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Evening star., 1940-12-29
Corps Area Officers
Relieved Of Choosing
Second Lieutenants
Army Commanders Now
To Pick Reserve Men
For Duty as Regulars

Instructions just issued by the
War Department relieve corps area
commanders of all functions in con-
nection with the annual appoint
ments as second lieutenants in the
Regular Army of qualified Reserve
officers now on extended active duty
with the Regular Army under the
provisions of the T'homason Act.
From now on Army commanders will
be responsible for duties in this con-
nection as defined in pertinent Army
regulations now being revised.
AS revised, the regulations provide
that appointments of qualified Re
serve officers serving under the pro-
visions of the Thomason Act will be
made as second lieutenants in the
Regular Army in the promotion list
arms and services other than the
Air Corps, and will be distributed
among those arms and services in
accordance with quotas established
each year by the Secretary OF War.
Any Reserve officer may apply who Is
on active duty under the provisions
of the Thomason Act. Applications
from individuals must be submitted
through military channels to Army
or corps area commanders not later
than January 1 of each year.
A final board, consisting of three
Regular Army officers of not less
than 10 years commissioned service,
will be appointed by each Army
commander to recommend selections
for appointment to fill the Army
allotment. Final selection will then
be made by the War Department
upon consideration of the reports Of
Army boards. 1t is anticipated that
100 appointments in the Regular
Army will be made from Thomason
Act trainees on July l, 1912.
Cavalry officers of the District Of
Columbia will inaugurate the 1941
calendar year inactive duty confer
ence schedule of Washington re-
serve officers. Meeting Thursday
evening the cavalry group will dis
cuss military discipline, courtesies
and customs of the service and the
care and operation of motor vehicles
Members of the 364th medical regi-
ment on Friday evening will take up
the orientation of the medical serv-
dee from front to rear.
Cavalry officers will meet at Fort
Myer. Va, next Sunday at $3.50 am.
for instruction in equitation.
District Reserve officers, all second
ieutenants of infantry, promoted to
the grade of first lieutenant are
Ralph H. LaSsen, William L. Brown
and James A. Norman. All will re-
main assigned to the 320th Infantry.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Y. w. 6. A. News

Wassail will be served today from
4 to O'Clock. There will be no
music hour.
The Strong Residence Girls will
meet at the residence at pm. for
a roller skating party at the Coli
scum on Monday.
On New Year Day both the K
street house and Strong Residence
will hold open house and tea will
be served from 4 to z pm.
The Y. MY. w. Recreation Com
mittee is giving a tea dance in
Barker Hall on New Year Day.
On Thursday the Blue Triangle
Club will have supper party at
6 pm, followed by an informal
evening at home on the fourth floor
of the Seventeenth and K streets
building. On this day also the
health education department will
resume its regular schedule for
classes and dip periods after the
holidays.
On Friday the general education
department will resume classes.
On Saturday the Girl Reserves
Senior Council viii meet at
1918 am.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Ruinbow Division Veterans

Maj Ravee Norris and Doc"
Trimmer are co-general chairman
for the 18th annual tri-state re-
union of the District of Columbia,
Maryland and Virginia chapters to
be held at Roanoke, Va, on the
evening of February %.
Col. Davis G. Arnold, general
chairman for the national radio
program, has arranged with N. B. c.
for a coast-to-coast broadcast of the
activities at the reunion.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Groups Of Veterans
OF War With Spain
Name Officers
Commander in Chief
Foster Appoints
Aides de Camp

