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Officers Assigned.

District officers are assigned to
units as follows: First 1t. Floyd
L. Stayner and Second 1t. Charles
F. Coffey, jr., to the 913th Coast Ar
tillery (anti-aircraft); First 1t. As
bury B. Hammond and Second 1t.
Charles G. Osburn and Joseph H.
Morgan, all to the 80th Division:
Second 1t. John w. Crack to the
627th Engineer Battalion.
Second 1t. Everett A. Luckenbach
Cavalry Reserve, has been relieved
from assigned to Troop E, 3o6th
Cavalry.
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The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
distributed IA baskets of food to the
needy for Christmas, and IS chill
dren were supplied with toys and
clothing. Hospital and Sick Chair
man Jessie Collins gave gifts to all
the sick comrades at Mount Alto
Hospital.
On January S, at 8 pm, the
Advisory Council meeting will be
held at the home of Charlotte Berry,
161 v street N E., who will serve as
hostess, with Past Comdr. Jane Cox
and Verna CARRIER as co-hostesses.
The National Sons of the Amer
ican Legion Committee has been
called to meet at national head
quarters in Indianapolis, Ind, for
a two-day session to start January
81. National Comdr. Chadwick con-
templates that the progress of the
Sons for 1899 will be discussed and
plans made for new developments.
T. c. Kasper of Abedreen, S. Dak.,
is chairman of the committee.
The Jane A. Delano Post. No. 6,
will meet at 1746 K street NV. on
January 5 at pm. Miss Laura
Stewart has been appointed men,
ber of the Legion disqualification
Committee.
Mrs. Elizabeth Essick had charge
of the preparation of the Christmas
baskets for six families of needy
veterans. She and Mrs. Annie Nc
Cormick delivered them on Christ
mas Eve. Mrs. Marie Fox visited the
sick nurses in Mount Alto Hospital
and other local hospitals on Christ
mas Eve and presented each With
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Company A, 12lst Engineers, is
forming a company rifle team to
participate in matches with other
clubs here and in the vicinity. Vari-
GUS men Of the unit are being tried
out for the team, and 1t is planned
to have the men selected fire as
a team today in the indoor range
IN the Pennsylvania Avenue Armory.
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placed on the United States prop
erty and disbursing officers Of the
militia, as q result Of a change
in the methods OF handling sup
plies for the guard camps. The
guard regulations for handling sup
plies have been placed on the same
plane as those for the Army, can
tralizing to a greater extent the
service Of supplies. In the future,
1t was said, these officers, who are
designated from the militia to dis
burse Federal funds, will not be able
to delegate any Of their authority
for handling these supplies, and will
necessitate their participating in all
OF the several camps into which the
militia summer training is divided.
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DR.. Grant
Gives Talk
On Albania
University Women
Committee Hears
Former Minister

DR.. Hugh s. Grant, United States
Minister to Albania, gave an illus
trated talk on Albania before the
International Relations Committee
Of the Washington Branch, Amer
lean Association Of University Wom-
en-, as feature of a dinner meet
ing last night at the clubhouse.
Relating his experiences. before
and after the closing Of the Legation
during the summer, DR.. Grant
showed pictures Of celebrations held
in the country while he was there,
and also described scenes at the Le-
CATION during the italian invasion.
Declaring that the people of Al
bania are one Of the Oldest, and
claimed by some to be the oldest,
race IN Southeastern Europe, he said
they are, for the most part. small
farmers and shepherds. living in
small villages with the clan system.
Large families predominate, he de-
clared, with the eldest male as the
patriarch. Their loyalty is marked.
He added that they are also kind
and hospitable, particularly to for
eigners.
DR.. Grant said that he was for
tunate enough to obtain the last
audience granted by King Zog to
the representative Of any foreign
government, with the exception Of
the italian Minister who conducted
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Soroptimist Club
Slate Is Headed
Bv Miss Burke

