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followed by the other voyageurs in
the blue smocks making a colorful
picture for the spectators along the
parade route. The Washington vol
ture was also commended for the
emcient handling of the initiation
by the Maryland Forty and Fighters.
Approximately 100 District voy-
ageurs will attend the Promenade
Rationale and the American Legion
IN Chicago this month and it is
expected that they will return with
four-time winning of the Bissell
Trophy for Legion members secured
in ratio to their own membership.
The grand voiture also is expected
to return with the Murphy Cup
which Is awarded at each Prone
made Rationale for the best record of
induction of Legion members by
Forty and Eight ritual teams.
The grand voiture is we'll repre-
seated on the staff of the National
Guard of Honor. At the election
Monday night Voyageur Horace
Lineburg of the Metropolitan Police
Department was elected captain of
the guard for 1910 and Voyageurs
Bhck, Stanley and Westline were
elected as commissioned officers on
his staff
Grand Chef de Care Hargrave has
called a meeting of the grand
cheminot for September IL and
a meeting of the grand voiture for
September 20.
The next Advisory Council of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
will meet on Thursday evening at
the home of Past Comdr. Helen
Brown, who will act as hostess, as
sisted by Jane Breen and Mabel
Staub.
The National Guard of Honor
held its annual election of officers
on Tuesday as follows: Captain,
H. w. Lineb'lrg; first ieutenants,
Rudolph Blick and Ernest E. Ken
nard; second lieutenants, w. w.
May, T. B. Murray, Donald G. Stan
ley and Joseph Westlein; trustees,
Ernest H. Campbell, r. c. Snow
and ]. w. Walsh.
The following new appointments
were announced last week at de-
partment headquarters: Armistice
Day. Gerald Lawler and Elwood
McNelly; trophy and award, Guy
U. Cogswell and Charles Butts;
publicity, Guy U. Cogswell chair
man, and George Seiders, vice chair
man; convention, William H. Har-
grave, chairman; Army Day, Jerome
Mckee: aide to commander, Guy
Nadeau; boat ride, Carl E. Berger,
chairman, and David Brakeman, vice
chairman; color guard, Donald G..
Stanley and Benjamin F. Turner;
traffic safety. George Wells, and
musical director, Sons of the Legion,
Richard Viancour.
The posts are requested to have
their news at department headquar-
ters on or before Tuesday of each
week.
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National Union

Alfred E. Davidson presided at the
meeting OF Potomac Council. Eulogies
were delivered for the late Senator
William j. O'Brien. Another candi-
date to I'LL the unexpired term of
Senator O'Brien is Richard A. Walk
er of Mckinley Council. United
Council has presented the name Of
John B. Dickman. After the 30-day
mourning period, Harry c. Smale,
president of the National Union AS
surance Society of Chicago will re-
quest the Executive Committee to
I'LL the vacancy.
On Tuesday the Executive Boari
and the Hospital Service Association
will meet in Woodmen of the World
Hall.
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Knights Of Pythios

Robert B. Bacon, past grand chan
cellor, will be feted by members Of
Calanthe Lodge on September II in
honor Of his recent appointment as
deputy supreme chancellor. Herbert
L. Richardson, chancellor comman-
der Of Calanthe Lodge, has issued an
invitation to members of all subordi-
nate lodges in the District of Colum-
bia and the Pythian Sisters to attend
the celebration. The program will
include short addresses, music and
refreshments.
The Knights Of Pythias Civic Or
ganization will meet September 8.
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American War Mothers

The District of Columbia Chapter
Will meet at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. John A. Eckert, 3042 New
ark street NV, September 8 at
1880 pm. Plans for the 20th ami
versary Of the chapter will be ar
ranged.
The State Chapter will be repre-
sented by the president, Mrs. Emil
walter, ut the national convention
opening on October / at Nashville,
Tenn. Chapters viii send delegates
also, the list to be announced later.
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Woodmen Circle

Morris Sheppard Grove will cele-
brate its 21st anniversary Septem-
ber 26, at the w. o. w. Hall, 925
G place NV. Past Guardian jew
els will be presented to Past Guard
ians Ada Gray and Catherine Shu-
ghrue.
All members Of the district, nearby
Maryland and Virginia are invited.
The rest Of the evening will be de-
voted to entertainment and refresh
ments. The next meeting Of the
Omcers Club will be at the home Of
Catherine Shughrue, 927 Sixth street
s.W. on September 81.
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Sons and Daughters
Of Liberty

