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steps to get the ideas of the young
element of the Reserve before Con-
gress when the amendments to the
Naval Reserve act are submitted uJ
Congress by the Navy Department.
Lieut.. w. Croft Jennings, command
ing officer of the 1st Fleet Division,
a graduate of the Naval Academy, u
now president of the association.
The local chapter is said now to
have the largest membership in it
history. which is declared to be due
to the activities Of Ensign F. w
Lemly, secretary treasurer. who re-
Gently has been ordered before an
examining board to take tests for
promotion to the rank of lieutenant
junior grade.
While the convention action of the
national association will be presented
to the committees in Congress by the
Legislative Committee of that body. il
is expected that when the bill reaches
the hearing stage that number oi
the younger officers will seek to ap.
pear and give their views on what is
needed for the best interests of the
Reserve.
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BANQUET TRIBUTE
TO WASHINGTON
Order Of Purple Heart Members
Wives and Friends Gather
Tomorrow Night.

The Department of the District of
Columbia, Military Order of the Pur-
pie Heart, will hold a banquet tomor-
row at o'clock at the Lafayette
Hotel, In commemoration of the BIRTH
day OF the founder of the decoration,
Gen. George Washington.
The department is composed of two
chapters, Mount Vernon Chapter,
which was organized two years ago,
and Wakefield Chapter. which was Or
ganized seven months ago, with total
membership of $50. The banquet will
be attended by the members, their
wives and friends.
The speaker of the evening will be
Representative Charles I. Faddis of
Pennsylvania, who Is a holder of the
Purple Heart medal. Other distin-
guished guests will be Representative
Michael Stack of Pennsylvania and
Representative Lawrence E. Imhof Of
Ohio. both Purple Heart men.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the two
local chapters have arranged an ap-
propriate musical program. Dept.
Comdr. James F. Nickel announced
all Purple Heart men, whether mem
bers of the organization or not, are
invited to attend.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree. Knights of Columbus,
met last Monday at the Mayflower
Hotel. Francis j. Rafferty,, faithful
navigator, presided.
Rev. Thomas F. Carey of the Domi-
nican house of studies at the Catho-
lie University, spoke on THE Catholic
Church and the Drama" Members
Of the Blackfriars Guild presented two
1-act plays.
The next meeting will be March IS.
Meetings scheduled this week at
the Knights of Columbus Clup are:
Monday, Potomac Council; Tuesday.
Washington Council and the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians; Thursday, Keane
Council. which will be followed by a
card party for the benefit of the
Knights of Columbus Band; Friday,
officers of Washington General As
sembly, Fourth Degree, and Saturday,
Alfred Paul Neff will conduct the
regular Saturday evening bingo social.
Roy Montgomery Perry was elected
scribe of the exchequer at a meeting
of Alcantara Caravan, Order of Al
hambra, last Monday evening at the
Willard Hotel. John o. Allen, grand
commander, presided and announced
plans for the forthcoming September
convention Of the order In Atlantic
Qty. .
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MANY SEEK TO GO
TO NAVAL SCHOOL
D. c. Naval Reserve Has 63 Ap.
plicants for Appoint
ment,

