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Evening star., 1940-07-07
Odd Fellows Tribute
Al Tomb Of Unknown
Takes Place Today
Patriotic Pilgrimage
Will Leove Temple
EorIy This Afternoon

The Odd Fellows annual pilgrim
age to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier will be held today. The pro-
cession will leave the temple at As
pm. Transportation to Arlington
will be provided for those who need
1t. The I. O. o. F. jewel, represent
ing the highest honor of the order
the Grand Decoration of Chivalry
were to be placed in the Hall of
Trophies.
Participants will assemble at the
west gate, Fort Myer entrance,
where the line of march will being
at 230 pm. led by the Elks Boys
Band, the Patriarchs Militant and
the Ladies, Auxiliaries. The Ma
tional Capital Junior Lodge and the
Columbia Theta Rho Girls Club
will carry go American flags. At 8
pm. services will be held in the
Amphitheater, with an address by
Grand Sire Judge George S. STAR
rett of Columbia, Mo.
Plans have been completed to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of
Columbia Lodge. The celebration
will start July II at pm, with roll
call and conferring of the initiatory
degree on the semiannual graduate
class of 1910. On July IA members
and their families will assemble at
7:45 pm. for devine services at the
Church Emmanuel, Tenth and D
streets S.W. The Rev. Charles A..
Shreves will deliver the sermon. On
July l6 members and their wives will
be. guests at the anniversary banquet
at the Raleigh Hotel at 7:45 pm.
Representative Cartwright of Okla
homa will be the guest speaker.
Friendship Lodge installed as Of
fiecers: Edward Watts, noble grand;
Harry Hickman, vice grand; Edgar
w. Parks, recording secretary;
Thomas A. Beckett, financial secre-
tary; Harry K. Johnson, treasurer.
Encampments will hold installa-
tions of officers this week as follows:
Fred D. Stuart Encampment, Tues
day: Charles L. Cooper, jr., chief
patriarch; Hiram Hefiy, high
priest; John Covan, scribe; Charles
Lane, treasurer; Robert S. Shannon,
senior warden, and Edgar w. Pitt
man, junior warden.
Magenenu Encampment, Tuesday:
Ralph E. McConomy, chief patri-
arch; John j. Kelly, high priest;
Roscoe jenkins, scribe; George A.
Murrison, treasurer; S. r. Candano,
senior warden, and Otto Waterman,
junior warden.
Columbia Encampment, Wednes-
day: Elmer Mothershead, chief pa
triarch; William c. Ingleton, high
priest; Frank D. Seiffort. scribe;
Guy F. Glossbrenner, treasurer; Ru-
fus B. Colvin, senior warden, and
Earl D. Harrell, junior warden.
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Sponish War Veterans
Auxiliary

Meetings this week are: Monday
Col. James S. Petit; Friday, Gen
Nelson A. Miles.
The Col. James s. Petit Auxiliary
met with President Nettie v
Thompson presiding. The president
welcomed the newly elected depart
ment president, Pauline A. Thomp-
son, and her staff of officers; also
the newly-elected department pres
ident, Ethel Sendlak, of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
who is also member of this auxil-
iary. The newly elected department
Commander, Calvin B. Lucas OF
Petit Camp, with his staff Of Of
ficers, was given the highest honors
by his wife, Marie A. Lucas, q past
president.
The Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxil-
iary met June % with President
Emma Barker presiding. The auxil-
iary welcomed the newly-elected de-
partment president and her staff OF
officers. Other guests were the ma
tional president, Lou Ella Allen; ma
tional historian, Bertha Finke; ma
tional assistant conductor, Tillie Mae
Roth; national secretary, Louise
w. Williams; national treasurer,
Lottie Daugherty; Jennie Rhodes,
president of Dewey Auxiliary; Le-
nora Rosetta, president of Gen. M
Emmet Urell Auxiliary. Emma
Barker and Rose Osterman were
elected delegates and Vivien Friedel
and Mayme Wright, alternates to
the National Convention at Detroit
Mich, August 1922. The auxiliary
will hold an evening Of games July
rs instead Of . meeting.
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D. A. Y. Still Receiving
Scholarship Applications

