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and Mount Pleasant Chapters for that
evening. The ways and means will
hold a dinner for the benefit of the
chapter in Brightwood Masonic Tenn
pie, February "a, from to o'clock.
At the meeting of the chapter Feb
ruary 10 the associate grand matron,
Mrs. Sally Bogley. accompanied by
the associate grand patron. w. }.
Dow, visited the chapter.
ST. Johns Lodge Chapter. No. IS.
VIII hold its third annual dance and
card party at L'Aiglon Salon, Eight
eenth street and Columbia road, March
3, at $50 o'clock. Public invited.
Federal Chapter, No. SO, held card
party and dance February IA at 2400
18th street. The ways and means COM
mittee will have a theater party at
keith's March /. The next meeting
or the ways and means committee
Will be tomorrow at the home OF
Mrs. Hedrick, 4415 Eighth street. The
dormitory committee, Mrs. Mary Cur
tain, chairman. met last "Wednesday
night. The next meeting Of the chap
ter will be March at o'clock.
Mrs Lucia Douan. chairman of
card parties for Bethany Chapter, en-
tertained February 10. The chapter
Will hold card party at the home OF
ne matron, Mrs. Roberta Fosse, 5915
Sixteenth street, February 26.
Congressional Circle, No. sos, an
1ounced the removal Of its hall to
Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth street,
aud the change of meeting nights.
which will be the first and third Mon
days in each month. The next meet
ho hnII 20, MI
Brookland Chapter, at It's meeting
Wednesday. will observe George
Washingtons birthday with a special
program, there being no degree work.
Associate Conductress Ruth Speake
announces a card party at Hecht's
Auditorium, the afternoon of March
8. The dormitory committee will
meet tomorrow evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Minnie Neil, 3125
Twelfth street northeast, following
which cards will be played. At the
meeting Saturday of the Past
Matron Virginia Carleton was mi
tiated to membership. Past Matrons
Burnside and Stebbins were hostesses.
and MatrOn Louise Nubson was q
guest. Plans are being formed for a
dance and card party April IS. at the
Willard Hotel, by the ways and means
committee.
Unity Chapter No. % after a short
business session celebrated it's tenth
birthday at the meeting February II.
The following guests were present:
Grand Matron Mrs. Lena B. Stephen
son, Grand Patron J. Ernest Dulin.
Past Grand Patron George w. Mo-
bray, Past Grand Patron Benjamin w.
Murch, Past Grand Matron Mrs. Cora
p. Mayberry, Past Grand Matron Mrs.
Flora E. Campbell, Past Grand Patron
William G. Belts, Past Grand Matron
Mrs. Nellie E. Fletcher. Past Grand
Matron Mrs. Gertrude b. Milans, Past
Grand Patron George Pitt, Associate
Grand Matron Mrs. Sallye Bogley,
Grand Treasurer Mrs. Lille Mckenzie,
Grand Conductress Mrs. Pearl Watt
Gibbs, Associate Grand Conductress
Mrs. Katherine S. Merritt and Grand
Lecturer Mrs. Mollie E. Teachum
The following program was rendered:
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by Miss Russell Of the Renshaw
School of Speech. The matron. Rose
Hyer HartunE. announces that at the
meeting March the chapter will be
entertained by the past matrons and
past patrons. The evening will be in
charge of Past Matron Maud Fell
heimer and Bill Murray The temple
fund committee will hold q card party
at the Annapolis Cafeteria. III street
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
March Is at $50 pm.
At the last meeting of Good Will
Chapter the members were entertained
with vocal selections by Mr.. Spessard
and Miss Vera Borhan. accompanied
by Miss Margaret Schoder at the
piano. Prof. Southland gave piano
selections and Mrs. Ruth Measell gave
readings.
Washington Centennial Chapter. No.
| &c, will hold its annual card party
and dance February % at the May
flower Hotel, with the following list Of
James T.. Davis, Mrs Wilbur, Mrs.
Tardine and Mrs. Isaac Cans. At the
meeting, February IS there was initia-
ton. with special music by "a male
quartet, and a short program TN
charge of Associate Matron Lillian F..
