Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 35

SERVICE OIRGANIZATIONS. Naval Reservists Take Examinafions For Annapolis More Than Sevenscore Appear for Tests To Enter July 1 More than sevenscore young en- listed members of the 1st Battalion, District Naval Reserve, last week appeared before the United States Civil Service Commission to take competitive examinations for ap- pointment to the United States Naval Academy from the Reserve. They have been drilling weekly with the local organization, in a special division, for nearly a year to qualify for the examinations, and many of them have been attending prepara- tory schools here to obtain the necessary educational training. It will be some weeks before they hear the tests, and in the interim they will continue to perform their drill routine at the Naval Reserve Armory in the Washington Navy Yard. Even when the papers of the group here are marked, they will have to await the results from other candidates of other Naval Reserve Units throughout the country, to de- termine their relative standing, for although they all may. make credit- able and passing marks in the tests, only the 50 with the highest marks will receive the appointments. How ever, threre is a possibility that more than this number may be appointed from the Reserve, as under the law the Reserves receive any vacancies not filled from the ranks of the reg- ular naval establishment which has 100 appointments each year. As a result of this provision of the statute the Reserve received 36 additional appointments last year. Further- more, this may be increased in view of the fact that some of the men, although trying to reach «the academy through the Re- serve, seek and receive congres- sional appoint- ments. In the latter case, the boys usually waive their Naval Reserve rights, thus making it pos- Lt. Lamar. sible for some naval reservists to| get in who otherwise might not re- ceive an appointment. The successful candidates will en- ter the academy on July 1, at which time they must have served at least one year in the Reserve, attended a certain percentage of drills and In Membership Indianapolis Event Citizenship Day Is ‘The District of Columbia Depart- ment, the American Legion, will have an airplane among the 74 entered in the eighth annual national membership roundup at the air- port at Indianapolis, Ind., next Sun- day. The first plane, bearing the membership enrollment of its de- partment, is expected to arrive there about noon with others arriving at intervals until 4:30 p.m. The pilots and prominent Legion- aires will be greeted at the airport by National Comdr. Raymond J. Kelly and his staff. A roundup dinner will be held in the evening. Arrangements are being made for the annual observance of Citizenship Day on May 19 by members of the Legion throughout the country. At the last national convention a reso- lution was adopted setting aside a day for American-born youth to'give recognition to that day. The various department commanders have been requested to make arrangements with heads of schools to observe the day. Fort Stevens Post\Executive Com- mittee will meet in club rooms, 5824 Georgia avenue N.W., next Wednes- day at 8 pm. with Comdr. Edwin L. Donaldson presiding. The Mem- bership Committee will meet at the same time and place at call of | Chairman Michael J. Lyons. The color squad and officers will participate in May Day observance exercises at the District of Columbia World War Memorial, May 1 at 4:30 pm. A meeting of the S. A. L. Squadron will be held-in club rooms on April 26 at 7 pm. and on May 2 the post will hold its next regular meeting in Stansbury Hall. Revenue Post will meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at 2108 Sixteenth street N.W. An election to fill the vacancy of first vice commander will be held. Past Comdr. Johnny Long has made ture, “Middleton Family at the New York's® World Fair.” Members of other posts are invited. Comdr. Charles W. Curran announces the post will hold a boat ride on June 15. Cooley-McCullough Post met at the home of Past Comdr. Patrick A. Sugrue, The post went on record approving the assist in prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency. Senior Vice ;Comdr. Guy C. Nadeau spoke on | membership. Carl F. Kuldell re- | ported on junior baseball; first game | scheduled today at 3 p.m. on the | Ellipse. The next meeting will be at the United States Bureau of Internal | arrangements to show a moving pic- | American Legion | THE SUNDAY STAR, D. C. Legion Enters Plane Roundup Next Sunday; Planned Meetings This Week. Monday —Civic Relations Committee, department head- quarters, 4:45 p.m.; Department Convention Committee, depart- ment headquarters, 8 pm.; Quentin Roosevelt Post, Poto- mac _Boat Club; Washington Gas Light Post, 1227 Wisconsin avenue N.W. Tuesday—National Press Post, National Press Club; Cooley- McCollough Post, V. F. W. Club; Second Division Post, Colonial Hotel; Bunker Hill Post, 809 Monroe street N.E.; Pepco Post, P. E. P, Building. Wednesday—Eniergency Aide Committee, department head- quarters, 8 p.m.; Kenneth H. Nash Post, Executive Commit- tee, 7 p.m.; post meeting, 8 pm., 209 Pennsylvania avenue SE.; Stanley Church Pe Pue Post, Hayloft. Thursday—Kenna-Main Post, 2407 Minnesota avenue SE.; Department Executive Commit- tee, District Building: Friday — Victory Post, 414 Ninth street