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Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThOrOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Sept. rs Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Gohl of Atlantic
City, N. j., are spending this week
with their daughter, Mrs. William
Francis and Mr.. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta Of
Marshallton, spent Saturday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Latta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shockley
and daughters, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Wheeler
near Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller and
sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Alfree near Middletown.
Friendly Neighbors Home DEM
onstration Club will meet Tuesday
afternoon, October LIST, at 1.30
o'clock with Mrs. B. Wiley Watson.
Subject, Table Arrangement Dec
oration and etiquette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z. Dukes,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Latta, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Mrs. Delbert
Steller, Mrs. Wilson A. David and
Mrs. Lee w. David spent Wednes-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B.
Davidson at Port Mahon.
/ Mrs. Fannie Francis spent the
weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
i Wilson David and Mr.. David.
Mrs. Jennie E. Bell has returned
from a visit with her sister in Wis
consin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newman
entertained at dinner on Sunday in
honor of their granddaughter's
first birthday, Ruth Ellen Long.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Long, Jr., and family, of
Hartly; Mrs. Howard Elliott and
sons, of Milford, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Charleston of Glasgow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Sinex and
daughter, and Mr.. Earl V. Francis
of Middletown, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson David.
The Ladies of Friendship Church
will meet Friday night with Rev.
and Mrs. Nicklas in Odessa. Those
on the refreshment committee are
Mrs. Nicklas, Mrs. ]. E. Latta,
and Mrs. Bertha Fireman.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
OAKHILL COMMUNITY
Some Items of Personal Mention
Cleaned from the Vicinity

Cleaned from the Vicinity
Delaney's, Sept. 25- Mr.. How
ard Baker of Chester, Pal spend
ing sometime visiting his sister,
Mrs. Frank Conner and family.
Mr.. Walter Salter of Chester,
Pa, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Salter and family
over the weekend.
Miss Evelyn Birmingham of
Blackbird and Miss Betty F'arrow
visited Miss Grace Salter on Tues
day.
Mrs. Harmonson Robinson and
son Elwood, of near West Chester,
Pa, visited Mrs. Frances Lorah
and Mr.. James r. Pryor.
Miss Geneva Pryor of Whining
ton, visited her father and aunt.
Mr.. James R. Pryor and Mrs.
Frances Lorah.
The Board of Director of the
Oak Hi Community League met
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Kurt zippe.
The young people of the COM
munity enjoyed picnic at
Green's Beach on Sunday
Miss Gladys Robinson of West
Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with
the young people of the picnic at
Green's Beach.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Fretz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence F'retz OF
Smyrna, visited at Norristown, and
Lansdale, Sunday.
Rev. D. ]. Moore, of Red Lion
Del, a former pastor of Delaney's,
will be the guest speaker at the
Homecoming services, at 2 D. M,
this Sunday afternoon, September
29th. Mr.. Ralph Brown of VIII.
mington, the well-known gospel
singer, will be present, also.
Mr.. H. c. Reihm is on jury duty
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Woodring
and family of Bethlehem, Pa, were
visitors here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reihm of
Frankford, Pa, and Mr.. John
Reihm and Miss Margaret Reihm,
of Smyrna, Mr.. William Reihm, of
Clayton, visited here Sunday.
Corporal Rhesa Walton, and Pri-
vate Clifford Morris, have repart-
ed for Camp Upton, L. I.
Second Lieut.. George Walton,
and Corporal Ivan Smith have re-
turned from Camp Perry, Ohio,
where they met contestants in the
rife matches from Hawaii, Porto
Rico, Alaska, as well as the U. S.
