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d. C.. Legion Ciues Yule Parties
For Needy Veterans Families
National Conference on Rehabilitation
Viii Be Held January q and28
in INDIANAPOLIS.

In connection with the rehabilita-
ton program Of the American Legion,
the District Of Columbia Department,
headed by Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr.,
last week conducted a number Of
Christmas parties for needy veterans
and their families. Baskets Of food
stuffs were presented to the elders,
while toys and candies were given the
children.
Comdr. Mason announced last week
the National Conference on Rehabili-
tation will be held January q and %
at national headquarters in Indian
apoliS, when Walter Kress, past de-
partment commander of Pennsylvania,
will preside. The rehabilitation Office
here is at 1903 K street NV, under
the direction of Capt Watson B.
Miller.
The Executive Committee of Vim
cent B. Costello Post met Wednesday
at the Carlton Hotel, under the direc-
tion OF Comdr. Julius l. Peyser. Plans
were made for the next meeting Janu-
ary 4, 1898.
The Columbia Post MinstreE, di-
rected by Charles Plunkett, donated
their services to the sons and juniors
at their joint Christmas party held at
Stansbury Hall December is. More
than 300 donations of toys were dis
tributed to the poor at Christmas.
Chairman Russo has completed ar
rangements for the annual dinner of
the post January "a. The next meet
ing is January S.
A committee, headed by Past Comdr
John r. Anderson, welfare officer of
the James Reese Europe Post, No. S,
visited the homes of needy families
and presented them with Christmas
baskets of food.
The annual Christmas party, under
the joint auspices of the post and aux
iliary. headed by Miss Doris McLane,
auxiliary chairman Of child welfare
and Girard Edmonds, chairman of
the post committee, arranged a
Christmas tree for the underprivileged
children at the Garnet-Patterson
Junior High School tomorrow at S
pm. Each child will receive a toy
and candies. A program will be rem
dered.
A committee headed by Mrs. Hay
den. chairman of the Hospitaliza-
ton Committee, visited the sick vet
Grams Tuesday evening A program
was given and refreshments served.
Tank Corps Post met at the Admiral
Club when Department Comdr.
Thomas Mason, jr. and his staff, in
stalled the new officers, assisted by
the guard OF honor
The officers are J. H. Schul, COM
mander: r. T. Haugh. senior vice COM
mander; A. J. Witten. junior vice
commander: F. L. Peckham, chaplain;
L. Wedel, ergeant-at-arms; George
Fox. quartermaster; Dr. c. C. Caylor,
surgeon; Clifford H. Spence, adjutant;
L. E. Frost, finance officer; Comrades
Fries and Hedlund, color bearers;
George Fox, executive committeeman,
and j. H. Schul, assistant executive
committeeman.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph ]. Malloy and Past Department
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Comdr Horace w. Lineberg spoke,
and Thomas Murray, drill sergeant of
the guard of honor, presented a short
comedy skit.
Sergt. Jasper Post held its annual
Christmas party at the Thomson last
Monday evening. assisted by the auxil-
iary The post extended aid to IS
disabled veterans families and nearly
100 children.
At the last meeting Americanism
Officer Hiram Hummer reported the
post would again continue the Ameri-
can Legion citizenship awards to the
outstanding students at both Central
and Terrell Schools.
The post went on record as ap-
proving the recent resolution passed
by the department calling for the
erection of a new armory for the
District National Guard
The next meeting will be January S,
at the Pythian Temple, at pm.
A collection for Christmas baskets
for needy veteran families was taken
at the last meeting of Agriculture Post.
They will be distributed before Christ
mas. A donation was made to dis
tribute toys to needy children on
Christmas eve
The post voted to purchase National
Colors for the auxiliary, to be pre-
sented at later date. The American
Legion school awards will be made at
the end Of the February term to JET
ferson Junior and Shaw Junior High
Schools.
National Cathedral Post will meet
TUESDAY at Reno Ester Hall, 1928
Wine,ou place NV. Past Comdr. Ira
D. Sect will be presented with a
watch fob and button.
Comdr. Brady has appointed a spe-
cial committee to locate permanent
post home in vicinity of the present
meeting place.
Fort Stevens Post. No 80, Executive
Committee will meet next Wednesday
in the pest clubrooms at BIS pm.
Comdr. John 7. Long will p"esioc
On Friday night members and
friends will celebrate New Year eve
with dinner dance in Stansbury Hall,
commencing at 10 pm. Reservations
should be made with Comdr. Long.
Carl Rittenhouse, Abe Miller or Chair
man Harold Britain.
The 9th birthday anniversary Of the
post will be celebrated with a dance at
Indian Spring Country Club on Feb
ruary 10.
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the more intellectual and spiritual oc-
cupation of reading a great folio, as
he continues to this day"
What impressed Father Richards so
much about the monk was "the readi-
ness and rapidity with which it was
designed and executed in solid stone"
"a matter of only three hours.
Father Richards described the gifted
Farley as "a real medieval craftsman,
full of artistic ideas and needing no
plans or drawings"
And so he was. The son, recalling
the precision and skill with which his
father wrought images In stone, said
he had never worked with designs or
drawings. He was an architectural
craftsman of a by-gone age who was
able to visualize clearly in his own
mind what he wished to create and
improvised as he chiseled into the
stone. Mr.. Farley said his father was
always a rapid worker and that the
three hours in which he executed the
delicately carved Monk of Dahlgren"
was not an unusual feat for him. Now
it would seem incredible under iden-
tical conditions.
Worked First in Boston
James Farley first came to Boston,
where he was engaged by a contractor
for several years. About 1870 he came
to Washington to supervise some
work, but owing to labor difficulties
the Boston contractor turned the con-
tracts over to him. Then Mr.. Farley
started out for himself.
During his years here he did the
stone work on many buildings and
churches, including some Of the carv-
ings in the Franciscan Monastery.
Mr.. Farley also said his father had
done the exterior stone work and orna-
ments on the new Evening Star Build
ing when it was erected in 1899-l900.
He likewise was engaged on contracts
with numerous Government buildings
erected by the supervising architect Of
the Treasury.
DR.. OLeary naturally was delighted
to know the real story of how the
Monk of Dahlgren" came into being
and made the facts known for the
benefit of the universitys friends and
future visitors to the chapel
The elder Farley went to West Point
in 1907 to do q memorial at the United
States Military Academy. There he
was stricken with pneumonia and died.
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King Becomes Feudal.