N.W.; Agriculture Post, Agriculture Building. | team to be entered in the Detach- ment League was effected. Accepted for membership were Robert J. Francis, jr., and Thomas L. Redd, jr. The next meeting of the squadron will be held April 29 in the club- rooms. At the meeting of the Braille class of U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post last Tuesday it was decided to continue the work through May in order to accomplish the allbtted amount. Eight decks of cards have been do- nated to be Brailled, six of which were donated by Jennie Clayman. Cora Drake handles the preparation of the material to be Brailled. Kenneth H. Nash Post and their sponsored squadron met jointly, with Comdr. George H. Grommet and | Capt. Harry E. Hovermill presiding. ‘There was the presentation of past squadron officer badges by Past Comdr. Guy U. Cogswell to Past Capts. Carl E. Lee, Jay F. Dodd and Harry E. Hovermill, First Lt. Nor- man D. Right, Second Lt. Samuel E. Walker and Chaplain Roy M. Miles. A floor show was presented by the students of the Barry School of Dance. undrr the direction of Miss Virginia Barry, and refresh- ments by Everett Totten. The mas- ter of ceremonies was Ted Luther. The post Executive Committee | will meet next Wednesday at 7 p.m., | followed by the post meeting in the | clubrooms, 209 Pennsylvania ave- made an annual cruise aboard a home of Junior Vice Comdr. L. F.| nue S.E. WASHINGTON, D. CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS’ AUXILIARY OFFICERS—Father Francis J. Hurney Unit elected, seated, Mrs. Bertha Angevine, president; Mrs. Amy W. Barry, secretary; standing, Mrs. Mar- garet E. Carroll, junior vice president; Mrs. Margaret M. Gough, senior vice president; Mrs. Genevieve Griffin, treasurer. —Star Staff Photo. Legion Auxiliary ToBack Legislation To Safeguard Children Department Has Aide.d 1,000 Dependents Since July, Chairman Says “A Square Deal for Every Child” is the motto adopted by the District of Columbia Department, American Legion Auxiliary, in connection with its child welfare program. It has tion to these children. forum for the department was held | ment child welfare chairman. | Mrs McGrahon announced that since last July the local department | and its 18 units have given aid to 1,000 dependent children and have planned to support all legislation | active duty training with Regular to safeguard children and to work | Army units at Fort Benning, Ga.; to bring the benefits of such legisla- | PL‘(O;t Monrce, Va.; The first annual child welfare | Fort Hoyle, Md., and Jasper, Tex. last Friday at the United States following will begin Friday active | Chamber of Commerce, conducted | duty with the Regular Army: Lt. by Mrs. Betty McGrahon, depart- | Cols. Saul C. Woldenberg and Guy D. C. Reserve Officers Ordered fo Active Training Tours Meetings of Various Units for Week Are Scheduled Headed by Col. Dunlap P. Pen- | hallow, a group of additional officers from the District area was ordered last week, at its own request, to participate in the 28-day period of Fort Howard, Arlington Cantonment, Va.; In addition to Col. Penhallow, the N. Church, Maj. Thomas K. Conrad, Capls. John G. Ladd, Stanley Mc- Gee. Samuel M. Butler, Alfred F. Weirich and James T. Cromelin, First Lts. Loran Roop, Howard T. C, APRIL 21, 1940—PART TWO. SERVICE ORGANI Summer Maneuver Plans For Local Guard Discussed Tentative Program Outlined At Conference in Baltimore Members of the District National Guard are considerably stirred by the prospect of participating in field maneuvers which the Ay is pre- paring to hold with the 1st Army in North- ern New York State this sum- mer. Lt. Gen. ‘Hugh A. Drum, commanding § general of the 1st Army, with headquarters at Governors Is- land, N. Y., came down to Balti- more last week for conferences with the officers . of the 3d Army Gen. Drum. Corps, as well as officers of the Na- tional Guard, including those in the 29th National Guard Divisiop, which is composed of troops of this city, and those in Maryland and Virginia and a portion of Pennsylvania, While the tentative program was discussed in a general way, it was explained that nothing definite will be done until the funds are pro- vided by Congress. The maneuvers will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars because they will involve the movement of a nugnber of divisions to the war game area and the feed- ing of thousands of troops. Fur- thermore, it was explained, at the present time it is planned to keep the troops in the field sevil‘:ng_:ys longer than their usual er training period of 14 days. This will be necessary because of the time involved in getting the troops to and from the theater of “war,” 1i it were confined to the usual 14- day period they would hardly get into the mimic warfare before it would be time to return home. Judging from the large amount of motor transportation which is being sent here and to other Na- tional Guard units throughout the country, it is probable that the movement will be for the most part by motor transpors. ‘The plans for the maneuvers were born of the fact that there has been general criticism in Army circles that the troops, both Regular Army end National Guard, have had very little training on a large scale. For the most part, they consist of little activities at summer base camps, except there have been some occa- sional divisional maneuvers which are not