Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1937, Page 33

SUBJECT OF STUDY National Guard Association Group to Examine Program. The serious problems of providing armories for the National Guard of the District of Columbia and the States of the Union is to receive a special study by the Executive Council of the National Guard Association of the United States. The matter is to be ready for submission to the next annual convention of the body, which swept aside a resolution of Brig. Gen. | Gardner Waller of Virginia that the | responsibility of providing armories directly up to the Federal Govern- ment. Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord of Meryland, who commands the 20th National Guard Division, which is composed of the Militia units of this city and Maryland and Virginia, | strenuously opposed any move which might turn the control of the Guard | over to the Central Government. It was another flare of objection to vio- lation of State rights, for whereas the District troops are under the Federal | Government’s finger, those in the | States are jealous of their State pre- | rogatives. The proposal to have an | investigation of the matter was pre- | sented by Col. Partello, adjutant gen- | eral of the local Guard. While both the local troops and | those in many States are sorely handi- | capped in their training because of | the inadequate armory facilities, there is a feeling that the States should be aided in the construction and that the Federal Government should not | be permitted to get a centralized con- trol of these buildings. Although much money was spent and is being spent in the States under the Public Works Administration in the con- struction of new armories, the funds were given to the States and the buildings will be the property of the States and entirely under State con- trol. On the other hand, the Federal problem is different in this city. The local troops are Federal troops. While the States have been allocated funds with which to build their armories, the Federal troops here have been de- | Wagenet is chairman, will be enter- | Welch on proposed bills affecting the (Continued From Sixth Page.) current events section Tuesday at § o'clock. Miss Madge Lane Cook will review “Live Alore and Like It,” by Marjorie Hillis, on Thursday at 2 o'clock at the book review section mveting. Dr. Edwin C. Barnes will resume his lectures on “Milestones in Ameri- can Music” Priday at 4:45 p.m. The Soroptimist Club installation banquet last night was addressed by George A. Benson, correspondent; Dwight T. Scott, Mrs. Adelaide Hib- bard of the National Academy of Stage Training, and two readers, Miss Mar- garet N. McCarthy and Miss Betty ‘Waldron. Music was by Mrs. Charlotte La Fond, contralto; Earl Nalls, tenor; Watson Ahlenfeld, bass, and Leon Brusiloff and his orchestra. Rev. Raymond J. Wolven, canon at the Washington Cathedral, offered the invocation. The Washintgon Chapfer of the Natianal Park Seminary Alumnae will meet tomorrow, 2:30 o'clock, with Mrs. Henry S. Merrick of the West- chester Apartments. Mra. Merrick | will be assisted by Mrs. A. M. Fei- guson, Mrs. J. S. Dawson and Mrs. W. E. Springer. The Voteless District of Columbia League of Women Voters’ department of child welfare, of which Mrs. R. G. tained at tea at the National Train. | ing School for Girls tomorrow. A subcommittee of the department is making case studies of juvenile delin- quents. The meetings of the depart- ment will be held hereafter on first and third Mondays of each month. Mrs. Edward Chapin’s department of education will meet at the Women's City Club, Wednesday, at 12:15. Re- ports will be made by Mrs. Earl Smith on plans of the Board of Education for improvements in the Washington public schools, by Mrs. Allen Moore on the pupil-teacher ratio in the Washington schools, by Mrs. Floyd status of Washington public school teachers, and by Miss Martha Stewart | on suggested changes in the Public Library hours. The Housing Subcommittee, of which Mrs. Alexander Hawes is chair- man, will hold a luncheon meeting at Wesley Hall Tuesday. The committee is making a study of the testimony nied one cent to improve their hous- ing facilities. There is a feeling that if the Federal Government is given power over these buildings, that the | State units might not fare as well as they do at the present time, when many of them can get money for some construction from their State Legis- latures. Were the responsibility of armory construction turned over to the Federal Government, it was said, the State Legislatures would imme- | diately close the purses to funds for | construction of units. And in the States these local units carry con- | siderable weight in their communities | in a political way, a prestige that they would find hard to press on the Fed- eral Governmnent in the event that a thange was made, it was said. Gen. Reckord said very frankly that he was fearful of the results of such a resolution as was presented by Gen. Waller and added that he thought the Guard was progressing very rapidly under the present scheme for the construction of armories | throughout the several States. He | thought that more intelligent action | could be taken on the matter at the | next convention, after the Executive Council had made a thorough study | of the matter and presented a com- prehensive report. Y. W. C. A. NEWS 1 | Members and friends of the Y. W. C. A. are invited to the “at home hour” today at 4 o'clock preceding the music hour at 5, when the Loyaltal Class of Calvary Baptist Sunday school will be hostess. Herbert Corey, writer, will address the Professional Writers’ Club at the‘w Y. W. C. A. Monday night. | Committee meetings for the week are as follow Monday, 11, E Street, | at 614 E street; 4:45, membership, | board room; Tuesday, 11, public af: fairs; Wednesday, 11, rooms registry. Friday, 1:30, industrial, with lunch in | cafeteria at 1 p.m. Cleveland Park Chapter will meet | Monday at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank B. Lord. Mrs. Charles Eyster | and Mrs. George O. Sanford will be assisting hostesses. Park View Chapter will meet at 1:30 pm. in the board room at the | Y W.CA Saturday morning