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Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary Elects

Mrs. Mathew j. Angevine was
elected president of the Ladies
Auxiliary to Father Francis j.
Hurney Post, Catholic War Veterans,
at a meeting at her home, 271l
Twelfth street NE.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
Francis ]. Cough, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll,
second vice president; Mrs. Rose
Sheppard, third vice president; Mrs.
Amy w. Barry, secretary; Mrs.
Genevieve Griffin, treasurer; Mrs.
Helen Mahoney, welfare officer;
Mrs. Julia Rockford, historian: Mrs.
Anne Mastin. warden; Miss Nellie
Hickey. Mrs. Elizabeth Foeckler and
Mrs. Hilda NJ Christian, trustees.
Following buffet supper officers
were installed by National Aide-de-
Camp Frederick j. Roy. He was
assisted by Comdr. F. j. Cough,
Color Bearer Matthew ]. Angevine
and William A. Hickey.
The auxiliary will assist in a mem
bership drive of the post. Woman
relatives of American war veterans
from Holy Trinity, st. Aloysius'. St.
Francis de Sales. st. Anthony's, St.
Stephens, st. Gabriels, Our Lday
Of Sorrows, Takoma Park, Md; st.
Pauls and st. Jerome's of Hyatts-
vile, attended the meeting.
A committee was appointed to ar
range a communion mass at the
Army post chapel at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Miss Mary Taylor, a pupil of st.
Patrick's Academy, entertained with
free-hand drawing.
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Sd (Murne) Division

At the last meeting of the Wash
ington branch, 13 applications for
membership in the Last Man Club
were received by William A. Sho-
maker, temporary secretary. Elec-
ton of officers will take place at the
national reunion in Philadelphia,
July 11-13.
George A. Crouch of Washington
was elected to associate member
ship of the Washington branch. The
next meeting of the branch will be
held AZ Fort Belvoir, Va, where
many of the men received their
training during the World War,
prior to their departure for France
and Germany and the British front.
Capt. Grover Inglis, retired; Sergt.
Bloom and Sergt. Broomall will
make the arrangements.
Mai. Gilbert S. Decker, chaplain,
will leave this area after having
served as chaplain for the past three
years
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Sponish War Veterans
Auxiliary

Meetings this week are: Monday
Col. James S. Petit, Naval Lodge
Hall, evening of games, and Friday
Gen, Nelson A. Miles, Pythian
Temple, evening of games.
The department will have party
on May at Pythian Temple at {
pm. instead Of its regular meeting
Refreshments. The Electric Power
Co. Glee Club will entertain. Mem
bers of the camps and auxiliaries
are invited.
The Department of Maryland will
celebrate District of Columbia night
in Baltimore on May 8. Pauline
Thompson is making plans to char
ter bus for the members wish
ing to attend.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
was presided over by President
Emma Barker. Department Presi-
dent Naomi Hartman made her Of
fetal visit and was presented a
handbag. The charter was draped
for Past National President Will
helmina K. Borgmeier. Delegates
and alternates to the department
convention in June are: Delegates
Rose Osterman, Annie Stirk, Vivian
Friedel, William Anna Melius, Ver-
ma Potter, Helen Taylor, Mary
Shomette, Estelle Fowler. Alter
mates, Hannah Stakeholder, Alma
Thornberg. Suzanne Borrell, Mil
dred Williamson, Minnie Butts
Rose Wilson, Sarah Blackwell, Ber-
nice Poole.
The Supreme Gila Monster Laura
Noonan of New York visited the
Luzon Swamp, No. l Military Or
der Of the Lizards, April 13. She
was presented a travelling clock
Supper was served followed by
dancing.
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Rainbow Division
Dance SATURDAY.

The spring dance of the District
Of Columbia Chapter, Rainbow Divi-
sion Veterans, will be held next
Saturday night at Hotel 2400. It
will open with grand march at
$50 o'clock. led by National Presi-
dent Elmer F. Neagle and Mrs.
Neagle.
Oscar A. Jackson, general chair
man, announced last week that the
guests will include Maj. Gen. Charles
p. Summerall, Brig. Gen. Charles r.
Rowland, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
Col. Charles A. Dravo, Col. Davis G..
Arnold, Col. John M. johnson, Col.
william r. Stacom, COL. John j.
Reinhard, Col. Arthur L. Smith, Maj.
John L. s. Tunstall, Capt. Oscar w.
Underwood, jr.; Capt. Paul I. Van
Order, Capt. Augustus M. OBrien,
Representative Fay Of New York
and Representative Reece Of Ten
nessee, both members of the Rain
bow Division.
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Association Of Regulars

