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Evening star., 1940-03-03
Y. w. c. A. News

Mount Pleasant Chapter will
serve tea from to 5 o'clock today.
Five Centuries of German Folk
Songs" presented by the Washing
ton Saengerbund, under the direc-
tion of Herbert Herzfeld and the
assistance of the ladies' group.
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
will hold a rehearsal March 4 at
7:30. There will be dress re-
hearsal March Z, and the annual
concert will be Saturday evening. r.
Chevy Chase Chapter will meet
Tuesday at 2 o'clock for a lenten
service in the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church. DR.. j. H. Hollister
will speak. Tea will be served later
by Mrs. C. G. Tilman, Mrs. Dwight
Russell Cooke and Mrs. L. v. Smith.
The clubs of the business and
professional department will OBJ
serve Nationwide banquet on
Tuesday at $50 pm. DR.. Paul D.
Wilbur, rector of the Church Of
st. Stephen and the Incarnation,
will speak in Barker Hall. Miss
Eugene Sutton will read some Of
the messages that have been re-
ceived from other businesswomen
In foreign countries. Reservations
are being taken in the business
girls department, Metropolitan 2l00.
The Danish-American Club will
meet Wednesday at $3.50 pm.
Miss Katharine Wilfey and Miss
Goldie Phillips will be hostesses to
the Merrimaids Club on Thursday
evening. They will meet at 8 o'clock
for supper, followed by games.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Inc 1859 award mrS. Eahtef.
for this area went to earle Hobson
Goad of Richmond, now attending
p. I. Area B comprises the States
of New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware. Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict.
DR.. w. B. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, and Mrs. Ernest Grant
managing director of the District
tuberculosis Association, are CO.
operating with the chairman in her
endeavors to locate a rehabilitated
tubercular boy or girl for this 5000
award. Legionnaires, auxiliaries and
40 n 8-ers are urged to send names
of qualifying Washington students
to Mrs. Painter at the Cairo Hotel,
as she hopes to secure this 1910
cash benefit for a District boy or
girl.
Chapeau Departemental Edith
Landvoignt was co-host with Grand
Chef de Care William H. Hargrave
at the joint 40 ct 8 and 8 ct 40 blood
bank serum benefit at Pythian Tenn
pie last night. Mrs. Helen McCabe,
Mrs. Mildred Bell and Mrs. Ann
Seiders, the salons Child Welfare
committee, were in charge, assisted
by Edith Quinn, Ethel Wilt, Helen
Ware, Ada Riley, Sallie Kohen, Helen
Hetzer, Marian Money and Jessie
Wright.
The next regular meeting of. the
salon will be held at the Washing
ton Hotel March 20.
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B. P. O. EIks

Nominations Of the chair officers
Of Washington Lodge will be made
at the regular sessions Of March 6
and 13. Announcing their candi-
dacy for the following offices are:
l.. Martin Young, exalted ruler; Al
len J. Duvall, leading knight; Am
brose A. Durkin, loyal knight; Will
liam S. Shelby, secretary; William
Engle, treasurer. Several candi-
dates for the office Of lecturing
knight, and also for one vacancy on
the board Of trustees are expected
to be announced Wednesday eve
ming. Election will be held on
March 20, and installation on
April 3.
At the last meeting Americanism
night was observed with special
ceremonies, which were headed by
q speech by Representative Ber-
trand w. Gearhart, past exalted
ruler Of Fresno, Calf.
Representative John Murdock of
Arizona, recently gave Washington
Lodge framed copy of the original
draft Of the Bill Of Rights. Pres
entation was made by Mr.. Gearhart
on Americanism night.
The Jolly Antlers' Club will hold
its fourth annual oyster roast at
O'Donnells Farms on Marlboro Pike
today from z to 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Spanish War Veterans
AuxiIiury

