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Evening star., 1927-10-16
DC. Naval Reserve

the Volunteer to the Fleet Reserve ana
assigned TO duty with the headduar-
ters division.
The records OF Ensign Willis r.
Kern have been transferred from the
local battalion to the division in the
9th naval district. In which territory
he now resides.
Ammunition for the use OF the
Naval Reservists in their new rife
range In the basement OF their ar.
mory at the Washington Navy Yard IS
expected to arrive by tomorrow. so
that actual firing may be started on
the range tomorrow night. The range
has been completed for some time,
but It has been necessary TO await
the arrival of the ammunition, 5000
rounds of which are coming from the
naval magazine at st. Juliens Creek,
near Portsmouth. Va.
Since the range has been COM
pleted. Lieut.. Harry J, Nichols,
executive officer Of the battalion. has
had each division ofiicer detail O.
to the range ofilcer for instruction
in the handling Of the service rife,
so that this detail will be completed
and the men ready to fire as soon
as the ammunition arrives.
Recruiting OF men to flll several
vacancies in the feet division have
been started. Their names will be
selected from list Of waiting appli-
cations. and It is expected that the
divisions will be filed before the end
of the week. The first feet division
has three vacancies and the third
division has Ave. The second di-
vision has had a full complement for
some time.
All Of the divisions are turning
out such large numbers OF men at
drills that It has been found diff
cult to muster the entire battalion in
the small drill hall, and It Ii the in
tention Of the officers to see that 100
per cent attendance Is kept up at all
| times. There has been such an in
crease In interest In the battalion
since the Inauguration of the school
system that there has been little
trouble in keeping the ranks filed.
The policy has been established Of
promptly transferring to the vciun.
teer service any man who does not
attend regularly without q valid ex-
cuse for being away, and his place q
promptly taken by Q recruit. Of which
there are many waiting to get In the
organization.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Lieut.. 0unior grade). John Bonfort,
Airways Division. Light House Serv-
ice, Department Of Commerce, has
been commissioned in the Aviation
Volunteer Reserve and assigned to the
local territory. it was announced at
Reserve headquarters.
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WOMAN's BENEFIT ASSOCIATION

Liberty-Union will ymeet tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock, at Pythian Tenn.
pie. Mrs. Helen Luckett. president,
will preside.
National Review will entertain its
members and friends Wednesday eve
sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
at 8 o'clock, in honor of the thirty.ffth
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Mrs. william Buchanan. inner guard;
Miss Mary E. Manning, organist; Mrs.
William A. Flynn. trustee.
Miss Ethel Roddy. chairman, re-
ported arrangements had been made
for the annual banquet to be held
at the Maynower Hotel November 21.
Mrs. r. L. Graves reported arrange
ments for the card party for the
scholarship fund are being completed.
It will be held December 13, and Mrs.
Graves will be assisted by Mrs. David
Barry, Mrs. II. S. Newman and Mrs.
.. j. Donovan.
UNIVERSAL CRAFTSMAN COUN-
GIL OF ENGINEERS.
washington Council met October s
with the worthy president, Minnie l..
Pote, presiding. It was planned to
have Ladies' night October %, and
especially invited members of Column
bia Council to bring their mothers.
sisters, wives and daughters. A so.
cial bunco party will be held with
prizes from the Thimble Club; Mrs.
Christobel Burton, chairman; Mrs.
Agnes Hipsley, assisting Mrs. Frelda
Pratt, chairman for refreshments.
Mrs. Martha Stoops, in charge of the
Halloween dance, reported 1t will be
held October 81 at Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast. The
council received an invitation to Penn
Council, Philadelphia, Pa, Novcm-
Der S.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
The groves of the District of Co.
lumbia are to have a joint installa.
ton Of officers tomorrow at the
W. o. w. Temple. Morris Sheppard
Grove will hold its regular social
night October 20. All Woodn1en Cir
Gle members are invited.
The executive council Of the Wood
men of the World will convene in
Hagerstown the latter part OF this
month, and will take part in the cere.
monies Of dedication Of the w. o. w.
building, built by the members of
Hagerstown Camp. Sovereign Com
mander Fraser and Sovereign Clerk
Yates will make addresses. A silver
loving cup will be awarded to the win
ming degree team in a competition be.
tween Washington, D. c., Parkers.
burg, w. Va, and Hagerstown, Md.
Buses have been engaged to take the
local sovereigns.
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IMPROvED ORDER of RED MEN.