When King George recently visited
the Duchy of Cornwall estate in Corn
wall, Devon and Somerset, in Eng
land, he returned to 14th-century Gus
toms. For two days after arriving at
Moretonhampstead he took part in a
picturesque fantasy that he was not
q goth century democratic King, but
q feudal lord. He was presented with
100 shillings, / pound Of pepper, an
alder bow. a pair Of greyhounds, q
pair Of gilt spurs, ! pound Of cummin
q fragrant seed, . salmon speax. .
bundle Of faggots, and pair of white
gloves. Each represented rental for
. privilege OF . duty Of service.
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The District of Columbia Depart
ment. Veterans of Foreign Wars, held
q Christmas party in the Washington
Post clubrooms, when many families
were presented with baskets of food
and presents distributed to children
Members of the department were as
sisted by auxiliary members headed
by Mrs. A. M. Grant, department
president.
Potomac Post met at Northeast
Masonic Temple, when lost sheep
night" was observed in honor of many
former members who were in at
tendance. Entertainment was fur
nished by the Rock Creek Hill Billies
The Ladies' Auxiliary assisted the
mems department with their Christ
mas party Christmas Eve at the WASH
ington Post Club
The next auxiliary meeting will be
held January IA. at the Thomas Cir
Gle Club, 1926 Massachusetts avenue
NV, 8 pm.
National Capital Auxiliary and its
friends are invited to attend a New
Year Eve party, given by National
Capital Post at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club, Eleventh and L
streets NV, December 81, at 9 pm.
This auxiliary remembered two shut
in members at Christmas.
The next meeting will be held jan
uary 13, at the Washington Post Club.
Defense Auxiliary and Post jointly
sponsored Christmas party last We'd
nesday evening at the Odd Fellows
Hall in Woodbridge for the children of
the community. Entertainment was
furnished for the children's amuse-
ment. Santa Claus distributed stock
ings and presents to each boy and
girl. Cake and fruit punch were
served.
Advance Post, No. 2l94, met at the
Washington Post Home. There was
an entertainment and music by HUI
bert Lunsford
An open meeting will be held at
the Washington Post Home on Janu-
ary g. Entertainment will be fur
nished
Defense Post, No. 1857. and Aux
iliary gave their annual Christmas
party last Wednesday evening for the
children of needy veterans in the
Woodbridge community. The children
were presented with stockings filled
with candy, fruit and nuts, also a toy.
The needy families received a Christ
mas basket. There was an entertain
ment and refreshments.
The next meeting will be held Janu-
ary IL and will be dedicated as home
coming night.
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Crash Hats Services.