More youths are seeking entrance
into the United States Naval Academy
by way of the local battalion of the
Naval Reserve than at any time in its
history Sixty-three enlisted men Of
the local battalion have made applica-
tions for permission to take the CONF
petitive examination.
Only a few years ago the Navy De-
partment was finding it hard to get
even enough men to fill the quota
from all parts of the country, yet, at
the present time in the District OF
Columbia the local organization has
more applicants than there will be
vacancies at the academy.
The law authorizes the appointment
Of IS men from the ranks of the Re-
serve to the academy now. but 1t was
said that owing to the great demand
for permission to take the examlna-
ton an effort is being made to have
legislation providing for so men from
the Naval Reserve. The men who get
the appointments must be active in
the Reserve The law requires they
must have served one year and made
one cruise prior to entrance into the
academy.
The local battalion now has two
men in the fourth or plebe class at
the academy who are reported to be
standing at the top of the list of that
class. 1t was said they headed the
list of those who were sent to the
academy from the Reserve last Sum-
mer. They are John Pratt Spears, a
son of Capt. w. O. Spears, chief OF the
Naval Reserve division of the Navy
Department. and Richard L. Cochrane,
a son of Comdr E. l.. Cochrane of
the Bureau of Construction and Re-
pair.
Some of the members of the local
battalion, who have made application
to take the competitive tests are en-
listed men from other organizations
throughout the country, who have
come to Washington to attend the
service preparatory schools to pre-
pare for the tests. While at school
they have to maintain their drill
schedules in order to comply with the
law, and for that reason are tempo
rarily assigned to the local divisions
However, it was said that most OF the
So applicants are local men.
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Members of the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, and their friends, will attend
an oyster roast and chowder party
given by Washington Post today at
the Potomac Boat Club, Thirty sixth
and K streets, starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Lieut.. Horace w. Lineburg. depart
ment commander of the American
Legion, and Col Wallach A. McCath-
ran. department commander of the
v. F. W., will be guests of honor.
Washington Post will meet wednes-
day in its club rooms at Duffy's Sea
Grill, at BIS pm, with Comdr. John
j. Keehan presiding. This meeting
was postponed to Wednesday evening
on account of the regular Monday
meeting night falling on George
Washington's birthday anniversary.
At the last meeting of the Defense
Post, held at 2020 Rhede Island ave-
nue. northeast, Silas Joyner was ini.
tiated.
Robert M. Forkish, senior vice COM
mander of the Order of the Purple
Heart, invited the post to attend the
presentation of colors to the order on
March 4 at Memorial Hall. National
council member Edward K. Inman,
department inspector; Edwin E. NC
Gowan and Comrade Vogt also visited
the post and talked on policies for the
ensuing year.
The next meeting viii be held
Wednesday at 8 pm
Plans for the annual buddy poppy
sale were discussed at department
headquarters on February 10. Leonard
j. Bacon is chairman.
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W. c. T. U. NEWS

Southeast Union, of which Mrs. M.
A. Bradburn is president. gave an
Egyptian tea at Calvary Baptist
Church on February IA. Mrs. j. s.
Petrie of Clarendon. Va, spoke on
"The Life and Customs of Egypt" and
exhibited pieces of Egyptian art col
lected by her while living in that
country.
Piano solos were rendered by Mary
and Betty Mathews. Vocal numbers
we're given by Mrs. Mabel Barrowa
and Mrs. Elsie Douglas of the Cleve-
land Park Union.
The annual banquet of the w. G.
T. U. of the District will be held Tues
day at 7:30 at Wesley Hall. l7O3 4
street. The principal speaker will be
Representative Francis D. Culkin OF
New York.
A musical program has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Ethel Reed. Mrs.
Marie N. Brinley viii conduct q me-
mortal service for Frances E. willard.
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Naval Reservists May
Cruise to New England
Battleship Voyage Discussed OFF,
GERS Hope the Trip Will Be
IN DoctrOvorc
on DeStrOyerS.

type gunboat was to be assigned there
for the use of the midshipmen. It is
sad to be a small battleship, which
will give the midshipmen training
which they are unable to get on the
destroyers now assigned there. The
Reservists say that they would like to
see vessel Of that type assigned here.
Officers of the local battalion have
heard unofficially the liberty port IN
the middle of the cruise for the COM
ing Summer will be Boston. While
they have no objection to the liberty
port. it was pointed out when in New
England waters they do not usually
get as much cruising training as they
do II they go South. owing TO the
many days of fog in that area.
Lieut.. ]. H. Nicholson. commander
Of the Communications Reserve Diyi-
sion, called the attention of the men
Of his division to the fact this is the
first quarter in two years that the
local organization has failed to COM
plete its quota Of recruits He said If
this had been completed, the District
would have been in first place among
the units of the country by q clear
gain of ID points.
The remaining factors, he added,
other than over-the-air drill, are
better than the average for any other
district. He said if the local division
retains its standing in the remaining
points. it can easily obtain first place.
He said up to the present time, the
men have not obtaine'' one new en-
listment this quarter. and the pre-
diction is made that unless every man
takes a personal interest and makes
an urgent effort to obtain new enlist
ments. the District will drop back
below second place in the current
quarter.
1t is necessary to obtail. total Of
IL men to complete the factor and but
six weeks to do so. He also urged a
little more cooperation in "over-the-
air. contacts, in order that the divi-
sion may get the 0.4 per cent needed
to complete this factor.
recruiting activities IN the local
battalion were declared last week to
be the best in the history of the
battalion. Many young men are week.
ly applying for admission. and the re-
cruiting officers are able to pick only
the very best. 1t was said the number
of reflections of applicants is approx.
mately 60 per cent.
Those who accepted are Immediately
assigned to the recruit school, where
they are given IL weeks of intensive
training before they are even en-
listed. If qualified during this period,
they are accepted and. on the other
hand, those men who find that they
do not like the work are able to get
out without the necessity of being
discharged.
A number of the men who pass
successfully through the recruit school.
and who are enlisted and for whom
there is no vacancy in the Fleet Re.
serve continue to drill with the organi.
cations. without pay, awaiting the
time when a vacancy might occur,
when they will receive a days pay
for each drill they attend.
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Naual Reserve Head Here
Resi- gns Post IN National Body
Lieut.. J. E. Sullira,
Quits Post to Which
Elected Last Month.