hobby group of the Girl Reserve department, assisted by Mrs. Mirabel Gardner, will meet January 16 at 10 a.m. at the Y. W. C. | A. This program is open to all girls | between the ages of 12 and 18 years. | The class in rudiments of music, | eonducted by May Eleanor Smith, will | begin the second term January 11 at & pm. Elizabeth Somers Glee Club will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. Business Women’s Music Club be- gins the new year with a rehearsal ‘Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. New classes in contract bridge will begin Tuesday with Mrs. Hannah Gaither Hill and Miss Gene Hoffman as the instructors. Registrations should be made in advance. ‘The practice bridge group will play contract Wednesday at 7:15 pm. on the fourth floor. Business Girls’ bas- ket ball team will have a practice game with the team of the National City Christian Church. Xenos Club members will hear Mrs. Alexander B. Trowbridge speak on “Personality” at their meeting Wed- nesday at 8 pm. Tap dancing will be at 7:30 p.m. Club supper for Blue Triangle Club members will be served at 6:15 p.m. in the private dining room. Miss Jeanette Finch, chairman of the Pro- gram Committee, is in charge of the program following the supper. The Potomac Palisades Union met with Mrs. John Minor, 5310 Dorsett place, Monday. Mrs. B. Lane pre- sided. The Flower Committee re- ported sending bulbs and plants to the sick at Christmas. Chapin Union met with the presi- | dent, Mrs. Dairington Richardson, 1725 Seventeenth street, Wednesday. “A Fortune to Share” was discussed by Mrs. Earle Wilfley. Postponement Announced. The Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens’ Association has post- poned its meeting from Tuesday night until the following Tuesday, January 19. The meeting will be held at St. Alban’s Church Parish Hall ‘ January 19 at Wardman Park Theater. | Joel Wolfsohn, chairman; 26 of housing experts given at hearings on the Wagner bill. Members will report on aspects of low-cost housing, | including reports on demonstration projects, rent subsidies, limited divi- dend housing projects, co-operative | housing groups and the financing of | housing undertakings. The Washington Section of the Na- tional Council of Jewish Women will give a tea and receive an interna- tional broadcast at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Jewish Community Center. The event is in honor of the seventy-ninth birthday of Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon of Chicago, founder of the council, and | will be the forty-third birthday of the | local group. | Mrs. Louis Ottenberg, president, will | preside. Opening prayer will be by | Mrs. Leonard B. Scloss, and congratu- | lations will be extended by Mrs. Alex- | ander Wolf. The broadcast on WMAL | at 4:30 will include international mes- | sages from prominent women of 12 | countries. The council is sponsoring a preview | of the Civic Theater’s production of | Sinclair Lewis' “It Can't Happen Here" | The council chairmen in charge are Mrs. Isidore Kahn, Mrs. David Davis and Mrs. Morris Gewirz. Study groups for January are an- nounced as follows: January 6, 11 a.m., music apprecia- tion group, vestry rooms of the Wash- ington Hebrew Congregation, Mrs. Morris Cafritz, chairman; Nathan | Weinberg, lecturer; 8, noon, luncheon and bridge, Fairfax Hotel, benefit | philanthropic fund of the council, | Mrs. Philip Diamond, chairman; 18, | 12:30 p.m., luncheon, Harvey's, con- ' temporary Jewish affairs, Mrs. Law- rence Koenigsberger, chairman; 20, 11 am. music group, W. H. C. vestry rooms, Mrs. Morris Cafritz, chairman, and Nathan Weinberg, lecturer; 25, 2:30, book review group, in home of Mrs. Harry Roller, Sholom Asch's ‘War Goes On” to be reviewed, Mrs. 15, at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, the Mothers’ Club will hear Dr. Eugenia S. Cameron of Johns Hopkins Hospital speak on “Healthy Attitudes Toward Health,” Mrs. William Chase, chair- man. The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase— Membership Commitee will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the chairman, Mrs. John H. Ray, 5223 Reno road. The arts section will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Mrs. Richard Clinton Dyer, 3616 Rittenhouse street. Mrs. R. K. Bailey will talk on “The Art of | the Pueblo Indian,” and there will be an exhibition of Indian art. The Executive Board will meet at Colum- bia Country Club at 12:30 Wednes- day. The nature section will meet Thurs- day at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Frederick M. Kerby, 114 Hesketh street. Leo K. Couch of the United States Biological Survey will speak on “Naturalizing Our Forests.” The literature section will meet Fri- day at 2 in the chapel of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. Mrs. F. F. Espenschied will conduct the program, “Three Modern Dramatists,” and will speak on “Eugene O'Neil, Winner of the Nobel Prize.” *“Ah, Wilderness,” will be read by Mrs. Leslie C. Frank, Mrs. Daniel S. Murph, Mrs. Robert M. Barnett, Mrs. William L. Fulton, Mrs. James S. Pierce and Miss Edith Gargiulo. “Noel Coward, the Man, &nd His Latest Plays” will be discussed by Mrs. Harry Fillmore Lowe and Mrs. Henry C. Fuller will review Maxwe Anderson’s “The Wingless Victory. Mrs. Ralph Sasscer will be hostess: The Sunshine and Community So- ciety of the District of Columbia met with Mrs. Frederick Greve, 2819 Bellevue terrace, Monday, Mrs. Eugene E. Thompson presiding. Reports were made of Christmas cheer and com- forts provided many needy families. Mrs. Frances Troy Northcross, guest speaker, traced the development of Opportunity House. Assisting host- esses were Mrs. Archie T. Reed, chair- man, and Mrs. S. R. Bowen, Mrs. Anton Heitmuller, Mrs. W. H. Moran, Mrs. A. J. Schana, Mrs. Adolph Volk and Miss Cornelia Barnes. The February meeting will be with Mrs. Edward Stevens, 1606 Varnum street. A valentine luncheon and party will be held at the Fairfax Hotel February 12. The Petworth Women’s Club Visit- ing Nurse Committee meets tomorrow, 2 p.m. at the Brightwood Branch of the Instructive Visiting HNurse Asso- ciation on Georgia avenue. A “white elephant sale” will