While Rev. c. A. Fox, the vicar, was
conducting services In Emmanuel
Church, Legion, London, two buses
crashed in front Of the edifice. The
clergyman interrupted the services,
hurried to the porch and tore up his
surplice to make bandases for tho II
injured.
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Woodmen Circle.

The 1mps Club, Willow Grove, held
q Christmas party at the home of
Lena Mae Holloman on December
Is. Two bedspreads will be the gift
to the orphans and widows in the
home from the club this season.
Santa Claus distributed gifts and old
and young Joined in celebrating the
Yuletide event.
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Comdr. Samuel w. Hawkins con-
vened the meeting of Col. James S.
Petit Camp. The following officers
were elected Commander. George F.
Lang; senior vice, William H. Wilcox;
junior vice, Harry Selby; officer of
day, William De Shazo officer of
guard, James M. Mccoy, and trustee,
Samuel w. Hawkins A joint installa-
ton of the officers will be held January
10. with the officers of Petit Aux
1liary.
1t. Richard J. Harden Camp met,
with Comdr. Herbert M. Manning pre-
siding. Quartermaster Gen. P j. CAL
Ian and Department Comdr Victor L..
Woodbridge spoke The newly elected
officers will be installed January 6.
Comdr. Robert Burg presided over
Col John Jacob Astor Camp. The
holding of a social during January
was discussed.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Camp met,
with Comdr j. w. Mcdonald presid-
ing. Officers were elected as follows:
Commander William F. Smith! senior
vice, John Cavanaugh; Junior vice,
Ralph S. Gibson; officer of day, Rob-
ert E. Washburne; officer of guard,
Alexander B. Eadie, and trustee, j. w.
Mcdonald. Past Department Comdr.
William Orthman Of Illinois spoke.
Officers will be installed January l9.
Department Comdr. Victor L. Wool
bridge has received from COL James
S. Petit Auxiliary an invitation for
the department officers to attend a
Christmas party tomorrow night in
Naval Lodge Hall. Department Presi-
dent Myrtle Moxley has received
similar invitation.
the officers of Petit Camp and Aux
iliary January 10 at Naval Lodge
Hall.
President Margaret Binnix con-
vened the meeting of Gen. M. EN-
NETT Urell Auxiliary. The following
officers were elected: President, Car
men Ramos; senior vice, Catherine
Shugrue; junior vice, Lenora Rosetta:
chaplain, Isabel Humm; patriotic in
structor, Sidney Wilson; historian,
Florence Rees; conductor, Lula Faulk-
ner; assistant conductor, Tillie Null
zutn: guard, Louise Freeland, and as
sistant guard, Loretta Hill.
Members of the Presidents Club
were guests of President Ella Ford
at q Christmas party Thursday eve
ming at her home, 1918 H street NV.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
iliary was host to the department
commander and department president
and their stats Monday evening.
President Mary Burke welcomed the
guests, all of whom received Christ
mas presents with the compliments OF
the auxiliary. The meeting was ad-
dressed by Comdr. Woodbridge, Presi-
dent Moxley and Past Department
Comdr. Charles w. McCaffrey.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday: Gardiner Post, Army
and Navy Club, noon; Costello
Post Drum and Bugle Corps, Ma
tional Guard Armory, 3 pm; Co.
lumbia Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, registers Building, 3 pm.
Tuesday: Victory Post, 8 pm;
James Reese Europe Post. Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A., 8 pm; Ma
tlonal Cathedral Post, Wisconsin
avenue and Window place NV, 8
pm.
Friday: Sons OF Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory, 6 pm.
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JAILS WILL RECLAIM
so GERMAN PASTORS
Militant Rev. Martin Niemoeller
Among Those Deprived Of
Furlough.
By the Associated Press,

BERLIN, Dec. 25.-Protestant church
circles reported today the 50-odd pas
tors given Christmas furloughs from
prison must return to Jail after the
holiday season.
About half the pastors imprisoned
for opposing Nazi church control were
permitted Christmas leaves. Among
the 81 denied furloughs was the mill
tant Rev. Martin Niemoeller, most
outspoken challenger Of Nad author
aty. who has been held since July /.
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
|SHE[DbYV v.
Food and Other Gifts Dis.
tributed by Veterans
and Auxiliary.
Meetings This Week.