Comdr. Earl Hamilton Smith pre-
sided at the meeting of National
Defense Post last Monday evening.
It was entertained by Foster
Tuarts' Hill Band and re-
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be held at the Soldiers
and Sailors Club, Eleventh and L
streets NV, on May II.
National Legislative Off1cer Ralph
E. Updike is preparing a brief to
be sent to members Of Congress on
the N. r. A, drive for the status and
pay of regular police for Federal
and District building guards and
asks that any guard who has in
formation on this subject, or who
is interested, call him at National
Headquarters, 907 g place, NV.
any day between Q and I o'clock.
John Arthur Shaw has resigned
as adjutant..
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War Department Studies
New Rules for Guard

Studies are being made IN the
National Guard Bureau of the War
Department to prepare a list Of
instructions or regulations to gov
ern the preparations of the National
Guard for induction into military
service Of the United States 1t is
intended to cover "war-imminent"
period when militia units are ex-
pected to be called and to guide
them in such preparations as are
necessary to effect a smooth-run-
ming war machine on mobilization
dav. Regulations have just been
completed for M-day, but it was
said that these were necessarily
written to cover that particular
day and subsequently.
In writing the new M-day regula-
tions. according to Col. Oswald w.
McNeese, chief of the regulations
sections of the National Guard Bu-
reau. the officers charged with this
duty could not very we'll take into
consideration the obvious probability
that before almost any grave ma
| tional emergency conceivable there
would be a period of trouble ap-
preaching, a period when war is
imminent. During such period,
he said the units of the National
Guard would undoubtedly have
chance to make all preliminary
preparations Since such a period,
it is expected, would be of some
length, the bureau has taken under
consideration the matter of prepar-
ing instructions to cover it. 1t
would actually be brief supplement
to the regulations governing the
Guard after induction, specifying
the things to be done in time of
peace to prepare for induction, with
particular reference to the period
Immediately prior to induction.
They would thus, he explained, be to
a large extent guide for planning,
whereas the new regulations are
guide for action
AS for problems after induction,
he said that among them will be the
question of expenses for units during
the period from induction into the
service until the arrival of the COM
mands at the training centers
Money must be had, even in the
home station, to feed the troops and
for other necessary expenses which
could not be expected to be paid out
of State funds, out of company funds
or out of their own pockets. The
National Guard Bureau, after con-
siderable study, has decided that in
such cases cash is much better than
credit, especially for split units in
cities of small size. Therefore, the
new regulations call for the auto:
matte appointment of all unit conn.,
manders as agent officers upon in
duction and the automatic supply OF
official funds by check for daily ex-
penses to unit commanders.
The new M-day regulations, it
was said, represent a considerable
gain toward an efficient and smooth
entrance of the National Guard into
the active military service Of the
United States.
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team to be entered In the Detach-
ment League was effected. Accepted
for membership were Robert j.
Francis, jr., and Thomas L. Redd, jr.
The next meeting of the squadron
will be held April 20 in the club
rooms.
At the meeting of the Braille class
of U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post last
Tuesday it was decided to continue
the work through May in order to
accomplish the allotted amount.
Eight decks Of cards have been do
mated to be Brailled, six of which
were donated by Jennie Clayman.
Cora Drake handles the preparation
of the material to be Brailled.
Kenneth H. Nash Post and their
sponsored squadron met jointly. with
Comdr. George H. Grommet and
Capt. Harry E. Hovermill presiding.
There was the presentation of past
squadron officer badges by Past
Comdr. Guy U. Cogswell to Past
Capts. Carl E. Lee, Jay F. Dodd and
Harry E. Hovermill, First 1t. Nor
man D. Right, Second 1t. Samuel
E. Walker and Chaplain Roy M.
Miles. A floor show was presented
by the students of the Barry School
of Dance. under the direction of
Miss Virginia Barry. and refresh
ments by Everett Totten. The mas
ter of ceremonies was Ted Luther.
The post Executive Committee
will meet next Wednesday at pm,
followed by the post meeting in the
clubrooms, 209 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc
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Forty ond Eight

Grande Voiture, No. 174, has post
poned the annual Wreck" until June
10, because Of many conflicting May
activities. Grand Chef de Train
G. Francis Mccarthy will head the
Committee on Arrangements for
the party in honor of Department
Comdr. William T. Slattery on
May %.
Forty and Eight colors and mem
bership will participate in May Day
observance exercises at the District
Of Columbia World War Memorial
on May /, 4::30 pm.
Special coaches for the Mid
Atlantic Promenade, Huntington,
w. Va, will leave Union Station at
11:01 pm, May 2. Reservations
must be made with Michael j. Lyons,
Emerson 1887. Chef de Chemin de
Fer Fred G. Fraser, passe; Garde de
Ia Porte National ]. Eckley Walker,
ir.. and John Emil McCabe: Grand
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Meetings This Week.

