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Army and Navy Union

Members Of the Presidents Own
Auxiliary are named on the Re-
ception Committee for the April
13 dance at Stansbury Hall, con-
Quoted by the Presidents Own
Garrison. Miss Lillian Regan is
in charge Of tickets. The next
meeting Of the garrison will be held
at the Thomas Circle Club, March
20, 8 pm. Entertainment and re-
freshments. The Nominating Com
mittee has nominated Bernard j.
Mccarthy for junior vice comman-
der. Oscar williams, omcer Of the
guard; Joe Winchester. ofncer Of
the watch; Charles Whitsey and
Comrade Rosenberg, color guards;
Ed Livingstone and william Valtne,
color bearers, and Comrade Davis,
deputy chaplain.
Special Troops Garrison will meet
tomorrow at the armory at 8 pm.
Comdr. Garrett G. Rush. jr., an
nounces special entertainment and
refreshments.
Gen. Guy v. Henry Garrison will
meet Wednesday. 8 pm. Comdr
Vincent Lopes will preside.
Efforts are now being made BY
Comdr. Milton J. Eckert to revive
the Robert E. Lee and Enkineers
0arrisons with the support Of the
Department Of the Potomac.
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Fifth Battalion Receives
Two Paid Drills Weekly

Mai. Gen. Thomas Hoicomb, COM
mandant Of the United States Ma
rine Corps, last week gave authority
for the 5th Battalion, Marine Corps
Reserve, to receive two paid drill
nights per week for the next eight
weeks. Companies here and the
band will drill on Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings. Company e at
Alexandria will drill on Thursday
and Friday nights and Company r
at Rockville on Monday and Tues
day nights.
1t. Col. william G. James and
Maj. william B. Onley, U. 8. M. c.,
representing Col. Joseph G. Fegan.
director Of the Marine Corps Re-
serve, have completed their inspec-
ton Of personnel, quarters and
equipment Of the Marine Rserve
units Of Company G, Roanoke, Va;
Company r, Rockville, Md, and
Company z, Alexandria. Washing-
ton units will be inspected next
Tuesday evening.
Corpl. Bernard Margolis, Company
A, has been awarded . diploma for
completion Of the industrial elec-
trician's course Of the Marine Corps
Institute.
The following enlistments have
been announced by Battalion Head
quarters: Headquarters Company,
Cradle H. Mitchell and Frank ].
Ffedricks.
Applicants for enlistment In rifle
companies should apply on Tuesday
or Wednesday evenings ct 45S In
diana avenue NV. The ags limits
are from 10 to IS.
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Committee Arranues
May Day Observance
Al War Memorial
Commission Members
Will Be Honor Guests
At Exercises

