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Sofety Record Set

FRANKFORT, KY, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD-A safety record of more than
100000 man hours of work with
out a single lost-time accident
equivalent to an aggregate Of lat
years-has been established at
Schenley Distillers Corp. plant here.
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Higher Tire Prices
Seen as Possibility
a, the Associated Press.

By TIE ASS0ClAted PreSS.
NEW YORK, May 31.-A. A.
Garthwaite, president of Lee Rubber
& Tire Corp, wrote stockholders to-
day that an advance In prices Of tires
might be expected II costs Of crude
rubber and taxes continued to mount.
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Trade Reports at q Glance
al DiSpatch 10 The Sfar

NEW YORK May 3lTabod of by Dun
Bdstreet Inc in the four divisions wholesale and obbng retail
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spa' cotton closed steGd dy two points
lower Sales. 5.63l Tnr- mi6|linc. ! | 80:
m'rdl2g I".St' GOOD m.ddline, 1899.
bR'f Nominal.
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Late Buying Orders
Reverse Downward
Trend in Wheat
Dealers Anticipate
Approval Of Quote,
Mills in Market
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Press Market Writer

hSSoCldteu FreSS MdTkeJ writer.
CHICAGO, May 31.-A batch of
buying orders executed just before
the closing bell to cover previous
short sales and adjust accounts for
the week end reversed the wheat
markets downward trend today and
prices finished at net gains of 3s-7s
cent, compared with Thursday.
Pit brokers credited mills with
some orders, while dealers antici-
pating approval of the marketing
quota system by two-thirds vote in
producers referendum today were
believed to have been buyers. Ap-
proVal of the quota was expected to
result in restricted marketing of the
bumper crop now about ready for
harvest.
Furthermore, much of the mar
ket's advance the past few months
has been based on belief that high
loan rates would be offered on the
new crop.
July wheat fell is cents at the
opening to 922., lowest since May 3,
but then rallied to as high as 941a.
Deferred contracts led the recovery
and closing figures we're at or near
the best levels, July 94l4-as, Sep
tember 96-96ls.
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D. {. Cleariinqs
In May Break
All Records
Five Months Total
At New High Mark
For Thut Period
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Bank clearings in the Capital in
May shattered all previous marks
for any month on record, and the
total for the first five months of this
year was the highest ever registered
for that period, George H. Bright,
manager of the Washington Clearing
House Association, reported yester-
day. At the same time, yesterdays
elearings were the heaviest for any
one day since the clearing house was
established.
May clearings in Washington
amounted to S152 LOT ,408 "a. in COM
1910, a surprising gain of s33,l67,-
1923. The nearest approach to this
figure this year was in April.
Clearings in the five months
reached a total of s637, ,722 589 %,
against s545, ,094 ,929 40 in the like pc
riod a year ago, or jump of sl42,-
627 5000. Even in the first five
months of 1929 clearings came no
where near this figure.
Yesterdays record clearings for
single day reached $3.50, ,546.6l, due
to extra heavy month-end transfers
and a rush of checks late Thursday
for holiday funds. The amazing
May record is again laid to expand
ing business due to defense activities
and the sharp population growth.
ClearineS in the first five months
of 194l compare as follows, by
months, with the corresponding pc
RODS in 1910:
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A. p MARKET MISUNDERSTANDING barometers a
virtual andst this week shown in the above chart based
latest Associated Press statistics Stocks bonds and
modities lost tiny fraction. For commodities the first
decline in five weeks Only recorded by industrial
activity which week.
less rapidly than in previous periods
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Corn Joins Advance.

Corn closed as. higher than
Thursday, July 1872. September
74",: oats, ls off to ls up; sovbeans.
30 lower to "a higher; rye, SO high
er and lard 81 higher.
The e"rlv decline in wheat was at
tributed to hedging, expectations of
upward revision i'll crop estimates
and war news. Two-day accumula-
ton of receipts at most terminals
climaXed p record breaking move
ment for the month, due largely to
clearance of Government grain and
private stocks in order to make stor-
age room for the new crop The II
principal interior terminals received
2.299,000 bushels, compared with l.
275,000 week ago and $4,000 a
year ago. Kansas City had 635 cars,
against 377 week ago and 27 year
ago.
A railroad survey idicating crop
prospects are even better than a
month ago in Kansas and Okla
homa attracted attention. Private
experts will release June estimates
Tuesday. Cutting already is under
way in early fields, but rains in
some areas are expected to retard
harvesting.
Good Rains Welcome.
Good rains were welcome in many
corn belt sections. particularly east
of the Mississippi River, and the
forecast idicated further precipita-
ton can be expected.
Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. / hard, 95 No. 3
.. 72a4-74: No. 3, 7SIs-74; No. j. 20
52i4; No. 2 white. 50; No. e. so; sample
66i2-fS. Oats. No. white. 3S; No. 2,
81; No. 3 heavy. 367.: No. f. 36l.-la;
sample. "a, =. Soybeans, No. 3 yellow,
] 81 l4-32; No. 4. 30. Barley. mailing,
51-6a nominal: feed 1926 nominal;
screenings. 1854, nominal; No. 2 malt
ing. $3.50: No. 3. 67-6S.
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New Orleans Prices

n nominal. IraQlnR.
Spot nominal, middlin9, 1885.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS May 81 Cotton
futures closed quiet and irregular here
TODAY. Closing prices were steady, two
points net higher to one lower
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Winnipeg Cash Prices,

