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NATIONAL UNION

The social program for the Spring
and Summer season was presented to
the Executive Board. The banquet
in honor of the members who played
in the National Union Bowling League
has been changed from May % to
May % at Schneider's Cafe. On June
19 there will be an excursion to In
dia Head via the Potomac River Line.
Dancing and refreshments. The class
ceremonial will be held in Pythian
Temple the first week in July, fol-
lowed by an entertainment and re-
freShments. Members of Congress
Sional Council will be guests of Elmer
johnson, recording secretary, on a
two-day outing at his Summer home
on Broadwater Beach, Chesapeake
Bay, in June. District Manager Ar
thur s. Brown will arrange picnics for
members and their families to be held
in July, August and September. Nor
ris j. Hole, chairman, presided at the
Executive Board meeting. Six coun-
cils were represented and the main
discussion related to the Hospital
Service Association.
DR.. Joel T. Curry presided during
the meeting Of Scott Council. Senator
Brown and Senator Michael j. Kinds
father spoke.
Meetings this week are: Monday,
Potomac, Pythian Temple; Central,
Woodmen of the World Hail. Tues
day, Mckinley, Northeast Masonic
Temple; State, War and Navy, room
723, Colorado Building: Wednesday,
Congressional, Typographical Temple.
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TRAINING DATE SET
IN MARINE RESERVE
5th Battalion Camp Period Set
for Last Two Weeks
in August.

The 1886 field training camp period
of Is days for the 5th Battalion,
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve. has been
definitely set for the period from
August 16 to August 80. inclusive.
Applicants who wish to join the bat
talon in time to go to the training
camp must apply for enlistment not
later than June Is. After that date
only men with previous service will
be enlisted.
There are vacancies in the battalion
in Rifle Companies A, B, c and D,
applicants for which should apply on
any Tuesday or Wednesday evening
at 45S Indiana avenue. The age
limits are from II to 35 and no pre-
vious military training is necessary.
Weekly drills are on a pay basis
and the Summer camp is on full
pay status. Full Winter and Summer
uniform outfits are furnished
There are also few vacancies in
the band, for which applicants should
apply to First Lieut.. Leon Bruisloff,
at 458 Indiana avenue, on Sunday
afternoons.
Recruits for Company E at Alex
andria should apply to First Lieut..
Martin D. Delaney, 13l North Wash
ington street. At Rockville in Com
pany F enlistment is possible upon
application to Capt. Ralph M King
and at Indian Head by applying 10
Gunnery Sergt. W. Eyer.
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The post will take part in the an
nual massing of the colors at Mout ST.
Alban next Sunday. The post colors
will be in charge Of Color Sergt.
Charles Pierce, assisted by Alfred May.
Support of the American Legions
membership drive and its Legislative
objectives was urged by Fred M
Fuecker, chef de chemin de fer of
the 40 and 8 Friday night in an ad-
dress before the subsidiary organiza-
ton of World War veterans, at the
Hotel Continental. More than 100
members of the District of Columbia
voiture of the 40 and were addressed
by their national leader.
Among principal guests were Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator of the
Veterans Administration; Watson B
Miller, national rehabilitation officer
of the American Legion; John Thomas
Taylor, legislative organizer of the
veterans; Fred Fraser, national sous
chef of the 40 and 8, and Martin A
Dyer, chef de gare of the grand voiture
of the District of Columbia 40 and g.
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EIGHT AND FORTY