Monday Civic Relations
Committee, department head
quarters, 4:45 pm: Department
Convention Committee, depart
ment headquarters, 8 pm;
Quentin Roosevelt Post, Poto-
mac Boat Club; Washington
Gas Light Post, 1927 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Tuesday-National Press Post,
National Press Club; Cooley
Mccullough Post, v. F. w. Club;
Second Division Post, Colonial
Hotel; Bunker Hill Post, 800
Monroe street NE; Pepco Post,
p. E. P. Building.
Wednesday-Emergency Aide
Committee, department head
quarters, 8 pm: Kenneth H.
Nash Post, Executive Commit
tee, Z pm; post meeting. 8 pm,
200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Stanley Church Pc Pue Post,
Hayloft.
Thursday-Kenna-Main Post,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc;
Department Executive Commit
tee. District Building:
Friday - Victory Post, Ala
Ninth street NV; Agriculture
Post, Agriculture Building.
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Corps, as well as officers of the Ma
tional Guard, including those in the
10Th National Guard Division, which
is composed Of troops of this city,
and those in Maryland and Virginia
and a portion Of Pennsylvania.
While the tentative program was
discussed In q general way, 1t was
explained that nothing definite will
be done until the funds are pro-
vided by Congress. The maneuvers
will cost hundreds of thousands OF
dollars because they will involve the
movement of number of divisions
to the war game area and the feed
ing of thousands of troops. Fur
thernore, it was explained, at the
present time it is planned to keep
the troops in the field seven days
longer than their usual Summer
training period of IA days. This
will be necessary because of the
time involved in getting the troops
to and from the theater of war"
II it were confined to the usual IA
day period they would hardly get
into the mimic warfare before it
would be time to return home.
Judging from the large amount
of motor transportation which is
being sent here and to other Ma
tional Guard units throughout the
country, 1t is probable that the
movement will be for the most part
by motor transport.
The plans for the maneuvers were
born Of the fact that there has been
general criticism in Army circles
that the troops, both Regular Army
and National Guard, have had very
little training on large scale. For
the most part, they consist of little
activities at summer base camps,
except there have been some occa-
sional divisional maneuvers which
are not believed to give the troops
the full amount of training to At
them to activities with large bodies
which might be expected in a great
conflict. 1t Is part of the general
plan of preparedness to put the
United States on a high plane OF
efficiency during peace time so that
no time would be lost in the event
that there was strike" from some
at present unseen and unknown
enemy. With the European conflict
in its present stage, it was explained
by officers, no one can foresee where
1t is heading and they said that
the best way for the United States
to avoid becoming involved was to
keep its forces in a high state Of
efficiency.
Those attending the Baltimore con-
ference. in addition to Gen. Drum,
were Col. Joseph A. Baer, Col. F. B.
Wllby and Col. Kenneth P. Lord, all
members of Gen. Drums staff; Maj.
Gen J. K. Parsons, commanding the
Sd Army Corps; Col. George R. Allen,
chief of staff Of the Sd Corps; 1t.
Col Henry L. Flynn, operations and
trading officer of the Sd Corps; Col.
Bluemell, supply officer, Sd Corps;
Col William c. Carter, adjutant gen.
eral, Sd Corps; Col. Howard R.
Smalley. officer in charge of Ma
tional Guard activities in the Sd
Corps; Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding the 18th National
Guard Division and the National
Guard of Maryland; Brig. Gen.
Amos w. w. Woodcock, Maj Gen.
Edward Martin, commanding the
18th National Guard Division, in
Pennsylvania; Maj. Gen. Edward J.
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D. T.. Reserve Officers
Ordered 10 Active
Training Tours
Meetings Of Various
Units for Week
Are Scheduled

