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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-18

Inc class Is DOard, hedQeQ Dy MAI.
Gen. Hanson E. Ely. convened for the
purpose of making a classification of
officers under the provisions of section
24B, chapter ! Of the act approved
June 4, 1920, will hold it's first meet
ing in the War Department one week
from tomorrow, Septembe: &c. 1927
The other members of the board, all
brtgadier generals. are Albert j. Bow
ley, Robert f.. Callan. Richmond r.
Davis. Edward L. King. Hugh A.
Drum and Edgar T. Collins Lieut..
Col. Clark Lynn, A. G. D.. has been
detailed as recorder of the board,
without vote.
Another board of officers was ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of War last
week to meet in the War Department
for the purpose Of examining appli-
cants for appointment in the Corps of
,Chaplains Of the Regular Army. The
board is composed OF the following:
Maj. Fran, w. Wilson, NJ. c., and
Chaplains John T. Axtoh. jr.; Milton
o. Beebe and Benjamin J. Tarskey
and Capt. Elmer S. Tenney, M. G.
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District National Guard

battalions. It was pointed out that
this year facilities were not provided
at Fort Humphreys for the messing
by companies.
| instructions have been issued to
this command that in the future,
efforts will be made to conduct indi'
vidual company messes. Lieut. Col.
| Peyton G. hewitt, acting adjutant
| general, notified the command that
| Gen. Stephan Is we'll pleased with the
showing which the regiment made and
said that he felt proud that all COM
ments have been favorable.
1T Is very gratifying" wrote Gen.
| stephan, ito secure concentrations OF
this character on the field training OF
| the 121st Regiment of Engineers.
Please extend to the officers and en-
| listed men Of the 1G1st Engineers my
congratulations for their conduct and
| application to duty during the field
encampment, to the extent which
| merited the commentators made.
| They are urged to continue their high
standards during the present armory
| training season, as to maintain
| high average drill attendance with
high training standards"
Second Lieut.. John l.. Atkins, Bat
terry B, 26oth Coast Artillery, has been
ordered to Fort Monroe, Va. to enroll
| as a representative Of the local Ma
tional Guard in the Coast Artillery
| Battery Officers Course at the Artil-
lery School there. He left last week
and will remain until November 5,
when the course ends.
The local brigade headquarters has
been notified by the War Department
that the President has accepted the
resignation from the Reserve Corps
Of the local Guard of First Lieut..
Daniel B. Lloyd. Lieut.. Lloyd was
formerly in the goth Military Police
Company, but transferred to the Re-
serve when his work carried him out
Of the city.
His resignation from the Reserve
became necessary because of War De.
partment methods which prohibited
him from attending Reserve officers
training camp while connected with
the National Guard. He retained his
commission in the Officers Reserve
Corps. but when he applied for train.
ing camp duty it was learned that he
would be denied this privilege unless
he resigned from the National Guard
Reserve. Thus, it was pointed out.
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The fine reports of their work dur
ing the several field encampments
received by the troops composing the
National Guard of the District of
Columbia from the regular officers
who watched their work and system
Of training was the subject Of special
commentator to several Of the organ.
izat:ons from Maj. Gen. Anton Ste.
phan. commanding the District Militia,
as well as the goth National Guard
Division. comprising the troops of this
city and the States of Maryland and
Virginia.
The 26Oth Coast Artillery, command
ed by Maj. Walter w. Burns, was
especially commended for the manner
and enthusiasm with which it took up
its training in it's new sphere as an
anti.aircraft battalion, and also the
ability displayed by it's officers and
men.
The report contained a recommends.
ton that the battalion be changed
from a fixed anti-aircraft battery to a
mobile battery. pointing out that the
facilities at Fort Monroe, Va. where
the organization takes it's field train.
ing, are better suited to training a
mobile anti-aircraft regiment than for
one which Is assigned to fixed guns.
as the location of the fixed anti-air-
craft battery makes it difficult to
obtain a safe field of fire. The report
added that in this connection 1t should
be borne in mind that trained mobile
anti-aircraft unit can at any time
man and fire fixed antiaircraft bat.
teries. On the other hand, an anti.
aircraft unit manning fixed guns can.
not. without special training. man
mobile batteries.
The report said that excellent prog
ress was made by this unit.
The 121st Regiment of Engineers.
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding.
also obtained a good report from the
regulars at Fort Humphreys. Va. The
inspection officer gave commenda tons
to the regiment for the following:
Suitability Of training schedule, con-