Meetings This Week.
Monday - Front Line Post,
Washington Post Home, 1700 L
street NV.
Tuesday National Capital
Post. Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, 1015 L street NV.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

Mr.. Lloyd writes: This three-spade
bid you regard as . game force. This
does not sound reasonable. because you
clearly indicate that your two-diamond
bid WaS made because you were too
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The battalion again this year has a
large group of enlisted men who will
try for appointment to the United
States Naval Academy. It was an
nounced last week the names of so
applicants had been approved by the
battalion commander to take the ex-
aminations when they are held next
year. They are enlisted men who
are actively serving with the divisions.
While there are only IS appoint
ments allowed to the Academy each
year from the Reserve throughout the
country, the local battalion last year
captured Is.
The Navy Department, it was said,
is heartily in favor of increasing the
number of appointments from the Re-
serve, but this cannot be done with
out legislation. The Reserve units
are now said to be filled with young
men who make excellent officer ma
terial for the Regular establishment
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Shipments to q. s. Up.

Cubas shipments to the United
States increased about 26 per cent
In the last yeaf.
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Committees from chapters and the
Women's Auxiliary are making ar
rangements to visit the veterans hos.
pitfalls during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
when baskets will be distributed
among the patients. The auxiliary
will present a program Of entertain
ment at Mount Alto Hospital after
Christmas.
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Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine, Merwin D Maier
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken, world S
leading .team-of-tour, inventors of the
system that has beaten every other sys-
tenn in existence
Evening star., 1937-12-26

A COUPLE of weeks ago We dis
cussed certain questions submit
ted by David ]. Lloyd of Wernersville.
Pa. Today we continue with some
more of his questions.
First. Mr.. Lloyd takes the follow
ing hand from a book written by
David Burnstine several years ago in
which North holds:
KJxxx
vQxx
xxx
AK
South opens with one diamond.
North responds one spade. South bids
three spades, and North is now sup
posed to bid four spades. Mr.. Lloyd
asks: Does that still apply to your
modern methodist"
The answer is, by all means yes
While responder has a weak hand, he
does hold perfectly legitimate one
spade response, and hence must re-
spect his. partners forcing bid. As
a matter of fact, in our simplified
system we consider all jump bids by
either the opening bidder or his part
neCas absolute forces to game. How
ever. occasionally an advanced player
will make a deliberate misbid. For
instance, you hold:
Qxxxx
vxxx
Ok
i xxx
You are not vulnerable: your part
ner opens with one diamond against
vulnerable opponents. Second hand.
passes. Your correct bid is to pass,
but you say to yourself: If do pass,
the opponents are likely to get into
the bidding, try for game and win the
rubber. am going to bid q spade
and see what happens. So the ad-
vanced bridge player bids . spade.
Next hand passes, and now partner
Jumps either to three spades or three
Of his own suit (diamonds). Now
responder reasons as follows: MY
partner did not open with an original
bid of two. Hence, we undoubtedly
have no game I actually should have
passed one diamond. Accordingly, I
might as we'll pass now before some
one doubles U.s."
In Mr.. Lloyd's next question he has
hit upon one Of the most complicated
situations in bidding-namely, sit
luation such as the following:
Bidder. Responder.
"A -
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when Jne UnlCeQ STATES naval Re.
serve here goes on parade in the fu-
ture or participates in any civic or
military functions. 1t will have a te-
tachment of picked men and officers
especially trained in carrying out the
various ceremonies which the Navy
Is called upon from time to time to
execute.
1t. James E. Sullivan, commander
of the local militia, in announcing the
formation Of the new detachment
last week, said 50 many calls are be-
ing made on the battalion for the
furnishing Of details for local civic
and patriotic affairs, that it has been
decided to create this new detail,
which will be made up Of volunteers.
The members of the local Reserve do
not receive pay for participating In
these affairs, but many Of them VOL
unteer for parades and exercises on
other than drill nights when called
upon. but many times they come from
the various divisions, which are in
varying stages of training.
In order that the men may be
trained as a unit, 1t. Sullivan has
called for men who are interested In
participating in these public func-
tions to volunteer to join this force,
which will receive its training on
other than the regular drill nights.
They will be given an intensive period
of infantry drill. manual of arms and
instruction in the carrying out of all
ceremonies.
The formation Of this outfit will
give force which will be available
on short notice. whenever a call is
made. In addition to the special
force of infantrymen which will be
organized, there also will be a specially
trained color guard to accompany it
whenever the colors are required in
any ceremonies.
1t. Sullivan plans to place on the
service records OF the volunteers the
fact that they have volunteered for
this extra duty and are giving their
own time to getting this training,
over and beyond that required. Plans
are also being made to grant these
men any special privileges possible
under the regulations Of the Reserve
and the Navy.
Pharmacists Mate, first class, Lloyd
B. Ingram, assistant to the battalion
medical officer, has re-enlisted for
another four years. He has spent IA
years Of service in the regular estab-
lishment and the Reserve. He is
said to be one of the outstanding petty
officers in the battalion, and has had
perfect drill attendance for the past
four years.
Ensign j. B. Redington has received
authority to take the necessary pro-
fessional examinations for transfer
from the special to the general service
of the Volunteer Reserve. He has
been actively drilling With the bat
talon in volunteer status for the
past two years, having been as
signed as Junior officer of the I'd
Fleet Division. If he successfully
passes the tests, it is probable he
will be transferred to the fleet Re-
serve and assigned to one Of the local
outfits.
The battalion again this year has a
large oro,lp nf op1ietad man u,ho r,;l1
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
PLANNED BY D. A.V.
Women's Auxiliary to Aid in
Event for Children Tomor-
row Night.