The joint committee members
from the American Legion, Auxin-
ary, Forty ct Eight, Eight ct Forty,
Sons Of the Legion, Auxiliary Jun
iors and the National Guard Of
Honor met Wednesday in the Den
rike Building to arrange for the
May Day observance at the Dis
trict World War Memorial, with
Public Printer A. E. Giegengack,
presiding; Mrs. Ellen Louise War.
rem. secretary; Miss Mabel Staub,
assistant secretary, and John J.
Mulvey, treasurer.
The memorial was dedicated in
1881, and the members Of the COM
mission will be guests. They are
Frank B. Noyes, chairman; Ed
mund Jewell, John Poole, Charles A.
Baker, Gist Blair. Edward r. Cola
day, Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis,
DR.. B. c. MacNeil. Lowell Mellett
and Julius I. Peyser. Deceased
members Of the original commits
sion are John Joy Edson and Isaac
Cans.
Three memorial trees will be dedi-
Gated as q part of the program in
memory Of E. Lester Jones, the Le-
gion's first department commander,
and James Tracy Brady, the de-
partment commander who died last
year while in ONCE, and willette
Lake Preston. q past chapeau of the
Eight ct Forty who died a few years
ago. The committee in charge Of
arrangements is Haywood Saunders,
Jack Mulvey, c. Cassard Schroth,
Thomas r. Callahan and Mrs. Dor
othy B. Harper.
Special participation includes
Capt. Horace Lineburg with the
National Guard Of Honor; Sons Of
the Legion, Detachment Comdr. w.
H. Clifford: massing Of the colors,
Frank D. Norton and p. j. Fitz-
gibbons; poppy professional, Mrs.
Betty Bush and Mrs. Frances Snow;
distinguished guests, Helwood Saun-
ders, Joseph j. Malloy. Mrs. Irene
Arnold, C.. Francis Mccarthy, Miss
Edna Mcintosh, Gold Star rela.
tives, T. ]. Frailey, Mrs. Ann Frame,
Mrs. Monte Painter, Miss Ethel
Hodges; Children's attendance, Por.
ter Bush, Mrs. Julia Long, Mrs. Bet
ty McCrahon, Mrs. Helen McCabe:
patriotic and civil organizations. Zeb
Hamilton and Miss Minnie May
Hardy.
The next meeting of the Joint
committee will be held March ~ at
Legion headquarters.
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oAlA1eo oIdIeS, ana every person ap.
pointed from mobilization day on is
not appointed in one Of the Reserve
components, but he is appointed and
commissioned in the Army of the
United States. But he said that
while 1t is proposed in time of war
to keep Reserve units intact,
under the present regulations they
would no longer be afi1liated with a
Reserve unit, but would be in the
Army.
He asserted there is no legal pro-
vision on and after mobilization day
for enlisting a single man, except in
the Regular Army or the enlisted
Reserve Corps. There is, he added,
no provision in the law for the en-
listment of men in the Army of the
United States. There is no pro-
vision legally to enlist a single man
in the National Guard units as such
on and after mobilization day. He
said that If the National Guard COM
manders assemble their organi-
cations perhaps they would be kept
at home stations for 10 days. Dur
ing that period, he said, naturally
they would recruit. The only way,
he continued, these men could be
legally enlisted in the National
Guard would be to have some Ma
tional Guard ofIlcer not taken into
the service, some State of1icer per.
haps who had not been ordered to
active duty, enlist those men. There
is, he said, no provision for enlist
ing anybody in the Army Of the
United States on and after mobin-
zation day.
Gen. Reckord said that the difn-
Guilty was caused by the action of
officers In the War Department who
did not understand the problems Of
the National Guard, and steps were
being taken to have the situation
corrected.
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D. G. Guard Commander
Surveys New York Armories
Study Being Mode for PIons
For Proposed Building Here

With plans being completed for
the proposed new armory for the
District National Guard. officials
are studying other buildings In other
parts Of the country with q view to
obtaining the best ideas that can be
found for the new structure. Brig.
Gen. Albert l.. Cox, commanding
the local militia brigade, last week
made . flying trip to New York to
survey armory buildings housing the
National Guard units in that city.
It was said 1t is impossible at this
time to even estimate Just when
the local troops viii be In their
new building.
The Medical Department Detach-
ment, 12lst Engineers, completed
last month with 100 per cent At
tendance. the only unit In the
brigade with such q record, accord
ing to figures made public at head
quarters.
The other units, follow in their
relative order, with their percen-
tages: Headquarters and Service
Company, 12lst Engineers, 1884;
Headquarters Company. l04th Quar-
termaster Regiment, 94.7o; Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
A.3; Headquarters Detachment,
Special Troops, 10Th Division, 92.72;
Medical Department Detachment,
Special Troops, 10Th Division, COTS:
10Th Division Military Police Com
pany, $3.50; Company A, 121st
Engineers, $500; Headquarters Com
pany, 10th Division. 87.12; State De-
tachment. 85.7l; Company A, l04th
Quartermaster Regiment, 85.15;
Band. 260th Coast Artillery, 8l.13;
Company B, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment. 7945; Band, 12lst Engi-
neers, 1857; Company A, 372d In
fantry, 77.42; Company B, l2lst
Engineers, 1888; 104th Ordnance
Company, 1922; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, l04th Quarter
master Regiment, $3.50; Headquar-
ters Battery. LIST Battalion, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 69.38; Battery B,
26oth Coast Artillery, 6913; Head
quarters Battery, I'd Battalion, 260th
Coast Artillery. 6568; Headquarters
Battery, 260th Coast Artillery,
6409; Company F 121st, Engi-
neers, 62.22; Battery F. 2e0th Coast
Artillery, 61.75; Company c. 121st
Engineers, $3.50: Company D, 121st
Engineers. 58S7; Battery D, 260th
Coast Artillery. 1884: Battery A,
26oth Coast Artillery, 56.87: Battery
E, 260th Coast Artillery, 1894; Com
pany E, 12lst Engineers. 55.53; Bat
terry c. 260th Coast Artillery, $500;
Battery G. 260th Coast Artillery,
51.04: Battery H, 260th Coast Artil-
lery. 50.93; Medical Department De-
tachment, 1898.
The highest percentage made by
any Of the larger units was that
Of the Special Troops, 18th Divi-
sion, with a percentage of 87.43.
The other units were: 104th Quar-
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Re9uIor Veterans
Association