District Of Columbia Salon, des
Chapeaux ct 40 Femmes, will meet
at the Washington Hotel next We'd
nesday at pm. LIE Chapeau Louise
Warren will preside.
The salon will participate In the
massing of the colors at Mount St
Adams next Sunday and the Memo
rial day ceremonials at Arlington
May 80. Color Bearers Louise Good
Acre and Virginia Mccarthy will carry
the colors.
Child Welfare Chairman Dorothy
g Harper, with lie Chapeau Louise
Warren, La Secretaire Mabel Staub
L'Archiviste Marie Leubkert and Mary
B. CorWin, presented the l25 scrap
books to the children at the Glenn
Dale tuberculosis Hospital Saturday
afternoon.
Edith Landvoight gave party al
the Broadmoor last Friday and will
receive members and their friends al
her home from to pm. May 80,
The white cross remains at the Dis
trict World War Memorial from May
day until after Memorial day, when
it will again be decorated with poppy
garlandS.
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Mrs. Mildred Gould James; fidac, Mrs.
Helen Ware; juniors, Mrs. Mary Nc
Millin; membership, Mrs. Margaret
Combs; memorials, Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper; music. Miss Clara Hum
phries; national bulletins, Mrs. Irene
Lyons; poppies, Mrs. Addie Horton;
property, Mrs. Ella Hook; radio, Mrs.
Louise Warren; rehabilitation. Mrs.
Louise Goodacre; trophies and awards,
Miss Margaret Hammer.
Distinguished guests will be Sous
Chef de Chemin de Fer Ferdinand G..
Fraser; the Department Comdr. and
Mrs. Joseph ]. Malloy; the depart
ment president, Miss Nicie B. Perrell:
the Post Comdr. and Mrs. c. Francis
Mccarthy; lie Grande Chef de Care
and Mrs. Martin Dyer, and lie chapeau
departmental, Mrs. Louise Warren.
Post and unit members with their
friends are invited.
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RAINBOW DIVISION
DANCE SATURDAY
Distinguished List of Patrons and
Patronesses Is Announced
for Veterans Event.

The eighteenth annual reception
and dance of the District of Columbia
Chapter, Rainbow Division Veterans,
will be held next Saturday night at
the Continental Hotel. beginning at
10 o'clock NJ Manning Marcus, hon.
orary national president, is the gen.
eral chairman.
Among the patrons and patron
esses are Representative and Mrs. B.
Carroll Reece of Tennessee, Repre-
sentative Thomas j. O'Brien, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Edward A. Kelly
and Representative and Mrs. James
McAndrews, all of Illinois. Brig. Gen.
Henry j. Reilly, Brig. Gen. Charles
Roscoe Rowland. Col John Monroe
johnson. Assistant Secretary of Com
merce; Capt. and Mrs. Oscar w. Un-
derwood, jr.; Rev. Arlington A. Nc
Callum, the director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, John Edgar
Hoover; Mr.. and Mrs. M. Manning
Marcus, Mr.. and Mrs. Walker H. Col
ston and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer F.
Neagle.
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315TH ARTILLERY
PLANS APPROVED
Active Duty Training to
Start at Fort Hoyle on
August 23.

The first District of Columbia Re-
serve unit to have its 1886 schedule
for active duty training approved is
the 3l5th Field Artillery, Of which
Col. Frederick w. FRANKIE is in COM
mand. Two field officers and 80 bat
terry officers will report August % at
Fort Hoyle, Md. where they will un-
dergo their active training until Sep
tember 5.
Members OF the 428th and 429th
Infantry will hold their conference at
District headquarters tomorrow eve
ming in preparation for the part they
will play this Summer in conducting
the colored Citizens Military Training
Camps The meeting will be con-
Quoted by Maj. E. w. Leard. District
Infantry officers will meet at head
quarters Tuesday under Lieut.. Col.
VIM E. Brougher. Dismounted cere-
monies will be the subject of the first
hour conference. and during the sec
ond hour battalion parade and manual
of the saber will be taken up. Bat
terry administration and practice work
in use of forms, records, etc, will be
the subject of the field artillery con-
ference to be conducted at head
quarters Wednesday evening. District
Cavalry officers, meeting Thursday eve
ming. will discuss defense against
chemical warfare and cavalry squadron
and troop on counter-reconnaissance
and attack. Members of the 130th
service unit will hold their instruc-
tional conference Friday evening
Local signal officers will journey to
Fort Washington, Md. Saturday after
noon for an inspection of the facili-
ties at that post allocated to the
13Oth service unit. The group will
leave the Army War College dock at
pm. Maj. j. c. Mullenix will con-
duct a class in equitation for District
Cavalry officers next Sunday at Fort
Myer at 9 am.
The following Navy and Marine
Corps Reserve officers of the District
will be continued on active duty with
the Civilian Conservation Corps for
another six months: Ensign George
Balterman, DE-V (G), Naval Reserve
and the following marine reservists
Capt. Francis r. Geraci. First Lieut.
Donald r. Hyland. and Second Lieuts
Patrick ]. Haltigan, jr. and Peter w
Hazes.
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Army and Navy Union.

