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Recruiting Is Stressed
In Naval Reserve Unit
Periodical Cruises Held Benefit in Attract
ing Young Men to Enlist in
Battalion.

OF the Navy funds will become avail
able after July which will permit
Of giving these men regular training
every few years, even if It is not pos
sible to give them sea cruise every
year, as Is done in the case of the
Fleet Reservists.
The number Of volunteer officers OF
the Sea-going branch required in the
Naval Reserve, it was pointed out TO
Congress, is 10,500 of whom 1t is con-
templated ultimately giving training
duty to 5000 annually. Certain of
these, such as medical officers, naval
architects, lawyers, etc, will require
only enough training to give them
some knowledge of customs and pro-
cedure. Others, such as deck and en-
gineer officers for duty on shipboard,
will require more frequent periods Of
duty. 1t is especially important, 1T
was said, that graduates of the r. o.
T. c. colleges be not wasted through
failure to keep up their training duty,
and it Is important that such officers
as are being trained in communication
duties be given frequent periods OF
training duty.
Attention was called that the Navy
has more than 1000 naval r. o. T. C.
graduates, of whom very insignif-
cant number have ever had any naval
training after graduating from their
colleges. The Navy has spent four
years training these men while they
were studentns in colleges, and then
has not been able to provide any train
Ing duty for them, and they are
rapidly becoming rusty in their pro-
| fession.
The Navy believes after four years
training in college, if it can give these
young men two weeks training duty
every year thereafter it can keep
them in such state that in very
short time after they go to sea they
Will be able to take up the duties Of
a Junior officer. 1t became known that
the Navy has plans for giving certain
number OF the r. o. T. c. graduate.
one years training duty with the fleet
and then two weeks training each
year, which will make them very fins
young officers for the feet. Thes,
young officers could we'll be taken carr
Of in the feet now, it was said. be.
cause of the shortage of officers ir
the fleet.
strong plea was made to Congress.
again this year for the allowance ot
money for subslsting Naval Reservistl
while on week end cruises. 1t va!
pointed out that the officers and mer
give up their time on week endi
freely, but it was considered littlt
too much to expect them to pay fod
their subsistence while giving theiI
own time for training without any
remuneration whatever 1t was pointed
out there were many instances during
the depression where Reservists vol.
unteered for training duty with tht
fleet, If the Navy would only furnish
subsistence. 1t was added that the
Navy would benefit considerably
thereby by having the services of tn,
men, with only a small charge fd
subsistence per man. Men have vol.
unteered several months Of duty q
a time in order to have place u
sleep and eat, it was pointed out, ans
the Navy Department is anxious u
have funds to take advantage of theS
offers Of service from the member
! Of the Reserve.
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SERVICE SCHOOLS
INF PROVE TRAINING
Full Use of Graduates for
Instruction Duties
Urged.

