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Evening star., 1933-12-10

beginning st 7:30 O'Clock In Roosevelt
Center features this week the new class
In advanced tap dancing, open to young
men and women, on Tuesday. On
Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock the class IN
short-story writing.
Southeast Center in Hine Junior High
School Buchanan School and Congress
Heights School will hold q dance enter
tainment by ckilCrens' groups In Hine
Junior High School, Saturday night.
Members Of the dramatic dancing
group will offer dance Of the nations.
On Friday night at 7:45 the Southeast
Center drama groups viii rehearse plays
to be presented after the Christmas
holidays. At Buchanan branch, a
recreational club for young people will
meet Saturday night.
Many special events are scheduled
for the centers In Divisions 1913 this
week. Outstanding among them Is a
meeting Of Columbia Lodge, !. B. p. E.,
Of Washington at Armstrong Center
tonight, and meeting of the, Morning
Star Lodge, I. B. P. o. E., of washing
ton at Dunbar Center tonight.
Burrville Center meets Tuesday eve
ming, featuring meeting Of Northeast
Boundary Citizens Association, Burr
vile Women,s Club. Young Women's
Social Club and the Burrville Chorus
Dunbar Center Is open Thursday and
Friday with special activities on both
evenings including a meeting of the
East Central Citizens Association at 8
o'clock Thursday. The Dunbar Choral
Club, Dramatic Club, and Ye Old
Timer Dramatic Club meet Friday at
Francis Junior High Center. Activities
will take place Wednesday and Friday.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Y. M. C.. A. News

The classes Of the School of Religion
will meet tomorrow from Z to $50 pm.
A special lecture will be given at 7:So in
room 306 by Thomas s. Durham, B. C..
g., on Water Works Accounting" This
is one of series Of lectures on special
lied accounting being sponsored by
Southeastern University, School of Ac-
countancy.
A rehearsal Of the Dramatic Club will
be held In the assembly hall Tuesday
at s pm.
The Glee Club will hold its regular
rehearsal in room 217 Wednesday, at
8:15 pm.
The weekly luncheon Of the Y's Mems
Club will be held In room PIT Thursday
at 1890 pm.
On Saturday afternoon there will be
swimming meet in the mems pool be-
tween a team from Fort Monroe, Vir-
ginia, and the team representing the
local Y. M. c. A. The hand ball team
from the Germantown Y. M. c. A. will
play the local association, and there
will also be q meet between the volley
ball teams of the Baltimore and WASH
ington associations. The broadcast of
the international Sunday school lesson
will be given from Station WNdAL at
S pm. by Page NICK. Etchison. The
subject will be Paul In Caesarea."
Evening star., 1933-12-10
W. C. T. U. News

The monthly meeting Of North Star
Union was held December at PM,
at the home Of Mrs. j. E. Fowler. 900
Rittenhouse street, with the president,
Mrs. e. r. Rochester, presiding. De-
votions and prayer were led by Mrs.
H. w. Burgen. Mrs. Burgen took as
her topic 'The Ideal Christian CITY,"
The president spoke.
Mrs. j. Horace Phelps, legislative
chairman of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs, spoke on the pending
legislation for control Of the liquor
traffic In the District. Harry Warner,
national representative Of the Inter-
collegiate Prohibition Association, also
spoke.
MRS. Robert Poe sang, accompanied
by Mrs. White. The hostesses assist
ing Mrs. Fowler were Mesdames Boyd,
Pryor, Sands, Homer Smith, Rives,
Walker and Notion.
West End Union met at the home Of
Mrs. j. e. Eikers, 2015 Kearney street
northeast, Monday evening, with the
president. Mrs George M. Beckett, pre-
siding. Devotional, by Rev. Alice Allen.
Plans for the Christmas Offering were
made. A social followed. Mrs. Etkers.
assisted by her daughter. served re-
treatments.
The nsxt meeting will b With lEzs.
:. 81. shaxman. 1l31 ! street.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Veterans of Foreign Wars

