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Evening star., 1940-02-25
Naval Reservists
To Wear Letter E
For Gun Firing
Eighteen Members
Of Third Division
May Show Insignia

Eighteen members Of the LIST
Battalion, District Naval Reserves,
have been authorized to wear on
their uniforms the letter E, which
distinguishes them for gunner efi-
cheney as a result Of the record
they made at target practice on their
annual cruise last year aboard the
U. s. destroyer Goff. This is the
first time naval reserve units have
been permitted to don this mark
Of efficiency, and is one Of the re-
suits Of the Inauguration of the
new system OF gunnery for the re-
serves which gives them the same
opportunity to show their efficiency
as the regulars.
If they were in the regular estab-
lishment, and were assigned to q
particular battery, the guns which
they manned would have the E
painted on them, but in view Of
the fact that the firing was done
aboard ship in active commission
they will have no other evidence Of
their showing on the target range.
The suggestion has been made that
the E be painted on the single drill
gun in the armory, SO that their
friends who visit the building might
see that the local citizen sailors
are among the finest in the country.
Although the men who have been
authorized to wear the distinction
are all members of the Sd Division.
commanded by It. F. s. Kirk, nAver-
theless the members of the other
two divisions are Justly proud Of
the fact that they have brought
such honors to themselves and the
local battalion. The officers Of the
division, in addition to 1t. Kirk,
have received letters Of commenda-
ton from the chief Of the naval
bureau Of navigation for the fine
showing made by them and the
members of their command, indica-
tive Of the intensive training at
the guns which was given to this
gun crew during the armory drill
period. These officers are 1t. j.
F. Carpenter, It., Junior grade, r.
II. WlilCC, dllo At.p JbilAoA 81 dNSJ
w. s. Schof1eld.
Those authorized to wear the E
are all members of the gun crew,
the fire control party and the helms
man. To the uninitiated who might
not understand while the helmsman
should receive the distinguishing
mark, it was pointed out that gun
merry accuracy depends as much on
him as on the gun crew and others,
for If he dosen't keep a steady
course. no matter how much firing
data is obtained and sent to the
guns, or how we'll the pointer shoots.
or how we'll the gun is served, 1t
would all be naught without the
helmsman.
With a record Of perfect attend
ance at drills and other exercises OF
the local battalion since June IL,
1884, Chief Storekeeper Harold Les
Ca
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Daughters Of America
To Entertain Councillor

State Councillor Marie Stephen
son and her officers of the Daughters
of America will oficially call on
Martha cambridge Council February
~ at Northeast Masonic Temple at
8 pm.
Mrs. Dorothy L. Studds, coun-
cilor Of Esther Council, announces
degree work on February 28. Mrs.
Ethel L. Howard, Mrs. Helen r.
Silcott, Miss Pearl Jennings and
Mrs. Maud v. Majors have applied
for membership.
Virginia Dare Council plans a
cootie party February % at 80s
I street NV. At the last meeting
annual visitation and songs and
dances with patriotic tableaux were
given by the pupils Of the Roma
Lee School Of Dance. Past Coun-
cilor Mrs. Joan Haley sang, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Genevieve Haun.
Gifts were presented to the State
officers and Deputy Mrs. Addie
Cash during Valentine social.
The Deputies Association will
meet February 20 at 7:30 pm. at
808 I street NV.
Independent Council conducted a
special installation for Mrs. Thelma
Reynolds. assistant recording Sec
retary, and Miss Lois E. Deane, as
warden.
Old Glory Council held its annual
Valentine party. A handkerchief
shower was given Mrs. Lulu Mastin,
Mrs. E. Viola Thompson and the
councillor, Mrs. Louise Anderson, in
celebration Of their birthday ami
verSarieS
Fidelity Council has chosen eight
Of its newest members for stad OH
GERS as the drill team has been
reorganized by Capt. Mamie G.
Howell.
Secretary Charles Henry Miller
announces Mary Washington Coun-
Gil, 218 North Columbus street. AL.
exandria, Va, celebrates its 42d an
niversary February 2S at 7:30 pm,
State officers and members of the
District Of Columbia invited; March
8 at 2 pm. in the I. O. o. F. Temple,
Baltimore, will hold q rally followed
by dinner, and on April 6 Jr. o. q.
A. M. Temple, Baltimore, q compli-
mentary dance will be held, to which
members Of the District are invited.
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Jewish War Veteruns