At meeting Of tho Gen. Mahn
Craig Post ON March IL at 1903
Fourteenth street NV, Stephen A.
Wiley was elected junior vice COM
mander. Harry q. Ritner spoke.
Members viii march in the Army
Day parade on April 8. when the
posts new colors will be displayed
for the first time. Walter p. Boehm
and Adele Connolly won the last
Saturday night prize waltz contest.
The following viii be due for initia-
ton on March 10; Michael Bllmen.
schein, Emory A. Cochrane, A. J.
Pache. Dallas p. p. Martin, Peter
Fielson, Stanley p. O'sultvan, VIII
liam Fordyce johnson, Johnnie Lois
Johnson and Milton Josie McWar-
rem.
A. ?. Quinn has bean appointed
club manager and win b On duty
hom noon to midnight.
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Sons and Daughters .
Of Liberty

The State councillor, Mrs. Elizabeth
Shepherd, has called a deputy state
councillors meeting for March 20 at
1880 K street Sc.
Justice Council was called to order
by the councillor, Mrs. Mamie Solo,
mon. The state officers spoke. The
next meeting will be Thursday night
at Northeast Masonic Temple, where
q cootie party will follow. Arrange
ments will be made for the annual
state visitation on April 4.
Mrs. Mary e. Nichols will entertain
Saturday evening at q party for
Washington Council ct her home,
1882 D street Sc.
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Rainbow Division Veterans

Oscar A. Jackson is general chair
man for the District of Columbia
chapter dance to be held at Hotel
400 Sixteenth street NV. on April
~. National President Elmer r.
Neagle and Mrs. Neagle will en-
tertain q number of friends. Another
table, reserved for a party, is that
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walker H. Colston.
For reservations, call Bernard v.
Rhodes, Dupont 8156.
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VI. W. Commander
Orders Posts 10 Join
Army Day Parade
Elections Of Officers
Will Be Held With
First Meetings in April

Department Comdr. George Nc
Leish of the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, notified all post commanders
to have their members in the Army
Day parade on April 6. The men
are requested to wear uniforms, or
caps. v. F. w. units will assemble
at 1880 pm. at Delaware and Inde-
pendence avenues NV.
Nomination and election of officers
IN the various posts must take place
the first meeting in April, according
to notice Of the department COM
mander.
A recruiting rally will be held by
the department on April 20 or April
30 at Odd Fellows Temple, according
to plans now being arranged.
A committee, to assist the Boys
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War EnIistments
Studied by Militia

A quirk in the National Guard
regulations which would prevent the
enlistment of these units, in order
to bring them up to war strength,
after mobilization day has been
pointed out by Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, commanding the 29th Ma
tional Guard Division, which is COM
posed Of the militia units of this city
and Maryland and Virginia. He has
sent statement. pointing out the
situation, to the adjutants general Of
all of the States.
Gen. Reckord pointed out that the
National Guard Of the United States
is a Reserve component in all re-
spects similar to the Organized Re-
serve. He added that the Army of
the United States is made up of
three components: The Regular
Army and these two Reserve COM
ponents, the Organized Reserve and
the National Guard Of the United
States. He said that the National
Guard officers are Reserve officers in
the broad sense. He said that in
time Of peace member Of the OIL
GERS Reserve Corps is appointed in
the Onacers' Reserve Corps, but his
commission reads "in the Army Of
the United States" He added that
In time Of peace the National Guard
officers, holding Federal recognition
from the War Department, are ap-
pointed in the National Guard of the
United States, but their commissions
read identical with the Reserve OIL
GERS commissions, I'm the Army Of
the United States"
But. he said, they go into war and
in the emergency all are taken in
together, and the law has been so
written that they would melt into
one army. The Reserve components
are no longer Reserve; they are part
of the Army of the United States.
So that every oficer who is appoint
ed on or after mobilization day and
every change made in the officer per-
sonnel would tend to get the Ma
tional Guard officers from q Reserve
status over into this Army Of the
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D. T.. Reserve Officers
Interested in Plan
For Flight Pay
Proposal Would Provide
rs Per Cent Increase
For Active Duty