DR.. Walter c. Hess, commander,
District Of Columbia Department,
Disabled American Veterans OF the
World War, announces there is still
time for applications for scholar
ships open to veterans. They are
for either law or accounting and
also are open to sons or daughters
of veterans. They are available in
two universities here. Applications
should be sent to the Scholarship
Committee of the department in
the Munsey Building in care of DR..
Hess.
Arrangements are being made for
the department convention in Sep
tember.
Rea Chapter will meet July II at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Past Department Comdr. Frank
Haley is in charge of the special
train which will take members to
the annual convention at Green
Bay, Wis.
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Sd Division Society, A. <. F.

Col. Albert S. F'uger, U. s. A., re-
tired, vice president of the National
Society of the Sd Division Society,
A. e. F., has assured William A.
Shoemaker, chairman of the Bring
the Convention to Washington in
1941," that Washington will be the
scene of the 22d annual reunion
if enough men from this area attend
the convention in Philadelphia July
IL, IL and 13.
At the convention the subject will
be taken up as to whether the
Marne Division will meet annually
in convention in July or meet with
the American Legion in September
and eliminate the July meeting,
which is usually held on the ami
versary of the Second Battle of the
Marine, which took place July Is to
18. 1918,
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Legion Citizenship Prizes
Presented to -Four Students
Agriculture Post PIons to Hold
Moonlight Dqnee Cruise July Is

Victor Goldkind and MARITIME
Stephanos Of the graduating class Of
the Jefferson Junior High School
and Stanley Robert Anderson and
Irma Wardell Baker CT the gradu-
nting class Of the Shaw Junior High
School were awarded the American
Legion school prizes by United
States Department of Agriculture
Post, District Of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion, for having
the highest rating in qualities Of
citizenship. The presentations were
made. at the schools by Lloyd A.
Burkey, post Americanism officer
The post will hold a moonlight
dance cruise on the S. s. Potomac
July 16 at 8:45 pm.
The next meeting Of the post will
be held in room 1899 South Building,
July 10 at $3.50 pm.
There will be a meeting of the
Department Convention Committee
in department headquarters, Dem
rike Building, tomorrow at 8 pm.
William Leo Collins, chairman of
the Parade Committee, will discuss
final plans for the parade and re-
viewing stand.
A meeting of the Grand Cheminot
will be held in the Portner Apart
ment on Tuesday at BIS pm. to dis
cuss plans for the annual grand
promenade to be held in August.
Grand Chef de Care w. H. Har-
grave will preside.
The Grande Voiture will meet in
Stansbury Hall on July II for nomi-
nation of officers. Equipment for
recently admitted members may be
secured from Grand Commissaire
Intendant Fred G. Fraser.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will
meet in Stansbury Hall on Thursday
at BIS pm. The occasion marks
the anniversary of the Civil War
Battle Of Fort Stevens and an ap-
propriate program has been pre-
pared. There will also be nomina-
ton and election of delegates and
alternates to the department con-
vention in the Mayflower Hotel on
August /, 2 and 3. Comdr. Edwin l..
Donaldson will preside.
Vincent B. Costello Post met
Monday evening at Henderson's
2l08 Sixteenth street NV. Special
attention was given to the support
Of the Soap Box Derby and the
junior baseball team. Applicants
accepted for membership were Allan
H. Ayars and Arthur w. Hamy.
Government Printing Office Post,
No. SO, will meet in the Bunker Hill
clubrooms, 800 Monroe street NE.
tomorrow at 8 pm. Delegates to the
convention will be elected Polls
will close at 8 pm. Refreshments.
On Friday evening a moonlight
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eral comman- 1t. Comdr. Knowlton.
dant to 1t. Comdr. Don S. Knowl-
ton, battalion surgeon Of the 5th
Battalion for service for 1880 to
1898.
Comdr. Knowlton, co-organizer
with 1t. Col. Harvey L. Miller Of
the local unit of the Marine Corps
Reserve in 1880, has not missed drill
nor been absent from any field
training periods during that time.
His organization repeatedly has won
the highest concentrations and has
been certified for immediate active
field duty.
The battalion and band will take
part in the American Legion de-
partment encampment parade on
August !.
Capts. Ben M. Stern and Leon
Brusilof of the Severn and Poto-
mac District, Volunteer Reserve,
have reported to the battalion for
llclu u dullllS.
Battalion Headquarters announced
the enlistments of the following
men: Company A, Robert S. Hall,
Peter J. Dorsey, Oma F. Evans, jr.;
William c. Hutchison. William A.
Pierce, William J. B. Trittipoe;
Company D, Charles M. Buell., Will
liam E. StempelA Daniel A. Carroll,
Earl c. Kingrey, Henry F. Smith;
Company F, Elias w. Howes, and
Company G., Francis B. Shelor.
There are vacancies in the band
and battalion. Any one interested Is
invited to obtain information at 458
Indiana avenue NV. on Tuesdays
or Wednesdays from to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1940-07-07
D. G. Rainbow Veterans
To Attend Convention

