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Scheduled PAA plane flights from Seattle to Juneau and from Fairbanks to Juneau were cancelled today with bad weather prevailing over both routes.
 The flights will be made tomor- row, weather permitting
 
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Evening star., 1940-06-16
V. F. w. Auxiliary

At the last meeting of Follow-Me
Auxiliary it was voted to eliminate
the socials for June, July and Au-
gust. Plans are being made to 60
on a weekend picnic to the cottage
of Mary Schaumleffle, Beverly
Beach.
A visit will be made to Ward G.,
Mount Alto Hospital, the last week
in June. Hospital Chairmen Bessie
Haislip and Blanche Melton expect
some of the members to assist them.
A new Commodity Club will be
started the first part of July.
Potomac Auxiliary met at the
Washington Post Club, 17oO L street
NV, with President Elizabeth
Beasley presiding. Catherine
Uhlarik was Endorsed as department
guard and also appointed as auxil-
iary welfare chairman. Rose Lueb-
kert was appointed publicity chair
man. Tentative arrangements have
been made to celebrate the auxiliary
anniversary on July % at a picnic
at the summer home of Ida Emmert.
Deale Beach, Md. President Beasley
was elected as a delegate to the
national convention at Los Angeles,
Calf. The next meeting will be held
at the Washington Post Club on
July 8.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
National Association
Of Regulars

National Defense Post will meet
tomorrow at pm, at 1015 L street
NV, to discuss ways and means
of obtaining jobs for former service
men under the new $4,000 900 900
national defense program. Former
enlisted men Of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard are
invited. Chief of Staff Ralph N.
Werner and National Publicity Di-
rector John Arthur Shaw will lead
the discussion.
Filipinos residing in Washington
and who have served in the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard are requested to contact John
Arthur Shaw at GOT G place NV.
any day this week for a discussion
of H. r. 1899, which would authorize
the naturalization of Filipinos who
are permanent residents of the
United States.
The June issue of Regular Service
is now ready. Former service men
desiring free copies may obtain same
by calling ut so7 q place NV.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Five Conventions
Slated This Week

Washington will be the scene of
five conventions this week, accord
ing to the Convention Bureau of the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee. More than 1890 delegates are
expected at the sessions. The list
follows:
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers, tomorrow
through Wednesday at the Ward
man Park Hotel; 400 delegates.
United States Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, Wednesday through Sat-
urday at the Mayflower Hotel; $500
delegates.
Zeta Beta Chi Sorority, Thursday
through Sunday at the Washing
ton Hotel 300 delegates.
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Thurs
day through Monday at the Ward
man Park Hotel; 500 delegates.
Lambda Chi Sorority, Friday
through Sunday at the Raleigh Ho-
tel; $50 delegates.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

headquarters Of the Third Army
Corps at Baltimore, Md, that it will
require $4,000 to pay the expenses
of the movement of the local troops
to and from the New York theater
of operations, $83,50O of which will
be for the pay of officers and men
for the 81 days that they are ex-
pected to be in the field. This pay
ment of salaries and allowances,
however, will not be paid to the
troops until they return to their
armories in the National Capital
just before they are again returned
to civil life.
During the time that the troops
are actually engaged in the maneu-
vers, which means from the time
that they step off the trains and
motor caravans until they board
them again for the return trek, the
expenses will be borne by the Regu-
lar Army and will be expended by the
regular officers, who will have charge
Of the large-scale distribution of
equipment and rations. So that it
will not cost the District troops
many thousands of more dollars
than appear in the estimates which
were sent to corps area headquarters
last week
Although it was said that the
troops that will go by train from
here to the New York rendezvous
will consume "a hours en- route, they
will travel on day coaches, catching
sleep as best they can. 1t was ex-
planned that the Army regulations
do not provide for the furnishing
of sleepers to troops unless they are
going to be at least 48 hours en-
route. However, for the troops that
will go overland, they will get in
a little sleep each night in bivouac
camps.
Down below the headquarters, the
regiments and other separate units
are formulating their plans and
getting their equipment in shape
to take to the field. Motor equip
ment. particularly of the troops
that will go overland, is being over
hauled, SO that there will be the
minimum Of break downs en- route,
so that the forces will arrive in the
theater of operations at the time
fixed, so that the gigantic war games
can be started on schedule.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Modern Equipment
For National Guard
Vital, Officers Say
Military Experts Describe
Condition Of Troining
As Satisfactory

