know this work, it was decided to examine only four, and on the results of their tests the entire division will be markes. The quartermaster and signal ratings on the second night are to be given tests in rules of the road, general du- ties on the bridge and naval proced- ure. All of the divisions also will be ex- amined in their paper work, condition of their records, and this is held to be_one of the most important things in the inspection. They also will be marked in the number of men pres- ent at the inspection, and the re- sults of the attendance records for the year will be marked. The question of turnover is to be examined into. That is, the division having the least changes in per- sonnel during the year will have the highest mark. As soon as this inspection is com- pleted and the colors award' made, Lieut. Sullivan and his staff will study the records of the inspection ‘with a view to putting special emphasis in the drills after the first of the year on those matters which have » shown defects during the inspection. This will be for the purpose of hav- ing the battalion pass a very high inspection during the coming year in the hope that the organization will receive one of the trophies awarded each year to the organization having the highest figure of merit. The trophy was donted for this purpose by the United States Naval Reserve Officers’ Association, although the battalion heretofore has never been within striking distance of the award. After the first of the year, practi- cally all of the drills will be devoted principally to making preparations for the coming annual tests. Although striving each year to per- fect themselves for instant services with fleet in the event it becomes nec- essary to call them into service should | & national emergency occur, members | of the battalion feel keenly the lack | of adequate training facilities here. | So far they have not received much | encouragement from the Navy De- | partment in their effort to better their | training facilities, but they are mak- | ing plans to secure support in their fight to obtain ships here which will » enable them to keep up their prac- tical work which they learn each year during the two weeks they are at sea aboard a destroyer of the active | fleet. There are still available for assign- ment, it was said, several of the small patrol boats which were turned over to the Navy Department by the Coast Guard. Every effort has been made by the local officials to obtain one of these vessels because of the *| value it would be to them in train- ing both officers and men in seagoing work under actual operating condi- tions. Such a vessel assigned here would permit the local organization to make regular week end trips dur- ing the Winter, which would serve to keep both officers and men in practice, and keep up the work which they perform while with the fleet destroyer during the Summer months. CAPTAIN SULLIVAN TO BECOME MAJOR Quartermaster of Fifth Battalion Ordered Detached to Accept Commission. . Capt. Paul Sullivan, for many years quartermaster of the fifth battalion, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, has been ordered detached from the battalion | at his own request in order to accept | a commission as major. | Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, com- | Brig. Gen. Hugh Matthews, quarter- master of the Marine Corps, yester- | day authorized the appointment of First Lieut. Rex. R. Hill as quarter-| master of the fifth battalion, to agp sume that position as soon as the proper property turn-over has been | made from- Maj. Sullivan to Lieut. Hill. With the fifth battalion scheduled to take part in the Roosevelt Inaug- ural Parade, there is a maximum of interest in all companies, particularly in recruiting. A recent order of the major general commandant author- ized a 15 per cent increase of enlisted men in each of the eight companies of the fifth battalion, making the strength of each company 69 enlisted men. Applicants for enlistment are re- ceived every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 458 Indiana avenue for the four local rifle companies, the band and medical detachment and the cler- ical unit. Applicants for enlistment in Company E al Alexandria, Va., should apply to First Lieut. Martin D. Delaney, 131 North Washington street. Applicants for enlistment in Com- pany F at Rockville, Md., should ap- ply to Capt. Ralph M. King, and those who are interested in joining the platoon at Indian Head should contact Gunnery Sgt. William Eger at that place. The age limits are from 17 to 35. | P. E. 0. smnfloo_ol Chapter H met Tuesday evening with Miss Julia Slaughter; Mrs. Don- ald Maxson presided. Plans were made for a Christmas benefit party December 15 at the home of Mrs. Rush Lincoln. Mrs, Henry Parrett, a former stu- ident of Cottey College, described “Cottey in the Early Days” and Mrs. C. Stanley White presented “Cottey College of Today,” with illustrations. Chapter D met November 24 at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Cobb, with the Blain acting as assistant hostesses. The guest speaker was Mrs. Maude N. Stockberger, who gave an {llustrated lecture on Cottey College. Piano se- lections wese played by Mrs. Harriett Burnside. Visitors were Miss Florence Rey- nolds of Chapter F and Mrs. Edith ‘Todd of Chapter E. The next meeting will be Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Loretta Newby, 4507 Argyls terrace. a mandant of the Marine Corps, and | Misses Myrta Reynolds and Lelia | INAVY COMMANDS . WILL CHANGE SOON- Shifts Recently Announced to Become Effective Within Five Weeks. The changes among the high com- mands of the Navy, announced re- cently by the Navy Department, will become effective the latter part of Decemter and the first part of January, '| Admiral William D. Leahy, now in command of the Battle Force, will suc- ceed Admiral William H. Standley as | chief of naval operations on January 2;- Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch, commanding battleship division 2, will | assume command of the Battle Force on January 2, with the rank of admiral, Rear Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus, president of the Naval War College, will assume command of the battle- ships of the Battle Force with the | rank of vice admiral on December 28. | Rear Admiral Charles P. Snyder, now | in command of cruiser division 6, will | become president .of the Naval War | College on December 28. | Army. No promotions were made in the Army last week, and no vacancies exist in any of the grades. The senior offi- cers in their respective grades await= ing promotion are Lieut. Col. Robert | C. Rodgers, Cavalry: Maj. Alfred S. Balsam, Q. M. C.: Capt. Richard L. | Smith, C. E.; First Lieut. Earl C. Robbins, A. C, and Second Lieut. Charles F. Tank, C. E. There were no promotions last week in the none promotion list of the Army. REPAIRS ORDERED [ ON SEARCHLIGHTS Artillery Anti-Aircraft of Coast Militia to Be Im- proved. After struggling along for a num- ber of years with obsolete searchlight equipment, the 260th Coast Artillery, commanded by Lieut. Col. Walter W. Burns, will have some of its equip- ment modernized. Frequently the local outfit is called upon to participate in civic activities requiring the use of searchlights, but the officers and men cannot depend on the machinery furnished them for training purposes. They have worked to keep it up in the best condition possible, but some times they have failures when they attempt to put the apparatus in service. Appeals to the War Department for i assistance have finally resulted in au- thority to proceed with the necessary repairs, but this only will include “necessary” work. It has been esti- | mated it will take $2,800 to condition the two searchlights assigned to the regiment and $1,900 for the repair and | conditioning of the trucks on which ;the lights are mounted. Among the most important needs of the search-« | lights is replacement of the 36-inch mirrors which are declared to be quite expensive. The generators also need | repairing, it was indieated.

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