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Inactive Officers
In Guard ASSIGNED

Officers of the National Guard
who for various reasons have been
placed on the inactive lists no longer
will be assigned to unassigned" lists
or be placed in state POOLS They
must be definitely assigned to some
organization in the command, and
have definite places which would be
filled in the event of an emergency.
New regulations of the War De-
partment provide that these officers
for both administrative and training
purposes must be attached to active
units. This also provides for the
assignment of enlisted men to be
assigned also to definite commands.
Many OF these men are placed on
the inactive lists because of condi-
tions in their civil life, such as tenn
porary removal from the city, or
being away indefinite intervals. or
other causes, which make 1t impos-
sible for them to attend and take
part in the regular weekly drills of
their units.
Officers in command of units will
be required to carry these men on
their records and make regularly
monthly reports concerning them.
They are to be assigned to the units
In accordance with the war strength
tables OF organization, which give
the numbers and grades of these
vacancies for each organization.
The responsibility for efficiency
reports, annual physical examina-
ton and other administrative mat
tiers. together with supervision and
report of their training, it was
pointed out, is to be with the COM
manding officer to which the mac
tive officers are assigned and at
tached. While these officers are not
required to attend drills in order
for them to maintain their eff
cheney and their places in the or
ganization with which they would
serve in the event they were called
to the colors in an emergency, they
must carry out certain work Much
of this maintenance of efficiency.
1t was explained, can be done
through taking correspondence
courses of the Army Extension Serv-
Ice. and completion of the. various
courses successfully, entities them
to keep their rank and station, al
though they might be prevented,
through personal circumstances,
from participating in the actual
weekly drills with their organiza-
tions at the armories or on the pa
fade prol1nds
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Then came the Drexels of Phila-
delphia.
The Peabody Public School is
named for this benefactor and the
Peabody Library of Georgetown was
a gift by him to the citizens of that
part of the District of Columbia
where I commenced business for
myself in early youth as he puts
it. His philanthropies included
100000 to establish a free library
in Danvers, his native town; S1.0O0,-
900 to found free library and in
stitute of art and science at Balti-
more, and in 1862 he placed $780,
600 in the hands of trustees for the
benefit of the poor of London, to be
employed in building model dwelling
houses He afterward added s1,75O,-
900 to this benefaction. In 1866 he
made gift of s2,100,000. afterward
increased to $780, 900, for the cause
of education in the South.
Grand Duke Comes.
The year following the visit to
this country of Prince Arthur the
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, third
son of Alexander II, Emperor of
Russia, visited this city, and was
greeted at the home of the Russian
Minister, De Catacazy, in truly Rus
sian fashion. Upon entering the
house." we are told. "the party was
received by Nine. De Catacazy, re-
gally dressed, and, according to the
custom in Russia when receiving
member of the imperial family,
holding in her hand silver salver,
upon which rested loaf Of bread,
the center scooped out, and a silver
salt celler inserted, containing salt"
OF course, the Duke visited the
White House, where Mrs. Grant was
assisted by Miss Nellie Grant, Mrs.
Sharpe and Miss Bessie Sharpe and
others, and it is also noted that Mrs.
Delano. wife of Columbus Delano of
Ohio, Secretary of the Interior at
that time, was dressed in black
velvet, black lace shawl and pink
ribbon headdress. After being
greeted by the President and the
members of the cabinet, the Duke
left Washington for Annapolis the
following day.
No doubt thousands of Washing
tonians and others recall the more
recent visit to Washington, in 1919,
of Prince Albert, then the Crown
Prince of Great Britain, who later
became King Edward VIII, and who
is now just a private citizen, If we
leave off "the Duke of Windsor"
Boyish Visitor.
When we saw him in Washington
Is years ago, he was but young
chap Is years of age, and he looked
even much younger than that. He
was then a rather shy, boyish-look-
ing fellow, of medium height and
quite good looking. Everybody liked
him, just as they liked his grand
father-the most popular sovereign
ever to visit these shores, and for
whom they named cigars and other
widely used products.
When he arrived at the Union
Station, on November IL, 1919, due
to illness of President Wilson, who
was confined to his bed, he was met
by a delegation headed by Vice
President Marshall, and was warmly
and enthusiastically greeted. It was
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nished the dance music as well. The
President and Mrs. Grant were
there, and it was such a gathering
of notable people that many of us,
no doubt, would just like to draw
aside the curtain of time and see
them in the living, dancing the light
fantastic, as they did SO years ago.
The press records that: About
IL o'clock the dancing commenced
with plain cotillion, the prince
leading off with Mrs. Grant, their
vis-a-vis being Mrs. Thornton and
Mr.. Fish. The set was further COM
posed Of Mrs. Fish and Mr.. Thorn
ton, Mrs. Boutwell, and Gen. Belk-
nap, Mrs. Sherman and Admiral
Porter, Nine. Garcia and Blacque
Bey and Gen. Sherman"
Referring to the terpsichorean
program, it is said that in the waltz
the prince selected Mrs. L'EStrange
for his partner. He was a capital
dancer, and seemed to enjoy himself
exceedingly. The dances listed were: !:
81, quadrille; 2, valse;; 3, quadrille;
4. gallop; 5. valse: 6, lancers; 7,
valse; 8, gallop; 9, quadrille; 10,
wales; II, polka Mazourka; II, Ian
GERS; 13, valse; IA, gallop; IS, quad
rille; 16, valse; II, lancers; 18,
valse; 10, cotillion 20, Sir Roger de
Coverly." The prince continued to
dance until am.
But, after all, Prince Arthur did
not come to this country just for a
visit; indeed, it was to show re-
spect to great financier and not
able philanthropist, George Peabody,
whom we lay claim to as our own,
for it was in Georgetown that he
settled when a mere lad, and be-
came successful merchant and laid
the foundation for the great fortune
he later amaSSed.
Peabody was born in Danvers,
Mass, in 1895, and died in London,
England, November 4, 1869, and his
body was brought to America in a
British warship and buried in his
native town, since named Peabody.
Prince Arthur came along person.
ally to represent the Queen OF Eng
land at the funeral.
George Peabody began his business
career at the early age OF IL as an
apprentice boy in a grocery store.
When Is he became a -fedged
clerk in his brothers dry goods
store, but within year this store
was burned down and young Pea
body came to Georgetown and en-
tered his uncle's shop in the same
capacity. During the War of 1872
he served as volunteer at Fort
Warburton Qater Fort Washing
tom.
After the war he became a part
ner with Elisha Riggs in the dry
goods business in Georgetown, Riggs
furnishing the capital and Peabody
the experience. This enterprise
proved a great success. In 1887
Peabody moved to London and
established himself there as a mer-
chant and exchange broker. This
rapidly led to the banking business,
and later on Junius Spencer Nor
gan, father of the late j. Pierpont
Morgan, was taken In as q partner
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Leqion Committee Named
To Map Convention Plans
Department Session to Be Held
At MoyfIower Hotel in August