Elmer Francis Neagle Of this city
national president, Rainbow Divi-
sion Veterans, will preside over the
22d national convention at Mont
gomery, Ala, July II to IA.
The District of Columbia Chap
ter will send the largest delegation
in its history. The delegates are
Col. Davis G. Arnold, Joseph M.
Cohan, William H. Kay, DR.. Albert
M. Kloczewskie, Bentley Mulford,
Bernard Valentine Rhodes, Irving
H. Silverberg and James E. Wither-
ite, chairman. Also going from the
District Chapter are Col. John
Monroe johnson, M. Manning Mar
Gus, Walker H. Colston, Edward j.
Mahan, Charles H. Smith and Har-
old Barnhardt Rodier.
The delegation will go by train,
leaving at I pm. on July 10.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday Department Con-
vention Committee, headquar-
tiers, 8 pm; U. 8. s. Jacob jones
Post, Thomas Circle Club; Lin
coin Post, Arcade Hall; Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing Post,
200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Government Printing Post, 800
Monroe street NE.
Tuesday-Sons of the Legion
boat ride, U. s. s. Potomac,
$3.50 pm; James Reese Europe
Post, Elks Lodge; George E.
Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; United States Treasury
Post, Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-De m e n t
Membership Committee, head
quarters, 8 pm; Nash Post, 209
Pennsylvania avenue Sc: Mac
Alexander Post, Willard Hotel;
Potomac Post, Palisades Field
House.
Thursday-James E. Walker
Post. G. Y. M. c. A.
Friday-Gas Light Post boat
ride, s. 8. Mount Vernon, $3.50
pm.
Saturday-Soap Box Derby,
10 am, Eighteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc.
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Eastern Star News

Areme Chapter announces crab
feast at the home of Associate Ma
tron Helen Rubenstein, 1921 Eighth
street NV, tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
All members and 'oeir friends are
invited.
The Bethany SL~-hine Committee
will join Bethany Boosters and Star
Point committees on an outing at
the cottage Of Harry Duchanne,
Happy Acres, Nd, next Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-07-07
National Association
Of ReauIors

Adjt. Gen. Edgar H. Taber has
addressed a letter to President
Roosevelt suggesting that civil serv.
Ice requirements be waived for for
mer service men in the filling of
positions in the War and Navy De-
partments during the present ma
tional defense emergency.
1t is suggested that any former
service man who desires advice on
the ways and means of obtaining
a position under the present $4,000
oo0, 1000 900 national defense program
call at national headquarters Of the
N. A. r., GOT G place NV, and
talk with John Arthur Shaw. q
National Defense Post will meet
at 1915 l. street NV. on the eve
ming Of July is.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