Presidents Own Garrison will meet
Wednesday night at the Soldiers. Sail
ors and Marines Club, Eleventh and
L streets, with Comdr. Bob Elkins
presiding. Plans for part in Decora-
ton day parade will be discussed.
Gen. Guy v. Henry Garrison Will
meet at Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A..
next Wednesday. Comdr. Edward w.
Grump will preside and plans made
for the national encamprnent to be
held IN Akron, Ohio.
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WHILE Lne waters lTOm IeCeUb
rains were rushing through
wv the armory basement from
some source as yet un-
known, officials of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia were in
formed that their application for an
ALLEGATION of $2,500,000 from Works
Progress Administration funds for the
construction of a new building here
had been adversely acted upon. Ac-
cording to the Information received
at headquarters here, the application
was turned down because no site was
provided. This, according to officials.
puts the project right back into the
circle which the Guardsmen have been
travelling in for years in their efforts
to obtain adequate trairing facilities
here First, the provision for site
Is refused by those holding the purse
strings because there are no funds
for the construction of a building,
and then funds for building are
refused because there is no provision
Of site.
officials of the Guard are developing
plans for obtaining site, and it
probably will result in application
being made to Congress, through the
District Commissioners, for the allo-
cation Of site on property now
owned by the Government. A special
act Of Congress would be required,
as the National Capital Park Service
has ruled that it does not have author
ity to set aside any of the Government
land here for this purpose.
For long time the militia officials
have hoped that they would be able
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CAMPS SELECTED
FOR DECORATIONS
Spanish War Groups in Many
Sections Here to Be
Visited Sunday.
Meetings This Week.

Monday: Col. John Jacob Astor
Camp, pm. Stanley Hall,
United States Soldiers Home.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary, 8 pm. Northeast Ma
sonic Temple.
Wednesday: Gen. M. Emmett
Urell Camp, 8 pm. Pythian Tenn
pie.
Gen. M. Emmet Urell Auxiliary,
8 pm. Pythian Temple.
Thursday: Richard j. Harden
Camp, 8 pm. Pythian Temple.
Washington Temple, Lineal So
ciety of the Spanish War, Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, l0l5 L
street, 8 pm.
Capitol City Fort, Daughters OF
'98, 8 pm. 92l Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast.
Friday: Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, 8 pm. Pythian Temple.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary,
s pm. Pythian Temple.
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American War Mothers.

At the massing of the colors at
Washington Cathedral, Mount st. Al
bans, next Sunday the American War
Mothers will be represented by the
colors of the national organization,
the State Chapter, the District OF Co
lumbia Chapter and the Bicentennial
Chapter. They will also attend the
Memorial day exercises at Arlington
on May 80.
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.ENCAMPMENTC CALL.
ISSUED BY COOPE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Include Plans for Large
Parade.
Meetings This Week.