take | guest at the international relations THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ARMORY PROBLEM || News of Local Clubs the literature section tomorrow, 8 p.m. M H. Holm will be the hostess, Mrs. Maude Wedeman and Mrs. Minnie Myers will assist. Mrs. Weldon Price will entertain the hospitality section Wednesday, 1 pm. ‘Mrs. Harry C. Sigourney will discuss “Period Fur- niture” at the home section meeting Priday at 1:30 pm. & The Poetry Clinic, organized last February by Mrs. D. A. McDougal, poetry chairman of the General Fed- eration of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Inez Sheldon Tyler, poetry chairman of the District of Columbia Federa- tion, will resume its meetings Tuesday, 4 pm, at the Roosevelt Hotel. The Faculty Women’s Club of the George Washington University will hold a dinner in honor of President and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin Satur- day, 7 p.m., at the Kennedy-Warren. President Marvin will be the speaker, Mrs. Robert Bolwell, program exéc- utive, and Mrs. Thomas B. Brown, hospitality executive, are in charge of arrangements. Reservations should be made by | Thursday with Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser, 2021 Thirty-fourth street, Cleveland 0104. ‘Washington Branch of the American Association of University Women and | the national association directors will be joint hostesses at two teas for | special groups this week. Mrs. Roose= | velt will be an honor guest when they | entertain the Southern Women's Edu- } cational Alliance Board of Trustees | Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6| o'clock. With Mrs. Roosevelt in the receiving line will be Dr. Meta Glass, president of the A. A. U. W.; Dr. Latham Hatchler, president of the Southern Women's Educational Alli- ance, and Mrs. Richard Hogue, presi- dent of the local branch of the A. A. U. W. The second tea will be for the As- sociation of American Colleges, Thurs- day afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. Dr. Meta Glass, Mrs. Richard Hogue, Dr. James R. McCain, president of the Association of American Colleges, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly will be in the receiving line, A dinner, tea, luncheon, mixed din- | ner-bridge, travel talk and memorial services for Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff, | president, 1930-1932, are some of the outstanding events planned for the week at the club house. Prominent speakers will be Caroline O'Day, honor luncheon Saturday at 1:15; Willard | E. Givens, executive secretary of the | National Education Association, and Senor Jose Tercero, chief of the travel division of the Pan-American Union. | C. A. C, to the grade of colonels has Brigadier Are Given C., JANUARY 10, Generals Assignments Gen. McNair to VCommand Second Field Artillery Brigade—Gen. Pratt to Remain at Present Post. the line have been given their new duty assignments. The first to be given a general officer com- mand was Brig. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, who, prior to his promotion to briga- dier general, was on duty in the office of the Chief of Field Artillery as ex- ecutive officer. Gen. McNair has been assigned to command of the 2d Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sam Hous- ton, Tex. His executive officer duties in the War Department will be taken over by Col. Rene E. DeR. Hoyle, who has been on duty in the Field Artillery office as personnel officer. Col. Hoyle's successor has not been picked. Brig. Gen. Henry C. Pratt will re- | main assigned to his present duty as commander of the 2d Wing, General | Headquarters Air Force at Langley Field, Va. \WO of the six officers recently appointed brigadier generals in The recent promotions of Lieut. | Cols. Louis L. Pendleton, C. A. C.; John P. Curry, A. C; James E. Chaney, A. C, and Thomas A. Terry, left Lieut. Col. Edward N. Woodbury, C. A. C, as the senior officer in his grade. Majs. Ralph P. Cousins, A. C.; Charles R. Finley, C. A. C.; Vernon E. Pritchard, F. A.; Adlai H. Gilkeson, A. C, and Gilbert S. Brownell, In- | fantry, have been promoted to the | grade of lieutenant colonel, leaving Maj. Richard C. Stickney, Infantry, as the senior major. Capts. John C. Christophel, Q. M. C.. Asa Irwin, Q. M. C.; Van Leslie Prather, Q M. C.; Edward P. Doyle, Q. M. C, and Robert L. Miller, Q. M. C., have been promoted to the grade of major, leav- ing Capt. Ralph E. Fleischer, Q. M. C., as the senior captain. ‘The 1937 annual physical examina- | tion of the several hundred Army | officers and warrant officers stationed in Washington and vicinity, will begin would be retired, under the present system, on June 30 of each year for service ineligibility for promotion. They would remain on the reserve list until transferred to the retired list on reaching the age specified for their respective grades. While on the re- serve list they would be available for active duty, at the pay and allowances of their grades, and while on inactive status would receive retired pay. Con- trary to previous assumption, such officers on the reserve list would not be confined to duty with the Naval Re- serves, but they could be assigned to any duty the Navy Department de- termined. Selection for promotion from among the lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) would be abolished, if the rec- ommendations of the General Board are carried into effect. Instead a board would be convened at least once each year, to examine the records of all officers of those grades eligible for consideration to determine those qual- ified for promotion. This would sup- plant the professional promotion examinations. It would be different from the present system under which the Selection Board recommends those considered to be best fitted for promotfon. One estimate is that around 97 per cent of those considered by the board would be found profes- sionally qualified for promotion. It would operate to eliminate eventually those found to be manifestly unfit. The result of the proposed system would be that selection would begin mander. A number of flag officers of the Navy are involved in changes of com- mand. Vice Admiral Clarence S. Kempff, detached