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Evening star., 1940-04-14
Army and Navy Union

The Department of the Potomac
met at the District Building on
Thursday. Comdr. Milton j. Eckert
presided. Department Payrnaster
Charles Bodine announced that
Presidents Own Garrison, Gen. Guy
V. Henry Garrison and Special
Troops Garrison had paid their
bond premi'sas and per capita
Special Troops Garrison will meet
AZ the armory tomorrow at 8 pm.
Aubrey Howell, chairman of the
Uniform Committee, will report.
Comdr. Foster Touart of the Presi-
dents Own Garrison, will furnish a
program.
The Presidents Own Auxiliary
will meet at the Thomas Circle Club
on Tuesday at 8 pm. New members
will be inducted.
Gen Guy v. Henry Garrison will
meet at 1916 Twelfth street NV.
on Wednesday. Comdr. Vincent
Lopez will preside. Adjt. j. 3. Smiler
announced new members will be
initiated.
The Presidents Own Garrison
will meet at the Thomas Circle
Club on Wednesday at 8 pm. Off,
Ger of the Day c. Davis will show
movies. Charles Bodine, entertain
ment chairman, will report on the
tacky dance. Representative j,
Thorkelson Of Montana will speak.
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American War Mothers

The state party at Mount Alto
Hospital on Monday evening was
well attended by the veterans under
treatment there and members Of
the chapters giving the party. Nov
ing pictures of the national parks,
the West Coast and Alaska were pre-
sented by Harry Wheaton Howard
and there was community singing
with Mrs. Laura May Daugherty as
accompanist.
Mrs. r. E. Ridenour, national pres
ident: Mrs Florence A. Latham,
national corresponding secretary;
Mr.. Ridenour, Mrs. John A. Eckert,
state president, and Mrs. Amelia
Thiele, past state president, were
among the guests.
Mrs. Mary r. Shanahan, national
custodian of records, was chairman,
assisted by the president of the
chapters. Mrs. Julia Hooker and
Mrs. George 8. CARL and members
Of the chapters in serving ice cream
and cake.
The District of Columbia and BIZ
centennial Chapters will Join In
viewing moving pictures ct the
Thomas Circle Club on April 10
at 1:30 pm. There will also be
cards and games.
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Printing Post met last Monday night.
The 40 and 8 degree team initiated
Is new members.
The post donated $40 to the Police
Boys Club.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tues
day evening in the club rooms, 8O7
Monroe street NE.
The card party on April l resulted
ina fund of $50 for the blood and
serum bank of Childrens Hospital
The post will hold blind pig
bowling match April 81 at 6 pm. on
the Brookland Recreation Center
Alleys.
The new bridge constructed to
replace the Bates roads crossing will
be opened next Saturday afternoon.
The American Legion, the Guard of
Honor and the Sons of the American
Legion have been invited to attend
and all other military and civic
groups.
Lincoln Post was host to the
United Spanish War Veterans of the
District of Columbia last Monday.
There were present the department
commander of the United Spanish
War Veterans and his staff, the
department commando of the
American Legion and his staff, the
department commander of the
Jewish War Veterans, the depart
ment commander of the Catholic
War Veterans and Mrs. Marie Will
liams, who has served as the ma
tional president of both the Amer
ican Legion and the United Spanish
War Veterans Auxiliaries.
George F. Cook. charter member
OF the post and the past commander
OF Harden Camp, United Spanish
War Veterans. was the master of
ceremonies, taking over the meeting
after Hampton D. Percy, commander
OF the post, had welcomed the Or
ganization. Capt. Horace Lineberg
and the guard of honor aided in the
ceremonies. The detachment drum
and bugle corps of the Sons of the
Legion also rendered selections.
There was entertainment presented
by Thomas Campbell. There were
refreshments.
At the April meeting of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post $40 was appropriate
ed for the Police Boys Club.
Plans were completed for the
posts 21st birthday party on May %
at the Kennedy Warren. It will take
the form of a banquet with enter
tainment.
All members are requested to save
their newspapers for the Sons of
the Legion, in order to help them
to defray expenses to the conven-
ton. Neila Eichorn's son will call
for them on request.
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New Active Service
Rules for Guard Ready