duct Of ceremonies, making and break
ing camp, quality Of command and
leadership Of officers, attendance of
officers at formation, morale and
esprit Of organization. messing, rec
ords and reports, spar bridge con-
struction.
The report contained a recommen.
dation that the troops In the future
be messed by companies, instead Of
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by the War department and emerging
capable of operating satisfactorily in
the field
The company instruction has
been divided into three parts--first
field Notifications including combat
groups and strong points; second.
n-engineering subjects including
close order drill by squad platoon
company. W tn II parade in the streets
in the vicinity of the armory on the
last Tuesday of each month: and
third, rainy day subjects. including
practice in first aid. nomenclature
OF the rifle. military courtesy. ar
ticles of war National Guard regu.
lations knots and lashings. and care
of equipment including cleaning Of
ordnance and engineering equipment
Company comman ders have been
directed to prepare a training sched
ule for the period embraced In the
main schedule. and to so plan Il as
to attain the stated objective. They
also have been instructed to arrange
their schedules so as to permit train.
ing inspections and training tests
being made by the battalion com.
manders, on the following drill
nights:
Companies and D, first Tuesday
Of each month: Companies B and e,
second Tuesday Of each month: Com.
panies c and F. third Tuesday OF
each month. Company inspections
will be held on the fourth Tuesday
of each month It was pointed out
that this inspection is not 10 con.
sumo more than Is minutes OF the
drill period. At these inspections.
which will begin on the fourth Tues.
day in October next. there will he
considered the soldiers neatness and
appearance Of uniform. condition Of
rifle. side arms and first.aid pack.
Each company commander must
submit his schedule to the battalion
for approval, and all Of
them finally will be submitted to the
regimental commander. Company
also are directed to spec
ify the time to be given each subject.
as well as the place, and to arrange
for two periods Of drill each night,
one-half hour for engineering subjects
and one hour for non.engineering sub.
jects.
A recruit school will be maintained.
and all men enlisting in the regiment.
no matter what company they are as.
signed to. must first serve In the re.
cruit company to learn the military
The following schools have been or.
dered established and the instructors
In charge designated: Map reading,
First Lieut.. E. A. Mcmahon; draw.
ing, Pvt. first class Quigley; map re.
Technical Sergt. Frank B.
Kaye; carpentry, Technical Sergt.
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in order to take training, the Ma.
tional Guard must lose an officer from
| its Reserve list and prevents Lieut..
| Lloyd from retaining his status in
| the Guard should he again return to
| the city. In that event now he must
| enlist in the Guard again and be ex-
amined all over for a commission
taking his place at the bottom of the
| list.
The local National Guard now is re-
| cruited above it's authorized strength
and makes it possible for the officers
to pick their men for enlistment with
=, the idea of obtaining only the best
material. The strength Of the local
Guard, including all units, authorized
by the War Department is 945 men.
While last week, according to report
filed with brigade headquarters, there
were on the rolls 946 men.
During the absence of Capt. Clar.
ence S. Shields from the city, attend
ing the national rifle matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio, as member of the
team representing the local National
Guard, orders have been issued plac.
ing First Lieut.. George L. Evans in
command Of the unit. This duty will
be in addition to his detail as adjutant
Of the I'd Battalion Of the Engineer
Regiment.
Pvt. Thomas NJ. England, Battery
A, 26Oth Coast Artillery, has been or.
dered transferred to the Reserve list
of that organization on account of
business interference with his military
service.
Pvt. first class Henry H. Flood,
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, has
been ordered honorably discharged
from the local Guard in order to per.
NIT him to enlist in the United States
Coast Guard. His discharge certifi.
cate has been ordered sent to the
Coast Guard recruiting officer, to be
held by that official until the soldier
completes his service in the Coast
Guard.
Staff Sergt Edwin X. Mitchell has
been ordered transferred from the Re-
serve to the active list of the head.
quarters detachment. goth Division.
Pvt. Edward J. Kerns, Company e,
121st Engineers, has been ordered hon
orably discharged from the Guard to
permit him to enlist in the United
States Army. His discharge certifi.
cate was sent to the local Army re.
cruiting officer, to be held until the
soldier completes his Army enlist.
ment.
Because Of his removal from the
District Of Columbia, Pvt. Francis
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BRITISH FLYERS FALL
THRILLS AUSTRIAN TOWN

