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new council and the ladies' auxiliary
have selected the Willard Hotel for
their annual st. Patrick IS day banquet,
and plans are being made to entertain
800 guests.
Mr. Tucker has appointed the fol-
lowing general committee: Mrs Bessie
Lawton OLeary, Miss Julia Linskey,
Miss Elizabeth Lynn, Miss Catherine
Downing. Miss Bessie f. McGinnis,
Mrs. Philip A. Ryan. Mrs. Nellie h.
Kelser. Michael F.. Buckley. Joseph
A. DAILY Daniel NJ. Stanton. Patrick
j. Haltigan, Francis J. White, John
r. O'Connor, James T. Dugan, John j.
Noonan, Daniel DonOhue.
James T. Mccarthy is chairman.
Thomas McGrath secretary, and Mrs.
Joseph DAILY treasurer. Peter j. Con
Ion is in charge of invitations, James
p. Moriarty of printing. Miss Teresa
Collins of music, The Willard Orehes-
ira and soloists have been engaged and
are preparing a special program.
Bishop Shahan of the Catholic Uni
versity, Mgr. G.. f. Thomas. Secretary
of Labor Davis, Senator ID. !. Walsh,
Hon. Edward Heating, former con.
gresham from Colorado, are expected
to speak.
The entertainers will include Miss
Agnes Whelan. George OConnor,
Matt Horn Barnard Fitzgerald, Miss
Helen Roddy and Miss Therese Col
Inns.
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Civilian Army News

Hollis c. Clark: chaplains, Maj. VIII.
liam Hughes: Coast Artillery Corps,
Majs. Robert NJ. Zacharias and Charles
r. Beaumont; Field Artillery. Col.
Leroy w. Heron and Capt. Hallock
P. Long; specialist, Lieut.. Col. Edward
G. Bliss.
Twelve young men attending the
local high schools and those In the
vicinity of Washington were accepted
last week to attend the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camps this Summer.
Those who will take the basic and
Infantry courses will go to Fort
Eustis. Va. which camp will be held
from July Z to August 5. The red,
white and blue courses for Coast Ar
tillery, and the red, white and blue
courses for Cavalry, will be held be-
tween these same dates at Fort Mon
roe. Va. and Fort Myer. Va, respec-
lively. The blue course for Engineers
will be held on these dates at Fort
Humphreys, Va. The instruction In
the red, white and blue courses for
the Signal Corps, will be held at Fort
Monmouth, n. j., from August to
September 3.
The following residents of Washing
ton were accepted last week: Paul H.
Keough, 1893 p street. Basic Infan-
try; Robert B. Curtiss. 1928 Fifteenth
street. Blue Cavalry; Henry j. Whit
ing. 55 Adams street, White Signal;
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FIR FRATERNITIES