District Of Columbia Reserve ON
GERS, particularly those in the Air
Corps. are interested In the proposal
to authorize flight pay for Reserve
officers on fight training duty. The
proposal would provide Is per cent
Of the Reserve officer's base pay,
payable quarter annually. To be
eligible for the fight pay, District
Reserve officers would have to fly
the same number of hours officers
and enlisted pilots In the Regular
Army must in order to qualify for
flight pay.
Flight training to qualify for the
added pay would be with the con-
sent Of the Reserve officer and would
be in addition to the regular two
weeks. training period. Medical
Reserve flight surgeons also would
be included under the provision of
the proposal, which also would au-
thorize the Secretary Of War to order
a maximum Of 500 Reserve officers
from captain to colonel to active
duty for not more than one year.
The year O. active duty could be
extended In the discretion Of the
chief Of Air Corps.
Eligible for Insurance.
In the event Reserve officers Of
field grade are ordered to duty
under authority Of the measure,
the chief Of Air Corps would be re-
quired to order two of them to duty
In his Office for service In connection
with Air Reserve training methods.
Such Reserve officers would be ell
gible to take out war risk insurance
up to $4,000.
Combat principles will be the sub
ject of the 428th Infantry conference
tomorrow evening. District quarter
masters interested in rifle shooting
will meet at the indoor range Of
Georgetown University tomorrow
evening for rifle instruction. On
Tuesday evening, infantry officers
will take up q staff exercise, while
Signal Corps officers will discuss wire
systems and radio procedure at their
conference. Field Artillery officers,
meeting Wednesday evening, will
discuss the duties of a Field Artillery
regimental staff and a map problem.
The same evening, infantry tank
omcers will take up reconnaissance.
Palmer Cavalry Speaker.
Col. Bruce Palmer, chief of staff
Of the 62d Cavalry Division, will be
the speaker at the cavalry confer
ence, Thursday evening. He will
discuss Horse Cavalry and Mech
anized Cavalry Tactics When Op-
posed" Four mobilization units will
hold their conferences Friday eve
ming. They are, with the subjects
to be discussed, as follows: 1300th
Service Unit, corps area mobilization
plan; 1308th Service Unit, continua-
ton of map problem; l310th Service
Unit, solution Of problems by sec
tions: and 1920 Service Unit. devel-
opment Of training manual for 1920
Service Unit. Pistol teams of the
Military Intelligence Department
and the Medical Department will
compete Friday evening at the range
of the Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton.
District\ cavalry officers will meet
at Fort Myer, Va, next Sunday at
$50 am. for instruction in horse
manship.
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National Association
Of Regulars

The N. A. r. is now arranging for
Its second annual educational tour
for crippled children to be held
some time in May.
At the meeting of the National
Defense Post tomorrow evening at
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, Henry Gilbert, the only In
dian War veteran in the post, will
describe his experiences during his
80 years as guard at the White
House.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club;
Gas Light Post, 1227 WIS.,
consin avenue NV; Internal
Revenue Post, Joppa Lodge
Hall.
Tuesday-National Press Post,
National Press Club: Cooley
Mccullough Post, v. r. w.
Club; I'd Division Post, Colo
NAL Hotel; Bunker Hill Post.
Taft Junior High School;
Pepco Post, Pepco Building.
Wednesday - Stanley Church
Depue Post, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV; Police
and Fire Post, oyster roast,
Route 5, Waldorf road, Md;
Child Welfare Committee,
Government Printing Once.
Thursday - Kenna Main Post,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc.
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Legion Auxiliary
Group Will Sponsor
Girls Scholarship
Seret. Jasper Unit Will
Mark 18th Anniversary
On April "

