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Evening star., 1940-02-18
Y. M. c. A. News

The Central Y. M. c. A. has
scheduled the following events this
week:
Today-5:30 pm, religious and
educational motion pictures.
Monday-6 pm, US Mems Club
dinner, Smorgaasbord: 7:30 pm,
Monday Evening Bible Glass, Miss
Mabel Nelson Thurston, leader; 8
pm, health lecture.
Tuesday-6::30 pm, Girls Auxil-
larry meets In boys building; 8 PM,
Sigma Phi Omega Sorority meeting
Wednesday-9:15 am, Junior sec
retaries' training group; 7::30 pm.
Checker Club; 8 pm, public speak
ing group and Y. M. c. A. Glee
Club.
Thursday-9:3O am, weekly stan
conference: Z pm, motion picture
program, Cleveland Park branch;
$3.50 pm, Town Hall of the Air.
Friday-1:20 pm, lenten motion
picture program, woodward School;
Z pm, education and religious mo-
ton pictures.
Saturday-11:15 am, Prep Club,
boys building; 1915 pm, luncheon,
boys building: 12:ls pm, Century
Club, boys building; l pm. Juuiof
Club, boys building; 2 pm. lenten
motion picture program. boys de-
partment; 8 pm. southeastern
University Fraternity. =
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American Legion Auxiliary

Victory Juniors met Saturday at
the home of Baby Junior Betty Tur-
ner, with President Lorraine Bridges
presiding. A prize was offered by
the unit Junior chairman to each
junior tearing the Pledge of Al
legiance to Our Flag" one verse Of
"The Star Spangled Banner" and
the preamble to the constitution of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Junior Betty Turner qualified for
and was presented her flag button
at this meeting. Miss Turner also
gave recitation on George WASH
ington.
Final plans were made for the
Junior Americanism program. A
birthday anniversary collection was
taken, each junior contributing her
age in pennies. Unit President
and Junior Chairman Mrs. Lillian
Bridges, Americanism Chairman
Mrs. Blanche Crory and Member
ship Chairman Miss Edna Mcintosh
were guest speakers.
Miss Turner entertained the group
with q Valentine party.
Potomac Unit will meet at the
Palisades Fieldhouse at 8 o'clock on
February 10. The unit will present
program on Americanism. Guest
speakers will be Zeb Hamilton, Miss
Minnie May Hardy, department
Americanism chairman, and Mrs.
Myrtle spudi$ department vice
president.
Cooley-McC Cullough Unit and Its
post held card party and floor
show Thursday at the Annapolis
Hotel for the benefit Of the Chill
dren's Hospital blood and serum
bank.
The entertainers were Ellis Tiny"
Meeker, comedy singer, and his or
chestra; Joe King, ventriloquiSt:
Erline King, soprano. and others.
Comdr. Charles Kohen was master
Of ceremonies.
Mrs. Edith Warren Quinn, presi-
dent, presided. Mrs. Rae r. Za0ntz,
parliamentarian, headed the host
esses. Mrs. Edith r. Landvoigt, Mrs.
Emma w. Warren, Mrs. Madeline
P. williams, Mrs. Ann Zaruba. Mrs.
Margaret Gauges. Mrs. Ann Crump.
Mrs. Lenore McComas ana Mrs.
Mary Palms9.
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Purple Heart Chapter
Will Hold Dinner

Mount Vernon Chapter, Military
Order Of the Purple Heart, will have
q dinner next Thursday at Z pm.
at the Mayfiower Hotel. A reded-
ication ceremony will follow, at
which Col. c. A. Dravo will onicially
decorate each Purple Heart recip-
lent. Representative Jarman of
Alabama, who has received the
Purple Heart Medal. will be master
of ceremonies.
The principal addresses will be
made by Senator Gillette Of Iowa
and Representative Brewster Of
Maine.
All recipients Of the medal and
their families are invited.
At noon on Washington's birth
day the annual ceremonies Of the
order will be held at Washington's
tomb at Mount Vernon, under the
direction of the national commander,
assisted by the national chaplain.
Cars and buses will leave 1414 I
street NV. at II am, accompanied
by a police escort.
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Forty and EIGHT