ALDER.
At the last meeting of Joppa Lodge
Cha pier, No. %, the patron, Joe Carr.
took the prize for the best speller
Past Matron Mrs. Trevitt announced
a card party for the benefit of the
dOrmitory at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home next Friday at and 3
o'clock in Joppa Lodge Hall. 1909
Ninth street.
Ruth Chapter. No. /. announces de
gree work for its meeting tomorrow.
followed by an entertainment. and the
annual bazaar. entertainment and
dance to be held at the Arcadia, Four
| teenth street and Park road, next
| Tuesday evening.
A short business meeting of Miriam
| Chapter, No. %, was held last Mon
| day evening followed by a Valentine
social in charge of Miss Estelle Downs.
| The program consisted of q number
of vocal solos and duets by pupils of
Miss Estelle Wentworth. Readings
were given by Miss Wager.
Temple Chapter, No. 49, at It's
last meeting was entertained with q
| Valentine party. The entertainment
consisted of a cello solo by Ludwig
Mandy, vocal solos by Miss Ina Holz.
shelter, songs by Miss Kitty Garner,
accompanied by Frank and Paul Gar
ner. After the program there were
refreshments and dancing. Matron
Mrs. Marian Norwood announced
work for the next meeting. The aux
niary home board will meet February
"a at the home of Mrs. Leon Pack.
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FRATERNITIES

| The Washington Railroad Square
Club will have an open meeting Satur-
day evening at Northeast Temple
eighth and streets northeast. at
which the new form of initiation.
| under the direction of George +.
MerEell chairman of the ceremonial
committee, will be demonstrated. An
attractive program and refreshments
are promised. The chairman of the
committee is f. II. Goelz, secretary
of the Washington Terminal r. r.
Y. NJ. G. A.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Lamb
Skin Club held it's annual public in
stallation recently at the Northeast
Masonic Temple. The following officers
were installed by Fast President Hid
of the Lamb Skin Club: President, FL
sic Rock; vice president. Anna Nier-
buchen; secretary, Mary Henry; treas
urer, Irene Ford; conductress, June
Schultz; associate conductress, Molly
FoSson; warden, Cynthia Crump, and
sentinel, Edna Chapman.
The following entertainment was
presented: A play by Haydens Pro
gressive Club, recitation by Miriam
Tucker, and vocal selections by Frank
Goebel
Refreshments were served, followed
by dancing, with the Mohawk Or
chestra furnishing the music
March 10, at the Northeast Masonic
Temple, a card party will be held.
The executive committee of Capitol
Forest. No. 104. Tall Cedars of Leb-
anon, last Thursday evening at the
yrix N11,h
lions for a ceremonial to be held
Thursday March 8, in the large ball
room of the New Willard Hotel. The
event of the year for Cedarism. and
it will be preceded by Street parade
in full regalia.
Arrangements are being made for a
get-together dinner Of the Trowel Club
Saturday, March &c, according to an.
nouncementS sent out by w. w.
Adams, president of the club. This is
to be the first of series Of dinners
during the present year. w. H. Rich
ards. president pro tenn of the Trowel
Club, is chairman Of the committee
on arrangements.
The woman's auxiliary of the
Craftsman Club, United States Vet
Grams Bureau, met last Tuesday in
the Edward Everett Hale Memorial
Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets.
and announced committees for the
new year as follows: Mrs. May d.
Lightfoot, chairman, finance; Miss
Lewetta Cox, chairman, welfare; Mrs.
Rose Hitte, chairman, membership;
Mrs. Meiners, chairman, refreshments;
Miss Naomi G. Cone, chairman, pub
licity.s Two new members were re
ceived. Cherry blossoms, to be worn
February II and % in recognition Of
Washingtons Masonic utilization, were
distributed to each member. A COM
mittee was appointed looking to a
joint entertainment by the various
auxiliaries of the Masonic clubs Of the
city.
Music and games followed. Miss
Rose Nobak rendered violin selections,
accompanied by Prof. Anton Casper,
and Miss Frances jackson sang, &C.
companied by Mrs. Marks.
