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Sd Murne Division

Barney Gallitelli, secretary of the
Sd Trench Mortar Battery, and
Lenny Resta, also of the Sd T. M. B.,
came from Brooklyn, N. Y, and
were guests of the Washington
branch at exercises at Arlington
Cemetery on Mothers Day.
Fort Belvoir, Va, was the scene
of a get-together of men who served
with the Sd Division on May 8.
Among the distinguished guests
were Maj. Gen. Peter c. Harris, re-
tired, national honorary president;
Col. L. G. Heider of B Company,
9Th Engineers, and 1t. Col. George
B. Du Bois, wartime commander of
the 9Th Engineer Train.
Grover Inglis, Fred A. Broomall
and Fred H. Bloom, all 9Th Engi-
neers, were the hosts to all men Of
the Marne Division. Many Of the
wives of the men attended.
The next meeting will take place
ut Halls Restaurant, at Seventh
and < streets s.W., on June Il.
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States Feel Pressure
OF Defense Support

States are beginning to feel til
pressure of the cost Of maintain
ing militia organizations for the use
of the Federal Government In time
of war. There is growing feeling
that the national Government
should shoulder more of the burden,
including that of the provision of
armories and necessary reservations
on which large bodies of troops can
be trained without being stopped
because of growing crops. The de-
mand for armory space Is getting
so great, it was said, that in some
cases the regimental commanders
have shouldered large mortgage bur-
dens.
Maj. Gen. Edward Martin Of
Pennsylvania has pointed out that
the Army maneuvers in Northern
Virginia last year added greatly to
the training, but that when the
units started out in the morning to
carry out their war games they
would be going fine, and then the
tanks would be turned back, the
cavalry would be turned back and
the infantry was turned back be-
cause they were running into crops
and other necessary distractions.
What is needed, he said, is a place
where divisions, crops and even
armories may maneuver without
any moleStation whatsoever. 1t
must be as near war conditions as
possible, he asserted, but when there
is a crop obstruction that is not
possible. In other words, the crops
decide the war" games and not
the troops. 1t is next to impossible
to carry out full war training under
these conditions.
The States, because of the great
increase in the National Guard and
the amount OF equipment which is
furnished them, have outgrown
their armories. Gen. Martin pointed
out that Pennsylvania started to
build armories in 1906. At that
time, he said, company of in
fantry at maintenance strength was
81 enlisted men and three officers.
and there were not over IS 900 worth
OF equipment. Armories were built
for units of that type. Those build
ings, he said, are still in good
physical condition, but they are not
proper for horse cavalry or artillery.
or for anti-aircraft regiments. SO
1t has been necessary to spend
about $4,000, 900 more for armories,
and the State does not have suit
able armories yet. He pointed out
that one of his colonels has a
mortgage of 100000 on his armory.
and it is necessary for him to plan
to carry it. He added that it
shouldn't be necessary for him to
do that, but that all of his energy
should be used for military training.
With the States all practicing
economy, he said, it was dificult
even for the military officials to 90
to the legislatures and governors
and plead for special consideration
for the militia. But even the ad-
dltlonal funds obtained are not
sufficient even to maintain the
armories, much less build additional
ones, and the contention is that this
expense should be borne by the
Federal Government.
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Essay Contest Open
To Legion Auxiliary
Junior Members
Sets of Naval Print
Plates to Be Prizes;
Squirrel Club Planned

Mrs. Betty Lee Bush, department
chairman Of junior activities, an
nounces that the junior members
Of the American Legion Auxiliary In
all parts of the country are writing
essays on "A Junior Membership and
What It Means to Me- Essays are
not to exceed 500 words and must
be submitted to the national COM
mittee by June /.
A complete set Of the auxiliary's
IL naval print plates is being offered
as first prize, with a set Of six of
these historical plates as second
prize.
Mrs. Bush also announces that at
the last national executive COM
mittee meeting in Indianapolis
formation Of a national Squirrel
Club" among junior members of the
auxiliary was authorized. The pur-
pose is to promote interest in con-
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National Association
Of Regulars

National Chief of Staff Ralph N.
Werner will be the principal speak
er at the meeting of National De-
fense Post tomorrow night at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
lois L street NV. Former and
present local members of the United
States Coast Guard will be guests.
Adjt. Gen. Taber will be at ma
tional headquarters, GOT G place
NV, every day this week to assist
former enlisted men of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard in the filing of claims for
pensions and compensations.
National Comdr. George M. Nc
Nulty announced that Carl Tranum,
director of employment for the Dis
trict Of Columbia w. P. A., has been
chosen as the regular of the
month" for May.
Chief of Staff Werner on Tues
day evening at national headquar-
ters presented a warrant as ma
tional inspector to Earl Hamilton
Smith, former commander of Ma
tional Defense Post.
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Jewish War Veterans

