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with pay. They are not required to
take training duty, as the Fleet Re.
serve is. but the Navy Department at
intermittent periods provides oppor-
tunities for these officers 20 go on
cruises OF snlps OF the feet. II they
accept these opportunities, it was
pointed out, for the purpose of fitting
themselves for service with the fleet
in time of war they must bear their
own expenses. In addition to not re-
ceiving any pay while on this duty,
they are required to pay their trans
POI tation expenses to and from the
ports of embarkation and debarka-
ton and also must pay their mess bills
and other living expenses while aboard
ships, Fleet officers consider this a
great discrimination against these off,
GERS. many of whom would be ex-
pected to take their stations with the
Fleet Reserve aboard ships in time
of war.
Many of these officers are graduates
OF the United States Naval Academy
and have left the service to enter
business in private life.
The drill attendance at the local
battalion is said to have improved
materially OF late The three divisions
have each been increased 10 men with
funds allowed by the last Congress.
1t also is said to be partly due to the
TACT that keen competition has been
stirred up between the three divisions
for the best attendance record, because
the division which wins each month
| is assigned the duty of carrying the
battalion colors. This is a prize this
time, it was said. as the division which
wins this month will have the honor
OF carrying the colors and the bat
talon standard in the inaugural pa
rade next month. The color -winniny
company will be announced at an in
spection the latter part of this month.
which will stimulate to some extent
the annual inspection of the battalion
by board Of naval officers, which is
to be held the first part of the new
year.
AN AcNoA OotbdlAOll lldc IIlOIb IIldH
so enlisted men who are candidates
for one of the 25 appointments to the
United States Naval Academy made
from the Reserve. However, not all of
these men are regular members Of the
local battalion. A portion of them
are members of other Reserve units in
other parts of the country who have
come here to attend local preparatory
schools. While studying they must
also be regular in their drill attend
ance, and so are assigned to the local
fleet divisions.
So great is the demand for appoint
ments to the academy from the re-
serve, that a movement has been
launched to have the number of sp-
pointments increased from Is to so
enlisted men. There is a strong hope
that this will be passed at the coming
Congress.
The local Reserve already has q
number of representatives in the pres.
ent classes at the academy, and It
was said that reports received at the
Armory indicate that they are doing
fine.
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time of his enlistment in the local
militia.
Staff Sergt. Garrett c. Rush, jr..
has been transferred from the In
active to the active list of the Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
In the same grade.
Pvt. (First Glass; Roderick B.
Rush. Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
has been honorably discharged be-
cause of removal from the city.
Pvt. Stanley A. Work, Company F,
121st Engineers, has been honorably
discharged because OF his membership
in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the inactive to the
active lists Of their respective units:
Pvt. Delmar P. Fowler, 10th Division
Military Police Company; Sergt.
Robert E. Shanahan, Company D.
l21st Engineers; Pvts. Robert H.
Childs and Arthur D. Lachman, Com
Pany Z, 12lst Engineers. -
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RAINBOW DIVISION
WILL HOLD DANCE
Midwinter Event Scheduled for
Next Saturday at the
Broadmoor.

The District of Columbia Chapter,
Rainbow Division Veterans, will hold
their nineteenth annual Midwinter
reception dance in the Cafe de Ia
Crystallerie of the Broadmoor, 1901
Connecticut avenue, next Saturday
evening. The proceeds will be used
by the veterans during the year to
promote Rainbowism in this area,
which includes welfare activities
among the less fortunate former
members of the division.
Elmer F. Neagle, executive chair.
man, announced tickets are available
to the public at Buckingham Studio,
1920 New York avenue; Daily g. Rog-
ers Florist Shop, 1925 Connecticut
avenue; 332 Munsey Building; 1910
Fourteenth street; the Broadmoor,
and CAT H street
Walker H. Colston will act as mas.
ter of ceremonies. Miss Pearl Heag.
erty of the Broadmoor is hostess for
the affair.
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GEN. HOLC0MB TO GET
NEW POST IN MARINES