The Nominating Committee Of the
soroptimist Club Of Washington has
prepared q slate Of candidates
headed by Miss Mary Bourke to be
presented at the election meeting
next Wednesday at the Willard
Hotel.
Miss Bourke, who Is dean Of cook
cry at the Lewis Hotel Training
School, II elected, will succeed Mrs.
Jean Bennett, superintendent Of the
Central Union Mission and presi-
dent Of the club for the last year.
Each candidate must have 10
Endorsements to be presented by the
Nominating Committee, although
nominations may be made from the
floor.
With only one candidate for each
office the slate this year is as fol-
lows: Miss Bourke, president; Mrs.
Lorraine Leese Good, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ella M. Hildebrand,
second vice president; Miss Edna
Connolly, recording secretary: Mrs.
Cynthia Warner, corresponding Sec
retary; Miss Emma Karst. treas
urer. The two directors nominated
are Miss Elva Mcnamara and Mrs.
Mary Turner.
The Nominating Committee in
cludes Mrs. Agner Giles Newman,
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Slime Is Commodore
OF West River Club

Robert M. Slime was elected COM
modore Of the West River Yacht
Club at the first annual meeting
last night 1T the Corinthian Yacht
Club. The club was organized Feb
ruary n, 1889, by pleasure boat own
ers who cruised around the vicinity
Of the West River and Chesapeake
Bay.
other officers elected and installed
were w. M. Fithian, vice commodore; !;
George B. Lacey, rear commodore: /:
T. J. Kelley, secretary-treasurer; ].
r. Crockett, feet captain, and Will
liam Richardson and G. J. Hu1ord,
Board Of Governors.
Francis D. Courtney, the first and
retiring commodore, was presented
With q gift in appreciation Of his
efforts in working for better boating
conditions.
The club now has some Is boat
owners as members.
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West Virginians
To Hold Party

Plans have been completed for the
annual apple cider and gingerbread
party to be given by the West vir-
ginia State Society in the main ball.
room Of the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow
evening. The meeting viii open at
. pm. Dancing viii begin ut IL
O'Clock. Judge Elonso T. Morgan
. former president Of the society
will install the officers, who were
elected at the November meeting to
serve during the coming year. Fol.
lowing the ceremony, ut $50 pm.
refreshments consisting Of cider
apples and gingerbread brought
from West Virginia will be served
to members and guests. Col. j. Will
liam De Grange is in charge Of ar.
rangements.
The feature Of the dance will be
the selection Of . queen from the
group of young ladies present. Art
Brown, radio announcer, will be
present and will participate In the
selection Of the queen and her at
tendants. The Reception Committee
for the dance includes Mr.. Robert
Morgan, Miss Grace Chapman, Miss
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negotiations for italy. The day after
this interview, Italian troops landed
at the four principal ports and, with
airplanes flying over Tirana, hum
dreds of refugees flocked to the
American Legation for protection,
he said. No bombs were dropped
over Tirana, he pointed out, but
the invasion was followed by rioting
after the King left for Greece.
When the American Legation was
ordered closed in June, two months
after the invasion, it became DR..
Grants duty to dispose Of as much
of the furnishings as possible. This
task became all the more difdcult,
however, when war broke out else
where. For instance, he said, articles
labeled for Estonia are still in the
Legation.
BY September ~ he was prepared
to return to the United States, but
in the meantime Mrs. Grant had
game to Greece and their daughter
Louise had left the Sorbonne in
Paris for Ireland, and a roundup"
was necessary in order for them to
return home together. They even
tually sailed from France on one of
the last ships to return refugees.
Even his diplomatic status did not
prevent the necessity Of a great deal
of red tape as he passed from one
country to another, he pointed out.
In London at the time Of the
crisis over Czecho- -Slovakia, DR.. Grant
said that he was in an atmosphere
of war or pending war during his
entire service of four years abroad.
After one sees Europe as saw It,"
he remarked, "he is more impressed
with the importance of keeping out
of war"
Mrs. Grant and their daughter
are now in South Carolina. A num-
ber of guests were present. Mrs.
William G. Van Week, president of
the Washington branch, A. A. U. W.,
opened the meeting, and Mrs. John
Donaldson, international relations
chairman, presented the speaker.
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Talk Will Be Given
By Mrs. PennOyer

Mrs. Frederick w. Pennoyer, r..
q member Of the Public Relations
Committee Of the District Red
Cross Chapter and a sponsor for the
Junior American Red Cross, will
speak on "The Red Cross and Ma
tional Defense" over Station VOL
at 12:45 pm. Saturday. She will be
presented by Mrs. Lee r. Penning-
ton, jr., State chairman Of radio OF
the District Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution, who arranged the
program. Mrs. Pennoyer Is a men,
ber Of the Army and Navy Chapter
D. A. r.
The program also will include a
song by Miss Mary Russell williams,
accompanied by Mrs. A. F. Williams.
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Management Society
To Hold Public Meetino