Post No. So, will hold Memorial
Day services for the war dead in all
District of Columbia Jewish Gene
teries, under their auspices and in
cooperation with the Ladies' Auxi-
liary, in the Adas Isreaf Congre-
gational Cemetery, 1922 Alabama
avenue, Sc, May rs. at o'clock.
The speaker will be Rep. Bertrand
w. Gearhart, a former California
State Commander and National Ex-
ecutive Committeeman of the
American Legion, and author OF the
act establishing Armistice Day as a
national holiday. The musical Sc
lections will be played by the United
States Navy Band.
All of the Washington patriotic
and veteran organizations and the
public have been invited.
Abraham Miller is chairman of
the Memorial Day Committee, in
charge of arrangements.
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JOhn w. Oeh- h'ts' oeh' JACKSON.
mann. has been designated as COM
mander of troops.
In the event of inclement weather,
the troops are to be formed in the
Pennsylvania armory for inspection
in quarters.
Officers of the 29th National
Guard Division Staff, headed by
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, COM
manding the division, rendered a
diner Friday at the Army and Navy
Club to Col. Shepard L. Pike, U. S.
infantry, who has been serving here
as instructor Of the 29th Division
staff and the infantry units of the
District of Columbia Militia Bri-
gade. Col. Pike has been retired
from the Army upon his own appli-
cation, after 40 years of service.
Plans are being formulated for
the participation in the Independ-
ence Day ceremonies to be held on
the Monument Grounds. 1t is an
ticipated that the guadsmen will as
SlSt as uSherS in handling the crowd,
and also in the ceremonies.
So many members of the Guard
are participating in rifle practice in
order to qualify for the grades of
sharpshooter and expert riflemen
that the candidates for the rifle
team are finding it difficult to get
a place in which to practice. Those
desiring to make the teanrsare prac-
ticing wherever they can find
target at the 200-yard range. After
the practice is completed those fir
ing the best scores consistently will
be selected to form the team which
will represent the brigade at the
matches this summer, including the
National Rifle Matkhes in Septem-
ber at Camp Perry, Ohio. The Sc
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Meetings This Week.
Sunday: Massing of colors,
Mount ST Alhans 4 nm

Sunday: Massing of colors,
Mount st. Adams, 4 pm.
Monday: Boat ride, Potomac
River Lines, $3.50 pm. Gas
Light Post, 1927 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. Guard of Honor,
Roosevelt High School.
Tuesday: National Press Post,
National Press Building. Coo
ley-McCullough Post, Veterans
Foreign Wars Club. Second Di-
vision Post, Colonial Hotel.
Bunker Hill Post, 800 Monroe
street NE. Potomac Electric
Power Post, Pepco Building.
Wednesday,: U. S. S. Jacob
Jones, anniversary dinner, Ken
-nedy-Warren, 7 pm. Henry c.
Spengler Post, Hayloft. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. MacAlexander Post, SOL
diers, Sailors and Marines Club.
Thursday: James E. Walker
Post. c. Y. M. G. A. Depart
ment executive meeting, Dis
trict Building.
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met at the Mckinley High School
for the presentation of the posts
medal award to the drum major of
the winning cadet band as adjudged
in the school competitive drill.
Upon the request of National His
torian Thomas M. Owen, jr., of
Washington. D. c.. the National
Executive Committee at a meeting
at national headquarters approved
an appropriation of $500 to pur-
chase and install a stained-glass
memorial window in the Fort Myer
Chapel. The window will COM
memorate the services of Legion
naires buried in Arlington. It is
estimated several thousand members
of the American Legion rest in the
National Cemetery
The American Legion memorial
window will be installed under the
supervision of the quartermaster
general of the U. S. Army. Legion
naires will have charge of the dedi-
cation. Approximately 900 World
War veterans are buried annually
in Arlington.
A special membership button, to
indicate continued and. unbroken
enrolment in the American Legion
for S, 10. Is and 20 years, has been
authorized by the National Execu-
tive Committee.
The committee adopted resolu-
ton, sponsored by the National
Emblem Committee and approved
by the Resolutions Subcommittee,
setting forth that, in view of the
increasing popularity of the con-
tinuous membership embroidered
insignia, which is appropriate only
for wear on American Legion caps
or uniforms, it is the opinion of the
National Emblem Committee that a
special button, incorporating the
one, two, three and four star con-
tinuous membership design be made
available to the membership. Sale
will be made direct to individual
Legionnaires only upon presentation
of the official continuous member
ship card as distributed by the sew
eral department headquarters.
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Forty and Eight