Meetings this week are. Monday,
Admiral George Dewey Naval,
Northeast Masonic Temple: Tues
day, Col. John Jacob Astor, 921
Pennsylvania avenue Sc; Wednes-
day, national presidents banquet,
Roosevelt Hotel; Friday, Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, Pythian Temple. and
Saturday, Luzon Swamp, NJ. o. L.,
Pythian Temple.
Department President Naomi Har-
rison will make her official visits
to the auxiliaries as follows: Col.
James S. Pettet, March IL; Henry
w. Lawton, March Is; Col. John
Jacob Astor, April 2: Gen. M. En-
met Urell, April IT; Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, April II, and Admiral George
Dewey Naval, April %.
President Emma Barker presided
over the last meeting of Gen. Nell
son A. Miles Auxiliary. Cora Chap
man and Mabelle Potter were in
itiated The auxiliary will celebrate
its 18th anniversary March 8 at
Pythian Temple at pm. Members
Of the auxiliaries are invited.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
National Association
OF Regulars

National Comdr. George M. Nc
Nulty of Detroit is sending three
men to Washington tomorrow to
make preliminary arrangements for
the N. A. r. national convention
which will be held in Detroit three
days next September. They are H. c
Myers, Earl A. Bushey and Charles
c. Martin.
Comdr. Earl Hamilton Smith of
National Defense Post announces
the next meeting will be held at
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club on March Is. Henry Gilbert
will speak on his experiences dur
ing the 30 years he served as a
guard in the White House. The an
nual dance will be held at the Will
lard Hotel on March 16.
Chief of Staff Ralph N. Werner
is organizing a post in Silver Spring,
Md, and requests all eligible former
service men residing In that suburb
communicate with hi mat national
headquarters, GOT G place NV.
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from the Navy Department, as well
as officers of the Marine Corps and
Naval Reserve in the city have been
invited.
The 18 members of the losal bat
talon who have been selected to
wear the Navy "E" for gunnery eff
cheney on the sleeves as a result of
the highest score made by any divi-
sion of the Reserve in the country
during the last training cruise sea-
son are to be signally honored by
the battalion. The "Ep will be for
mally awarded to each man at a
review at the local armory. 1t is
hoped to obtain a high ranking off,
Ger of the Regular Navy to make the
presentation.
A formal review of the entire bat
talon will be held on the night of
the presentation and a dance will be
given. 1t was said that the names
of the 18 men who will get the "E"
will not be announced until the
night of the ceremonies.
Comdr. Leland P. Lovette, in
charge of the Office OF press rela-
tions of the Office of Naval Intelli-
eence at the Navy Department, and
author of book on customs and
traditions of the naval service, lee
tured to the members of the special
division of the local battalion COM
posed of enlisted men who are can
didates for appointment to the
Naval Academy on July from the
Naval Reserve.
In connection with the training of
this division, 1t. q. g. H. Arthur
Lamar, said that it was planned
to have other officers of the Reg
ular establishment lecture to the
division on naval subjects prior to
the time that they take their exam
nations in the spring.
Without any service in the regular
establishment, Chief Water Tender
j. E. Gray, attached to the 3rd Divi-
sion, has made an enviable record in
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the washington Hotel. FORMAL or
informal.
Department of Labor Post met at
21O8 Sixteenth street NV Comdr.
Robert L. Duvall presided. The
Forty ct Eight degree team initiated
new members.
Arrangements were completed for
the post to hold its cherry blossom
ball on April at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. The commander appointed
Finance Onicer Linwood H. Per-
kins as general chairman.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post met February 27 at
2108 Sixteenth street NV. The
resignation of James w. Yokum
as commander was accepted. Charles
w. Curran, first vice commander
was elected commander; Arthur ].
Thomas, first vice commander; Rus
sell S. Jeffreys, second vice COM
mander, and Stanley D. Harmon,
third vice commander.
The clown band Of Fort Stevens
Post will play at an entertainment
at st. Paul's Methodist Church,
4700 Thirteenth street NV, Tues
day, at 8 pm. The entertainment
will also feature Brooke Johns and
Gordon Hittenmark.
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Forty and Eight