the ritualistic contests. Those COM
peting will be the officers from the
following lodges: Frostburg, Cumber-
land, Hagerstown, Frederick, Towson,
Baltimore, Washington, Crisheld,
Salisbury, Annapolis and Whining
ton, DEL One hundred members of
Washington Lodge will escort the of
ficers to Baltimore today. The party
will meet at the club at / / am. Three
candidates have been announced for
Grand Lodge officers to be elected
at the Grand Lodge meeting to be
held in Cincinnati. Ohio, next July
as follows: Grand exalted ruler, John
Frank Malley, Springfield. Mass, and
Lee Meriwether, St. Louis, Mo-; for
grand trustee. DR.. Ralph Hagen, Los
Angeles, Calf. The register of mem
bers of Washington Lodge who will
join with Baltimore Lodge in trip
to the reunion at Cincinnati in July
is gaining new additions each week.
George c. Espenshied will head the
party.
Edward James Krieg, president of
the Jolly Antlers," announced re-
pairs and decorating of the clubhouse
at Herring Bay. Md, are being made
and will be ready to receive guests
April Is. G. r. Evans presented the
club with a set of elk antlers.
A gettogether gathering of the old
timers who have been members of
Washington Lodge for more than 20
years iS being arranged.
The drill team last Wednesday con-
Quoted the initiation under the direc-
ton of Maj. c. Eugene Edwards.
Secretary William s. Shelby calls
attention of all members of the lodge
who contemplate vacation trips or
week end auto tours that it is neces-
sary for them to procure the 1897
1928 pink Identification cards which
vii admit them to any lodge in the
country.
Exalted Ruler James e. Collfiower
has appointed Jack O'Connell and
Robert r. Crowley chairman and vice
chairman of the transportation com
mittee, respectively. The installation
Of the newly elected officers of the
lodge will take place April 6. Judge
Rush l.. Holland. past grand exalted
ruler, will deliver the principal ad-
dress. A social and entertainment
will be provided by the board of
stewards, the trustees and the enter
tainment committee.
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Troops, 29th Division, headed the list
In the matter of attendance at last
weeks drill, according to figures com.
piled at brigade headquarters, with q
percentage of $3.50. The other or.
ganizations In their relative order.
with percentages, follow: Battery A,
2eoth Coast Artillery, s4.4s; Band,
121st Engineers, 71.43; HEADQUARTERS
ard Service Company, 121st Engineers,
71.oe; Company c. 121st Engineers,
6s.s6; Company A. 121st Engineers,
SAILS; Company A. 572d Infantry,
1888 29th Military Police Company,
Special Troops. 54.55; Company e. 12lst
Engineers. 51.3s; Battery B. 260th
Coast Artillery, 5000; Company r.
121st Engineers, 47.77; Company D.
121st Engineers, 45.17; Company 3.
121st Engineers, 42.63; Medical Detach.
ment. 121st Engineers. 1000, and
Headquarters Detachment, 2Sth Di-
vision, 1929. The last two named or.
ganizations are below maintenance
strength.
Maj. Edward H. Grove, Headouar
ters. 29th Division, Special Troops,
and Capt. Thomas A. Lane have been
detailed as surveying officers for the
local Guard, to examine and report
upon United States property issued
to the District of Columbia which shall
have been lost. damaged, destroyed,
or become unserviceable by use In
service or from any other cause.
Private John o. Glennon has been
ordered transferred from Heado uarters
and Service Company to Company 3,
lslst Engineers. Private Louis A.
Robertson has been ordered transfer
red from Company B to Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers.
Private William K. Coombs, Company
r, l2lst Engineers, has been ordered
promoted to the grade of corporal.
The following promotions have been
ordered in Company E, 121st Enei.
neers: Sergt. Baxter Smith, staff ser
Seant; Corpl. George e. Votava, ser.
geant. and Pvts. first classl william
ID. Putnam, Edward p. Roberts and
Benson c. Bradshaw to be corporals.