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IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
The great chiefs of the District OF
Columbia paid their annual official
visitation to Powhatan Tribe last
Thursday evening. Senator Cole
Blease of South Carolina spoke on
the purpose for which the order was
organized. Other distinguished guests
who addressed the meeting were Mr'
Long, a member of the Great Coun'
Gil of North Carolina; Louis Gilman
Of Philadelphia and S. Macomas HaW'
kins of this city.
A meeting Of the membership cam
paign committee was held last Sun
day at l pm. for the purpose OF
comforting with the great CHIEF ol
records of the United States on pa
rade plans, and was attended by rep
resentatives from nearly every tribe
and council in the District. Great
Senior Sycamore OF the United States
Great Council Harry Cuthriell OF
Portsmouth, Va, also was in at
tendance.
The annual visitation of the great
chiefs to Usage Tribe took place last
Saturday evening. An entertainment
under the direction Of Past Sachen
Harry O'Neil of Logan Tribe, with
Jacques Heidenheimer OF Sioux al
the piano, was provided, as follows
Saw solos, E. p. Souder; vocal solos
Harry Thompson; piano solos by the
accompanist and negro monologues
Mr.. O'Neil. Supper was served.
Many knights Of Capital Castle
American knights Of Mem Der, went
to Baltimore last Tuesday evening tc
confer the degree for that castle. Two
candidates We're taken along from
this city, Louis Clark and Mr.. Blank
enship. and among the candidates
from Baltimore was the great sachem
of Maryland, William E. Busch. After
the comforting of the degree by a
Dennis buffet luncheon was served
b. =. O. ELKS.
A session of Washington Lodge was
held last Wednesday. 1t was the first
initiation night, opening the Fall and
Winter meetings. An entertainment
and a social session followed the in
itiation of Oliver Albert Cote, James
A. Hurley, John Raymond Thompson
Carl w. Tredway, jeremiah Desmond
Charles II. Forster, Robert J. HASKELL
John B. Haggerty, Russell ]. Caltrider
Claude c. Caylor. Isadore d. Feldman
Todress Pinkus. George w. Sereech
Charles Nungesser and Louis Rollman
ddresses We're made by Judge Robert
E. Mattingly, Fred Whitehead, VII
liam S. Shelby, Past Exalted Ruler
and Member of the Grand Lodge Ed
ward j. Murphy, Charles w. Darr
Joseph A. Burkart, Sam Richards
Daniel H. Nihion and Exalted Ruler
John E. Lynch.
Members of the jolly Antlers' Clut
will meet at the clubhouse at Herring
Bay, Nd, today to elect new officers
An oyster roast will be featured. Plans
for the enlargement Of the clubhouse
are under way, it is announced by the
board of governors.
The dance committee announces that
on Halloween night a masked dance
and Mardi Gras carnival will be hello
at the clubhouse. Prizes in gold Will
be awarded.
The annual memorial services viii
be held in the banquet room of thu
club December 4. Past Exalted Ruler
John e. Collihower and the past ex
laited rulers or Washington Lodge viii
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JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERI.
CAN MECHANICS.

Capital Council was called to order
Monday evening by Councillor N. H.
Harrison in Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. There was a discussion on
the coming vital points of the or
ganization to be taken up In the com.
ing State convention, which convenes
in November. The meeting tomorrow
evening will be at o'clock on account
of the annual 800" party.
Independent Council was called to
order, october 5, by Past Councillor A.
L. Goodall. The bowling and reunion
committees made reports. Talks were
made by National Representative Self
fert Of this council; j. w. Tiffey, P.
r. Rowzee, ". w. Smith and others.
Liberty Bell Council met October at
s p.m.. with Councillor A. 3. Hughes
presiding. State Councillor John D.
Simpson of Anacostia Council, Past
Councillor Bruckson of Benning, Past
Councillor Corbett of Star Spangled
Banner, Past Councillor Means of
Woodrow Wilson. state Council War.
den Colun1bus, G. H. Hid, A. e.
Franks, L. s. Boswell, J. L. Thomas
and e. F. Mayes made addresses.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
ANCIENT ORDER OF
HIBERNIANS.

Commodore Barry Division win meet
on Tuesday evening at o'clock. The
committee appointed at previous
meeting for the purpose of combining
with other organizations looking to
the advisability of securing some
method of censure for moving pictures
in the District viii make a report at
this meeting. The proposition sug-
gesting a change in the bylaws so that
one meeting in the month would be
strictly social meeting will be dis.
cussed also.
The annual election of officers will
| be held and there are said to be sew
eral aspirants for the different chairs.
Potomac Council met last Monday
evening, when District Deputy John J.
Downey, assisted by William A. Null
ligan, State warden. installed the new
officers. Grand knight Walter /.
Plant announced the appointment OF
William T.. Herman as financial Secre-
fary --ss-.s -. sesss.--s,--44.~s,
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FRATERNITIES
ODD FELLOWS.