last week from command of the battleships of the Battle Force, will assume duty commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard. Real Admiral Thomas C. Hart, tomorrow afternoon at the Army Dis- pensary in the Munitions Building. Officers will be exempt from taking the examination if, during the three month period prior to the first of January, they have been physically examined for promotion, or, if they | have, during that period, had a| thorough physical check-up in an Army hospital. In either of those cases, they will be required to send a | ietter to the examining board. The dispensary in the Munitions Mrs. O'Day will speak on the Buenos Aires conference. Mr. Givens will be honor guest and speaker at a | dinner sponsored by the Education Committee Friday, 7 p.m. He will talk on the Harrison-Fletcher bill for Federal aid for the schools. Senor Jose Tercero will give an | illustrated lecture on Mexico in the | club lounge Wednesday evening. | Following the tea tomorrow after- noon will be a business meeting of the Washington branch. Mrs. Ellery C. Stowell will be hostess. The club will hold a memorial serv- ice to honor Mrs. Otto Veerhoff Sun- day afternoon, January 17, at 4. Mrs. Harvey Wiley is in charge of the pro- gram, and eight organizations in which she was active will pay tribute to her. The Players will meet in the small dining room tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. | Yancement to the upper hailf as va-| The creative writing group will meet CA&NCies occur. Such advancement not | Building will be open at all hours, | Col. Murray pointed out this week, as | usual, but the examinations will be held in the afternoon, and as far as|Scouting Force at San Diego, Calif..| o the officers for 1937. who has been senior member of the Navy General Board since the retire- ment of Rear Admiral Frank B. Up- ham on October 1, has been assigned as chairman of the board. Rear Admiral Frank H. Sadler assumed command of Cruiser Division 6 of the Scouting Force at San Diego, Calif, last week, relieving Rear Admiral Charles P. Snyder, who is under orders to duty as president of the Naval War College, as relief of Rear Admiral Ed- ward C. Kalbfus. Rear Admiral George J. Meyers has relinquished command of Cruiser Division 8 of the with the grade of lleutenant cori- | 1937—PART TWO. Order of the The Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of the District of Columbia will convene its forty-first annual session in the ball room of the Willard Hotel Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Grand Matron Louise E. Kreglow and Grand Patron Needham C. Tur- nage will preside. The first meeting will be given to the reception of ofi- cers of the General Grand Chapter | and other honored guests, followed by a short business session. Election of officers will be held Pri- day evening, with the polls open from 4 to 8 o'clock. Committee reports | will be received and a recess then | will be taken until Monday evening. At the final session on Monday eve- ning the newly elected officers will be installed, after which a banquet will | be held in the small ball room, tick- ets for which may be obtained during the sessions. In honor of the retiring grand ma- | tron, the Matrons and Patrons’ Asso- ciation of 1928 will hold a banquet Saturday evening at the Hamilton Hotel. | The Secretarles’ Association of the | Eastern Star elected the following officers: Helen M. Otte, president; | Jemmie M. Gregory, vice president; Louise B. Nubson, secretary; Esther V. Cross, treasurer; Executive Com- mittee, Grace A. Glicrest and Helen B. | Hall. 1 | La Fayette Lodge Chapter will give a reception to new officers Wednesday vening at the chapter hall, Four- teenth and Kenyon streets. Mrs. Ruth | N. Daniels, worthy matron, will head | the reception line. | The annual Star Point Society ban- | quet will be held at Mrs. K's Toll | | House Tavern, on the Colesville Pike, | 7 pm. on Saturday. Mrs. Margaret E. | Smith, the president, will preside. | Reservations should be made with | Mrs. Blanch Power, telephone Lincoln 7592. St. John's Lodge Chapter enter- | | tained the new corps of officers and | members. The Auxiliary Home Boerd | will meet with the associate matron, Amelia Galin, 316 Madison street, to- morrow at 8 pm. The regular meeting for January 18 has been called off on account of the Grand Chapter session The Ways and Means Committee will hold a card party at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Nettie Stringer, 2426 Monroe street northeast. January 23 The General Home Board will meet at the Masonic Temple January 25 at 1:30 pm. The twenty-third birthday anniversary of the chapter will be cel- ebrated on February 1. Eastern Star ner; Adah, Miss Charlotte Krumpe; Ruth, Mrs. Lilliam Kutsch; Esther, Mrs. Margaret Richards; Martha, Miss Bernice Speckman; Electa, Mrs. Florence Dorn; warder, Miss Ger- trude Glading; sentinel, Johu C. Lyn- ham. The next meeting of the chapter will be January 18. . ‘The Ways and Means Committee of Friendship Chapter met at the home of Martha Duehring and formed plans | for the year's work. A luncheon will be held at 4511 Wisconsin avenue ‘Wednesday from 12 to 1:30, Effie Mc- Millan, hostess. The next regular chapter meeting will be Tuesday night. The new officers of Bethany Chap- ter will meet at the Masoric Temple for a rehearsal at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The Auxiliary Home Board will meet at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Blanche Peiser, 1204 Fern street, Tuesday at 8 pm. Matron Elinor 8. Kozel announces 2 reception to new officers of Cathe- dral Chapter Wednesday night. Esther Chapter’s Auxiliary Home Board will hold its annual card party and dance Saturday, January 23, at 2400 Sixteenth street for benefit of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home Infirmary. Those in charge of ar- rangements are Past Matron Mildred R. Shafer, chairman; Margaret H. Jones, Harriet O'Mears, Jean S. Jones, Clare J. Reid, Ruth G. Bowdler. Nellie B. Neff. The Dramatic Club will meet Wednesday at the home of Past Ma- tron Leonor Ebert Reed, 2608 Cathe- dral avenue. The Auxiliary Home Board of Har- mony