At the last meeting Of Follow Me
Post the following officers were installed
by Dept. Comdr Campbell commander,
Phillip r. Belt; senior vice commander,
Fred G. Kelly; junior vice commander,
Hugh L. Ffnnigan: adjutant, Sigmund
Milbrandt; quartermaster, Selby c.
Harr: chaplain, James o. Grub: advo-
cate, Robert w. Boteler; surgeon. Ira
T.. Byram; officer of the day, william
A. Downs.
Commander Belt appointed the fol-
and relief, Wilfred Dube; ways and
means, Lloyd E. Kelly; poppy, Selby C.
Harr; memorial and decorating, Hugh
L. F,innigan; membership and recruit
ing, Fred G. Kelly; bylaws, Robert w.
Boteler; publicity, Sigmund Milbrandt;
degree team, Sigmund Milbrandt: de-
partment relief representative. John E.
Shelter.
Internal Revenue Post held min
strel show on the occasion Of its in
stallation of officers. The following
compose the troupe: Interlocutor, Bill
Marshall; end men, Charles Plunkett,
Bernard Fischgrrind, Jack Lynch and
Eddie Morris: chorus, Jamison, Silver
berg Oden and Chick; specialties. r.
u.
Ter. Bill Marshall. At the piano was
Mrs Mae Chick. The orchestra was
under the direction of Lewis Luber.
At the last meeting of Federal Post
held in the Hay Loft of the Thomas
Circle Club, it was voted to give
Christmas party to the children Of the
members on the night Of December 20,
at Thomas Circle Club.
A part was held by the District of
Columbia department, Ladies Auxil-
iaries, at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club on last Monday evening.
1t was in charge of Mrs. Roberta M.
Fawcett, senior vice department presi-
dent.
At the last meeting Of the department
council Of administration, Mrs. Jessie
Thomas Of Equality Walter Reed Auxil-
iary was elected department Judge ad-
vocate, a new office created by vote Of
the last national encampment at Mil
waukee In August Of 1882.
At the last meeting Of Federal Auxil-
larry Mrs. Clay Keen Miller. department
president, installed the following OIL
GERS: Jeanette Berman, president; Ruth
Nichka, senior vice president; Betty
Williams. junior vice president; jose
phins,~ WEIGH, guard; Roxie Graves,
treasurer; Dorothy Lohman, secretary;
Elizabeth Rafferty,. patriotic instructor;
Ethel Clarity, trustee.
The president appointed the follow
ing committees: Relief chairman, Ruth
Nichka; Ways and Means, Ida Howell;
Hospital chairman, Dorothy Lohman.
The next meeting is to be held De-
cember 20 at the Thomas Circle Club.
The election of a conductress is to be
held at this meeting.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
American Legion
Auxiliary

The Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. Is,
held its regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming at the Arlington Hotel. Miss Nicie
Perrell, president, introduced the fol-
lowing guests who gave short talks:
John O'Brien, first vice commander of
Victory Post; Albert j. Kearney, past
commander of Victory Post, and Miss
Edna Mcintosh, also of Victory Unit
and department membership chairman.
Mrs. Mary Kehoe has been designated
to get contributions for Christmas bas-
kets for the poor.
Victory Unit, No. 4, held rummage
sale December 4, 5 and 6. under the
direction of the ways and means chair
man, Mrs. Emma Grouse, assisted by
Mrs. Catherine August, president, and
unit members.
Plans are under way for the units
Christmas party and each member is
asked to bring to the next meeting a
Christmas gift to be given to the men
at the Temporary Home. Handker-
chiefs. socks. or cigarettes are sug-
gested.
The next regular meeting will be
held December IA at 8 pm.
The James Reese Europe Unit, No. 5.
met at the Garnet-Patterson School,
Mrs Rosa Thomas, president, pre-
siding. Mrs. Amanda MoCloud, chair
man of radio and music, presented a
program Lantern slides of war pic
lures were shown by Mrs. Pearle D.
Smallwood. Five new members were
initiated.
The next meeting will be December
IL at the Garnet-Patterson School at
8 o'clock. Members are requested to
bring donations for Christmas baskets
A Christmas party for needy children
will be held at the Garnet-Patterson
School December 26 at 5 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
American War Mothers

The District Chapter, American War
Mothers, met November "a, at the AM
bassador Hotel with Mrs. May D. Light
foot, president, occupying the chair.
A turkey dinner and bazaar was given
at the War Mothers Home, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue, last Thursday after
noon and evening. Mrs Lightfoot was
in charge Of the dinner, assisted by
Mrs. Gary Walters and Mrs. Elizabeth
Tucker. The task of preparing articles
to be sold at the fair was under the
direction of Mrs. Mary E. Simmons, as
sisted by the members, who for the past
several weeks have toiled at the sewing
tables.
Mrs. Charles Donch announced plans
were going forward for q Christmas
party which will be given veterans at
Mount. Alto Hospital the evening OF
December 20
Mrs. Grace A. Payne and Mrs. Charles
Taylor are new members.
The Admiral Robert z. coontz Chap
ter installed officers Tuesday night, at
the National Home, 1927 New Hamp-
shire avenue Mrs. w. E. Ochiltree,
national president, was the installing
officer, assisted by Mrs. Jerome Light
foot, president of D. C. Chapter, as
sergeant at arms: and Mrs. Edith
Quinn, daughter of the incoming pres
ident of Admiral Coontz Chapter.
The officers installed were as follows:
Mrs. Emma M. Warren. president; Mrs.
Estelle Richardson, first vice president;
Mrs. Anna e. Callahan, second vice
president; Mrs. Eleanor G. Wagner,
secretary; Mrs. Mary E. Glascock, treas
urer; Mrs. Mary Parsons, custodian OF
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Army andNavy News