Marked Improvement in the training
OF the National Guard will be shown
If officers who complete courses at
the Army service schools are properly
used to conduct instruction in the
regiments. according to Lieut.. Col. E.
A Zundel Of the National Guard Bu-
reau. The bureau is completing the
second year of its l5-year program for
sending an increased number Of Ma
tional Guard officers to service schools.
In the past two years 1856 officers
have been sent to the schools. of
whom 800 were sent in the present
year.
He pointed out completion of the
program is dependent upon the avail
ability of funds and the ability of
the States to provide qualified officers.
Sufficient funds are carried in next
years appropriation bill to continue
the program during the fiscal year
1888. The quotas for the Medical Field
Service School, the Coast Artillery
School, Signal School, tank course at
the Infantry School and the Com
mand and General Staff School were
not filled during the current year, due
to the lack of applications.
In the case Of applications approved
for entrance into the schools, it was
said the physical examinations, In
some instances, have not been thor
ough and complete. and examinations
of ho ~chn11 Io, Id 10
flciencies not noted in the examina-
tions accompanying the applications
In several cases officers have been re-
lieved upon reporting at the schools
because of phycisal disqualifications.
The entrance requirements for the
are passed on by the chief Of staff of
the Army. Requests for waivers as
to age for this purpose cannot be
granted, it was pointed out, and nc
change is expected in the present pol
icy that all candidates, except general
officers, must be under 48 years of age
and that one-half of them must be
under 40 years of age. General OFF,
GERS to be eligible to attend cannot
be more than 81 years old on March
l Of the year In which they attend.
Col Zundel pointed out outstand-
ing officers should be urged to prepare
themselves for this course, as attend
ance at the Command and General
Staff School Is the best means avail
able to the Guard to develop capable
general staff officers and to prepare
the officers for higher command.
Ninety-two enlisted men are being
sent to the various schools in the
current fiscal year. One hundred and
three men are set up for attendance
in the next fiscal year. 1t is planned
to send limited number of enlisted
men to the Signal Corps School anG
the Engineer School in the fiscal yeal
1898, in addition to sending quotas tc
the various other schools to which en-.
listed men were sent during the cur
rent fiscal year.
A corps area Command and STAFF
School was established in the current
year In the I'd and 9th Corps Areas
to provide command and staff train.
ing for National Guard officers who
have been prevented, because Of bust.
ness or professional reasons, from at.
tending service school. The course
was restricted to these corps areas Al
this time to test its Instruction.
value.
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PATTERSON NIGHT
TO Be OBSERVED
Disabled Veterans to Fea.
ture Child Welfare Pro-
gram Friday.

A father-son night will be spon.
sored by the District of Columbia De.
partment, Disabled American Veteran.
of the World War, next Friday al
the Thomson School Department
Comdr. John T. Chedester will pre-.
side 1t will be In connection with the
child welfare program of the or.
ganization.
William P. Kershner. child welfare
officer, will speak Lafayette Squad.
ron, No i, Sons of the D. A. ", will
receive its colors. which will be pre-.
sented by Detachment Comdr. Samue:
Davids and will be received by hi.
son, Robert Davids, captain of tn,
squadron.
Ralph Leonard. entertainment
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Marie
Anderson, Thomas Harvey and Au.
gust Stevenin. will act as master Of
ceremonies He has arranged a pro.
gram which will include the Peggy
Plantz troupe of child dancers; Helen
Ensign, accordionist; Maxine Ste.
venin, toe dancer; Marie Anderson
humorous reader, and others. There
will be selections by an orchestra.
Judge M. Froome Barbour, national
commander, arrived here from Cin.
cinnati last Monday, remaining oveI
until Wednesday. While here he held
conferences with national officers.
The department commander is or.
ganizing guard of honor to take
part IN funerals and memorial serv.
ices. Rans were discussed and
formulated at meeting last Wednes-
day night in the board room Of tha
District Building
The base ball nine Of Lafayette
Squadron held its first practice game
May Is. They are under direction
Of Thomas Harvey, who reports that
the team will be conditioned prior
to issuing challenges to various pee.
wee clubs Of the District. Other
sports activities of the squadron will
include a boxing carnival, the datA
for which will be announced as soon
as arrangements are completed.
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Meetings This Week.

Today-Costello Post memorial
service, grave Of Vincent B. Co.'S
tello, Arlington Cemetery, 2 pm;
George E. Killeen Post memorial
service. Grace Church, Wisconsin
avenue and M street. 6 pm.
Monday - Augustus Gardner
Post, Army and Navy Club, noon.
Tuesday-Victory Post, No. 4,
New Colonial Hotel, pm; James
Reese Europe, Twelfth Street Y.
M. c. A.. 8 pm; National Ca
thedral Post, No. 10, Wisconsin
avenue and Window place, M;
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps, old Brightwood School, 8
pm.
Observation-Disclosures Post,
No. 38, Hayloft, 8 pm; Nash Post.
No. 8, 8 pm; Henry c. Spengler
Post No. IL, Thomas Circle Club,
SPIN.
Thursday--Department EXecu-
tive Committee. District Building,
8p.m.; James E. Walker Post, No.
26, Twelfth Street Y. NJ C. A.,
pm.
Friday-Agriculture Post me-
mortal service, Agriculture De-
partment, noon: Bureau Of En-
craving Post memorial service,
Bureau OF Engraving, noon.
Saturday-Jane Delano Post
memorial service, grave of Jane
Delano, Arlington Cemetery, $50
pm.
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CHANGES INVOLVE
ARMY GENERALS
Moses, Drum and Heron
Will Be Shifted in New
Program.