Lieut.. James E. Sullivan, command
er of the 1st Battalion, United States
Naval Reserves, in the District OF
Columbia, rendered his resignation
last week as national treasurer of the
Naval Reserve Officers' Association Of
the United States. He was elected
in the local association last month.
The official reasons given for the resig-
nation was that the pressure OF his
private business would not permit him
to give the necessary time to the work
Of the association, which had been
assigned him by the officer electorate.
Although neither Lieut.. Sullivan
nor other officers of the battalion
would discuss the matter. it is the
belief of those who know him that
his keen opposition to certain reso-
lutions adopted by the last conven-
ton of the association had something
to do with his action. The local
chapter was said to be out of SYM
pathy with the action Of the ma
tional association and the organiza-
ton appears destined to be heading
for a split into two blocs, one made
up of the younger officers Of the
Reserve. who are fighting for i'm
provement of the Reserve law on Ger
tain grounds, and the older group.
which is said to be trying to have the
Reserve law amended for the benefit
of them.
1t Is believed Lieut.. Sullivan ten
dered his resignation because he was
out of sympathy with the association
proposals and did not want to be put
in the position Of advocating before
Congress and the Navy Department
proposals which he did not approve
and which were not in harmony with
the wishes of the local chapter.
The local chapter is expected to
have a meeting the latter part of this
month, primarily for the election
of officers. but there is likely there
will be considerable discussion of the
action of the national association and
a discussion of the matter OF taking
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B. P. O. ELKS