Monday, 8 p.m.-Equality-
Walter Reed Post, w. o. w. Hall,
935 G place northwest.
Internal Revenue Post, Thomas
Circle Club, 1925 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Tuesday, 8 p.m-Military Order
of the Cootie, w. o. w. Hall,
935 G place.
Wednesday, 8pm-Maj. Gen.
Clarence R. Edwards Post, 8l5
Fourteenth street.
McKimmie- Catterton Police
Fire Pos, Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and L
streets.
Overseas Military Band. Drum
and Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory.
Thursday, 8 pm. - Advance
Post, Capitol Park Hotel (ofiicial
visitation).
Friday, 8 pm.-United States
Treasury Post, Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
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CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS

Comdr. Thomas Cullen of the
Father Francis j. Hurney Post, Cath
olic War Veterans, will conduct a
group of members and their friends
to New York next Saturday to attend
the national commanders dinner, mil
itary ball and pageant at the Hotel
Commodore, May "a.
The local post will hold dance
and cabaret in the Knights Of Co.
lumbus Club.
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/ Spanish War Veterans has assigned
/ the camps for decorating the graves
/ of veterans next Sunday as follows:
! Gen. Miles Camp, St. Elizabeths jew
ish and Cedar Hill Cemeteries; Har-
| den Camp, Glenwood, Prospect Hill
! and st. Mary's; Petit Camp, Mount
| Olivet; Lawton Camp, Congressional;
Astor Camp, Rock Greek and National
Soldiers Home; Dewey, Arlington
Cemetery, and Urell Camp, Holy Rood
and Oak Hill Cemetaries. In the aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. the department
will hold services at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
| Department Patriotic Instructor
/ Charles Strobell desires speakers for
10-minute addresses at the public
schools on Flag day.
The department auxiliary will hold
exercises at the Water Gate, Airing
ton Memorial Bridge, next Sunday at
10 am, and will strew flowers on the
waters.
Comdr. Elvin M. Luskey presided at
the meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp. At the next meeting dele
gates and alternates will be elected.
Comdr William S. Carr presided at
the meeting of Henry w. Lawton
Camp. They observed Muster day.
Senior and Junior Department Vice
Comdr. James B. Freeland and Victor
L. Woolridge, and Past Department
Comdr. Charles McCaffrey spoke.
Comdr. George A. Williams pre-
sided at the meeting of Richard j.
Harden Camp Richard J. Williams
and PERCY N. Moulden were re-
instated. Department senior and
Junior vice commanders, National
Provost Marshall William Orthman,
Comdrs. Luskey of Miles Camp, Dun
ming of Urell Camp, Past Comdr.
Feldser of Astor Camp and Charles
w. Huff of Manhattan Camp, No. l,
of New York City spoke.
The department president. Mrs.
Mary C. Lipscomb. under the auspices
of the National American War
Mothers, placed a wreath on the Un-
known Soldiers Tomb in honor of
Mothers day.
President Emma Neal presided at
the meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Auxiliary. The charter was draped
in memory of Past National President
Mary B. Hamilton. The following
delegates and alternates were elected
for the encampment June 13: Hattie
Anderson, Carrie Stillons. Louise Still
Ions, Katie Ludwig, Beulah Cope,
Minnie Butts. Martha Ludwig and
Florence Cole. Alternates: Clara
Brown, Anna Stirk, Lenora Barnes,
Emma Barker, M. Goltz, C. Strachan,
Estelle Fowler and Lenora Rosetta.
President Mabel Hesen presided at
the meeting of Admiral George Dewey
Auxiliary. They will hold a card
party tomorrow in Northeast Masonic
Temple at $3.50 pm.
The Lineal Society will participate
in the massing of colors at Washing
ton Cathedral May "a and assist at
Arlington Cemetery.
The Presidents Club will meet and
have dinner at 1919 G street May q
at 7:30 pm.
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Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Today-Lincoln Post, No. II,
barbecue, Harry Photis', Falls
Church, 2 pm.
Monday Quentin Roosevelt,
No. II, Potomac Boat Club, 8 pm.
Department athletic officers,
headquarters. 8 pm.
Costello Drum and Bugle Corps,
National Guard Armory, 8 pm.
Columbia Drum Corps, Four
teenth and B streets southwest.
Tuesday - Vincent B. Cos
tello, No. Is, Pythian Temple,
s pm.
Americanism officers, depart
ment headquarters, 7:30 pm.
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps, old Brightwood School,
8 pm.
Friday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post, No. 2, Washington Club,
$50 pm.
Guard of Honor, National
Guard Armory, 8 pm.
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Woodmen Circles.