Commander in Chief Rufus z
Foster of the United Spanish War
Veterans has appointed as aides de
camp Maj. Berkley Inge, U. s. A.,
retired; Albert Glaze, Harvey zim-
norman and Past Comdrs. John
Parsons and William I. Jenkins,
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
iliary has elected as officers: Willie
Cole, president; Mary Hagan, senior
vice president: Mary Williams, jul
nior vice president; Nancy Evans,
chaplain; Helen Garges, patriotic
instructor; Belle Scrivener, his
torian; Matte Riley, conductor;
Gussie Higgins, assistant conductor;
Mary Colberth, guard, and Nettie
Edwards. assistant guard. Appointed
officers are Catherine HUM, secre-
tary; Margaret Burns, treasurer;
Lillian Inge. Anna Venable, Emily
May and Verna Dixon, color bear
ers; Belle Morarity, musician, and
Jennie Rhodes, reporter.
A memorial mass honoring James
A. Burns, judge advocate, was cele-
brated at Nativity Church.
Members of the auxiliary make
their annual visitation to the Red
Cross Hut tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
Gen. M. Emmet Urell Auxiliary
has elected Isabelle Humm presi-
dent, Catherine Baughan, senior
vice president; Mildred Jones, junior
vice president; Marguerite Kerstet-
ter, chaplain; Louise Mouton, pa
triotic instructor; Joan Kowalski,
historian; Alice Korn, conductor:
Lula Faulkner, assistant conductor
Florence White, guard; Elizabeth
Guimond, assistant guard; Lenora
Rosetta, secretary, and Catherine
Dintler. treasurer.
Officers of Gen. M. Emmett Urell
Camp for 1941 are: Alexander B.
Eadie, commander; Charles D. Long.
senior vice commander; Norman
Jones, Junior vice commander: Capt.
Valentine T. Mayer, adjutant; W.
N. Barnes, quartermaster; Ralph
S. Gibson. trustee; Harry r. Pat
terson, patriotic instructor; Robert
E. Washburne, historian; DR.. John
c. Whitehead, surgeon; William I,
Jenkins, chaplain; Lester L. Fri
dinger. officer of the day: James B.
Freeland, officer of the guard: Will
liam F. Smith, sergeant major; Ivan
Conklln, quartermaster sergeant:
Anton Brem, senior color sergeant:
John Cavanaugh, Junior color SER
geant. and Gary Powell, chief mu-
sician.
Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary has
elected Carrie E. Irving president,
Margaret FELTON,, senior vice presi-
dent; Bessie Afford, junior vice
president; Teresa Dean, chaplain:
Kathryn Wood, patriotic instructor:
Ida Wildman, historian; Rose M
Ray, conductor; Minnie Raw. as
sistant conductor; Clara Haas.
guard, and Ethel Sendlak, assistant
guard.
Richard J. Harden Camp will in
stall its officers at Pythian Temple
on January 2.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Coffin Nails Requested

An undertaken in Kisennuma,
Japan, placed an advertisement
in. the local newspaper reading,
ANY one intending to die must
be prepared with 100-momme
(.826 pound Of nails for a coffin. +"
A continued shortage of nails had
caused him to publcize his dilemma.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Committee on
T hu r s d a y at
T:45 pm. In
Room 7057, De-
part m e mt of
G o m m cree
Building. Chair
men of the 19
units are re-
quested to sub
NIT quarterly re-
ports to the vice
presidents In Or
der that they
may he read at
this meeting.
Unit presidents
ara requested by
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Sons and Daughters
Of Liberty

Justice Council met with Councillor
Josephine Thornhill presiding. Ma
tlonal Representative Elizabeth
Shepherd, State Guide Mary E.
Williams, State Outside Guard Rose
Buckner, State Press Correspondent
Ethel Windsor and Past State
Councillors Mignonette Harman
Eva Bury, Ena Allen and Ethel
Thorpe spoke. A Christmas party
was held.
Monroe Council will have an eve
ming Of games on January and
installation Of officers.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Knights Of St. John
Ladies' Auxiliary

The quarterly District meeting
will be held on January II in the
knights OF Columbus auditorium
at 8 pm. for nomination and elec-
ton of officers.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Legion Auxiliary
Group
Meets Thursday
Quarterly Reports
Of 19 Units Asked
Before Session
Before Session

Mrs. Helen NJ McCabe, president,
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, has
called a meeting of the Executive
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Many problems relating to care
of the disabled and adjustment of
their claims for Federal Government
compensation will be considered by
the National Rehabilitation Com
mittee at its annual meeting here
January 90, 80 and 81. Watson B.
Miller of this city Is national re-
habilitation disector.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet in
Pythian Temple next Thursday at
8 pm. Members should note change
in date because the regular meeting
night falls on New Year Day. There
will be an address on national de-
fense by Col. Ralph c. Bishop, Sec
retary of the Civilian Military Edu-
cational Fund.
Senior Vice Comdr. Charles H.
Pierce will also announce plans for
a testimonial dinner and dance in
honor of Junior Past Comdr. Doug
las o. Reed at the New Colonial
Hotel January Is at pm. Chaplain
Charles F. Brown is in charge of
the tickets for this event and Adjt.
Ross J. Singrey will handle the
reservations.
Post meetings this week at 8 pm.
are: Thursday, Sergt. Jasper, 1912
Ninth street NV; Jane A. Delano,
l746 K street NV, and Fort Stevens,
Stansbury Lodge. Friday, Victory,
Ala Ninth street NV; Agriculture,
room 1899, Agriculture Building.
The Forty and Eight will hold a
gala New Year Eve party at the
Mayfower Hotel.
The department commander of
the Sons of the American Legion
has called a joint meeting of the
detachment on December 50 at the
Palisades Field House, Dana street
and Sherrier place NV, at pm.
After the regular meeting, movies
of the Worlds Fair will be shown,
refreshments served and dancing.
The meeting is being sponsored by
Potomac Post with Paul Peters
acting as chairman, assisted by Past
Comdr George Wells Of Potomac
Post. Post detachment officers and
captains of the various squadrons
are requested to bring this meeting
to the attention of their respective
squadrons.
Total membership of the depart
ment on December 20 vas 4,452,
or 127 ahead of the total on De-
Evening star., 1940-12-29
An-American Post
Is Formed in District
By Veterans Group
New V. F.W. Chapter
InstuIls William Downs
As Commander