The lodge will convene tomorrow
at 7:30 pm. and hold an initiation
and q large group of candidates
which will be designated as the grand
exalted rulers class in honor Of
David Sholtz, grand exalted ruler
and former Governor of Florida, who
will address the candidates and will
attend the social session to be held
in the rathskeller of the Elks Club
Immediately following the initiation.
The exercises will be conducted by
the officers of Washington Lodge and
it will be the last initiation under
the direction of j. Forrest Reilly, ex-
allied ruler of Washington Lodge, in
his term of Office for the lodge year.
Next Wednesday evSaing there will
be q meeting at 8 pm.
The Elks' annual oyster roast and
dance will be held next Friday at the
club, 9l9 H street, under the auspices
of the Entertainment Committee.
Buffet style service from pm. to
midnight and dancing from $50 pm.
to 1880 an.
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y HlLE the annual inspection
of the 1st Battalion, United
wv States Naval Reserves in
the District of Columbia,
by board Of Regular officers from the
Navy Department Is soon to be held.
members of the three fleet divisions
are already looking forward to infor-
nation on the annual cruise.
Although no announcement has
been made by the Navy Department
and no details published. it was said
there are indications the battalion
will 60 to New England waters. There
Is understood to have been some dis
cussion of sending the entire battalion
to sea on a battleship to familiarize
them with this class of vessel, but it
Is known that the majority of men
favor sending them out on three de-
stroyers, one division to destroyer,
as they did last year.
1t was pointed out. as the various
divisions of the Naval Reserve are
organized with the idea of placing them
on destroyerS in the event that it be-
comes necessary to call them into active
service in time of an emergency, and
that they should be constantly drilled
on this type of ship in order that they
might drop into their billets easily
when the emergency arrives. On the
other hand. 1t was pointed out, while
it Is planned to send them to sea on
destroyers in time of emergency, it
might not be possible to keep them
there as the service expands to meet
the emergency. 1t may be necessary
to transfer them to larger ships, and
it is believed a certain portion of their
training should be given aboard these
flrst-line vessels.
The annual cruising period is about
the only time the Reservists get any
practical instruction in ship operation
under service conditions. The local
members are receiving some instruc-
tion now on the destroyer Leary, but
the vessel is tied up at the dock and
there is little opportunity for training
1r ship operation while cruising.
1t was asserted If the Navy Depart
ment could find it feasible to assign a
destroyer here permanently for the
use of the local Reservists then they
might be ready to take a battleship
cruise in the Summer. If a ship we're
assigned here the local Reservists
would get nearly 100 days training
during the year afloat, whereas under
the present conditions they get only
IA days. They would get the 100 days
on week ends
From the experience of the local Of
ficers they are quite convinced that
the men would volunteer in numbers
to take cruise each week end.
which would take from two to three
days. The speed of a destroyer is
such that they could leave Saturday
afternoons and be in the Chesapeake
Bay shortly after dark, and cruise all
night and Sundays. returning either
Sunday nights or Monday mornings
In cases where Mondays also would be
holidays they would have three days
The only expense would be the cost
Of fuel in operation of the ship for
the period she would be steaming.
The local men evinced interest in
the report from Annapolis that new
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sergeant at arms, j. Paul Peters; alter
nate to Department Executive Com
mittee, Arthur T. Edinger; member
ship, Kenneth jerks; sick, George E.
Wells; officer scouts. Thomas F.
Cooper; entertainment, c. c. MertZ;
refreshments, B. F. Mckinney; Amer
icanism, Stanley Lupa; veterans pref
erence, Edward F. Aydt. Installation
will be held March 10 by Department
Commander Horace Lineburg and his
staff.
Fort Stevens Post No. 80 will hold
its third annual community patriotic
exercises at Paul Junior High School
Thursday at pm. General Chair
man Joseph A. Walker has arranged
for entertainment to be drawn from
local juvenile talent and the Fort
Stevens Post Squadron of the Sons
of the American Legion. Comdr.
George w. Phillips will preside.
Eighteen awards to students of the
Northwest high, graded and parochial
schools will be made, the recipients
having been selected for their out
standing American and civic qualities.
Capt Hugh McDermott announces
the business meeting of the squadron
scheduled for that night will be called
off.
The post Executive Committee will
meet in the club rooms, 1924 Georgia
avenue, Tuesday night.
The post drum and bugle corps,
three times District of Columbia
champions, are in the midst of study
of new numbers to be used in COM
petition at the national convention
to be held in New York City next Fall.
The corps governing council, Presi-
dent A. w. Tucker presiding, met last
Tuesday.
The Club Room Committee has
added ping pong as recreation for
members on Tuesdays and Saturday
nights. A tournament will be ar
ranged in the near future.
Bunker Hill Post No. 81 met at the
Hayloft Club Tuesday, with Com
mander w. Tribble presiding. Mem
bership officer Mack Myers an
nounced the post won three citations
two national and one departmental
Ladies night" was celebrated last
evening at the Hayloft Club. There
was entertainment, dancing and a
buffet supper.
The post has unanimously indorsed
Senior Vice Commander Mack Myers
for next department commander of
the District of Columbia.
The next meeting of the Sons of
the Legion of the post will be held
at No. IL police precinct Tuesday
evening
The next meeting of the L-3l Club
will be at the home of Mrs. Louise
Kilerlane, 1915 Taylor street north
east, March 2, 1887. The clubs BIRTH
day banquet has been postponed until
after the lenten season. Mrs. Killer
lane is in charge of this banquet and
Mrs. Deborah Brennan has been
named chairman of the Spring dance
May % at the Beaver Dam Country
Club.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
GEORGE WASHINGTON
BALL IS TOMORROW
Army and Navy Union Will Spon.
sor Events-Godfrey to Be
Master of Ceremonies.

The annual George Washington ball
of the Army and Navy Union will be
held tomorrow night at 9 o'clock at
the Willard Hotel.
Arthur Godfrey, radio announcer.
will be master of ceremonies and will
be assisted by Miss Regina Robe, who
will sing the national anthem.
National Senior Vice Comdr. c. John
Russell has announced many patrons
and patronesses, composed of members
of the diplomatic corps, members Of
Congress and high-ranking officers Of
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Proceeds will be turned over to the
American Red Cross for use in the
flood area.
Members of the Department of the
Potomac, headed by Department
Comdr. Grille Gaudette, are in charge.
The regular meeting Of the Presi-
dents Own Garrison will be held to-
day at pm. at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
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Jr. O. U. A. M.