Capt. Alfred w. Mariner, A. c., who
has been on duty at 1Chanute Field,
has been ordered to duty at the War
Department in the ONCE Of the chief Of
Air Corps.
Navy.
A total of 137 members Of the naval
establishment. composed Of 81 line Of
flcers, IS staff officers, and Il chief
warrant and warrant officers of the
Navy, will have been placed upon the
retired list of the Navy for various
causes between July and December 81,
1888. At the present rate of retire
ments, this class of separations for the
1884 fiscal period will probably exceed
those for the 1882 and 1888 fiscal years.
The 81 line officers retiring during this
period include rear admirals, 2 cap
tains, IA commanders, 8 lieutenant COM
manders, 26 lieutenants, heutenants
Gunior grade), and l ensign. BY
months. the staff and chief warrant and
warrant ofdcer retirements have been as
follows: July, II; August, 6; September,
Is; October, %, and November, IL. Dur
ing this month the staff officers retiring
will include medical corps captains,
lieutenant commander from the supply
corps, lieutenant commander from the
OeuCdl corps ana i ueutenanC from the
construction corps. The chief warrant
retirements for this month will include
2 chief boatswains, l chief machinist'
and ! chief pay clerk
Five officers each from the Army and
Navy will compose the joint economy
board to simplify the functioning of
those activities Of the War and Navy
Departments concerned with joint oper-
ations Of the two services which have
approximated parallel functions The
Array representation on this board will
be composed Of the chief Of budget and
legislative planning branch and four
other officers Of the budget advisory
committee of the War Department.
Navy membership Of the board will con-
sist of the assistant budget officer Of the
Navy Department; the director Of the
central division, Office of the Chief Of
Naval Operations; the director of the
materiel division, Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations; the assistant director
Of the Navy yard division, and an Of
ficer from the Bureau Of Supplies and
Accounts (not below the rank Of COM
mander).
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Community Centers

Leading events at the many centers
this week include program of athletic
games in the gymnasiums Of all centers
for every night in the week that the re-
spective centers are open on their reg
ular schedule.
Important meetings this week at Gen.
tral Center include the Washington
Choral Society, conducted by Louis A..
Potter, and the Stagecraft Group under
the direction of Russell C. Parr, Tues
day evening. Wednesday evening the
Players Club, which is preparing for a
presentation Of program Of short plays
early in the new year.
At Chevy Chase Center, in E. ".
Brown School, new class In voice and
diction under the direction of Mrs.
Wilma Wright Flood will meet Tuesday
at 3 o'clock.
At Columbia Heights Center, in
Powell Junior High School, the chorus
of children who will participate in the
Children's Christmas Carol program
December % will hold meeting Tuesday
and Friday at $3.50 o'clock under the
Guffey and Stephen Grey, with Mrs.
Edith Hunter as accompanist. On
Thursday evening there will be meetings
of the Columbia Players, Ye Olde Tyne
Dance Club, and q social meeting of the
Esperanto Class under the direction of
Mrs. A. j. Kruka. The Bartf1eld Players
will meet Friday evening.
At East washington Community Gen.
ter in the Eastern High School, Satur-
day at 8 o'clock there will be music and
moving pictures followed by young
peoples community dance. The Troup-
ers will meet Wednesday evening to dis
cuss plans for entry In the 1884 One-Act
Play Tournament.
lexington Center. at Langley Junior
High School, with branches at Langdon,
Burroughs and Mckinley Schools, will
feature meeting of the lexington
Players Wednesday evening and Esper-
anto Group. On Friday evening Is the
contract bridge group at 7:30, and the
community dance at $50, preceded by
class in ballroom dancing.
Garfield Center win present the Boys
Club Of Our Lady. of Perpetual Help
Church, In q broadcasting program
Wednesday at $50 o'clock when each
member Of the club win sing or speak
over Station oBC Of Garfield Center.
Park View Center has . children,s
social dance group Friday ct $50,
rhythm dance group Tuesday afternoon,
tap dancing, bridge, dramatics, games
and other activities Friday night.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Disabled American Veterans