James T. Brady. commander, Dis
trict Of Columbia Department, the
American Legion, has appointed a
committee to arrange the program
for the department convention to
be held August 10, II and IL at
the Mayf1ower Hotel
William H. Hargrave, general
chairman, Department Convention
Committee, has called a meeting
of his committee to be held on June
9 at department headquarters, $3.50
pm. All members are requested
to be present.
Admission to all important events,
sponsored by the American Legion
at its 2lst annual national con-
vention in Chicago. September IS
through %, will be free to all
Legionnaires who register for the
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Meetings This Week.
Monday: Lincoln Post, Arcade

Monday: Lincoln Post, Arcade
Hall, Fourteenth street and
Park road NV; Stephen
P. McGroarity, Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines Club.
Tuesday: George Washington,
1910 Rhode Island avenue
NV; Vincent B. Costello,
Carlton Hotel; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough, 1700 L street NV:
Second Division, New Colonial
Hotel; Fort Stevens Sons Of
the Legion, Roosevelt High
School, 7 pm; Fort Stevens
Drum and Bugle Corps,
Roosevelt High School. 8 pm.
Wednesday: Sergt. asper,
Pythian Temple: Columbia,
l0l5 l. street NV.
Thursday: James E. Walker,
1916 Twelfth street NV;
Fort Stevens oonlig h t
cruise, steamship Potomac,
$3.50 pm.
Friday: Sons of the American
Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps, National Guard Arm
ory; Department Convention
Committee, Depar m e n t
Headquarters, $3.50 pm.
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Legion Auxiliary
Will Be Host 10
National Officer
Mrs. Helen Bomford
Will Be Entertained
At Dinner

