Evening star., 1924-08-27
CIVIC CLUBS BUSY
FOR DEFENSE DAY
Delegates Coming From All
Parts of U. S. to Meeting
Friday Night.

Civic organizations are showing ac-
tlvity in attempting to mobilize their
members for the Defense day test on
september 12. Plans are being per-
1ectsd for the meeting Friday of the
National committee to Support the
defense Test, to which delegates
from various parts of the country
Will come. Maj. J. Franklin Bell, En-
slneer Commissioner of the District,
will welcome them.
The Bar Association of the District
| OF Columbia sent all members re-
quest for them to participate, and if
sufficient enrollments come in it is
proposed to have the association
march as a body.
THE District of Columbia Bar As
soclatlon,' says the call, wishes it's
members to show their patriotic spirit
by signing the inclosed blank and
forwarding it to Room 500, District
Building
The associations committee con-
sists of Frank Sprigg Perry, chair
man; John Lewis Smith. Walter c.
Balderston, Walter c. Clephane. Reg
inald S. Huidekoper, Milton w. King,
Daniel w. O'Donoghue, James NJ.
Proctor, James A. Toomey. Needha M
c. Turnage and Iucien Fl. Vandoren.
mously indorSed the Defense day test
and will cooperate to man. Lewis
/ \. Payne, secretary of the club, has
! informed Chairman +. +. Colladay of
| the committee on cooperation. The
| committee of the Cosmopolitan Club
| consists of DR.. A. l.. Miller and John
j. Mclnerney.
Indorses Defense Test.
Chairman CoIladay also has re-
| ceived letter from John Prender,
| State secretary of the State Council
| of the District of Columbia, Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
which says, in part:
Our organization indorses the Ma
tional Defense test movement; that
we have sent out notices to our sew
eral councils informing them Of the
movement and requesting of them to
have any of their members that may
so desire to participate to Send their
name. age and address to room 502
Star Building, or to room 306 District
Building"
1t was announced today that Lieut..
Col F. A. Awl, Infantry Officers Re-
serve Corps, and a holder of the
distinguished service cross has been
| elected to lead the 40th L. S. Infantry
Regiment on Defense day. Col. Awl has
selected Lieut.. Stephen F. Tillman as
his executive officer, and the latter also
will act as regimental officer.
First Battalion Officers.
Announcement also was made of the
selection of Majs Omar W. Clark and
Byron r. Patton, Infantry Reserve. as
the commanding officer and adjutant
of the 1St Battalion. Maj. Harry Gill
strap will command the I'd Battalion,
while the Sd Battalion will be headed
by Maj. Charles NJ. Sabins.
Miss Maud Wetmore, head of the
National League for Women's Serv-
ice. has written regretting that she
cannot attend the Friday meeting and
promising to send representative
Maj. Gen. George L. Harries. COM
mander-in- chief of the Military Order
of the World War, will be represented
by Maj. LuXford, and Walter L. Hop
kins Of the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams by Frank T. Conway. Frank
Peckham, commander of the Ameri-
can Legion of the District of Column
ba, will serve as the representative
of the Sentinels of the Republic in
stead of Louis Coolidge, head of the
order. Charles |. Pike, head of the
Military Training Camps Association,
expects to be present.
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