Correspondence of The Star
SOMM Err BERG. Austria -Avia+ion
provides thrills for hamle:s whirh ar
leagues out Of touch with tile world
vi 'iare and do The same kind Of q
surprise that came to Ver-Sur -Alrr.
French fishing village. when Con1tr
Byrd and his rev landed 'h..r- after
their transatlantic flight came 20
Sommei borg when the British Hawkcr.
Horseley bomber bound for British
India in a non stop flight Hoped into
the Danube recently
Nobody I'm the village had the
slightest Knowledge that an airplane
was IN the vicinity. Villagers rose to
the occasion and fished the badly In.
jured Flight Lieut.. +. e. Dearth and
his companion. Lieut.. &. r. Carr. out
OF the water. Then the village de.
clared fete.
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LONDON UNIVERSITY
PLANS new BUILDINGS
Eight-Block Area to Be Cleared
to Make Way for $4,000, 900
Program.

Correspondence of the Associated prees.
LONDON - Parliamentary powers
are to be sought to close the eight.
block area which the London Univer-
sity has acquired in Bloomsbury. so
that a $5,OO0,o00 range Of buildings
may be erected on the site.
The 100 houses which will finally
vanish to make room for the Univer.
sity stand chiefly in Torrington Square
and one side of Russell Square and
Malet street.
Row Of red brick, five-story houses
in Russell Square will ultimately go.
Once they were fashionable residences,
but now they are offices.
Torrington Square Is an avenue Of
hotels, boarding houses and private
residences. with two long rows Of tall
trees standing in the narrow garden
which takes UP the center.
In that great area, when the new
headquarters have been finished. there
will be senate house. q ceremonial
hall and examination hall. The stu
dents union headquarters will almost
certainly be there, as well as great
library.
The range Of buildings will have a
character Of its own--a striking sky
line Of halls and towers. An artist
who can design it will soon be sought.
THE University Of. London is al
ready the greatest university in the
world" according to Mr.. s. l.. Loney,
chairman of the convocation of Lon
don University. at has 10000 stu
dents-as many as Oxford, Cambridge,
Manchester and Liverpool put togeth-
Grand it's income is more than equal
to the first three OF those four"
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Lee, headquarters detachment. 29tt
Division, has been ordered houorably
| discharged from the Guard.
Second Lieut. Charles NJ. Cook, Bat,
terry G, 260th Coast Artillery, has ten
dered his resignation as an officer in
the Coast Artillery. giving as his rea
son that absence from the city will
prevent proper performance of his
military duties. The resignation has
been forwarded to the President with
ton that it be accepted.
The name of Sergt. William +. Bul
lis. Battery B. 260th Coast Artillery.
upon recommendation of the National
Guard Examining Board, has been
place. on the eligible list for~appoint-
ment as a second lieutenant of Coast
Artillery. Sergt. Bulls is graduate
of the United States Naval Academy
and has been in the military service
continuously since his graduation.
Pvt. Stanley B. Cimmons, Medical
Detachment, 121st Engineers. has
been ordered honorably discharged
from thu organization because of his
removal from the District Column.
bia.
SeTSC. august y. Buehne, Company
G, 121st Engineers, has been ordered
reduced to the grade of private in the
same unit on recommendation of the
commanding officer Of that unit.
Corpl. Julius Andrae has been pro-
NOTED to fill this vacancy. The same
order also promotes Pvt. Buehne to be
corporal.
Second Lieut.. William J. Heale,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
to appear before an examining board
to determine his qualification for pro-
motion to first lieutenant in the Coast
Artillery Corps. The examining post
Is composed Of Lieut.. Col. Louis c..
BrintOn. jr., U. S. Army, chief instruc.
tor Of the Goth National Guard Di-
vision; Maj. Walter w Burns, com.
handing the 260th Coast Artillery and
Capt. S. M. Grayson, Medical Detach.
ment. Coast Artillery.
Lieut. George F. Hardin, plans and
training officer of the 121st Regiment
of Engineers, has mapped out an in
tensive training schedule to be fol.
lowed by that organization during the
drill period on which it has
just entered, following the completion
of it's tour Of training in the field.
The objective of the regiment is laid
down as follows: To have every indi-
vidual, squad, platoon, company and
headquarters so trained as to be able
on a certain day to subsist and func-
ton at once. capable of receiving and
assimilating the intensive training
following the day designated proposed
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Charles Dunn. Schools for buglers and
message carriers and automatic rife
have been ordered established hut the
mated.
In order to assure the maximum, ef.
fectiveness OF the schools. the order
says. 1t 10 urged that the company
commanders give the same special
consideration to the choice of men
they wish to recommend for the vAri.
GUS schools as for the past year. The
final judgment on the fitness Of the
men assigned 10 to rest with the
school directors.
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W pa "
vide tor officers OF
the medical de.
Iartnent substan.
TALLY the same op.
portunity of pro.
motion to general
ofncer grade as
obtains in the ca sc
OF promotion list
omcere that there
be not less than
one ma jor general
ana eight briga
der generals au-
thorized for that
department. that
promotion in the
Dental Corps re-
main as now pro-
vtded by law, but
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ARMY.