Grand Voiture, No. 174, Forty and
Eight, last Wednesday completed
Memorial Day plans to include serv-
ices at the District of Columbia
World War Memorial at 1890 am;
services at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier Arlington National
Cemetery, 3:15 pm, and the laying
of a wreath at the Tomb of Gen.
George Washington, Mount Vernon,
Va, at 4:30 pm. Chef de Chemin
de Fer Edward A. Mulrooney and
Correspondent National Charles w.
Ardery will be in attendance.
A testimonial banquet and dance
will be given at the Mayflower Hotel
May 20, 7 pm, in honor Of Chef
de Chemin de Fer Edward A. Null
rooney and Department Comdr. Will
liam T. Slattery.
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organization, un-
der the COM
mand of 1t. NJ.
w e l n stock, is
reaching for a
h l 6 h m a r k
among the other
units Of this
class throughout
the country. The
l n S p e c ton,
which will cover
t h ee phases,
personnel, mate
riel and discus
sion by the in
specting officer.
will be conducted
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Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary

Members of the Father Francis
Hurney Auxiliary will take part in
the memorial mass sponsored by
the Knights of Columbus at Ar
lington May 26.
The organization will assist in
decorating the graves in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
There will be an installation of
officers of the auxiliary by the Off
GERS from New York in the I'm
maculate Conception Hall, Eighth
and N streets NV, on May 26 at
8 pm. Friends of the post and
auxiliary are invited.
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home of the president, Mrs. Edith
Warren Quinn, on May 81 to work
out more complete plans for the
dinner.
Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, candidate
for department president from this
unit and unit child welfare chair
man, is planning picnic for under
privileged children some time dur
ing this month.
Mrs. Emma M. Warren, rehabili-
tation chairman, is planning an
outdoor party for patients at Mount
Alto during late May or early June.
Mrs. Edith p. Landvoigt, member
ship chairman, requests that all
members having prospective mem
bers contact her for applications.
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CeQar dlll Gem
etery next Sun
day at II am.
The guard of
honor will par
ticipate. T h e
ceremonies will
be opened with
the playing Of
the National An
them by the Vet
Grams of Foreign
Wars Overseas
Military Band
followed by the
inv voc alton by
the Rev. Howard
E. Snyder, de-
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Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson, Of
fcials of the De-
partment of JUS
tice and the jul
dietary of the
District Of Co.
lumbia will be
h on ore d. The
review will be
held on the drill
field b e t W e e n
F O>u r I n a n d
Sixth S tre e t S
and north Of
Maryland ave-
nue, S.W. Col.
YNL Wy HNI
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partment chaplain.
An address will be made by Rep
resentative Sasscer of Maryland.
Ralph Carlin. past department COM
mander of Florida, will sing and
Emory O'Berry, jr.. will recite.
On May 26 at 2:30 pm. delega-
ton from Harold A. Kluge Post No.
3ll of Upper Darby, Pa will make
their annual pilgrimage to the grave
Of 1t. Kluge in Arlington. 1t. Kluge
was resident of Washington for
many years and served overseas with
the 1l8th Infantry, Seth Division.
At the last meeting OF Follow-Me
Auxiliary, conducted by President
Mary Campbell, the following dele
gates and alternates were elected to
District of Columbia Encampment
June IL, 13 and IA: Delegates, Louise
Downs, Beulah Waller, Clara Camp
bell, Blanche Melton, Maude Miller
and Hattie Byram. Alternates, Mary
Shaumleffle, Mae Hart, Adele Mil
brandt, Jeanette Milbrandt, Grace
Fields and Pearl Mikolaj jizah.
The auxiliary voted to indorse
Blanche Melton as chaplain of the
department.
The annual department encamp-
ment will be held on the evenings
Of June IL, 13 and IA in the Cleve-
land Park section of the city. The
encampment will open with pa
rade on Connecticut avenue. moving
forward at pm. Following dis
bandment all members and the pub
lie are invited to proceed to the
auditorium of the Woodrow Wilson
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Army Service School Courses
Offered D. C.. Guurdsmen
Glasses Provided for Both
Officers and Enlisted Men