Chapter will hold a card party at the home of Mrs. Anna J. Ham- mond, 1332 Massachusetts avenue, to- morrow evening. The regular meet- ing of the chapter on January 14 has been canceled. Laura M. Humphreys, matron of Federal Chapter, announces a Home Board meeting and luncheon will be held Tuesday at 12:30 pm. at the home of Mary E. Shepherd, 1430 K street southeast, with Margaret B. Wrenn and Mary E. Curtin, past ma- trons, assisting hostesses. The meet- ing on January 14 has been called off. Worthy Matron Ruth L. Hall an- nounces Lebanon Chapter will hold a reception for the new officers after the business session Tuesday. players and officers were guests of worthy matron and worthy patron Monday. The annual dance and card party | will be held at Wardman Park Hotel | Mrs. Freddy C. de Lesdernier. matron | of Columbia Chapter No. 15, an. | nounces that the meeeting tomorrow evening will be followed by a reception The choir, possible the medical authorities would | 8nd Will proceed to the Philippines for ynder direction of Mrs. Ethel J. Hess, like to take care of routine cases in duty as commandant of the sixteenth i) entertain. The cheirman of the | the morning. Navy. One of the most interesting fea- | | tures of the Navy General Board re- Navy Department port on revision of the laws govern- naval district and navy yard at Cavite, Philippine Islands. A selection board will meet at the tomorow morning to recommend 109 approximately ing promotion by selection in the Navy | lieutenant commanders for promotion and Marine Corps, is the view of the | to the grade of commander. The board concerning the selection of rear board will be composed of Rear admirals of the lower half for ad-| Admirals Harris Laning, Thomas C. vancement to the upper half. To| Hart, Adolphus E. Watson, Harry L make these selections, the board favors senior rear admirals to select rear admirals of the lower half for ad- Brinser, Charles R. Train, Hayne Ellis, | the annual convening of a board of | William S. Pye, James O. Richardson, and Charles A. Blakely, with Lieut. Comdr. John G. Crawford as recorder. As the result of the retirement on in room 401 tomorrow afternoon. The | Only constitutes step-up of seniority } January 1, 1937, of Admiral William government, business and individual in the grade but also an increase from | H. Standley, who was succeeded as study group will meet Tuesday at 3:30 | $6,000 to $8,000 a year in base pay. chief of naval operations by Admiral pm. Mrs. Woytinsky will.review the | It seems that this scheme, however, William D. Leahy, the following of- " does not meet with the approval of ficers have become due for promotion: Miss Madge Chewning; serving of re- plans for ecnomic reconstruction. Dr. May will discuss “Private Wel- | some of the departmental officials who | Capt. Harold R. Stark, Comdrs. Fred- fare’ Agencies and the Community,” | with an analysis of the organization have studied the report. Another important feature of the | eric T. Van Auken and Thomas C. | Kinkaid, Lieut. Comdr. Richard E. Ways and Means Committee, Mrs. M Noreta Koch, is planning a card party and dance at the Wardman Park Hotel February 9. Her committee will meet at the home of Mrs. Koch, 1421 Juniper street, Tuesday night. The matron has appointed these committee chairmen: Audit, George H. Felt; finance, Ralph H. McGarity; care of chapter room, Mrs. Rose L. Hidde; ways and means, Mrs. M. Noreta Koch; instruction, Mrs. Doris Cope; relief, Mrs. Freddy C. de Lesdernier; testimonial, Mrs. Tillie C. Chauncey; sunshine, Mrs. Mae V. Evans; decorations, Guy L. Aber; en- dowment, Mrs. Antoinette Fischer; home board, Mrs. Rose L. Hidde; choir, Mrs. Ethel J. Hess; publicity, Harvey Fritts; preparation of refreshments, freshments, Miss Lourina M. German; | temple, Mrs. Ethel revision of by-laws, M. Mague, and Mrs. Claribel and the function of the Community D08Td’s Teport is a plan for the trans- | Webb, Lieut. George D. Lyon, and Leverton. Chest at the meeting of the welfare | group Wednehday at 11 am. 1 Mrs. Lyman Sormstedt will review “The Odyssey of an American Doc- | tor” Thursday at 11 am. The art appreciation group, under | leadership of Miss Louise Newell, will | meet Thursday evenng. The group | will meet in the Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1600 Twenty-first street, Sat- | urday at 4 pm. Duncan Phillips will | speak. | The junior group is sponsoring s | dinner bridge Saturday at 6:30 p.m. | Miss Mary Louise Chace will be hostess. Mrs. Harold G. Moulton has been | appointed director of the Washington | branch of the American Association of | University Women to fill the vacancy | made by Mrs. J. Austin Stone’s resig- nation. The Insurance Women's Club of Washington will meet for dinner at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Sholl's Cafe, 1219 G street. A tour through the Thir- teenth street building of the Chesa- peake & Potomac Telephone Co. will be made. District of Columbia Dental Hygien- ists’ Association will view motion pic- tures, “Fishing for Cod Off the Coast of Norway” and “Manufacture of Cod Liver Oil,” at the next meeting, Tues- day night, at the Harrington Hotel. The Argyle Study Club, will meet | at the home of Mrs. William Lufts, 1635 Madison street, 1 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Morgan will read. ‘The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Lamb- skin Club will elect officers Thursday, 7:30, in Northeast Masonic Temple. The Cornell Clubs of Washington will hold their annual Founders' day dinner at the Hotel Raleigh ball room Thursday at 7 p.m. The speakers will be Paul R. Lesh and Dr. A. R. Mann, provost of the university. Creed | Fulton, a regional director of the Cornell Alumni Corp., will be toast- | master. The committee in charge of | arrangements is Lewis W. Feich, chairman; Mrs. Harold Morrison, president of the Women's Club; John MCcElfresh, president of the Men's Club; Edward D. Hill, Robert A. Phil- ipson, Lee Thompson, Norman David- son, Edward Holmes, Mrs. Raleigh Gil- christ and William M. Aitcheson. P. E. 0. SISTERHOOD Chapter K will meet tomorrow with Mrs. C. C. Jacobsen at the Kennedy- Warren. Mrs. A. H. Moran will give the program “Woman in Law.” The last meeting of the chapter was held at the University Club. Bedside bags were made for soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. Guests were Mrs. Art Brown and Mrs. Ratliff. Chapter E, P. E. O, entertained the B. I. Ls at the home of Mrs. J. N. Todd, 1417 Longfellow street, Monday. Chapter H met on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Sylvia Dreuhl, at the Ken- nedy-Warren, with Mrs. Donald Max- son presiding. Mrs. C. Stanley White gave reviews of the record and Mrs. Robert Ferguson conducted a study of supreme and District by-ltvl. fer to the reserve of those officers who | Lieut. (J. g.) Neale R. Curtin. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA Friendship Council. Friendship Council convened De- cember 29, when the associate vice councilor, Mrs. Cora Borey, gave the unwritten work. Mrs. Emma Brooks of Mayflower Council spoke. At the an- nual Christmas party Deputy Cora Jones appeared as Santa Claus. Independent Council. Independent Council will hold a round and square dance Saturday at Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast, for the benefit of the drill team. Mrs. Audrey Williams is chairman. Fidelity Council. Fidelity Council will meet Tuesday, when candidates will be initiated for Good Will Council, No. 15, and May- flower Council, No.. 4, with the degree team in charge of Mrs. Mamie C. Howell, captain. Kenilworth Council. Kenilworth Council will be hostess to State councilor, Mrs. J. C. Herbert, and her staff of State and national officers Tuesday night at Community Hall, Kenilworth, D. C. Virginia Dare Council. Virginia Dare Council officers for the coming term were elected as fol- lows: Councilor, Mrs. Genevieve Haun; associate, Miss Minnie Butts; vice councilor, Mrs. Margaret Seymour; associate vice councilor, Mrs. Rose Homan; warden, Mrs. Margaret Wil- bur; conductor, Mrs. Fannie Bayne; inside sentinel, Miss Joan Marr; out- side sentinel, Mrs. Mildred Kuhn, and trustee, 18 months, Mrs. Wilbur. The next meeting will be Wednesday, for installation of officers. Anacostia Council. Anacostia Council met Wednesday night and was presided over by Miss Anna Torney. Two candidates, James Eastburn and Mrs. Celestia Latham, were elected. The councilor welcomed Past Deputy State Conductress Mrs. Ruth Warren of Pride of Washington Council, and present Deputy Mrs. Har- riet Fairall of Martha Dandridge Council. Mrs. Ella Smith of the State Committees also spoke. A Christmas program was given. PHILOSOPHI&AL SOCIETY SETS MEETING TUESDAY The Society for Philosophical In- quiry will meet at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in room 43 of the Natural History Building of the Smithsonian Institu- tion. The subject will be “Evidence for Another Existence” and the speaker Maj. E. L. Dyer of Cleveland Park. The meetings are open to the public without charge. ested in philosophy are welcome and may participate in the discussions as well as read papers, if qualified. ‘The present officers are: President, Dr. Edward E. Richardson, professor of philosophy at George Washington University; vice president, Dr. Wil- lian Thomas Shepherd; treasurer, Maj. E. L. Dyer, U. §, A, retired, and secretary, Kepler Hoyt, All persons inter- | V. F. W. WILL HOLD ' SESSION TOMORROW Meeting Will Be Settlement of Armistice Day ! Ball Accounts. i ‘Washington Post, Veterans of For- !pm, in its club rooms at Duffy's | Sea Grill, with Comdr. John J. Kee- | han presiding. This meeting will be | the deadline for the settlement of all Arms#ce day ball accounts. ‘Washington Post’s Midwinter dance will be held on Saturday evening, January 23, at the Potomac Boat Club, according to Junior Vice Comdr. Fred W. Wacker, in charge of ar- rangements. Past Comdr. Walter P. Boehm, post relief officer, has requested all mem- bers of the post who have used cloth- ing for needy veterans, their wives | and children to contact him at once. The post Relief Committee is work- ing in co-ordination with Pepartment Relief Officer Oscar W. Hollings- worth in an effort to take care of the demands of indigent veterans and their families living in the District of Columbia. i | CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA Court District of Columbia of the | Catholic Daughters of America met Tuesday at the Willard Hotel, with Miss Grace Sprucebank, territorial | deputy, presiding in the absence of | Miss Augusta Uhl, grand regent, who was ill. An interesting talk on the life of Pope Pius XI was given by the chaplain, Rev. Edward H. Roach. The Ways and Means Committee, of which Miss Dorothy E. Barrett is chairman, will entertain at a silver tea this afternoon from 3:30 until 6 o'clock at the Thomas Circle Club. Entertainment will be by Miss Grace Sprucebank, Mrs. Dorothy Mahoney and Mrs. Mary Cassidy. Mrs. Anna J. Uhl, Mrs. Mary T. Shanahan, Mrs. Katherine Folliard, Mrs. Anne Lock, Mrs. Louise Auth, Mrs. Margaret Fer- rell, Miss Anne Doyle, Miss Mae Bar- rett and Miss Katherine Keeley will preside at the tea table. Mrs. Ida V. Howell reported for the ‘Welfare Committee.” With a goal for 100 new members, Miss Dorothy ship Committee, announced that 40 applications have been received to | date. The drive will culminate with a reception in February. ‘The Glee Club, under direction of Mr. Harry X. Walsh, will resume re- hearsals tomorrow evening at 1503 Thirty-fifth street. Miss Grace Spruce- bank is in charge. The members of Court District of Columbia will attend an evening recollection Thursday at the Washington Retreat House, with the Rev. Aloysius J. Burggraff, C.S. P., as retreat master. Miss Jeannette Mallon is chairman of the ’nnnnm. Wyman, chairman of the Member- | Takoma Chapter installed the new | 1937 officers Wednesday. Past Matron | Ruth Buckner assisted by Sister | Kuebler past matron, as installing chaplain, and Past Matron Mary Kiefer as installing marshal officiated. Those installed were as follows: Jean | Park, worthy matron; Louis Sherman, . ‘woflhy patron; Donald Lamond, as- Deadline for sociate patron; Lillian Dickens, secre- tary; Annie Langley, treasurer; Elsie Mattern, conductress; Mary Smith, as- sociate conductress; Cora Pittinger, chaplain; Isabel