The Society Tor the Advancement
Of Management, an organization
dedicated to eliminating "red tape
and roundabout methods Of getting
work done In the Government, Is to
hold q special open meeting at $50
pm. tomorrow In the National
Archives auditorium.
Federal Works Administrator John
M. Carmody will occupy the chair.
Allan H. Morgensen, New York con-
sulting industrial engineer, will give
an illustrated lecture. Moving pic
lures Of streamlined methods Of Of
flee work and management in gen
eral will be used. -
Work simplification as national
policy" is the society's slogan.
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past president; Mrs. Estelle Zirkin
and Mrs. Zada Daniels.
At It's luncheon meeting yesterday
the club heard . talk on Con-
temporary Theater" by the Rev.
Gilbert Hartke, o. p, director Of
the department Of drama and
speech Of Catholic University. Earl
Nails sang, accompanied by Mrs.
Jewell Downs.
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Henrietta Nunnally. Mr.. Marion
Hutchinson, Mr.. Herold Martin,
Miss Mayme Hamrick, Miss Flora
Miles, Mr.. Lynn Messick and Mr..
william OBrien,
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Mrs. Walter B. Woodson,
wife of Admiral Woodson, who
has succeeded Mrs. c. ].
Peoples as president of the
Army and Navy League. Mrs.
Woodson presided at the
meeting held by the organi-
zation this morning in the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club.-Harris- Ewing Photo.
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breezes, cleared out germ -dynasties
OF centuries, relieved his asthma and
gave him new energy for his con-
tinuing scientific work at the age
Of 10.
Perhaps the falling leaves and pos
sibly awareness that we have just
turned back all the clocks give poign-
ancy and sadness to the fate OF
this kindly old gentleman. driven
from his country in the upthrust Of
the new-or possibly the old-sav-
agery of Europe. Not even his fine
intelligence could air-condition Eu-
rope against the germs of hatred or
the virus of power politics, or hold
open a corridor through which .
free spirit could pass.
One might write of Josef Beck
and Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz,
political and military careerists, also
exiled, as incidental casualties.
caught In the backwash of-their own
ambitions. President Moscicki, al
though merely symbol in feudal
Poland, may find place in the later
balance brought forward. If there IS
to be new Dark Age, it may be that
laboratories will be the monastries
which will be the havens of the
humane spirit and the aspiring in
telligence. as were the monastic ref
ugees of the Middle Ages. President
Moscicki will transmit a great deal
to this legacy.
He is one of the greatest electro
chemists in Europe, ranked with
the great German. Haber In the
field of synthetic chemistry he holds
about 300 patents. He was a COL
lege professor for many years, tall
and thin, with white hair and q
spiked moustache, as convinced as
was Woodrow Wilson that new
freedom" could be gained by the
mobilization of planetary intelli-
gence and good will. Much in the
manner of our own distinguished DR..
Robert Andrews Millikan, he ac-
claimed the ultimate triumph Of
science over hate and stupidity. To
date the good genii which they
have summoned are enslaved by men
OF lesser understanding.
Eagle-beaked old Marshal Pilsud-
ski, realizing that Prof. Moscicki's
work in rebuilding Poland rated rec
ognition, put him away in the presi-
dency and forgot him. He didn't
seem to mind, because this enforced
obscurity gave him plenty of time
for his scientific work. Which is
perhaps just as well, stacking up
his achievements against those Of
the power men in the postwar Pc
riod.
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in November, 1924, to David H.
Buffum, native of Dorchester, Mass,
and member of the American For
eign Service She was born in
Bromberg. Poland.
Mr.. Buffum is on temporary duty
at the State Department in con-
junction with the repatriation of
American citizens abroad. Until
recently, he was American Consul
at Leipzig, Germany.
Mrs. Buffum told Mrs. Helen T.
McGraw, naturalization clerk in
District Court, that all her property
is now in Germany. Mr.. Buffum' S
new assignment has not been an
nounced officially.
AS witnesses for the naturaliza-
ton proceeding, Mrs. Buffum had
Charles B. Hosmer Of Chevy Chase,
Nd, Foreign Service officer. and
DR.. Paul A. Neal Of the Public
Health Service.
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Sales Finance Group
To Meet Here in 40
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26-Election of
Officers of the National Association
Of Sales Finance Companies for the
coming year was announced here
yesterday at the associations head
quarters. New officers are:
President. Clarence L. Landen of
Omaha, Nebr., who succeeds A. D.
Weller of Rochester, N. Y.
Vice presidents, William w. Nc
Carthy of Boston, L. M. Sewer of
Philadelphia, H. G. Snodgrass of
San Francisco and Weller.
G. H. Mcclure of Chicago was re-
elected treasurer, and Milan v.
Ayres, who is analyst of the asso-
citation, was reelected secretary.
Directors have chosen Washing
ton, D. c., for the associations 1910
convention, which will be held in
October. with dates to be announced
later.
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The Political Mill
Adjournment Of Politics in Domestic
Issues Neither Asked Nor Likely