believed to give the troops the full amount of training to fit them to activitiés with large bodies | which might be expected in a great | conflict. It is part of the general plan of preparedness to put the United States on a high plane of | ‘| the troops holding base trainin, | Stackpole, jr., commanding the 31st Cavalry Division; Brig. Gen. 8. Gardner Walicr, adjutant general of Virginia, and Lt. Col. Peyion G. Nevitt of this city, adjutant general of the 29th National Guard Division. It was said that the conference went at quite some length into the proposed maneuver plans, the prds- pective dates and the travel in- volved, but it was decided to hold these confidential untfl action on the appropriation bill, without the funds in which it would be impos- sible to carry out any detalls of the plans, but would largely result in 14 camps this summer. A number of officers of the 29th National Guard Division, including Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the 121st Regiment of Engineers, left here Friday for Fort Benning, Ga,, to take three days of field serv- ice. The other officers include Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Col. Herbert L. Grymes, Lt. Col. George Hender- son, Col. Ralph Hutchins, Brig. Gen. 8. Gardner Waller, Brig. Gen. Wil- liam B. Sands, Col. John A. Cutchins, chief of staff of the 29th National Guard Division; Lt. Edwin P. Con- quest and Lt. Col. Kenneth H. Purdy. Pvt. James D. Pierce, Headquar- ters Battery, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. Norman F. Redford, Company C, 12Ist En- gineers, and Pvt. Johr G. Suther- land, Company A, 121st Engineers, have been returned to the active lists as was Sergt. Richard P. Grah- man of the Headquarters Company, 104th Quartermaster Regiment. Local brigade headquarters has of additional motor transport equip- ment is being allocated to the local troops, particularly for the 1st Bat- talion, 104th Quartermaster Regi- ment, the unit charged with the duty and keep up the service of supplies. The 260th Coast Artillery had much of their new equipment in the recent Army Day parade. Col. Charles A. Dravo, U. S. A, adjutant general of the local Guard, who has been on leave, is scheduled to retyrn this week. The rifle team which will repre- sent the local brigade at matches this year, including the rifle tourna- | ment at Camp Perry, Ohio, is being | selected by Maj. Just C. Jensen. }The record shooting is in full swing | at the Guard range at Camp Simms. { with the performance of military duty, the following have been placed on the inactive lists: Pvts. been informed that a large amount | of getting the troops into the field | Because of business interfererce | ZATIONS. c—7 V.F.W. Council Holds First "Comradeship’ Dinner April 29 Recruiting Roundup Rally Scheduled at 0dd Fellows’ Hall The first annual “Farewell com- radeship dinner” will be given by the Council of Adminstration of the District of Columbia department, Veterans of Foreign Wars on April 29 at the Harrington Hotel. A “recruiting roundup rally” will be held at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 419 Seventh street N.W., on, April 30. Meetings This Week. Monday — Overseas Military Band, National Guard Armory; Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, National Guard Armory. Tuesday — National Capital Post, 1015 L street N.W. Wednesday—Front Line Post, 1700 L sgreet N.W.; Follow Me- Defense Post, Eighteenth and Monroe streets NE.; Washing- ton Post, 1700 L street N.W. Thursday — Potomac Post, Northeast Masonic Temple. Friday—Police-Fire Post, 809 Monroe street NE. The national junior vice come mander, Max Singer, of Boston, Mass.,, will make the principal ad- dress. The Encampment Committee, headed by Frank R. Heise, met with members of the Cleveland Park Business Association last week to arrange plans for the department encampment in June. The encamp= ment will be preceded by a parade on Connecticut avenue, Appointments were announced by Department Comdr. McLeish Chair- man of the boat ride for disabled veterans, Past Comdr. Willlam A. Oley, of H. L. Edmonds Post; ad- jutant pro tem. Arthur C. Fowle; chairman of Encampment Commit- tee, Frank R. Heise; vice-chairman, Phillip R. Belt; and chairman of annual memorial services May 26, at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Charles Krueger, jr. The department commander will conduct installatiom ceremonies at the joint meeting of Front Line and Washington Posts, at the V. F. W, Clubhouse, 1700 L street N.W., Wed- nesday evening; and also at Northe east Masonic Temple, Thursday evening, for Potomac Post. Election of officers was held by National Capital Post. Following the business session the post cele- brated its 21st anniversary, The officers are: Commander, John W. Gill; senior vice com- mander, Louis W. Margullis; junior efficiency during peace time so that | Samuel H. Musick, jr.; Donald M. ship of the fleet. | Zaruba, 19 W street N.W., May 7 no time would be lost in the event | Musick, Paul E. B. Nowell, Ferdi- vice commander, Thomas W. Dixon; During the time that the group |at 8 p.m. Keiser, Albert B. Norrod, jr. and quartermaster, Reuben C. Muschlitz; spent more than $5000 to provide | has been in the local Reserve it has been under the command of Lt.