The District of Columbia American
Legion Auxiliary will welcome as
its guest tomorrow Mrs. Helen
Bamford of Sparrows Point, Md,
national Eastern vice president Of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
A dinner will be given for Mrs.
Bamford at Wesley Hall tomorrow
at 6 pm. Department officers, past
department presidents, unit presi-
dents and members will attend. Mrs.
Ethel Clark will be in charge of
arrangements and Mrs. Helen Ma
honey, Randolph O703, will have
charge of reservations. After the
dinner Mrs. Bamford will attend the
executive meeting of the auxiliary
at the Y. w. c. A., GA E street NV,
at 8 pm.
The department president, Miss
Minnie Mae Hardy. her staff and
members will attend the dedication
and blessing of the colors of Father
Francis j. Hurney Post, No. 112, of
the Catholic War Veterans at the
Immaculate Conception Church,
Eighth and N streets, Sunday, June
4, at II noon. All color bearers
should attend with colors by 11:45
as procession will march in at u.
The members will later participate
In the massing of colors of the Con-
federate Veterans Association at
Arlington Amphitheater at 2:30 pm.
All color bearers please attend and
report to Maj. Wallace Streater at
west end of amphitheater.
Miss Hardy requests that all men,
bers pay strict observance to Flag
Week.
Vincent B. Costello Unit will meet
at 1927 New Hampshire avenue NV.
on Tuesday at pm. All members
are urged to attend this meeting
as nomination and election of Of
f1cers will be held.
A meeting of the Gen. U. G. Nc
Alexander Unit, No. 38, was held
May 26. pm, at 3647 Eleventh
street NV, with Agnes NJ Barry
second vice president. presiding.
A memorial service was held In
memory of the late president of the
unit, Louise A. Wieman.
Four members received the obli-
cation, Ethel Belt, Josephine De
Martini. Ola Webb and Frances Van
Houten. The applications of Della
B. Hickey and Elsie Potzler were
read and referred for investigation
Two color bearers were elected
Doris Gilsin and Margaret Minor
Two members also were elected to
fill vacancies existing on the Execu-
tive Committee, Barbara Goddard
Parlette and Helen B. McMurray.
The unit will have its colors at
the services of the Catholic War
Veterans at the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church today at 1915 pm.
The next regular meeting will be
held June IA at 3647 Eleventh street
NV, 8 pm, for the nomination
and election of officers.
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a rainy, drizzly day, just such a one
as would remind the Prince of dear
old London, and naturally this
tended toward making him feel per-
fectly at home.
In the crowd that met him at the
depot, besides the Vice President.
were the members of the cabinet,
Gen. Pershing, Gen. March. Ad-
mlral Coontz, Viscount Gray, the
British Ambassador and others,
more or less equally distinguished
Accompanied by a cavalry escort,
he was driven from the depot to
the Perry Belmont home at New
Hampshire avenue and Eighteenth
street, reserved for the distin-
guished visitor and those who
accompanied him to Washington.
This building, numbered 1913 New
Hampshire avenue, is still stand
ing and has recently been pur-
chased by the General Grand
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star as its national headquarters.
Later he was received by Presi-
dent Wilson at his bedside, and
the happy recollections of the Pres
ident's visit to Europe were talked
over, as both men dropped all for
mality. Indeed, we are told that.
though the visit was to be but for
a few minutes, due to the Presi-
dents condition, yet the Prince re-
mained with him for 20 minutes or
more.
At Show Places.
During his three days stay here
the Prince visited many of the show
places of Washington, including the
Washington Cathedral at Mount
Saint Adams, the building of the
American National Red Cross So
ciety, the Lincoln Memorial, then
incomplete, and the Walter Reed
General Hospital, where he greeted
the soldiers warmly. The distin-
guished visitor entered the grounds
by way of Sixteenth street. Within
the grounds he heartily greeted a
group of men wounded at Chateau
Ihlefry, ana, Wnen going tnrougn
the wards. stopped now and then to
shake hands with a wounded SOL
dier. Upon leaving the hospital he
made a brief address, in which he
said:
"It is a great pleasure for me to
visit this hospital and see so many
of my comrades in arms. am sorry
my stay is so short I cannot see
more of you individually. am hav-
ing fine time and enjoying my
visit to the United States"
On November 13 he motored to
Mount Vernon and placed a wreath
on the Tomb of Washington, thus
showing the same reverence and re-
spect for the First President that his
grandfather had shown more than
half . century before.
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Will Vic oH-
patch of a de-
tachment from
the 121st Regi-
ment of Engi-
neers to the base
camp site to
make a recon-
naissance a n d
survey of the
area which will
be occupied by
the 29th Ma
tional Guard Di-
vision.
Durin G t h e
time in the field,
the t.roonS will
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V.F.W. Will Conclude
Membership Drive
Next Saturday
Prizes to Be Awarded
By Chairman of
Campaign