Refreshments were served.
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kadosh with the choir rendering the
| music for the Vedic hymns by Harry
G. kimball h. c. G. H., organist, and
with the assistance of the camp guard.
| The choir, under the direction of j.
Walter Humphrey, basso, will include
| William Atherholt, tenor; Homer ).
| Pope, second tenor. and Karl Kerr,
| first bass
| Already preparations have been com
menced for the elaborate reunion Gov
ering an entire week. beginning April
5, when all the degrees of the Kite
will be presented to the first new ca
thedral class"
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter at its
last convocation had as visitors Grand
High Priest Daniel G. Davis and
Grand Lecturer l.. G. Yung, as well
as a notable attendance of its past
high priests, including b. +. Lar
combe. r. I. Beach. G.. S. Foreman, h.
&. Baldwin and r. f. Painter.
The League of Masonic Clubs will
celebrate Washingtons birthday Tues
day, beginning at 9:45, at the National
Museum Auditorium. No announce
ment of the program has been fur-
nished for publication, although 1t IS
understood the event is to be nota-
BILE patriotic gathering Of the craft.
President Pierre A. Chamberlin of
the BENJAMIN B. French Fellowcraft
Club is arranging for a social evening
for the club members at an early
date.
Senator Hefiin of Alabama will
speak on the Mexican question in
Harmony Lodge Wednesday evening.
An invitation has been extended to the
brethren by Hilliard C. Meyers, master
Monarch Stephen H. Takes an
nounces that an elaborate fashion
show will be held by Kallipolis Grotto
at the Arcadia March 81 and April
l and 2. The exhibition will be re-
plete and unique and the entire pub
lie will be invited to attend
Monarch Takes also announces that
a Spring ceremonial of the Grotto will
be held, probably early in April. The
class is now forming.
The next Grotto dance will be held
at the New Willard Hotel. Tuesday
evening, and the st. Patrick's dance
on March II. The Grotto Band and
Orchestra will furnish the music Tues
day evening, and all prophets and
friends are invited.
Capt. Pete" Howell announces that
practice drills of the Grotto Drill Corps
are being held each Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 O'clock in the armory
of Central High School, Prophets de-
string to join this unit should COM
municate with him. All prophets are
invited to the practice drills.
At the annual convention of the
Amounted High Priests of the District
of Columbia, held recently, the follow
ing officers were elected and installed:
Most excellent president, Ben G. Nc
Quay; vice president, William III. Nc
Cray; chaplain, William o. F1roved;
secretary, Richard A. Roseberry; treas
urer, Mark F. Finley; master of cere-
monies, John D. Torrey; conductor,
Rolen E. Painter: herald, William T.
Hackett; steward, Orville L. Ballard,
and guard, Richard E. Titlow.
The degrees of the convention will
be conferred Saturday evening, March
u, at s o'clock.
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News for the Sunday frater.
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the fratefnal editor not later
than noon on Thursday.

was given by the president, Ruth d.
Fees. Short talks were made by the
grand matron, grand patron, Past
Grand Matron Gertrude Milans. Past
Grand Patron George Pitt, Joseph
II. Milans, Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt, La
vinia Durham. Harry l.. Slye. VIII
liam Kinsolving Coakley and Mrs. Lii
Ian Rowzee. A reading was given by
Eva T. Rothrock and John w. Fenton
gave a monologue.
officers were elected. as follows:
Beulah f. Coakley, president; George
NJ. Rowzee, vice president; }: Fred
Huber reelected secretary-treasurer;
executive committee. May T. Gibbon
and Mabel r. Cook. The retiring
president, Ruth d. Fees, and Mrs.