| 5 in | can Legion baseball team of the| QFkRIL R thll s Rk o Sergt. Jasper Post will officially in- | routine drills, has conducted the |2UgUrate play today with the Coo- | addition to conducting the regulm‘1 The championship junior Ameri- | War Department Studies New Rules for Guard Studies are being made in the young citizen sailors on tours of | ley-McCullough team on the West| National Guard Bureau of the War various naval activities in and around Washington. | Lt. Lamar announced that the | time is opportune now for young | men, who would like to try for the | class which is to enter the academy in 1941, to enlist in the local Re- serve. Already, he said, 12 have enlisted in the new group. He said | he is anxious to have all interested persons enlisted prior to June 1, although strict adherence to the statute requires they only be in by July 1. The local battalion has been high- 1y successful in passing men for the academy, local citizen sailors having | obtained most of the appointments, and it is hoped that the past record | will be exceeded this year. There will be no reduction in the 10-year period required for officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve to receive the Naval Re- serve Medal. It was learned that the Naval Reserve Policy Board, | which has been meeting at the| Navy Department here for several| weeks, has rejected the proposal of the local Reserve that the time for the medal to be received be reduced from 10 years, as at present pro-| vided, to four, which is the period | required for the Marine Corps Re- serve Medal. It was explained that the Marine | Corps Reserve Medal is substantially a re-enlistment medal, being award- ed for each four-year enlistment, but that the Naval Reserve Medal car- ries a greater honor. It is given for 10 years' continuous service, during which the recipient must not have received any unfavorable marks on the fitness reports in the case of the officers or on the service records in the case of the enlisted men. For instance, it was explained that if an officer during the course of 10 years | of service receives one mark of less | than 25 out. of a perfect marking of 4.0, he would be denied the medal, even though his service had been otherwise honorable. So, it was added, the medal denotes efficiency as well as long service. However, it was said that there are now in the local Reserve a large number of offi- cers and enlisted men who are en- titled to the medal, and they will be issued as soon as they can be struck off by the mint. The policy board also rejected an- other recommendation of the local Reserve Officers’ Association chapter. It was the recommendation for a change in the precedence provision relating to officers in their relation | to officers of the regular establish- ment, when called into the service. Under the present provisions, which will remain, Naval Reserve officers will rank about six months behind those in the regular establishment with a similar amount of service. Capt. H. G. Copeland, Naval Re- serve, on active duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at the Navy Department, said that a co-ordinator of Naval Reserve activ- ities would be appointed next week in the Navy Department. The pur- pose of the establishment of the position is to havs an officer who will seek to co-ordinate the activities of the two components of the Navy, and has been sought by the Reserv- ists for 4 long time. The officer to be placed in this new position will have no other duties except to look after the Re- | serve and attempt to co-ordinate its | needs in conjunction with the regu- lar establishment It is understood in Naval Reserve circles that Capt. Felix Gygax, at| present director of the Naval Re- serye affairs in the department, and who is soon to be made a rear admiral, is to be assigned to the new post. \ | May, | McCullough, | Johnnie Tess, Lawrence Schiller diamond of the Ellipse at 3 p.m. The post will co-operate in the iron lung program to be staged by the Legion in the near future. Columbia Post Juveniles are visit- ing hospitals and institutions start- | intended to cover a “war-imminent” | = | ing last Friday at Mount Alto Hos- | period when militia units are ex- | UDit met Wednesday at the home potal. Among the newcomers are the Misses Mary Ann Bakersmith, Elsie Yetta Brelow, Master Billy Paul Morgan and Mrs. Mary Bakersmith are the | musical directors. Charles Plunkett | presents the blackface, and John Mawhood is master of ceremonies. The National Defense Committee | tions, according to Col. Oswald W. | will convene here for a three-day | McNeese, chief of the regulations | | meeting, April 25 through April 27. | sections of the National Guard Bu- | The sessions will be held in the Army-Navy Club and a report will be presented to the committee on the status of the Legion-sponsored national defense legislation now pending in Congress. National chairman, Warren H. Atherton of Stozkton, Calil., wiil side and the following members wi be present: Frank E. Lowe, Port- land, Me,, vice chairman; S. Perry | Brown, Beaumont, Tex.; Lewis M. Means, Jefferson City, Mo.; E. J. Zoble, Casper, Wyo.; J. O'Connor Roberts, Washington, D. C.; Ken- neth F. Cramer, Hartford, Conn., and Joseph H. Leydon, Denver, Colo, as well as the five advisory members, Gen. Frank Parker, Washington, D. ¢.; Thomas A. Thornton, Pitts- burgh, Pa.; Rufus H. Bethea, Birm- ingham, Ala,; Gen. Charles H. Cole, Boston, Mass.,, and Col. George