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Evening star., 1939-12-31

The next post meeting will be held
January at Soldiers. Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and MasSa-
chusetts avenue NV.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, was
host to $50 underprivileged children
and their parents at the annual
Christmas party arranged by Rex H.
Madden, past commander. and Jack
O'Connell sponsored by the post In
their clubrooms. Entertainment, re-
freshments, a Christmas tree, pres
entation of toys, baskets of food and
clothing comprised the program. De-
partment Vice Comdr. Heywod
Saunders and John j. Mulvey as
sisted.
The Executive Committee will hold
it's regular meeting next Wednes-
day at pm. at 209 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. The Nash Squadron
Executive Committee met at the
home of Past Capt. Harry Hovermill,
1924 G street Sc, with Capt. Ber-
nard c. Campbell presiding. A joint
social meeting with the Juniors, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Sallie Co.
hen, will be held January IS at 209
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
With the 1899 quota Of 72970
practically 100 per cent enrolled on
December l, the Sons of the Amer
ican Legion have been given 1910
membership assignment of 1890.
Advance enrollments for 1910 already
have crossed the 5000 mark. The De-
cember / report showed SIS detach-
ments and 3,247 squadrons operating.
and 26 detachments over their 1899
quotas.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment membership on November 80
was 46l, with the quota of 400. The
quota for 1910 has been set at 500.
Widows of veterans who remarry
veterans only to be widowed again
must clear their claims through the
central ONCE Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration here in the future un-
der a ruling just made by Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator OF
veterans affairs. which took juris-
diction over such cases away from
field stations.
The ruling stated: "In those in
stances where a claim for death
compensation or death pension is
received by a field station from the
widow Of a veteran. and it is shown
from the information of record that
a former husband of the claimant
was also a veteran, such case will
be transferred Immediately to the
central ONCE in order that the rec
ords Of both veterans may be avail
able simultaneously for adjudication
purposes"
The order added: THE same pro-
cedure will be followed with respect
to claims of minor children when it
appears the natural parent of the
child was a veteran, and that the
child's step parent or adaptive par
ent was also a veteran"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Conference Schedule.

Three groups of District Reserve
officers will inaugurate the 1910 in
structional conference schedule
Tuesday night. Members Of the
428th Infantry will view two train
ing films, "Musketry and Combat
Practice" and Role of Combat
Vehicles of Mechanized Cavalry"
Other infantry officers will discuss
supply, while signal officers will take
up the War Department Message
Center. On Wednesday night, field
artillery officers will discuss the
battalion staff. Training films, por-
traying the stream crossing OF in
fantry and cavalry truck units. will
open the cavalry conference Thurs
day night. After the film, covering
detachments, combat patrols and
connecting groups will be taken up.
The orientation of the medical
service from front to rear will be
the subject of the medical confer
ence Friday. The School of Tactics
and Technique will take up combat
orders and the formal administra-
ton order, Friday.
District cavalry officers will meet
at Fort Myer, Va, next Sunday at
$3.50 am. for instruction in horse
manship.
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Military Emergency Provides
More Schools for Guard Officers
Increased Attendance Urged
At Regular Army Glasses