The Forty and Eight ritual team
has been invited to initiate group
Of veterans into Sergt. Jasper Post
at Pythian Temple on March 6
Also invitations have been received
from Potomac Post and Police and
Fire Post to initiate at their re-
spective meetings on March 13
Grand Chef de Train c. Francis
Mccarthy directs the team and
should be contacted concerning this
service.
A meeting of the Grand Cheminot
will be held in the Portner Apart
ment at 8 pm. on March II. The
Legion birthday will be celebrated
at a meeting in Stansbury Hall on
March IS.
The grand chef de gare has ap-
pointed committee chairmen as fol-
lows: Army Day dance, April 6,
Indian Spring Country Club, Clar-
ence T. Milne; Midatlantic prone
made, Huntington, w. Va, May 3, l.
Michael ]. Lyons; housing, Hey
wood Saunders; banquet in honor
Of department commander. May 20
G. Francis Mccarthy. s4
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Disabled American Veterans

Rea Chapter will hold its an
nual dinner and dance on April 6
at the National Press Club at 7 pm.
Dancing will start at 8 pm. It will
be known as the Army Day dance
and will be open to the public.
Comdr. Harold H. Lowy has ar
ranged an entertainment and guest
speakers. ...
Tickets can be secured from the
members of the Disabled American
Veterans or by contracting Comdr.
Lowy at Police Headquarters, Ma
tional 1000. Some Of the committee
include Joseph Klein at the solicitors
Office, Agriculture Department; Max
Peck, District 3343; Warren Perry,
Panama Canal Commission, and
Harry Nuremberg, at the Veterans
Administration.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Naval Reservists
To Start Training
With New Weapon
Anti-Aircraft Gun
To Be Explained
To Gunners' Mates

Taking cognizance Of modern
methods Of warfare, members of the
local battalion, District Naval Re-
serves, have been instructed to begin
studying the .50-caliber machine
gun, which is the weapon used in
anti-aircraft defense. The first in
struction will be given to the gun
ner's mates. Detailed instructions
in the construction. repair and their
operation will be given by officers Of
the Marine Corps.
Later it Is expected that other
members of the battalion will be
given instruction so that when they
go out on destroyers for training
cruises they will be able to handle
them. However, it was not indicated
whether they are to have any target
practice with these new weapons in
the near future, as practically all
Of them during the cruises, in addi-
tion to the training in ship opera
ton, is given over to preparation for
and participation in target practice
with the big guns.
AlOPC was ChpISoScu ny SOIIle Oh tIlc
officers that time would be given
during the approaching cruises for
some practice with these implements
that the gun crews could advance
their training and become familiar
with all types of gun firing aboard
ships, so that in the event they were
| ordered into active service they
would not have to lose any time in
learning about them.
Teams are being organized to COM
pete for the honor of serving on the
unit which will represent the local
battalion at the matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio. This is the first time
in many years that the local naval
unit has been authorized to send a
team. 1t. w. Croft Jennings, COM
mander Of the battalion, has taken
charge of the preliminary work Of
organizing and training of the teams.
Four teams have at present been or
ganized and will be put under string
ent practice.
Representative Melvin J. Mas Of
Minnesota, colonel in the United
States Marine Corps Reserve, will
address the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1940-03-03
ALLEGATION of MiIitiu
Units Is Studied