Sergt. Richard t. Jones. Company
F. l2lst Engineers, has been ordered
honorably discharged because of his
removal from the District of Colum.
bia. Corpl. Charles G.. Shores. Com
pany r, l2lst Engineers, has been or
oered transferred to the same unit in
the reserve corps because of business
interference with his military duties.
Second Lieut.. Craig S. Carmack, Cav.
airy Reserve, 4O1 Clifton Terrace. who
is private also in Company A, 121st
Engineers. has been assigned to that
unit from the reserve, according to
orders just issued from Third Corps
Area Headquarters at Baltimore, Md.
Company r. 121st Engineers, won
the indoor rife match championships
for the Sd Corps Area. The members
of the team will be awarded medals
For the next three months period
this team will compete against the
winning team in each of the other
Army corps areas of the country
These matches. as the others were,
| will be fired In the indoor galleries,
and the results viii be complied by the
National Rife Association. The team
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making the highest score will be de-
clared the champion Of the United
States.
Company r, 121st Engineers, ac-
cording to Capt. George w. Johns, is
planning to organize a social club In
an EFFORT to attract personnel to the
organization. In an effort to stir the
| men to find some good recruits, he is
Offering a made-to-order, roll-collar
uniform.
Capt. John A. Ballard, Signal Corps,
u. 8. A., on duty at Philadelphia, Pa,
has been ordered to Washington to
conduct the annual arrnory inspecr
tions Of the 121st Regiment Of Engi-
neers He announced that he would
inspect the units on the following
dates: Headquarters Of the regiment
and Battalion headquarters and the
Medical Detachment, March %; Com
pany A. March %; Company B, March
"a; Company c, March 25; Company
D, March 2e: Headquarters and Serv
ice Company, March 81; Company u.
March 2S, and Company r. March %.
Pvt. stednnan r. Cannon, 2sth Mill
tary Police Company, has been
ordered honorably discharged because
of his removal from the District OF
Columbia.
Sergt. Sylvester Blackwell. Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, reported last
Tuesday to Lieut.. Col. Louis c. Brin.
ton, jr., president of the examining
board, for examination for appoint.
n1ent as a second lieutenant Of infan-
try. There is q vacancy now In this
unit. and as Blackwell has been on the
eligible list for promotion by commits
sion for some time, 1t is believed he
will be given the appointment.
A general inspection Of ali rifles and
other small arms In the possession OF
the local National Guard, prior TO the
annual inspections. has been ordered
by brigade headquarters. Capt. J. G.
Jensen, Ordnance Department. will
conduct the inspection. After the hrst
inspection he is directed to make such
reinspections as are necessary to as-
certain that his directions and instruc-
tions have been carried out, ae the
brigade officers are determined this
year to have the equipment pass the
Army officers scrutiny without an ad-
verse report or comment.
The 2eoth Coast Artillery last week
participated In the parade in connec
ton with the industrial exhibition. A
number of men were called to active
duty, and one of the big mobile heid
guns was towed by a large truck.
The entire Guard was represented
by an exhibit in the Auditorium. and
Il is believed that many recruits will
be obtained as a result OF this show.
Each night a corps OF oficers and
men were on duty to explain the value
of an enlistment in the Guard, and
much literature was distributed. The
idea was to give each unit an cppor-
tunity on some night to obtain re-
cruits.
Tomorrow night will be District OF
Columbia National Guard night, when
the band Of the 121st RegirnAnt of En-
gineers, Of which Warrant Omcer
Meyer Goldman 10 the leader, win fur.
nieh the music.
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ORDER OF RED MEN