A number Of general officers of the
Army are involved In changes Of high
command. Maj. Gen. Andrew Moses,
commanding the Hawaiian Division,
Schodeld Barracks, T. H., will assume
command of the Hawaiian department.
with headquarters at Fort Shafter, on
the departure of Maj. Gen. Hugh A..
Drum, now commanding that depart
ment. Gen. Drum will return to the
United States to assume command of
9Th Corps Area headquarters, Chicago,
Ill, succeeding Maj. Gen. Charles D.
Heron, who will sail from New York
about September l for Hawaii to as
Division, succeeding Gen. Moses.
Brig. Gen. Walter K Wilson will be
relieved of his present assignment as
chief Of staff of the 7th Corps Area,
Omaha, Nebr.. and will assume COM
mand of the I'd Coast Artillery district
with headquarters at New York City.
With the relief of Chaplain Emerson
E. Swanson from duty as chaplain
aboard the Army transport st. Mihiel
and his assignment to duty at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, where he is due
TO arrive for Station on June 8, 1t is
not expected that for the time being
the War Department vii! assign q
chaplain to the smaller transports At
least. 1t Is not contemplated to have
another chaplain succeed Chaplain
Swanson aboard the st. Mihiel. This
means only two Of the passenger trans
ports, the Republic and the Grant. will
have regularly assigned chaplains
serving on board Chaplain Frank
P. Mackenzie is serving on the Grant
and Chaplain Frederick w. Hagan is
serving on the Republic.
Chaplain John F. Monahan, who
has served for the past six years at
Fort Benning, Ga. reported for duty
last week In the ONCE Of the Chief Of
Army Chaplains. this city, where he
will succeed Chaplain Walter H.
Paschal, who has been assigned to
duty in the Philippine department.
The latter will relieve Chaplain Joseph
r. Koch In the Philippines. Chaplain
Paschal will sail for his new station
in the Philippines on June II from San
Francisco. Chaplain Koch will take
over Chaplain Monahan's duties at
Fort Benning, where he expects to
arrive the latter part Of October.
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| DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA

National Councillor Mrs Anna B.
Harrington of St. Louis. Mo, and Ma
tional Vice Councillor Mrs. Maud ".
Nigh Of Morga ntoWn, w. Va, visited
Golden Rule Council last Friday eve
ming. They were accompanied by Past
National Councillor Naomi E. Swami,
deputy; National Deputy ella Stone,
National Law Con:mitteeworlan Mil
dred G. Rock, State Councillor Joseph
inc Herbert and Associate State Coun-
cilor Ovellia Ridgeway. They were
received by Councillor Mrs. Mildred
Iawler The draping of the charter
was postponed until May %.
Nomination Of officers was held and
to be reopened May %.
Barbara Frietchie Council draped
the charter in memory Of Past Coun-
cilor Bernardine De Grossart First
nomination OF officers was held Julia
Columbus Of Loyalty Council installed
Mrs. Nina Weaver as inside sentinel.
Anacostia Council meeting. con-
Quoted by Councillor Miss Margaret
Gibbons, was dedicated to mothers
over so years OF age. Mrs. Mary Tor
ney, Mrs. Mary Norton, Mrs. Mary
Tndall, Mrs Ella Smith, Mrs. Laura
Mitchell and Mrs. Blanche Robertson
were presented flowers by the follow
ing, who formed the letters Mother;
Miss Margaret Gibbons, FRS. Anna
Torney jenkins, Mrs. Celestia Latham,
Mrs. Bertha Hubacher Smith, Miss
Edna CLANCY and Mrs. Helen Stievers.
Past Councillor Mrs. Ef1le Mohler read
poem; selections then rendered by q
quartet composed OF past councillors Of
Anacostia Council. A poem was read
by Past Councillor Evelyn Sullivan.
Past Councillor Alice Fowler read a
tribute to mothers. The quartet sang,
accompanied by Margaret Gibbons at
the piano and Charles Fowler, violin.
Esther Council celebrated its twenty
seventh anniversary. It also cele-
brated the birthday anniversary Of
Mrs. Viola Henley. State vice coun-
cilor. Councillor Ruth Strother well
coined the guets.
Those contributing to the program
were Capt. Howard T. Lewis and his
drill team of Edward j. Ross Council.
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and Master Ronald
Kramer, who sang, accompanied at
the piano by his mother.
Unity Council will celebrate the
birthday anniversaries Of Councillor
Minnie Inman and Associate Junior
Past Councillor Nena Nichols at the
next meeting. First nomination OF
officers was held.
Mrs. Katherine Freeburger, ooun-
cilor. announced the charter OF TIL
umph Council will be draped on May
~ in memory of the members Of the
council who died during the past year
Nomination Of officers will also be
held.
Star Spangled Banner Council was
presided over by Mrs. Lura Loenichen,
councillor.
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Woodmen Circle.