Brig. Gen. Thomas Holcomb will
take the oath of office as commandans
of the United States Marine Corps,
with the rank of major general, next
Tuesday morning. The ceremony will
be held in the ofice of the Secretary
Of the Navy. Gen. Holcomb was de-
tached from duty last Wednesday as
commandant of the Marine Corps
Schools at Quantico, Va.
1t is understood the designation OF
the new commandant of the schools
will not be made, and that changes in
stations and duties of some higt.
ranking officers of the Marine Corps
will not be considered until after Gen.
Holcomb assumes duty as COM
n,Andant of the corps.
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Comdr. Thomas F. Donovan pre-
sided at the last meeting of Astor
Camp, Spanish War Veterans. John
j. Kearns, Company G, 17th United
States Infantry, was mustered into
membership.
Comdr. Lawrence L. Dunning pre-
sided at the meeting of Urell Camp
last Wednesday night. The program
consisted of presenting a past depart
ment commanders badge to Harry j.
Patterson Past Department Comdr.
Samuel j. McWilliams was toast
master.
President Louise Freeland presided
at the meeting of Gen. M. Emmet
Urell Auxiliary. Augusta Magee and
Angela Hopwood we're mustered into
membership Department President
Esther Erhart and her staff made their
annual visitation and she was pre-
sented with gift.
The national president Of the Ma
tional Auxiliary, U. s. w. ", has
appointed Gretta w. Ludwig as ma
tional flag bearer and Gertrude M.
stoll national standard bearer. They
ore both members of Miles Auxiliary
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JOBS DAUGHTERS

Bethel No. 2 will elect oficers next
Friday and will celebrate dad, mother
and council night.
The choir will meet Thursday at
. the home of Audrey Suter, 206 Var
mum street.
At the last meeting Of Bethel No.
1 election and installation was held.
The ofiicers are as follows: Honored
queen, Mary Ellen Bailey; senior prin-
cess, Marthena Mehrling; junior prln-
cess, Kathryn Blankenship; guide,
Marjorie Stein; marshal, Betty White;
recorder, Mary Mullican; treasurer,
Mae Louise Carhart: chaplain, Dor
othy johnson; the five messengers,
Mae Gillard, Betty Reynolds, Elsie
Stevens, Dorothy Pace and Minnetta
Barnes; librarian, Margaret Yeager;
Junior custodian, Helen Hunt; senior
custodian, Lillian Higdon; pianist,
Helen Bertram; inner guard, Dorothy
Bush; outer guard, Barbara Haselton.
At the last meeting of the Dra-
matte Club election was held for q
staf1 for the paper, The Question
Mark: Editor, Marthena Mehrling;
assistant editor, Mary Ellen Bailey;
business manager, Margaret Wrathall;
advertising manager, Betty White;
circulation manager, Rosa Robbins;
production manager, Katheryn Blan-
kenship.
The next Bethel meeting will be De-
cember 5.
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GUARD TO PLAN
FOR UNIT CAMPS
Proposal of Another Division
Mobilization Not Favored
Next Year.

