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Evening star., 1939-12-17
R. 0. T.C. Graduates
To Be Commissioned
In O. N. T.. Reserve
Officers Meetings Set;
Three From District
Receive Promotions

The War Department plans to
enlarge the Quartermaster Corps
Reserve by commissioning r. o. T.
c. graduates who meet qualifica-
tions. BY this method it is hoped
to take into the @. M. c. Reserve
each year about 800 officers. To be
eligible officers must have completed
recognized course in accounting,
business administration, engineering
or other allied subjects. The de-
partment's plans were made known
In letter to corps area and de-
partment commanders, who have
been authorized to recommend an-
ndally, upon application for COM
mission in the @. M. c. Reserve, not
to exceed per cent of the prospec-
tive R. o. T. c. graduates who have
qualified for commissions in some
other sections.
District cavalry officers will meet
at Fort Myer, Va, today at $3.50 m.
for instruction in horsemanship.
Members of the 428th Infantry.
meeting tomorrow evening in room
2530, Munitions Building, will dis
cuss new infantry weapons and
tactics. On Tuesday evening infan-
try officers will take up reports and
journals. Signal officers will meet
Tuesday evening. The European
war will be the subject of the field
artillery conference on Wednesday
evening. Training films. portraylng
machine guns in attack and defense,
will be shown at the cavalry meeting
Thursday evening, followed by
conference opposing mechanization.
District mobilization units on Fri
day evening will discuss the follow
ing subjects: booth Service Unit,
Sd Corps Area mobilization; l3O8th
and 13l0th Service Units, Army sup
ply system, and 1920 Service Unit,
development Of proper blank forms.
Due to the Christmas holidays, orlv
one conference is scheduled between
December % and after the first OF
the year. That is the ordnance
meeting on December %.
1t is planned to start a group
school in the 20 series common sub
courses, commencing January and
running to May %. Meetings are
to be held in the Munitions Build
ing at 7:30 pm. each Thursday.
Three District Reserve officers
have been promoted. Capt. Robert
L. Pollard, advanced to the grade
OF major, will remain assigned to
the 428th Infantry; First It. Far
rand Flowers, promoted to captain,
vii! remain assigned to the 3l3t.l
Field Artillery, and Second 1t.
charles H. Dunphy. advanced to
hrst lieutenant, will remain as
signed to the 306th Cavalry.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
National Union

The Executive Board meeting was
presided over by Melvin D. Newlapd.
Reports were received on the joint
installation of officers and the class
ceremonial.
Richard A. Walker has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements and the program,
in three parts, will be held in North
east Masonic Temple on January
16. Senator Charles P. Ferguson,
Eastern representative of the So
ciety. with headquarters in Toledo
Ohio, will attend.
Meetings this week are: Monday
Potomac, Pythian Temple; Central,
Woodmen of the World Hall: Tues
day, Mckinley, Northeast Masonic
Temple: State War and Navy,
Colorado Building; Wednesday,
Congressional, Typographical Tenn
pie.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Royol Arconum

Supreme Regent William c. Root
held a conference last week with
Grand Regent Wealthall and the
representatives of the subordinate
councils. After the meeting at the
Continental Hotel, he was escorted to
the Temple Bowling Alleys and IN
troduced to the Royal Arcanum
leaguers by Past Grand Regent E.
G. King.
Meetings this week are: Oriental,
December 20, 1414 I street NV;
Capital, December 81, 1015 L street
NV.
The degree team of Municipal
Council will visit District Council
on December % to perform the "V"
degree
A combined class initiation of
Baltimore and Washington councils
in honor of the supreme regent has
been definitely set for the first week
in February.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Hotel Greeters of America

Charter No. 81 and Women's
Auxiliary No. 81 will meet tomorrow
at $3.50 pm. at the Raleigh Hotel
Following the separate sessions, a
joint Christmas social will be held.
The charter Board of Governors
met last Monday at the Capitol Park
Hotel. Plans were discussed for a
stag oyster roast to be held in jan
uary.
Prize winners at the recent Lee
House dance we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
K. M. Ogden, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Ruff, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Bingham,
Mr.. w. Mirch, Mr.. w. j. Martin and
Miss M. Sweeney.
The Board of Governors of the
auxiliary met on Friday at the home
Of Mrs. Eva Ruff. Plans were for
mulated for the social and educa-
tional program for the year.
Mrs. Claire Sugden, educational
director for the auxiliary, will pre-
sent q Christmas program at the
Raleigh meeting.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Order of Trench Rots
Elects New Officers