J. Schultz, Hartly, Del. Department Membership Officer William R. Brennan requests all posts to turn into the department every paid-up card on hand by April 27. Joseph L. Koehl, chairman of the Emergency Aide Committee, has re- quested that each post send him the name, address and telephone num- ber of at least 10 Legionaires who can be called upon to serve in the case of any emergency of major im- portance. The list should indicate the qualifications of the member such as doctor, electrician, truck or automobile driver, nurse, radio op- erator, laborer, etc., could be supplied if needed. The members of this Emergency Aide Committee are to be known as “American Legion Minute Men,” who will be available to assist the regular constituted authorities upon a minute’s notice when their services are required. Members of the committee are urged to attend a meeting at department headquart- ers on April 24 at 8 p.m. The National Convention Corp. has advised that the Copley-Plaza Hotel in Boston, Mass. will be head- quarters for the delegates and alter- nates from this department who will attend the national convention next fall. Members are requested to make their hotel reservations as soon as possible. The 1940 Department Convention Committee will hold a meeting at department headquarters tomorrow at 8 pm. At a dance, sponsored by Kenneth H. Nash Squadron and Juniors, in the clubrooms, 209 Pennsylvania avenue SE, was featured by the selection from those present to be the king and queen for the evening, Miss Florence Nygard and Ralph R. Combs were selected. Mrs. Anna Seiders, Mrs. Smithson and Mrs. Bell, members of the auxiliary, were chaperons. The squadron Executive Commit- tee met at the home of Capt. Harry Hove , 1224 G street SE. Plans for the organization of their softball A | Department to prepare a list of }instmctions or regulations to gov- | ern the preparations of the National | Guard for induction into military service of the United States. It is i pected to be called and to guide | them in such preparations as are | necessary to effect a smooth-run- | and | ning war machine on mobilization | the Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massa- | dav. Regulations have just been }complcwd for M-day, but it was isaid that these were necessarily | written to cover that particular |day and subsequently. 5 In writing the new M-day regula- ireau. the officers charged with this duty could not very well take into | consideration the obvious probability lmnt before almost any grave na- t tional emergency conceivable there | would be a period of trouble ap- proaching, a period when war is | imminent, During such a period, | he said, the units of the National Guard would undoubtedly have a chance to make all preliminary | preparations. Since such a period, {it is expected, would be of some length, the bureau has taken under consideration the matter of prepar- ing instructions to cover it. It would actually be a brief supplement to the regulations governing the Guard after induction, specifying the things to be done in time of peace to prepare for induction, with particular reference to the period immediately prior to induction. They would thus, he explained, be to a large extent a guide for planning, whereas the new regulations are a guide for action. As for problems after induction, he said that among them will be the question of expenses for units during the period from induction into the service until the arrival of the com- mands at the training centers. Money must be had, even in the home station, to feed the troops and for other necessary expenses which could not be expected to be paid out of State funds, out of company funds or out of their own pockets. The National Guard Bureau, after con- siderable study, has decided that in such cases cash is much better than cities of small size, Therefore, the new regulations call for the auto- matic appointment of all unit com-! manders as agent officers upon in- duction and the automatic supply oi official funds by check for daily ex- penses to unit commanders. The new M-day regulations, it was said, represent a considerable gain toward an efficient and smooth entrance of the National Guard into the active military service of the United States. 3d (Marne) Division At the last meeting of the Wash- ington branch, 13 applications for membership in the Last Man Club were received by William A. Sho- maker, temporary secretary. Elec- tion of officers will take place at the national reunion in Philadelphia, July 11-13. George A. Crouch of Washington was elected to associate member- ship of the Washington branch. The next meeting of the branch will be held al Fort Belvoir, Va. where many of the men received their training during the World War, prior to their departure for France and Germany and the British front. Capt. Grover Inglis, retired; Sergt. Bloom and Sergt. Broomall will make the arrangements, Maj. Gilbert S. Decker, chaplain, will leave this area after having served as chaplain for the past three years 'L credit, especially for split units in | h food, clothing and shelter for chil- dren. In this work the auxiliary has three special objectives: The locat- be eligible to benefits; a health rec- jord for every child with its birth recora and a record of physical han- Our Children’s Future.” of Mrs. Annie Davis. Poppies were made for Memorial Day. The unit | chusetts