Accompanied by the Grand Lodge
officers, Grand Master Lemuel n.
| Windsor will officially visit Harmony
/ Lodge next Wednesday evening in Odd
! Fellows Temple.
Tickets have been distributed to the
various subordinate lodges by the
grand secretary, chairman OF the spe..
| cial committee, for the Odd Fellows
theater party, which will be held NO.
| vember % at Keith's Theater.
The grand visitation to Beach Lodge
was held last Monday evening. Grand
Master Windsor commended the lodge
on it's membership and financial stand
| ing. The officers of the lodge were ex-
amined in the ritualistic work and
were complimented by the grand rep
resentatives. Edwin Callow. noble
grand of the lodge, presented through
Past Grand w. ]. La Ware, the chair
man, program of entertainment. as
| follows: Solos, Frank Edmund Boyer;
characteristic. Arthur Butler Pierce,
and piano solos, Miss Elizabeth Gard
ner Coombs. During the official part
of the visitation Grand Representative
William T, Galliher, representing the
rand encampment at the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, gave an address.
The first official visitation of the
Fall season was at Eastern Lodge last
Wednesday evening. Representative
George Huddleston, past grand master
and past grand representative and
present member of Congress from Ala
bama, made an address. Past Grand
Master and Past Grand Representa-
tive Stansbury of Virginia also spoke.
Supper was served.
The 1. o. Q. F. board of trustees met
last Monday evening in the temple
boardroom, President z. w. Bradford
presiding. The business to come be-
fore the board was transacted.
Rebekahs.
Friendship Rebekah Lodge will meet
Tuesday evening in Masonic Hall,
Anacostia. when a class of candidates
will be initiated.
The president of the Rebekah AS.
sembly, Nettie r. Mettler, announces
the following visitations for the Fall:
November II, Esther Lodge; Decem-
ber ., Miriam Lodge; December s,
Martha Washington Lodge. and De-
cember 90. Fidelity Lodge.
At the last meeting of Miriam Lodge
a homecoming party was held. Mrs.
Annie E. Grigsby, District representa-
tive to the A. r. A., gave a talk on
the work accomplished at the annual
session recently held at Hot Springs,
Ark. There were games and refresh
ments.
Esther Lodge celebrated home-com-
ing night at the last meeting. After
the business a Halloween entertain
ment was held and refreshments were
served. The degree directress. Elma
Geiger. announces a degree rehearsal
for October 20.
The Rebekah Assembly will hold a
benefit theater party at Keith's next
Wednesday night,
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anniversary Of the founding OF the
order. Program, under the direction
of Mrs. Hattie Palmer, will be present
ed, and refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Violet Henry will entertain the
Alpha Beta Chi Girls at her home, in
the Wade Apartments, Thirteenth and
NJ streets, Wednesday evening. Each
member of the club is privileged to
bring a guest.
Victory Review will meet Thursday
at pm. at Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.

The celebration in honor of the four
teenth birthday of the local court,
Court District of Columbia, No. 212.
which will take place at the Willard
Hotel, will begin at 2:45 o'clock this
afternoon. The ceremony of initiating
the anniversary class Of new members
will begin at o'clock. and at 6:30
o'clock a company Of officers Of the
local and other courts, members and
guests, the latter including high dig
nitaries of the Catholic Church, dis
tinguished members Of the laity and
officers and members of fraternal or
Iganizations, will attend banquet and
musical,
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October "a a special "Joe Fitzgerald
Mite" will be celebrated.