Detailed regulations and instruc-
tlons for inducing the National
Guard into the Federal service on
mobilization day have been pre-
pared by the National Guard Ru-
reau, and are expected to be ready
Tor distribution in a short time. Ac-
cording to Col. Oswald w. McNeese.
chief of the regulations section Of
the National Guard Bureau, a prac-
ticable handbook for mobilization
day has been prepared. Plans have
been formulated to provide the neces-
sary forms needed for this i'm
portant service. but where the forms
are not available their text will be
in the handbook.
Col. McNeese said the regulation
was formulated with the idea in
mind that the processes. following
Immediately after induction, are lit
tie different from the preparations
every unit makes every summer to
60 to camp. 1t is the same Job in
most respects, a simple move from
the home station to training CEN
ter. 1t is only complicated by the
TACT that there will be a period of
some days or possibly weeks. of ac-
tive duty at the unit rendezvous
Itself before move is made.
The new regulations hold closely
10 the intent of the law and that
is induction is immediate. He said
that the moment the President signs
proclamation, under an order. or
the Secretary of War notifies the
Governors Of the States, under a
call, induction is an ACCOMPLISHED
TACT. Every member of the Ma :ional
Guard thus indicted enters i'm.
mediatelys into the service Of the
United States, by virtue of the fact
that he is already a member of the
National Guard of the United States
and therefore of the Army of the
united States. Thus, he explained,
there is no halfway period. In any
major emergency, the National
Guard is in the Federal service at
once, for the duration of the emel~
gency and for six months afterward
unless sooner relieved
Provision is made for the neces-
sary physical examinations to be
conducted by boards Of three med
lcal officers y the Army of the
United States, preferably National
Guard officers, at home stations i'm.
mediately folloSing induction. Corps
area commanders are required to
kvep these boards formulated and
up to Gate at all times in their war
plans so tfRt there will be no DELAY
in issuing travel orders to board
members. The physical examina-
tlons must be completed within 10
days. The boards will be required
to classify each member of the
Guard in three groups: Those ply.
sically qualified for active military
service, those qualified for limited
service and those disqualified for
any service. As yet, it was explained.
the limited service classification has
not been defined by the War De-
partment, but is is expected to be
settled soon.
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Fleet Reserve Association

Branch No. 4 will meet tomorrow
evening In Pythian Temple. All
members and eligible sons are invited
The Sea Scout unit, sponsored by
the branch, will attend a dance on
Thursday evening in the Reserve
armory in the Navy Yard, in con-
nectlon with the official presentation
OF new colors by Boatswain Nous
seau, to the crews of S. S. Hartford
and S. S. Olympia. Branchmates
and their ladies are invited.
Shipmate Corbeil has called a spe-
clal meeting Of the National Service
COMMITTEES for Thursday evening in
the Investment Building.
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cal Department Detachment, Serv-
ice Company and 1st Battalion, all
Of the 104th Quar.ermaster Regi-
ment.
The 260th Coast Artillery (anti-
aircraft) and the 1st Battalion, 372d
Infantry.
Because Of business interference
with the performance of military
duty. the following have been placed
on the inactive lists: Pvts. Milton
N. Brannon, Clarence B. Burton.
Charles w. Patterson and George
c. Hall, all of Battery e, 260th Coast
Artillery; Pvt. James B. Ross, Ad-
jutant Generals Department, State
Detachment; Pvt. Eugene A. Dedick,
Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. McGrew M. Kidd, Head
quarters Battery, I'd Battalion, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, has been honorably
discharged because Of enrolment in
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Removal from the District was
given as the reason for the issuance
OF honorable discharges to Technical
Sergt. Frank L. Campbell, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, and Pvt. Louis Kaufman,
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops, 29th Division.
Pvt. Cortland E. Miller, Medical
Department Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, has been hon.
orably discharged because of removal
from the city.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military
duty, the following have been placed
on the inactive lists: Pvts. Bruce
MacNichol and Leonard H. Pierce.
29th Division Military Police Com
pany; Pvt. Arthur c. Stutz, 104t:,
Ordnance Company: Pvts. James M.
Minor and Austin E. Slate, Company
A, 121st Engineers, and Pvt. George
O. McCurdy, Company F, 121st En-
gineers.
Pvt. John j. Alden, Medical De-
partment Detachment, 12lst En-
glneers. has been honorably dis
charged because of removal from the
city.
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New Classification
Given Certain Officers
In Reserve Corps
Those in Key Positions
In Industry Not to Be
First Called to Duty