The membership campaign of the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will close
next Saturday and awards will be
made to many members.
According to the latest figures
available the following members are
leading: DR.. John L. De Mayo, Ma
tional Capital Post; Stanley D. Har-
man, Internal Revenue Post; Her.
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Third Division

Washington Branch Society Of
the Sd Division, A. E. F., will meet
at 1904 North Capitol street NE. on
Tuesday at pm. This is the last
meeting until the fall and all
Marnemen in Washington, D. c.;
Maryland and Virginia are re-
quested to be present. Patrick J.
Hurley, former Secretary of War,
and Edward j. McGrory, past COM
mander of the Irish War Veterans,
are distinguished guests invited.
Memorial Day exercises by the
branch included placing of wreaths
with the Sd Division insignia on the
graves of Maj. Gen. Joseph T.
Dickman and Maj. Gen. U. G. Nc
Alexander in Arlington Cemetery.
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man L. King, Follow Me Post; John
j. Reardon, Washington Post;
George Neuman, United States
Treasury Post; Frank r. Heise, Po-
tomac Post; Ira B. Wetherall, Po-
lice-Fire Post; Howard Cross, Front
Line Post; George G. McLeish,
Equality-Walter Reed Post, and
Fred w. Kurz, Defense Post.
The four leading posts are Inter
nal Revenue, National Capital,
Equality Walter Reed and Follow
Me. Prizes will be presented by
Chief of Staff Walter C. Whitcraft,
chairman of membership campaign.
The degree team of Follow Me
Post has been newly uniformed and
will conduct the ritualistic work for
any of the posts during the summer
months. Commanders are to contact
William A. Downs, 1144 Oates street
NE, captain of the team when
ever wishing an appearance. At
the next meeting the proposal will
be laid before the post to create
a fund for the uniforming the en-
tire membership. Should this be
done the drill team. as it will be
known, will conduct the ceremonies
coincident to a guard of honor.
Delegates and alternates for the
national encampment at Boston, Au-
gust q to September /, were elected
at the last meeting.
The next social will be held at
1902 Rhode Island avenue NE. on
June Is.
National Capital Post will meet at
the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club on June l3. Election of a
quartermaster to fill the unexpired
term of Edward E. Brown will be
held, There will also be the elec-
ton of trustee and delegates and
alternates to the national encamp-
ment.
At the meeting of Gen. Edwards
Post at 815 Fifteenth street NV
June IA a motion picture depicting
the various phases Of football will be
shown.
National Capital Auxiliary. No.
1877, meet May 25 at 100 L street
NV, with Mildred Carter presid-
ing.
A memorial service was held in
memory of seven former members
Katherine Lawson, chaplain, con-
Quoted the service.
A special meeting for the purpose
of membership and other business
was held at the home of Agnes M
Barry on Wednesday at pm. A
social in charge of Ethel Belt fol-
lowed.
The next regular meeting will be
held June 8, 8 pm, at 100 L
street NV.
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Outinq Of Coolies

The annual moonlight cruise of
the Military Order of Cootie, Inc,
will be held tomorrow on the City
OF Washington. The steamer will
leave the Seventh street wharf at
$3.50 pm. There will be a Show Boat
and floor show.
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Z y IL V Z IL Y l y IL .
Phillip w. Col
Inns, executive
vice president of
the 1899 Amer
lean Legion Con-
vention Corp. Of
C h i ca go, an
nounces the fol-
lowing will be
provided with
out charge to
those who reg
ister:
T h e official
c o n V e n I ! o n
badge. w hic h
..-ill
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Meetings This Week.