Washington Dugout. No. 1O7. Ma
tlonal Order of Trench Rats of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, met at 1910 Sixteenth
street NV, with Golden Rodent Roy
Westbury presiding.
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Albert G. Hildreth, golden
rodent; Edward Zuranski, silver
rodent; Robert McKnew, blue ro-
dent; John T. Chichester, bubonic
plague; Herbert Withrow, black
plague; Frank Haley, bench rat:
Samuel Oresky, hole-y rat; Clarence
Messenger, red-eyed gnawer; Roy
Westbury, iron claw; William B.
Covert, historic rat.
The newly-elected golden rodent
is department junior vice comman-
der and a past commander of
Interior Chapter He is a sergeant
in the United States Park Police.
During the World War he was a
corporal in Company H, 1O5th In
fantry, 9th Division.
The dugout voted to request the
Imperial Van to issue a new charter.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

caused by the resignation of Will
liam j. Kelly.
Daniel B. Leahy, chairman of the
Dance Committee, announced q
New Year Eve dance will be held in
the club December 81. beginning at
$50 O'Clock. The public will be in
vited.
The + 1nterlodge Entertainment
Committee of Crisfield Lodge will
hold the visitation of the Eastern
Shore Lodge of the Tri-State Asso-
citation today. A program has, been
arranged, including a dinner at the
Somerset Hotel and amateur enter
tainment contests.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Order of De MoIuy

A joint Jobs Daughters. and De
Molay dance is being planned for
George Washington's birthday fol-
lowing the De Molay pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon on February %. Larry
Thurston is the chairman. Achille
Burklin, Harry Klotz and Lee War
ner are his committee.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

phanage, q e r.
man Orp h a n
Asylum, Jewish
F o S ter Home,
w a S h i n 6 t o n
City and Hill
crest Orphan
age, st. Joseph's
H o m e a n d
School, st. Vim
cents Home and
School, st. Roses
Technical School
and Providence
H o S pit a l Day
N rSe ry. The
Welfare Com
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Sons and Daughters
OF Liberty

Justice Council convened, with
Councillor lola Beall presiding. A
handkerchief shower was given Mrs.
Beall. The council will hold a
Christmas party on December 81.
Monroe Council will give Christ
mas party December 10 at 8O8 I
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Fleet Reserve Association

At the Southeast Boys Club of
the District of Columbia, Washing
ton Branch No. 4, sponsors of the
Sea Scout units S. S. Hartford and
S. S. Olympia, received an official
charter from national headquarters
OF the Boy Scouts of America last
Thursday.
A business and social meeting will
be held at Pythian Temple tomorrow
at 8 pm. A new member will be
elected to the local Board of Di-
rectors.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
All K. Of {. Members
Invited 10 Adept
Orphan for Christmas
Program Is to Take Form
Of q Donation to YuIe
' Party December n

All Knights of Columbus in the
District of Columbia have been in
vited by Charles j. Considine, pres
ident of the District of Columbia
Chapter, to adopt" an orphan for
Christmas. 1t will take the form
of donation to the annual orphans
Christmas party at the Tivoli thea
ter on December q at 10 am.
Children from the following in
stitutions will attend: The Episcopal
Home for Children, st. Johns Or
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Royal Neiehbors of America

Fidelis Camp will meet at the
Thomas Circle Club December q
at 8 pm. Myra B. Enright Camp
meets December % at 921 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. at pm. Both
camps will have their election Of
officers.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
E|ks' Lodge Elects
Young Leading Knight

L. Martin Young, past exalted
ruler, has been elected esteemed
leading knight of the Washington
Lodge of Elks to fill the vacancy
Evening star., 1939-12-17