An entertainment was given by
Idaho Tribe March /. Progressive
five hundred was held, the Great
Sachenl, A. e. Thompson, winning the
first prize, the second prize being split
between c. P. Watts and c. W.
Scheible. All members of the order
are invited to attend the series of en-
tertainments to be given beginning
March Is with the celebration of the
goth anniversary of the Tribe.
Powhatan Tribe has as guests at
its social evening Great Sachem A.
e. Thompson, Great Junior Sycamore
j., f. Baker, Great Guard of the For
est W. II. Jenkins and Past Great
Sachem Frank d. Seiffert.
Idaho Council announces degree
work for it's meeting March Is. One
of the features of it's birthday cele-
bration was a mock wedding presented
by the dramatic club.
Great Sachem A. e. Thompson, ac-
companied by the Great Instructress.
Mrs. Lulu Mastin. paid fraternal
visit to White Eagle Councif Wednes-
day evening.
At the meeting of Mineola Tribe
last Friday evening John W. Watson
gave his travesty "Jimmie's Shoes"
meeting of the Disabled Red Men
Committee was held in Red Mems hall
Monday evening Ways and means
were discussed for activities covering
the entire year. Every tribe is re-
quested to be represented at the next
meeting, March 81.
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District National Guard

All enlisted men Of the local Guard
who aspire to commissions in any
branch, and who have reached the
eligibility list for promotion by com
mission, will be compelled to take
the military correspondence course
provided for officers and men. The
purpose OF headquarters order is to
insure for the commissioned service
those men who seriously desire to
become military asset, and to do 1t
ere willing to put in sufficient time
to perfect themselves in the military
profession.
During the time that the name of
any man remains on the eligibility list
for promotion by commission, and
while awaiting a vacancy, he will be
required to enroll for the correspond
ence course of the branch of the
service for which he is found eligible.
Each man will be required to com.
plete not less than two lessons per
month during the time his name ap-
pears on the list
A man who fails to comply with
this order will be skipped over should
O vacancy occur to which he might
be entitled, and will not be selected
until he complies in full with it's
terms. Only a few of the officers of
the local guard are taking the mill.
tary courses provided for them, 1t
was pointed out, but 1t has been de.
ternnined that new material coming
In will be compelled to take the
courses.
First Lieut.. Hugh Everett, tr., was
presented with his commission Tues
day night by Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan. His promotion was followed
by a transfer from Company z to
Company A, 121st Engineers.
Out Of 63s officers and men com
posing the local guard, only 112 made
marksman or better in the target
year ending December 80, last, &C.
cording TO figures compiled by the
Ordnance Department and made
public at brigade headquarters. How.
ever, 1t was pointed out that with
the installation OF the indoor gallery
under the armory. more practice will
be given, and II is the hope that the
figures will take A decided jump dur
ing the current year.
In the Administrative STAFF one
made narksman and four made ex
pert rihemen out or the five com
pleting the course. Three members
Of this unit failed to complete the
course or did not fire.
IN the List Regiment OF EhBiHeeis
with 45o men. eighty-nine completed
the course and twenty-six OF these
failed TO qualify at all. Those who
qualified numbered thirty-f1ve marks
men: thirteen sharpshooters and ff
teen expert riflemen.
OF the 112 men in the 260th Coast
Artillery, twenty. nine only com
Saeted the course and thirteen oi
these failed TO qualify. The organi
zation qualified ten marksmen, two
sharpshooters and Ave expert rife
men.
Company A, 372d Infantry. has So
men. Fifty-seven completed the
course, and thirty failed to qualify
Twenty-Five Of the men of this unit
made marksmen and two made the
rating Of sharpshooters.
Headquarters Detachment, Special
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Richard w. Grisr. l217 Twelfth street
northeast. White Infantry; John W.
Brightenburg. all NJ street. White
Field Artillery: Bernard Lindner. IL
Claiming street, Red Signal; George
f. Roby. 426 Fifth street northeast.
White Infantry. and Marvin w. NOEL.
tr., 3511 Thirteenth street, RED In
fantry.
Local Cavalry Reserve Officers will
receive instructions in eauitatton at
Fort Myer today at 10 am. under
the supervision OF Maj. Adna X.
Chaffee, Sd Cavalry. -Four tnstruc-
tionaI assemblies will be held st local
reserve headquarters this week. viz:
Ordnance, Judge advocate general.
chaplains and 313th Field Artillery.
Local reservists of the ordnance de-
partment and judge advocate gen.
erals department will meet tomorrow
evening, the program of the ordnance
meeting being a continuation OF the
exercise pertaining to mobilization
and organization OF the ordnance
company at the home rendezvous.
The subject of the Judge advocate
conference will be records OF trial
and action (see manual for courts.
martial 354, 404) Chaplain G. NJ.
Diffenderfer will lead the discussion
on the new reserve policies just
promulgated by the War Department
in the Graham Building. Capt.
James 3. Golden will conduct the
a13th Field Artillery conference next
Wednesday evening at which viii bs
taken up the principles Of equitattou
and the basic principles OF the SUBJ
iect and methods Of instructing re-
cruits Csee section I, 7. r. b0-45).
Mai. w. r. Woodward will discuss
terrain board firing; axial percussion
bracket (see paragraphs 2sS and 2sb,
T. r. 430-s5).
The following changes in the as
signments of reserve officers restd-
ing in Washington were announced
last week by the local reserve head
quarters: First Lieut.. Maurics A.
Goldberg. dental reserve. to S1st
Station Hospital. zone Of communi-
cation, as dental surgeon; Capt.
Stewart NJ. Grayson. Medical reserve
is assigned TO the National Guard %
the District of Columbia; SeconA
Lieut.. Walter n. jackson, Cavalry
reserve, is assigned TO the e2d Cav%
airy Division; Second Lieut.. Craig ..
Carmack. Cavalry reserve, 10 assigned
to the National Guard Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; First Lieut.. Harry
Zehmer, Medical reserve, IL assigned
to the 3s4th Medical Regiment. 18th
Army: Second Lieut.. Oscar o. Bruce.
Ordnance reserve CHyattsville. Nd.
Is assigned to the 603d Ordnance
Company (ammunition) 18th Corps,
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NATIONAL UNION.