On account Of the national con-
vention meeting In Baltimore on
September IL, there will be no meet
ing of Hope Council that night. In
stead, it will be held September s.
Initiation Of new members will take
place on September 20. The Happy
Hour Club spent this week end at
Cedarhurst, Nd, as the guests Of
Mrs. Sylvia Heinrichs.
Justice Council convened August
"a, with Councillor Ida Beal presid-
ing. Mrs. Mary Williams was given
a birthday anniversary shower. Re-
freshments were served. The council
will have party at the meeting
September 7.
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the Paclnc coast
last week where
he will be in
c h a rye OF ci-
william component
affairs at 9th
Corps Are a
h e a d q u a rters
with station at
the Preside of
S a n Francisco,
Calf.
This duty with
the civilian COM
ponents includes
the N a tional ]
Guard, Orga n
lied Reserves
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Auxiliary President,
Mrs. Mary McMi||in,
Takes Over GaveI
Department Officers
Are Announced
At Meeting

Mrs. Mary B. McMillin, newly
elected president Of the District of
Columbia Department, the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, presided at a
meeting Of the department Execu-
tive Committee last Thursday night
at the Y. w. c. A., Ga E street NV.
Mrs. Minnie May Hardy, retiring
president, called the meeting to
order and then turned the gavel
over to Mrs. McMillin.
Appointments announced by Mrs.
McMillin were: Mrs. Perna Zott,
department secretary: Mrs. Mary
Reimer, department assistant secre-
tary, and Mrs. Kathleen Abreo, de-
partment treasurer.
Mrs. Zott has been connected with
the Department Of the District of
Columbia nearly four years, having
been department assistant secretary
and department treasurer for the
last two years. Prior to that she
was president Of the Agriculture
Unit for one year, having been a
member of the Auxiliary, Iowa De-
partment, for number of years be-
fore coming here. Mrs. Abreo has
been for two years treasurer for the
Sergt. Jasper Unit. She also this
last year was chairman of the Com
mittee on Community Service and
as chairman of trophies and awards.
Mrs. Reimer Is a court stenographer,
having been employed in that Ca
pacity in the State of New York
before coming here.
Other appointments announced by
Mrs. McMillin were: Finance chair
man, Mrs. Helen M. Mahoney, who
had wide experience in the National
City Bank, New York, for q number
of years. Other members of the
Finance Committee will be named
In October.
Mrs. McMillin announced that all
committee appointments will be
completed after the national con-
vention in Chicago.
All unit presidents were requested
to send to Mrs. Zott complete list
of unit officers 50 as to complete the
department records without delay.
A meeting Of the George E.
Killeen Unit, No. IS, will be held
Wednesday at the Killeen club
rooms, 3204 M street NV, at 8
pm.
The retiring president, Mrs. Ada
M. Riley, will open the meeting and
the new ofncers will be installed.
The new president, Mrs. Marie
Knott, will ask for the ratification
Of the appointments Of her chair
men.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday: Council of Admin
istration, board room, District
Building.
Tuesday: Military Order Of
the Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday: Overseas Mill
tary Band, National Guard
Armory.
Thursday: Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1912 Ninth street
NV; H. L. Edmonds Post, I'LL
Thirteenth street NV, Apt. 2.
Friday: Federal Post, 1925
Massachusetts avenue NV.
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Meetings This Week.