NV.
The members of the Home Board
will entertain the guests at the home
December 20 at pm.
Elsie Mattern, matron of Takoma
Chapter, announces that the follow
ing officers were elected: Matron,
Betty Wolfe; patron, Henry J. Carr;
associate matron, Ollie Carr; asso-
ciate patron, Gerald E. Meyers; Sec
retary, Inez C. Burrows; treasurer,
Zeleima T. Kuebler; conductress,
Myrtle johnson, and associate con-
ductress, Martha Bernhart.
They will be installed December
% by Elsie Mattern, installing off,
Ger; Mary Kiefer. installing mar
shall; Jean Park, installing chaplain,
and Ruby c. Arnold, installing or
ganist. There will be a Christmas
party.
Mrs. Harriet Pollard, matron of
Ruth Chapter, announces the Off
GERS will be installed tomorrow, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
Matron Jennie Simon of Congress
Lodge Chapter announces tomorrow
will be installation of officers as fol-
lows: Matron, Pearl Connor;
patron, John Simon; associate
matron, Inez Long; secretary. Ber-
nice Laurenson; treasurer, Aurelia
Thomas; conductress, Mary Jarvis;
associate conductreSs, Emily Jen-
kins. Associate Grand Matron Min
mite Burdine will be the installing
grand officer. Other officers-Past
Matron Brewer, Past Matron Bell
and Past Matron E. Giles.
Emily E. Hayes, matron of Areme
Chapter, announces election of Off
GERS took place on December 16, fol-
lowed by supper.
On December 20 the officers will
be installed by Past Grand Matron
Helen L. Brashears, Past Matron
Anna Smitskamp, Past Matron
Mary j. Jester as grand marshal;
Past Matron Irene Schmidt, Past
Matron Salome Alger as grand
chaplain; Mildred Brown as grand
organist.
Fidelity Chapter announces on
Tuesday will be installation of Of
f1cers. Anna H. Reley, matron, and
Harry c. Manville. patron. enter
tanned their officers and committee
chairmen at banquet December II
at the new temple.
Officers of Trinity Chapter will be
installed on Thursday by Associate
Grand Matron Minnie j. Burdine,
with Past Matr6n Roberta Stewart
as installing marshal, Past Matron
Ella v. Smith as installing chaplain
and Past Matron Iva Toone as in
stalling organist.
The officers are: Esther K. Haw-
kins, matron: Archie L. Lewis, pa
tron; Doris E. Riley, associate ma
tron; Robert B. Riley, jr., associate
patron; Eff1e Mohler, secretary; Ev-
elyn A. Strout, treasurer; Ruth B.
Wertz, conductress; Mildred Vert,
associate conductress; Ella v. Smith,
chaplain; Stella Lewis, marshal;
Emily Thompson, organist; Frances
L. Hatos, .Adah; Rebecca E. Kam-
merer, Ruth; Mary R. Glassford,
Esther; Louise Henderson, Martha;
Thelma L. Kammerer, Electa; Doro-
thy Tuggle, warder, and Melvin M.
Wertz, sentinel.
A rehearsal for installation will
be held in the chapter room tomor-
row at pm.
The officers of Washington Gen.
tennial Chapter were installed by
Past Grand Matron Helen D. Rob-
bins, assisted by Past Grand Pa
tron Harry j. Schmidt, last Friday.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Rio de Janeiro's 131-year-old Bo-
tanical Gardens have Victoria Re-
gina lilies Of 2l.foot circumference.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Shaw, secretary; Clara Reynolds.
treasurer.
A special meeting for installation
has been called for December % at
8 pm. at 1910 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
The members of the Home Board
will entertain the guests at the home
December 20 at / pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Mrs. Abblie Loefaer, matron of
Acacia Chapter, announces installa-
ton of officers on Tuesday evening
with Grand Lecturer Teachum off,
ciating, assisted by Associate Grand
Matron Minnie j. Burdine. install
Evening star., 1939-12-17

State Deputy Col. Thomas j. Car
lin has named Robert F. Handley,
grand night of Washington Council,
chairman of the State Committee
on Membership. He is being assist
ed by the grand knights of all local
councils and the council Member
ship Committees.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Order of Eastern Star

lation music will be furnished by
the choir from the choral unit.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