Monday - Cootie Excursion,
steamer City of Washington.
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Council of Admin
istration, 100 L street NV;
Overseas Military Band, Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Friday-Federal Post, 1925 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
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Map Gainesville Area

Preparations for the big war games
to be held in Northern Virginia this
summer are being actively made by
the local troops, starting last week
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Ladies' Oriental Shrine.

AduIcS OrlentaI Shrine.
Suzu Court will hold its last
meeting Of the season on Tuesday
at Brightwood Temple. At 8 pm.
there will be entertainment for the
families and friends of members.
The next meeting will be in Sep
tember.
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Will be a head Gen. Pershing.
or bust of Gen. John j. Pershing,
the conventions most distinguished
guest; the official program and
tickets to the preliminary and final
drum and bugle corps competitions,
to Soldier Field for the big Legion
parade and to the Legion show
which will be held in Soldier Field
Present plans for the convention
provide for great religious and
patriotic service to be held in Grant
Park September "a, followed by
huge fireworks demonstration on
the lake front. This event will
be open to the public as we'll as
the Legion group.
The drum and bugle corps COM
petitions are scheduled for Sep
tember Is, and the special show is
set for September 27 in Soldier Field.
The regular registration fee will
be 81, which may be made with
Mrs. Hazel Boyce Frazier, private
secretary to Department Comdr.
Brady, at department headquarters,
4l6 Denrike Building. Musical or
ganizations and uniform groups will
be registered at 81 per man when
registering as group. The De-
partment of the District of Colum-
bia official delegates and alternates
will be at the Palmer House. Rooms
have also been allotted this depart
ment at the Drake and st, Claire
Hotels.
Fort Stevens Post will hold a
moonlight cruise aboard the steamer
Potomac on June 8 at $50 pm.
Founders Day was celebrated last
Thursday in Stansbury Hall. Past.
Comdr. George Hobson Smith, Leo
J. Reel, w. H. Hargrave, George w.
Phillips and John T. Long con-
Quoted the meeting. A call of the
charter roll was made.
Sons of the Squadron recently
picnicked with children of District
Training School at Laurel, Md. The
Drum and Bugle Corps gave a con-
cert. Gilbert Thomas will repre-
sent Fort Stevens in the Second
Washington Soap Box Derby.
Presentation of the Albert Winter
Tucker Memorial Trophy to the
winning Cadet Corps company of
Roosevelt High School has been
postponed to June 8.
Lincoln Post. No. II, will meet at
the Arcade Building, Fourteenth
street and Park road NV tomor-
row. with Comdr. Hampton D. Percy
presiding. There will be nomination
and election of delegates and alter
mates to the department convention
There will be no meetings of the
post in July and August.
Kenneth H. Nash Squadron. No 8
met at the Southeast Veterans Club
209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc, with
Capt. Harry E. Hovermill presiding
The members of the SQUADRON ioined
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Kenneth H. Nash Squadron. No. 8,
met at the Southeast Veterans Club.
209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc, with
Capt. Harry E. Hovermill presiding
The members of the squadron joined
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Cooley Mccullough Post No. %
will meet June 6, pm. at the V.
F. w. clubhouse, 100 L street NV.
An informal discussion on veterans
preference and civil service ratings
of veterans of the District of Co.
lumbia origin will be held.
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At the meeting of George Wash
ington Post No. l, Tuesday night
at the Club Admiral, the 40 and 8
initiation team will conduct an
initiation of new members into the
post. In the absence of Comdr.
Amos A. Fries. who is on the Pacific
Coast, First Vice Comdr. c. Cassard
Schroth will preside.
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with members of the post at Glen
wood Cemetery and assisted in the
services in memory of departed
members at the grave of Kenneth
H. Nash. Chaplain Roy M. Miles
sounded "Taps."
The squadron softball team will go
to Alexandria, Va. this afternoon
and play the squadron from Alexan-
dria Post, No. "a. The squadron
has accepted the invitation of the
juniors of Nash unit to join them in
a weaney roast, to be held at Fort
Du Pont.
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DR.. Gerald NJ Tierney has applied
for appointment to the Medical De-
tachment, 260th Coast Artillery, for
the vacancy created by the transfer
Of Maj. Samuel R. Taggart from
that command to the Medical De-
partment Detachment of the 104th
Quartermaster Regiment.
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1t. Robert w. Armstrong is on
active duty at the Naval Reserve
headquarters here. The local bat
talon is as yet without an inspector
Instruction., assigned from the
regular establishment.