avenue N.W., on April 24. | The department president and her staff will make a visitation, The Cooley-McCullough Unit will | hold an Executive Committee meet- ing at the home of its president, Mrs. Edjth Warren Quinn, tomor- row at 8 p.m. Plans for a second birthday party early part of June will be discussed. Arrangements are being made for a dance and party to raise funds for the American Legion toward the purchase of an iron lung, and also for general welfare work. The Sergt. Jasper Unit met last week at the Grafton Hotel with the president, Mrs. Imogene Gallagher, presiding. Mrs. Bertha Pendergraf was appointed secretary. Mrs. Lida B. Boydston was admitted to mem- bership. Mrs. Frances O'Hearne, child wel- fare chairman, announced $1400 was spent in this activity since Oc- tober and they had provided aid for 125 children of needy veterans. Addresses were made by Represent- ative James E. Van Zandt of Penn- sylvania; Dr. Ella Oppenheimer, di- rector of the Maternal and Child Welfare Bureau of the United States Public Health Service; Capt. Rhoda Millikin, director of the Women’s Bureau, Metropolitan Police De- partment, and Mrs. Genevieve Stone, director of the welfare and relief department of the American Legion. Mrs. Gallagher appointed Mrs. Stone as chairman of employment for the unit. Victory juniors met Saturday at the home of the Misses Marilyn and Geraldine Bywaters with President Lorraine Bridges presiding. - Ruth and Leah Jones presented scrap books which they made for Chil- dren’s Hospital. Helene Gillieart been made one of the color rs for the Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. Prelimi- nary plans were made for a picnic at Rock Creek Park. Rehearsal was held for the Ste- phen Foster program which will be Victory Unit's contribution to the department musical. This playlet was written and is being directed by the unit music chairman, Mrs. Blanche Crory. Vincent B. Costello Unit will meet May 21 at the Y. W. C. A, 614 E street N.W. Mrs, Sarah A. Deery and Mrs. Catherine E. Mills will sponsor a silver tea at 2431 Newton street N.E. on April 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. for the benefit of the unit. Mrs. Margaret Greenburg, presi- dent, will head the receiving line, assisted by her vice presidents, Mrs. Sarah E. Bachofer and Mrs. J. Es- ther Watson. Potomac Unit met April 19, with Mrs. Vestra Rodruck, president, presiding. Department Vice Presi- dent Mrs. Myrtle Spudis, in charge of the northern division, made her official visit. Music Chairman Mrs. . Laura Lipscomb discussed plans for the unit’s contribution to the depart- ment musical program. Mrs. Rosetta Wells was appointed chairman of the Nominating Com- mittee, with Mrs. Catherine Mc- Kinnon, Mrs. Phoebe Gillespie, Mrs. 4 | ing of children of veterans who may | dicaos, and the study of the booklet, | The Gen. U. G. McAlexander | will give an anniversary party at| | |day Lt. Col. Virgil O. Barnard will Robert G. Pohlman, and Second Lt. Leopold M. Hays. Assigned to Fort Monroe, Va., were Maj. Roswell R. Boyer, First Lt. Hartwell F. Stallings, Maj. Wil- liam J. Darmody and Capt. Mel- bourne F. Sinnard, beginning May 12. Beginning next Sunday at Fort Howard, Md,, include Maj. Altus G. Moore, First Lts. Oscar K. Williams, jr., and Henry Osborne, and Second Lt. Olaf W. Christopherson. ‘Tuesday Capts. Clark W. Coleman and Clarence S. Wilcox will begin training with the 1st Cavalry Divi- sion at Jasper, Tex., and next Sun- report at Fort Hoyle, Md. while Capt. Granger G. Sutton and First Lt. Grant E. Morris will be with the Regular Army at Arlington Can- tonment, Va. First Lt. Melvin P. Hemmer goes to Richmond, Va., beginning April 29; Capt. Linwood B. McCloud and Second Lt. Norman E. Hicks to Bal- timore, Md.. effective May 1, and Capt. Hugh H. Hartley to Langley Field, Va., beginning May 5. Tomorrow evening officers of the Judge Advocate General's Depart- ment will take up the Militia clause of the Constitution; Quartermaster | and Finance officers will be instruct- | ed in close order drill; Finance offi- cers will discuss the office of the| quartermaster general, while until instruction will be the subject of the 1326th Service Unit. Coast Artillery officers Tuesday evening will discuss a harbor defense and anti-aircraft | tactical exercise. A map exercise will be discussed at the military in- telligence conference Wednesday evening. i Industrial preparedness will be the subject of the Ordnance meeting Thursday evening, the speaker be- ing Lt. Col. L. A. Ccdd. Friday eve- ning the 1300th Service Unit will take up a headquarters problem the 1308th Service Unit, the revision of mobilization plans; officers of the 1310th Service Unit will discuss rail, water and motor transportation, while the development of duties of sections will be the subject of the 1322d Service Unit. Pistol teams representing the Military Intelli- gence Department and Service Unit teams will fire their match on Fri- day evening at the range of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Next Sunday morning field artil- lery officers will receive instruction in equitation at Fort Myer, Va, at 8 o'clock, and rifle training will be given to a group at the Reflecting Pool at 8:45 o'clock. Rainbow Division Dance Saturday The spring dance of the District of Columbia Chapter, Rainbow Divi- sion Veterans, will be held next Saturday night