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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-14
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8 Directors
Y. W. G. A. viii Hold An
nuel Membership Meeting
Tuesday Evening

The naming Of eight new
directors for the Dung
Women's Christian association
will be a feature of the annual
membership meeting at 6:l5
o'clock Tuesday evening in
Weyerhaeuser hall. The polls
will be open for balloting at
the Y. w. c. A. the "a hours
preceding the meeting.
Other features of the business
session will include the financial
statement and highlights Of the
years work by Mrs NJ. ID. Wilkin-
son, president. Reservations for
the dinner should be turned In at
the Y. w. c. A. office not later.
than Saturday. A friendly eve
ming Is assured by the table
hostesses: Mesdames George Van
denberg. chairman; Lothrop cros-
by. Robert Hager. w. r. coffman,
s. s. Waterman, Bert Sweeting.
Winfred Price. John Cox. j. T..
Fullager, f. r. Moore. John II.
Langdon. Wayne Fitzgerald, VIM
field Mclean, Ed Lewis. Charles
Pearson, G. A. Misener, II. G.,
Willard. Lea Bronson, William b.
Mccres, John Steele. J. p. Hart.
r. K. Murray. Thomas porro. w. T..
Dickson, f. NJ. Dunsesth. Bertrsm
Thomas. +. f. Walter. Lorne
Stewart. r. r. Miller, ]. a. John.
son, Charles Low. Mira. Mark
Abernethy, John Schlarb. Clifford
Langhorne. Theo Lynn. Thomas
swayze, George Abelset. Misses
Ella SIZZLING. Marian Carmel and
Margaret Neary.
Leisure Time Classes
The Y. w. c. A. leisure time
classes Will be resumed Friday
morning at 9:i5 O'Clock. Mrs. w.
s. Burroughs will again present
the book reviews In the current
books class. She viii discuss the
Life Of John Jacob Aston" by
Arthur Hoyden Smith, and Tor
tilla Flats" by John steinbeck.
Miss Betty Simpson. Who re.
Gently returned from year In New
York City, VIII give the travel talk
In the gardening class. Mrs. c
Stewart Clark viii talk on Color
In the Garden Miss Dorothy
Sweet viii discuss Leisure Tlms
Activities for Children" with In,
homemaking class. The classes IL
speech, German and hsndersft &il
meet an usual with the regular In
structors In charge.
Camp zss. ". o. ". eompli
mentary dance Thursday from
until II p. m. In Eagles hall. 1871
and Fawcett. Friends invited,
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Composite Club Plans

The Composite club will hold Its
April meeting at Lakewood terrace
at one O'Clock Friday. Hostcsses
will be Mrs. Arne Holt and Mrs.
Nat Robinson. Election of officers
will take place.
Those making reservations are
Mesdames Donald Klumb. Robert
Hofeditz. Leslie Wiemar. Ferdi-
nand Medic, Joseph Lane, Van
Lipponcott, William MCLEOD,
Avery Sheriff.. Arthur Dahlberg.
Arne Holt, Leonard Dalberg. Nat
Robinson, Warren Nellist, Jack
Smith, Frank Phil, c. A. Van Val
kenburg. Horace Mills, Ida Har-
distry, ID. c. Nutting and Horton
Sarff.
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P0SlAM STOPS
ITCHING AND
LETS YOU SLEEP