The Matrons and Patrons Asso-
citation of 1929 held its annual ban
quet at the Eastern Star Temple.
President Esther Towers welcomed
the guests. Other speakers were
Mrs. Pearl Watt Gibb, and John
Clagett Proctor. Vice President
Charles Boswell was master of cere-
monies. Gifts were presented to
the officers from the association.
Officers were elected as followed !:
Evelyn A. Strout, president: Carleton
Frye, vice president, and Mary Hoff-
man, secretary-treasurer, reelected.
Unity Chapter elected the follow
ing officers: Ida G. johnson, r1atron;
DR.. w. Bruce Hoofnagle, patron;
Margaret Wildman, associate ma
tron; Edward A. Hurd, associate
patron; Mary L. Hoffman, reelected
secretary; Helena H. Kohler, treas
urer; Laura I. Willike, conductress;
Pansy Anderson, associate conduc-
tress; Arthur E. Knowles, trustee for
three years; Emma v. Hough, rep
resentative to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
The new officers are requested to
be at the temple at o'clock De-
cember 20 for rehearsal for installa-
ton on December % at 8 o'clock.
The matron and patron, Mrs.
Annie G. Patton and George Clarke,
entertained the officers and chair
men at dinner on Wednesday at
the Highlands. Gifts were presented
by the guests.
Treaty Oak Chapter elected the
following officers: Ruth Perry,
matron; Maurice Williams, patron;
Margaret Jones, associate matron !;
Harry Jones, associate patron;
Martha Sisk, conductress; Matha
Bair, associate sonductress; Alice
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Mrs. Harriet Pollard, matron of
Ruth Chapter, announces the Off
GERS will be installed tomorrow, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
Foreclosures Not De-
sired in FHA Plan

The Insured Mortgage System Of
the Federal Houing Administra-
ton is designed to help families to
buy homes under terms which they
can meet, declared Administrator
Stewart Mcdonald.
"The FILA will not insure mort
cages where there is indication
that it may be necessary to fore
close, because its objective is to
make home ownership possible to
an ever increasing number Of per-
sons and to encourage improve
ment in housing standards and con-
ditions," Mr.. Mcdonald explained.
This purpose would not be
achieved" he continued, eff mort
cages were insured indiscrimi-
nately without due consideration Of
the ability of the borrower to re-
pay the loan and eventually own
the home debt free"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER

A social hour and handkerchief
shower was given honoring Mrs.
Anton Runbeck, last Friday night
by the Rebakah members after
their meeting. Mrs. Runbeck left
Tuesday for Aberdeen, South OAK,
with her family, and may return
this fall; however they are as yet
undecided whether they will re-
main there permanently or not. The
family like Arizona and have made
many friends while here, who re-
gret their departure. Anton Run
beck, former editor of The Ex-
aminer has a position with the
Federal Land Bank in S. OAK, and
may be transferred out here later.
We wish the family well and hope
they return again to Arizona this
fall. Mr.. Runbeck drove down here
from S. Dak.. after his family when
school was out, returning again
after a few days visit with
relatives and friends in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
Coolidge High
Award Honors

Continued from page one)
Nichols, Lawrence Perry, Jack
Rowe, John Sellers, Bud Vest, and
Fielding Weddle. Managers letters
to Grey Douglas and Billie Wynn.
Make a place for your high
school graduates, the best source
of good citizens in Coolidge, was
the plea of DR.. Verling Kersey,
superintendent of Los Angeles city
schools, who delivered the com
mencement address at exercises
held in the San Carlos theatre Mon
day night. He urged encouragement
and confidence from parents to the
graduates, and the right attitude
of loyalty to the United States.
obedience to law, and acceptance
of responsibility from the gradu-
ates themselves.
DR.. H. e. Hendrix awarded di-
plomas to the "a graduates, seven
of whom were graduates with hon
or: Marguerite Chimits, Elaine FL
lis, Berton Haworth, frankie Hen
son, Dorothy Nadine Irvine, Fran
ces Money, and Helen Mulcare.-Ex
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

I been kinda harboring the idea
that maybe after just about sc
much wild oats, that our old Uncle
Samuel, he would calm down. May
be cut out some of his spendthrift
habits. But l guess l been too
much of an optimist.
And 1 just see where they are
taking on another bunch of 10
thousand dollar assistants in
Wash, and the White House walls
are bulging. And they can't get all
the new fellers inside, so are hiring
rooms for 'em across the street.
1t is halfway commencing to
look like even the District of
Columbia, it was a mistake-and
maybe they should have included
Maryland and Virginia in the first
place. sure would like to own a
little patch of ground there along
the old Potomac.
Bureaucrats in Wash. and grass
hoppers in California, they are
problem-but in time you will get
rid of the grasshoppers.
Yours, with the low-down,
10 SIERRA
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS

The Sunday School of the Coo
lidgs Community Church has com
pleted a successful school year
and will honor this fact by holding
the Children's Day service next
Sunday, June 4th in the basement
Of the church at 10 a. m. The Sun,
day school and church will hold
joint services, and the public IS
invited to attend.
The Primary Division, with Mrs.
r. A. Cochran as superintendent
will give several recitations and
song. The Sunday School as 4
whole, of which Mrs. Matt N.
Dodge is superintendent, will sing
several Children's Songs as a
special feature, and each class will
have its special observance. The
High School boys will act as ushers
and will take the offering which
is to go for missionary work.
Patty Cochran and Mia Graham,
accompanied by Betty Lee Ward
will play the offertory.
During the school year, Coralane
Sewell has been the secretary, and
Mr.. Fred Wuertz is treasurer. Bet
ty Lee Ward is pianist. The teach
ers of the various classes are as
follows: Rev. Earl Ward, high
school boys, Mrs C. J. Moody, high
school girls, Mrs. Pete Hauskins,
Cleaner girls, Mr.. Pete Hauskins,
intermediate boys, Mrs. Virginia
Holland, Junior girls, Mrs. Fred
Slater, Junior boys, Primary teach
ers are Mrs. George Truitt, Mrs.
Avis Hobby, Miss Catherine Mayo
and the substitute teachers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Rhodes and Miss
Pauline Nowlin.
The Sunday School will go into
its summer program the following
Sunday, with many of its scholars
away for vacation. Then Rally Day,
which will be October 1st, will be-
gin next winters full program, and
it is hoped that the attendance will
again be well over hundred. The
Community Sunday School uses
the uniform lessons during the
year, and parents who have no
church home in Coolidge are well
come to bring their children to
the Community Sunday School
every Sunday morning at 9:45
a. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
r. J. Jones's Return
From Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Jones returned
Monday evening from three
weeks motor trip through the
middle west. They visited Mrs
Jones sister in Topeka, Kansas.
stopped few days with friends in
Kansas City, Mo-, visited brother
in Nevada, Mo-, and then stopped
at Sloan Springs, Ark, for a short
stay with Mrs. Jones aunt who is
So years young hale and hearty
and an authority on National
events. They also made a side
trip to McAlester, Oklahoma to see
Mr.. Jones brother. They had
tine trip and reported plenty of
rain fall which they would like to
have brought back home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
ARIZONA IN
WASHINGTON
BY BOB MERKLEY

In spring a tourists fancy seems
to turn to thoughts of Washing
ton. When the streets are sloppy
with winter slush. the sightseer
leave the Nations Capital to those
who have axes to whet on the gov
eminent grindstone. But the oaks
and elms no more than have their
summer dresses buttoned before
it's tourist time in Washington.
Great buses with extra large
windows whisk the visitors about
the town and out to see the nearby
points of interest. A "spieler" goes
along to point out the sights. He
knows more about the Capital than
do most of the city's native sons.
The local yokels may refer to the
bus and it's passengers as rubber
necks," but there is more than one
Washington-born adult who has not
vet climbed to the lookout high
on the Capitol Dome.
The building has its own guides
who take groups through the
Capitol for 25 cents per person.
Mind you, that is not a charge for
being allowed to see your own
Capitol. It is to pay the guide .
You may keep your quarter and
conduct your own tour, but you NAV
be sorry. There are Railways and
tunnels that will leave you little
time for meditation if you are to
figure out which way they go.
The trees on the Capitol grounds,
like the tourists, are from many
lands. They are worth a generous
portion of the visitors time, for
he will see few places in his travels
where there is so much variety. If
he cares not for trees, perhaps he
will not scorn the friendly squirrels
that eagerly take nuts from his
hand and scurry away to hide or
eat them and return for more.
There are actually thousands Of
them in Washington, and they
seldom refuse an edible offering.
In spring and early summer
many of the tourists are high
school and college students. They
are carefree lot who act much
as though they were having
glorified recess. Yet who knows
but that some great statesman OF
tomorrow may be thus inspired?
Often the students come in the
same bus that has taken them to
school all winter. Sometimes they
even come in a caravan of buses,
and the senior classes of a score
Of nearby schools may converge on
the Capital at one time. There is
a bit of noise you know, when
they first tumble out and assemble
On the sidewalk. But they are soon
muted by the actual sights of
about which they have
studied since their first day at
school.
Nor do they all come from nearby
states. I once saw a bedraggled
title yellow school bus which had
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-06-01
BIRTHS

DR.. G. H. Walker reports the
following births:
To Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wright, a
girl. June End; to Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Rowe, Jr., a boy May 2S;
to Mr.. and Mrs Urls Cunningham
a boy, May goth; to Mr. and Mrs.
F. T. Jenkins, twin girls, weighing
s pounds and 9 pounds respective
ly, June 1st.
All are getting along nicely.