Although 1t was hoped the 29th Ma
tional Guard Division would be per-
mitted to hold divisional maneuvers
again next year because of the large
amount of valuable training which was
received in Pennsylvania this year,
officers of the division expressed the
belief at the present time there were
not indications that it would be per-
mitted. On the other hand, it is be.
lieved that the War Department will
insist on next years field training
being given over to small units. The
29th Division consists of the Militias
of this city. Maryland and Virginia.
1t is understood there is a proposal
being studied to be put into effect for
the division headquarters forces in the
event the mobilization is finally dis
approved. That is for the headquar-
tiers units to engage in a road march,
following the Civil War battles. and 20
over the area with maps for the pur-
pose of studying these campaigns.
This, it was pointed out, would give
the division troops much experience in
working out war plans and training
the officers and men in moving the
headquarters camp at frequent inter-
walls.
Militia officials here said letter has
been sent out by the National Guard
Bureau of the War Department an
nouncing that only camps of small
units would be encouraged next Sum-
mer. It was explained it would not
look with favor on recommendations
for the transportation of troops over
long distances, such as would be in
volved in any divisional mobilization as
was held when the division went into
Pennsylvania for operations.
The 29th Division oficials have prac.
tically abandoned their idea Of divi.
sional maneuvers and are making ten
tative plans for sending each of the
units to separate camps. The local
troops and the Maryland Guard are
expected to 60 to Camp Albert C.
Ritchie at Cascade, Md, and the Vir-
ginia troops to Virginia Beach.
While the troops are taking small
unit training at these camps, it Is ex-
pected Gen. Reckord and other ON.
GERS of his staff will make trips Of in.
spection to them when not engaged in
refighting the Civil War battles, as now
tentatively planned. There is belief
that If this plan is decided upon. the
War Department will look kindly on it.
Is the divisional units, 1t Is believed,
will get more good out Of this than by
attending some dxsd camp.
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ganization. Among them are: James
O'Connor Roberts, who was appointed
as chairman of the National Defense
Committee; Father Robert j. White
of Catholic University, who was ap-
pointed as a vice president Of the
Fidac Congress, with Roy st. Lewis
and John Lewis Smith as alternate
members of the Fidac Executive Com
mittee Father White was also ap-
pointed as chairman of the World
Peace and Foreign Relations Commit
tee.
Thomas NJ Owen was appointed
as national historian and William N.
Morrel was appointed as chairman Of
the National Pilgrimage Committee,
with Clyde Stovall as a member of
this committee also. John Thomas
Taylor was appointed as director Of
the National Legislative Committee
and Watson B. Miller was appointed
to serve as director of the National
Rehabilitation Committee. Maj. Gen.
P. c. Harris was appointed director
of the Committee on Education of War
Orphans, while Dorothy B. Harper
was also appointed a member of this
committee.
Vincent B. Costello Post will hold
its fifth inaugural eve supper-dance
January 10 at the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club. Arrangements are being
completed by special committee
headed by John H. O'Connell.
A new Resolutions Committee. COM
posed of Norman r. Grant, Fred A.
Thuee, Gregory Cipriani, Richard A..
O'Brien and Byron Carson, has been
appointed to study and recommend
suitable action on all proposals be-
fore presentation to membership.
The next meeting will be held Tues
day at Pythian Temple at s:l5 pm,
with Matthew Mcintyre in charge of
entertainment and refreshments.
Tank Corps Post, No. 10, elected the
following officers: Commander, George
Hugh Fox; senior vice commander,
Walter c. De Groot; junior vice COM
mander, John Henry Schul: chaplain,
Frank L. Peckham: sergeant at arms,
William A. Stewart; color bearers,
Joe c. Fries and Harry Hedlund; his
torian, Frank L. Peckham: surgeon,
DR.. Claude C. Caylor; quartermaster,
r. w. Griswold; executive committee
man, George Hugh Fox; alternate ex-
ecutive committeeman, w. c. De
Groot.
Fox, who enters his second term as
commander, is a member of the Guard
Of Honor and is active in all branches
OF Legion work. He appointed as
post adjutant r. T. Haugh and as post
finance officer Andrew j. Witten.
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DISABLED VETERANS
TO ELECT OFFICERS
Ace Rasmussen Chapter to Meet
December Is at Sailors and
Marines Club.