Tuesday: George Washing
ton Post No. l, Club Admiral,
1910 Rhode Island avenue NV;
Vincent B. Costello Post No.
Is, Carleton Hotel; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post No. ~, v. F. w.
Clubhouse. Seventeenth and L
streets NV; I'd. Division Post
No. %. Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday: Sergt. Jasper
Post No. l3, Pythian Temple;
Columbia Post No. "a, Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, 1015
L street NV.
Thursday: Jane A. Delano
Post No. 6, Nurses Registry,
1746 K street NV; Fort Stew
ems Post No. 80, Stansbury Hall;
Department of Labor Post No.
A., 200 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc.
Friday: Agriculture Post No.
36, room 1899, South Building,
Department Of Agriculture.
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died, an anonymous donor has estab-
lished the John j. Keehan Trophy.
1t will be awarded the member of
the local department who performs
the most outstanding service of the
year.
A recruiting rally and smoker will
be held next January. To the Is
members whose names are drawn,
awards will be made, providing they
can show a 1910 membership card.
Chairman Stanley D. Harman will
announce further details upon his
return from the national encamp-
ment in Boston.
Department Comdr. George G.
McLeish returned from the national
encampment yesterday evening and
will render a detailed report of the
activities at the department Council
of Administration meeting tomor-
row evening. He was accompanied
by Senior Vice Comdr. Roland F.
Kay and Junior Vice Comdr. Thomas
G. Kelleher.
Comdr. McLeish reported that the
military parade last Tuesday in Bos-
ton was one of the most spectacular
ever conducted by the v. F. w. and
the District delegation IN line OF
march was one of the.largest on rec
ord.
Washington Post met in the club
rooms on August %. L. w. Gull
ford, who served in the United
States Navy, was elected to men,
bership. Comdr. Kojassar oblgat-
ed L. w. Guilford and Leo A. Drum
wright. Comrade Drumwright was
elected at a previous meeting.
Past Comdr. William A. Downs
Of Follow Me Post spoke on the
proposed department guard of hon.
or. Following the remarks Comdr.
Kojassar appointed Comrades Dell,
Kretlow and Roberts as representa-
tives of Washington Post on the
guard of honor.
H. L. Edmonds Post will meet
Thursday evening at I'LL Thir-
teenth street NV, In apartment 2.
Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent of Metropolitan Police, and
Phillip R. Belt, past department
commander. will be guests. Maj.
Brown is expected to speak on the
work and progress Of the Boys
Club of Metropolitan Police. This
post is the only local post sponsor
ing Boys Club with athletic teams.
Comdr. Obey will name the chair
ma nof the Post Armistice Day Ball
Committee.
At the last meeting of United
States Treasury Post Comdr. Ar
thur T. Quinn announced the elec-
ton Of Charles Weiksner as trustee
for the term ending December 81,
1910.
Department Comdr. George G..
McLeish announced that he and his
staff of ofdcers will visit this post
at its meeting on September IS, in
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, 1015 L street NV.
Ivar Shervey, who served over
seas in France during the World
War. recently transferred his af-
filiation to this post. He Is from
Kenosha, Wis.
william Harper Of Chicago was
elected supreme commander of the
Military Order of the Cootie at the
annual session in Boston last week.
Others selected were: Senior vice
commander, Ashley Beck Of Detroit;
Frank Topash of Washington, Junior
kice commander; supreme quarter
master, Thomas c. Ryan Of Pacific
Beach, Calf; supreme chaplain,
Charles Cavanaugh, Fort Wayne,
Ind; supreme adjutant, Edward C..
Goodrich (reappointedD, Oak Park.
Ill.
Leonard ]. Bacon was elected
council member of the fourth dis
trict. At the meeting of T. N. T..
here or Tuesday Past Supreme
Comdr. Thomas Mcbride will be en-
tertained. The degree team under
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Col. Denham Grafton
Ordered 10 Coast 10
Head Civilian Work
Successor Not Yet
Chosen; Schedule Of
Glasses Suggested

Col. Denham B. Grafton, who has
been on duty at Washington reserve
headquarters as a unit instructor
since June Is, 1896, was ordered to
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Trophy Established
In Memory Of
John J. Keehan
To Go Annually to
Member of v. F. w.
For Best Service

In tribute to the memory OF Past
Comdr. John j. Keehan of Washing
ton Post, District Of Columbia De-
partnent, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Of the United States, who recently
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sors Of the founders" And yet,
with all their strangeness, there Is
. charm about them that grows
with intimacy.
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First 1t. Charles P. Reichel, serv-
ing with the Headquarters Detach-
ment, I'd Battalion, 260th Coast Ar
tillery, has applied to brigade head
quarters for authority to attend the
Army Chemical Warfare School at
Edgewood Arsenal, Md, from Oc-
tober Is to December 2.
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died, an anonymous donor has estab-
lished the John j. Keehan Trophy
1t will be awarded the member of
the local department who performs
the most outstanding service of the
year.
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The Navy Department has an
nounced that 1t would consider 1t
good procedure for the command
ants Of the various naval districts
to name boards Of officers which
would make examinations Of qualifi-
cations of persons who apply for
appointments to commissions in the
United States Naval Reserve.
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A recruiting rally and smoker will
be held next January. To the Is
members whose names are drawn,
awards will be made, providing they
can show a 1910 membership card.
Chairman Stanley D. Harman will
announce further details upon his
return from the national encamp-
ment in Boston.
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Pvt. Frederick w. Howard. Head
quarters Company, 104th Quarter
master Regiment, and Pvt. Charles
A. Norris, Headquarters Detachment,
18th Division, have been placed on
the active list of their respective
units. The following have been re-
turned to the active list of Company
F, 121st Engineers: Pvts. Ernest j.
Day. Howard A. Biggs. Charles M.
Helm. jr.; James w. Heflin. Macon
G. Lucas, jr.: Frank N. Miller and
William c. Musgrove.
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The posts are requested to have
their news at department headquar-
ters on or before Tuesday of each
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
Meat cutters Assemble
Yesterday For Meeting

