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Evening star., 1936-08-30
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE

The chapters from the District Of
Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, vir-
ginia, West Virginia and nearby Penn
sylvania, will make pilgrimage to
Hagerstown, Nd, September S, and
Z, to attend the Maryland Border
States Moose Association meeting.
Thirty members of Columbia Chapter
plan to attend this conference. They
will honor the incoming grand re-
gent, Eva G. Starkey Of Lynn, Mass,
on her first public appearance, fol-
lowing her induction into Office Sep
tember !.
A special meeting of Columbia
Chapter will be held at Moose Hall
Tuesday evening, to vote on applica-
tions for the conference class to be
initiated at the Hagerstown meeting.
The Publicity Committee will meet
tomorrow evening at Moose Hall to
issue the News Bulletin.
A $25 award was received last week
by the chapter from the Ada Christy
campaign.
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the trophy.
Not only has King led the pilots Of
the world jl establishing air records.
but he has gone further and has
made it possible for other pilots to
establish marks. He has loaned his
airplane and assisted in making prep
arations for other pilots to undertake
record flights. Four local woman
pilots have established feminine in
ternatioual records in Kings ship.
King has waived prize money he has
won in establishing records so that
it might be available to encourage
other American pilots In making
record flights.
King, a civil engineer by profession,
also has devoted time and money to
the laying out Of measured courses
over which future record trials might
be flown. One Of these courses is
from College Park Airport to Balti-
more and another in the Shenandoah
Valley. Both have been the scenes of
successful world record flights this
year.
An indefatigable worker for sports
man flying. King has served as ma
tional treasurer and local governor
Of the Sportsman Pilots Association,
as treasurer of the National Aero
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MEDICAL COURSES
OFFERED RESERVES
Training Period for Naval
Doctors Provided at
Mayo Clinic.

Ohicers Of the Medical and Dental
Corps Of the United States Naval Re-
serve In this city have been offered
an opportunity Of attending the eighth
annual training course for medical de-
partment reservists, which Is to be
held at the Mayo Clinic, at Rochester,
Mimi, from October 4 to l8, accord
ing to an announcement made during
the week by Rear Admiral George
Pettengill, commandant of the Wash
ington Navy Yard.
He said that the plan will follow
that which has been 80 successful In
past years, In that the morning hours
will be devoted entirely to professional
work in special clinics and study
groups under the Mayo Clinic. The
afternoons and evenings will be- de-
voted to the medico-military program,
which will be under the direction Of
the surgeon Of the 7th Army Corps
Area.
Service without Pay.
Those desiring to attend this course
should file their applications to the
commandant Of the Washington yard,
asking for orders for training duty.
Admiral Pettengill points out that
while 1t is desirable for those apply
ing for training to attend the entire
course, nevertheless they may join or
leave at any time. The service Is to be
without pay.
Another course has been opened to
Naval Reserve Medical Corps ofiicers.
They may now enroll in the Army ex-
tension course in aviation medicine.
This is . correspondence course. which
is supplemented bytwo weeks prac-
tical training at . naval air station
or Naval Reserve aviation base. where
the necessary equipment and person.
mel is available to give instruction. In
this course the oficers will be required
to pay $40 each to pay the War De-
partment for materials and an addi-
tional $3.50 for books.
Each enrollee must agree to take
the two weeks training duty, and, OF
course, like other such duty for these
officers will be without pay and allow
ances, in the event Congress does not
provide funds. The department points
out that it now seems unlikely that
funds can be made available for this
purpose from the appropriation for
the current fiscal year.
Course for Specialists.
Naval Reserve officers who are quail
| fled ear, eye, nose and throat special
lists may make application to take the
course to the Bureau of Navigation
of the Navy Department. through the
commandant of the Washington yard,
and must be accompanied by the $40
| check.
Naval Reserve officers completing
the Army extension course and the
supplementary training at a naval
| aviation activity will be considered as
qualified to conduct aviation physical
examinations, and appropriate entries
will be made in their records.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Spalding Council will meet Thurs
day at s:15 o'clock. Grand knight
Thomas F. Carlin will preside.
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree. will meet September
81, at S:15 pm. at the Mayhower
Hotel. Faithful Navigator Frank j
Rafferty, will preside.
John NJ Connell. chairman Of the
District of Columbia Chapter, an
nounces a meeting will be held in
the club September Is.
The second annual Columbus day
fred A. McGarraghy. past grand
knight of Washington Council, is gen.
eral chairman.
Robert F. Handley, lecturer Of Wash
ington Council, was in charge Of the
ladies' night Friday at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Carroll Council will meet tomorrow
evening, with Grand knight Joseph
O'Connell In the chair.
knights of Columbus of Washington
will be sponsors for the Catholic
University-La Sale foot ball game
October 10 at 2::30 o'clock. Proceeds
will be used for the Knights Of
Columbus Boys Band uniform fund.
Harold N. Whelan has been ap-
pointed general chairman Of Spalding
Councils membership campaign.
The Knights of Columbus Athletic
Association will hold a special meet
ing September Q. when several promi-
nent athletes will be present.
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PLAY TOURNAMENT
OPENS OCTOBER 13
Committee Picked for Community
Center Event at Roosevelt
High School.