McAinsh, marshal; eign Wars, will meet tomorrow, 8:15 | Juliette Miller, organist; Mary O'Myer, | Home for the coming year will be Past | Adah; Barbara Brady, Ruth: Henrietta Sherman, Esther; Ruth Dodd, Electa, and Brother Clarence Kiefer, sentinel. Worthy Matron Edna Eisenhart and . Warren V. Reed, assisted by the other officers of Ruth Chapter, conferred the degree of the order on Rev. Dr. Horace E. Cromer and Mrs. Grace M. Cromer, who were greeted into the order by Worthy Grand Matron Louise | Kreglow. Dr. Cromer is the pastor of Emory Methodist Church South. The Ways and Means Committee will . meet at 5634 Kansas avenue tomor- row. Associate Matron Katherine Ep- pley, chairman of Home Board, an- ; nounced the following meetings: Aux- | iliary Home Board, luncheon and business meeting, at the Kenesaw | Apartment, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.; Gen- | eral Home Board meeting at the Ma- | sonic Temple January 25. The chap- ter meeting January 18 has been called off. Yetta Goldman, worthy matron of Temple Chapter, announces a regular meeting Monday at 7:30 pm. The Ways and Means Committee is plan- at the Willard Hotel February 1. Matron Ruth H. Newcomer of Areme Chapter announces the next meet- ing, January 20, is called off on ac- count of inauguration day. | The worthy matron of Bethlehem | Chapter, Roberta Gravatt, announces & reception to new officers after the meeting Tuesday night. A program has been arranged by Junior Past Matron Myrtle L. Davis. At the annual election of the Star Point Society at the home of Past Matron Marie C. Deal, the following officers were unanimously re-elected: Mildred Gorman, president; Past Ma- tron Stella Bowersox, vice president; Carrie Batson, recording secretary; Past Matron Cecelia Shirley, corre- sponding secretary, and Past Matron Louella Barrows, treasurer, Officers of Ruth Chapter, Hyatts- ville, were installed by Past Grand Matron Mrs. Emily G. Haas, with Mrs. M. Virginia Thompson, grand | lecturer, acting as grand marshal, | Past Matron Mrs. Mildred Morrison as grand chaplain and Mrs. Florence Crawford as grand organist. The offi- cers installed were: Worthy matron, Mrs. Bessie Faught; worthy patron, Delvin S. Witter; associate matron, Mrs. Elsle V. Witter; associate patron, Robert A. Lockridge; secretary, Mrs. M. Virginia Thompson; treasurer, Mrs. Al- tha Jardine; conductress, Miss Marie Small; associate conductress, Mrs. Mabel Fessenden; chaplain, Mrs. Norma Lynham: marshal, Mrs. Gladys Johnsione; organisty Miss Louise Tur- ning the annual card party and dance | Wednesday, February 10. Dr. Hutchin- son is chairman of the committee. The Officers’ Club of Fidelity Chap- ter will meet with Worthy Matron Pearl Bellman, 1523 Lamont street, tomorrow night for election of officers. The Home Board will hold its lunch- eon with Mrs. Dorothy Southgate, 6611 Eastern avenue, Takoma Park, Tuesday. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Barker. worthy matron. announces that next Wednes- day night Naomi Chapter, No. 3, will hold a reception in honor of new of- ficers. Entertainment and refresh- ments will close the meeting. Mrs. Florence L. Lewis, matron of Hope Chapter, announces rehearsal for officers January 12. The meeting January 13 will be fol- lowed by dancing and refreshments. The Ways and Means Committee will serve the annual Spring dinner at Almas Temple February 17. Miriam Chapter will meet tomorrow night, with Worthy Matron Irma M. | Smith and Worthy Patron T. David Gates presiding. “A Fraternal Wed- ding,” written by the grand secretary, Minnie E. Keves, will be presented. The Auxiliary Home Board will meet Wednesday evening with Associate Matron Marie W. Linthicum, 5425 Kansas avenue. The Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday evening aL the home of its chairman, Associ- ate Conductress Pebble B. Tanner, 1343 Childress street northeast. Worthy Matron Evelyn Millard and Worthy Patron Harry Bennett of William F. Hunt Chapter, No. 16, en- tertained officers at the home of the | matron yesterday. The representative {to the Masonic and FEastern Star Matron Mrs. Virginia Rench. Yetta Goldman, matron of Temple | Chapter, announces that the meeting | tomorrow will be a business session. | Committees will be named and chair- men appointed. Unity Chapter installed the follow- | ing officers at a special meeting: Mrs. | Helena H. Kohler, worthy matron; | Arthur E. Knowles, worthy patron; | Miss Ruth F. Byer, associate matron: | Edward Hurd, associate patron; Miss | Mary L. Hoffman, secretary: Mrs. | Dorothy K. Faerber, treasurer; Mrs. Annie G. Patton, conductress; Mrs. | Marguerite E. Kinsman, associate con- iductress: Mrs. Ethel M. Weist, chap- lain; Mrs. Anne Williams, marshal; Blanche Hall, Adah; Mrs. Gladys Milne, Ruth; Miss Evelyn Hine, Esther; Miss Margaret Wildman, Martha; Mrs. Erma H. Howes., Electa; Mrs. Mad- lyne Barclay, warder; William A. Knotts, sentinel. Past Matron Frances I. Dobson was installing matron, assisted by Past | Matron Mrs. Stella M. Arseneau, as marshal, and Past Matron Mrs. Elida | Wooster, as chaplain. Past Matron Miss Mildred M. Hicks presented the junior past matron, Mrs. Dorothy Faerber, with a past matron’s jewel, and Past Patron Dr. Bruce Hoofnagel presented a Masonic ring to the junior past patron, Nathan Clarke, from the chapter. Alice Deal Junior High. ‘The Alice Deal Junior High Home and School Association will meet in the school assembly tomorrow at 8 p.m. for an important forum discus- sion, “What the School Is Trying to Do to Meet the Needs of Children.” ‘The discussion will be under the lead- ership of Dr. L. L. Jarvie of George Washington University. Educators who will form the panel are N. J. Nel- son, Margaret Pepper, Helen G. Gant- ley, Sara B. Holland, Blanche Pulizzi and Bertie Backus. Two Members Admitted. Two new members were admitted to the last meeting of the Forest Hills Citizens’ Association. They are A. E. ‘Webb and Ralph Caruso. Federation Meets Bimonthly. ‘The Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions will meet bimonthly for the remainder of the civic season. Presi- dent Thomas Ellis Lodge announced yesterday. This is the policy of the group each year during