at Hotel 2400. It will open with a grand march at 9:30 o'clock, led by National Presi- dent Elger F. Neagle and Mrs. Neagle. Oscar A. Jackson, general chair- man, announced last week that the guests will include Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Brig. Gen. Charles R. Howland, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Col. Charles A+ Dravo, Col. Davis G. Arnold, Col. John M. Johnson, Col. Willlam R. Stacom, Col. John J. Reinhard, Col. Arthur L. Smith, Maj. John L. 8. Tunstall, Capt. Oscar W. Underwood, jr.; Capt. Paul I. Van Order, Capt. Augustus M. O'Brien, Representative Fay of New York and Representative Reece of Ten- nessee, both members of the Rain- bow Division. Elizabeth Jenkins and Mrs. Helen Schaefer serving on the committee. Mrs. Mary M. McMillan, depart- ment president, and her staff will | Gen. make their official visitation at the next meeting. The unit will cele- brate its anniversary. that there was a “strike” from some at present unseen and unknown enemy. With the European conflict in its present stage, it was explained by officers, no one can foresee where it is heading and they said that the best way for the United States to avoid becoming involved was to keep its forces in a high state of efficiency. Those attending the Baltimore con- ference, in addition to Gen. Drum, were Col. Joseph A. Baer, Col. F. B. Wilby and Col. Kenneth P. Lord, all members of Gen. Drum's staff; Maj. Gen. J. K. Parsons, commanding the 3d Army Corps; Col. George R. Allen, chief of staff of the 3d Corps; Lt. Col. Henry L. Flynn, operations and trading officer of the 3d Corps; Col. Bluemell, supply officer, 3d Corps; Col. William C. Carter, adjutant gen- eral, 3d Oorps; Col. Howard R. Smalley, officer in charge of Na- tional Guard activities in the 3d Corps; Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commanding the 29th National Guard Division and the National Guard of Maryland; Brig. Gen. . Amos W. W. Woodcock, Maj. Gen. Edward Martin, commanding the |ordered to the inactive list because | | 28th National Guard Division, in|of business interference with the | | Pennsylvania; Maj. Gen. Edward J. |nand F. Putnam, James A. Van |Horn and Maurice Weiss, Battery | E, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. Les- iter E. Hovis, Headquarters Com- | pany, 104th Quartermaster Regi- | ment; Pvt. George M. Kober, | Headquarters Battery and Combat | Train, 2d Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery. | An official review of the brigade |is being planned by Brig. Gen. Al- bert L. Cox, commanding. It will be in honor of the subcommittees of the House and Senate Appropria- | tion Committees which handle Dis- trict fund bills and the members |of the House and Senate District | Committees. It will be held on the Mall parade ground in the vicinity of Sixth street April 23. | Pvts. Irving Krantu, Company A, | 121st Engineers, and John W. Ken- | lon, Headquarters Company, 104th | Quartermaster Regiment, have been | returned to the active lists of their | respective units. | Charles M. Mercer, Headquarters | Company, 28th Division, have been | performance of military duty. |Spanish War Veterans’ Auxiliary Meetings this week are: Monday, Col. James S. Pettit, Naval Lodge Hall, evening of games, and Friday, Nelson A. Miles, Pythian Temple, evening of games. The department will have a party |on May 1 at Pythian Temple at 8| p.m. instead of its regular meeting. Refreshments. The Electric Power Co. Glee Club will entertain. Mem- bers of the camps and auxiliaries| are invited. ‘The Department of Maryland will celebrate District of Columbia night in Baltimore on May 8. Pauline Thompson is making plans to char- ter a bus for the members wish- ing to attend. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary was presided over by President Emma Barker. Department Presi- dent Naomi Harriman made her of- ficial visit and was presented a handbag. The charter was draped for Past National President Wil- helmina K. Borgmeier. Delegates and alternates to the department convention in June are: Delegates, Rose Osterman, Annie Stirk, Vivian Friedel, William Anna Melius, Ver- na Potter, Helen Taylor, Mary Shomette, Estelle Fowler. Alter- nates, Hannah Stedehouder, Alma Thornberg. Suzanne Borrell, Mil- dred Williamson, Minnie Butts, Rose Wilson, Sarah Blackwell, Ber- nice Poole. ‘The Supreme Gila Monster Laura Noonan of New York visited the Luzon Swamp, No. 1 Military Or- der of the Lizards, April 13. She was presented a traveling clock. Supper was served followed by dancing. ) Association of Regulars Comdr. Earl Hamilton Smith pre- sided at the meeting of National Defense Post last Monday evening. I4 was entertained by Foster ‘Tuarts’ “Hill-Billy” Band and re- freshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the Soldiers and Sailors Club, Eleventh and L streets N.W., on May 17. National Legislative Officer Ralph E. Updike is preparing a brief to be sent to members of Congress on the N. R. A, drive for the status and pay of regular police for Federal and District building guards and asks that any guard who has in- formation on this subject, or who is interested, call him at National Headquarters, 907 G place, N.W. any day between 9 and ¢ o'clock. John Arthur Shaw has resigned as adjutant. i | Catholic War Veferans' | Auxiliary Elects | elected president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Father