Responses to letters to all Senators
and Representatives indicate an increas-
ing feeling of the necessity of liberaliza-
tion Of the present system of relief for
veterans whose disabilities are of war
origin, according to an announcement
by the washington Office of the Disabled
American Veterans. During the past
few weeks there have been filed in the
Office here hundreds of replies received
by members throughout the country to
legislators urging support of the. D. A. v.
proposal that there be restored benefits
to the service-connected cases destroyed
by the act of last March. While few
Senators and Representatives indicate
any enthusiasm over a return to the
old order, nevertheless many are quite
outspoken in their belief that those
whose handicaps today resulted from
their service have been unduly reduced
In benefits. according to the D. A. v.
statement.
Representative John e. Rankin CT
Mississippi, chairman of the Veterans
Committee in the House, last week in
dicated he believed his committee win
make q complete study of the result of
the legislation Of last March. The D. A.
v. VIII have introduced at the opening
OF Congress next month bill covering
the legislative program adopted by the
national convention last June.
Herbert O. Church is chairman Of the
District Of Columbia Departments an
nual convention dinner, which will be
held at the Roosevelt Hotel the evening
Of January Is. The principal speaker
win be National Comdr. Mcqueen.
DR.. Cecil H. Anderson was chosen
commander Of the Ace-Rasmussen
Chapter at the annual election in the
board room Of the District Building last
Thursday evening. Ofacers are: VIII
lam Stiles, senior vice commander;
Troy Collum, junior vice commander;
Evening star., 1933-12-10

In the local v. F. w. Duckpin
League, Front Line Post team No. /,
captained by william J. Keefe, is in q
tie for second place with Potomac Post.
Front Lines team No. 3 Is in sixth
place, while Front Lines team No. 2
Is in ninth place in the league stand
ing. The team representing Equality
Walter Reed Post Is in first place by a
margin of one game, and the team rep
resenting the Military Order Of the
Coolies is in the cellar position.
Dept. Comdr. Campbell has appointed
Joseph B. Gardella as dean of the
Officers' School, in association with
Dept. Insp. Robert S. Bonar of Po-
tomac Post, to instruct the officers Of
the Is ports of the District Of Columbia
department. in the proper discharge of
their administrative duties. E. F. Clark,
past department adjutant, will assist
Comrade Gardella.
Edward K. Inman, senior vice COM
mander, was elected by the department
council of administration as a council
member.
Front Line Auxiliary will hold its
business meeting in Central High
School tomorrow night. New members
will be initiated.
National Capital Post met in Pythian
Temple on the evening Of November
%, when Comdr. Col. Harry Coope in
augurated his administrative term.
James H. Sinclair of North Dakota, an
honored member of the v. F. w. and
an ex-service veteran, and George K.
Brobeck, national legislative represen-
tative Of the v. F. W., made addresses.
Louis Margullis. chairman of the Re-
cruiting Committee, announced that his
committee will initiate campaign for
new members.
Commander Frank E. Hagan of q. s.
Treasury Post has extended an invita-
tion to Oscar G. Jones, veterans en-
ployment representative, Department Of
Labor, to address the post. Past Post
Commander Bernard s. Bladen was
elected a member of the D. C. Depart
ment Council of Administration.
Evening star., 1933-12-10

Army.
Appointment of three general officers
of the Army, all to rank from Decem-
ber /, were made last week by the War
Department. They include the ap-
pointment of Col. Arthur w. Brown as
Judge advocate general of the Army,
with the rank Of major general for a
period Of four years beginning December
l, and the appointment OF Coils. William
K. Naylor and Robert o. Van Horn,
both Infantry officers, as brigadier
generals of the line. Gen. Naylor, who
has been on duty at the University Of
Illinois, will proceed to Fort Benjamin
Harrison, where he will assume COM
mand of the 10th Brigade. Gen. Van
Horn, who has been on duty at the
University of California, will sail On the
transport leaving San Francisco on De-
cember IL for New York, and upon ar
rival on the East Coast will proceed to
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, where he will be
in command of the 9Th Brigade. He
will probably. assume his new duties
the latter part of this month
Col. Clarence r. Hotchkiss, Infantry
Reserve, now on active duty at the War
Department as an additional member of
the War Department general staff, will
be continued on active duty for period
of one year beginning February S,
1884.
The War Department has authorized
the wearing of the field cap (steel
helmet) by the personnel Of motorized
Coast Artillery units. Heretofore,
among motorized Army personnel, the
wearing of this headgear has been
authorized for the personnel of tank
and mechanized Cavalry units. The
order will affect more than third Of
the enlisted complement of the Coast
Artillery Corps, the units affected be-
ing tractor drawn and anti-aircraft
units. The anti-aircraft units affected
include the following regiments: 60th,
61st, 62d, SD, Gath and the 69th.
Mai. Eugene w. Fales will be re-
lieved from duty at the French tank
school in Paris, and upon arriving in
the United States will come to Wash
ington for temporary duty in the Office
of the chief of Infantry. Later he will
60 to Fort Benning, where he will be-
come q member Of the Infantry board.
Evening star., 1933-12-10