The Past Presidents Conference
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Aux
iliary, organized to assist in the
care and rehabilitation OF disabled
woman veterans Of the World War
and their families, will sponsor q
scholarship this year for a girl high
school graduate, who must be the
daughter of an auxiliary member.
Past Department President Miss
Edna Mcintosh Is secretary and
treasurer.
A meeting was held last week in
the Denrike Building with Mrs.
Edithe M. O'Connor. department
chairman, presiding. Plans were
made for the annual Easter activi-
ties at Mount Alto Hospital.
The 18th anniversary Of sergt.
Jasper Unit will be observed April
II at the Roger Smith Hotel at
7 pm. Mrs. Louise Goodacre is
chairman for the affair.
Miss Margaret Hammer, unit re-
habilitation chairman, announces
a party at Mount Alto Hospital
on March ~, at 7 pm. Members
OF the unit are requested to call
Miss Hammer at Columbia 500
after S pm, as prizes and cakes
will be needed.
Mrs. Louise Goodacre, member
ship chairman. will hold q meeting
Of her committee in auxiliary head
quarters tomorrow at 8 pm.
The Gen. U. G. McAlexander
Post entertained members Of the
auxiliary Wednesday evening at the
Willard Hotel.
The unit will meet Wednesday
evening in room 414, Denrike Build
ing.
Cooley McCullough Unit met at
the Y. w. c. A., with Mrs. Edith
Warren Quinn. president, presiding.
Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, child well
fare chairman, gave a report Of the
Area B Child Welfare Conference
held at Richmond, Va. 1t the April
meeting prominent physician will
speak on "Immunization Against
Diphtheria.
Plans are being made for the dis
tribution Of Easter baskets to un.
derprivileged children for egg roll
ing.
Mrs. Emma M. Warren, rehabili-
tation chairman, is sponsoring a
party today, at pm. at Mount
Alto Hospital, for the benefit of the
women's ward, adopted by the unit.
A feature will be the obligation by
the president of four unit members
who are hospitalized there.
An Executive Committee meeting
will be held on March 10 at 8 pm,
at the home of Mrs. Edith Warren
Quinn, 2131 Florida avenue NV.
At the meeting Of Kenna-Main
Unit in Hitchcock Hall, st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, tomorrow night the
department president and her stan
will make their omcial visit.
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Club Of metropolitan police, during
its coming campaign has been ap-
pointed by Comdr. McLeish. On
the committee are DR.. John L. De
Mayo, chairman; William A. Obey,
p. w. Graves, Herbert Borchardt,
Stephen A. Todd and Phillip r. Belt.
At the last meeting of Follow Me
Post held in Odd Fellows Hall,
Woodbridge. Matthew A. WEIGH, Will
liam Edwards, Clarence w. Knots
and James M. Buckley were initi-
ated.
Short talks were made by De-
partment Comdr. George G. Nc
Leish, Capt. George H. Johns of
the honor guard and Mayor Norman
A. Pruitt of Mount Rainier.
A social get-to-gether will be held
ut 1902 Rhode Island avenue NE.
next Wednesday evening. Refresh
ments and entertainment.
Equality Walter Reed Post met
in Pythian Temple March 7. Comdr.
A. B. Hammond presided.
John A. Loughran, Charles S. Hill,
Ernest E. Oswald and Herve L. ST..
Peter were obligated to member
ship.
Past Department Comdr. Camp
bell and Department Comdr. Nc
Leish made brief talks. Colored
motion pictures were shown of the
drum corps in the Alexandria pa
1ade.
Nomination, election and INSTALL
ing of officers will take place at
the meeting on April 4.
McKinnie Catterton-Police Fire
Auxiliary held their party at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital on March Z.
Games were played and refresh
ments served. Music was furnished
by the w. P. A. Orchestra.
On March 20, at 8 pm, at Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club a
card party will be given by the aux
iliary.
Federal Auxiliary met at Thomas
Circle Club March 8, President
Carrie E. Irving, presiding. National
Legislative Chairman Roberta Faw-
cett gave a talk on legislative pro-
gram. Department President Eola
Wright and Past Department Presi-
dent Adelaide Grant also spoke.
Hospital Chairman Betty Williams
will hold a bingo party at Mount
Alto Hospital on April at 7
pm. Mrs. Lohman has arranged
rummage sale on April 8.
Department Comdr. McLeish made
the presentation of the silver cup
awarded the junior unit for the
Washington's Birthday parade on
February % at Alexandria, Va.
Federal Juniors held short meet
Ing and two recruits were initiated.
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Patriotic Order Americans.

Patriotic Order Americans.
Naomi Kidwell, acting president Of
No. 8 Camp, announces business
meeting on Tuesday at 921 Penn.
sylvania avenue SE. Members hav-
ing birthdays in February and March
will be honored with Mrs Mary
Newcomb and Edna Ludke as
hogteGgos, ~