ALLEGATION Of the strength of Ma
tional Guard units to the States
and Territories is being given serious
study by officers of the militia
throughout the country, with view
to getting it on a more equitable
basis. 1t was pointed out that the
provision in the National Defense
Act fixing the number on the basis of
representation of each State in the
Senate and House of Representatives
is not equitable. and the suggestion
has been made that the law be
changed to place it on the basis of
the male population in State be-
tween the ages of Is and As years.
It was asserted that the National
Defense Act was passed at a period
when there was very little National
Guard, about $4,000, and there was
a feeling in Congress that it must
be built up to considerable force
as early as possible. If the act had
been followed up with the necessary
appropriations, it was explained,
and the States had accepted the
allocations, it would have produced
National Guard of 100000 on June
80, 1920, and 435 900 by 1925. During
the year 1920 the chief of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau did allocate to
the several States units on the basis
of 200 for each Senator and Repre-
sentative in Congress, but several
States refused to organize at that
time. Others failed to accept their
allocations, and several more ac-
cepted but failed to organize, so that
on June 80, 1920, instead of 1O8, 900
there were only $4,000 National
Guard and there were IA States
without militia.
Gradually, however, it was said,
18 infantry and four cavalry divi-
sions were organized, and the last
few 5000 yearly increments are re-
ported to have helped very material
ly to bring about finished product.
But as to the future, it was said,
there is no definite policy as to size,
except the limitation in the Ma
tional Defense Act. Once the policy
as to numbers is settled, it was
pointed out, then again comes the
question as to the ALLEGATION to the
States.
There are a lot of States, accord
ing to National Guard officers, who
have given some study to the situa-
ton which do not want any more
National Guard and which already
have more than their proportion on
population basis and cannot prop
erly be asked to build more armories.
It was stated also that there is q
belief among some Guard officers
that every State now has an the
National Guard which they need
from a purely State standpoint,
and that the question must be con-
sidered from the standpoint of the
National need and the States
ability to maintain.
A prepared table shows the varia-
ton is from one Guardsman to every
So of population to one in 1873, and
that the large and populous States
are sadly out of proportion to the
smaller rural States. For the Dis
trict of Columbia it shows propor-
ton of one to 80; Virginia, one to
As, and Maryland, one to 40.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
ID. C. Guard Officers | Leove
For Fort Meade School
Regular Officers Detailed Here
Also Go as Instructors

Sale, Battery r, 2eoth Coast Artil-
lery.
Pvt. Albert v. Greene, Company
D, 121st Engineers, has been pro-
NOTED to corporal.
Technical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye,
121st Engineers, has been formally
commended by Gen. Cox for his
work on the District Guardsman,
the ofhcial publication Of the local
militia brigade. In a letter to Sergt.
Kaye he expressed his appreciation
Of the time, energy and skill he so
unsparingly devoted to the pub
lication. No small part of the sue
cess of the paper, he said further,
is to be attributed to the thoroughly
satisfactory manner in which Mr..
Kaye responded to the responsible
ity devolving upon him.
First Sergt. Neil M. Goen, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, one Of
the veteran members of the local
brigade, has accepted a position
with the Construction Quarter
masters Office, War Department,
and assigned to the southeastern
air base at Tampa, Fla.
Company A, 121st Engineers, has
organized a basket ball team and
is playing at the Water Street
Armory on Saturday nights. The
team has issued general chal-
lenge for all District National
Guard basket ball teams. Those
desiring games are asked to con-
tact the coach, Pvt. Julian Hiley.
First Sergt. Julius Morris, 29th
Division Military Police Company
was presented with the service
medal for 10 years of continuous
service in the local Guard. During
this period he had a perfect drill
attendance record.
The members of the Medical De-
partment Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, presented
their first sergeant, Wilbur F. Miller
with statuette.
Pvt. Austin T. Jones has been
promoted to first sergeant. and Pvt
First Class Edward E. Dietz and
Corpl. Howard E. McCathran, have
been promoted to sergeants in the
Headquarters Detachment and Com
bat Train, I'd Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Capt. Rex P. Mulligan, in addition
to his other duties, has been ordered
to act as publicity officer Of the
260th Coast Artillery Regiment, fill
ing the vacancy made by the relief
of Maj. A. H. McCallum, chaplain
who has handled public relations
for some time.
In Battery E, 260th Coast Ar.
tillery. the following promotion!
have been ordered: Corpl. Charles
NJ Smith to be sergeant and Pvts
First Class Louis G. Edwards anc
Kenneth l.. Romjue to be corporals
Because of removal from the city
the following have been ordered
honorably discharged: Pvts. Jane.
F. Gates, Peter Kalla and Charlie:
L. Payne, Headquarters Company
104th Quartermaster Regiment, ane
Pvts. David j. Barker and Albert
NJ Clark, jr., Battery H, 260th Coast
Artillery.
Pvt. Samuel F. Hilleary, Battery
E. .260th Coast Artillery, has beer
honorably discharged to enable hin
| to enlist in the United States Army
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Legion's 27st Anniversary
7oBe Observed This Month
National Commander Kelly to Take :
Part in Broadcast Over N.B.C.