Milans were presented with carna-
tons
The following members and their
guests were present: Grand Matron
Lena Stephenson, Grand Patron J. Err
| nest Dulin, DR.. Stephenson, Mrs.
j. Ernest Dulin, Rosa Yost, Grand
Matron Gertrude b. Milans. Grand
Patron George Pitt, Elizabeth Pitt,
Joseph II. Milans, Jennie Adams, Lii
lie B. Anderson, Ida Angelo. Mar
guerite Behrend. Effle T. Brodnax,
Beulah E. Coakley, Harriet Colone,
Mabel r. Cook, Jessie +. Cowles, past
grand matron: Lavinia Durham, Ruth
d. Fees, Ella Fenton, Mamie Green
street, Mrs. Hackett, Evelyn Hazen,
Helen +. jennings, Florence M. Lip
pard, Eva P. Rothrock, Mrs. Rowzee,
Bessie Short, Nellie Slye, Margaret
Smiler, Emily Smith, Harriet Stun,
Elida Wooster, Cecil Anderson, Marion
Angelo. Mendel Behrend. Bill Coakley,
John Fenton, Louis Goldberg, William
Hackett, J. Fred Huber Mr.. Jennings,
Herbert Ludwig. George j. McDer-
mott, George NJ. RowZee, Raymond
L. Schriner, Harry l.. Slye, l., Allen
Smith, Omar ]. Veley. Mr.. Wooster.
La Fayette Lodge Chapter. No. 81.
celebrated Lincoln's birthday, Febru-
airy II, with a dance in the banquet
hall of the Masonic Temple. Refresh
ments were served. Among the guests
were Grand Master Gratz E. Dunkum,
Past Grand Matron Flora f. Camp
bell, Past Grand Patron William G..
Belts, Past Grand Patron George w.
Mobray and Associate Grand Patron
William j. Dow, each making an adj
dress. The degrees will be conferred,
with Grand Matron Lena Stephenson
and Grand Patron J. Ernest Dulin
as official guests, February 26.
Maud E. Meyer, matron of Congress
Lodge Chapter, No. 80, announces
work tomorrow by new officers. There
will be a program after meeting. The
ways and means committee will hold
card party and dance March Is at
Colonial Hotel
Cathedral Chapter, No. a. will con-
fer degrees next Wednesday evening,
followed by an entertainment, in
charge of Henrietta Ashford.
Brightwood Chapter, No. AZ. at it's
meeting February "a, will have dormi-
tory night and a special program by
Willie E. Gilbert Invitations have
been extended to Areme, Brookland
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Piano solo, Edwin Moore: readings,
Mrs. Carrie Smith, baritone solos, Gil
bert G.. Clark and violin solos. Mr..
Lipphart; after which there were re-
freshments and dancing. Mrs. Elida
M. Wooster. chairman of the endow-
ment committee. announces a card
party February 81. at Hecht's Audi
forum. at 2 pm. Miss Mary l.. Hoff-
man, chairman of the ways and means
committee, announces a turkey din
ner March 3. at the Masonic Temple.
Eighth and F streets northeast.
Matron Donald of Friendship Chap
ter. No. IT. announces the official visit
of the grand matron and grand patron
next Tuesday evening. The degrees
will be conferred. The matrOns and
patrons of 1927 are invited,
Bethlehem Chapter, No {. will cele-
brate Washington birthday ami
versary with a special entertainment
Tuesday evening. J. J. Cunningham,
chairman of the dance committee, an
nounces arrangements are complete
for the annual dance In conjunction
with a card party at the City Club
next Wednesday evening. The home
board will meet at the Northeast Ma
sonic Temple February %.
Activities of the grand matron for
this week are: Monday, st. Johns
Lodge, No. IS, birthday party; Tues
day, Memorial services, National Mu-
scum. at 10 am; Friendship. No. II,
official visit; Wednesday, Bethlehem,
No. Z, dance, City Club; Saturday,
La Fayette, No. 81, official visit.
Mizpah Chapter. No. S. met Tues
day. The meeting was followed by
refreshments and dancing. The aux
Hilary home board luncheon will be
held in the hall at 1890 pm. next
Thursday. The hostesses are Mrs.
Lilly, Mrs. Darcy and Mrs. Leecke.
The grand matron and grand patron
will visit this chapter March /; also
the degrees will be conferred. A thea
ter party will be given at Keith's
March Z.
Grand Matron Mrs Lena Stephen
son and Grand Patron J. Ernest Dulin
paid William F. Hunt an official visit
at the last meeting. After the de-
grees a valentine party was held.