reinstatement in the Officers Reserve
Corps. OF the approximately 3,400 Re-
serve officers in the District of Colum-
bia (Which includes both active and
inactive oficers), about 600 are on the
inactive list. This group of 600 Reserve
officers, many of whom have World War
experience, will be lost to the Reserve
movement upon the expiration of their
present commissions if they do not
qualify for reappointment on the active
list. To qualify, they must either take
the written examination or such Army
extension courses that will place them
back on the active list, which action
will make them eligible also for promo
these officers who have made any at
tempt to get back on the active list.
Eight Reserve officers of the District
qualified in rifle craftsmanship during
the 1888 season. OF this group, four
qualified as expert rifiemen, two as
sharpshooters and two as markSmen.
All qualified on October Z. Those quail
flying as expert riflemen include Capt.
Edka C. Moore, Infantry Reserve, 130lst
Service Unit, 2054 Thirty-seventh street
northwest; Capt. Harry M. Wheeler,
Dental Reserve, 320th Infantry, 4315
Iilil StIccI, OliCFy SlidoC, 1nu., noS
Lieut.. George w. Gardes, Engineer Re-
serve, 343d Engineers, 324 Raleigh
street southeast, and First Lieut.. Henry
s. See, Engineer Reserve, 343d Engi-
neers, 1920 S street. Those qualifying
as sharpshooters include First Lieut..
Carson M Borror, Engineer Reserve,
343d Engineers, 4831 Thirty sixth street
northwest, and First Lieut.. Norman g.
Seewald, Engineer Reserve, 343d Eng1-
neers, u. s. Naval Observatory. The
two officers qualifying as marksmen in
cluded Capt. Walter B. Lawrence, Quar-
termaster Reserve, I'll Mount Vernon
place northwest, and Second Lieut..
William d. Kline, Quartermaster Re-
serve, 210 West Pershing drive, Claren-
don, Va.
Cavalry Reserve officers Of the Dis
trict will meet at the Fort Myer riding
hall today at O'Clock for instruction
In equitation under Maj. II. G. Dagiey.
District Reserve quartermasters viii
meet tomorrow evening, at which time
will be taken up the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps and mobilization. Officers
conducting this conference will include
Capts. F. v. Fitzgerald and w. r.
Buckley.
Air Corps officers will meet Tuesday
evening under Capt. g. G. Kenney. who
will discuss attack. The same evening
Coast Artillery officers win meet under
Maj. S. LIE r. Irwin.
Mai. p. G. Paschal viii discuss COM
bat intelligence at the military intelli-
gence meeting Wednesday evening.
The Ordnance assembly Thursday
evening will be conducted by Lieut.. M.
E. Darby. He will discuss design, mani
ufacture, inspection and surveiIlance of
smokeless powder.
Evening star., 1933-12-10

records; Mrs. M. Henrietta Smith, his.
torian, and Mrs. Joanna Hynson, chap
lain.
Mrs. Ochiltree spoke Among the
guests were the d. G. State president,
Mrs. Mary Shanahan; Mrs. jerome
Lightfoot, president of the D. G. Chap
ter and Mrs. Kate w. Briggs. COM
mander Of u. S. s. Jacob Jones Post,
No. 2, American Legion.
Among activities planned are the car
ing for q family at Christmas and the
donation to the U. s. S. Jacob Jones
Post, American Legion, OF money to be
used in the purchase of toys for its
annual children's Christmas party.
Evening star., 1933-12-10

Nathan Williams, chaplain, and Frank
M. Owens. adjutant-treasurer.
State Comdr. Joseph A. Ashi presided
at the induction of the new officers and
presented retiring Comdr. Herbert c.
Church with a past commanders badge.
Federal Chapter, No. 6, will meet at
8 pm. at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and l. streets.
Important matters pertaining to the
welfare Of all disabled comrades win be
taken up. Election Of officers win be
held.
Adjt. Treasurer Dave Coran desires
to inform all comrades who made appli-
cation for the bonus from Pennsylvania
that their applications have been re-
ceived by him, and that as soon as the
official blanks are received they win be
distributed. Any comrades who have
not yet applied for such bonus blanks
communicate with the adjutant treas
urer, 1928 Sixteenth street.