Delaney's Aid meets at Oak Hill
this Thursday evening.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26

as their guests, the latter's moth
er and sister, Mrs. M. D. Marsh of
Wilmington and Mrs. Bowuen. and
the latter's daughter, Miss Anne
Bowden of Los Angeles, Calf
Mrs.Zane complimented her guests
with a tea recently. They were
also guests of honor at a luncheon
given by Mrs. S. James Krygier
Mr.. and Mrs. Zane and guests
spent the weekend with relatives
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Harry Mayer is the guest
of her sister, Miss Maria Ellegood
of Salisbury, for several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren w. Mack
lift recently for Banff and Lake
Louise, and leave from there for
Seattle, Wash, where Mr.. Mack
will attend the Conference of Ma
tional Highway Officials of which
he is the retiring president.
Miss Eleanor Bice left Sunday
for Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, Va. Last year,
Miss Bice attended West Chester
State Teachers College, and the
previous year was a student at
Mary Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eyvind F'insen, who
have been on a trip to Maine, have
returned home.
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Burton
motored to Catonsville, Md, for a
weekend visit with their son-in.
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs
Harry S. Troxell, and their son,
DR.. w. D. Burton, Jr.
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TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Townsend, Sept. rs
The tomato crop while turning
out better than was expected,
shows real loss, the crop having
been greatly reduced by the dry
spell in July an August. The sup
ply is selling for about 20 cents
per basket, and they are selling
fairly well in the markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Walls have
moved to the residence on the cor
ner Of Grey and Commerce streets,
which they recently purchased
from Mrs. Nellie Burns, Of Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Lurty and
two daughters, Mary and Ruth, of
Middletown; Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Lurty, of Warwick, Md, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Van
Horn recently.
The p. t. A. Association met in
the Townsend school auditorium on
Ff-day evening, September 9th.
All members and friends were urg-
ed to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Guessford
had as guests last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. George Arno Loessner, of Ar
hngton, Va, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Slocum and Mr.. Slocum, of
Wilmington.
Mr.. Wilson Slaughter and Mr..
Wilson Watts went to New Castle
last Wednesday. They were con-
sidering to join the National
Guard.
Mrs. Virgil Yearsley raotored to
Annapolis, Md, one day last week
and visited her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. Ed Hoyda and wife.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26

Mrs. Frances v. Buckson has
left for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Jennie Patterson at Alliance,
Ohio. Mrs. Buckkson's daughter
and son-in-laW have been here on a
three weeks visit from Chicago,
Illinois.
The Ladies Aid was entertained
on Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Clifford Pryor.
Herman FAIRIES and family, who
have lived at the station for IL
years, moved to Blackbird on Fri
day.
Mrs. Earl White spent the week
end at her home in Bridgeville
She also attended the New Castle
County Teachers meeting at New
port on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Givison.
who have been living here for over
year, will return to Sharon Hill
in October
Misses Grace and Louise Sylves-
ter, were Wilmington visitors Sat
urday.
Mrs. Paul Mannering and Mrs.
Frank Sylvester were recent
Smyrna visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit McGinnis
and daughter Fay and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Lambdin and daugh-
ter Carol Ann, visited Radio Park
Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Smith and John
Dyer from Kenton, visited Mrs.
Mary E. Tharp on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Sept 25- Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. Jackson attended a
family reunion Sunday which was
held at Elsmere.
Mr.. BENZ. L. Ivey of Thermopolis,
Wyoming, who has been visiting
Mrs. Thomas Wrench, has left to
visit relatives in the South.
Capt. Isaac Burris and wife, of
Little Creek, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Slaughter of Middletown, were
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Louis
Gaulke.
Miss Laura Spath and Mr.. Fred
Ray Of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs.J John
McNatt.
Mr.. Nolan Wardell of Newark,
spent a visit with his niece, Miss
Mildred Hoffman, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Comegys
of Marcus Hook, Mr.. George w.
McNatt spent visit with their
cousin, Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke,
Sunday.
Mrs. Wilmer Ford and Billy
Wrench of Dover, We're Tuesday
visitors of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Miss Mildred Hoffman returned
home with them to spend a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Warner of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Davis and children, of Linwood
Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Boyles of
Smyrna, were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Emma Davis.
