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and many features not possible
then"
Commenting on the favorable out
look for increased sales of building
materials and equipment, Marshal
Adams, managing director of the
Producers Council, said: I'VE believe
manufacturers have better products
at lower prices than ever before
Certainly, the building industry is
producing in the completed house
a far greater value for the dollar
today. The manufacturers are max
ing progress with materials ano
equipment and methods of installa-
ton which are contributing greatly
to the production of lower cost
houses for the lower income groups
In connection with activities de-
signed to bring these matters to the
attention of the public, Mr. Adams
described the results of the cooper
ative more house -for-the money
newspaper program sponsored by
the Producers Council and the
American Builder magazine, saying
that nearly 200 newspapers had sold
these series of full-page advertise
ments. Some $500 local builders
contractors, lumber dealers, realtors
financial institutions and other local
building interests spent approx
mately $265 900 in these newspaper
campaigns" he said.
Durable Goods Aid Seen.
A comprehensive statistical analy-
sis of the outlook for the building
industry presented by Mr.. Mason
showed an expected 25 to 35 per
cent increase in private residential
construction. In addition, from Co.
900 to $4,000 new residential units
will be constructed by the United
States Housing Authority. The bulk
of the private residential construc-
ton is expected to lie in the small
home field.
The effect of purchases by con-
tractors and operative builders was
portrayed in the report as being
"the most powerful factor for stimu-
lation of the durable goods indus
tries known" The expected in
crease IF $4,000 residential units
will create 310,000,000 man hours of
work at building sites, Mr.. Mason re-
ported. An additional 465 900, 900
man hours of work will be created
in the production of the materials
in factories, forests, mines and in
transportation, he said, making a
total of 775,000000 man hours of
new work. This is estimated as the
equivalent of 425O0O man years of
employment.
"A proud home owner also spends
considerable sums of money on new
rugs, draperies, furniture and house
hold equipment of all kinds" Mr.,
Mason pointed out. Frequently such
purchases run from 10 to 20 per cent
of the amount spent for the house.
This means still more job-creating
activity.
Rapid progress was made last
gear in perfecting superefficient
small homes within the reach of
low income groups. With only 10
per cent down payment, 20 years to
pay and the lowest financing costs
ever known, these small but we'll
equipped homes are definitely hit
ting the mass-buying market"
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Winter Is Best Time

Winter is the best season for a
home owner to repair cracked floor
ing, because at this time the wood
is thoroughly dry. In repairing
cracks, one of two methods is usually
employed, The cracks may be filled
with a paste of glue and sawdust,
or hardwood strips may be placed
in them.
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Good Bedroom Scheme

A bedroom with colors that form a
soft and, pleasing contrast has walls
and woodwork painted pale,
grayed blue; ceiling coated canary
yellow. The floor is covered with
carpet of rich red The painted,
wooden furniture is finished in
cream color. Curtains and bedspread
are canary yellow.
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Should Stand Weather

Finish hardware that is exposed
to the elements should be of a nom
corrosive metal. If not, the home
owner may be called upon to re-
place the fixtures after short
period of use. Not only is the hard
ware replacement necessary, but in
many cases the woodwork around
it will be damaged.
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Plans for Redesiqninq

The application of plan for re-
designing and a reasonable expendi-
ture of money may restore demand
for commercial buildings which now
have antiquated fronts and badly
arranged window-display space and
are in general need of little appeal.
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Gray und Maroon Bath

A bath with walls painted French
gray and fixtures of maroon and
chromium has a circular vanity cab
met enameled gray like the walls.
Illumination is furnished by YER
tical tube lights.
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American War Mothers

District OF Columbia Chapter met
at national headquarters, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue NV. the president,
Mrs. John c. Eckert. presiding. Plans
were completed for the card and bingo
party at so M street NE, May 20 at
2 pm. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Tucker will
be assisted by Mrs Eckert, Mrs.
George c. Behrens and Mrs. George S.
CARL. Refreshments will be served.
The colors were carried at the Moth
er's Day services at the Arlington
Amphitheater by Mrs. Lucy Campbell
and Mrs. Marian Barrows Mrs. John
c. Eckert, second vice president of the
State Chapter, laid wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for
Mrs. Emil Walter, who was unable
to be present.
The chapter will attend the mass
ing Of the colors" at the Cathedral of
Mount st. Adams May 20 at 4 pm,
with their colors, at the invitation of
the Military Order of the World War.
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SECRETARY OF WAR
GIVEN ARMORY CASE
Problem of Providing Adequate
Quarters for D. C. Put Up
to Woodring.