Concentrated skin.eomfort -.
that's what Posism 10, Put jast .
little on that aggrssstsng, itching
spot tonight. II penstrsses the
outer layers Of the skin and soothes
the irritation. Amos, 81 onee the
itching stops and by morning the
fedness and soreness begin 20 fade.
With the eruption pseified. healing
10 promoted. Why wait for relief
&c, Posism today and get sleep
.onight. Your druggist sells Poslsm.
SOC. sav.
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The reservation list includes
many parties. largest among them
being those arranged by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fuhrmin Dammier. DR.. and
Mrs. Fred Francis, DR.. and Mrs.
Fordyce johnson, DR.. and Mrs.
A. George Mace. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Larson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gunner Leggerini, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Felix, Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Bjork-
lund, DIR. and Mrs. C. c. Reynolds,
Miss Marjorie Melovidoff, and Mr..
Alexander Melovidoff, jr.
Also on the guest list are DR..
and Mrs. H. V. Hoover. Thor Toll
lefson. Paul Temple, Louis Bed
ford, George Weinhart. ]. C. Scott,
Charles r. Peterson. Frank john
son. j. f. Cooksie, Sam Crippen,
Walter NJ. Smell. Miss Winnifred
.r. a' 90, ~ 20
~ M. ar, - 'S; oi,h D y,s, E &c
borne, George Burns. Howard
ronaer' Leonard JACKSON Law
S ~ 9 INNS ia. James ou''oii
"eotse cry, 1''perl waite.
MI anu Mrs, marry hsyholos
MISS Evelyn Shurchiii. MI, ano
mrs. Lesion "enn' Mr.. Roger
Mas.ruoe' MISS margaret sines
Mf. Leroy Lilies. MISS Mae Long
heeo' Mr. ana MRS DICK "escott
MISS mary AhsopoVa' Mr.. and Mrs
George ross, MISS GLADYS Mase
mrs. Miiared Wilpert, Drs. ane
Mesaames w. A. Neilhammer, !"
1. Ely, MARION schaier, >. Gun
ningham' r. M. mace, Mr.. ana Mrs
l. M, foley' MI a. George mace
lrp MISS Florence ordani. Mr.. !. M
smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Jor
censor, 3. ). Young, James March
David KIND. Paul Smith, Misses
Phyllis and Jane Larson, Mr.. ant
Mrs. walter Mark and daughter
Janet, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hurlow, Jr.
MISS Helen Murphy. Mr.. j. w
Murphy, Mr. ana MRS. HoWar'
Murphy, MISS bermce Weeniss
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Ninman, MI
ana MRS. John JACOBS, Mr.. an
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How Women
in Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

Hs,s's sooz ad..sns for . vomss tarins her
essars casually from ~ 70 81. she Tears
sas'n lose her spD@si % nasb, Who vDfftss
about hot flashes, loss a pep. diLxJ SPELLS.
sp4ei nerves and moody sgssis-
Just re-; naese ffssh air, ~. deep ana
yog need reiizbls " WOMAN 3 sense tsss
iyd. 4, P.nsham's Vegetable Compound.
MADE especially |ss z1sss. II btips ss,sfs
b.ild W physical fssisfsnes, tnes helps gre
more Siyseliy 70 enjoy lie snd ssfss. calm
ing littsry nerves ssl thoss disturbing sZnp-
toms that often accompany ehsngs Of bis.
Finxtsn's u WELL WORTH tfytnG.
ADV
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Large Attendance Expected
For Juniors Arts estival
Kay Kelly 10 Interview President q chb en XVI Fvdey
Mevnns ~ los4s: Many unssusl euhibiss Ass
Planned By Committee Arsns;ns evsNs

The entire seventh floor 1t Fishers WIN b given oves .
the Fine Arts Talent Festival Ut the Junior Woana o.
Thursday and Friday There VIII b charge and many -
expected to view the exhibits nay Kelly rno conNeee
will be At the festival Friday At l0@5 to interview In
Charles Weller president of the club. and two mooeEs =
charge OF displays. station kVI.
An exhibit which IL creating great deel o interest," ne
Indian display representing tribes fnm different states an4
Alaska Of which Miss Clara slcadc chairman Capnn rFo1
.rifths OF Puyap viii dispay his colection which npee9
throughout the Northwest and Misa Gdya Meseen oaee
social worker for Indian YOUTH will exhibit hr eooesoa
frnu he Svinum.h trbp.
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Students OF College 70
SLATE Friday