Grande Voiture No. 174 will meet
February 20 at 8 pm in the Port
ner Apartments. There will be elec-
ton Of grand historian and grand
publiciste, as well as discussion Of
bylaw changes and award Of Ameri-
can Legion membership prizes by
Chairman u. Murphy.
The Midatlantic promenade will
be held In Huntington. w. Va, May
3, 4 and 5. the wreck" to be held on
Friday. Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Transportation Arrangements
for local delegates Is Michael j.
Lyons.
Appointments made are: Chill
drens Hospital blood and serum
bank benefit party, Pythian Temple,
March 2; Army Day dance, Indian
Spring Country Club. April 6.
Last Tuesday the ritual team in
itiated group Of veterans into
United States Department Of Labor
Post at invitation Of Comdr. r. l..
Duvall. Grand Chef de Care w. H.
Hargrave will speak tomorrow night
at patriotic and community exer-
cises in Roosevelt High School,
sponsored by Fort Stevens Post.
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National Guard Held
Unlimited in Leave
For Military Service
Elliott Says Men Are
Unlimited in Time
For Training

Members of the National Guard
cannot be limited to the number of
days they may take in military leave
from their civilian Government jobs
to attend field camps and other
exercises, according to q decision Of
Controller General Elliott. There
has been some complaint from Gov
ernment officials on the amount Of
time some employees took of for
military leave. They said it inter-
fered with the efficient operation Of
Government departments.
While the guardsmen had Is days
of field training last summer. the
War Department this winter Or
dered another seven days of train
ing. Some units undertook to over
come possibility that their men could
not get of by having the training on
week ends. The men gave up their
Sundays and half holidays, and only
took a half day each week on mill
tary leave.
The statute, the controller general
says, clearly allows military leave of
absence, with pay, to civilian officers
and employees Of the United States
who are members of the National
Guard, on all days during which
they shall be engaged in field or
coast defense training ordered or
authorized under the provisions of
the act Unlike the statutes grant
ing military leave to civilian officers
and employees of the United States
who are ordered to active duty as
members of the Officers' Reserve
Corps Of the Army, or as members Of
the Naval Reserve. the statutes, 1t is
held, do not limit the granting OF
military leave of absence with pay
for Is days in any calendar year to
civilian officers and employees of the
United States. The controller gen.
eral handed down an opinion saying
the civilian employees are entitled to
leave Of absence without loss of pay,
time or efficiency rating while en-
gagged in such field duties.
He said that in the case Of the
District National Guard the statute
ID UIOdQCT. All 00OltlOll W IlIllC Oll
for attending field training camps,
members are entitled to leave with
out loss of pay or efficiency rating
for drills, inspections, parades and
escort within the District Of Colum-
bia. However, they may not claim
this privilege for duties outside of
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Elliott
indicated. He held that they may
get of for target practice within the
District of Columbia, but not else
where. Furthermore, 1t was added,
a Federal employe member Of the
District Guard is not entitled to
military leave of absence with pay
when attending a military service
school.
The organic act of the District
Guard confers privileges on the local
men, which are not found In the
National Defense Act to be appli-
cable to members of the National
Guard of the States, who operate
under the terms of the National De-
fense Act.
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Organized Reserves.
4
Training Funds
Pending in Congress
Spring Courses Of 70
And IA Doys Moy Be
Made Possible

Appropriations pending in Con.
gress may make It possible for Dis
trict Of Columbia Reserve officers to
participate in % and 14-day duty
training periods shis spring. This
active duty for local oficers will be
divided into two phases, the first in
cluding the training of Reserve on
GERS from this corp area (thirO with
the 9Th Division at Camp jackson,
8. c., while the second will involve
training with troops of the Regular
Army stationed within the Sd Corps
area.
District Calvary officers will meet
ut Fort Myer, Va, today at $50 an.
for instruction in horsemanship.
Scouting and patrolling, military
sanitation and first aid will be the
subject Of the 428th Infantry con-
ference tomorrow evening. On Tues
day evening Infantry officers will
take up the development of the So
plan, while the following Signal
Corps units will discuss subjects rs
indicated: 50th Signal Company,
signal supply; 80th Signal Company,
telephone switchboard, and 62d Sig
nal Troop, maintenance wire system.
Field Artillery officers on Wednes-
day evening will continue the map
problem Of February Z. On Friday
evening the following local mobili-
zatton units will discuss the subjects
indicated: 1300th Service Unit, oper-
ations Of corps area headquarters in
mobilization; 1308th Service Unit,
functioning by sections: 13lOth Serv-
ice Unit, supply problem, and 1920
Service Unit, solution problem No. 2.
That evening Calvary and Service
Unit teams will compete in a pistol
competition on the range of the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation.
Representative w. G. Andrews of
New York has introduced q bill to
authorize the Secretary of War to
provide flags for draping the caskets
OF deceased members of the Organ
lied Reserve Corps The flags will
be issued free and after burial will
60 to the next of kin If the bill is
enacted.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