lections viii be made by Mai. Just c.
Jensen, In charge Of rifle practice.
Sergt. Harry Parsons Is team coach.
Staff Sergt. Robert E. Jennings,
10th U. s. Cast Artillery, stationed
at Fort Monroe, Va, has been placed
on detached service, and ordered to
this city as assistant to the Regular
Army instructor, 1t. Col. Eugene
Villaret, on duty with the 260th
Coast Artillery of the local brigade.
He is to report here at once.
Pvts. Sidney E. Buck, Alvin C.
Follmer, Clayton w. Cooper, James
F. Oliver, Donald M. Plank, Samuel
w. Schwartz, Claude r. Collins, and
William M. Rhine have been pro-
NOTED to privates, first class, in Bat
terry c, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Daniel L. Sullivan has been
promoted to sergeant In Battery e,
260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Thomas B. Hannold has been
promoted to corporal in the l04th
OrQnance company.
Corpl. Frank S. Tenny has been
made sergeant in the 29th Division
Military Police Company.
In the Headquarters Company,
29th Division, the following pro-
motions have been ordered: Corpl
Edison v. Olmstead to be sergeant
and Pvts. (First Class Robert R.
Clear and Julian H. Zimmerman
to be corporals.
Sergt. Otis C. Ritchie, 29th Division
Military Police Company, and Pvt.
(First Glass; Paul E. Blackjack,
Quartermaster Corps State Detach-
ment, have been ordered honorably
discharged because Of removal from
the city.
Because of business interference
with the performance of military
duty or temporary removal from
the city, the following have been
ordered transferred from the active
to inactive lists of their respective
units: Corpl. James S. Caples and
Pvts. Henry A. Crozier and Pvt.
William H. Donela, Headquarters
and Service Company, l21st Engi-
neers; Pvt. Erwin w Chiles, Head
quarters Company, 29th Division;
Pvt. John r. Cane, Company A, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. Leonard A. Green
wald and Eugene NJ McLemore,
Company A, l04th Quartermaster
Regiment; Pvt. Henry E Ramsch,
29th Division Military Police Com
pany.
Pvt. Robert T. Collins, Company
E, 12lst Engineers; Pvt. Granville
r. Brown, Headquarters Company,
29th Division, and Pvt Noel T.
Haralson, Medical Department De-
tachment, l04th Quartermaster
Regiment, have been ordered re-
turned to the active lists of their
units.
Pvt. Ralph G. Van Alta. Batter
B, 260th Coast Artillary, has been
honorably discharged because c.
removal from the city.
Sergt. Walter Chakwin, Compan-
A, l21st Engineers, has been honor
ably discharged upon his own re-
quest, he having completed orr
year of three year re-enlistment
Pvt. Samuel M. Afford. Head
quarters Company, 104th Quartey-
master Regiment, has been place
on the inactive list of that commarc
because Of temporary removal fro. !.
the city.
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Meetings This Week.

M on lay Internal Revenue
Post, 100 L street NV: Po-
lice-Fire Post, 800 Monroe
street NE.
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday - Follow Me De-
tense Post, 2020 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Washington Post,
100 L street NV.
Thursday p % tom &C Post,
Northeast Masonic Temple.
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Disabled Veterans to Be Guests
OfV. F. w. on Boat Trip
Sosscer to Speak Next Sunday
At Annual Memorial Exercise

Disabled veterans in the various
hospitals will be guests of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, on a boat
ride next Saturday at pm. on the
steamer Mount Vernon. William
A. Obey is chairman of the event.
The ladies auxiliary, headed by Mrs.
Eola Wright, will serve refresh
ments.
The annual memorial exercises
Of the department will be held at
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$3.50 Awarded for q Cur

Joan Kasmir, l6, Of London, was
awarded $3.50 when she told Justice
Singleton that cut she received on
her forehead at fair ground af-
fected her hair Astyle.
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Naval Communication
Reserve Tests
To Be Held Thursday
Annual Inspection
Will Be Conducted
At Navy Yard Armory

Activities Of the Naval Communi-
cations Reserve Division viii pass
under the scrutiny of naval officer
inspectors Thursday night, and this
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK,

Today-Massing of the colors,
Washington Cathedral, 3:15
pm.
Monday-Potomac Unit, official
visitation of department off,
GERS, Palisades Field House,
Sherrier place and Edmunds
street NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Unit, official visitation, GA E
street NV, 8 pm.
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The battalion colors, with a color
guard under command of Chief
Boatswain w. M. Mousseau, will par
ticipate In the annual massing OF
the colors at the Washington Cathe-
dral this afternoon. The same color
guard also will attend Memorial Day
service Of the Fleet Reserve Asso-
citation at Arlington on May 80.
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Cooley Mccullough Unit will hold
q benefit card party on May "a at
Bunker Hill Post clubrooms, 807
Monroe street NE.
The unit will celebrate It's second
anniversary on June / with . din
ner dance at the Hotel Annapolis.
The committee Ylll meet at the
Evening star., 1940-02-01