The recently elected officers of Wash
ineton Council were installed In the
knights Of Columbus Home last Tues
day night by District Deputy William
G.. Feely. Following the ceremonies,
entertainment furnished by the newly
appointed lecturer. James D. Bligh,
featured Healy and O'Hare radio en-
tertainers. The grand knight. An
thony J. Scullen, announced the ap-
pointment of the committees for the
council year.
After installation of the newly elect.
ed officers, Spalding Council celebrated
pussywillow night at its last meeting:
The first degree will be conferred
at the meeting Thursday and the ladies
are arranging card party for the
meeting of November 3.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

William NICK. Lewis, officers cook,
first class, has been transferred from
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
JAP DELEGATION
TO arms Farley
Favor Reduction Of Armament
for New Ratio

Tokyo. May 27. R-The japanese
delegation to the three power arma-
ment conference for Geneva early in
May, will be ready and willing
even eager-to bring about further
naval disarmament if. by some hook
or crook. it can effect a fractional
change in the existing $3.50 ratio
which will enable it to return to
Japan and save face" with the
great untutored and more or less
anti-foreign masses.
This is the opinion Of foreign OBJ
servers here who are in close touch
with the government, the navy and
particularly the Japanese press and
its millions Of readers.
notwithstanding the fact that the
Washington conference agreement
has saved Japan several hundred
million yen-which is thoroughly
appreciated by financiers. economic
experts and high government OFF,
cials-the public has already resent
ed the $50 ratio. The press. echo
ing its readers. is insistent that this
ratio must not prevail in any
auxiliary reduction agreement. But
i fthe Geneva delegation can come
home with even a 5-5-3h ratio. it
is felt that everybody's face" will
have been saved and public opinion
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
City Items

The local Y. NJ. T. A. and B. Fife
and Drum corps played yesterday at
the memorial exercises at Farming
ton and Unionville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Langdon OF
Bridgeport were the weekend guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Williams OF
Maple street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Watmough
and Miss Mabel Munich of Bridge
port were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Clark OF Garden street over the
holidays. Miss Munich also visited
her cousin. Rev. Austin F. Munich OF
the Church of Our Lady of Mercy in
Plainville.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Williams OF
Black Rock avenue and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Comstock OF Lincoln street,
spent the weekend at Lake POGO
topaug.
Mrs. L. NJ. Barnes OF Woodbine.
Ga, formerly Of this city. is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Lincoln
of Forest street.
James Sposato. foreman Of the
public works department storeyard
at East Main and Harvard streets.
reported to Captain Kelly this morn
ing that the lock was broken off the
gasoline pump and a Eumber OF
tools and spotlight were taken out
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31

Preceding the ceremonies. q street
procession was held with several
thousand participants. The princi-
pal streets Of the city were traversed
by the marchers. three divisions
parading. each with a band in the
lead. Nearly 100 automobiles
brought up the rear.
A large delegation Of visiting
clergymen and public officials had
places of honor on the stands about
the cornerstone. Rev. Lucyan Boz
nowski. pastor Of the church spoke
briefly to his parishioners and
Bishop Milan also spoke urging con-
tinued effort on the part Of the
parish to keep its institutions to the
high point they have maintained in
previous years.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31

not lead to ancestor worship rs
among Eastern peoples.
Most Indian mythologies do not
concern themselves with creation:
they assume the existence OF the
earth and deal with its peopling
and with the origin Of arts. GUS
toms, and rites. All these are sup
posed to have come by a sort of
revelation. Some tribes, however. es-
pecially those of the Pacific coast
region, do have a creation myth
In some it is "Old Man Above" in
others an animal such as the coyote
or the silver fox. who makes a hole
in the sky. comes to earth, and Gre
ates the animals and men. In some
Of these myths there is only water
beneath the sky, but the descending
being creates the earth in the form
Of an island which grows.
Good Moral Development
Morality and ethics were we'll de-
veloped among American Indians
They have a strong sense of con-
science and many individuals are
strikingly benevolent. The tribal
morality was strict. He who lied,
failed to keep his promises. or stole
within the tribe was disgraced. Muir
der too was punished. War removed
ethical barriers among Indians as
it has among most people in all
ages. 1t then became a virtue fol-
the Indian to kill his enemies and
to take their property.
On the whole the Indians reli'
gious beliefs may be described a!
being wholly practical and as spring.
ing from fear of the more or less
hostile forces OF Nature that sur.
rounded him. His various rites arose
from his efforts to propitiate or te
take advantage Of these forces.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
What PRIMITIVE
Indians BELIEVED
American Tribes Had Some In
ter@ting Views