The seriousness of the local armory
situation has been called to the at
tention Of the Secretary of War by
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the local National Guard, with the
request that he call the matter to the
direct attention of President Roose-
velt and follow it up until something
definite is done about the matter.
While the text of the letter was
not made public, it was learned Col.
Oehmann pointed out that the Fed
eral Government had a direct re-
sponsibility regarding the local militia,
which is directly under the President
OF the United States, and he urged
that the Secretary of War definitely
recommend that immediate steps be
taken to provide adequate facilities
here
In support of the very unsatisfac-
tory armory facilities. both from the
standpoint Of providing adequate ia
cilities for indoor drilling and training
during the armory drill period and
the utter lack of proper facilities for
properly and adequately protecting the
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of training equipment which
has been issued to the local Guard
by the Army. he cited numerous COM
ments in reports of Regular Army
officers who made the recent annual
armory inspections of the local troops.
Without exception, each report con-
tained statements of the very un-
satisfactory housing conditions here.
The hopes for an armory were sent
glimmering into the future when the
House committee was successful in
keeping the site fund out of the bill,
and now the Guard officials have
turned to another tack, putting it ,di-
rectly up to the Federal officials that
they have definite responsibility
in aiding the local militiamen in get
ting something in the way of housing
which will be adequate for training
and for storage of equipment.
Although the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission had laid
down very definite plans for the loca-
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Forty and Eight.
Members of Grande Voitur

Members of Grande Voiture No. 174
will go by auto caravan next Thurs
day to Newport News, Va, to attend
the Mid-Atlantic promenade of La So
ciete des Quarante Hommes ct HUT
Chevaux being held May 20, 81
and o. Chef de Chemin de Fer Fred
G. Fraser, jr. will accompany the local
delegation being led by Grand Chef
de Care John E. McCabe Headquar-
ters are at the Hotel Warwick.
A local resolution will be presented
favoring an All-East promenade to be
held in the District of Columbia on
November II, IL and 13; to encom-
pass Armistice Day services and the
American Legion ball on the 11th;
an ntro-voiture wreck on the 18th,
and pilgrimages to the tomb of George
Washington at Mount Vernon and his
torical points in and about Washing
ton on the 18th.
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Third Division

Members of the Washington branch,
who will attend the testimonial din
ner for Father O'Reilly, national chap
lain, will leave here by train for New
York next Sunday at 7:3o am. The
dinner will be held at the Manhattan
Opera House. Addresses will be made
by Maj. Gen. William c. Rivers. U. S.
A., retired; Msgr. Michael J. Leavelle,
Mayor Denton Pearsell. jr., of Mount
Vernon, N. Y; Charles de Fontnou-
velle, Capt. Milo j. Warner, U. S. A.;
Patrick E. Crowley, Charles j. Carroll,
president Of the class of 1905 of st.
Francis Xavier College, and promi-
nent World War veterans.
Col. Edmund L. Daley, U. S. A.,
president Of the society, and Bill sho-
maker, 3811 Twenty-fifth place NE,
would like to hear from members who
viii attend
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tion of an armory at the eastern
end of East Capitol street, neverthe-
less members of the House threw out
the proposition on the ground that
the site was not satisfactory This
appears to leave the matter back in
the hands of the Planning Commits
sion, with the necessity of working
the armory in some other project,
unless COL Oehmanns letter has the
result of bringing the support of the
Secretary of War for the site proposed.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday Quentin Roosevelt
Post. Potomac Boat Club. 8 pm.
Guard of Honor, National Guard
Armory, 8 pm. Columbia Drum
and Bugle Corps, Registers Build
ing, 8 pm. Nash Post Band. Nash
Club House, 2o9 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, 8 pm. Internal Rev.
enue Post Band, Internal Revenue
Building, 8 pm Department
Convention Committee, headquar-
tiers, Denrike Building, 8 pm.
TueSday-Bunker Hill Post,
Thomas Circle Club, Bpm. Sec
ond Division Post. New Colonial
Hotel, 8 pm. National Press Club
Post, National Press Club. $50
pm. Fort Stevens Post Drum and
Bugle Corps, Roosevelt High
School, 8 pm.
Wednesday-Stanley Church
Depue Post, Hayloft, 8p.m. Coo
ley-McCullough Post, 8 pm.
Thursday-Kenna Main Post.
2409 Minnesota avenue Sc, 8
pm.
Friday-Agriculture Post, Room
1899, South Building, 8 pm, Sons
of Legion Drum and Bugle Corps,
National Guard Armory, pm.
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STUDENTS TOGET
MARINE TRAINING
Corps Plans Under Way for
Summer Camps at
QuantiC0.