" Royalty will dance at the
Shoreham Blue Room next week,
the stars of the floor show opening
Monday being Prince and Princess
Selandia. Also royal in her own
way is Norma Gallo, who will do
her amazing acrobatic dances as
part of the same show.
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After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
By the Spectator.
Trade Mark REGISTERED o q. Patent once.

| the Rainbow Room from 5 until I
and from 10 until l..
| Hay-Adams H0use-Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the
Hammond organ.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the Ambassa.
dor Hotel, entertainment nightly by
Opalee and her International Trio
La Sale Sophisticated
supper dance rendezvous In the
Gallo manner at l. L'Escargot. Music
by Burrus Williams Orchestra from
10 till 2, Saturdays from $50 to
1:30; songs by Jean Cathon; mini
mum charge.
Lotus-Shows, featuring several
acts and chorus, at l, 7:30 and
1880 pm: dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge
Lounge Riviera-Gay and intimate
spot at 2400 Sixteenth street, with
dancing until 2, with music by Pete
Macias and his orchestra, songs by
Adele Van.
MayflOwer Lounge-Dick Rooms
Orchestra plays for dancing from S
to Z and after 10, when there's a
minimum charge.
Madrill0n-Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing, 7:30 until 1:30. to
music by Carr Van Sickler. Don
Shook and their orchestra. Songs
by Adelita Varela and Mary La
Mar.
Metronome Room-The Wardman
Park Hotels popular dance resort.
always full Of happy young folk,
Music by the Rhythm Boys and
their orchestra, and includes a lot
Of novelty ditties. There are songs
by Phyllis Usher.
Neptune ROOm-DoWntown res
taurant, with entertainment from
$50 to $50 and 10 to l by Pianist
Evalyn Tyner and Organist Glenn
Hardman. Songs by Bert Granof,
Pail Mall R00m-Sleek, verv con-
tinental, with a manner and service
which make you feel like some one
important. Music by Bert Bernath's
Orchestra.
Russian TrOika Gay with the
atmosphere of old Moscow. with a
sprightly Cossack revue, dancing to
Sasha Lukas music. Minimum
charge, except for dinner guests
Dancing and shows Saturday nights
too. and there's a special Saturday
luncheon.
Shar-Zad-Smart rendezvous at
the Carlton Hotel. popular after
dark and before. Music at cocktail
hour and after 10 is the staccato
rhythm Of Bill McCune's Orchestra
Minimum charge.
Shoreham Hotel-There are two
moor shows nightly in the Blue
Room, dancing to music by Barnee.
cover charge, except for dinner
guests
Uptown-Cocktail lounge Across
from the Uptown Theater on Con-
necticut avenue. Entertainment. No
cover. no minimum.
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Supper Club Notes

Anchor Room-Lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel; no dancing, but
entertainment by Matt Windsor and
his accordion.
Bamboo Garden-Floor shows at
1, 7:3O and IL, and dancing to
Emory Daugherty's Orchestra; min
imum charge.
Cafe Caprice-Pleasant, intimate
rendezvous at the Roger Smith
Hotel. There Is music nightly by
Eddie Mayhof1's trio.
Gay Nineties-In what the man
agement describes as the "honkey-
tonk" manner, on the Mount Ver-
non highway, 3 miles south Of Alex
andria (where once was the Stone
Villa. Dance music until 3 by
Puss Chase's Orchestra. Shows
three times nightly.
Hamilton HoteEMilton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing IA
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~ T -
culosis and ass reported and dis
covered cases Of syphilis and gonor-
rhea. While measles csses num-
bered 357, no complications resulted
in loss Of life. OF the other COM
municabh diseases, scarlet fever
cases were the fewest in 10 years.
Whooping cough, with 5Sl cases re-
ported, was less prevalent, as was
the case for diphtheria. Twenty
cases OF Sinfantile paralysis were re-
ported.
g The report also noted that the
pneumonia control program Of the
State and county health depart
ments which has been operating
since November has been helpful
IN reducing the mortality rate from
this nlalady:
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Prince Georges Shows
Favorable Health Record

By Stan Correspondent Of The star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Feb
1.-slightly more than 1,1oO cases
Of communicable diseases were re-
ported in Prince Georges County.
Md, during 1889, 1t was revealed to-
day in report of County Health
Officer DR.. Charles E. GIN, who
pointed to the year as a favorable"
one for county residents from a
health aspect.
OF the more serious illnesses
brought to the attention OF. the
County Health Department, the re-
port listed 100 pneumonia cases,
Slightly" over 100 cases Of tuber-