Edward. j. Ross Council meeting
was called to order by Councillor Au-
gust Erdman. Mr.. Carr was elected
and installed as inside sentinel. State
Marshal Albert S. Hopkins spoke on
Jr. o. U. A. M. Orphans Homes at
THIN, Ohio, and Lexington, N. G.
Andrew Jackson Council will have
Thomas H. Walters. general manager
Of the r. 3. department, as guest
March 2a.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday - George Washington
Post pilgrimage to Mount Vernon,
10 am. Athletic department tur-
key shoot, Touhy's Inn. Conduit
road beyond fire house at Cabin
John, 10 am. Presentation Of
colors, Kenna Main Post, No. 81,
Hitchkok Hall. st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Victory Post, No. 4,
New Colonial Hotel, 8 pm. James
Europe Post, No. S, Twelfth Street
Y. M. C. A., 8 pm. National Ca
thedral Post. No. 10. Wisconsin
avenue and Window place. 8 pm.
Wednesday - Annual Depart
ment Military Ball, Mayf1ower
Hotel. 10 pm. to 2 am.
Thursday-Department Execu-
tive Committee, board room, Dis
trict Building, 8 pm. Intercity
bowling match, final block, Lucky
Strike alleys. Fourteenth and S
streets, 8 pm. James E. Walker
Post, No. 26, Twelfth Street Y. M.
c. A, 8 pm.
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TOTTEN PRESIDES
FOR INSPECTION
Freeland and Staff Make Annual
Visitation to Dewey
Naval Camp.
Meetings This Week

Meetings THIS Week.
Monday: Col. James S. Petit
Auxiliary, 8 pm, Naval Lodge
Hall.
Tuesday: Col. James S. Petit
Camp, 8 pm, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
Friday: Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp. 8 pm, Pythian Temple.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, 8
pm. Pythian Temple.
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FOREIGN WAR VETS
PLAN OYSTER ROAST
Members of D. c. Department and
Friends to Have Party at
Potomac Boat Club.
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Front Line Post, 14l4
I street; Washington Post, 1903
Fourteenth street.
Tuesday-National Capitol Post.
Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club.
Wednesday - United States
Treasury Post. Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Club; Defense Post,
2021 Rhode Island avenue north
east.
Thursday-P OF o m a c North
east Masonic Temple.
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CULLEN Is REELECTED
Catholic Veterans Announce OH.
GERS for New Season.

CcIS 1OT New season.
Thomas Cullen was reelected COM
mander Of the Father Francis j. Hur-
ney Post, Catholic War Veterans, at
their annual meeting Wednesday
evening.
Others elected are: First vice COM
mander, Patrick j. Devany; second
vice commander, John j. Moriarity:
third vice commander, Henry Francis
Hodges: warden. Michael A. Casey;
quartermaster, Francis A. Mccain;
Welfare and Membership Committee,
j. F. Droney; judge advocate, James
A. Mackin, and adjutant, Alfred ].
jacob.
At a meeting to be held in the
knights of Columbus Club, March 3,
a membership campaign will be
launched. Catholic men who have
seen service in the armed forces Of
the country are invited.
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Potomac Post, NO. 40, met at the
Palisades Field House, Sherrier and
Edmnnds place, February 10 and elect
ed officers.
With a membership Of S., almost
exclusively from Potomac Heights
community, the charter was granted
at q meeting of the Department Ex-
ecutive Committee on January %. The
second Wednesday of each month is
the official meeting date.
Walter D. Cunyus was elected COM
mander, Ellis R. King was appointed
adjutant. Others elected were:
Senior vice commander, George w.
Morse; Junior vice commander, Alex
D. MacKinnon; third vice commander,
Edwin R. Thomas; finance officer,
John r. Hessenauer; chaplain, John
g. Minor; surgeon, DR.. Frederick L.
Benton; historian, COL Edmund s.
Sayer, Judge advocate, William 8.
stonsrss quartermaster, C.F. Welsh;