Marine Corps Headquarters at the
Navy Department announces prepara-
tions actively under way for the sum-
mer camps to train college students
and men in civilian life as marines.
At the Marine Barracks at Quantico,
Va. the platoon leaders class will
start June and approximately 370
young college men are expected to at
tend. The same day similar class
will start at San Diego, Calf, where
about 80 will be trained.
Many Reserve organizations will be
given rigid training this summer at
Quantico. From June IL to June 25
the 10th Battalion will come here from
New Orleans. The I'd Battalion from
Boston and the Sd Battalion from
Brooklyn, N. Y, will be in training at
Quantico from June 20 to July TO-
The 4th Battalion, from New Jersey,
and the 9Th Battalion, from Phila-
delphia, will be at Quantico from July
10 to July "a.
5th Battalion August 7-21.
The Washingtonians. comprising
the 5th Battalion, will be in camp at
Quantico from August 7 to 81.
The Marine Band will go to Gettys-
burg. Pa, for the 18th anniversary of
the famous Civil War battle on July
l, 2 and 3.
It. Col. Fred G. Patchen has been
ordered to his home for retirement He
was recently on duty at the Marine
Barracks here. 1t. Col. Thomas E.
Bourke has been detached from the
1st Marine Brigade of the Fleet
Marine Force. the Marine Barracks
at Quantico. His new station will be
the Marine Barracks, the Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor, T. H., and he is to sail
by steamer from San Francisco on
June 10.
About June Maj. Robert L. Mon
tague will be detached from the
Marine Barracks at Quantico. Marine
Corps Headquarters has authorized
him a months delay in reporting to
his new station, which will be the
Marine Barracks, the Naval Air Sta
tion, Pensacola, Fla
Maj. Joseph H. Fellows will be de-
tached about May IS from Quantico
and will go to the Naval War College
at Newport, r. I.
Col. Moses to Newport.
Col. Emile P. Moses, about June l.,
will be detached from the Fleet Marine
Force, the Marine Corps Base at San
Diego. He will proceed to Newport,
r. l., where he will take the advanced
course at the Naval War College. 1t.
Col. Harry l.. Smith is to be assigned
to the Fleet Marine Force at San
Diego when the commanding general
there directs that he be relieved of his
present duties.
Sailing from New York about Juns
81 will be 1t. Col. Francis p. Mulcahy.
who has been detached from Aircraft
l Of the 1st Marine Brigade of the
Fleet Marine Force at Quantico. His
new post will be with Marine Scouting
Squadron 3 at Charlotte Amalie, st.
Thomas. in the Virgin Islands.
Maj. Elmer e. Hall will be detached
from Marine Corps Headquarters the
end Of this month. He will be assigned
to duty at the Marine Barracks at
Quantico.
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District Legion Department
Plans Outing to Mount Vernon
Group Will Be Host to All Disabled Wnr
Veterans Here Saturday--Other
EUentS Listed.

The Department of the District of
Columbia, the American Legion. will
be hosts to all disabled war veterans
In the city and patients in veterans
hospitals next Saturday at pm,
when they will be taken on boat
trip to Mount Vernon on the steamer
City of Washington. Capt Guy c.
Nadeau. commander of the guard of
honor, is in charge of the arrange
ments.
Assisting in the outing will be men,
bers of the Legion and its auxiliary.
In accordance with a policy adopted
by the National Executive Committee,
the Legion's Rehabilitation Committee
will in the future present to the Vet
Grams Administration only those
claims of members of the Legion or of
those with a Legion connection who
through no cause of their own, are in
eligible to membership. This includes
widows and orphans of veterans and
those who are disabled and unable to
work.
The annual Fidac Congress prob
ably will be held in either Rumania
or Czechoslovakia for 1888 according
to Nathan Spear, jr. vice president
for Fidac in America, who reported
to the National Executive Committee
at Indianapolis, Ind
Chicago and Denver put in bids with
the Executive Committee for the 1899
national convention. while Boston
wants it in 1910. Phil Collins told
the committee $4,000 had already
been raised in Chicago of the $1OO 900
pledged. Department Comdr. R. R.
McEvoy of Massachusetts, said Gov,
Charles E. Hurley had promised he
would consent to State appropriation
OF. $50000 and Mayor Maurice Tobin
OF Boston would sponsor a city appro-
pfiation of $4,000. Boston enter
tanned the 18th annual convention
in 1890.
The Executive Committee voted to
amend the national constitution of
the Sons of the American Legion to
provide for the advance collection of
dues, beginning October 20 each year.
j. Leighton Cornwell will be host
at the meeting of the Department of
Justice Post tomorrow at his home,
442l Forty-fifth street NV, at Bpm.
Refreshments, bingo and other enter
tainment. Legionnaires may bring
their ladies.
The following were accepted to
membership: John B. Miller, Aston
P. Coughlin and Joseph W. Foley
The Entertainment Committee is
working on summer program, which
will include showboat excursion.
William H. Allen is cooperating
with the department in its child
welfare program, sponsored by the
American Legion during May.
Comdr. Joseph ]. Idler will intro
duce Capt. Watson B. Miller of the
National Rehabilitation Committee
and Col. John Thomas Taylor, direc-
tor OF the National Legislative Com
mittee, who will address the post on
national affairs.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post met last
Monday evening at the Thomas Circle
Club with COmdr Graves rrosiSipo
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STUDENTS TO JOIN
MARINE. CLASS
College Sophomores and Juniors
May Enroll for Quantico
Course.