Officers Of Willow Grove met Sum
day night at the home of Mrs. Flor
ence Perry, guardian, to practice the
floor work in preparation for memo
rial services which will be conducted
at the next meeting in June. The
1mps' Club will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Laura Mae Anderson, 336 Eight
zenith street northeast, at 8 o'clock.
Morris Sheppard Grove will meet
Tuesday at 935 q place. Supper will
be served. A large number attended
the district convention In Cumberland,
Nd, Last "wednesday.
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Y. M. e. A. NEWS

The Riding Club will meet at Riv-
erside Stable at $50 pm. Tuesday.
Friday at 7 pm. the fourth Of
series of educational motion pictures
will Be shown In the lobby Of the
"Y." At 8 pm. Friday new members
of the Y. M. G. A. will bold . get
together meeting.
Next Saturday from Am to noon
the prep members Of the Boys De-
pArtment Of the "Y"' will hold = guest
day, With swimming, symnAstics and
motion pictures to b featured fn the
program.
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SECOND DIVISION

At the last meeting of the Second
Division Association the following
officers were elected: President, Will
liam e. Spicer; vice president, Joseph
M. Vallin, and secretary and treas
urer, Acres Thompson.
Memorial day services will be held
ut the Second Division Monument,
Seventeenth street and Constitution
avenue, May 80, at 2:30 pm.
The annual convention will be held
at Ptttsburgh. Pa, on July is. Is and
II, With the headquarters for the local
dalaeat1ou at tho william Penn Hotel
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am, May 80, at the Peace Cross in
the World War section OF Arlington
Cemetery, when an anchor Of poppies
will be placed in memory OF departed
comrades. The service has been ar
ranged by Edith Quinn. Representa-
tive Gearhart, past commander of the
American Legion of California, will be
the principal speaker. Mrs. Willis
will give recitation and Taps" will
be sounded. Members are requested to
be present, and all Legionnaires are
invited.
On May 90 the post will place
wreaths on the graves of comrades of
the Bessie P Edwards Post of Boston
and Barbara Frietchie Post, No. 264,
OF New York.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet May 81,
as the annual boat ride will be held
June 2, the regular meeting night.
Edward L. Marthill recently received
from National Comdr. Harry Colmery
an appointment to the National Vet
Grams Preference Committee He is a
Ioou SSlllllaildCA Va VIC POot h1id 1ltho
served on the local Veterans Prefer
ence Committee for number of years.
At the last meeting OF u S. Bureau
Of Internal Revenue Post, No. 80,
Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe presented two
membership prizes won by Executive
Committeeman Arthur D. Condor for
hrir t,, ho !, ;rroa
Der of new members for the past
month.
Chairman John A. Long and his En-
tertalnment Committee are arranging
a show boat with a floor show on the
post moonlight cruise on the steamer
Potomac June II. All Legionnaires
and their friends are invited.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post. No. ~.
will decorate veterans graves and
hold memorial services at Fort Lin
coin Cemtery May ~ at 5:45 pm.
Special memorial services also will
be held at the grave Of Lieut.. Stephen
P. McGroarty in Arlington National
Cemetery May % at 5:45 pm.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No 8, will
meet at the old Naval Hospital, 931
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, at
am. Memorial day for services at the
grave of Kenneth H. Nash in Glen
wood Cemetery. Following the serv-
ices at the grave the party will go to
Arlington Cemetery for American
Legion services.
Relatives of deceased comrades are
invited to attend. Transportation will
be furnished those not having cars.
A business meeting will be at BIS
pm. Wednesday at the Hayloft. The
selection Of officers for several vacan-
cies will be held.
Vincent B. Costello Post will hold
memorial services today At 2 pm. at
Arlington Cemetery at the grave Of
Costello, for whom the post is named.
The Washington Gas Light Co. Band
will open the program. Senator Claud
Pepper of Florida will make the prin-
cipal address. Department Comdr.
Lineburg was also to speak. The choir
of the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception will sing. Invocation will
be given by Rev. Howard E. Snyder,
department chaplain.
Henry S. Heine, commander of the
post, and Miss Margaret Garry, presi-
dent Of the Auxiliary, will place
wreaths on the grave. Taps will be
sounded by the post drum and bugle
corps. Rev. Joseph E. Gedra will give
the benediction.
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OFFICERS COURSES
COMPLETED BY 10
Lieut.. J. W. Augustine First
to Finish Junior Study.
Promotions Listed,