sessions of Congress because of pressing problems brought up in connection with District 1 Miss Corille Scarlett, organist; Miss | D—7 MILITIA'IS HURT BY PARADE ORDER Naval Reserve Also Feels Slight in Bar From Procession. Both members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia | and the United States Naval Reserve Battalion received a severe jolt to their morale and prestige here last week when they were informed that they would not be permitted to participate in the parade incidental to the in- auguration of President Roosevelt for his second term. The excuse given, of course, was that the parade was to be kept to a certain limit of time for | passing a given point, and to open it | to one group would require that it be | opened to all. Both the guardsmen and the naval reservists have been working for weeks in preparation for this event. ‘The naval reservists have been pre- paring their marching formations and a contest has been held to determine which of the three divisions of the ;blluhon will be permitted to carry the colors in the parade. The guard | commander recently issued a pre- | paredness order to all units to make preparations for participation in the | event. And both filed formal applica- | tions with the Inaugural Committee for places in the procession. In a general way, it was said, that it had been determined to limit the procession to the regular forces, the | only exceptions to be made being in the cases of the C. C. C. and the | Youth Administration, both at the | personal request of the President. However, it was argued that the local troops and Naval Reserve are | Federal forces, and to this extent are unlike those in the States. The Pres- ident of the United States is com- mander in chief of the local guard, the same as he is of the Regular Army | and Navy. The Naval Reserve is in no way a State militia unit. It is governed absolutely by the naval authorities, and can be ordered into service in case of emergency without its members taking any new oath. They would be required to obey these orders in the same manner as the of« ficers and men in the regular estabe lishment. Officers indicated that they were not satisfled with the decision of the Inaugural Committee, and it is known that officers in some of the organiza- tions have appealed for congressional help, pointing out that the decision of the Inaugural Committee had given | a body blow to the morale and future attendance of both organizations. It was pointed out that in the case of the guard and reservists that both, in the opinion of local officers, could be allocated a place in the procession without offending other State organ- izations, because of their status as Federal organizations. While the time intervening before the inaugural date is short, it was indicated that the troops will continue their training to put on their finest showing, in the hope that the de n will be made. It was added that these are the troops and sailors of the Na- tional Capital, they are at their home stations, which does not involve any | expense in transportation here for | the procession. and they should be permitted to honor not onl their neighbor but their commander in chief. In the case of the States, it was pointed out that the Governors lof the respective States are com- manders in chief of the guard. In times past, when parades were a | feature of the inaugurals, the local troops have always been assigned a place in the parade, as has the Naval Militia, which was at that time a loca! unit. But the laws now have made it a Navy Department organization. Lebanon | JEWISH JUNIORS Plans for raising $300 for the Dorothy Goldsmith Recreation Pund were discussed by the Washington section of the National Council of | Jewish Juniors Thursday at the Jew- ish Community Center. With this money the Washington section ex- pects to maintain one entire hut next | Sumimer at the Jewish Community Center camp in Virginia. Membere ship of the section has been divided into 15 teams under the following team captains: Sarah Grossman, Rose Harris, Naomi Harris, Miriam Hirsch, Janette Rosenberg, Dorothy Fabricant, | Sarah Gilden, Rose Jeweler, Ruth | Glasser, Helen Sachs, Ann Bachman, Paula Starr, Esther Berlow, Bess Abromow, and Edythe Yaffe. A formal dance for members will be given Wednesd: evening, January 20, at the Lafayette Hotel, with Roberta Kurtz, chairman, in charge. Group meetings were announced by their chairmen as follows: Peace, | January 12 and January 26, at the | Jewish Community Center. Adele Ritsenberg, chairman: legislative, Jane uary 13, at 1925 Sixteenth street, Irene Hirsch, chairman: fireside discussion, | January 14, 200 Rhode Island avenue | northeast, Goldie Bachman, chi | man; and dramatic, January 19, at the Jewish Community Center, Hannah | Stohler, chairman. | —_— — REPORT ON LIBRARY | PROGRESS PLANNED | After having received several set- backs in its efforts to establish a new | library to serve its area, the American University Park Citizens’ Association will meet Wednesday night to hear a | progress report on the project from | william G. Eliot, chairman, Schools Committee. Mrs. Blanche McCollum, secretary, declared yesterday the area is now served by a library in Tenleytown, lo= cated in the old No. 8 precinct statlon, on east side of Wisconsin avenue. This building, the association believes, is inadequate because of its age and size. It also serves pupils of the newly | opened Woodrow Wilson High School, Mrs. McCollum said. The association is primarily inter- ested in maintaining beautiful lawns and gardens in American University Park. A motion picture by the Nae tional Lime Association, entitled “The Sweet Earth,” will be shown at the meeting, which will be held in Hurst Hall of American University. The pic= ture is expected to demonstrate many types of lawn and garden development. Refreshments will be served after the meeting, Mrs. McCollum said. LSS SR e Meeting Tomorrow. ‘The Michigan Park Citizens’ Asso- ciation will meet tomorrow night after having postponed its meeting from last Monday because of the holiday season, President John J. Jurley announced yesterday. The meeting will be at 8 p.m. in the Bu‘ket Hill School.