Plans have been completed for q
testimonial dinner honoring Past
Comdr. Joseph F. Barr and his
omcers Of the washington Post at
the Continental Hotel on February
20, at Z pm. The POSTMASTER will
be Attorney Alvin Newmeyer. Gifts
will be presented to the outgoing
omcers.
Arrangements are under the SUI
pervision Of Harry Cohen, junior
vice commander, and DR.. Joseph ].
Berlin, chairman Of tickets.
BENJAMIN Aronsohn is COM
mander Of the post.
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Rainbow, Division Veteruns

James E. Witherite, president of
the Washington branch, announces
the meeting March Is at the Capitol
Park Hotel will be q dinner.
Recent new members are Robert
L. Adams, formerly of Company c,
l66th Infantry Regiment, and H. e.
Wallace, who served during the
World war In the 168th Infantry.
Harold B. Rodier, national editor,
"The Rainbow RSvelle," has copies
of the year book for distribution.
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Y. w. G. A. News
ParkvieW Chapter

Parkview Chapter win serve tea
today at 1 o'clock. The program
for the music hour at o'clock has
been planned by the MI Phi Epsilon
Sorority and will be presented by
Margaret Tolson, pianist, and Eliza
beth Newman, soprano.
The senior council of the Girl
Reserves, will entertain senior high
Girl Reserves at tea on Monday at
AIS. Miss Anne Guthrie, Y. w. c.
A. secretary for a while in South
America and the Philippines, will
address them at 4:30. On Tuesday
the advisers Of the Girl Reserves
will meet at 4::30 and have dinner
together. Miss Guthrie will talk to
this group also.
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
will meet Monday at 7:30 and also
on Thursday from to 8 o'clock.
Miss Anne Guthrie will address q
group of business women on Monday
night on MY Experiences in the
Y. w. c. A. in the Orient" On
Tuesday there will be q World Fell
lowship luncheon at which Miss
Guthrie will be the guest speaker.
The luncheon will be at 1890. Miss
Guthrie will talk on THE Role Of
the Y. w. G. A. in q World Crisis. I"
Miss Guthrie numbers many friends
in Washington and she is widely
known as being an excellent speaker.
The board Of directors will meet
on Wednesday at 1920 with Miss
Elsa M. Peterson, president, pre-
siding.
The Mount Pleasant Chapter will
have a card party Thursday at the
home of Mrs. John Morrey, 2301
Connecticut avenue NV. at 1:3O.
The junior high school Girl Re-
serve officers will have conference
on Friday at AIS.
The Xenos Club will entertain
their friends at q Little Abe party
on Wednesday night.
The public affairs study group
will have as their guest. Miss Susan
B. Anthony, who will lead Q discus
sion on Franchise for the District"
on Thursday at Z.
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Spanish War veteruns'
Auxiliary