Next Thursday there will be a short
business meeting followed by refresh
mentS, cards and bingo in the banquet
hall.
The auxiliary home board will meet
tomorrow at the home of Miss Sarah
Benson, 3427 Thirteenth street, at
O'Clock, assisted by Mrs. Riley, Mrs.
Rench and Mrs. Smythurst A card
party will be given by the chapter at
the Carlton Hotel. Sixteenth and X
streets, February % at s. pm.
Fidelity Chapter, No. 10, will meet
next Wednesday at 8 pm. at Joppa
Lodge Hall, 1909 Ninth street. After
short business session the chapter
will be entertained by the De Molay
Boys in a drill and a play entitled
1.-THE Embarrassing Baby" On
March 2 the chapter will give thea
ter party at Keith's.
Loyalty Chapter. No 80, entertained
Areme Chapter, No. 10, at it's last
meeting. The following program was
given: Piano solos, Prof Suthard;
tenor solos, Irving NJ. Tullar; violin
selections, Master Spares, accom-
panied by his mother. and readings
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Today-Wm. r. Singleton. No 80.
services at Masonic and East
ern Star Home. 3 pm.
Monday--Potomac No. o. F. G.
3. Is. French, No ID, F.. {.
Albert Pike. No. SO called off.
Iuesday-All lodges scheduled have
observation-disclosures No. II, r. c.
and address by senator Hetlin.
Chevy Chase No Az social
Brlghtwood. No. 43. +. c.
Thursdav-The New Jerusalem, No
FriRdag-Sst. Johns. No. II. &c:
Hope. No. 20. Past Masters "
Saturday-School of Instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Tuesday-Mt Horeb No. Z. called off
Potomac No g. Mark
Washington Naval No. &.
Mark
Friday..Eureka, No. 4. p. M. and
M F. M
Mt. Pheasant. No. IL, p NJ and
NJ. +. NJ
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
COMMANDERlES.
Tuesday-De Molay. No. +. called off.
SCOTTISH RITE.
Tuesday-Robert de Bruce Council of
kadOsh. statutory assembly.
Albert Pike Consistory. M R. s.,
BED degree.
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w WILLIAM r. SINGLETON
Lodge, No. 80, will have
wv charge of the services at
the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home this afternoon.
at o'clock, with Rev. Charles T.
Warner of st. Adams Church Off
ciating. Transportation between the
cars and the home will be provided for
visitors.
The Fellowcraft Club of Federal
Lodge will have a card party and
dance at 2400 Sixteenth street north
west, Wednesday, March 2, at $50
pm, the dancing to start at pm.
Hope Lodge announces a past
masters social evening" for Friday
Of the current week, when an address
will be delivered by the grand chap
lain. Rev. DR.. John G. Palmer, and
Grand Master Gratz B. Dunkum is
expected to be present There will be
no degree work and the entertainment,
is provided to honor the past masters
of the lodge. An orchestra will be in
attendance.
Hiram Lodge has issued cards for a
ladies' night entertainment and dance
at the Masonic Temple Auditorium,
Monday evening, February 28, at 8
o'clock.
Washington-Centenn Lodge will
pay its usual annual pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon Tuesday at l pm,
from the station at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, to lay a wreath
at the tomb of Washington. Edwin L.
Rose is in charge of the arrangements.
Wives and friends of the members
have been invited.
The class which began it's tour of
the degrees October IL last with the
fourth and fifth degrees will complete
its course at the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral Tuesday evening, when the
thirty-second degree, Master of the
Royal Secret. will be presented with
Charles G. F. Topper thirty-third de-
gree, heading the cast as Master Of
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-02

teratined the Pharr Kiwanis club at
their regular meeting held on Thurs
dayof this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Flowers and
children. Paul Allison and Anna,
have been visiting relatives In Ne
dina, Texas, for several days.
a. ]. McCourtney who recently
bought the /. G. Forgy home near
this city. is moving his family from
Dallas to make their home here.