Headed by Col. Dunlap P. Pen
hallow, a group Of additional officers
from the District area was ordered
last week, at its own request, to
participate in the 28-day period of
active duty training with Regular
Army units at Fort Benning, Ga;
Fort Monroe, Va: Fort Howard
Md; Arlington Cantonment, Va;
Fort Hoyle, Md, and Jasper, Tex.
In addition to Col. Penhallow, the
following will begin Friday active
duty with the Regular Army: 1t.
Coils. Saul c. Woldenberg and Guy
N. Church, Maj. Thomas K. Conrad,
Capts John c. Ladd, Stanley Nc
Gee. Samuel NJ Butler, Alfred F.
Werlich and James r. Cromelin
First Its. Loran Roop, Howard T.
Keiser, Albert B. Norrod, jr., and
Robert G. Pohlman, and Second 1t.
Leopold M. Hays.
Assigned to Fort Monroe, Va,
were Maj Roswell r. Boyer, First
1t. Hartwell F. Stallings, Maj. Will
liam j. Darmody and Capt. Mel
bourne F. Sinnard, beginning
May IL.
Beginning next Sunday at Fort
Howard. Md, include Maj. Altus G.
Moore. First Its Oscar K. Williams.
jr., and Henry Osborne, and Second
1t. Olaf w. Christopherson.
Tuesday Capts. Clark w. Coleman
and Clarence S. Wilcox will begin
training with the lst Cavalry Divi-
sion at Jasper. Tex, and next Sum-
day 1t. Col Virgil o. Barnard will
report at Fort Hoyle, Nd, while
Capt. Granger G. Sutton and First
1t. Grant E. Morris will be with the
Regular Army at Arlington Can
tonment, Va.
First 1t. Melvin P. Hemmer goes
to Richmond, Va, beginning April
20; Capt. Linwood B. McCloud and
Second 1t. Norman E. Hicks to Bal
timore. Md. effective May /, and
Capt. Hugh H. Hartley to Langley
Field, Va, beginning May S.
Tomorrow evening officers Of the
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment will take up the Militia clause
of the Constitution; Quartermaster
and Finance officers will be instruct
ed in close order drill; Finance Off
GERS will discuss the Office of the
quartermaster general, while until
instruction will be the subject of the
1326th Service Unit. Coast Artillery
officers Tuesday evening will discuss
a harbor defense and anti-aircraft
tactical exercise. A map exercise
will be discussed at the military in
telligence conference Wednesday
evening.
Industrial preparedness will be the
subject of the Ordnance meeting
Thursday evening, the speaker be-
ing 1t. Col. L. A. Codd. Friday eve-
ming the 1300th Service Unit will
take up headquarters problem the
1308th Service Unit, the revision OF
mobilization plans; officers OF the
| 1310th Service Unit will discuss rail,
water and motor transportation,
while the development of duties OF
sections will be the subject of the
1CZAu OcTVlCc OIlIC. ElStOl IcdinS
representing the Military Intelli-
gence Department and Service Unit
teams will fire their match on Fri
day evening at the range of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Next Sunday morning field artil-
lery officers will receive instruction
in equitation at Fort Myer, Va, at
o'clock, and rifle training will be
given to a group at the Rejecting
Pool at 8:45 o'clock.
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Naval Reservists
Take Examinations
For Annapolis
More Than Sevenscore
Appear for Tests
To Enter July !

More than sevenscore young en-
listed members IF the 1st Battalion
District Naval Reserve, last week
appeared before the United States
Civil Service Commission to take
competitive examinations for ap-
pointment to the United States
Naval Academy from the Reserve.
They have been drilling weekly with
the local organization, In a special
division, for nearly year to qualify
for the examinations, and many of
them have been attending prepara-
tory schools here to obtain the
necessary educational training.
1t will be some weeks before they
hear the tests, and in the interim
they will continue to perform their
drill routine at the Naval Reserve
Armory in the Washington Navy
Yard. Even when the papers of the
group here are marked, they will
have to await the results from other
candidates of other Naval Reserve
units throughout the country, to de-
termine their relative standing, for
although they all may, make credit
able and passing marks in the tests,
only the so with the highest marks
will receive the appointments. How
ever, there is possibility that more
than this number may be appointed
from the Reserve, as under the law
the Reserves receive any vacancies
not filled from the ranks of the reg
ular naval establishment which has
100 appointments each year. AS a
result of this provision of the statute
the Reserve received SO additional
appointments last year. Further
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VT. W. Council Holds
First 'Comradeship'
Dinner April 29
Recruiting Roundup
Rally Scheduled at
Odd Fellows HuII