Preparations for the prompt set
tlement of the troops of the 29th
National Guard Division in the
maneuver area IN New York State
next month will be made by a detail
of officers and men of the 121st
Engineers, who will leave here by
plane next Friday. They will make
complete survey of the area in
which the 10Th Division troops are
to be quartered, and make detailed
maps, so that the troops may be
sent promptly to their base stations
as soon as they arrive from their
home sections.
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding the division of which
the District militia is a part, re-
quested Col. John w. Oehmann,
commanding the local engineer
regiment, to detail the necessary
officers and men for this task. The
general has made arrangements
with the l04th Aero Squadron of
the Maryland National Guard to
provide the planes for the trip to
and from New York.
Off1cers of the local Guard have
just returned to Washington after
a two-day conference of division
officers at the Virginia State Camp
at Virginia Beach, Va, with Maj.
Gen. Reckord. Much of the discus
sion involved the movement Of the
local troops as well as the other
troops of the division from their
home stations to the theater of
operations. The troops will be de-
trained at Rensselaer, Falls, and the
carloads of supplies dumped at
Heuvelton.
Plans for the ALLEGATION of camp
sites were tentatively outlined in the
area, which for the 29th Division
troops, Is about 4 miles long and 3
miles wide. Various camp utilities
will have to be planned, such as
water supplies, lighting, as well as
storage tents for the supplies. It
was disclosed by Gen. Reckord that
the training period, which is to ex-
tend over a period of three weeks,
will be in three phases. The first
part will cover a week, and will be
separate training for the brigades
and regiments, as we'll as the
separate units. The second phase
will embrace the division as a
whole, following by the climax
which will involve the operations
of the Army Corps and the whole
1st Army. This latter phase will be
the real test of the maneuvers, as
it will indicate to the Regular
Army observers whether the militia
is sufficiently trained and thorough
ly equipped for a campaign in the
field under modern war conditions
as exemplifiied by the armies in
Europe during the past few months.
Gen. Reckord also outlined plans
for standard procedure for handling
orders and messages, in order that
the Lewiston may be on a smooth
running basis from the time it's units
are assembled in their home sta
tions until their return after the
war" is over. A tentative order for
the division movement was pre-
sented to the officers. Certain
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Masonic News

The annual fishing party and out
ing Of the Masters Association Of
1886 will be held July II. They will
entertain the men Of the Masonic
Home. Automobiles will assemble
8 am. at Eleventh and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, and 60 to Past Master
Harry Benson's cottage at Kopel's
Point, Md. Past Master August r.
Bertram Is In charge.
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Meetings This Week,

Monday: Front Line Post,
100 L street NV: Overseas
Military Band. National Guard
Armory: Junior Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory.
Tuesday: National Capital
Post, lois L street NV.
Wednesday: Columbia Post,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV; Washington Post, 100
L street NV.
Thursday: Follow Me-De-
fense Post, 2020 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Equality-Walter
Reed Post, 1912 Ninth street
NV.
Friday: Federal Post, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

5th Marines, 1st
Brigade, Fleet
Marine Force,
at Quantico, Va.
The training pc
riod is August
l8 to Septem-
ber !. The train
ing schedule is
nearing compile
ton.
The M arin e
Corps Reserve
M e d a |, with
bronze star, has
meen issued by
the major gen.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

The K e n n a.
Main Unit, No.
81, will present
and dedicate a
library of 500
books, including
bookcases, at the
Bald Eagle Camp
next Saturday at
$50 pm. Mrs.
Ernest r. Grant
of the Tubercu-
losis Association
will be the prin-
cipal S p e a k e r.
M RS. M yrtle
Spudis, past unit
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Y. F. ". Presents
Two With Citations
For Service
Sons Of Legion Drum
Corps Is Awarded Prize
For Part in Parade

Leonard j. Bacon, commander
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. at a
meeting of the Council of Admin
istration last Monday night at the
District Building, presented to
Charles Kohen and Walter C. Whit
craft citations for meritorious serv-
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Transfers Provided
For D. T.. Officers.
To Enter Ordnance
Year Of Active Duty
Will Be Arranged for
Number in Reserve