City, Iowa, in 1924, and was sent
to the United States Naval Hospital
Corps Training School at Mare
Island, Calf. Upon graduation. he
was transferred to the Mare Island
Hospital, where he served for two
years. Subsequently he was sent to
the U. S. S. Hospital Ship Relief,
where he remained for two years,
when he was sent to the United
States Naval Hospital here, serving
a like period. Upon the expiration
Of his enlistment he was assigned
to the Fleet Naval Reserve, Glass
F-2, where he remained for four
years, until 1884. He enlisted in
the Fleet Naval Reserve in Class FL,
where he is still serving. He is
employed In the United States Gov
ernment Printing Office.
Members of the battalion expect
to receive considerably more target
practice this year, in addition to
that on the annual cruises, it was
said. This will be taken aboard the
new training ship. which has been
assigned here. The battalion has
been promised 1-pounder gun
which Is to be installed on the train
ing ship probably next month, and
this will be used on week end cruises
Of the ship down the Potomac River
Comdr. A. B. McCrary, U. S. NJ,
inspector-instructor assigned to the
local battalion, delivered lecture
before the Washington Chapter Of
the United States Naval Reserve
Cficers' Association last week. He
spoke OF the new war plans, giving
them an insight into what might be
expected from them should the Pres
ident find it necessary to declare
o full emergency instead Of the
limited emergency under which the
national defense forces are now op-
Grating.
Earlier in the week all officers of
the Volunteer Reserve, who are as
signed to the naval intelligence
units, were called to meeting at
the local armory when their mobili-
Eation assignments were discussed.
1t. H. D. Riley, assistant opera
tions and repair officer at the Naval
Aviation Base at Anacostia, D. c.,
1ectured to members Of the Naval
Academy Candidate Division, on av-
lation, at the armory last week.
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RoyoI Arcunum

Oriental Council will meet Feb
ruary 21 at 14l4 street NV, with
Regent william r. Ryan presiding.
Council representatives will meet
with Director OF Athletics Bert Day
to organize the softball team. Ora
tor E. D. King will present the en-
tertainment.
District Council meets Thursday
ut 1015 L street NV, with Regent
H. w. Mills In the chair. Orator
Edward Mountcastle will ofIlciate in
the obligation Of three candidates.
Kismet Council meets Friday at
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club. Grand Regent Wealthall viii
be present.
Municipal Council meets February
20 ut 1915 L street NV. An educa-
tional motion picture program viii
be presented by Orator ]. z. Teeney.
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VT. ". 10 Sponsor
Pilgrimage Thursday
To Mount Vernon
Virginia Officers
To Participate in
Annual Observance

In tribute to George Washington,
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans OF Foreign Wars,
will sponsor a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon Thursday. State officers of
Virginia will participate.
The occasion will be the second
annual national v. F. w. pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon. Originally a local
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Meetings This Week.

Monday - Internal Revenue
Post, 100 L street NV; Police
Fire Post, 800 Monroe street
NE: Overseas Military Band,
National Guard Armory; Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps, Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Tuesday-Military Order of
the Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday - Gen. Edwards
Post, 815 Fifteenth street NV:
Follow Me Post. 1902 Rhode Is
land avenue NE.
Thursday-Mount Vernon pill
grimage, 10:30 am.
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L. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
met February IL ut the Thomas
Circle Club. Department Ameri-
canism Oficer Hamilton spoke on
Americanism as applied to our youth
organizations and what the Legion
can do and Is doing. Department
Senior Vice Comdr. Mulvey and De-
partment Oficer for the Legion
Ball Comrade Mccarthy and Com
rade Kennedy Of Fort Stephens Post
also were guests.
A combination Lincoln's Birthday
and Washington's Birthday program
was arranged by Entertainment
Chairman Marston. Refreshments
were served.
Annette Burton, Florence Kennedy
and Louise Patterson reported on
the first "blood bank" party.
Historian Edna Nelson is COM
piling history Of the post to pre-
sent to the department for national
records.
The second party for the "blood
bank" was held at the home Of Com
rade Ruby, while third was in
progress under the auspices of Ruth
Marks and Blanche Sinclair.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, will meet
Tuesday at 8:15 pm. In the post
clubrooms, 800 Monroe street NE.
The post will sponsor a blind-pig
bowling tournament today for men
and women, to be rolled on the
Brookland alleys, Tenth and Perry
streets NE. The clubrooms will
be open following the games.
Lincoln Post met last Monday. It
was voted to subscribe SIS to the
American Legion Blood Donors
Fund. Philip Cullan was admitted
to membership.
This Is the goth year Lincoln Post
has observed the anniversary of
Lincoln's birthday. There was dane
ing after the meeting.
At noon on February IL the COM
mander, accompanied by the color
bearers and several other members.
placed > wreath at the Lincoln
Memorial.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by Massie w Blankinship,
George Washington Birthday cele-
bration chairman, for the Depart
ment Comdr William T. Slattery,
accompanied by the guard of honor,
to place wreath at the base of the
Washington Monument on Thurs
day at 1890 am. Posts are invited
to attend and bring their colors.
The commander of Cooley Nc
Cullough Post has called q special
meeting of the post to be held at
his apartment, 1900 F street NV,
at 8 pm. February 20. Final ar
rangements will be made in regards
to the oyster roast to be held March
3. to 7 pm. at the Potomac Boat
Club. The proceeds will be used
to sponsor a junior base ball team
and carry out the welfare work.
The James Reese Europe Post
met Tuesday at the Elks Home,
Fifteenth and @ streets NV. with
Comdr. Harry E. Wilson presiding.
Twenty five dollars were raised for
donation to the blood and serum
bank at the Children's Hospital.
Members who have not contributed
to this cause are requested to do so
before February q, the date of the
next meeting.
Past Comdr. Harvey l.. Bean,
chairman of the post Flag Commit :
tee, presented a new American flag
to replace the one which has been
in use since the post was organized
in 1919.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted to sponsor a musical March
at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, r street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets NV. Cho-
ruses from the John Wesley A. M.
E. e., Metropolitan, Shiloh and
Tenth Street Baptist Churches will
be featured.
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Woodmen Circle