mdI kuCS SIQU.
Ace Rasmussen Chapter, Disabled
American Veterans. will elect oficers
at the Soldiers Sailors and Marines
Club December ls. Comdr. A. Stuart
Burch will preside. Installation will
be January Is. when there will be a
social evening. with entertainment
and refreshments.
The chapter voted TO distribute
Christmas baskets to families of needy
members.
With Department Junior Vice
Comdr. Mary Anne Kennedy presid-
ing, Rea Chapter voted to hold its fu-
ture meetings at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. The chapter left
to Comdr. Phillip r. Belt the decision
when delegates will be chosen for the
annual District of Columbia depart-
ment convention. Notices will be sent.
Federal Chapter will meet Decem-
ber IA for election of officers and
delegates to the State convention.
The Executive Committee has named
special committee to cooperate with
National Employment Chairman NAH
lon C. Ward to study veterans pref
erences for Federal appointments. as
well as to handle individual cases in
volving civil service appointments. The
committee is composed of E. c. Bab-
cock. William r. Beall and Oscar G..
Jones.
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Third Division Society.

A meeting of Branch No. will be
held Tuesday at 8 pm. at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club,
Eleventh and l. streets. All former
Sd Division men are invited to discuss
plans for the 1887 convention, to be
held here July Is to II. Report OF
the delegation to New York to secure
the 1887 convention ct this meeting.
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Odd Fellows.

The Ladies Auxiliary p M held .
special meeting for the annual inspec-
ton, with President Dounie M. Skelly
presiding. Col, Lemuel Windsor Of
Canton Washington. No. l, was the in
specting officer. The auxiliary held
nomination of officers on November
81. The 2lst birthday anniversary
was celebrated.
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Over-the- Top Membership
Drive Urged for Legion
Repeat on Last Years Showing Sought by
Department Victory
Post Taking Early Lead.
IEuT. HORACE L1NEBURG.

IEUT. HORACE LINEBURG,
commander, District of Colum-
bia Department. the American
- Legion, is urging commanders
of the various posts to do their utmost
to have the department membership
this year again go over the top. For
the first time in its history the de-
partment last year reached men,
bership OF $3.50.
Victory Post already has turned in
145 membership cards, more than
last year.
The present standing of each post
In the department is: George Wash
ington, 81: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, III:
Belleau Wood Post, IS; Victory. las;
James Reese Europe, 80; Jane Delano,
IS; Kenneth Nash. 179; Lafayette, /;
National Cathedral, 80; Quentin
Roosevelt, 120; Henry c. Spengler, 40:
Sergt. Jasper, $50; Lincoln, 220; Au-
gustus P. Gardner, so; National Press
Club, 20; Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, 100: George E. Killeen, IS;
James E. Walker. 81; Stephen P.
McGroarty, 10; I'd Division. IA;
Washington Police, SIS: Stanley Church
Depue, 1875; Bunker Hill, 1874: Fort
Stevens, 204; Government Printing
Office, 314; Columbia, S; United States
Treasury. 60; United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. co. Kenna Main,
20, and United States Bureau of In
ternal Revenue, 1T.
Veterans residing in Potomac Heights
or near Conduit road and desiring
membership in community Legion
post, meeting in the Palisades Field
House, write, personally call or phone
to Walter d. Cunyus, 53l1 Potomac
. avenue. Phone. Emerson 0063 or Ellis
r. King, 5738 Sherrier place. Phone
Cleveland 246l.
James Reese Europe Post. No. S,
met at the Y. NJ c. A. Tuesday eve
ming with Comdr. Robert p. Rhea
presiding. The post conferred obliga-
tions on candidates
The post will sponsor a dance at
the Elks' Home, Third and Rhode
Island avenue. December is.
Serena Brown, one of the women
OF the post, and former yeomanette
during the World War, was presented
with a token of appreciation for out
standing work done by her for the
post by Past Comdr. Clifton c. An
derson and Adjt. George w. Reed.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday evening at Pythian Temple
Comdr. Fred Money will preside
The bowling team did not roll last
week, but retained its position in third
place when it won two games each
from Stephen P. McGroarty and
Treasury posts the week before, roll
ing a double-header as the regular
night fell on Thanksgiving and this
set was moved up to the previous
week.
The Legion will participate in the
Georgetown business mems parade
next Wednesday evening.
Several members in Washington
have been signally honored recently
by appointments in the national Or
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LEGION JUNIORS
TO Be INFORMED
Auxiliary Group Considers
Plans for November
Meeting.
Meetings This Week.