Mr.. Ralph Best, Miss Alice
Spence of Smyrna, were Saturday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND
Gaulke.
Mrs. Elmer Pritchard of Town
send, spent a visit with her moth
er, Mrs. Bessie Cole, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton McAfee
spent a visit with friends at Little
Creek, Sunday.
Mr.. Mark Scout is visiting his
son, August, at Staten Island, NY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Tarbutton and
daughter, Miss Bessie, spent the
weekend with relatives at Del
mar, Md.
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ITwAsN'T AN EASY JOB TO build line of cars for
1941 that would better last years record-break-
ing Pontiacs. But that's just what we've done
and the ten point progress story above tells you
how we did il!
The 1941 Pontiacs are bigger, better looking,
more powerful than ever-three entirely new
lines-epeyy Torpedo" your choice
of Six Eight in any model-and a new
De Luxe Torpedo" in the low-price heIdi See
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Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
CHEswoIn

'VIlls Of Personal =.
tct GleaneA ban, ano an soc,
Che cnes~old, Sept. s:ish Y5 hbqI
,4g G[ant impersonatt[o.r t[. q % y
Nd, gave an snterf,5ts a,g+ &t sn
nremen's hall, last '1,ansat uial |
Pq. P. n' benefit Of The Hlsat 4i5s.. 1
Class. Many came sr1 Ladlss
s.f. evening Of laughter 'su sat saieI
ne,ped ,3e a worthy cause au' III
IN. ~. and Mrs, J, T, !,
trenton N. j., were srll Aa''|
t',rala o. Mrs. Lille N. cooDaS opaa'y !
'uI3ed home with them yspst \
~ MRS. Helen virden. q - Il 1
u.t+s 49,, spent e several DAYS N
WITH Mr. and Mrs. / = II
M Mr. orville Hamilton o.. y
more spent the wse, n
y :. =, and Mrs. Franklin r.
- Nr. and Mrs. Arthur MI W.
son Of Greenwood. IN NJ III n
Laurence Schneider and IL II
q Woodside, were su15,a !
q Mr- and Mrs James tn
The Volunteer Firsnes.
laFy Of Kent county w.. !
tanned I BY the local auyiIi.. |
tember "a. -
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ? g.. |
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Tubbs
ing notored to costsr1I
Gettysburg over the TssS
Mr. and Mrs. Harr, n,
Upper Darby, Pa. T.,s
fr Wiz
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday will be at 500
pm, evening prayer and sermon.
Just a reminder-ThisF Friday
night, September 27th, will be the
barn dance sponsored by the Lions
Club, to be held at st. Joseph's
Auditorium.
Mrs. Carrie Walters has been
appointed by the members of the
Century Club as chairman of the
flower committee which is now in
progress.
Miss Virginia Burris, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Burris,
who is a graduate of Delaware
College, is now teaching at the
Kenton school.
Mr.. Baldwin, former seventh
grade teacher at Clayton grammar
school, was called to join, or enlist
in the u. S. Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Sevil cele-
brated their first anniversary with
a dinner party Monday, September
23rd. Those attending were: Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hays of Smyrna;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Messimer of
Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Walters, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Dun
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seville Keys spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Keys at their summer
home at St. Michaels.
Mr.. ellison Rowlinson and Miss
Frances Naylor motored to New
ark on Sunday. Mr.. Rowlinson,
who is president of the Junior class
of Delaware College, enrolled on
Monday for the 4O-41 term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ford an
nounce the birth of their baby son,
born Saturday, 2st, at the Kent
General Hospital.