A meeting Of the National District
will be held May IS at the Buchanan
School. There will be an introduction
Of national and State officers. DEM
onstration OF Junior organization by
Capital Juniors and initiation of a
class by Morris Sheppard Grove.
A memorial service will be held by
Willow Grove.
A meeting Of the Eastern States
will be held at Lake Junaluska, N. c.,
June 2 to s.
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Patriotic Order of America.

Camp No. will hold its visitation
on Tuesday at s2l Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. President Harry Hind
extends an invitation 10 all members
Of the order to attend.
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.UAMS WILL SPEAK
T0D.A.V y. CHAPTER
All Members in D. C. Invited
to Ace-Rasmussen Chap
ter Dinner.

Col. George E. Ijams, commander In
chief of the Military Order of the
World War, will be the speaker at
dinner of the Ace Rasmussen Chapter
of the Disabled American Veterans at
Sholl's Restaurant, next Tuesday. A.
Stuart Burch, chapter commander.
will preside. All members of the
D. A. V. in Washington have been
invited.
The Ace-Rasmussen Chapter met
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club last Friday evening. 1t was an
nounced the chapter has exceeded its
membership quota assigned by ma
! tional headquarters.
At the annual observance of the
American War Mothers celebration at
Arlington last Sunday. the District of
Columbia Department of the D. A. v.
placed a wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
DR. c. Hamilton Anders, commander
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, left Washington last week for
tour which will carry him to the West
Coast, and during which he will con-
tact a number of departments and
chapters of the organization. He will
| return about June !.
Senior Vice Comdr. John T. Chedes-
ter will preside at meeting of the
Department Executive Committee at
the District Building next Wednesday
evening.
National Capital Chapter held a
home coming meeting last Thursday
at Moose Hall. Joseph A. Ashi, ma
tional executive committeeman for this
district, and John L. Spears, national
finance chairman, were speakers.
Comdr. Burr Lenhart presided over
Federal Chapter last week at the
Soldiers. Sailors and Marines Club.
| A report was made by the Member
| ship Committee.
Rea Chapter will meet May % at
| Moose Hall.
The Works Progress Administra-
ton notified the D. A. V. last week
that no decision had been made as to
whether holders of the bonus bonds
will be permitted to continue on work
relief projects after receipt Of the
bonds, which will be negotiable June
Is.
Memorial services under the aus
pices of the National Capital Chap
ter will be held at the Church of the
Epiphany next Sunday at pm. The
service will be by DR.. z. B. Phillips,
chaplain of the United States Senate,
and the music will be under the direc-
ton of Adolph Torovsky. The services
will be opened by a massing Of the
colors at the altar.
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Japanese Like Beer.