Pursuant to a call issued by
the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday. an interesting meeting
was held in the office of the body
yesterday afternoon attended by
a group of meat cutters interest
ed in promoting home industry
and maintaining payrolls on Key
West.
A committee was formed and
it was agreed that this commit
tee would interview dealers in
the city and arrange for meet
ing to be held Thursday at 8 in
the afternoon in the offices of
the Chamber of Commerce, when
the situation will be further dis
cussed and the advantage OF em-
phasizing q policy Of KEY West
for those who are for Key West"
will be carefully considered.
The committee is composed of
prominent dealers who win dis
cuss with other business men in
the same line. and an invitation
is being extended to every meat
dealer in the city to meet with
them for the promotion of better
business in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
Many Prominent Members
Of Legion Coming Here
For District Nicotine
James O. Sheppard, Out
standing Official, Is
Among Delegates That
viii Pay Visit Here

Among the prominent mem
bers of the American Legion who
win be here this coming week
end TO attend the Lesion's Fifth
Florida District conference will
be James o. Sheppard. Edge
field. s. C.. chef de chemin de
fer of the Forty And Eight. Legion
service organization.
The national head of the Forty
And Eight is coming with Past
Florida Department Commander
William T Conner of Orlando.
who is scheduled to make bow
at the Commanders Dinner in
honor of present Department
Commander William c. BROKER
of Tampa at La Conclra Hotel.
beginning at p. m. Saturday.
In a letter to Adjutant John
Delgado of Arthur Sawyer Post
No. %, which is handling dinner
arrangements as well as arrang-
ing for the various conference
events Saturday. Saturday night
and Sunday, Past Commander
Conner states he and Chef de
Chemin de Fer Sheppard will go
fishing Monday in boat owned
and operated by State Represen-
tative Bernie c. Papy.
1t is probable several other
Legion prominents will remain
here until next week ID 30 fish
ing. for they will Be So busy Sat
urday and Sunday they will not
be able to indulge in the sport.
I'm bringing Commander
Sheppard to Key West to show
him what real Florida hospitality
is. Conner writes Delgado.
Members of Arthur Sawyer
Post will meet tomorrow night at
Legion hall. Whitehead and Unit
ed streets. to discuss final ar
rangements for the dinner and
conference.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
Eig|lt Building Permits
Issued In Past Week

During the week ending yes
terday there were eight building
permits issued from the office Of
Building Inspector Harry M. Bak-
er, as follows:
General repairs to sos Simon
ton street. Owner, Jennie Deitch;
cost, $500.
Repairs to building at GA Du-
val street. Owner, Paul E. Barns;
cost, $500.
Add two rooms to residence on
Catherine street Owner, Carlos
Perez; cost, $500 ssoa
Repairs to roof at 627 Elizabeth
street. Owner, S. Belle; cost.
$3.50.
Repairs to kitchen at 1417
Catherine street. Owner. BernelI
Sawyer: cost, 500.
Repairs to roof Of residence at
1903 Duncan street Owner. Mrs.
G. D. Harrington; cost. 500.
Repairs to roof at 9IO Francis
street. Owner, Mary Wigham;
cost, 500.
Construct garage at 1882 Vir-
ginia street. Owner, Mrs. VIM.
Gates; cost, SIS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25

MOSCOW. July 25.In a mass
parade Of submarines IN the
Baltic sea. Russia today served
notice on the world that their
fleet of under-sea craft was the
largest possessed by any nation.
This announcement came on
the heels Of near satisfaction on
part of Russian diplomats in the
terms that are offered to bring
into being the much heralded
tri-power alliance between Rus
STA, France and England. Reports
have il that about ninety-five
percent Of objections raised by
the Soviets have been satisfac-
torily answered Thus is
stated, the scene is shifting to
furnish a probably key to the.
whole European situation as the
democratic nations line I'D with
the Russians to form the balance
Of war power, far outreaching
that Of the Rome Berlin axis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
DOVE TRAPPING
IS DECREASING