The one-act play tournament,
conducted by the Community Center
Department. will be held October l3,
IS, II, 20 and % at the Roosevelt
High School. Many groups now are
rehearsing their plays.
The committee in charge Of the
tournament is composed of Marvin
Beers, chairman; Maud Howell Smith,
Charles c. Gilman, James M. Rawls,
Lawrence Beckerman, Sidney Gottlieb,
H. M. Smythe and Mrs. E. K. Peoples,
ex officio.
Groups desiring to enter the tour
nament are asked to send in their
registration blanks to the Community
Center Department not later than
September 10 in order to reserve a
place in the program. Not more than
20 plays will be accepted for entrance.
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COURSE ARRANGED
BY SIGNAL CORPS
Schedule for Inactive Duty
of Reserve Officers Wins
Approval.

The distinction Of being the first
group of District reserve officers to
have their 1867 inactive duty sched-
ule approved belongs to officers Of
the Signal Corps. This instruction
schedule, which is the result of q
conference between Capt. p. A. Wake
man. Regular Army instructor for
this group, and the signal officers
themselves, consists of eight monthly
assemblies. the first of which will be
held in October and the last in May,
1887.
The international situation will be
the subject of the October meeting to
be presented by Col. c. A. Seoane,
while at the November conference.
Lieut.. Silverberg will discuss maps and
map-reading. The speaker at the
December conference will be Capt.
Wakeman, who will discuss the effect
Of enemy chemical activities on work
and duties of the Signal Corps.
Several officers will participate in
the January discussion of the tech
nique Of signal company operation, and
the February conference will be a con-
tinuation Of the January problem.
Lieut.. Col. Sass will discuss mobiliza-
tion, personnel and military intelli-
gence at the March meeting, and Mai.
Foster will take up mobilization, train
Ing and supply at the April conference.
The May assembly will be the con-
cluding conference of the season. at
which Maj. Church will conduct the
mobilization of signal units, including
the 1327th service unit.
Beginning tomorrow Capt. Albert E.
Warren will be on IA days active
duty at 3rd Corps Area headquarters
In Baltimore.
The following military intelligence
ohicers have been ordered to active
duty for IA days, beginning September
20 at Fort George G. Meade, Md, with
units as indicated: Second Lieuts.
Theodore D. Gatchel and Clyde w.
Smith with the 9Th Field Artillery;
Second Lieuts. Harry K. Baker and
Willard Webb with the 18th Infantry;
Second Iieuts. Robert w Fraker and
Francis I. Burnham with the saith
Infantry; First Lieut.. Frank c. Broad
bent with the 3rd Cavalry, and Second
Lieut.. George F. Ashworth with the
18th Field Artillery.
District officers who have been con-
tinued on active duty with the Civilian
Conservation Corps for another six
months include Capts. LEROY II Rar-
fard. Samuel GlaZer and Second
Lieut.. Earle L. Parker. First Lieut..
Desmond H. O'Connell has been re-
lleved from assignment to the 320th
Infantry and is assigned to the 34th
Infantry. Second Lieut.. Ralph w. Hale
has been assigned to the 34th Infan-
try and Second Lieut.. Elmer G. Co.'S
tello has been relieved from assign
ment to the 409th attack squadron.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