An "All-American Post" was
formed in the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Wednesday night. 1t was in
stituted by Department Comdr
Leonard Bacon and Past Depart
ment Condr. Oscar Hollingsworth.
The following officers were in.
stalled: William A. Downs, COM
mander; Edgar S. Campbell, senior
vice commander; Lloyd B. Fields
junior vice commander: Wilfred
DUDE. quartermaster; Oscar W.
Torrens, adjutant: John E. Monte
santo, post advocate; Clarence B
Green, chaplain; William E. Melton,
Herbert B. Smith and Louis H.
Schaumlef1e, trustees.
Taps" was sounded and Miss
Alicia M, Kohrt rendered the vocal
part of Ii. Dancing followed and
refreshments were served by Follow
Me Auxiliary.
Plans are being made for a New
Year watch party at the home OF
Louis H Schaumlefie, Beverly
Beach, Md, by the post and Follow
Me Auxiliary.
The committee for the national
presidents banquet met at the home
of the chairman, Dorothy Lohman,
10 81 -
visit of Mrs. Tanner. The commit
tee consists of the seven auxiliary
presidents, Mae Hart and Ethel
Orme. The banquet will be held at
the Lotus Restaurant January "a
at pm. All auxiliary presidents
are requested to notify the chair
man of the number who will at
tend from each auxiliary.
At a special meeting. called by
President Hersie Thomson, National
Capital Auxiliary voted to change
the place of meeting to 1414 I street
NV. The next meeting will be
January 9.
Police and Fire Auxiliary gave a
Christmas party for the patients
at st. Elizabeth's last Sunday eve
ming. Bingo was played, and each
man was given Christmas stock
ing. The next meeting will be can
celed, as the date is on New Year
Day.
The Junior Daughters of the Fed
eral and Treasury Units were en-
tertained at Christmas party given
by the Federal Post at the Thomas
Circle Club. Santa Claus gave each
child a present.
Department President Ethel Send
lax will visit Federal Junior Unit
on January II and also Treasury
Junior Unit some time in January.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

The American Legion will hold a
post history contest for its 1l,719
posts during 1941.
National Historian Thomas NJ.
Owen, jr., of Washington has re-
ceived authorization for such con-
test from the National Executive
Committee and funds have been
appropriated by the National
Finance Committee for substantial
cash prizes. All entries must be at
national headquarters in Indianap-
oils, Ind, by May l, 1941.
An award of 500 will so to the
national winner of the contest, who
will be selected by board of judges.
The second-place winner will re-
ceive $50 and the third-place winner
$25. These are the largest awards
ever made in a national post history
contest.
The authors of the five next best
post histories will be awarded GER
tificates honorable mention, prop
erly inscribed.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Total membership of the depart
ment on December 20 was 4,452,
or 127 ahead of the total on De-
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Y. M. c. A. News

The Central Y. M. c. A. has
scheduled the following events this
week:
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Depletion of the ranks for other
reasons were announced as follows:
Pvt. Robert G. Smith, 104th Ord
nance Company, and Pvt. Eugene j.
Gorini, Battery E, 260tn Coast Ar
tillery, because of educational inter-
ference with the performance of
military duty: Pvts. James T. DAN
mel, jr., 104th Ordnance Company,
and Pvt. Thomas w. Simpson, 29th
Division Military Police Company,
because of removal from the city;
also for the same reason, Pvt. Ben
jamin Mills, Battery B, 260th Coast
Artillery; Pvt. Kenneth Prassen.
Headquarters and Service Company,
Evening star., 1940-12-29