Washington. D. c.. May 81 -
Nearly 100000 Indians in the Unit
ed States are untouched by Chris
tian doctrines, the Board of Indian
Commissioners recently estimated,
and remain to all intents and pur-
poses pagans, presumably still hold
ing In large measures the beliefs
OF their ancestors. What these
primitive Indian religious beliefs
are 10 told in a bulletin from the
Washington. d. c.. headquarters Of
The National Geographic Society.
Poetic fancy and natural ten
dency to describe newly encounter
ed beliefs and customs in terms of
hose already familiar. have given
white people many false ideas in
regard to the religious beliefs of the
American Indians. says the bulletin.
Some enthusiasts have pictured the
typical Red Man as noble and eth
ical beyond his white brother. be-
lieving in a fstherly Great Spirit"
and striving to live the good life
that he may go after death to the
Happy Hunting Ground" This is a
fallacy.
.. No Single Religion
There is no single religion Of the
American Indians. Instead the be-
liefs differed widely In different Sec
tons aud among different tribes.
There was, however, general
similarity of views, and these were
about what could have been expec-
ted from people Of a relatively
primitive degree Of culture. No
where does what could truly be
called the conception Of Great
Spirit" an overruling deity, emerge.
There were greater and lesser
spirits, to be sure. but the charac-
teristic Indian belief Is in a multi
tude Of spirits animating animals.
objects, and the various forces of
Nature. Nor were these spirits IN
herently good or bad. morally. They
might help or hinder the individual
in his activities or health, and
whether they did the one or the
other was the test of their good
ness" or badness" for him.
The primitive Indian has no con-
ception Of a hell; nor is his entry
into the spirit land dependent on
his conduct. He enters 1t as matter
Of course, he believes. and contin-
ues there whatever activities have
interested him in this life. To some
tribes this is "skyland," to others
It Is merely a region Of the earth.
"in the West across the sea-" or
beyond a river" Others believe the
villages Of dead to be near their vii
lagos but invisible.
Belief in Magic
Coupled in the mind Of the print
tive Indian with belief in many
spirits, is a belief in magic. through
which the spirits can be influenced.
T The medicine men possessed the Sc
crets Of such magic. 1t was believed,
and often interceded. All Indians
believe in the possession of a soul
which leaves the body at death.
They also believe that 1t leaves at
other times. and some tribes ascribe
illness to this absence Of the soul.
The services Of the medicine men
are sought to recover the missing
soul. Belief In continuing soul did
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31

OF a car parked in the yard. The de-
tective bureau is investigating.
Charles Weber of 356 South Main
street reported to the hospital today
that his bakery at 60 Rockwell av-
enue was entered an IL lbs OF
yeast and 81 in change taken.
The police were asked last night
by the Pennington authorities to
notify Howard W. Loomis OF 1873
Rockwell avenue. this city, to be in
Pennington court at 5 o'clock to-
night for violation of the motor We
hicle laws
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
Bed Pillows

Covered with feather proof ticking.
full size, filled with sterilized feathers.
Priced for Wednesday Selling. 90
Each. 0oC
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
properly salved.

properly salved.
The real anxiety Of the big men
of Japan is financial and economic.
The recent suspension Of q number
Of banks in Tokyo because Of short
age of funds brought home to the
intelligent Japanese the seriousness
Of the situation. The balance Of
trade against Japan last year was
about 32s.000.000 yen. Japan is
taxed to the hilt now and the sup
port and maintenance OF even the
present navy is burden which daily
grows heavier with decreasing do
nestle business and unfavorable
foreign trade balances.
But above food and raiment in
the Far East il face" The jap
anese will starve and die in the gut.
ter before he will lose face" Con-
sequently. even though further dis
armament and economy are essen
tial. the face" problem must be
solved by the Geneva delegates Y
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
81, 100000 More Needed to
Help Flood Zone Victims

Washington. May 81 W - An
other 100000 will permit the
Red Cross to complete it, relief
program and start rehabilitation OF
the Mississippi flood area, Secretary
Hoover informed President Coo.
lidge yesterday upon his return
here from that region.
Giving the president an intimate
picture OF the flood situation. Mr..
Hoover declared his belief that q
proper expansion Of existing credit
facilities would permit the devas-
tated states to get on their feet
within a reasonable time.
Another 100000 subscription
to the Red Cross would bring the
total of the nations contributions
for relief work above $16.000.0oo.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
MISS GUsTAFsoN sHoWERED

A miscellaneous shower was given
Saturday evening In honor of Miss
Lillian Gustafson at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. John Collins of % City
avenue. About rs friends were pres
ent and the home was prettily dec
GRATED in pink and blue. Miss Gus
tafson will become the bride Of
Roman Consic OF Moodus in June.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
Spot Light Special!
50 Dozen
Turkish Towels
12%c

-lsxSl. with colored borders soft saA
absorbent, extra special for tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
Is Soiled Boys
Night Shirts
69c

Slightly soiled from counter handling
made of firm quality cloth. all sizes. A
bargain for the early bird.