More opportunities for National
Guard officers to attend the Army
service schools has been provided
as q result Of the limited emergency
declared by the President and the
desire Of the Army to aid militia
officers to improve their professional
military work, 1t became known last
week. Opportunities have been in
creased at the Medical Field Service.
Coast Artillery and Ordnance Field
Service schools, and Guard offcers
here have been notified Of the OPEN
ings for these classes.
However, in order to insure that
only those officers who are most
certain to be available for arduous
field service may take the courses,
the National Guard Bureau of the
War Department has stipulated that
before being recommended for at
tendance at the schools the appli-
cants must pass searching physical
examination. This examination to
fbe given at the home station of the
Guard officers is to be checked by
further examination upon report
ing for duty at the schools to which
they are assigned. 1t was indicated
that If these tests show any defect
the officers will not be permitted to
take the courses.
This move on the part of the
Army has been made necessary by
the fact that on a number of in
stances officers have been given per-
functory examinations at their home
stations, only to be rejected upon
reporting at the schools This has
resulted in useless expense, as trans
portation to and from the schools
had been spent. with no resultant
good to the service.
Only applicants from candidates
who have met all the requirements.
including completion of the required
extension courses, will be consid-
cred.
The course for National Guard at
the Medical Field Service School will
start on February ! and will con-
tinue for six weeks: the Coast Artil-
lery School course will start on Feb
ruary 7 and continue for three
months and for the Ordnance Field
Service School on April 5, also for
a period of three months.
The following have been placed
on the inactive lists because of busi-
ness interference: Pvts. Vernon NJ.
Fowler and Carlton E. Hall of the
29th Division Military Police Com
pany: Pvt Martin G. Randall. Head
quarters Company. 29th Division:
Sergt. Charles w. Stein and Pvt.
Warren w. Ireland. Headquarters
and Service Company. l2lst Engi-
neers.
Pvt. Charles D. Stevens. inactive
list, Company F. l2lst Engineers,
has been ordered honorably dis
charged because of removal from the
city.
Pvt. George r. Caravas, Head
quarters Company. 1o4th Quarter
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Christmas Seal Fund
Short Of 100000 Goal

More than one-third of 10000
Washingtonians who were sent
Christmas seals by the tuberculosis
Association have not responded, Mrs.
Ernest r. Grant, managing director
of the volunteer agency, announced
yesterday.
I'VE are confident that q large
proportion of these persons not yet
heard from have kept and used their
seals with the intention of paying
for them at a more convenient date
after the holidays" she said.
Some distance from the $50, 600
goal set for the 1910 fight against
tuberculosis, she said reminder is
being planned to increase the re-
sponse. An aggressive and expanded
campaign Of Tuberculosis control will
be carried out next syear In CO.
operation with private and public
health agencies, she added.
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cersAppointed
To Examine 0. R. {.
Applicants
Col. Richard Wetherill
Heads Board; Conference
Schedule Announced

Headed by Col. Richard Wether.
i'll, executive for the Washington
military area, standing board OF
officers has been appointed to ex"
anime applicants from Washington
and vicinity to determine their Mt
ness for appointment in the Ohlcers'
Reserve Corps and to conduct the
practical test of such reserve officers
appearing before the board to de-
termine their fitness for certificate
of capacity. Other officers serving
on the board. all Of whom are in
structors of Washington units, In.
clude 1t. Col. John G. Burr, 1t. Col.
Joseph L. Philips. Maj. Francis L.
Christian, Majs. Harry M. Gwynn
and George j. Engelthaler.
In addition the following local re-
serve officers have been detailed az
additional members of the board for
the examination of applicants for
appointment and practical test in
their respective branches OF the
service: Adjutant Generals Depart
ment. 1t. Col. Augustus S. Goodyear
and Capt. Carroll Gray; Air Corps.
Mai. William H. Bonneville and
Capts. John G. Fowler and Brintnall
H. Merchant; Cavalry, 1t. Coils. Har-
old H. Jacobs, Edward B. Harry and
Capt Walter B. Gleason; chaplains.
Chaplains Howard E. Snyder and
Howard s. Wilkinson.
Chemical Warfare Service, Col.
Harrison E. Howe, Maj. Herrold E.
Brooks and Capt. George F. Wohl-
gemuth; Coast Artillery Corps. Coils.
James B. Bentley and Harry P. New
ton; 1t. Col. Gregory j. Kessenich
and Capt. Joseph H. Church; Corps
of Engineers, Col. Harrison Brand,
jr.; It. Col. Luther r. Maddox.
Capts Norman C. Seewald, Henry S.
See and two Regular Army engineer
officers, Capts. Louis j. Claterbos
and Frank 2. Pirkey; Field Artil.
lery, Col. Fitz w. M. woodrow. Majs.
Virgil o. Barnard, Edwin S. Bettel-
helm, jr., and Capts. George L. Hart
and John w. Haines; Finance De-
partment, Maj. Harold F. Mericle
and Capt. Ellis r. King.
Infantry, Col. Paul B. Parker: 1t.
Coils. Harry F. Cunningham, Albert
L. Barrows, Charles P. Kerr and
Capts. Raymond w. Short, Clifford
L. johnson and Edmund w. M.
Malczewski; judge advocate gen.
erals department., 1t. Coils. Robert
P. Parrott, Heber H. Rice and Maj.
James F. Hanley; military intelli-
gence, It. Col Joseph D. Stout and
Capts. Brewer v. York, Hugh H.
Hartley and Gustave A. Ring; ord
nance department, 1t. Col. Samuel
G. Green, Maj. Abraham M. Enrich
and Capt. Ephraim j. Almquist:
Quartermaster Corps. Col. Frank G.
Starr, 1t. Col. Frederick j. Ritter,
Capt. Harold H. Smaller, Second 1t.
Alfred L. Dorf and the following
Regular Army Quartermaster Corps
officers: Majs. Harry M. Andrews,
Mark v. Brunson and Capt Ira K.
Evans; Signal Corps, 1t. Coils. Willis
R. Lansford, Edwin l.. White and
Maj. Leslie A. Nickerson; special.
lists, Col. Edward G. Bliss and 1t.
Col. Earle P. Doyle.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