District Reserve officers, all second
lieutenants of infantry, promoted to
the grade of first lieutenant are
Ralph H. Lassen, William L. Brown
and James A. Norman. ALI will re-
main assigned to the 320th Infantry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
GERMAN ENVOY TO
TURKEY TO REPORT
TO FUEHRER SOON
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heartedly with the Greek nation
and suggesting that this country
tender all possible aid to Greece
(This information is contained in
Ankara dispatches delayed an en-
tire day in transmission.)
It was learned that Won Papen's
family is remaining in Turkey, in
dicating he would return shortly.
Reports from Ankara said he saw
President Ismet Inonu recently.
The official Turkish radio said to.
night that Italy apparently had at
tackled Greece Independent of Ger
many as a matter Of prestige.
The announcer predicted that the
Italians would retain Salonika if they
captured it, but would turn over
eastern Thrace to Bulgaria. This,
he added, would protect Italy's
northern flank for a new advance
southwark"
Turkish newspapers have warned
Bulgaria not to intervene in the
Italo-Greek war.
Yesterday Turkey celebrated the
seventeenth anniversary of the re-
public in a martial manner, and an
official Of the ministry of defense
said: Turkeys army is in excellent
condition if it is called upon to de-
fend the nations frontiers"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
A Three Days
Cough is Your
Danger Signal

Chronic bronchitis may develop il
your cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
chitiS is not treated and you cannot
afford to take chance with anymedi-
cine less potent than Creomulsion
which goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, inf1amed
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechwood
%creosote byspecial process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
It contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allays the cough, per-
hitting rest and sleep, or you are tc
have your money back. (Adv.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31

when the naval expansion bill was
under consideration in 1888.
What kind OF political Shenan.
1gans are these?" he demanded,
employing a phrase he has used
repeatedly.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that re.
publicans had done nothing be-
tween 1920 and 1888 to stop the de.
cline of farm income, the piling
up OF SURPRISES and the increase
Of farm debts.
He seaid republicans we're sri-
dlculous' when they shed "croco.
ollie tears over the plight of the
farmer"
Before every election day. he
continued, the republicans "always
uncorked the old bottle of sooth.
ing syrup and spread it thick"
The American farmers will moi
be deceived by pictures of ole
guard candidates, patting c o $
and pitching hay in front of NOV.
ing picture cameras" Mr.. Roose.
welt declared. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31

historical significance than six
months of British diplomacy"
These same persons reiterated
that big events" are in the i'm
mediate offing, but they added that
they could observe no indication that
the Greek conflict would involve n
other Balkan state. However, in
formed sources had limited earlier
that the axis, in an %endeavor to
break Britain in the eastern Mediter-
ranean, might hand Turkey an ulti-
matum such as the one which Greece
rejected.
In any event, spokesman insisted,
the outcome of the present conflict
will show that ANY conception of
England as a Mediterranean power
is fiction"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
NAILS GIVE FULL
SUPPORT TO ITALY
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tary of state, Sumner Welles, had
received the Greek minister in
Washington, and that Britain's first
lord of the admiralty, A. V. Alex
ander, had assured "our friends in
Greece and America" that the Brit
ish fleet will give Greece the great
est help possible.
Authorized sources spoke con-
temptuous1y of such British assur.
ances, however, saying: "the few
sentences spoken by the Fuehrer
during his 4,ooo-mile trip Through
France to Spain and italy mean
more than all this English twaddle;
a few sentences by him have greater
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
ITALIAN DRIVE
Is SLOWED DOWN
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These observers expressed the be-
lief the Greeks could hold their main
defenses, commanding the narrow
mountain passes which the Fascist
legions must negotiate to offer a
real threat to this little kingdom.
Little Air Activity
With the first major italian drive
under way there virtually was no
Fascist air activity reported yes
terday and up to noon today, The
only raid yesterday was said to have
been on Ioannina, a city of $4,000
population.
(The official Rome radio broad
cast a virtual promise that Italy
would refrain from bombing Athens
so long Is Rome is spared from
aerial attack. The radio denied that
the Greek capital already had been
raided.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
Rainfall OF IS Inch
Is Recorded In CITY

The first real rain for over a
month fell in Wilmington yester
day, with .95 of an inch being re.
corded for the 24-hour period end.
ing at 1880 o'clock last night.
The rainfall, which brought to
LA that which has fallen during
October, helped considerably in
bringing relief to this section from
the exceedingly dry weather Of re.
cent weeks.
Probable showers this morning are
forecast. Today will be partly
cloudy with not much change in
temperature.
Temperatures yesterday ranged
from a high of II to. a low of Sc
degrees, with the five above
the 61-degree normal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
REYNoLDS LAUDS
DEFENSE SYSTEM
,,,,tor Says Would Be
o';,;de For Any Nation To
Attack United States