Meetings this week are: Monday,
Col. James s. Petit, Naval Lodge
Hall. Wednesday, Presidents Club,
1918 H street NV. Friday, Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, Pythian Temple.
The department president an
nounces the next meeting will be
March 13 instead Of March 6 be-
cause Of the banquet In honor Of the
national president.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday-Tank Corps Post, Sol
diers, and Sailors Home,
Eleventh and l. streets NV;
Internal Revenue Post, 1926
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets
NV; National Cathedral
Post, 1928 Window place NV.
Wednesday - Nash Post, 200
Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Henry c. Spengler Post, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV;
McAlexander Post, Eleventh
and l. streets NV.
Thursday-Executive Commit
tee meeting, District. Build
Ing; James E. Walker Post,
1916 Twelfth street NV.
Saturday-l0 and 8 blood bank
party, Portner Apartments.
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During that time he served aboard
the battleships North Dakota, Utah,
Florida and Arkansas. the cruiser
Denver and the supply ship Sirius.
He transferred from the regular
establishment to the Reserve on
March II, 1927. Since being in the
Reserve he has served aboard the
destroyers Upshur. Abel P. Upshur,
Badger and Hamilton and the bat
tleship Wyoming, Texas and Ark
ansas. He holds the Good Conduct
Medal of the Regular Navy, the
Naval Reserve Medal Of Merit and
is on the honor roll of the local Or
ganization. In civil life he is a pur-
chasing officer in the United States
Government.
Efforts are being made by officers
of the Naval Communications Re-
serve Division to interest more en-
listed men in attending special
training courses which are being
held The number who have been
participating in the course since 1t
was inaugurated is considerably less
than was anticipated.
Ensign Chamberlain, in charge Of
the course. has prepared interesting
and instructive drills, Of type that
develops self-reliance and is de-
clared to be of the utmost i'm
portance in the training curriculum
of this division. Those who do not
have their own radio stations may
use the Naval Reserve Station NED.
A new training course based on the
new naval communication instruc.
tions will be available to members of
the communications division the lat
ter part of this month, 1t. M. Wein-
stock, commanding the division, an
nounced last week. All officers are
being urged to take the course. There
are IL assignments In the court, each
requiring about an hour.
1t. Comdr. s. A. Greenleaf ad.
dressed a dinner meeting of the
officers OF the Communications Di-
vision last week on the Naval Re-
serve Policy Board Conference.
After having been tied up for
a number Of weeks on account of
ice conditions in the Anacostia and
Potomac Rivers, the training ship
of the local reserve is planning to
resume its week end cruises next
week. 1t is probable the vessel will
be taken out next Saturday, under
the command Of 1t. H. Arthur La
mar, commander Of the special
Naval Academy candidate division
Of the local battalion.
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Association of Reoulurs

At the meeting of the National
Defense Post at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club last Monday
night, National Chief of STAFF Ralph
N. Werner spoke. He suggested that
former enlisted men of the Army,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard and
Novy who are interested in the
fight Of the N. A. R. to protect their
Jobs call at national headquarters,
DOT g place NV, and discuss the
matter with Adjt. Gen. Edgar H.
Taber.
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Philippine Service
Veteran Enrolled
byV.F W. Post
Gill to Be Vive Choirmun
OF National CopitoI Unit
Poppy Committee

Martin G. Geldner, who served as
a sergeant of the Hospital Corps in
the Philippine Islands from 1900 to
1908. was obligated in National Cap
ital Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at the last meeting.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Roland F. Kay, chairman of the
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Regular veterons'
Association

Gen. Malin Craig Post held q
George Washington's birthday dance
at Its clubrooms, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV, last night. There will
be . weekly dance hereafter ON Sat-
urdays. Harry g. Ri.ner viii speak
on the Bureau Of the Budget Under
Reorganization Plan No.. ]" at the
meeting on March 5.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

Twenty-six, or almost one third, Of
the Districts traffic fatalities last
year were centered In . rectangle In
the downtown ares, roughly bounded
BY Florida avenue on the north,
Pennsylvania avenue on the south,
Maryland avenue On the east and
New Hampshire avenue on the west.
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Forty and Eiaht

The Forty and Fighters benefit
party, In support Of the Children's
Hospital blood and serum bank, will
be held In Pythian Temple March
2 at 8 pm. The committee, headed
by Capt. Horace w. Lineburg, will be
assisted by the Eight and Forty and
arrangements provide for various
games and refreshments.
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Third Division