More rigid application of existing
provisions for the elimination of
physically, mentally or morally unfit
Army officers by means of class B pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-18

This year marks the seventy.fifth
anniversary of the first national agri.
cultural convention ever held In the
United States. The convention met
in Washington. D. c., with Marshall
p. Wilder Of MASSACHUSETTS, presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-18
NAVY.

Capt. Edwin T. Pollok, retired, who
jvill be relieved of all active duty, and
who has been on duty as superin.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11

Airy, the astronomer, who lived
hundred years ago, corrected his
own astigmatism by means Of a
cylindrical lens.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11
Warwick

Moonlight nights again this week
and pleasant sunny days. Thus lar
in the month March has been very
lamb like.
Quite a number re beginning 10
take their Sunday afternoon outings
at Oak Orchard.
Messrs. L. P. Faucet and son
Ben of Philadelphia and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Steele spent the week
end at the Faucet cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins OF
Ridley Park and daughters, Cather-
inc and Harriet, were recent OAK
Orchard visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Blizzard ana
sister, Miss Ruth, Of Georgetown
were callers in Warwick and Long
Neck on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Warrington
were recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Shep Short, also Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Johnson Of Harbeson.
An accident occurred on the stone
road near Harmon's school house on
Saturday evening, when James Haz-
zard. Jr., of Angola, while meeting
another car, ran over the small
daughter of P. S. Shelton. She was
rushed to a physician at Millsboro by
| Mr.. Hazard where her collar bone
was found to be broken and other
| injuries. Later on she was taken to
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes where
she is resting comfortably.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Mcgee enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Belts of RehobOth Heights, MI.
and Mrs. Edward Daisey and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Furman of Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lingo received
word on Sunday that their grand
son. little John Calhoun, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. J.. Ewell Calhoun OF
GEORGETOWN was in a critical con-
dition at the Beebe Hospital where
he has recently been operated on for
mastoiditis. He is a fine lovable lit
tie fellow and his speedy recovery is
hoped for by the many friends of the
| family here.
Which, the pet dog of the Barto
family, died last week from old age,
being about fifteen years old, and
seemed like one fthe household af-
ter so many years.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11