Swanson Reynolds has returned to
his home here after a several day
visit in Houston where be spent the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Lane spent
the weekend in San Antonio where
they visited with relatives and
friends.
r. ". Briggs is building addition
al rooms TO his house, located on
Caffery venue.
Rev. and Mrs. vi. weimar we're the
guests OF friends in Harlingen dur
ing the weekend and were in at
tendance at the Valley Fair during
their stay.
Miss Theda Thrasher Of Austin is
visiting her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Thrasher, who is a teacher in the
Pharr-San Juan high school.
Miss Lois Riddle. teacher in the
Donna High School, spent the holt
days with her parents. Rev. and
Mrs. G. II. Riddle of this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-02
Colorful Scenes
For Grand Opera

The lighting effects for the pro-
ductions Of Carmen" which will be
presented in San Benito, Tuesday.
December g.. in Edinburg, December
3 and Mercedes. December 3, Is IN
charge Of Birger Ewing and r..
Newell Waters. Mr.. Elwing had
charge OF the staging Of the Aztec
pageant at the Rio Grande Valley
Mid Winter Fair at Harlingen. He
personally designed the costumes
and floats used in the parades and
paReants.
Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Waters are
working out the lighting effects in
connection with the scenery. which
has been done in Monterrey. BY a
Mexican artist. The scenes are elob-
rate. including a street scene in
front Of a cigar factory, an i'll, a
wooded scene. and the street in front
Of the bull ring.
The costumes are colorful. carry
ing out authentic designs Of Seville,
Spain, in 1920, the time the opera is
set
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-02
AIR SERVICE
NEEDING MEN,
DAWSON SAYS
Shortage of Commits
sioner Personnel
Acute, Head of Ser
vice Declares

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Dec. Up
urtner concrete evidence that avi-
8ticn - an art that demands youth
~ It's devotees stands ont sharply in
me first annual report rendered by
~. Ifubee Davidson, assistant secre-
tAry for air in the war department.
Ht relates that air corps commits
finns are going begging Tor lack Of
Tcnngsters to take them.
There is still q shortage of COM
~n1fsnicned personnel, caused chiefly
~ reason Of the fact that fewer Of
ficern Of other branches have ap-
Piled for transfer 70 the air c0rrs
than expected, although the war de-
paxtmcnt has made every effort 20
encourage such action" the report
said furthermore, a substantial
number Of those officers who did
apply were unable TO pass the ply
nicai examinations and complete the
course in flying training.
Experience has shown that trans
1erS afford scnnt relief because the
great majority Of Officers have reach
I'd ages bevond which few men learn
20 fly sufficiently we'll 10 be salts
factory service pilots. The type Of
personnel most valuable 70 the air
corps Is graduates Of the United
States Military Academy or OF tech
meal civil institutions Of learning.
Efforts are being made to interest
this type In selecting the air corps
In the former case and in qualifying
for examination in the other"
Ncr Is IL merely youth that fills the
bill, for Davidson says the ratio OF
graduates from .army flying schools
80 the number Of candidates who be-
MIN the training IS diseourngingly
low. How 20 get more men qualified
without lowering the standard ~ re-
quirements forms a grave problem.
1T now appears that certain
changes in training methods them
selves. combined with a more et-
fieient selection Of cadet personnel,
will bring about the desired results"
he added. "There is no doubt that
important progress is being made IN
that regard"
Still another adverse condition in
the corps affecting commissioned
personnel is the postwar promotion
blocade which the air secretary said
resulted in lower efficiency because
Of its effect on morale. He deferred
Recommendation. however. pending
completion az the promotion study
for the entire army now IN progress.
Amplifying The seriousness or the
part that age plays in building up
and maintaining adecuete officer
personnel for the air. the secretary
snld another problem on which he
reserved recommendation was that
Of what ~ d. with MIR officers mo
lonwer tit ~ fiv" because or are.
cit II fairly definitely established
that n fivirr officer can not hope 20
remain reasonably efficient in service
TIVE fivinr long enough 20 reach the
n~resert retirement pre of 60 years
Ne said. "The services of those Of
Ulcers who have had long experience