W i'll encounter
similar conditions
and in which all
inequalities due
to wind condi-
tious will be COM
pensated for so
far as possible.
Both men and
women are ell
gible as pilots,
provided they are
actually amateur
flyers. The con-
testants are fly
ing for $4,000 in
prizes, including
lap purses, and
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nautic Association, as an ofiicial of the
Aero Club Of Washington and as q
contest oficial at local air meets.
He in genuinely modest about his
aerial achievements and, although
light airplane pilots often are given
scant recognition by the pilots Of high
speed racing ships, King has won re.
spect and the admiration of pilots
throughout the aviation world.
THROUGH new cooperative sched-
ules soon to be put into operation
by Canada Colonial Airways, Ltd
American Airlines and Pennsylvania
Airlines, Washington will be given
four-hour air transport service to Ot-
iowa within q week or 10 days.
Canadian Colonial, now operating
from Montreal to Toronto, will make
the new service possible by inaugural
ing an extension from Toronto to Buff
falo. Connection will be made by
American from Buffalo to Cleveland
and by Pennsylvania from Cleveland
to Washington.
Buffalo will become the international
airport, the Canadian planes landing
on the American side of the line, Buf-
falo having been designated as an
airport of entry by the Bureau OF
Air Commerce and State Department.
Onicials Of the Post Office Depart
ment said no arrangements have been
completed for the international hand
ling Of airmail on the new route. This
feature of the service probably will
await establishment Of regular service.
MAJ. JAMES H. DOOLITTLE, Air
Reserve, who now Is aviation
representative Of one Of the large oil
companies, has ordered from the Sev-
ersky Aircraft Corp. commercial YER
sion Of the sensational new Seversky
pursuit airplane, n of which now are
being built for the Army Air Corps.
IDoolittle, world famed as q racing
pilot, believes that the new plane will
be the fastest commercial aircraft in
the world, with maximum speed OF
more than 800 miles per hour, and a
rate Of climb of a mile in a minute,
according to word from the Seversky
plant at Farmingdale, L. I. The ship
is to be equipped with fuel tanks for
a cruising range of 5000 miles and
Will be equipped as q passenger air
plane.
The plane will be used by Doolittle
for personal travel and as a flying
laboratory for experiments and investi-
cations with aircraft fuels. Delivery Is
scheduled for January !.
Six second pilots who joined the
flight staff of Central Airlines in
December, 1884, have been promoted
to be first pilots and now are flying
as the captains Of their own airplanes.
The promotions are the result of
increased schedules to 10 trips a day
between Washington and Detroit, it
was announced by j. r. Martin, opera
tions manager for the airline.
The new first pilots are Jack
Fletcher, James B. Franklin, James
Gott, w. ]. McDonough, A. j. Simon
and Roger H. Taylor.
While these men have been acting
as second pilots for the past two years
on our route" Martin said, before
coming with Central many Of those
now promoted had thousands of hours
Of flying time to their credit. These
recent promotions clearly indicate that
air transportation is growing and thas
the airlines are constantly building up
their pilot staff"
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senger, left Washington last Tuesday
to take delivery at Cincinnati Of o
new low-wing Aeronca monoplane
constructed to his order for this race.
The race Is q cruising event, with
accuracy rather than speed determin-
ing the winner. The derby will finish
technically at San Diego, Calf. A
mass flight Of the derby planes from
San Diego to Los Angeles will be flown
under leadership Of the winner, SO
timed as to put the contestants in
Mines Field, scene Of the National
Air Races, at the time Of the iI1au-
gural ceremony, Friday, September 4.
Ben King, today recognized as one
Of the worlds outstanding light air.
plane pilots, has established seven
world records during the past two
years and on three occasions put the
United States into position of
leadership in its see-saw race with
France for the greatest number Of air
records.
The Chatterton derby Is truly Q
sportsman pilots event, the rules
being 30 written that the race is being
flown as any normal cross country trip
would be conducted by any prudent
private flyer. The race Is intended
to stress accurate cruising at safe alti-
tudes over favorable terrain, with
safety as q prime consideration.
The competing airplanes will be
held to actually determined air speed
In straight, level flight in still air at
the engine speed to be used in the
derby. The derby Is being conducted
on q new principle in accordance
with which all entrants. fast or slow,
Evening star., 1936-08-30
MRS. fame ELECTED
BY EIGHT AND FORTY
Other Officers Also Named at
Annual Marche-Memorial
Service Held.