Francis J. Other officers elected were: dent; Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll, second vice president; Amy W. Barry, secretary; Genevieve Griffin, treasurer; Helen' Mahoney, welfare officer; | Mrs. Julia Rochford, historian; Mrs. Anne Mastin, warden; Miss Nellie Hickey, Mrs. Elizabeth Foeckler and Mrs. Hilda M. Christian, trustees. Following a buffet supper officers were installed by National Aide-de- Camp Frederick J. Roy. He was assisted by Comdr. F. J. Gough, Color Bearer Matthew J. Angevine and William A. Hickey. The auxiliary will assist in a mem- bership drive of the post. Woman relatives of American war veterans from Holy Trinity, St. Aloysius’. St. Francis de Sales, St. Anthony’s, St. Stephen’s, St. Gabriel's, Our Lday of Sorrows, Takoma Park, Md.; St. Paul's and St. Jerome's of Hyatts- ville, attended the meeting. A committee was appoinied to ar- range a communion mass at the Army post chapel at Walter Reed Hospital. Miss Mary Taylor, a pupil of St. Patrick’s Academy, entertained with free-hand drawing. Forty and Eight Grande Voiture, No. 174, has post- poned the annual “Wreck” until June 19, because of many conflicting May activities. Grand Chef de Train C. Francis McCarthy will head the Committee on Arrangements for the party in honor of Department Comdr. William T. Slattery on May 29. Forty and Eight colors and mem- bership will participate in May Day observance exercises at the District of Columbia World War Memorial on May 1, 4:30 p.m. Special coaches for the Mid- Atlantic Promenade, Huntington, W. Va,, will leave Union Station at 11:01 pm., May 2. Reservations must be made with Michael J. Lyons, Emerson 2337. Chef de Chemin de Fer Fred G. Fraser, passe; Garde de la Porte National J. Eckley Walker, jr, and John Emil McCabe; Grand A | Pvts. Floyd M. Tillotson and| | Mrs. Mathew J. Angevine was | Hurney Post, Catholic War Veterans, | at a meeting at her home, 2711 Twelfth street N.E. | Mrs. | Francis J. Gough, first vice presi- | Mrs. Rose | Shephard, third vice president; Mrs.! Mrs. | Mrs. | advocate, James F. Bird; chaplain, John W. Cook, and surgeon, Dr, John L. De Mayo. All appointive officers will be announced at the regular meeting of April 23, at which time Past Department Comdr. Oscar | W. Hollingsworth will officiate as installing officer. Police-Fire Post held a special | meeting and elected officers as fol- |lows: Commander, W. J. Schmitz; senior vice commander, B. H. Statz, {ir; junior vice commander, F. S. Hathorne; quartermaster, C. W, Shaw; chaplain, J. M. McInerny; advocate, T. C..Kelleher, and sur= geon, J. T. Mooney. Harry A. Reed of the Metropoli- | tan Police Department, who served |on the U. S. S. Newport News dur- ing the World War, was elected to membership and obligated by Past Comdr. P. W. Graves. A donation was made to the auxile iary for their hospital party at St. Elizabeth'’s. The sixth annual ball will be held at the Washington Hotel tomorrow evening. Navy Department and na- tional officers and members of Con- gress will be guests. The honor guard, under the leadership of Capt. George H. Johns, will post colors at 10 pm. The installation of officers will | be conducted by Past Department Comdr. Oscar W. Hollingsworth on April 26 at the Bunker Hill Post clubrooms. The post's eighth anni- versary will be celebrated in con- junction with the installation cere- monies. The two local Woodridge posts having recently consolidated under the name of Follow Me-Defense Post, will hold a public installation of officers next Wednesday evening at the John Burroughs School, Eighteenth and Monroe streets N.E. Past Department Comdr. Daniel E. Campbell will conduct the installa- tion ceremonies and Past Depart- ment Comdr. Phillip R. Belt will be master of ‘ceremonies. ‘The program will start at 8 o'clock, with the posting of colors- by the Follow Me-Defense Degree Team. All organizations, churches and so- cieties in the Woodridge section have been invited. An address will be de- livered by Representative James E. Van Zandt of Pennsylvania and former commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A floor show will be presented. There will be the presentation of past commanders’ jewels to John W. Thompson and A. E. Sniegoskie, commanders of the two posts pre- vious to the merger. The general public is invited. Follow-Me Auxiliary gave a bingo party last Thursday to the veterans at Mount Alto Hospital. Refresh- ments were served. An invitation has been extended to all members to attend the in- stallation of Follow-Me Auxiliary, April 29, at Thomas Circle Club. The following will be installed: President, Mary Campbell; senior vice president, Mary Schaumleffie; Junior vice president, Clara Camp- bell; secretary, Hattie Byram; treasurer, Roberta Fawcett; chap- plain, Jeanette Milbrandt; con- ductress, Bessie Haislip; guard, Helen Hughes: 18 months trustee, Mae Hart; patriotic instructor, Mae Hart; historign, Marie Hargy: flag bearer, Grace Fields; Banner Bear- er, Dorothy Schmidt; color bearers, Bertie Lewis, Patrice Kelly, Adeie Milbrandt and Pearl Mikolajizah. The installing officer will be Past Department President Roberta Faw- cett. \ Chef de Gare Johnson, Maryland, and Grand Chef de Gare Hargrave, District of Columbia, are among those who will make the trip. Thers will be a meeting of the On to Boston Committee on April 23. \