Mrs. Bertha M. Sevil had as her
guests on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eaic. Walmsley and family from
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Hollett en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Scout
and daughter, from Wilmington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Powell
from Mt. Clair, n. j., for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Collision had as
their weekend guests Mrs. Jenett
Castor of the Indian Queen Hotel,
Miami, Florida, and Mrs. Ralph
Taween and Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Crozier from Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Katz had
their son, Mr.. E. p. Katz from
New Jersey visiting for the week.
end
MIR. and Mrs. John Maloney and
Mrs. Louis Hurd spent the day at
the New York Worlds Fair, this
past week.
Mrs. Julian Dunning is giving a
bridge luncheon in honor of Mrs.
1AOhclo nays WIN DtlOIt neT mar
riage was Miss Frances Shapley of
Smyrna, on September 9th at her
home on Washington street.
Holden's Church, near Sudlers-
willie, Md, Rev. Mabel Erskine,
pastor, announces the following
services: Wednesday evening pray
er meeting 20. Saturday, a,,ar,
ing, September %, service at 7.3O,
Rev. Ira w. Bechtel of Pottstown,
Pa, speaker; Sunday, September
29. there will be an all-day meet
morning service and Holy
Communion. 1870 a. m; Sunday
School, 1.15 p. m. At Kirby's
Landing, near Millington, Md,
Baptismal Service, 2.3O p. m;
Evening service in the church at
7.3O p. M, song and praise service:
Smyrna times., 1940-09-26
BLACKBIRD
Items OF Personal aHd Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Blackbird, Sept.25-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Schulz and daughter, Ruth,
of New York, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kohl.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson spent
the weekend with Miss Lydia Ash
craft in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
loyoI Order of Moose

Initiation of the Mooseheart
Graduate Testimonial Glass of 35
new members will take place in Co.
lumbia Lodge on Tuesday at 1414
I street NV. at pm. 1t will be
conducted under the direction of
Robert Irwin. regional direction
Representative William A. Pittenger
of Minnesota and also a Supreme
Lodge councilman and John Meikele.
Mooseheart governor, will speak
Women of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter met last Friday
evening with Senior Regent Marie
A. Clark presiding.
In connection with the Mooseheart
Chapter night program presented by
Mary E. Ward. chairman of the
Mooseheart Committee, check was
presented to her by the Alumni
Committee chairman. Frances
Mitchell
Gifts were sent to Charles Doyle,
William Roberts and Marie Erick-
son, graduates OF the l94O class at
MooSeheart.
A Red Cross unit to be known as
the Women of the Moose will be
formed this week under the direc-
tion of Mrs Catherine Hood, social
service chairman. All members of
the chapter are requested to assist
in making surgical dressings and
sewing
The following officers were elected:
Senior regent. Mrs. Anna Gilbert;
junior regent. Miss Margaret Mitch
ell; chaplain, Miss Mary Jane Small;
recorder, Mrs. Ethel Pyhthian, sixth
time, and treasurer, Mrs. Anna Sui
Ivan.
A Publicity Committee meeting
will be held tomorrow at 7:3O pm.
The meeting of the chapter will be
June % at pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Local Guard Officers to Attend
Conference at Virginia Beach
Group Called to Discuss Plans
For Approaching Moneuvers

Details of the plans for handling
the units of the 18th National Guard
Division in the field during the
maneuvers which will be held in the
Northern part of New York State
are to be worked out by a conference
OF unit commanders at the Virginia
State Rifle Range, Virginia Beach,
Va, next Saturday and Sunday. The
18th Division, which is composed of
the militia units of this city, and of
Maryland and Virginia as well as
portion of Pennsylvania. is COM
manded by Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Rockford.
Gen. Rockford issued instructions
to all commanders to report to the
conference on Saturday, for a full
discussion of all details involved in
the movement Of troops, care and
maintenance en- route, quarters in
the camp area and general plans
for participating in the gigantic
maneuvers, which will probably be
the largest that many of the militia
units have ever participated in
They will be on scale as large as
movements during the World War,
and of present units now operating
in the European forces, and it will
be part of the instruction to train
both officers and men in co-ordi-
mating the various arms of the
service for defensive purposes.