The necessity for supplying COM
plete, up-to-date equipment. par
ticularly anti-aircraft and anti-tank
equipment for the National Guard
is declared vital by officers of the
National Guard and of the War De-
partment's National Guard Bureau.
They declared the maneuvers of last
year directed attention to def
ciences. 1t is expected that some of
them will be corrected by the time
the troops go into the field this
year.
The present state of training of
the National Guard as demon
strated at the maneuvers and field
exercises of the past year is salts
factory, military experts say. One
Of the greatest lessons learned, in
the light of criticism of the activi-
ties in the field, it was said, was the
necessity of bringing the tactical
units up to a level with the in
creased mobility of the armed
forces. 1t was pointed out that the
Guardsmen went through the proc
ess of being motorized even before
the Regular Army and it has had
considerable practice during the
past few years in handling its motor
equipment However, it was said
that commanders and their stafs
have not generally speeded up their
functioning alone with this in
creased mobility. Taking a lesson
from what is being done in Europe.
it was said the Guard must pay
constant attention in all training
to modern methods and to using
modern means of warfare to the
greatest advantage.
1t was pointed out that there has
been an improvement in the Ma
tional Guard in small arms train
ing. This was brought about de-
spite what is declared to be the
most unsatisfactory conditions with
respect to target ranges. Nearly
half the units required to fire auto
matte rifle and pistol marksman-
ship courses still have no ranges
available near their home stations
1t is highly desirable, officers
pointed out, for all units complete
their qualification firing during the
armory training period Another
defect, which is held to impede
progress, is the lack of facilities at
some field training camps for firing
musketry exercises, in the technique
Of firing machine guns, anti-tank
guns and infantry mortars. Anti
aircraft training is declared like
wise greatly handicapped by made
quate ranges and lack of time.
1t was said that the reports of
field artillery practice continue to
show improved results from the use
of new methods of fire direction and
conduct of fire. But is was pointed
out that more attention to increas-
ing the proficiency of battery execu-
tives is necessary. Trained super
visors, it was asserted, should de-
wise armory training practices which
will stimulate and apply to the
greatest degree possible the condi-
tions under which batteries fire in
the field.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Departmen Conven-
ton Committee, headquarters,
8 pm; Quentin Roosevelt Post,
Potomac Boat Club; Gas Light
Post, 1927 Wisconsin avenue
NV; Guard of Honor. Roose-
velt High School.
Tuesday-National Press Post,
National Press Club; Cooley
Mccullough Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars Club; I'd Division
Post, Colonial Hotel; Bunker
Hill Post, 800 Monroe street
NE; Potomac Electric Post,
Pepco Building.
We d n e S d a y-Americanism
Committee, headquarters, 8
pm; Stanley Church Depue
Post, Hayloft.
Thursday-Kenna-Main Post,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Friday - Victory Post, Ala
Ninth street NV; Agriculture
Post, Southern Building, Agri-
culture Department.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Disabled Veterans
To Meet Wednesday

The Department of the District
of Columbia of the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans of the World War
will meet Wednesday at the Dis
trict Building at $50 pm. DR..
Walter C. Hess, department COM
mander, will preside. A report on
the recent drive for employment
Of men over 40 will be submitted
by Oscar Jones, employment off,
Ger for the District.
The department officers attended
meeting of Federal Chapter at
the Soldiers and Sailors Club.
Thomas Kehoe, assistant director
of the national organization, spoke.
A service office is maintained bv
the organization to look after the
interests of its members and Earl
Hendricks is the rehabilitation Off
Ger, room l56, Veterans Admin
iStration.
R. E. A. Chapter recorded as VOL
unteering its services once again
to the United States either as
home defense unit or in any manner
designated by the authorities in
charge. The resolution was sent
to President Roosevelt.
All disabled veterans who are in
terested in joining the members of
R. E. A. Chapter in their service as
a home defense unit may contact
them at a separate meeting at the
Capital Park Hotel Thursday or di-
rectly with Adj. Max Peck, 1880 Irv-
ing street NV.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Fifth Battalion Joins
First for Training
Al Quantico in August
1t. Leon BrusiIoff
Is Promoted to Rank
Of Coptoin

First 1t. Leon Brusiloff, formerly
attached to the 5th Battalion,
Marine Corps Reserve, has been
promoted to the rank of captain,
according to Headquarters, United
States Marine Corps.
During the field training period
OF the 5th Battalion at Quantico,
Va, from August IS to September
/, the battalion will merge with the
lst Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st
Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, COM
manded by Brig. Gen Holland NJ
Smith, u S. M. c. 1t. Col Alfred
H. Nolle, u S. M. c.. commands the
5th Regiment and 1t. Col. Charles
T. Brooks. U. S. M. c., commands
the 1st Battalion.
At Quantico the combined bat
talions, for training and tactical
purpose, will be known as the 5th
Battalion, each reserve unit of which
will be augmented by the addition
OF regular marines to bring the
battalion up to full strength. Ad-
ministratively, the regular and re-
serve battalions will be handled
separately.
During the week of July "a 1t.
Col. Harvey l.. Miller, commanding
the local battalion, accompanied
by Maj. William w. Stickney. 1t.
Comdr. Don S. Knowleton, Capt.
William j. Burrows and Second 1t.
Paul Schnee, who will go to
Quantico for a conference with
regular officers and to arrange a
detailed combat training schedule.
1t. Cogswell, in command of a
platoon from Company D. and the
5th Battalion Band will partake of
the ceremonies, Night of Thrills" !"
to be held at the Griffith Stadium
on June 81.
Capt. Justice M. Chambers. COM
manding Company c. has received
orders to report to active duty to-
day and will be assigned to the
school for instructions on special
weapons.
There are vacancies in the band
and ranks of the battalion for men
between the ages of II and 35. Those
interested are invited to secure in
formation at 458 Indiana avenue
NV. Tuesday or Wednesday be-
tween 8 and 10 am. Persons resid-
ing in Alexandria and Arlington
may get full information on Thurs
day evenings at the armory in Alex
andrla, and those living near Rock
vile, Md, may get information at
the court house on Tuesday eve
nings
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Woodmen Circle