Trapping doves, of the eastern
mourning type, is one of the an
nual duties of w. w. Demeritt.
superintendent of the Seventh
Lighthouse District, and as rule
many are trapped each year in
the interest of the Biological
Survey in Washington.
Compared to the success of for
mer years, captured and banded
birds were considerably less than
the number formerly captured.
As a matter of fact, there were
but $50 trapped by Mr.. Deneritt
this year while in 1888 there were
caught and banded zoos.
Mr.. Demeritt said the few
trapped this year was because
the place where the traps are set
is on the Fort Taylor reservation
and there was a great deal of ac-
tivity being carried on in that
area during the season of migra-
ton, which tended to keep the
birds away.
Another reason is that the SUI
perintendent spent large part of
the time on his regular tours Of
inspection and was also summon
ed to Washington in the height
of the trapping season, hence the
required attention was not given
to the work and there were much
fewer birds caught and banded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
CROPS SUFFER
FROM DROUGHT
DRY SPELL CONDITIONS ARE
NEARING SERIOUS
PROPORTIONS
tny Asnee.naea Preasl

PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-
Advices from this city and sur
founding territory reaching into
practically every northeastern
state, report unprecedented drought
conditions that are fast approach
ing serious proportions.
: Light rains yesterday in some
sections did little to improve crop
conditions and unless general
rains come within the next week
damage will run into millions of
dollars.
The extent of the drought
reaches from the New England
states south to Maryland, west
ward throughout most of Penn
sylvania and up into Ontario pro-
vince in Canada. Weather pre-
dictions by the u. S. Weather
Bureau here indicate fair and
warm climate for the next week.
Water shortage in hundreds of
localities is being felt acutely and
It is becoming a problem to water
herds of dairy cattle. Some cities
are concerning rationing of wa
ter to farmers where local wells
and streams have entirely dried
up. Other localities report that
water is being carried in from
far distant points.
Danger of forest fires in wide
areas appears emminent with all
foliage in woods and forests in
extremely dry condition. Forest
rangers and county officials in
many states are watching this
situation closely.
Rivers in the New England
'Etafes are at extreme low levels
and there is danger that many
factories will be forced to shut.
Town for lack of water-hydro
5ower.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25
RECORD ARRIVAL
|. OF AQUARIUM FISH
in PHILADELPHIA
DR.. VAN DEusEN. coLLEc-
TOR. SAID CATCH WAS Ex-
CEEDINcLY GOOD: STORY
sENTsBY THOMAS HART

Key Vests good friend, Thorn
as Hart. of Philadelphia, sends a
feature story from the PhiladeI-
phia Record to The Citizen. in
which is recorded the arrival of
DR.. Robert van Deusen, director
of the Aquarium in that city, with
the 400 specimens taken from
the Gulf of Mexico waters off
Key West.
The article is captioned $4,000
Tired Fish Arrive, and depicts.
in a two-column picture, DR.. van
Deusen holding a black angelfish
up for his Tor her) first bow to
Philadelphia finny society.
DR.. van Deusen told the Phila-
,delphia Record that @the catch
was exceedingly good, with about
100 different varieties, many of
them rare and new to- the Aqua
rum.
All the fish are tired after the
trip, stated the doctor, many
suffering from the number of
times we had to handle them. We
lost comparatively few, however.
All of the many varieties
taken to the Aquarium on the
expedition, the 18th annual made
by DR.. van Deusen. were listed in
the article. including the prize
catch of them all. the Priacanthus
Arenatus, or Triple Tail.
Mr.. Hart is a regular winter
visitor in Key West and states in
his letter that he is always in
terested when the name key
West. appears in the Philadelphia
papers. key West news makes
me think of the month of March
on your hospitable shores and to
that / look forward each year, ,
he wrote.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-25

which was signed by Representa-
tive B. c. Papy and Burnell Saw
yer, said to be a relative OF the
accused.
Before leaving for his place Of
residence at Rock Harbor, the ac-
cused said he would be in Key
West for trial before the criminal
court next week and would bring
Attorney Fred Pine from Miami,
to act in the defense.
It is understood that the dis
pute which occasioned the shoot
ing with which Sawyer is charg-
ed was over land matters, and the
gun which Sawyer used to IN
flict the wound in Edley's foot,
is in the safe of Sheriff X. q.
Thompson at headquarters in Key
West.