First Lieut.. John w. Augustine,
commanding Company "a" 5th Bat
talon, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve,
has completed the Marine Corps
Schools junior course. He is the first
Of the battalion'S officers to finish this
course. He previously completed the
basic course and a special course.
Other officers in the battalion who
have completed the basic course, nee
essary special courses and who are
enrolled in the junior course are
Maj. Harvey L. Miller, Capts Charles
B. Nerren and William w. Stickney,
First Leuts. Justice M. Chambers,
John E. Fondahl, Rex R. Hill, Mel
vile A. Henderson, Ohio l. Rogers
and Second Lieut.. Alfred H. Marks.
Officers enrolled in the basic course
are Capt. Ralph M. King, First
Lieuts. Leon Brulsiloff, Robert E.
Copes, Martin D. Delaney, James A.
Hennessy, Earl E. Holmes, William
R. Via, Joe M. Bentley, Lyman r.
McAboy, John S. Messer William A.
Simpson and Charles K Smithe.
Nom commissioned officers who have
completed the bascic course are Sergt.
Maj. Harry F. Volkman, First Sergts.
Myron E. Thompson, Harry w. War
ner, Platoon Sergt. Walter w White,
Staff 6ergt. Horace Butterworth, jr.:
Sergts. Raymond ]. Bogk, Theodore
P. Dorsey and Corpls George A. Ben
son, Sherrod S. Blackwell and Ralph
Brunson.
Promotions in the battalion were
announced yesterday as follows: Pvts,
(First Class Robert c. Walker and
Charles A. Goodenbery to corporals:
Pvts. Alfred M. BMnell and Francis
J. Sullivan to private, first class.
Re-enlistments last week were
Corpl- Norva E. Ball, Pvt. First
Glass; Earl J. Wilson and Pvt. Mere
dith Byers.
Sergt. James w. Crawford and Pvt.
William A. Roberts joined the bat
talon from the Eastern Reserve area.
New enlistments last week were:
Ernest E. Bower, Speero Brocenos,
Paul H. Faulkner, John T. Osborne,
Raymond G. Wood, James w. Nc
Daniel, Garal v. Massie, Edward F..
Kemp, Thomas B. Turner, Michael M.
Manthos, John R. Sullivan, jr.; Paul
E. Morse, Gordon F. Blood, William
F. Webster, John w. Washington and
Frederick Richmond.
The battalion will 90 to oshntico
from August is to % for the annual
field training period.
Recruiting stops June 30, after
which only men with previous military
training will be accepted.
The age limits are from II to "a
and no previous experience Is neces-
sary. Applications for enlistment are
received at 458 Indiana avenue any
Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Ap-
,plicants for Company E should apply
to First Lieut.. Martin D. Delaney, at
Glib Cameron street, Alexandria, Va,
Applicants for Company F should ap-
ply to Capt. Ralph M. King, Rock
vile, Md, and applicants for the I'd
Platoon Of Company B should con-
tact Gunnery Sergt. William Eyer at
Indian Head, Md.
Brig. Gen. Richard P. Williams, q.
8. M. c., commanding general of the
Marine Corps Reserve. has authorized
tho battalion to take part In nthe
Veterans Of Foreign Warn department
enoanpneG& paZ4do ca jtmo IL
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LEGION AUXILIARY
HOLDS RITES TODAY
Memorial Services Seized.
u|ed at Grace Episcopal
in Georgetown.

Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, president OF
the District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary will par
ticipate with members of her or
ganization in services today. The
first will be at the massing OF colors
at BIS pm, under the auspices of
the Military Order Of the World War,
at Washington Cathedral. At 6 O'Clock
they will go to Grace Episcopal Church
in Georgetown, when memorial serv-
ices will be held for Georgetown men
who lost their lives in the World War
With her staff Mrs. Killeen made
an official visit to Department Of Agri-
culture Unit last Tuesday evening
They will visit Henry c. Spangler
Unit next Wednesday night at the
Thomas Circle Club: Lincoln Unit,
June 4. at Powell Junior High School,
and Sergt. Jasper Unit the afternoon
Of June at the La Fayette Hotel.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll, department
poppy chairman, will direct the COM
mlttees of the various units in placing
the poppies on veterans graves at Ar
lington the morning Of May 49, Mrs.
Lillian Urban, department memorial
chairman, has notified the units to
have their colors at Arlington for the
memorial services at noon May 30.
The annual Fidac program will be
held at the Gordon Junior High School
June II. as announced by Mrs. Mary
Klaphaak, department chairman Of
Fidac.
The Department Executive Com
mittee met last Monday evening, the
department president presiding The
annual department convention will
be held at the Red Cross Chapter
House August Is and II. Miss Edna
Mcintosh was appointed convention
chairman.
Meetings this week are:
Tuesday, James Reese Europe Unit
Garnett-Patterson School. 8 pm, and
Wednesday. Henry c. Spengler Unit
Thomas Circle Club, 8 pm.
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Shepherds of Bethlehem.

Loyalty Lodge met Monday eve
ming, with Comdr. Louise Gibbons
presiding. The next meeting will b
held tomorrow. First nomination of
omcees Win b held.
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Power Attributed to Animals.

The dragon, phoenix, unicorn and
tortoise were considered by the IN.
osent Chinese 70 have poapessod super
natural powers.
Evening star., 1937-05-23

Meetings this week are:
Tuesday. James Reese Europe Unit,
Garnett-Patterson School, 8 pm, and
Wednesday, Henry c. Spengler Unit,
Thomas Circle Club, pm.
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The q. 8. s. Jacob Jones Post, No.
Z, will hold memorial services at IL
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Barbara Frietchie Council draped
the charter in memory Of Past Coun-
cilor Bernardine De Grossart First
nomination OF officers was held. Julia
Columbus Of Loyalty Council installed
Mrs. Nina Weaver as inside sentinel.
Evening star., 1937-05-23

Bureau of Engraving Post will hold
q memorial service Friday at noon in
the Bureau of Engraving, and at the
same time the Agriculture Post will
hold a service in the Agriculture De-
partment On Saturday at $50 pm.
the Jane Delano Post will conduct
memorial service at the grave OF
Jane Delano, in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-05-23

w YE1LE preparing for the an
\ n nual cruises aboard de-
Wv stroyers members OF the
1st battalion limited States