Instructions were issued by the
War Department last week au-
thorizing the transfer of District
officers Of other arms and serv-
ices to the Ordnance Department
Reserve for extended active duty.
Under the expansion program, the
Ordnance Department will require
the services of number of quail
fled officers in the company grades
for duty in connection with pro-
duction, inspection and proof work
of ordinance materiel. Duty will be
for one year with provision for ex-
tension for an additional year II
the needs of the service require.
To assist in procuring the neces-
sary number of qualified officers,
the requirement Of a certificate of
capacity for the grade and section
to which transfer Is desired has
been temporarily suspended for
those selected for extended active
duty with the Ordnance Depart
ment under the provisions of the
1s41 Army Appropriation Act only.
Officers of other arms or services,
not above the grade of captain, de-
string transfer to the Ordnance
Department Reserve for the pur-
pose of accepting this extended
active duty will not be required to
secure a certificate of capacity for
transfer in grade If:
(a) They are recommended by
the Chief Of Ordnance for the
transfer and for extended active
duty. 90 They are physically
qualified for extended active duty.
(c) The chief of arm or service
from which transfer is sought rec
ommends favorably.
District officers desiring transfer
to the Ordnance Department for
this duty should meet the follow
ing essential qualifications: (a)
Must be in the grade OF captain
or lieutenant (no reduction in grade
will be made for this duty; 90
graduate of college or univer-
sity, and Co during the last five
years or for a lesser period, II
graduated subsequent to 1885, must
have been actively engaged in a
pursuit which, in the opinion of
the chief of ordnance, qualities
him for the position for which he
is desired. This includes practical
production, engineering, research
and other duties similar to the
production, inspection, storage and
maintenance of ordnance.
Another group of service unit Of
ticers of the District will begin to-
day period Of IA days active duty
training at the Holabird Quarter
master Depot, Baltimore, Md. Of
flcers of the 1,300th Service Unit
who will begin this duty include:
1t. Coils. James H. Defandorf and
Alfred A. Williams, Majs. Tirrell
J. Ferrenz, Herbert L. Armstrong,
Robert S. Du Bois, william H. Bell,
jr, and Hugh Higgins; Capts. Carl
A. Baumann, Gilbert H. Davis, Al
bert T. King, Ellis r. King and
First 1t. David G. Sippel.
Others include: Maj. George F.
Wohlgemuth, First 1t. Chauncey
w. Karstens and Second 1t. George
C. Steinman of the 1308th Service
Unit; Maj. Altus G. Moore and
Capt. Alvin T. Basford, 1920 Serv-
ice Unit, and Second Its. Proctor L.
Dougherty, jr., and William r.
Spates Of the l326th Service Unit.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Monday-Kenna-Main Unit,
Hitchcock Hall, st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. 8 pm; United States
Treasury Unit, New Colonial
Hotel, 8 pm; Lincoln Unit,
Central High School, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Sergt. Jasper Unit,
sGrafton Hotel, 8 pm; James
Reese Europe Unit, Garnett-
Patterson High School, 8 pm.
Wednesday Cover nment
Printing Office Unit. 8 pm.
Friday-Police and Fire Unit,
3072 M street NV, 8 pm;
James E. Walker Unit, Garnett-
Patterson High School, 8 pm.
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Regular Veterans
Association

At meeting of the Gen. Malin
Craig Post on July at 1903 Four
teenth street NV. S. A. Wiley
succeeded E. j. Bennett, jr., resigned,
as senior vice commander. George
Williams, B. C. Hagner and Harry
G. Ritner were elected delegates to
the national convention at San
Diego, Calf, September 10 to 13,
inclusive.
The R. " A. Social Club was re-
organized as part of the post.
Prizes will be awarded at all future
SATURDAY. night dances.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

announced last week the committee
is considering unit reports in prepa-
ration for awards to be made at the
department convention. August 9
and 10 at the Department of Com
merce auditorium.
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Legion Auxi|iary's
Reports Studied by
Awards Group
Kenno-Muin Unit Plans
To Present Library Of
500 Books at Comp