Soft Jobs make soft people.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Long and
Dover and Ridgley.
Mrs. J. Roland Buell. entertained
at Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Her guests were Mrs. E. V. Baker,
Mrs. f. NJ. Cooke, Mrs. VIM. Green
burg. Mrs. Viola H. Holmes, Mrs.
C. W. Jarrett, Mrs. r. P. Long, Mrs.
R. B. Morris, Mrs. H. NJ. Morrison,
Mrs. J. A. Tubbs, Mrs. H. V. Tubbs,
Mrs. ]. G. Townsend 3rd and Mrs.
Helen Wanser.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Law, Mrs.
Charles Wilgus and Mrs. J. Russell
West are guests of relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elizabeth McKenney Long,
OF Philadelphia. whose funeral SER
vices were held here in Salem M. b.
Church on Thursday, was buried in
tho Red Mems Cemetery.
The Senior Glass gave a play en-
titled Popping the Question" on
the evenings of the 9th and 10th.
Director, Miss Helen Baker.
Mr.. J. Perry Graves of the
steamer "Walter Luckenback," is
confined in the U. s. Marine Hos
pital of San Francisco, with an in
fected hand. Word has been reee1V-
ed here that his condition is slowly
improving.
At a recent town election Norman
c. Davis was elected Mayor of Sell
byville.
Books added to High School LII
brary. Added to English Depart
ment by Candy Fund-1-A, Book OF
Poems, "Chaucer to Tennyson. Ad-
ded to Science Department by Can
DIV Fund-"Birds of the United
States East of the Rocky Noun
tains." (Apgar). Added to History
Department by Service Citizens
THE Life of Washington" CByq
Madisom. Other contributions for
General Reading-''The Vanishing
Point" (Dawson) Candy Fund;
East of the Setting SUM-" CMc-
Cutcheon) Candy Fund; "Mississ1p-
nj Bubble" (Hough) Candy Fund;
Frances Kane's Fortune" CMeadel
Candy Fund; "Harriet's Choice
(Carey) Candy Fund; Heart OF
Gold" (Meade) Candy Fund;
Grimm's Fairy Tales, Candy Fund;
so Big" EDNA Ferber) Candy
Fund.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11
Laws Church

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Shockley
had as their guests Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Latchum and family of
Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Robbins of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. T. Robbins and Mr.. and Mrs. Rey-
nolds Robbins and family of Fred
erica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sharp and Mrs.
James H. Webb, both of Milford
Neck visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wiley Thursday.
Mrs. R. Wesley Ross has been Wis
iting friends in Denton, Nd.
Mrs. Ralph H. Satterfield and Ho-
mer T. Hopkins, Jr., accompanied by
Mrs. Carl J. Satterfield and son
George of Frederick enjoyed Bring
ing Up Father in Florida" at the
Dover Opera House Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Warrington
and family were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowgirl Barnard of
Woodside.
Mrs. Everett Robbins visited her
sister, Mrs. Bertha Russell Sunday.
Armwell Quillen is suffering with
lumbago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Abbott and
family of Woodside were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ShOcl1ley
entertained Sunday: Oscar Robbins
and family, Mrs. Arthur Robbins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Belts, Miss
Hattie Mae Belts, Misses Irene and
Nellie Turner and Mr.. and Mrs. En-
NETT Harrington.
Homer T. Hopkins, Jr., enjoyed
dinner with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Hopkins, Friday
Mrs. Ida Remley and Miss Virgin
ia Morris visited Mrs. George Ker-
sey Wednesday.
Mrs. Hester Reed and children OF
Harrington are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor.
Mrs. Norman Draper of Bridge
Vile and Mrs. Frank Tatman of
Farmington were Tuesday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tatman.
Thomas Johnson of Canterbury
was the dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Robbins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis MalOney en-
tertained at dinner Thursday even
ing Rev. and Mrs. Thomas of Hous-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Langrell of
Frederica were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HIN
ner.
Miss Evelyn Purnell of Frederick
visited Miss Thelma Robbins Sun
day.
Mrs. William Hollis spent Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hopkins of
Milford and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Hopkins of Frederick were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer 7.
Hopkins.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas of Houston
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Shockley Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Chambers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor enjoyed
the play, entitled "Rose Time" Civ
en- by the Century Club Friday eve
ming at Harrington.
Don't forget the Ladies Aid meets
with Mrs. Uric P. Morris Friday eve
ming, March II. Let everyone be
present.