9he 1mps Club will be guests Of
Nh. Carolyn Gentner, 1910 Potomac
avenue Sc, on February 81 at Q
pm. Miss Roberta Baker will assist
the hostess. Willow Grove will give
q leap year dance and card party
at the Kennedy Warren on February
30.
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Ben Hur

OSbb u0b
Kenneth L. Canine Of Orawfords-
Vile, Ind, has been selected mana.
ger for the territory comprising the
District Of Columbia and Maryland.
He viii establish headquarters In
Washington.
Chairman Melvin D. Newland pre-.
sided at the meeting Of the Executive
Board and former Senator Elmer
johnson spoke.
Meetings this week are: Monday,
Potomac, Pythian Temple; Central,
Woodmen Of the World Hall. Tues
day, Mckinley, Northeast Masonic
Temple. Wednesday, Congressional,
typographical Tenple.
Evening star., 1940-02-18

10 the SICK needs
of the outfit
Chief Pharma-
cist's Mate Lloyd
A. Ingram. with
16 years of serv-
ice in both the
Regular Estab-
lishment and the
Reserve back of
him. Most of his
training in the
p h armaceutical
] 4 n e was OBJ
tained while he
was in the Reg
ular Navy. He
- Clan.
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Meetings This Week.


Monday-Fort Stevens Post,
Roosevelt High School: Quen-
tin Roosevelt Post, Potomac
Boat Club; Gas Light Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-National Press Post,
National Press Club: Cooley
Mccullough Post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Club: Second
Division Post, Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill Post, 800 Monroe
street NE; Potomac Electric
Power Post, Pepco Building.
Wednesday - Stanley Church
Depue Post, Hayloft.
Thursday-De Departmental ball,
Mayflower Hotel.
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observance, conducted by Russell
Mitchell Post of Alexandria, Va, the
pilgrimage was made an annual fea-
ture of the national program ~ the
1888 national encampment at CO.
lumbus, Ohio.
Comdr. in Chief Otis N. Brown of
Greensboro, N. c., and Mrs. Ida S.
Cohen of Roxbury, Mass, national
president of the Ladies Auxiliary,
will head large group of National
and State officers and members of
the v. F. w. who will assemble at
Alexandria for the memorial pro-
gram. Arrangements are under the
direct personal charge Of Samuel B.
De Vaughan. department COM
mander of the State of Virginia, and
Mrs. Lillian Duffy. departmental
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
Virginia.
Members of the local department
will report to Department Comdr.
McLeish at Mount Vernon at 10 a m.
The honor guard of the District of
Columbia Department will escort
Comdr. McLeish and Department
President Eola Wright during the
wreath-laying ceremonies.
BY order Of Capt. Johns, the honor
guard will assemble at Mount Ver-
non, Va, next Thursday at 1890 q m.
to escort the department COM
mander and auxiliary president in
wreath-laying ceremonies. Assem-
bly, for the parade In Alexandria will
be at the George Mason Hotel at
pm.
National Capital Post has re-
ceived the application for member
ship of Hugh Garner, who served
with the American forces in the
Philippines from February, 1899,
until January, 1909. a member OF
Company c, Goth Infantry.
Columbia Post met in the Thomas
Circle Club last Wednesday, with
COmdr. Thomas E. Fawcett presid-
ing. Refreshments were served.
Comdr. Edward T. Spedden of
Front Line Post has appointed
Frank Benedetto as chairman of q
committee to arrange for a dance in
March. Time and place will be an
nounced at the next meeting. A
social will be held February 26 at
1700 l. street NV.
Internal Revenue Post will meet
at 1700 L street NV. tomorrow at
8:15 pm. Comdr. Leon B. Lambert
who has been confined to his home
by illness for the past two weeks
will preside The annual dance will
be held at Beaver Dam Country
Club in April.
Police-Fire Post will meet In the
club rooms of the Bunker Hill Post
300 Monroe street NE, tomorrow
at 8:15 pm. Comdr. Richard Bur-
ton will receive report of the Ways
and Means Committee on the COM
ing social activities.
The Overseas Military Band will
participate in the Washington
birthday parade at Alexandria, Va.
next Thursday.
Comdr. John w. Thompson an
nounces the regular meetings .ot
Follow Me Post will be held at Odd
Fellows Hall, 2020 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, on the first Wednesday oi
each month, beginning in March
Arrangements are now being made
by Junior Vice Comdr. Myers to hold
several fund-raising activities before
the warm weather months. James
Fogle, chairman Of the Building
Committee, will report.
A delegation Of post members
headed by Comdr. Thompson, ap.
peared before the Rhode Island Ave.
nue. Citizens Association last Wed.
nesday evening and offered the serv'
ices Of the post In any and all com.
munity activities.
A social will be held at Klein'l
Tavern, 3202 Rhode Island avenus
NE, next Wednesday, from . 10 I,
pm. Refreshments Will b served
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All veterans eligible to membership
are invited to attend.