Mrs. Bess Faine was elected le
chapeau of the Eight and Forty, Dis
trict of Columbia Salon, at the annual
marche held at the Washington Hotel
Other officers elected were: Les demi-
chapeaux. Mrs. Helen McCabe and
Miss Marie Leubkert; laumonier, Mrs
Anna Elliott; Iarchiviste, Mrs. Georgi-
ana Mccarthy; la surintendante, Miss
Ann hewitt; la concierge, Mrs. Edith
Landvoigt.
La Chapeau Departmental Ellen
Louise Warren presided. Distinguished
guests were: Sous Chef de Chemin de
Fer, 40 and 8, Ferdinand G. Fraser;
Dept. Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg,
Dept. Vice Comdrs. Ray L. Zwinglss
and Helen Opitz, Dept. President Nicie
Perrell, Louis De Lesdernier and Mrs
Louis Newell.
A memorial service was conducted
for lie Chapeau Departmental Passe
Willette Preston, who died in June
with copies of the resolution to be
sent to Oklahoma, her former home
and to National Headquarters Of La
Boutique.
BY action of the salon Irene Arnold
was officially acclaimed a chapeau
departmental passe. in recognition OF
her services to the salon as Iorgan-
isatrice departmental. Policy resolu-
tions adopted included recommenda-
ton to lie marche rationale at Cleve-
land, to be held in September, wherein
all salons in the Nation are to ar
range appropriate services on May
day, annually, the national day OF des
HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante Femmes,
emphasizing the importance of activi-
ties among children and in CO.
operation with national child health
program, intended as public cere-
mony to offset subversive demonstra-
tions that might prevail on that day.
The salon reafirmed its point
program in child welfare activities.
including greater service to the Dis
trict of Columbia tuberculosis Asso-
citation, Christmas and Easter parties,
a Thanksgiving party at Glenn Dale
tuberculosis Hospital and a Christmas
party at Gallinger's T B ward for
children, and observing the annual
May day by appropriate services at
the District World War Memorial.
Delegates to lie marche rationale at
Cleveland are: Miss Warren, Ethel
Hodges, Edna Mcintosh, Virginia Nc
Carthy, Miss Perrell, with lie Chapeau
Passe Dorothy B. Harper and Le
Pouvoir National Member Mabel Staub
delegates at large. Alternates, Miss
Arnold, Mrs. Faine, Alberta Lacey,
Irene Sheehan and Marie Harry.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
SORORITY NEWS

The Washington Council Of SIGMA
Phi Gamma Sorority met Wednesday
at the home of Edith Lyle. The So
rority will hold Sigma Phi Gamma
day September 19 at Philipborns.
Epsilon Province celebrated the 18th
birthday anniversary of the sorority
yesterday at banquet, held at Mary
land Club Gardens. Peggy Conner,
Epsilon Province president, acted as
toastmistress, and the presidents of
each of the Washington chapters were
introduced. Edith Lyle. president of
the Washington Council, and Sophie
Dampier, organizer for the District of
Columbia, Virginia and points South,
gave short talks. After the banquet
the girls were Joined by their escorts
for dancing.
Delta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Phi
Gamma Sorority, met August rs at
the home of Pauline Kinsinger, presi-
dent. A dance will be given Septem-
ber IL at the Argyle Country Club and
frolic given by all of the Washing
ton chapters October 2 at Beaver Dam
Country Club.
The rush" season will begin Sep
tember 10 at the home of Mrs. Jean
Grove.
A surprise shower was given for the
two new brides. Mrs. Edward Grove
and Mrs. Robert Baker.
The Sigma Club of Washington will
be formally installed as Alpha Zeta
Chapter Of Chi Sigma Sorority, Inc,
this morning at the Mayhower Hotel.
The ceremony will be preceded by
breakfast. Members Of the other nine
local chapters will be present.
Mrs. Lillie-Marie Jones, national
vice president, and Mrs. Evelyn Cow
man, national secretary, both of Bal
timore, will conduct the installation
along with Miss Mary Lou Collifiower,
national treasurer, and Miss 10 Sui
Ivan. vice president Of Alpha Province.
of Washington.
Members of the new chapter are:
Miss Lily Baumgartner, Miss Mar
jorie Hoskins, Miss Yvonne Hoskins,
Miss Dorothy Luckett, Miss Helen
McCarty, Miss Nancy Morris. Miss
Valette Schmidt, Miss Miriam Souther,
Miss Thelma Thayer and Miss Doris
Weber. The group is sponsored by
Miss Miriam McCarty Of Delta Chap
ter.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Knights Of Pythias.