The War Department has created
q classification of Reserve officers
who, because Of the key, positions
they hold in industries essential to
the procurement Of munitions, will
not be Immediately available In
emergency for active duty under
their Reserve commissions.
District. officers to be placed In
this group will be designated by
the adjutant general Of the Army,
who will transfer the personnel 30
designated to the War Department
Reserve pool for the period Of their
pon-availability. After such trans-
fer the vacancies 50 created may
be filled. While In the pool such
District transferees will not be con-
sidered available for mobilization
assignment or for promotion and
they will be given active duty train
ing in cases only which are ap-
proved by the Secretary of War. In
the event a change occurs in the
occupational status of a Reserve
officer he will become available for
immediate mobilization assignment
and will be transferred out of the
pool without the requirement that
a vacancy exists and into the proper
assignment group.
Field artillery officers will meet at
Fort Myer today at 8 am. for in
struction in equitation. At 8:45 an
other group will assemble at the
rejecting pool for rifle training. In
terror guard duty will be the subject
OF the 428th Infantry conference to-
morrow evening. On Tuesday eve
ming infantry officers will take up
staff exercises, while signal officers
will discuss the corps messenger
center and signal communications in
offensive action. Meeting at Fort
Myer next Wednesday evening field
artillery officers will discuss the con-
duct Of fire, while tank officers, as.
sembling in the Munitions Building,
Will take up the employment Of
tanks.
'oAy Aidl CIlCS dIlu SCUuLlllR ana
patrolling will be discussed at the
cavalry conference on Thursday eve
ming. The use of the infantry bat
talon with light tanks in attack will
be discussed at the school of tactics
and technique Friday evening. The
same evening pistol teams repre-
senting the Quartermaster Corps
and Medical Corps will fire their
matches on the range of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
District cavalry officers will meet
at Fort Myer next Sunday at $50
am. for instruction in horseman.
ship. The same morning at s:45
rifle instruction will be given at the
rejecting pool.
Capt. Roswell r. Boyer, who has
been promoted to major, will remain
assigned to the 622d Coast Artillery.
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Omcers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Josephine Wright;
senior vice president, Mrs. Hilda
Christian: Junior vice president,
Mrs. Margaret Carroll; treasurer,
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson; secretary,
Mrs. Margaret Jameson; guard, Mrs
Thelma Graves; chaplain, Mrs.
Mercedes McCallum; conductress,
Mrs. Rose Reiley; patriotic instruc-
tor, Mrs. Adelaide M. Grant:
musician, Mrs. Pearl Lipscomb; color
bearers, Miss Dorothy Wright, Miss
Violet Lipscomb, Mrs. Eddie Sens
man and Mrs. Kate Smith: flag
bearer, Mrs. Ola Webb, and banner
bearer, Mrs. Violet Catterton.
Mrs. Edith Den Breeder, first
president Of the auxiliary, viii install
them next Wednesday. A birthday
party will be held for Mrs. Rose
Reiley, Mrs. Adelaide M. Grant, Mrs.
Ada Carver, Mrs. Thelma Graves
and Mrs. Mary Keesee.
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Forty ond Eight

Grande Voiture No. 174 will meet
in Stansbury Hall on April II at
8:15 pm, with Grand Chef de Care
w. H. Hargrave presiding. Ameri-
can Legion membership, the May
wreck" and the Mid-Atlantic
promenade at Huntington, w. Va.
will be discussed.
Invitation has been received from
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Post for the ritual team to
induct new members at q meeting
on April 10. Invitation has also
been received from Grand Chef de
Care johnson of Maryland to at
tend a wreck" of Aberdeen (Md)
Voiture Locale that night.
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Leuion Commander Issues
Jobs Week Proclamation
Aerial Membership Roundup Planned;
$4,000 EnroIIments Expected