"CcbS HS "S'
Monday-Sergt. Jasper Unit.
No. 13, Executive Committee and
committee chairmen.
Tuesday-Costello Unit, No. Is,
War Mothers Home, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue, 8 pm.
Wednesday - Kenneth Nash
Unit, No. 8. Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
Friday-Lincoln Unit, No. II,
Powell Junior High School.
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VETERANS OF 1898
CONDUCT MEETINGS
John ]. Kearns Mustered Into
Membership of Astor
Camp.
Meetings This Week.

MeetIhKS Infs "eeK.
Tuesday-Col. John Jacob As
tor Auxiliary, 8 pm. 92l Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Observation-Disclosures Aux
iliary, 8pm.. Pythian Temple.
Thursday-Richard j. Harden
Camp. 8 pm. Pythian Temple.
Capitol City Fort, Daughters of
'9S, 92l Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
Friday-Henry w. Lawton
Auxiliary, 8 PM, Pythian
Temple.
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IS VT. v. POSTS
INSTALL OFFICERS
AuxiIiaries Also Participate
in Exercises at Pythian
Temple.
Meetings This Week.

Top Notch Tent, No. de-
cemher /, 935 G place northwest.
Federal PoSt-December 2, 1925
Massachusetts, avenue northwest.
Band-Drum Corps-December
2, National Guard Armory.
Equality-Walter Reed-Decem-
ber 3, 1912 Ninth street north
west.
H. L. Edmonds-December 3,
Hamilton Hotel.
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Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Monday - Internal Revenue
Post, No. 80, installation of ON
GERS, Hayloft. 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Columbia Post. No.
"a, 1915 l. street; I'd Division
Post. No. %, New Colonial Hotel,
8 pm.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post.
No. IS, Pythian Temple, 8 pm.
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Franklin Founded Library

Benjamin Franklin founded the
Library Company of Philadelphia. said
to be the oldest circulating library In
the country.
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EIGHT AND FORTY