Willow Grove will hold their fu-
ture meetings on the third Friday
in the Knights of Columbus Hall,
e20 Tenth street NV, at 8 pm.
Mrs, Pearl Thompson will be hostess
to the Imps Club on June 20 at
Ardmore, Md Mrs. Elizabeth Whit
worth will assist in entertaining
The club will celebrate its fourth
anniversary at banquet on June
rs at the Continental Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

held at Glen Echo Park on Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Corwin's second grade
and Miss F.. A. Hutchinsons sixth
grade gave plays last week. A small
admission was charged and the
money went for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Grade mothers assisted.
Miss M. F. Hopkins second grade
will hold play on Tuesday. Grad
uating parties are being planned for
the sixth grades by the organization,
with Mrs. Harry C. Fowler in charge.
Most of the grades will hold parties
on the closing day Of school.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Forty and EIGHT

Grande Voiture annual initiatory
wreck" will be held in Stansbury
Hall on June 10 at pm. Grand
Chef de Care w. H. Hargrave will
preside. Guests will be Chef de
Chemin de Fer Passe Fred g.
Fraser, Gardes de la Porte National
j. Eckley Walker and j. Emil Nc
Cabe; Grand Chef de Care John A.
johnson of Maryland, Grand Chem
mot Oscar Myers, Virginia, and
Grand Correspondent Jack Cord,
Virginia.
Twenty-three will be initiated in
charge of Grand Conducteur Rich
ard A. O'Brien and should report
to him at Fort Stevens clubrooms
Wednesday at pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Potomac Unit, Pal
, asaides Field House, 8 pm.
Wednesday-U. G.. Alexander
Unit, Denrike Building, 8 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Unit, All
States Hotel.
Friday-Victory Unit, Ala Ninth
= street NV. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Legion Auxiliary
Annual Reports
Due by July IS
Trophies Of Units,
Delegate Lists and
Funds Also Asked

The Executive Committee of the
District of Columbia department,
American Legion Auxiliary, held a
special meeting at GA E street NV.
Thursday, when it was announced
all annual reports of the units and
their various departments must be
Evening star., 1940-06-16
BOWen-Greenleaf.

Mrs. Richard j. Purcell, secretary
OF the District of Columbia Con-
gress OF Parents and Teachers, in
stalled the newly-elected officers at
a meeting of the association held
Tuesday afternoon in the Bowen
School. The Executive Board pre-
sented Mrs. Purcell with a corsage
and Mrs. Louise Gartrell, president,
With large basket of flowers.
Brookland-N -Noyes.
A luncheon will be given tomorrow
at noon for the patrol boys.
The party for the graduating class
will be given Tuesday at pm.
At the last meeting Miss Jean
holsters class won the attendance
prize.
Mrs. E. Hicks class attended a
picnic Friday in Bunker Hill Park.
Wheatley.
Among the chsirmen recently ap-
pointed are Mrs. Stephen Jones,
room representatives; Mrs. j. M.
Bell, finance and budget; Mrs. Nor
man Ward, good cheer; Mrs. r. j.
Thompkins, publications.
Senator Arthur Capper will make
the school letter awards at the fare
we'll assembly Wednesday at 10 am.
for pupils leaving Wheatley. He will
be assisted by Miss F. G. Mortimer,
principal, and Mrs. j. c. Lunson,
president.
Accompanied by Mrs. Alice Brooks,
teacher; Mrs. Walter c. Jones and
parents, pupils representing the
school fife and drum corps were
taken to the Municipal Building
Saturday, where they received the
awards won by. Wheatley on Junior
District day.
Mrs. Stephen Jones, parent edu-
cation chairman and originator of
the French Club, presented a play
in French Wednesday at the assem-
bly,, at which time M. Charles Luce,
the third secretary of the French
Embassy, presented the club with a
French flag in honor of the occasion.
This class was an after-school ac-
tivity and met with Mrs. Jones every
Friday.
Janney.
The graduating patrol boys were
entertained at luncheon on Friday.
The annual association picnic was
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Royal Daughters of America.