Mrs. Catherine Mills, chairman Of
the District of Columbia Depart.
ment, American Legion Auxiliary,
Committee on Trophies and Awards,
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Marine Reserves
Training Schedule
Near Completion
Fifth Battalion Will Be
Merged With Regulars
At Quontieo

The 5th Battalion, Marine Corps
Reserves, will be housed under
canvas for field training this year
and merged with the 1st Battalion,
Evening star., 1940-07-07

ice in the interest of the organiza-
tion. Past Department Comdr.
George G. McLeish was presented
with past department command
er's badge in recognition of his
service for the past year.
Representatives of the Sons of
the American Legion, Detachment
Drum and Bugle Corps were present
to accept the trophy awarded to the
best drum and bugle corps in the
line of march during the annual
encampment parade. Master John
Ebaugh received the trophy from
Department Comdr. Bacon.
Washington Post at its last meet
ing contributed to the American
Red Cross War Relief Fund. De-
partment Senior Vice Comdr. Leon
B. Lambert was one OF the honored
guests.
Ilijah S. lizard was elected to
membership and given the obliga-
ton by Comdr. Philip Anton.
Timothy Mccarthy has organized
q basket ball team. Roberts fencing
team is getting daily practice at the
Y. M. c. A.
The matter of organizing an aux
iliary to the post has been consid-
cred and action will be taken at a
meeting in the near future.
Internal Revenue Post held a spe-
cial meeting June 20. The following
delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention were elected: Del
egates, Hampton D. Percy. Fred G.
Stello and Leon B. Lambert; alter
mates, Chester A. Ferris, r. H. ia
mieson and George H. Green.
Department Senior Vice Com
mander Leon B. Lambert spoke.
The Follow Me-Defense Post de-
gree team of1iciated at the annual
Fourth of July ceremonies at Lang
don Park last Thursday morning.
The team, under the direction Of
William A. Downs, had charge of the
Flag raising and was assisted by the
Department Guard of Honor, which
was in charge of Capt. George H.
Johns.
The regular monthly meeting will
be held at the clubrooms, 1920
Rhode Island avenue NE, next
Thursday evening.
The annual outing sponsored by
the post will be held at Idlewild
next Sunday. All members and
their families are invited to make
the trip and bring picnic lunches.
Athletic events, including the base
ball game, will be conducted by the
committee, headed by Samuel Mas
tin. Prizes will be awarded.
Department Auxiliary President
Ethel Sendlak and National Legis-
lative Chairman Roberta Fawcett,
accompanied other auxiliary mem
bers to Baltimore, Md, to the
annual encampment of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars in that city.
Department President Minnie Fan
ming of Baltimore was presented
with a gift.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
gave a surprise party to Mother
Steed" on June Is, in honor of her
45th wedding anniversary and pre-
sented her with a pair Of, candle
sticks.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet July II at 1700 l. street NV.
Potomac Auxiliary will initiate
two new members at their meeting
on Tuesdav
Evening star., 1940-07-07
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet July II at 1700 l. street NV.

Potomac Auxiliary will initiate
two new members at their meeting
on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
gave a surprise party to Mother
Steed" on June Is, in honor of her
45th wedding anniversary and pre-
sented her with pair Of candle
sticks.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

Promotions in the 260th Coast Ar
tillery have been ordered as follows:
Pvt. Glenn r. Bostian to be staff
sergeant in the Headquarters Bat
terry; Pvt. Jesse E. Arbuckle to be a
sergeant in Battery C; Pvt. Robert
D. Arnold to be staff sergeant and
Pvts. George S. Blanchard, jr.;;
David w. Hoover and Harry A. An
derson to be privates in Battery D,
and Robert L. Hartman to be SER
geant in Battery D.