Members Of the Washington So
ciety are planning Q dance at the
Bunker Hill Post clubhouse, 800
Monroe street NE, on March l, at
8 pm. Capt. Frank J. Jervey, pres
ident, appointed the following to
take charge: william A. Shoemaker,
chairman: william Schmitz and
A. s. Yarnel IS his aides.
All officers and enlisted men who
served with the Sd Division In the
United States, France and In the
Army Of Occupation, Germany. are
asked to attend. The public Is In
Wted. Tickets can be bought at the
door, Or from Mr.. Shoemaker. SSH
Twenty-dfth place NE.
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Legion Sons Membership
Reaches Total Of 1923
Figure Represents l5.5l% Of Quota;
Ball Is Scheduled; Other Events

The i940 membership of the Sons
Of the American Legion reached
total Of 13,023 February l, according
to word received here from national
headquarters at Indianapolis. This
represents 1851 per cent of the
national quota, said to be one of the
best early enrolment records in the
S. A. L. history.
Fred Minnick has called a meeting
Of the Legion Civic Relations Com
mittee tomorrow at 8 pm. at head
quarters in the Denrike Building.
Department Comdr. William Stat
terry and his staff, escorted by the
national guard of honor and accom-
panied by the Fort Stevens Drum
and Bugle Corps, will attend an
Americanism rally at G. G. c. Camp
Good Will Tuesday.
The annual ball of the District of
Columbia detachment of the Sons of
the American Legion will be held at
the Wardman Park Hotel on March
q. Henry S. Heine Is general chair
man, James T. White vice chairman,
Richard Viancour chairman of
music.
A meeting of the detachment Ex-
ecutive Committee will be held next
Wednesday at pm. at the Denrike
Building, when further arrange
ments will be made.
The detachment basket ball league
race, under the direction of Jay F.
Dodd, was opened last Wednesday
at Wilson Teachers College, where
several games were played. The
schedule calls for games on consec-
utive Wednesday evenings to March
20, to include an intercity game with
Baltimore team as the final
contest.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post will meet at BIS pm.
on Tuesday at Henderson Manor,
2l08 Sixteenth street NV. The post
has approved of a scholarship award
to the Woodward School for Boys.
The post will hold dance in con-
junction with It's March meeting.
Members who have their 1910 mem
bership cards will be admitted free,
The non-legion members of the posts
blood donating squad will be guests
of honor. The admission for all
others will be so cents. Members Of
other posts are invited.
Post Comdr. C. Cassard Schroth
of George Washington Post has ap-
pointed a special committee to ar
range details for the 2lst anniver-
sa1y of the post. to be held March
S at 2l08 Sixteenth street NV. The
committee is composed of Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, as chair
man; Past Comdr. Wallace Streater,
John st. Petrie, Paul o. Tucker, w.
A. Corley, Vice Comdr. Charles S.
Beilman and Franklin j. Porter.
A program will be arranged and
many prominent members of the
American Legion and Auxiliary, de-
partment officers and local Legion
naires will be present. Members of
the George Baldwin Mccoy Unit of
the American Women's Legion will
also be guests of the post.
Vincent B. Costello Post will hold
a st. Patrick's dance at the Wash
ington Hotel on March is from 10
to l o'clock. Commanders of all
posts have been invited.
Norman r. Grant, chairman of
the Housing Committee, has an
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lie 6aTIlSJcdQ, lOE
this and other
activities In be-
half of the Or
ganization. h a S
been stamped as
one Of the out
standing C h 1 e +
petty officers Of
the local outfit.
He enlisted in
t h e regul ! ar
establishment as
a n apprentice
seaman on Au-
g u s. t s13, 1919.
where he served
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training period
at Camp Albert
C.. Ritchie at
Cascade, Nd,
from August 18
to September /.
This will mark
the third time
since the local
reserve unit was
a n / z e d in
1929. that Camp