Fidelis Camp will meet June 20
at 8 pm. at Thomas Circle Club.
Many members attended the initia-
tion and banquet held in Richmond,
Va. Myra B. Enright Camp meets
June q at 8 pm. at 92l Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc,
Evening star., 1940-06-16
PIT. A.

the graduating class will be given
parties at the Wallach School We'd
nesday.
The principal and teachers Will be
guests of the association at the an
nual teachers luncheon Thursday.
Mrs. Richard Waldt. retiring stu
dent aid chairman. was honored at
surprise party by the executive
officers and the room representatives
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Frank on
Wednesday evening.
A program of songs and dances
preceded the carnival and luncheon
on the playground last Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

there will be election of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention to be held in August.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post. under the leadership of Comdr.
Ernest F. Dwyer, closed its most sue
cessful year Election of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention was Ernest Dwyer, chair
man; Dillon Flathery, Vincent Or
lando, James F. Kehoe. Thomas Nc
Donough, William Barrett and
Claude Bowman, delegates, with Mil
ton Landvoight, Leonard Johnson,
Nathan Williams, Clyde Dombrosky,
Vincent Nance, James Cross and
William Quincy as alternates.
The post voted to have the an
nual outing with the time and place
to be announced at later date.
The committee, composed of Hey
wood Saunders, Thomas McDonoueh,
George P. Richards and Christian
Scheitle, announced the outing will
be for members and families only.
A picture of the Chicago national
convention was shown followed by
refreshments.
Lincoln Post met in the Arcade
Building on Monday evening with
Comdr. Hampton D. Percy presiding.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the department
convention: Delegates, Hampton D.
Percy, chairman; Ernest H. Camp
bell, Robert E. Washburne and
George D. Kuhnel Alternates are
Rudolph Blick, N. T. Chaconas,
Thomas Royston and L. T. Lambert.
The members voted to dispense
with the regular monthly meetings
during July and August.
Department Third Vice Comdr.
Jack Mulvey spoke on the Iron
Lung" campaign and a large num-
Der of donations were made bv the
members A committee consisting
of Rudolph Blick as chairman,
Thomas Royston and J. D. Germer
was appointed to continue solicita-
tions for the iron lung fund"
Comdr. E. W. Fritz, of I'd Division
Post. announced but one meeting
Will be held during June. July and
August. Delegates to the depart
ment convention are: Comdr. Fritz,
Thomas Mason, jr.: c. L. Dawson and
alternates, Vice Comdr. R. L. Falge,
Arthur Thomas, and Walton E.
Terrell. There will be no meeting
on June 18.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Britain's police force has been
doubled to 10000 since the war
started.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Hearst.

A party will be given members of
the graduating class Tuesday at
pm. with Mrs. Wilbur Callahan and
Mrs. Gerson Heiss in charge.
Evening star., 1940-06-16
Bryan.

A party will be given the gradual
ing class and the patrol boys Tues
day under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
j. P. Fitzgerald.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

there will be election of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention to be held in August.
Evening star., 1940-06-16

At the meeting of the Victory
Post at the clubrooms, Ala Ninth
street NV. on June 81 at 8 p.m.,
Evening star., 1940-06-16

return to duty here in a short time
as commanding officer of the 2eth
Division Special Troops.
Another officer who graduated is
1t. Col Cary Jarman, who is the
chemical warfare officer on the staff
of Gen. Reckord and executive Off
Ger of the Maryland National Guard.
Officers at brigade headquarters
are whipping into shape the plans
for sending all units, with the ex-
ception of Company A, 372d Infan-
try, into the field for some of the
greatest maneuvers in its history.
For the local troops and their COM
manders, except the veterans OF
the World War, it will be the most
gigantic field operations which any
of them have ever participated in,
except in theory by working out the
problems on big war maps in their
armories and in the field camps
which have been held each year.
Financing the movement is one
of the big problems, and with all of
the essential details of the numbers
which each individual unit expects
to take into the field on file the
officers at the top are beginning to
figure the cost. This includes pay,
railroad expenses for the troops
that will 60 by train, fuel, oil and
maintenance for the units which
will go overland in their own motor
lied equipment, as well as funds for
the payment of overnight bivouacs.
However, it was indicated that these
latter are nominal, as in most cases
arrangements can usually be made
to stop at fair grounds, State parks
or other public areas. But if it
becomes necessary to use private
lands, the advance guard will dicker
with the farmers owning the land, so
that all arrangements will be CON-
pleted by the time the troops arrive
for their evening stop.
The ondcials have reported to
Evening star., 1940-06-16

Janney.
The graduating patrol boys were
entertained at luncheon on Friday.
The annual association picnic was