Evening star., 1918-06-06
MISS WILSON ON
MEADE PROGRAMS
Presidents Daughter Heard
in Songs at Y. M. c. A.
Bungalows.

CAMP MEADE. Nd, June 6.-Miss
Margaret Wilson. daughter of Presi-
dent Wilson, sang last night at S
and G Y. NJ. C. A. bungalows for
Meade's National Army soldiers. To-
night Miss Wilson will sing again
for the soldiers at the main audi
torium Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
The naturalization of foreign-born
soldiers, practically all of them citi-
zens of countries which are allies OF
the United States. continued here be-
fore Judge Rose of Baltimore. Sew
eral hundred were made citizens.
Among the number were two Wash
ington machine gunners. Alexander
Bisset Petrie. a Scotchman. and Jerry
ODonovan. an Irishman, both or
Company c, District Battalion. In
the case of Private Stogen of the
same company. who states he is
Serbian. but was born in a town
which the AustrianS are ruling. Judge
citizenship under advisement and pro-
ceeded with the naturalization OF
soldiers of our allies.
Applicants From Company A.
Applicants for citizenship from
Company A, District Battalion, in
clude Tony Smith. Stanislao Ian
zetta, Italians; Gus Ahnfeldt,
Greek, and George Fotiades and
Hagok Mushekia. born under Turkish
rule. but who are Armenians. Two
men of Company B. District Battalion.
are also on the list of applicants for
citizenship. They are Cook Ferdinand
Quarleri and Santos Roccellax.
Several promotions in the District
D. hou n
included those of Corps. James r.
Green, John r Kelly, Raymond LIE r.
Pedlow, Sidney w. Wellborn, John E.
Burke and Evan Taylor. jr.. to
sergeantcies, and Private Ralph Earle
Fraser to corporal.
Corp. L, H. jackson of Company A
has been granted a five-day furlough
to get married. Vic Olmsted of
Company has been found unfit for
overseas service and transferred to
Fort Niagara. N. Y, where he viii
become a member of the United
States Guards. military unit. which
will be kept in this country to guard
government munition plants, docks
and wharves.
Still a Member of Congress.
sergt. Royal C. johnson. who while
in Congress enlisted in the Army, has
been transferred to Camp Lee, Va. He
is graduate of the third officers
training camp here, and is awaiting
assignment as second lieutenant.
Sergt johnson is still a member of
Congress, although he will draw no
pay as such while serving in the
Army. He has expressed the belief.
and there are a number of precedents
for it, that congressman should be al
lowed to retain their seats while
serving in the Army. He was recent
ly renominated in the South Dakota
primaries on the republican ticket.
which in the district from which he
comes is equivalent to an election.
washingtonians, assistant instruc-
tors at the Officers Training School
who were transferred to Camp Lee
include David Mackie, Harold c.
Schaeffer and John N. Bentley.
Chapel and Clergy House.
Announcement is authorized that
the new Episcopal chapel and clergy
house at Odenton was erected
through the generosity of Mrs. Mary
Buckingham and her sister, Miss
Freeman Of Washington.
Charges against Leslie Dunn
waudby, the Washington selective,
who was brought here some weeks
ago under guard upon his refusal to
entrain when ordered to do SO by his
local board. have been dropped and
he has been restored to duty with
the 14th Company. 18TH Depot
Brigade. As usual in such cases. a
technical charge Of desertion was
considered against him for refusing
to obey . lawful public order.