Lodges meeting this week are:
Webster and Capital, Tuesday eve
ming: Mount Vernon, Wednesday eve
ming, and Syracusians, Friday eve
ming.
Friendship Temple, Pythian Sisters,
will meet Wednesday evening. The
Social Committee, under the direction
Of Nettie Lynn. will provide pro-
gram and refreshments. This temple
will have q dinner. September Is, al
the Furman Inn, Twenty-first street
and Massachusetts, avenue.
'Rathbone Temple will meet Friday
evening.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

Inc oelegatl0n OF spanish War vet.
Grams left by train for the nationa
encampment at Saratoga Springs last
evening.
Senior Vice Comdr. Walter Mcdonald
presided at the meeting of Gen. M
Emmet Urell Camp. Chaplain Les
ter L. Fridinger was elected to fl
the place as delegate to the national
encampment Of Sam Silverman, he
being too i'll to serve. Past Comdr
James B. Freeland, with a delegation
from the department auxiliary, visited
the veterans at Mount Alto, and dis
tributed tobacco and cigarettes tc
them.
At the meeting of Gen. Nelson A
Miles Camp. Comdr. Elvin M. Luskey
presided, and Past Comdr. Nelson B
Durfee served as senior vice COM
mander.
There will be no meeting of Henry
w. Lawton Camp September Z.
President Albertine Lockner pre-
sided at the meeting of Henry w
Lawton Auxiliary. Helen Grissam was
elected as a delegate to the national
encampment The charter was draped
in memory of Past National President
Florence Becker.
At the last meeting Of Gen. Mel
son A. Miles Auxiliary. President Emma
Neal presided. Amelia Marie Darney,
Edith johnson and May Trewolla
were mustered into membership.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-Col. John Jacob Astor
Auxiliary, 8 pm. 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Observation-Disclosures auxiliary,
8 pm, Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Seventh
street.
Thursday-Richard J. Harden Camp,
8 pm, Pythian Temple.
Capitol City Fort. Daughters Of
'9s, 921 Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
Friday-Henry w. Lawton Auxiliary,
8 pm, Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

which many Of these needs were
permitted to accumulate is some
thing many citizens believe should
be taken into consideration by Con-
gress If a new start is to be made
in continuation of the National
Capital partnership between the
all-powerful but lesser contributing
partner and the silent but larger
paying partner. To wipe out some
Of these accumulated inequities
would make . fine start for new
dispensation.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Catholic Daughters.

Court District Of Columbia, Catholic
Daughters Of America, will meet Tues
day evening at the Willard Hotel
The Ways and Means Committee,
under the Craftsmanship Of Mrs. Mary
Callahan, Is planning . number of
social activities in late September and
october.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Land to Be Reclaimed.

South Africa has launched Q CAM
paign to reclaim thousands OF miles
Of stock-raisins land In zululand now
that the tsetss ~ pest = under control.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
King Enters Chatterton
Sportsman Pilots Race
Accuracy Rather Than Speed to Determine
Winner of Cruising Event-Feature
of National Meet.
By Joseph S. Edgerf0n.

ENJN KING local sportsman pilot who today holds more ofhcial
world aviation records than other individual Of the
entrants in the Ruth Chaterton Sportsman Pilots Trophy
which started yesterday Cleveland feature Of National
Races at Los Angeles, September At.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

Albertus Coetzer. 13 years old, was
eiectrocuted at Queenstown, South
Africa, while climbing on q root after
ball. sr
Evening star., 1936-08-30
VETERANS OF 1898
OFF TO SESSIONS
District Delegation Leaves fol
Encampment at Saratoga
Springs.

The delegation of Spanish War vet
Grams left by train for the national
encampment at Saratoga Springs last
evening.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

Local Utility Control
Through Local Stock Ownership.
THE question of the control Of
the local public utilities by
foreign holding companies has
long been the subject of discus
sion and criticism by citizen or
ganizations. The matter has, dur
ing q long period, been kept to the
fore by William A. Roberts, peo-
pies counsel, particularly as to the
gas company. The gas company
common stock. In amount more
than 90 per cent. has long BEEN
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Other 1888 Estimates
Show Substantial Increases.

snow SUBSTANTIAL increases.
EVEN a superficial study Of the
District 1888 estimates, which
have been published in The Star
during the past week, is convincing
that while some increases are to be
accounted for by growth Of the
city, much represents accumulated
needs due to the ineficient and un-
businesslike handling of the Dis
trict budget through the devious
route it has been required to travel
and to the failure Of the United
States to carry Its just share OF
the burden.
The long period Of neglect during
Evening star., 1936-08-30

Pvts. Cyrus c. Archine, James Il.
Floyd, Gibson r. Hicks and Herman
Wetrogen have been ordered trans
ferred to the inactive list Of Com.
pany D. .121st Engineers. on account
of business interference With the per-
9oemAnce Of military duty.