sese vSS~A ssesS SAe9s0AS w AAACAAA0CAo oA1AR
are invited to attend.
Federal Auxiliary No. 024 met at
Thomas Circle Club. 1925 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, February 3,
President Carrie E. Irving presiding.
The department president and staff
made their official visitation.
McKiinmie Catterton- Police Fire
Auxiliary will meet Wednesday
night at. the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club when Mrs. EolA
Wright, department president, and
her stah viii make an onicial visit.
The eighth anniversary Of the aux
iliary viii be celebrated.
Arrangements are being made for
. party 70 be held ct et. Elisabeth's
Hospital neat month. 4
Evening star., 1940-02-18

1t. H. D. Riley, assistant opera
tions and repair oficer at the Naval
Aviation Base at Anacostia, D. c.,
1ectured to members Of the Naval
Academy Candidate Division, on av-
iation, at the armory last week.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-26
THE BIG ANNUAL QUEEN CARNIVAL

The big annual carnival is getting started in a big way. The committees are working hard to make it the biggest and most en- joyable event of the season and have the situation we'll in hand. The executive committee of the carnival has been on the job since last summer and have in- corporated several new and inter esting features into the carnival which they say will add greatly to the enjoyment of the fun-lov ing carnival goers and which they divulged at the meeting of the committee Monday noon.
 There will certainly be surpris es for everyone so don't be the one to have to say after it is all over Guess l was the only one who missed the party--sure must have been a grand affair" and it really and truly promises to be grand affair.
 In the next issue of the paper there will be a program of ev entS consisting of entertainment number and listing a few of the grand new games and conces- sions on the Midway of the great est most unusual carnival in the universe. The time set for this event is Saturday March 2. The doors to the Midway will open 800 pm and the program will begin at goo pm Arrangements have been made to have this col ossal entertainment in the High School Auditorium.
 Included in the games schedul ed Tor Saturday night will be a baseball gallery, shooting gallery and ring the pin game all of which are new and in addition to Bingo and others.
 The entertainment committee headed by Mrs Wm H Cameron reports much activity and num- bers for Saturday night.
 The entire carnival committee headed by Wilfred Boucher in- clude Gerald E Harney, George Madsen, Lorene Hagen and Mrs Cameron.
The Nome nugget., 1940-02-26

City|Clerk M J Walsh was a re turning passenger today aboard the PAA mail plane from Fair banks. Mir Walsh made a hurry up business trip to the States a few weeks ago but made a leis- urely return trip stopping in sev eral Alaskan cities where he re- newed old acquaintances.
 This was MT Walsh's first trip outside the Territory in 34 years During his absence Mrs Walsh served as acting city clerk fo1 the municipality. At Fairbanks MT Walsh stayed over a few days to visit with his sons and dau- ghters attending the University of Alaska.