Sophomores and juniors in colleges
desiring to join the platoon leaders
class this summer at Marine Barracks,
Quantico. Va, may make application
at the 5th Battalion, Fleet Marine
Reserve Headquarters. They must be
between 18 and % years of age and
be prepared to serve in camp for six
weeks during the summer.
Three classes are aimed at develop
ing Marine Corps officers and if a
member has satisfactorily completed
two training periods he will receive
a commission in the Marine Corps
Reserve upon his graduation from
college.
The battalion last week went into
khaki for the first drill period Of this
month. Contrary to the usual GUS
tom, the uniform Is with barracks
caps, but without leggings.
Second 1t. John S. Messer, company
officer of B Company, has requested
that he be transferred to the Volunteer
Marine Corps Reserves. He was COM
missioned from the ranks of the Re-
serve Aviation Unit.
Sergt. George H. Slye of Company
c has been promoted to that rank.
He is a graduate Of George Washing
ton University.
Battalion headquarters announces
the following enlistments:
Company A-Eugene ]. Diou, Thomas
T. Finny and william G. Greer. Com
uany -Albert r. Ray, Maurice M.
Norris, Roger L. Phelps, William r.
McElnsh, IT,, and Robert L. McEfish.
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RESERVES GIVEN
CHANCE AT DUTY
Call Issued for Officers
Desiring Active Work
With c. &C..