Drinking Of beer in Japan Is in
creasing this year.
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| tomac Post and Auxiliary at Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club last Tues
day evening. President. Mrs. Flor
ence v. Morris, oficiated, assisted by
Comdr. Frank Topash.
Dept. Comdr. Edward K. Inman gave
memorial address. As Comdr.
Topash and the president. Mrs. Morris,
placed their tribute of white and blue
flowers on the altar at the foot of the
cross of buddy poppies. Taps was
sounded by Dept. Bugler William
! Joyce. Rose Luebkert sang.
| Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship met
at the Hamilton Hotel last Tuesday
night, with Capt. Frank B. Rose pre-
! siding.
The ship will hold a moonlight ex-
curAon on the Wilson Line July /.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy
officially presented the v. F. w. poppy
anchor to Capt. Rose at the Navy De-
partment. on Thursday. at 10 am.
Peary Ship will cast the anchor upon
the waters of Chesapeake Bay, after
! conducting suitable Memorial day
services at the Naval Academy. An
napolis, Md, on Saturday, May 80. in
memory of its departed shipmates.
! The fiowered anchor will be dropped
from either a subchaser or airplane.
The ship will hold a dinner dance
at the Lotus Restaurant, May 29, in
honor of the charter members and
national councilmen. and in celebra-
ton of the sixteenth anniversary Of
the ship.
Department Comdr Edward K. In
man and Inspector Clarence Collett
made an official visit to Federal Post.
The posts annual memorial service
will be held at the Thomas Circle Club
May 20.
Arrangements were completed for
the annual buddy" poppy sale on May
81, % and %.
A Memorial day broadcast over the
National Broadcasting Co. system will
be sponsored by the v. F. w. on Me-
mortal day, May 80.
The program will emanate from here
during the morning hours. In addition
to a message by National Comdr. Van
Zandt, the program also will feature a
dramatic sketch, produced in the stu
dios of the National Broadcasting Co.
in Chicago.
Columbia Post met at the Thomas
Circle Club last Wednesday night,
with Comdr. William H. Chase pre-
siding.
Arrangements for its annual buddy
poppy campaign from May 81 to %
were completed. Col. Wallach A.
McCathran, last years commander.
was appointed chairman of the Poppy
Committee to succeed Herbert G.
Davis, forced to relinquish that post
owing to recent illness. A committee.
headed by w. Laurence Hazard, was
appointed to decorate for Memorial
day the graves of deceased members
of the post.
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Washington Post met last Monday
evening at Duffy's Sea Grill, with
Comdr. Walter P. Boehm presiding.
After a short business session wom-
en- were admitted in order to plan for
the buddy poppy sale. Mrs. Paul Gray,
wife of the post chaplain, spoke.
A final meeting Of the joint Buddy
Poppy Committee will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Jarboe,
at Bob-Air, Va, next Wednesday eve
ming.
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Armory Fund Request !.
Is Reported Refused
w. P A. Denies Application Because of Lack
of Site, Militia Officers Are
Informed.

w WHILE the waters from recent
n rains were rushing through
wv the armory basement from
some source as yet un-
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Col. Harry Coope, chief of stan,
District of Columbia Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, announced last
week plans for the annual encampment
June %, % and "a at the Strong John
Thomson School are progressing.
Harry V. Keiser. president Of the
Business Mems Association, has ap-
pointed Harry King head Of the COM
mittee to work with Col. Coope in ar
ranging a mammouth parade on the
opening day. All civic, patriotic, busi-
ness and veteran organizations in
Washington have been invited to par
ticipate. The units will assemble in
the area near Fourteenth and Florida
avenue. and the line of march will
be south on Fourteenth street, to ]
street, east on I street to Twelfth and
north on Twelfth street to the school
A reviewing stand will be in
Franklin Park for the judges and
distinguished guests. Announcement
of the various prizes to be awarded
will be made later
United States Treasury Post will
meet at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club next Friday. The Junior Unit
will meet regularly at the same club
on the first and third Fridays OF each
month.
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Legion Award Is Given
To Cadet at Georgetown
COL McCathran Makes Presentation Ad
dress Citizenship Medals to Be Dis
tributed by Committee.
WRIST watch, awarded to the

WRIST watch, awarded to the
n outstanding cadet for the last
~ four years in the R. o. I.
4 \ Corps at Georgetown Univer-
sity by the District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, was pre-
sented to Frederick r. TanSill on
the occasion of Military day last
Thursday at the university.
Col. Wallace A. McCathran, national
defense chairman of the Legion, made
the presentation address. This award
was instituted this year by Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph J. Malloy as
evidence of the interest of the Legion
ir Reserve officers Training Camps
work.
Comdr. Malloy and Col. McCathran
were guests at luncheon rendered by
Father Arthur j. OLeary, president of
the college, in honor of Maj. Gen. AL
bert j. Bowley, commander of the Sd
Corps Area, U. S. A.