The first annual Farewell COM
radeship dinner" will be given by
the Council of Administration of the
District of Columbia department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars on April
20 at the Harrington Hotel.
A recruiting roundup rally"
will be held at Odd Fellows Hall,
419 Seventh street NV, on April 80.
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more, this may
be increased in
view of the fact
that some of the
m e n, although
trying to reach
the a C a d e m y
through the Re-
serve, seek and
receive congress
sional appoint
ments. In the
latter case, the
boys u S u a ] y
W i've tn e j r
N a v a ! Reserve
rig h t S, thus
making il ms
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Elizabeth jenkins and Mrs. Helen
Schaefer serving on the committee.
Mrs. Mary M. Mcmillan, depart
ment president, and her statf will
make their omcial visitation at the
next meeting. The unit will cele-
brate its anniversary.
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pATulE 10 nOlu
W tth the LIST
Army in North
ern New York
State this sum-
mer. 1t. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum,
c o m m a n di ng
general Of the
LIST Army, with
headquarters at
Governors Is
land, N. Y, came
down to Balt1-
more last week
for conferences
with the officers
of the I'D Army
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Meetings This Week.

Monday Overseas Military
Band, National Guard Armory;
Junior Drum and Bugle Corps,
National Guard Armory.
Tuesday National Capital
Post, 1015 L street NV.
Wednesday-Front Line Post.
170o L street NV: Follow Me-
Defense Post, Eighteenth and
Monroe streets NE; Washing
ton Post, 1700 L street NV.
Thursday - Potomac Post,
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Friday-Police-Fire Post, 800
Monroe street NE.
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Chef de Care johnson. Maryland,
and Grand Chef de Care Hargrave,
District Of Columbia, are among
those who will make the trip. There
will be a meeting of the On to
Boston Committee on April %.
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Summer Muneuver Plans
For Local Guard Discussed
Tentotive Program Outlined
At Conference in Baltimore

Members Of the District National
Guard are considerably stirred by
the prospect of participating in field
maneuvers which the Afgiy is pre-
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CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS AUXILIARY OFFICERS-Father
Francis j. Hurney Unit elected seated Mrs Bertha Angevne
PRESIDENT Mrs Amy W. Barry secretary; standing
garet Carroll junior vice president Mrs Margaret M Cough
senior vice president Mrs. Geneveve Griffin, treasurer.
Star Staff Photo
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Follow-Me Auxiliary gave a bingo
party last Thursday to the veterans
at Mount Alto Hospital. Refresh
ments were served.
An invitation has been extended
to all members to attend the in
stallation of Follow-Me Auxiliary,
April 20, at Thomas Circle Club.
The following will be installed:
President, Mary Campbell; senior
vice president, Mary Schaumlefie:
Junior vice president, Clara Camp
bell; secretary, Hattie Byram;
treasurer, Roberta Fawcett; chap
plain, jeanette Milbrandt: con-
ductress, Bessie Haislip; guard,
Helen Hughes: 18 months trustee,
Mae Hart; patriotic instructor, Mae
Hart; historian, Marie Harry: flag
bearer, Grace Fields; Banner Bear
er, Dorothy Schmidt; color bearers.
BERTHE Lewis, Patrice Kelly, Adele
Milbrandt and Pearl Mikolaj jizah.
The installing officer will be Past
Department President Roberta Faw-
cett.
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Col. Charles A. bravo, U. S. A.,
adjutant general of the local Guard.
who has been on leave, is scheduled
to return this week.
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The rifle team which will repre-
sent the local brigade at matches
this year, including the rifle tourna-
ment at Camp Perry, Ohio, is being
selected by Maj. Just c. Jensen.
The record shooting is in full swing
at the Guard range at Camp Simnls.
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The department commander will
conduct installation ceremonies at
the Joint meeting of Front Line and
Washington Posts, at the v. F. w.
Clubhouse, 1700 L street NV, We'd
nesday evening; and also at North
east Masonic Temple, Thursday
evening, for Potomac Post.
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D. c. Legion Enters Plane
In Membership Roundup
Indianapolis Event Next Sunday;
Citizenship Day Is Planned

The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, will
have an airplane among the "a
entered IN the eighth annual national
membership roundup at the air
port at indianapolis, Ind, next Sum
day. The first plane, bearing the
membership enrolment of its de-
partment, is expected to arrive there
about noon with others arriving at
intervals until 4:30 pm.
The pilots and prominent Legion
aires will be greeted at the airport
by National Comdr. Raymond j.
Kelly and his staff. A roundup
dinner will be held in the evening.
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Pvts. Floyd M. Tillotson and
Charles M. Mercer. Headquarters
Company. 29th Division, have been
ordered to the inactive list because
of business interference with the
performance of military duty.