Ritchie will have
been chosen as
a field training
site. The camp
is particularly
attractive this
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First 1t. Charles M. McKAig, Med
ical Corps, 260th Coast Artillery, and
First IL. Frederick D. Suttenfield,
Medical Corps, l04th Quartermaster
Regiment, have been ordered to ap-
pear before an examining board, of
which Maj. Stewart M. Grayson,
Medical Corps, 260th Coast Artillery,
Is president, for examination for
promotion to the rank Of captain.
The following have been placed on
the inactive lists because Of business
interference: Pvts. Albert r. Mar
tin. John @. Sutherland and Samuel
M. Tytleman, Company A, l21st
Engineers; Pvts. Sherman H. Harp
Jarvis B. Moore and Joseph r. Pax
son. Headquarters Battery, I'd Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvts
Edwin J. Rick. Lawrence G. Robey
Roy E. Smith, Raymond L. Weber
and Elwood B.. White, Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery, and Pvt. Ma
than siegel. Medical Department
Detachment, Special Troops, 10th
Division.
Pvt. Richard H. Haywood has been
returned to the active list of the
Headquarters Battery, 250th Coast
Artillery, and transferred to the
band Of the same regiment.
Pvts. Jack D. Ross, Samuel H. Nc
Lanahan and Charles c. Cox. ir..
Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery, and
Pvt. Edward D. Rumford, jr., Head
quarters Battery, I'd Battalion, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, have been honor
ably discharged because of removal
from the city.
Sergt. Francis P. Callahan, Medi-
cal Department Detachment, l2lst
Engineers, has been transferred to
the Headquarters Company, 10th Di-
vision, IN the grade OF private at his
own request.
The full brigade Of the local mill
tia Will be turned out on April 6,
next, to participate in the parade
in connection with the celebration of
Army Day, and the anniversary of
the entrance Of the United States in
the World War.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding the local militia, received
an invitation last week from the
commander Of the Military Order of
the World War here asking that the
Guard participate In this ceremony,
and it was said at brigade head
quarters that the organization would
accept the invitation.
1t was announced at headquarters
last week that a yearbook contain
ing information and pictures con-
corning the local militia was to be
published in the near future. Pic
lures of the officers and of the vari-
Gus outfits to appear in the publica-
ton are to be taken shortly after the
annual inspections.
1t. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, assistant
0AJAcoAo 6CAASA al Va ttlC lOCdl CudI q,
and Capt. Herbert F. Mitchell, jr..
commanding Battery E, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, have been authorized to
attend the Sd Corps Area Command
and Staff School at Fort George G
Meade, Nd, commencing on March
3 and continuing until March Is
next. This, it was said, is the
second phase of the school, the first
having been held last yeaz,s ;s,n ~
Business interference was given
In orders as the reason for the trans
fer of the following from the active
to the inactive lists: Pvt. Edward l..
Sabatini. 104th Ordnance Co.; Pvt.
Louis Better. Headquarters and
Service Co. 121st Engineers: Sergt.
Perry w. Michaels. Battery F, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvts. Melvin H.
Ceppos, Joel Levenson and Simon S.
Lutsky, all of the Medical Depart
ment Detachment, 121st Engineers.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday-Front Line Post, TOO
L street NV: Overseas Mill
tary Band, National Guard
Armory; Junior Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armofy.
Tuesday-National Capital Post,
1015 l. street NV.
Wednesday-Washington Post,
1700 L street NV.
Thursday-United States Treas
ury Post dance, 10l5 L street
NV.
Friday-Advance Post, 1700 L
street NV. a3'n'
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Three Map Exercises
Planned for Medical
Reserve Officers
Col. D. P. PenhuIIow
To Conduct Problem
Stortine March !