Child Welfare Chairman Dorothy
B. Harper presented the salons an
nual Thanksgiving party at Glenn
Dale tuberculosis Hospital Novem-
ber 81. The Sons of the American
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps and
members of Sergt. Jasper Unit Juniors
gave the entertainment.
Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, depart
ment child welfare chairman for the
American Legion; Department Vice
Pres. Ellen Louise Warren. represent.
ing Mrs. Mary K. Killeen. the depart
ment president of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, and Miss Ann Nevitt.
la superintendent departmental ct
40, spoke. The salon colors were
carried by Virginia Mccarthy and
Marie Hargy.
Sergt. Jasper Juniors participat-
ing were Mary Catherine Ware, Mar
guerite Combs, with the colors being
carried by Eileen Long and Marie
Combs.
Irene Arnold contributed box Of
oranges for the children. The salon
gave lolly-pops and dixie cups, and
every child received a book, game or
scrap book. Mabel Staub. Amelia Bo-
berg, Florence Buechley and Emily
Carey were assisting hostesses.
The 40 and Voiture and the 8 ct
40 Salon will jointly participate in
decorating the Christmas tree for the
Legion department and distribute
Christmas dinner baskets to veterans
families during the Yuletide season.
The salons booth for the sale OF
tuberculosis seals will be in the Ben
jamin Franklin Post ONCE and will
be kept open from December IA to "a.
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Joint installation ceremonies OF
newly elected post and auxiliary OFF,
GERS of the District of Columbia De-
partment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
was held at the Pythian Temple Tues
day night. Thirteen posts ana mum.
Der OF the auxillaries participated.
Past commanders badges were pre-
sented to retiring post commanders
and the ceremonies were followed by
refreshments and dancing.
Washington Post met last Monday
evening at Dufys Sea Grill, with
Comdr. John j. Reardon presiding
Refreshments and entertainment were
provided in honor of Retiring Comdr
Reardon.
John j. Keehan was installed as
commander of this post at the joint
installation. Other officers are: Roy
w. Keesee, senior vice commander
Fred w. Wacker. Junior vice COM
mander; Charles E. Jarboe, quarter
master; Paul Gray. chaplain; Archie
Turner. advocate. and Earl Schryer
surgeon.
Comdr. Keehan announced the fol.
lowing appointlve officers Ad]utant
John w. Ashley; sergeant major
Aloysius Seipel; quartermaster ser.
geant, Henry D. Rice; officer of the
day. William ]. Mclean: guard, Joseph
A. Kawajna: sentinel. Samuel Owen;
patriotic instructor, Earl N. McKeown;
historian, Homer c. Kelso: service
ohcer, Past Comdr. John j. Reardon
legislative ofhcer, Robert L. Turnbull;
bugler, Hugh Mottern; color bearers
Jacob Opsahl and w. E. Malone;
color guards, A. c. Roberts and Rich.
ard O'Neill.
Past Comdr Walter P. Boehm, pres
ident Of the Board of Governors. re-
ports the sale of club bonds is pro-
crossing and 1t is hoped the new
club quarters will be ready shortly
after the first of the new year
The post will sponsor a dance early
in December for the benefit of the
club fund. with Junior Vice Comdr
Fred w. Wacker in charge Of arrange
ments.
Potomac Post officers installed
were: Commander. James A. Shee-
han: senior vice commander. Charles
j. BuSSiuS: junior vice commander
Wilson L. Jones; adjutant, Frank r
Heise; quartermaster. Edwin w. War
rem; advocate, Sumner Perry; sur.
geon. Stephan Uhlarik: chaplain
Herbert A. Church. and officer of the
day, Robert S. Bonar.
An instruction of Importance, is
sued by the Civil Service Commission
with reference to the retention OF
veterans in the permanent civil serv-
ice, has just been received by Comdr. in
Chief Bernard w. Kearney. This in.
struction was the result OF an order
from President Roosevelt to the COM
mission to retain former service men
who are equally qualified with nom
veterans or whose records are good
when any reduction in the permanent
force is contemplated.
Department Comdr. Wallach A. Nc
Cathran has issued a call for post
commanders, adjutants and quarter
masters to attend a school of in
struction, conducted by Department
Quartermaster David B. Herman at
department headquarters, 1924 H
street, tomorrow at 8 pm.
Department officers have been in
vited to attend the sixth birthday an
niversary celebration of Follow Me
Post Auxiliary December at the
Thomas Circle Club. 1925 Massachu-
sets avenue.
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Pvt. First Glass; James Carroll,
Battery F, 260th Coast Artillery. has
been honorably discharged because Of
membership in the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps, which he held at the
Evening star., 1936-11-29

The juniors Of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary will be uniformed in
powder blue caps. capes lined with
gold, tailored white dresses, white
shoes and hose in accordance with the
action of the Department Executive
Committee at its November meeting.
The Department Committee on
Junior Activities met at the home of
the chairman, Mrs. Mary McMillin,
Friday night and considered junior
plans. Mrs. McMillin visited the
United States Government Printing
Office units juniors Saturday after
noon, and on Sunday afternoon gave
official instructions to the new officers
of the James Reese Europe units
juniors.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

Pvt. John G. Schiavone, Battery
E, 260th Coast Artillery, has been hon
orably discharged because Of removal
from the city.
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The Legion welfare and relief di-
rector held a meeting at headquarters
in the Denrike Building Friday night
for discussions on the department
Christmas tree.
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Vincent B. Costello Unit will meet
Tuesday evening at the War Mothers
Home. Plans for the annual Christ
mas party for poor children will be
made.