Col. Richard Wetherill, senior in
structor of the Organized Reserves in
Washington, announced last week
that applications from eligible first
and second lieutenants of the District
Of Columbia, belonging to the COM
bat arms, for active duty with Civilian
Conservation Corps, will be received
at District Reserve headquarters in
the Munitions Building This call is
due to the desire Of the War DEPART
ment to replenish the waiting list for
active duty with the c. c. c. with Re-
serve officers who have not had duty
with the Civilian Conservation Corps.
District officers contemplating appli-
cation for service should arrange for
personal interview with their unit
instructor, if practicable. who will
state in forwarding Endorsement
whether the applicant is, or is not,
considered suitable material for COM
mand or second in command of a
Civilian Conservation Corps company.
Application blanks will be furnished
at 36O2-36l8 Munitions Building Sub
mission of the applications, Col.
Wetherill has pointed out, should be
expedited.
Meeting at local Reserve headquar-
ters tomorrow evening. Members OF
the 428th and 429th Infantry Regi-
ments will discuss the errors noted
at Citizens Military Training Camps
and the processing Of the c. M. T. c.
and the organization Of companies.
The chara cteristic of hoWitzer COM
pany weapons and combat principles
of howitZer company squads will be
the subject of the infantry confer
ence to be held at headquarters Tues
day evening. Field artillery and in
fantry tank officers will hold different
conferences Wednesday evening. Gun
nery-large angle Twill be discussed
at the field artillery meeting, while
the tank officers will take up anti
tank defense. Offensive combat of
the machine gun, cavalry against
cavalry. and the supply Of cavalry
regiment will be discussed at the
cavalry conference Thursday evening
Members of the l317th Service Unit
the same evening will discuss sur
vey of the housing necessities for that
regiment and a general plan of train
ing for the regiment. Cavalry officers
of the District will meet at Fort Myer.
Va, next Sunday, $50 to IL am. for
equitation and drill and pistol marks
manShip.
The following District officers are
relieved from assignment to the units
indicated and are assigned to the lst
Medical Department concentration
center: Capts. William H. Beard and
Elmer w. Fugitt, from the 73d Cen
eral Hospital; First Its. John P.
Birdzell, Anthony T. Caruso and
Francis c. Altman, from the 20Sth
General Hospital Second 1t. Harry
L. Gosnell is assigned to the 1st
Medical Department concentration
center. Second 1t. Charles L. Marsh
is relieved from assignment to the
74th General Hospital.
Having accepted reappointment In
the Officers Reserve Corps without
eligibility for assignment. the follow
ing District officers are relieved from
units as follows: First 1t. Malcolm D.
Harrison. from the 34th Infantry, and
Second Its. Robert T. Van Uden and
John o. Woods, from the 80th
Division
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WA 0Assy 90 All VIC 44tll IIldSS.
ing of the colors service under the
auspices of the Military Order of the
World War.
The local militiamen have been
ordered into their summer uniforms
and all outfits must be equipped by
today. The uniforms Of the officers
will be field caps. cotton shirts, black
cravats and tan shoes with leggins or
boots. The Sam Browne belt is to be
worn only when under arms.
The enlisted men will wear field
caps, cotton or woolen shirts, in the
discretion of the unit commander,
cotton breeches, with web waist belt,
service shoes and leggins or boots
black cravats.
Officers and enlisted men are au-
thorized to wear trousers in lieu of
breeches and boots, provided the entire
organization is so equipped.
Capt. Louis NJ Gosorn, infantry.
assigned to the State staff of the local
Guard, has been awarded a medal for
10 years of faithful service in the
Guard. The commanding officer of
the Special Troops, 29th Division, has
been instructed to present the medal
to the captain at suitable ceremonies.
His service started in 1917, when he
enlisted in Troop B of the District of
Columbia Cavalry. He served through
out the World War, being DISCHARGED
in 1919. He enlisted in the local
artillery in. 1924, remaining in the
artillery service until 1886, when he
was transferred to the infantry branch.
Pvt. Joseph TiSthammer, Headuuar-
tiers Company, 29th Division, has been
promoted to sergeant Sergt. Walter
c. Hand, Headquarters Company, 29th
Division, has been promoted to first
sergeant. Pvt. Don P. McAdoo has
been promoted to corporal in Battery
A. 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Walter C. Combs, Company C.
l2lst Engineers, has been placed on
the active list. Pvt. Robert L. Creager,
Company A, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment. has been placed on the
inactive list on account of business
interference. Pvt. Herbert j. Berst
has been placed on the active list of
Battery A. 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Melvin B Harris has been pro-
NOTED to master sergeant in the
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision. Sergt. Walter c. Hand and
Pvts. Shannon w. Minis and Joseph
Tisthammer have been ordered from
the Reserve to the active list of the
Headquarters Company, 29th Division.
Pvt. Earl W. Thomas, 29th Division
Military Police Company, has been
placed on the inactive list because of
business interference. Pvt. Samuel
Rosinof has been honorably dis
charged from the Headquarters Com
pany, 29th Division, because of re-
moval from the city.
Because of either temporary re-
moval from the city or business inter-
ference the following have been or
dered placed on the inactive list of
Company D, l21st Engineers: Pvts.
Fred L. Ferrell, George E. .Raynor
and Jose D. Mamaril.
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Will Hold First Cruise.

Government Printing Office Unit,
No. l, United Veterans of American
Wars, will hold its first cruise of the
season tomorrow at $50 pm. on the
steamer City of Washington. There
will be dancing. refreshments and a
floor show. All veterans and their
friends are invited. Steamer leaves
Seventh Street Wharf at $3.50, return
ing at HAS pm.
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Eight and Forty.

Salon No. IA des HUT Chapeaux ct
Quarante Fernmes Departmental will
meet Wednesday evening at the
Washington Hotel. A spaghetti dinner
planned for May Is at the Portner
Apartments has been Cancelled.
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Catholic Wal Veterans.

John J. Moriariti commander Of
the Father Francis Hurney Post Of
the Catholic War Veterans, will place
a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery
on May 3o A meeting of the post will
BE- held June /.
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VETERANS LEAVE
FOR CONFERENCE
VT. W. Caravan of 20 Cars
on Way to Winchester.
Other Meetings.
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Equality Walter Reed
Post, 935 G place NV; Internal
Revenue Post, Continental Hotel.
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV; Gen.
Mitchell Post, 1924 H street NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Clar-
ence R. Edwards Post, 8l3 Fiji
teenth street NV: Overseas
Military Band, National Guard
Armory.
Thursday-Follow Me Post,
social, 1902 Rhode Island avenue
NE; H. L. Edmons Post, Hamil-
ton Hotel.