Victory Council met Friday evening
at Pythian Temple. President VIII
liam r. Bell presided. Five applica-
tions for membership were received.
George Onduske made a report of the
meeting of the joint committee. j.
Harry Jones submitted a report OF
the executive boards last meeting.
Special Representative of the Senate
Jack Marshall. Senators A. S. Brown
and John F.. Rhodes made addresses
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mander. organized a Westway Club,
the first to be initiated in the District.
The club was organized for the distinct
purpose of raising funds for r trip
to the Port Huron Summer Camp.
The Monday Lunch Review Mrs.
Leon Arnold, president. will meet at
the Woman's City Club. % Jackson
place. tomorrow at | pm.
The business meeting of the Alpha
Beta Chi Girls will be held Wednesday
evening at o'clock at 1916 Sixteenth
street. Miss Muriel Evans. president,
extends an invitation to new members.
The series of pay-to-play card parties
which have been in progress at the
home of Mrs. Mary Pierce, Belmont
road, will be continued.
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WoODMEN OF THE WORLD.

The Boosters Club will meet next
Friday night. There will be memo
rial TO the only deceased past presi-
dent, Sovereign Whitworth. J. f..
Dickey is the present presiding officer.
At Fraser Camp, tomorrow evening.
Capt. Helgesen will present certifi-
Gates of merit TO several members Of
his company who aided in the mem
bership campaign. Clerk Dalkin is to
receive special honors from his camp
for 10 years of service in the clerk
ship.
Elm Camp awarded jewel TO Past
Consul Commander r. /. Peck at last
weeks convention, in recognition of
his successful administration as con-
sui commander during 1926.
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n e u u u u al Tel -
have been detailed
to the board of Of
ficers that have
been appointed TO
meet here to ex-
anime such per-
sons as may be
authorized to ap-
pear before the
board to determine
their fitness for
appointment ! n
the Officers Re
serve Corps, and
to conduct the
practical test of
such Reserve Off
GERS who may ap-
pear before the
AAarA ~ Hofor-
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rerardinr the ceremonial to be held

regarding the ceremonial to be held
next month in Pythian Temple.
The executive board met Wednes.
day evening at Schneiders Cafe.
Chairman Everett NJ. Pershing pre-
sided The committee in charge OF
the theater party for the benefit OF
the hospital bed fund service reported
progress. The extension Of the order
committee Is arranging an entertain
ment in connection with the cere
monial to be held April 23.
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aAA&sAS va AhC
Army Air Corps
and Naval Avia :
ton, Secretary of
War Davis and
Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur have
agreed upon the
reorganization of
the Aeronautical
Board. the pri-
mary function of
which will be to
investigate, study
and report upon
all questions af-
fecting jointly the
development and
employment of
the air forces of
hNfh Snrx,ione The
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B. P, O. ELKs.