mand that the Democrats nominate
IN 1910 a man Of his own political
and economic philosophy.
One thing seems entirely certain.
II the President declares himself out
of the race, there will Immediately
ensue a wild scramble among Demo-
Gratis for the presidential nomina-
ton. That will come whenever he
makes 1t known he does not intend
to become a candidate. It would
serve no particular purpose of value
to have such scramble at this time,
when the thought of the country as
we'll as Congress is how best to
maintain neutral position for the
United States toward the European
war. 1t does not seem reasonable,
therefore, to expect any such an
nouncement from the President for
the present.
Another thing appears almost
equally certain. When 1910 rolls
around there will be no adjournment
OF partisan politics in the United
States. Already Senator Arthur
H. Vandenberg of Michigan, a fore
most likely nominee Of the Repub-
lican party for the presidency, has
made this extremely clear in speech
which he delivered little more than
a week ago to the Republicans in
Grand Rapids. And no matter what
the foreign situation may be, the
Republicans are not going to let the
country forget domestic issues. They
will bear down hard on the deficit
spending of the present administra-
ton, on the buildup of the present
gigantic bureaucracy in Washington
and throughout the country, on the
fear that many businessmen have
OF the administration.
Frank Consideration Urged.
Nor is it at all likely that politics
will be adjourned in the considera-
tion of the foreign policy of this
country-irrespective of the struggle
over the neutrality laws and their
amendment. Franklin Waltman,
publicity director for the Republican
National Committee, writing on the
question, Should Politics Be Ad-
journed in Present Conditions"
said: The very fact that our coun-
try now faces a grave situation is all
the more reason that there should be
a frank. open and courageous con-
sideration of our problems by repre-
sentatives of all elements of the
American people. Especially in any
situation involving the grave ques-
ton of war, the people of this coun-
try have a right to be heard.
Most of the ills from which this
nation is suffering today result from
an adjournment of politics in the
emergency of 1888 and the abdica-
ton of Congress of its constitu-
tional right to legislate fearlessly
and independently for the people"
That, of course, is the Republi-
can point of view. 1t is not likely
to be abandoned. War conditions
abroad may materially change the
domestic situation in this country
undoubtedly they will do so. Should
this country be drawn into the
conflict, those conditions will be
even more greatly changed. With
out knowing what the future has in
store, it is impossible to predict
just what the issues will be in the
1910 presidential campaign. 1t is
impossible to say what candidates
will be put forward either by the
Democratic or the Republican par
ty. But that there will be candi-
dates named and that there will
be no adjournment of politics seems
certainly assured.
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Citizenship Won
| By Woman in
~. S. Since June

Mrs. Annie Buffum, 1722 Nine
teenth street NV, former resident
Of the Free City of Danhg and
wife of a State Department official,
today was a new citizen of the
United States, although she has
been in this country only since June
%. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
admitted her at a special hearing
under a provision of the law which
enables wives of Americans in Gov
ernment service or those furthering
American interests abroad to be-
come citizens without the customary
residence requirement.
Giving her former nationality as
Danziger, Mrs. Buffum told the
court she was married at Danzig
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Two Women's Colleges Put
On Pilot raining List