The 21st anniversary of the or
ganizing of the American Legion
will be observed March Is, l6 and
II by all of its branches in the va
rious departments.
National Comdr. Raymond J.
Kelly will be in Chicago and will
headline the radio program over a
National Broadcasting Co. network
the evening of March 16. Mrs. Will
liam H. Corwith, national president
Of the American Legion Auxiliary,
will speak from New York City that
evening. Chef de Chemin de Fer
Mulrooney will speak that evening
heading the Forty and Eight pro-
gram in Detroit.
The show will go on the air at
7:30 pm. It will be directed by
Walter Nussbaum.
Arrangements are being made for
the various posts and auxiliaries to
plan some sort of party on the night
of the broadcast.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

rating of chief water tender in De-
cember Of last year.
He has made cruises on the de.
stroyers Hamilton, Ellis, APPEL P.
Upshur, Golf and Babbitt, and the
battleships Wyoming and Texas. He
is a native Of this city and in civil
life is employed in the electrotype
division of the Government Printing
Office.
Ice jams in the lower river have
served to keep the training ship Of
the local battalion tied up at its
dock in the Washington Navy Yard
for another week. 1t. Lamar said
he hoped that conditions in the
lower river would improve to such
an extent during the current week
that trip may be made next week
end.
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Meeting This Week.

AAAeO sSNS~s
Today-Cooley Mccullough
Post, Oyster Roast, Potomac
Boat Club.
Monday - Stephen p. Nc
Groarty Post, Soldiers and
Sailors Club.
Tuesday George Washing
ton Post, 21st anniversary,
2108 Sixteenth street NV;
Vincent B. Costello Post, IA
Ninth street NV; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post, v. F. w. Club,
Seventeenth and l. street NV.
and Second Division Post,
Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday - Sergt. Jasper
Post, Pythian Temple; Colum-
bia Post, Soldiers and Sailors
Club.
Thursday-Jane A. DelanA
Post, 1888 Columbia road NV;
Fort Stevens Post, Stansbury
Hall; Labor Post, 200 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Women Of the Moose

Mrs. Robert j. Baldwin was
elected treasurer of Columbia
Chapter to fill the unexpired term
of Mrs. Louise Julian, resigned, at
its last meeting and was installed
by the fifth grand regent, Mrs. Mary
Sisson Wallace She will also di-
rect the activities of the Moosehart
Committee.
The Home-Making Committee
will meet March 4 at 8 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Mae Since, Z Sixth
street NE.
The chapter will hold its chapter
night program Friday evening at
Moose Hall. Mrs. George B. Clark,
ritual chairman, will speak on
:..Taith, Hope and Love-"
Evening star., 1940-03-03