ington University have been re-
quested to send their names and
addresses to department headquar-
ters for recording.
The national oratorical contest for
boys and girls is getting under way.
The winner will be chosen in April.
A joint squadron meeting of the
detachment Sons of the American
Legion. under the direction of the
Detachment Committee, will be held
next Friday at 8 pm. at the Thom-
son School, Twelfth and L streets
NV, with Comdr. William r. Cliff
ford presiding.
Henry Peckham, National Cathe-
dral Post, No. 10, chairman of ar
rangements. will present speakers
and entertainment. Squadrons which
have elected officers, but nave not in
stalled them. are requested to pre-
sent them for installation by the De-
tachment Committee.
Fort Stevens Post will meet in
Stansbury Hall next Thursday at
BIS pm, with Comdr. Edwin L.
Donaldson presiding. Initiation of
new members will be conducted by
the ritual team of Grande Voiture,
Forty and Eight, in charge of Grand
Chef de Train c. Francis Mccarthy.
Among those to be initiated are:
Ferdinand E. Triche, United States
Navy; Cyril j. Cavanaugh, United
States Engineers; Isaac Holmes
Archer, 103d United States Field
Artillery; Theodore Harold Blum,
Troop A, United States 1lth Cavalry:
Frank H. Jarvis, 163d D. B.. United
States Army. and Frank j. Waple,
9th Infantry, U. S. A.
Past Commanders Night" Will be
celebrated next Thursday at 8
o'clock, at the Club Admiral 1640
Rhode Island avenue NV. by
George Washington Post, with a
special program. Past commanders
of the post act as hosts and enter
tain their guests.
Comdr. C. Cassard Schroth an
nounces the meeting of January 2
was postponed to January 4.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet
Wednesday evening at Pythian
Temple. Plans for the January
dance will be discussed.
The post filled and distributed
during the holiday 40 baskets among
needy veterans families.
Finance Officer Adrian A. Dibble
has received a supply of lapel
streamers and is issuing one of these
to each member who pays his dues
for the current year. These streamers
we're recently authorized by national
headquarters.
Columbia Post juvenile enter
tainers completed busy holiday
season, their last appearances being
at Bureau of Engraving Christmas
party, District Training School,
Laurel Md; police and fire
Christmas party and Victory Unit
Christmas party.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Ordwoy Heads Group
On Civil Service Reform

Samuel H. Ordway. jr., former
member of the Civil Service Com.
mission, has been elected president
of the National Civil Service Re-
form League and will take Office
January l, it was announced yester-
day from league headquarters in
New York. He will succeed Robert
L. Johnson, who will continue his
association with the league as chair
man of the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Ordway, who resigned from
the commission in June, is men,
ber of the Presidents Council on
Personnel Administration. Widely
known as an authority on public
personnel matters, he was at one
time a member of the Civil Service
Commission of New York City.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