Officers expected to 60 from this
city are: 1t. Col. Peyton G. hewitt,
adjutant general of the 10Th Divi-
sion; COL Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the 26Oth Regiment of
Coast Artillery: Col. John w. Och
mann, commanding the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers; Maj. William r.
Roy, commanding the 29th Division
Special Troops allocated to this city,
and Maj Fletcher F. Bernsdorf1,
commanding the 104th Quarter
master Regiment, which will have
the gigantic problems of making
plans for the movement of troops
from this area to the theater of
operations and also for the mainte-
nance OF the supply lines while the
battles rage in the field
1t was announced at brigade head
quarters last week and in addition
to the 260th Coast Artillery and the
l04th Quartermaster train which are
to go overland to New York, that
there will be advance guards from
several of the local units which will
depart about three days before the
date set for the main body of troops
to leave. This advance guard also
will go overland
Technical Sergt Vernon Reid,
l04th Ordnance Company, Special
Troops. has applied for a commits
sion as first lieutenant in the Ma
tional Guard of the United States.
The 104th OuartprmaSter ReQi-
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Sons and Daughters
OF Liberty

Washington Council met with
Councillor A. Don Morocco, presid-
ing. A report of the proposed ac-
tivlties for the summer months was
given by Mrs. Elizabeth Deakins
Arrangements were completed for
river dance next Wednesday even
Ing. Lew Bernstein was installed
as inside guard
The next meeting will be tomor-
row night at 935 G place NV.
Election Of officers will be held.
Valley Forge Council met June ID
A patriotic Flag Day celebration was
held with Mrs. Mabel Hall acting
as mistress of ceremonies. Welcome
by Mrs. Hall. A military drill was
presented by members followed bv
reading by Mrs. Eunice Gettings.
The Star Spangled Banner" was
sung by Mrs. Smith. A speech on
The Flag" was given by Mr.. Young.
Miss Smith sang God Bless
America"
True Blue Council was visited by
Ethel Fowler, State councillor; Rose
Buckner. State outside sentinel:
Mamie Howell, State recording Sec
retary, and Viola Thompson, State
treasurer. at its last meeting. Mrs.
Mabel Hall, past State councillor.
spoke In behalf of the excursion to
be given June 26. Nomination of
officers was held with Sue Young.
man, councillor, presiding. A pro.
gram was presented for Flag Day
in which the State councillor gave 4
reading.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Brentwood Rebekahs
To Mark Anniversary

Brightwood Rebekah Odd Fellows
Lodge will meet Tuesday at 8 pm,
at 1892 Georgia avenue. to celebrate
the 10th anniversary of the lodge
Mrs. Joseph Domazet, noble grand,
with delegation from Norman
Ashby Rebekah Lodge, Culpeper,
Va, will be guests.
Columbia Theta Rho Girls Club
will meet Friday night. Officers to
be installed are: Hazel Lowe, pres
ident; Vivian Duckett, vice presi-
dent; Norma Joy. recording secre-
tary: Doris Donaldson, financial sec
retary, and Ethel Stansbury, treas
urer. The Junior Rebekah Theta
Rho Girls Club of Hyattsville, Md.
and the Theta Rho Girls Club of
Norfolk, Va. will be guests. On Sat-
urday morning the local girls club
will be hostess on a sightseeing trip;
in the afternoon picnic party will
be held in Rock Greek Park and
on Sunday morning they will attend
services at the Washington Ca
thedral
Columbia Lodge will meet Thurs
day at pm; Rufus B. Colvin, noble
grand. will preside. Nomination and
election of officers will be held. The
lodge, with Special Deputy William
l.. Ford, will install officers of Friend
ship Lodge on July 3.
Columbian Encampment will meet
June 26 at 8 pm: Chief Patriarch
c. L. Combs will preside. Election
of officers will be held.