A Christmas party for children of
the unit will be given at the Soldiers.
Sailors and Marines Club tomorrow
night by Rea Chapter. Disabled Amer
ican Veterans. The Women's Aux
iliary will assist. There will be a
Christmas tree, with former Rehabili-
tation Chairman Ralph Chambers as
Santa Claus. The chapter on Decem-
Der 16 elected officers. Senior Vice
Comdr. Herman D. Downey presided.
Those elected were: John A. Zetts,
commander: Herman D. DoWney,
senior vice commander: Harry P, Mar
tin, Junior vice commander; Isidore I.
Kurhan, treasurer; Vincent DePaul,
chaplain; Paul Gray, James L. John
son and c. F. Mckenzie, trustees:
Harry Nuremberg. department execu-
tive committeeman. Delegates to the
department convention, Phillip r. Belt
Harry Nuremberg, Ralph L. Cham
bers. Alternates, Cleo L. Redmond.
Sigmund Millebrandt, Isadore Kur-
han. Robert H. Thompson, DEPART
ment commander Of Georgia, was a
guest.
Ace-Rasmussen Chapter held elec-
ton OF officers on December II. Her.
bert M. Withrow, senior vice COM
mander, presided. DR.. Walter Hess
vas reelected commander, Others
elected were: Walter Smith, senior
vice commander; w. Pickett, Junior
vice commander; Charles Koenip
adjutant. and James Kissock, treas
urer.
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National Capital Chapter on De-
cember II was addressed by National
Comdr. Maple T. Harl. The rev OFF,
GERS were installed.
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Reserpists to Haze Special
Force for Naval Ceremonies
Step Faced by Increasing Demands
for Appearance From Civic and
Patriotic Bodies.

and the Government should capitalize
on this by providing opportunity for
more Of them to be appointed to the
Academy.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

~xNss~ Wa ~AAAe'eSA AtSSAilOAley tO,fO. 4SlSt
Regiment of Engineers. 1853, and
260th Coast Artillery, 6791. .
Pvt. George p Delaney has been
promoted to sergeant in the Medical
Department Detachment, 121st Engi-
neers.
Examinations for gunners' rating in
the 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, will be held beginning January
25.
Corpl. Kenneth r. Ross, Battery F.
260th Coast Artillery, has been dis
charged from the Guard because Of
physical disability not incurred while
on duty with the Guard.
Pvts. Norris J. Guidry, Christopher
G. Harlan, John P. Lawson and Roy
v. Ward. all of Company A, 121st
Engineers, and Pvts. Edward w. Cha
bot and Jasper M. Jameson, both of
the Medical Department Detachment.
Special Troops, 29th Division, has
been honorably discharged because Of
removal from the city.
The following have been trans
ferred to the inactive lists because Of
business or educational interference:
Pvt. Roy l.. Laduc, Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers:
Pvt. Eugene v. Barns, Band. l21st
Pvts. Julius j. Kessler and
Robert G. Lynch, Battery d, 26Oth
Coast Artillery; Pvt. First Glass;
John c. Milum, 29th Division Mill
tary Police Company; Pvts. Claude
E. Cooper, Wilbur H. Mills, Herbert
F. Mcdonnell and Sam Tannenbaum,
Company A, 12lst Engineers.
Sergt. Stephen Lang has been .
transferred to the active list o. the
Headquarters Company. 2oth Dtvi-
sion.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

Col. Shepard L. Pike. senior instruc-
tor of the Army assigned to the local
Guard; 1t. Col D. S. Lenzner, Coast
Artillery instructor, and Capt. E. H.
Walter, instructor assigned to the l21st
Engineers, all of the Regular Army.
have been named assistant chairmen
for the District OF Columbia and vi
cinity in the procurement of young
men for the Citizens Military Train
ing Corps camps for next year. This
duty is in addition to their regular
duty is in addition to their regular,
struction and training of the local
Guard.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

Comdr. Robert Burg presided over
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp. The
holding of social during January
was discussed.