The third An College Skate n
the College ~ Puget Sound ssll ee
held Friday evening NJ Kings
roller rink. I-he wnmenas Ftd.
rraslan II The erlitse u sponsoring
the affair.
Mlsa Florence Mclean Il general
chairman. Assisting her with tho
plans are The Misses Infie feeir.
Betty nloeI. Virginia Doug herts.
IrmA iuclinx and DIXIE Thompson.
pr. and Mrs. Powell and nr, and
Mrs. Tnmllnson are 10 be The
ehApercnes.
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Tacomsns on Tour OF
California

nr. Waiter Cameron and son Of
Tacoma are Al the rsso Robes
Hot Springs. They are travelling
through California after having
visited the san Francisco exposi-
ton.
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Mis- L1sssntse
Cssisee. Wis ~
s'sstiy essvsplet-
~ ~ pssposA-
tiss II ksspp's
0ssstaess Gel.
tsge, TeesnDo's
largest hsssIasns
tvslalsg seesse,
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Entertains
Miss Gillian
Shower Honors Bride-Elec+
Who VIII Have Military
Wedding in May

For Miss June Gillian,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Gillian, a shower was given
Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Mark Whitman at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Edward
Austin. 1910 So. Verde st.
On May 81 Miss Gillian will
become the bride of 1t. Fred
Zitzer in a military wedding
in Christ church.
The affair Wednesday was a
miscellaneous shower for which
ii friends of the bride-elect were
invited. Guests played games dur
ing the evening and late supper
followed The table was attractive
in yellow color scheme with
daffodils and yellow tapers being
used.
Guests included Misses Evelyn
Miller, Eunice Washburn, Anita
Ball, Edith Ball, Margaret Sines.
Joyce Rosene, Phyllis Mitchell,
Ethel Luckenbihl, Virginia Smyth,
Mrs. Gillian, the brides mother,
Mrs. Darrell Baker, Mrs. Dele
Gunnerson, Miss 10 Verbonus and
Mrs. Edward Austin.
Women's Council TO Meet
st. Agnes circle of the Women's
council of the st. Luke's Memorial
church will entertain on Friday
after4dDn at 1918 o'clock at a
spring luncheon to be given in the
Broadmoor. Mrs. Robert II. Cole
man is in general charge of ar
rangements, assisted by Mrs.
Morris Gray and Mrs. Perry
Snyder.
Sewing circle, Women Of the
Moose, meets with Mrs. Jasper
Graft, Friday, for noon luncheon.
Members are asked to bring their
crochet hooks to work on the bed
spread.
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kitch~nersfs. 4 new EXHIBIT To-
the annual festival. waa announced
ny Mrs. cilffcrd wood. GENERAL
chairman Tar The Affair. and Mr.
Herman krsvick win ~ IN charge
Of thls disrlay. with Mrs Can
sund A. her assistant
Mrs. Harold aaihsr. safety chair
man. has arranged for noviss an
safety and fire to he sho~n each
day, free Of charge. At II - !. N.
4 and $50 p. m. On Tuesday. ~
aao p. m. through the efforts II
MIRA. Elmer G; Hagen. better rnnvis
appreciation chairman. The picture
Hawaiian Harvest showing the
prneess Of sugar manufacturing.
win be shown
Many Of the pictures taken by
Edward Massn. Taeemnn. On hts
bicycle tour through Hall. win b.
on display II thr festival.
Judges for the artIssa' exhibit
win be Mira. \. A. Huntington and
Mrs. ". 1. Hlb~riy. Tho photos
and snaps display will he Judged
by n. y. Elliott. Mas Vera Root
and TED MeIn,ire. Other exhibits
for which judges have not been
announced arr antiques. handcratl
and neediewnrk In thu hand
and garden, music. literature. In
dusirial ART and scrap hooks
DR.. 4. v. Hermann. guest speak
ar at tho meeting Of the ciut
Tuesday evening. gave An sdnca'
lional talk on Alcohol \ prs.
view OF the pictures on safety and
| fire to he used nj the festival wers
also shown. Also en- the evening"
program Was a group Of voeA
solos by Miss Nsdra Garff. 20
prano, who sang 'amnggtcrl
Song. from Carmen, and LII N,
spirit TIP to Thee. by Macksnxis
Miss 0srff wns accompanied b
Mr.. Frank Nurdlng.
During the business essslon =
which Mrs. Charles ]. Weller pre-
sided, Mrs, frank Nchhsser ~
chosen AZ delegate 10 attend n
national convention of the Gsnsra
Federation OF Associated Women
clubs nj San Francisco. Mrs. Gil
ford Wood and Mrs. A. T. Dock
cray were elected dsisEaies To IN
Pierce County District Federation
meeting In Tacoma ou April 30th
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New Officers 10 Prssids