,1o7TE. Oct. 30.-R-
cBAha ac+ is the defense system
50 Penis this = country is building that
which G'' be suicide for any nation
II V ouia it. Senator Robert R..
T. , aor said here today
hesn; limo generally on the de-
Spe4 +onie, Reynolds described his
tense .gp to combat subversive
own ealAmerican elements in the
ana i..a States. condemned and adj
unllsu The outlawing of commun-
voca[ 1a4i and fascist organizations
ist' , nSa and described his ira
, IN S- to countries and Islands he
yei s we're " significant in the defense
sala Nv western Hemisphere.
Of II 4 have always believed in weld
hand of steel around that
ING If the Western Hemisphere
part a,h Gc we are vitality interest
n x sar o,lr protection" he told a
ca ~ meeting of the Charlotte OPP
lo..s club and the junior cham
tor of commerce..
ger r%rom NJ on a recent tour, he
"a that 81 found as a whole that
Sd saw South American countries are
' pit rs. They are going to stand
W. Slu us if we have any trouble. They
y mort friendly toward us than
. sas have been in 100 years past.
Thev no longer look upon us as the
aaeressor and colossus of the
NJ one of the principal problems OF
ratonal defense, he continued, is to
he able to protect ourselves from
uithin" There are organiza.
lions in this country which are
working night and day against our
sovernment, and against the gov
srnmeahts of Central and South
America =. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
MISSING NUMBERS
MAY BRING LEGAL
TEST OF THE DRAFT
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determine just which numbers
were missing. The records indicat-
ed that not six but eight were alb
sent. They were: numbers 6.542,
1892, 1855, 1888, 51O8 6771 1885
and 1899.
A little lottery was organized
Immediately. The numbers were
inserted in capsules drawn and
given order numbers running from
1895 to 5000 inclusive. Then an
other discovery was made. Two
of the numbers in the supplement
tai lottery-1,O33 and 6,771- had
actually been drawn earlier, it
was ascertained. So they were can
celled out of the little lottery and
reverted to their previous place
in the draw.
Later in the day, Clarence A.
Dykstra, the director of selective
service, said he had been informed
that on the basis of these develop
ments, a Detroit youth who held
serial number 1853, the first drawn,
was contemplating court proceed
ings to contest the legality of the
drawing. It was assumed, although
not known definitely, Dykstra said,
that the youth lacked any ground
for deferment, such as physical
disabilities or family dependents.
Dykstra was emphatic in defend
ing the fairness and accuracy of
the lottery.
AFTER ALL" he sd, this was
a lottery and even the position of
the last six numbers was as much
pure chance as any of the others"
The next process in the opera
ton of the draft was the accurate
checking and printing of a master
list of the ''order numbers" de-
termined by the lottery. The COM
pleted master list will be dispatch
ed as soon as possible to all local
draft boards. It consists of the
serial numbers of the men and
the order in which those numbers
were drawn.
Thus in each district the man
holding serial number 1853, the first
out of the gold fish bowl, will be
the first man to be called into
service by his local draft board,
provided he is eft and available"
The man holding 1872, the second
number drawn, will be the Sec
ond. The number was 1928. so
far as is known no local draft
board has a serial number running
that high, and it will simply be
counted as a blank, with the fourth
number drawn becoming the third
order number in those districts
where it had been assigned to a
registrant. For each district, all
numbers greater than the total
number of registrants will be sim
ilarly disregarded in determining
order numbers for the district.
When the order numbers have
been fixed, the classification of the
men will begin. With that process
will begin also the wedding out of
men needed in defense industries
and men with dependents, and fl
nally exemptions for physical dis
abilities. Meanwhile, the c%onscien-
tious DIRECTORS will have an oppor-
tunity to state their cases. If their
reasons are found valid, they will
be exempted from military service
but will still be subject to a year
spent at work of national impor-
lance. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-31
PATRAS BOMBED

ATHENS, Oct. 3O.-R-A charge
that the ~undefended City of Patras
was bombed Monday by Italian
planes flying Greek colors and
watched eagerly by crowds which
did not even know Greece was at
war was made tonight by the Athens
news agency as afraid casualties
there reached 10 dead and more
than 800 wounded.
Forty-five of those killed were said
to be children and most of those
wounded were women and children.
Workers in the port of Patras con
tinued to dig bodies from the debris
tonight.
The news agency said the planes
flew the Greek colors and passed
very low over the city. 1t added
that about 200 bombs were dropped.
"As a result of this raid which is
unprecedented in cruelty, the de-
struction has been tragical," the
agency said. Many houses were de-
stroyed."