armory will be passed.
1t has been announced by Battal-
ion Headquarters that Capt. John
w. Augustine will be in charge Of
the Officers School. Meetings are to
be held every other Tuesday evening
at 9 o'clock. These classes will be
of added interest to all officers and
enlisted men due to the loan to the
battalion of many exhibits showing
trench warfare, landing operations,
machine gun emplacements, barbed
wire entanglements and diving
bomb attack prepared by the prison.
ers in Naval Prison, Portsmouth,
N. H.
With the battalion scheduled for
its 1910 field training period at
Camp Albert C. Ritchie, Cascade,
Md, from August 1S to September
!, Maj Gen. Thomas Holcomb, U. s.
M. c., yesterday advised that bat
talon enlistments of recruits with
out prior military experience would
be discontinued June 18.
oy CAAAiotiAAS p11ol w oullC 10 SAC COA
men can be given the necessary pre-
liminary training locally during the
weekly drill periods. The deadline
is also intended to eliminate the
so-called camp butterflies" who en-
list for the IS days under canvas
as a sort of Government financed
summer vacation in the mountains,
but do not attend armory drills
over the full year.
The board, which recently con-
vened at headquarters, United
States Marine Corps, with Col
Selden B. Kennedy as senior men,
ber, to select five majors for lieu
tenant colonel in the organized
Marine Corps Reserve and three in
the volunteer Reserve has adjourned.
The board selections will be an
nounced by the major general COM
mandant at a later date.
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accompanied py HlemDerS OF MS
staff.
Mrs. Mary B. McMillin, depart
ment president, and her staff will
make an official visit. They will be
escorted by the guard of honor.
The national executive commit
teeWoman of the District of Co.
lumbia department, Miss Minnie
May Hardy, and the department
chairman of community service,
Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, will also be
guests.
Mrs. Charles Pierce, president of
Mckinley High School Parent
Teacher Association, member of
the unit, will give a short talk.
The Sergt. Jasper Squadron Sons
of the American Legion and the
Sergt. Jasper Juniors of the Auxil-
larry. who are members Of the Boy
and Girl Scouts, will represent their
respective organizations in full uni
form The Misses Betty Cashdollar,
Lorraine McCrahon, Betty Clark
son, Clara Mccarthy. Barbara
Andrews and Nancy Lee Abreo,
members of the junior group. will
give musical selections under the
direction of the department vice
chairman of music, Mrs Clara
Searcy, accompanied by Mrs. Della
Acton.
Prominent speakers on safety"
and Health" from the Metropolitan
Police Department and the Medical
Forum will address the meeting and
Mr.. Russell Hill, master pianist of
the Conservatory of Paris, will play
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the Raleigh
Hotel. A community service pro-
gram, arranged by Mrs. Kathleen
o. Abreo, will be presented. Talks
by the department chairman and a
guest speaker and musical numbers
will be featured on the program.
The department president, Mrs.
Mary B. Mcmillan, and her staff
will pay an official visit
The 21st anniversary Of the
American Legion will be observed,
with Post Comdr. Douglas G. Reed
and staff as guests.
Mrs. Louise Goodacre is in charge
of arrangements for the units an
nual birthday dinner, which will be
held at the Roger-Smith Hotel in
April.
The Cooley Nc cCullough unit will
participate in the posts oyster roast
today at the Potomac Boat Club
from to pm. for the benefit of
the posts junior baseball team and
for welfare activities. Dancing from
3 to 6 pm All members, their fami-
lies and friends are invited.
The next meeting of the unit will
be held March at'the Y. w. c. A.,
614 E street NV.
Vincent B. Costello unit will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. at 1927 New
Hampshire avenue NV. New head
quarters will be used after this
meeting.
Mrs. Era Carriso, chairman, an
nounced plans completed for the
Kenna-Main Auxiliary Fashion
Show on March 8 at 8:15 pm. in
Hitchcock Hall, ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
An Americanism program was pre-
sented for the department Ameri-
canism chairman, Miss Minnie
Hardy, on February % by the
Junior president, Miss Allie Bell
Wright, at her home, $50 Eleventh
street Sc, and her members in
the form of debate.
Mrs. Carrie Brooks, unit presi-
dent; A. Hanna, post commander,
and Mrs. Edna Wright, junior
chairman, were guests.