II In always with = great deal
OF pleasure that ths members NJ
Cedar chapter. Order Of Eastern
Star. look forward IN tina first
regular stated Meeting after ths
installation Ut It's new officers.
Thursday evening. ~ > o'clock.
tho chapter viii meet IN the Ma
sonic temple. No. ssih and YAki.
ma, with Mrs. William Purse.
worthy masron. presiding. AsAlsts
ed by Mr.. sigffid Larson. worthy
patron. and other new officers OF
tbs chapter. Musical numbers
wiiI BE- presented by ths choir.
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Members Of this COMMITTEES max
Ing plans for the Empire Day con-
cert 10 be held May 20. viii meet
Thursday evening at : o'clock 81
the hons Of Mrs. Ernest Hohef.
7052 No, Puget Sound ave. Mrs.
George Palmer IL chairman.
Auxiliary Of Tacoma temple ~,
Pythina SISTERS. Will meet Friday
for q III luncheon 81 thc boms
Of Mrs. ID. l.. Rice. 36si Es. X IT..
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Awards 10 Be Given
Here Thur5dayin in
Safety Contest
Dr.. Gallup to Be Speaker
At Annual Dinner
At MoyfIower

Bronze victory plaques represent
ing supremacy IN the States and
cities contest for traffic safety will
be awarded here Thursday at din
ner of the seventh annual traffic
safety contest, which will be held
at the Mayflower at pm. The con-
test is conducted by the National
Safety Council, whose president, D.
D. Fennell, toastmaSter at the din
ner, will award the plaques.
DR.. George Gallup, director of the
American Institute of Public Opin-
ion, will speak at the dinner. He
and Eddie Cantor, entertainer, will
participate in a safety broadcast to
the youth of America that same
evening at 10:45 o'clock over a ma
tional network of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Washington Safety Society will
celebrate its first anniversary Thurs
day with a luncheon meeting at the
Willard. at which Mr.. Fennell will
talk. The other speakers are w. H
Cameron, managing director of the
society; Sidney Williams, Paul
Stricker, Graham Cole and Miller
McClintock.
The national grand prize of the
Safety Council will go to Providence
r. l., the city winner in the popula-
ton group from 250,000 to 100000
Providence won first place in its
group in 1888, 1884 and 1885. In the
1888 contest the 48 States and 1,16a
cities participated. The other win
ners:
Group lover 5OOeOO, Milwaukee
and Cleveland; group 3 100000 tc
100000, Trenton, N. j.; group 4
10000 to 100000, Saginaw, Mich;
group 5 (25OOO to 50,OOO, Wauke-
gan, ILL.,: group 10000 to $4,000
Mason City, Iowa.
Eastern division of States, New
Jersey; Southern division, Okla
homa; Midwestern division, Iowa,
and Western division, Washington.
New Jersey was the grand prize
winner for the States, succeeding
Massachusetts,. Memphis was the
cities grand prize winner in 1887.
The Governors and the mayors
will be present at the banquet to
receive the awards for the States
and cities. There will be sound
film entitled Making Your City
Safe"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Two Are in Hospitals
After Injuries in Falls

Two persons, one 68-year-old
New Yorker, were being treated in
Washington hospitals today for in
juries sustained in falls yesterday.
Mrs. Rose Parsons of :IeW York
City. suffered fractured right ankle
when she tumbled from the steps of
2 coach at Union Station. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
John Lester, 13, of 1908 East Cap
itol street, fell from barn at Gar
den City, Va, and fractured his left
arm. He was taken to Emergency
HOSPITAL,
Evening star., 1939-04-11

of the fourteenth annual inspection
of the N. A. c. A. laboratories by
leaders of the aeronautical indus
try, air transportation, the military
services and the aviation research
field. The party will leave WASH
ington by steamer at $50 pm.
May /.
There will be an opening session
in the post theater at Langley
Field the morning of May 2, fol-
lowed by an all-day inspection Of
the research facilities of the N
A. G. A.
The tunnels scheduled for dedi-
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Four Workmen Hurt
When ScuffoId FoIls