Two women's colleges are in
cluded in a list of 40 additional COL
leges and universities which have
been approved as participants in
the civilian pilot training program
of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
The new list, announced today, in
creases to 300 the number of edu-
cational institutions taking part.
The women's colleges, the first in
cluded in the program, are Mills
College, Oakland, Calf, and Lake
Erie College, Painesville, Ohio.
Although these are the only
schools exclusively for women so
far selected Robert H. Hinckley, C.
A. A. chairman, explained that CO.
educational institutions have the
authority to admit girl students in
numbers up to 10 per cent of their
quotas. He estimated, however, that
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ever, IIldI IIcoA-
dent Roosevelt, when he asked for
an adjournment of partisan politics,
had particular reference to revision
of the neutrality law, with a view
to strengthening the position OF the
United States in the light OF the
European war. He did not ask for
an adjournment of politics SO far
as domestic issues-as distinguished
from our foreign policy-are con-
cerned. Nor did he say that this
adjournment of politics should ex-
tend through 1910 or beyond it.
True, some of the Roosevelt New
Dealers, and most of the antl-NeW
Deal Democrats and Republicans,
have interpreted the request for an
adjournment of politics as meaning
something more than a hope that
the Congress will act without par
tisanship on the neutrality bill. But
there has been nothing from the
President himself to indicate that
Is So
Might Be Different Later.
If, when Congress meets in regu-
lar session, there is further de-
mand that all partisanship be laid
aside in the consideration OF the
administrations program-relating
to domestic problems-a vastly dlt-
ferent question will be presented.
There is no doubt that the ready
assumption Of partisan New Deal
ers that the outbreak of the war In
Europe means necessarily the re-
nomination and reelection OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt is responsible for a
demand that the President do some
thing to prove that he is not seek
ing to make political capital for
himself. AS Mr.. Landon sees it
the surest proof would be an an
nouncement now that the President
will not run again for the presi-
dency. Undoubtedly, such an an
nouncement would be effective.
Whether it would have the slight
est effect on the fight now raging
in Congress over the President S
proposal that the arms embargo
provision of the neutrality laws be
repealed is extremely problematical
AS things now stand, some of the
Presidents bitterest opponents in
both the Democratic and Republican
parties have aligned themselves in
support Of repeal-whereas scme of
his earnest supporters in domestic
affairs have joined the anti-repeal
group. The same is true outside the
Congress.
Wants New Dealer.
The question whether the Presi-
dent is to seek a third term will
be decided in the end by the Presi-
dent himself. This writer has never
believed that the President has Ge-
sired a third term or, in the final
showdown, that he would permit
himself to be renominated. On the
other hand, the President mad made
it clear beyond all doubt that he
will fight for the nomination by the
Democratic party next year of q
candidate who will support the
policies of the New Deal. Even ii
he announced Immediately that he
himself would not be a candidate
for denomination under any cir
cumstances, it would be too much
to expect him to recant on his de-
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not more than 3 per cent of total
of 1000 students to be trained will
be women.
"The inclusion of women in this
vocational training program"
Chairman Hinckley said. must be
considered this year to be entirely
experimental. Little or no data
exists on the adaptability of wom-
en- to group training as pilots, al
though individual woman flyers have
in many cases made distinguished
records. The Authority has high
hopes that experience gained dur
ing the coming school year will
furnish encouragement for the wide
spread entrance of women into avi-
ation."
The new list also includes a COL
ored educational institution, Hamp-
ton Institute, Hampton, Va, the
third colored college included.
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from West Point in 1901, served In
Washington first on the War De-
partnnent general staff, war plans
division, and later In the office of
the chief of the Militia Bureau. He
was retired with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel in 1929, was recalled,
and served until 1882.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Bertha H. Prunty, of Manhattan,
Kans.
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Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Wilson Drury

Mrs. Wilson Drury, 80, of Comp
ton, Nd, who died Saturday in
Providence Hospital, was buried yes
terday in Leonardtown, Nd, after
services at st. Aloysius Catholic
Church there.
Mrs. Drury is survived by her
husband, Wilson Drury, and eight
children; her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Franklin Adams of Compton:
two sisters, Mrs. Edward Nelson and
Miss Ernestine Adams, and two
brothers, John and Earle Adams,
all of Washington.
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Appeal to Caesar

the test provided by Mr. Eces really test all having been
carefully managed without
the slightest The Reserve Board snappsh replies that
perfectly adequate demonstrated that
had talking through his hat the
Presumably the dispute appealed
of the President Mr. Morgenthau
that natural bond objective
accused of lacking Mr. Ecces be allowed his
which, believes absolutely
Deal credit policy AS to what the Presidents decision will
all seeing Providence foreten.
y theN Amer lean Newspap AuaneIn
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t h e. invitation
e X t e n d e d to
President Roose-
velt by former
Gov. Landon of
Kansas, the tit
ular head of the
Republican par
ty, to declare
that he will not
permit himself
to be nominated
for a third term
in the White
House.
It must be re-
membered, how