some historical significance or story
pertaining to the individual unit
The unit president will be hostess
Of her unit table. with the Legion
post commander Of her respective
unit as her guest.
The closing session will open Sun
day at 9:l5 am. The principal
speaker will be Representative Joe
E. Starnes of Alabama whose topic
will be What Has the Dies Com
mittee Done to Promote National
Defense Maj. Gen. Peter c.
Harris. national chairman of the
American Legion War Orphans
Committee, will also speak.
The following have accepted in
vitations to attend the conference
and the dinner in addition to the
national president: Mrs. George F.
Bamford, national poppy chairman;
the American Legion national vice
commander, James Fitzgerald, and
Mrs. Fitzgerald; National Executive
Committeeman Joseph J. Malloy
and Mrs. Malloy, the national ex-
ecutive committeewoman of the aux
iliary. Miss Minnie Mae Hardy:
Department Comdr. William T.
Slattery and Mrs Slattery.
The department president of
Maryland, Mrs. Margaret Schallen-
berger; the department secretary of
Maryland. Mrs. Louise Walmsley;
Past Department President of Mary
land Mrs. Frank Farley, the chapeau
rationale of the 8 ct 40, Mrs. Ellen
Louise Warren.
With the convening Of Congress,
January 3, the Legion and auxiliary
will start working for the passage
of legislation needed for the peace
and security of the United States,
for protection of American ideals
and institutions and for just COM
pensation and care of veterans and
dependent families, as announced
by the department legislation chair
man, Mrs. Helen McCabe.
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, depart
ment past president parley chair
man, request all unit presidents send
to the department secretary at once
the name of the unit past president
parley chairman, so that she may
call meeting the early part of
January.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit gave
a Christmas party to IS underprivi-
legged children. There were new
clothing, toys. candy, fruit. ice cream
and homemade cake given each
child. There was also q Christmas
tree with Santa Claus and an en-
tertainment with community sing
ing.
The post and unit also distributed
eight baskets Of food along with
clothing for both the children and
adults to as many needy families.
An executive meeting was held at
the home of the president, Mrs. Mar
garet Greenburg, on December 20.
The Kenna-Main Unit assisted its
post in giving the annual Christmas
party for u children on Christmas
morning. The program consisted of
a party in Hitchcock Hall of St
Elizabeth's Hospital, with a special
Christmas tree by the Sons of
Kenna Main, around which the
children danced, with community
singing, new shoes, hose, toys and
candy given by Santa Claus, after
which the children were taken by
car to a restaurant for a turkey
dinner.
Twenty-Five baskets were distrib-
uted by the post and unit with the
aid Of the hospital employees.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

Severn and Potomac Reserve Dis
trict.
Enlistments in Company c are
Pvts. Frank A. Carpenter, Edward
w. Dixon, Charles B. Russell and
Fred Hutchinson.
The first three weeks of December
were spent on the small bore range
shooting for qualification. Seventy
five per cent of the men firing
qualified, the higher scores being:
Capt. Rogers. 313; Pvt. (First Glass;
Griffith, 306; Pvts. Rollins, 289;
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Naval Reserve Board
Asks More Traininq
With Active Fleet
Chief Of Operations
Points Out Some Old
Ships Are to Be Replaced

The importance of providing more
opportunity for members of the
Naval Reserve to take their annual
summer training cruises aboard ves-
sells of the active fleet, other than
the Atlantic Squadron, has been
called to the attention of the Navy
Department by the Naval Reserve
Inspection Board, which examines
the battalions and divisions of the
Reserve throughout the country. It
particularly opposed the restricted
training of the Naval Reservists on
the Great Lakes in what 1t held
were obsolete vessels, and urged
that at least so per cent of the con-
tingent there be brought to the At
lantic each year for salt water cruis-
ing aboard vessels of the fleet.
The practice of cruising Reservists
on obsolete vessels and on training
ships. assigned to their respective
stations, was held not conducive to
the best interests of the naval serv-
ice nor of the Reservists. In these
vessels, it was asserted, they do not
have the benefit of training with
the latest naval equipment and in
dications were that unless the sys-
tenn was changed there might be
need of giving these men further
intensive training before being sent
to ships in the event that a COM
plete emergency necessitated calling
them to active duty.
It was said that service aboard
vessels of the active fleet brought
the men in closer contact with those
serving in the regular establish
ment. This and the need for train
ing with modern equipment was one
of the most important steps needed
toward improving the mobilization
efficiency of the ReServistS.
While the Chief of Naval Opera
tions concurred in the recommended
tions and said that the practice of
training ReserviSts on vessels of the
active fleet will be continued and
expanded, subject to the availability
of facilities, he pointed out that
steps were being taken to replace
some of the obsolete vessels in the
Great Lakes area by more modern
ships. He said that he did not con-
slider it desirable to reduce the num-
ber of vessels in this area until
there is more definite assurance that
Congress will look with greater
favor toward making funds available
for carrying out the departments
present policy Of cruising not less
than Is per cent of the Naval Re-
serve of that area each year on
vessels of the Navy in regular COM
mission"
As to the armory training of the
Reservists, the Inspection Board
said that 1t believed the syllabus of
training prepared by the training
section of the Naval Reserve Division
in the Navy Department should be
continued in effect, as it is believed
to be beneficial in obtaining higher
efficiency and Standardization of
training methods. It did, however,
recommend that the syllabus be
slightly revised to permit three or
four unassigned drill periods to be
used at the discretion Of the COM
manding omcer.
However, 1t recommended that
Eagle boats and reserve destroyers
be made available for the Reservists
for use In connection with their
armory instruction and drills. While
this is being done In some places, 1t
was urged that the practice be ex-
tended to other units.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Fleet Reserve Association