Four workmen employed at Ar
lington Village, large-scale Airing
ton County (Va) housing project,
were treated at Emergency Hospital
this afternoon for injuries sustained
when scaffolding collapsed at the
nearby development.
Herman Staff, 1929 Thirtieth street
NV, suffering from back injuries
was admitted to the hospital Ken
meth Allison, 18, 1924 Ninth street
S.W; Leroy Trail, Baltimore, Md.
and Charles Hober, also of Balti-
more, were released after being
treated for minor hurts.
Officials of the construction COM
pany declined to comment upon pos
sible causes of the accident.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
New Plane Wind Tunnels
To Be Dedicated Nav 7

Two new wind tunnels, construct
ed by the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics as a part of
this country's effort to keep up with
tremendously expanded aeronautical
research programs in Europe, will
be dedicated in the presence of the
Nations aviation leaders at Lang
ley Field, Hampton, Va, May 2.
The dedication will be a feature
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Gurden Club to Open.

The Civitan Boys Garden Club
on the Anacostia road will be Off
cially opened Saturday, it was an
nounced today. w. r. Beattie, SEN
ior horticulturist of the Department
of Agriculture, who Is in charge of
the gardens, will preside at the
drawings for locations. Each gar
dener will be provided with a garden
IS by so feet in size for his work.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Gutenberg to Speak

Louis Gutenberg, local attorney,
will discuss The American outlook
for the J>.s" at a meeting of the
United Jewish Youth of Washing
ton at $50 pm. tomorrow at 1929
| Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Princeton Club to Meet

Senator Barbour Of New Jersey
will address the Princeton Club of
Washington at its monthly luncheon
tomorrow at pm. at the Cosmos
Club. Three new members of the
board of directors will be elected.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

cation are 19-foot pressure tunnel
for the study of fight problems at
high speed and 12-foot free-f1ight
tunnel, in which models can be
tested under full flight conditions.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
'Revei|Ie' Committee
Named for Year

Elmer F. Neagle of this city, ma
tional president Of the Rainbow
Division Veterans, announces ap-
pointment of NJ Manning Marcus
of this city; William S. Nevius,
Boundbrook, N. j., and William
Williamson Of Los Angeles, Calf
as the "Reveille" Committee of the
division for the year to supervise
publication Of the magazine and its
policies.
Harold Barnhard Rodier Of WASH
ington, who has been reappointed
by Neagle to serve as editor Of the
publication will be serving his World
War comrades for the sixth con-
secutive year in this capacity.
All Rainbow veterans not now re-
ceiving their copies of the Rainbow
Reveille are requested by Editor
Rodier to communicate with him.
TIT Sixth st. NV, Washington, D. c..
giving present address in full, the
unit in which they served and COM
plete name. This will insure getting
issues without further delay.
Mr.. Neagle announces the ma
tional officers of the Ladies'
Auxiliary for 1939-40 as follows:
Honorary president, Miss Nora
Thyme, New York; president, Mrs
Ruth Butts, Tulsa, Okla; first and
second vice presidents, Mrs. Lilymae
Weitzel, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and
Mrs. Ivy Anne Olds, Indianapolis,
Ind: secretary, Mrs. Frances Wood
Oklahoma City, Okla: treasurer
Mrs. Elba Hedrtck, Tulsa, Okla.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Spanish War Auxiliary
Delegates Return

United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary will hold these meetings
this week: Monday, Col. James S.
Petit, Naval Lodge Hall: Wednes-
day, Presidents Club, 1918 H street
NV.
The delegation has returned from
the national convention, held at
Atlantic City, bringing with it a
national Office for the District. Tillie
Mae Roth, the first president of Gen
Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, was elect
ed national assistant conductress
The department will have a party
for her at the next meeting, Octo-
ber 4.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
tliary met Monday, Jennie Rhodes
senior vice president. presiding.
Gen. NJ Emmett Urell Auxiliary
will hold a games party at 8 pm
Thursday at the home of Alice Korn
1912 -enilWorth avenue NE.
Col. Henry w. Lawton Auxiliary
will give a dinner at Thurman
Studio, Fairfax Hotel. October II.
President Ella Ford announces a
special business meeting of the
Presidents Club Wednesday at her
home, 1918 H street NV.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Officers Are Elected
By D. A. Y. Auxiliary