Beginning March I. a series Of
three map exercises for medical re-
serve officers of the Washington
military area will be held at the
Lee House. The problem, to be
based on the Gettysburg area, will
be conducted by Col. Richard
Wetherill, executive of the WASH
ington Military District, and COL D.
P. Penhallow. The first will consist
of review Of map reading; orienta-
ton on problem; stalking out of
problem; review of organization of
the infantry division and medical
regiment, and march organization.
On April S the exercise will include
review of combat orders; what
constitutes the five paragraph field
order and short review of subjects
covered February 2.
At the May 3 exercise, there will
be the drawing up of paragraphs
3, 4 and S of the field order of the
364th Medical Regiment for the at
tack. That part of the program
involving combat orders in general
will be conducted by Col. Wetherill,
while the 364th Medical Regiment
order will be discussed by Col. PEN
hallow.
First 1t. Meyer M. Silverman,
Dent. Res, who has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of captain,
will remain assigned to the 9l3th
Coast Artillery. Second 1t. Ralph
R. McCawley, advanced to the grade
OF first lieutenant, will retain his
assignment with the 32Oth Infantry.
Second 1t. Nathan Deutsch. pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant, will re-
main assigned to the adjutant gen.
erals section of 80th Division head
quarters. Second 1t. John A. L.
Wallace, promoted to first lieutenant,
will remain assigned to the 428th
Infantry.
First 1t. Raymond Maret has been
promoted to be captain in the in
active reserve. He has been relieved
from assignment to the 364th Med
ical Regiment.
The following District reserve Off
GERS have been assigned to the units
indicated: Capt. Edward Stone to
the 343d Engineers, First 1t. Maurice
R. Cooper to the 320th Infantry,
First 1t. George r. Kennaday and
Second 1t. Samuel z. Cohen to the
3l5th Field Artillery, First 1t. John
F. Royce and Second 1t. John p.
Conlin to the 405th Quartermaster
Regiment, Second 1t. Utley w.
Smith to the ed Signal Troop,
Second Its. Pearson w. Brown and
Dean S. Zinn to the 306th Cavalry,
Second 1t. John E. Van SAINT to the
'313th Field Artillery, Second 1t.
George Steinman to the 376th En-
gineers, Capts. Earl B. Wixcey and
Warder Rannells to the 315th Field
Artillery and Second 1t. Robert K.
Myers, jr. to the 425th Infantry.
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Follow Me Post at the meeting
on March 6 IN the Odd Fellows Hall,
2020 Rhode Island avenue NE, will
vote on whether or not to con-
solidate Follow Me and Defense
Posts.
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5th Marine Battalion
Field Training 10 Be
AtCamp Richie
Maj. Gen. HoIcomb
Announces Dates Of
August l8 to Sept. !

Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, u. S.
M. c., commandant, announced last
week that the 5th Battalion. Marine
Corps Reserve, will take its field
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Northumberland Post.

McKimmie- -Catterton Police-Fire
Post met at 809 Monroe street NE.
Monday, presided over by Comdr.
Richard A. Burton.
Department Junior Vice Comdr
Thomas C. Kelleher administered
the oath of obligation to w. T..
Fuller, H. N Lancaster, w. r. Cliff
ford and P. E. Peterson, commander
of the Police-Fire Post of the Amer
lean Legion.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

Enniskillen. Northern ireland has
sold It's old German war trophy
guns as scrap metal.
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Year Book Ready Soon.

Senior Vice Comdr. William
Fielder announced the posts year
book will be ready for distribution
at the next meeting.
Junior Vice Comdr. Statz an
nounced that all arrangements have
been completed for the posts sixth
annual welfare ball. to be held at
the Washington Hotel April %.
Past Comdr. P. w. Graves, chair
man of the Medal Awards Commit
tee for School Children, reported
that the Board Of Education and
the Very Rev. Terrence Sheenan.
in charge of District parochial
schools, have given permission for
the post to present a medal to chill
dren in grades l to for heroic
deeds Of an outstanding character.
There will be two meetings in
March and April to nominate, elect
and install officers.
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Buddy Poppy Committee. spoke of
the campaign to be held In May.
Comdr. William Cavanaugh ap-
pointed John w. Gill as vice chair
man of the post Poppy Committee.