Fred D. Stuart Encampment and
Magenenu Encampment will hold
election of officers at the next
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Order of the Eastern Star

Hilda Grimm, 6122 Seventh street
NV. Assisting hostesses will be
Mrs. Kathryn. Inman and Mrs.
Katherine Eppley.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter has
called off its meetings for July
and August.
A rehearsal of the officers of
Unity Chapter will be held Monday
at 5 pm. One candidate will be
initiated on Friday. The chapter
will recess during July and August.
BrightWood Chapter will meet
Thursday. Those having birthdays
in April, May and June will be
honored. This will be the last meet
ing until September.
The Home Board of Mizpah Chap
ter will meet Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Christabel Bur-
ton, 14l8 Forty-fourth street NV,
with Past Matron Amelia Lilly and
Mrs Mary Shill as assisting host
eSSeS.
Mrs. Emma M. Jones, matron of
Hope Chapter. announces the fol-
lowing: Degrees will be conferred
on June 26. The Floral Circle is
sponsoring a boat trip on July l.
For tickets communicate with Mrs.
Evelyn Clarke. Dupont 649l
Mrs. Cora L. Mandy. matron Of
Federal Chapter announces on
June 26 the officers will hold a
rehearsal at the Masonic Temple
at 5 80 pm. On June 81 a meeting,
balloting and obligation ceremony.
Officers please wear white. The
chapter will honor members having
birthdays in April, May and June
The chapter will recess until Sep
tember H.
The meeting of the Cathedral
Chapter scheduled foi Wednesday
has been called off on account of the
General Home Boards garden party
at the Eastern Star property.
Matron Esther K Hawkins of
Trinity Chapter announces dinner
at the Fairfax Hotei on Tuesday at
s pm. for the benefit of the Ways
and Means Committee.
Temple Chapter will meet on June
"a and have as its guests Samuel
Gompers Lodge.
The matron. Mrs. Edith Friedman,
announces the chapter will recess
during July and August.
Mrs. LYDIA b Davis, matron of
Electa Chapter, announces the meet
ing of June 25 will be the chapters
10th anniversary. The grand matron
and the grand patron and the ma
irons and patrons of 1910 will be
special guests.
Evening star., 1940-06-23
Army and Navy Union

Department Comdr. Milton J..
Eckert announced the appointment
of Maj Earl Hamilton Smith as
national rehabilitation officer, Nor
ris l.. Perry as national legislative
representative and F.. S. Gardner as
national publicity officer All ad-
jutants are instructed to mail their
resolutions for the national en-
campment to Department Adjt. Leo
D. Ramm, Park Lane Apartments,
before the meeting in the District
Building on July II.
At the last meeting of the Presi-
dents Own Garrison the following
officers were elected Commander,
Foster A. Touart; senior vice COM
mander, Leo D. Ramm; junior vice
commanders, Charles A. Rainey,
George Lipscomb, Oscar Williams
and Charles Whitsey; paymaster,
Thomas H. Harvey; adjutant and
chaplain, Thomas j. Davis; officer
of the day, Edward Livingston; OFF,
Ger of the watch, Joseph Winches-
ter, and inspector, Francis ]. Smith.
Department Comdr. Eckert has
ordered all garrisons to assemble
at the entrance of Bethlehem Chapel
of the Washington Cathedral on
June 30, at pm, for massing of
the colors under the auspices of
the National Capital Chapter of
the Disabled American Veterans.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Presi-
dents Own Garrison will hold a
game party at 8 pm, June 20, at
the home of Senior Vice President
Francis Sparkman, 1923 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc.
Chief Inquisitor Charles E. Smith
son of the Honor Society will con-
duct an inquisition, assisted by Mil
ton ]. Eckert, Henry B. Cockrell,
Garret G. Rush. jr.;; Aubrey Grier,
Dan Davis and Julius Morris at
the armory at 9 p.m., June -.