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War elected officers as fol-
lows: Mrs. Neil j. Sparkman, COM
mander; Mrs. Eva Seganish, secre-
tary and treasurer: Mabel Karol
Howard, vice commander: Vera
Maigret, Junior vice commander;
Mrs. Edith Wiltrot. chaplain; Mrs.
Dorothy Covert, Judge advocate;
Mrs. Hazel Touart and Mrs. Suzanne
Miller, color bearers; Mrs. George
Stevenin, conductress; Mrs. Della
Barber, sergeant at arms: Mrs.
Marion McCray, musician. Plans for
a formal farewell party to the out
going commander will be held Octo-
Der 20.
Mrs. Mabel Howard reported on
the proceedings of the national con-
clave held recently at Boston and
submitted plans for the program of
the coming year. The national
commander, Mrs. Lily Ginsberg, has
appointed Mrs. Howard national ex-
ccutive committeewoman Of the
fourth district.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Third Division Society

Capt. Frank J. Jervey, president
Of the Washington Branch, Society
of the Third Division, A. E. F., has
appointed this Executive Committee:
Sergt. A. D. McCurley, 1t. Col. Ralph
c. Bishop, Maj. Gilbert 8. Decker,
Sam Baumgarten, seret. Bill Sho-
maker, Sergt. William A. Link, A. g.
Yarnell, sergt. Bill schnitz, Harry
Cedar.
serst. Shoemaker was appointed
membership ofncer.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
REGULAR Vets Association

Gen. Malin Craig Post gave final
instructions to convention delegates.
Comdr. Walter p. Boehm headed the
group of 10 which left for New
York City. A group Of so regulars
will leave Thursday for New York
City to attend the annual smoker
Friday. Dance scheduled for No.
vember has been Cancelled. Stephen
j. Borowsd and D. ]. Mccarthy
were elected to membership.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Marine Reserves
Will Organize
Field Music Section
Gen. Cox Praises
5th BottuIion's New York
Appearance

Plans are being formulated by
the 5th Battalion, United States
Marine Corps Reserve, for a field
music section for outdoor functions.
This section will be composed of
drummers and trumpeters. Any
men interested should communicate
with 1t. Harper.
Praise for the provisional platoon
from the battalion which served as
one unit in the provisional National
Guard company at the New York
Worlds Fair on District Day came
from Gen. Albert M. Cox, District
of Columbia National Guard. In a
letter to 1t. Col Harvey L. Miller,
commanding officer of the battalion.
He wrote:
From the president of the fair,
as we'll as from the Army and Navy
officers of all grades. received many
compliments on the performance
and appearance of the troops"
Sergt. Leo G. Schmidt has been
promoted to staff sergeant in the
Quartermaster Corps. He has been
attached to the ONCE of the inspec-
instructor Of the battalion for
two years.
Following the field training period
at Quantico, the band selected two
privates as the best bandsmen in
camp. First prize went to Pvt. P. M.
Krause and the second prize to Pvt.
j. F. Brown.
There are a few vacancies In the
line companies in Washington, Alex
andria and Rockville. Men between
the ages Of 18 and 35 are eligible for
enlistment in the Marine Corps Re-
serve. Forty-eight drills and one
15-day summer camp are held each
year. Summer and winter uniforms
are furnished, and men are paid
for each drill and camp attended
Interested men should apply at 458
Indiana avenue Tuesday or We'd
nesday night.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Daughters of Union Veterans

At Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
presided over by Lizzie Bassett, Miss
Jessie M. Lewis read a report on the
national convention at Pittsburgh
Mrs. Bassett was elected National
Council member and Miss Grace
Hurd was reelected national treas
urer. The wreath for the Unknown
Civil War Tomb at Arlington for the
month Of September was placed in
the name of the Department Of
Pennsylvania.
Plans were made for the 9Th
birthday party Of the tent to be held
October 8. Next regular meeting
October z.