National Comdr. Raymond J..
Kelly of the American Legion last
week issued an Employment Week
proclamation urging all depart
ments to make an effort to obtain
employment for workers over 40.
National Adjt. Frank E. Samuel
announced plans for the 9th Annual
National Aerial Membership Round
up, which includes the use of more
than rs planes. At least $4,000 are
expected to be delivered by the
planes, resulting in a membership
in excess OF 100000. The ernoll-
ment campaign ends April 49,.
The judges Of the District of Co.
lumbia Department Army Day Pa
rade, Maj. Stowe T. Sutton, First
1t. John D. Lawlor and Second 1t.
William N. Preston, all of the 18th
Infantry, announced prizes to the
following organizations: First place,
cup, James Reese Europe Drum and
Bugle Corps; second place. flag case,
Sons OF the Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps; third place, radio, Fort Stew
ems Drum and. Bugle Corps; fourth
award, George E. Killeen Unit.
Presentation will be made by Dis
trict Commissioner McCoach in his
office Saturday The following men,
bers of the committee, Jerome B..
Mckee. William P. Kershner, Hamp-
ton D. Percy, Louis Goldberg,
George Wells and Capt. Nadeau are
requested to be present.
Serg. Jasper Post met in the
Pythian Temple last week. Athletic
Officer Daniel M. Goodacre an
nounced the post junior baseball
team is ready to enter competition
and will practice today at the In
dustrial Home School grounds on
Wisconsin avenue NV. from 9 to
noon and will play that team on
Wednesday at the same place at
2:30 pm. The team will play the
first scheduled game in the Ameri-
can Legion Junior Baseball League
on April 81 on the Ellipse.
Col. Ralph Bishop spoke on ma
tional defense.
Comdr. Douglas o. Reed appointed
a committee, with Albert Llufrio as
chairman, to organize a quartet.
The Sons of the Legion Squadron,
under the direction of Cloyd Smith,
will enter team in a local softball
league.
Fort Stevens Posts spring dance
will be held in Stansbury Hall April
IL, commencing at 8 pm. Frank
Bloom is general chairman. De-
partment officers of the American
Legion, the American Legion Aux
iliary, the Forty and Eight and the
Eight and Forty have been invited.
Refreshments and entertainment.
Comdr. Edwin, L. Donaldson an
nounces meeting of the Executive
Committee in clubrooms, 1924 Geor-
gia avenue NV, on April "a.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post met in the South
Building on April 5 with Comdr.
Elmer L. Vennerdrow presiding. De-
partment Junior Vice Comdr. John
Mulvey spoke.
In its efforts to obtain funds for
the blood and serum bank of the
Children's Hospital the post COL
lected $50 as the result of a card
party and donations received from
employees of the Department of Agrt-
culture and post members.
The membership contest will close
at the meeting at the Coast Artillery
Armory, Maine avenue at o street
S.W., on April 10 at pm. The
ritual team of the 40 and will in
itiate new members.
tTho RllraoIl Af E1anroNifan aHad
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday-1nternal Revenue
Post, 1700 l. street NV. Over
seas Military Band, National
Guard Armory; Junior Drum
and Bugle Corps, National
Guard Armory.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-General Edwards
Post. 815 Fifteenth street NV:
Buddy Poppy" Committee,
100 L street NV.
Thursday-H. L. Edmonds oPst,
Hamilton Hotel.
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, 1015 L street NV.
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Will Hold Card Purty

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Disabled Veterans of the World
War will hold q card party and
home cooked food sale April 16 at
the Thomas Circle Club, 1895 Mass
achusetts avenue NV. The public
Is invited. There will be prizes. For
tunes viii also b told with the
cards.
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Get 16 Members

The addition of 16 new members
to its roll of over 200 has been an
nounced by the Congress Heights
Progressive Citizens Association.
The new members are: Elmer Welsh,
E. L. Smith, Edward E. Richardson,
I. Phillips Frohman, M. D.; g. w.
Henry, Lloyd A. Irwin, II. M. Hosel
Mrs. G. w. Craig, George 4. Woods,
Mrs. Bessie L. Miller, Leona p. Web
ster, K. r. Mullins. Mrs. M. e. Mo.
Donald, Mrs. Thelms Richardson.
Harold 8. Taylor. and It. J.. u.
Sydmor.
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Retired Enlisted Men

Association No. l met ut Pythian
Temple on April s. On the evening
OF June 8 . social gathering Of rela-
t1ves and friends of members will
be held. It has been suggested that
q woman's auxiliary be organized
from among the families of mem
bers. All those interested are re-
quested to be present at the May
meeting. Retired men desiring to
affiliate with the association can Sc
cure application forms from the
adjutant, Decatur 1886.
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National Association
Of Regulars