Shipmate F. c. Mauritson has
been elected to dictatorship Of the
local branch.
Comdr. Herman F. Gingrich, U.
S. NJ, and his able assistants Of the
retainer pay section of the Bureau
of Supplies and Accounts, f.,ld a
Christmas party for the personnel
of national headquarters, the ma
tional treasurer, Shipmate Cronan,
and representatives of the local
branch. December % in the Navy
Department. Gifts were exchanged.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Lost Man Club

Election Of officers will feature
the meeting of Washington's Last
Man Club next Friday evening at
the National Guard Armory. Maj.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, president, will
preside.
The annual reunion and banquet
will be held February IS, when past
presidents will be honored. Arrange
ments are being made with the
United States Marine Band for
presentation Of the club march,
Garry On!"
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Meetings This Week.

Tuesday-vincent B. Costello
Post, Carlton Hotel; Cooley
Mccullough Post, v. F. w.
Club; Second Division Post,
Colonial Hotel
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Pythian Temple; Columbia
Post, Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club.
Thursday-George Washington
Post, l640 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV; Jane A. Delano
Post, 1746 K street NV: Fort
Stevens Post. Stansbury Hall;
Labor Post, 200 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Friday-Agriculture Post, room
1899 South Building, Agricul-
ture Department.; Victory
Post, 4l4 Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

tween CnlS Qe.
partment a n d
the Department
of Della W q re,
which was to
have closed to-
day, had been
e x t e n d e d to
Tuesday a n d
that any cards
received by mid
night of tn a t
d ay will b e
counted in the
contest.
Veterans W h o
are students at
GaAnnA HI n
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Anucostiu PIT. A. to Meet

The Executive Council of the An
acostia Junior-Senior High School
Parent Teacher Association will hold
its monthly meeting at 8 pm. We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Charles
Fowler, 1887 w street Sc. Mrs.
Lester Todd will be co-hostess.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

corps, because
of conflicting
military-civilian
status.
Capt. John w.
Augustine, bat
talon recruiting
Office, will be
transferred to
the 5th Reserve
Dis ct and
Capt. Troy A.
N u b S o n, bat
talon quarter
master, and First
1t. Arthur E.
H rpe r, band
omcer tn the
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Veterans to Meet

The Gen. Malin Craig Post, Reg
ular Veterans Association, will
meet Tuesday night at the Logan
Hotel. An address will be given by
Roy r. G. Cockings on "Contem-
plated Improvements Among En-
listed Personnel"
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Y. F. W. Plans 10 Ask
Secretary Of Navy for
vesse|>for Training
Resolution Will Be
Discussed at Meeting
Next Wednesday
Meetings This Week.

Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Council of Admin
istration, 1700 L street NV;
Recruiting Committee. l700 L
street NV; Overseas Mill
tary Band, National Guard
Armory.
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, 1015 L street NV; Ad-
vance Post, 100 l. street NV.
Saturday-Department Enter
tainment Committee, 100 l.
street NV.