Exalted Ruler James e. Collifiower
presided over the session of last Wed
nesday, when a large class Of candi-
dates were initiated. The exalted
ruler, who officiated for his last time,
was assisted by the new incoming ex-
alted ruler, John E. Lynch, the Of
ficers of the lodge and the drill team.
The dance committee has arranged
for next Thursday night st. Pat
rick Mardi Gras dance. which will be
a mask affair. Gold prizes have been
provided for the best costumes.
The officers of the lodge will entrain
today for Baltimore, Md, to be the
guests of Baltimore Lodge, where ar
rangements have been made to hold
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(COntlnued from IWSHtn TdScI
Webster Lodge Glee Club. announces
radio concert through station WKs
the middle of the week. The clut
Is composed Of James X. Morton
William H. Manners. M. l.. Clapp
John r. Cuthbert. Charles Range
John B. Dickman, William II. Mans
field and Fred Chamison.
Grand Lodge committees have been
appointed, as follows:
Judiciary-Harry p. Wiley, No. D;
Gus A. Schuldt. No. 30; Albert r.
Gorham, No. "a; William b.. HARDY
No. 2S; ]. A. Mccullough. No. z.
Grievance-Jacob Nussbaum, NO
25; A. Lacy Embry, No 2S; William
J. Thorne, No. 80.
Finance-James n. Kline, No. >;
Max r. Pines, No. 80; James +. VIII
son. No. "a. &c.
Credentials-C. Cerimele, No. 26;
George w. Haley, No. p; Charles '"
Ruhl, No. 2.
Reports-A. Herman Woody, No
%; Thomas L. Kidwell, No. II; VIII
liam n. Payne, No. 2S.
State of the order-Ellery. w
Heiss, No. 20; Samuel Banks, No. Z;
Louis E. Pyle, No. II.
Printing-Henry J. Gasson, No. Il;
William A. Kimmel, No. IL; John B
Dickman, No. 7.
Warrants and charters-George W.
Sellers, No. "a; Dent M. Freeman,
No. 2s: N. Girardi. No. 26.
Rules-Frederick Yates, No. IA;
Frank Morrison. No. 81; B. Taran-
tino, No. 26.
Fraternal correspondence
M. Vandervort, No. s; Lee B. Emory
No. H. L. B. Thornton, No. 10.
Military department-George r.
Heisley, No. 10: Thomas L. Kidwell
No. IL: j. L. Neeb, No. IA.
Insurance department-Ben c. Nc
Quay, No II: John P. Hawkins, No
2s; Israel Sommers. No. IL.
Necrology-G. Frank Day, No. so;
J. A. williams, No. 81; Frank d.
Wallace, No. 2.
Pythian education Frank B.
Crown, No. 25; William r. Scott, No
%: William M. Slater. No. 81.
Subdivision and reference-Albert
Kahlert. No. 10; w. H. Umhau. No
%: Cleveland Kennicutt, No. Z.
Princes of Syracuse-Charles T.
Winans, No. IA; Ralph B. Ford, No
Z: william C. Herforth, No. IL.
Publicity-William A. kimmel
No. IL.
Supreme Lodge headquarters-Joh Ohm
NJ. Kline, No. s; Ellery w. Heiss
No. 20; Frank B. Crown, No. 25.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

mine their fitness for certificate
of capacity. The following local
Reserve oficers have been detailed
as additional members of the board
for the examination of candidates
for appointment in the Officers Re
serve Corps and for the practical
test of Reserve officers in the branches
of the Reserve Corps as indicated:
Adjutant Generals Department. Col.
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.

A box social followed Tuesdays
meeting of Hope Council. Members
of the drill team are requested to be
present next Tuesday. The council
will give a dinner March II at North
east Temple from to o'clock.
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HIBERNIANS.

st. Patrick's day will be celebrated
in the Capital this year as never be-
fore. The divisions OF A. o. Fl. of
Washington have united as the Jack
Barry division, of which Edward Tuck.
er has been named president, This
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Col. Andrew Moses, senior execu-
tive officer of the Organized Reserves
in Washington, and Maj w. r. Wood
ward, also on duty at the local Reserve
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WOMEN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIA.
TON.

Victory Review and Brightwoed
Review will hold their regular meet
ings tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Arrange
ments for participation in the review.
to be held at the Arlington Hotel
April 4. are being made.
A st. Patricks day party will be
staged by Liberty Union Review, Mrs.
Helen Luckett. commander, March II,
at Pythian Temple.
At its last meeting, Washington
Review, Mrs. A. NJ. Moyer, COM
Evening star., 1927-03-13

"The White Chateau" q play writ
ten for radio presentation and which
has been heard by more than 10000.
900 fans in England. was 50 success
full that 1t will be made into q motion
picture.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Potomac Council will meet tomorrow
evening at S o'clock.
Keane Councils Booster Club has
elected the following officers: John f.
Burns. chairman: George Saur, treas
urer, and Edward A. Strudley, secre'
tary. The club will give its annual
excursion to Atlantic City the week OF
July "a. Reservations can be made
with George Saur. treasurer, at 1927
Illinois avenue northwest.