National Comdr. George M. Nc
Nulty will be in Washington this
week to discuss legislation with Adj.
Gen. Edgar H. Taber and National
legislative Onicer Ralph E. Updike.
Comdr. Earl Hamilton Smith an
nounces National Defense Post will
meet tomorrow night at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, Eleventh
and L streets NV. National Public
lty Director John Arthur Shaw will
speak. Employees of Mount Alto Vet.
erans' facility are invited to this
meeting.
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tors, have been
named by Brig.
Gen. Albert l..
Cox. command
ing the local
militia to begin
this week ex-
aminations Of
enlisted men In
the vario u s
branches Of the
service in which
they h q v e
elected to serve
In the event they
pass and are ap-
pointed.
Tho N,yort
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merce Building with Mrs. Betty Nc
Crahon, department child welfare
Chairman of the auxiliary, presiding.
Principal speakers will be j. B.
Irvine, director of the Bureau of
Vital Statistics, and DR.. c. w.
Holmes, assistant to the superin-
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COTQlUB 10 al an
nouncement last
week by r e ar
Admiral George
Pettengill, COM
mandant Of the
w q s h n & t o. n
Navy Yard. He
said the w ar
Department had
m q d e available
to the Navy the
chemical war IA
cilities at the
arsenal, and that
instruction + or
such Naval Re-
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District Y. F. W. Unit
To Be Presented
With Guidon
Farewell Dinner for
Retiring Officers
Planned April 70

Comdr. George G. McLeish OF the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, presided
at a meeting of the Council OF
Administration last week, when
1t was voted to present the de-
partment guard of honor with q
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Rainbow Division Veterons

Oscar A. Jackson Is general chair
man Of the 22nd annual spring
dance Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter, to be held at Hotel 1900 on
April n at $50 pm. There will
be . grand march, led by National
President and Mrs. Elmer =. Neagle
Of this city.
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Child Welfare Forum
To Be Sponsored
By Legion Auxiliary
Eight and Forty Unit
Also Booking Event
Planned for Friday

The first annual child welfare TO-
rum. sponsored by the Department
Of the District of Columbia Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary and the D. c.
Salon No. IA, Eight and Forty, will
be held at 8 pm. next Friday at
the United States Chamber of Com
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Monday-Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club;
Gas Light Post, l227 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV.
TuesdayAN tt o nal Cathedral
Post, National Press Club;
Cooley-McC Cullough Post. Vet
Grams Foreign Wars Club;
Second Division Post, Colonial
Hotel; Bunker Hill Post, 800
Monroe street NE; Potomac
Electric Power Post, Pepco
Building.
Wednesday-Stanley Church
Depue Post, Hayloft.
Thursday-Kenna Main Post,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Friday-Victory Post, IA Ninth
street NV; Agriculture Post,
Agriculture Building.
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tendent of the
District Public
Schools, W h O
will speak on
"E d u C a tional
Offerings of the
Secondary Pub
lie Schools of
the District of
Columbia.
Other speak
ers will include
Mrs. Mary B.
McMillin, d e.
partment presi-
dent; Miss Ethel
Hodges, loca |
RI q ,, a - : -, ont
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Chemical Warfare
Training Offered
Naval Reservists
Glasses to Be Started
At Edeewood Arsenal
Next Month

Naval Reserve officers In this area
will be given an opportunity to take
a course Of instruction at the Edge
wood Arsenal at Edgewood, Md, ac-
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-Four Guard Boards Named
To Conduct Examinations
Each to Examine Enlisted Men
For Commissions in Branches

-Four board Of officers. including
those in the Guard as well as Fegu-
lar Army officers, assigned to the
District National Guard as instruc-
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.


sMonday-Department, Consti-
tuition and Bylaws Commit
tee, Veterans Administration
Building, room 126, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Victory Unit, 414
Ninth street NV, pm; Po-
tomac Unit, Palisades Field
House, 8 pm.
Wednesday-U. G. McAlexan-
der Unit, Denrike Building,
8 pm.
Friday-Child Welfare Forum,
United States Chamber of
Commerce, 8 pm.
Sa turday-Sergt. Jasper
Juniors, 4l06 Fourteenth
street NV, Apt. 3, 2 pm.