WINNIPEG MAY 81 DP.--Cssh wheat,
No | Northern. 1873; No. >, 14i.: No. 2,
1lis; oats. No. ,, white, 3iis No. g.
34is.
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Range follows:
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A railroad survey indicating crop
forecast indicated further precipita-

Grain range al principal markets today
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John {. Lynch Elected
Elks District Head

The Elks' Association of Mary
land, Delaware and the District of
Columbia met in convention re-
Gently at Salisbury, Md. and elect
ed John E. Lynch of this city presi-
dent. Leonard L. Pearce, loyal
knight of Washington Lodge. was
elected a trustee.
Other officers elected were: John
L. M. Miller, Frederick, first vice
president; Frank Keene, Frostburg,
second vice president; Harry N.
Wilson, Easton, third vice presi-
dent; A. Eugene ODell. Towson,
fourth vice president; Calvin K.
Hartle, Hagetsrown, secretary, and
r. Dove. Annapolis. treasurer
Elected to the Board of Trustees
were: w. Edgar Porter. Salisbury;
William Fowler. Annapolis: John H.
Mosner. Cumberland; Barry Co.'S
grove, Havre de Grace.
The ritualistic team of Washing
ton Lodge finished second in the
recent tri-State finals, being nosed
out by Cumberland (MdD Lodge.
The Cumberland team will repre-
sent the association at the Grand
Lodge session at Portland, Greg,
next summer.
The skeet team of Washington
Lodge won the tri-State contest held
in Salisbury. Joe Gamble and
Clayborne Woods, both of WASH
ington. tied for high gun with scores
OF 40 out of 50 targets.
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New Inactive Naval Reserve
Division to Be Formed Here
Will Be Composed Of Candidates
For U. S. Naval Academy

physical requirements are more.
Much younger men are being sought
for this service. it was said. because
the service Us considered much
harder.
Glasses for the aviators are being
case of the line for surface ship
duty the classes begin at very def
mite periods, and the next ones for
this ground will not be started until
September, when they will open.
one at the Naval Academy, one
aboard the U. S. S. Prairie State,
the old demilitarized battleshlp ILL
nois, in the North River. New York,
and another at Northwestern Uni
yersity.
Promotions are expected by many
Naval Reserve officers as a result
of an announcement by the Navy
Department that a Naval Reserve
Selection Board has been appointed
to select captains of the Naval Re-
serve for promotion to rear admiral
and commanders to be captains.
This. of course. it was explained,
meant that there would be other
promotions all down the line, to
provide for the filling of billets and
to give Naval Reserve officers in
creased rank commensurate with the
important duties which are being
performed by many of them.
The Naval Reserve Selection Board
has only two Naval Reserve officers
on it, the others being from the
regular establishment. The an
nouncemsnt did not say how many
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Army ond Navy Union

Charles A. Rainey is the new
senior vice commander of the Pres
ident's Own Garrison as result Of
q recent election held at 1903 Four
teenth street NV.
Other officers elected were: Junior
vice commander, William F. Corn
well; paymaster. Charles Bodine,
and chaplain, Frederick M. Dryden
Adjt. Edward Livingstone certified
the following members as delegates
to the national convention at At
lantic City, N. j., from September
2 to Z: National Councillor Ralph
N. Werner, National Legislative
Chairman Maj. Earl Hamilton
Smith, Comdr. Foster A. Touart
and Past Department Comdrs Nor
ris L. Perry and Frederick M. Dry
den. Alternates are Department
Inspector Israel Kaufman and
Junior Vice Comdr. William F.
Cornwell.
New members elected were Miss
Lillian Reagan, William F. Cornwel
and w. MEG. Harlow.
Department Comdr. William S.
Mackrantz announced the appoint
ment of Miss Reagan as department
adjutant.
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officers would be selected for promo
ton. The board is composed as fol-
lows: Rear Admirals Charles s.
Freeman, Adolphus Andrews, John
w. Wilcox, jr.; Russell Wilson,
Leigh Noyes, Arthur L. Bristol, jr.,
and Aubrey w. Fitch, all of the
Regular Navy, and Rear Admiral Ed
ward A. Evers of the Reserve. The
recorder of the board is 1t. Comdr.
Neil K. Dietrich Of the Regular Navy
and the assistant recorder is Lit.
Comdr. James A. Mitchell of the
Reserve.
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Spanish War Veterans

The Council of Administration
met at department headquarters
on August 9. Senior Vice Comdr.
Elvin M. Luskey presided. @. M.
Gen. P. J. Callan. william L. Mat
tocks. Samuel j. McWilliams, Will
liam F. Smith, r. E. Washburne,
w. G. Copley and Louis G. Kraft
spoke.
A resolution was adopted pro-
testing against any proposal to
move the United States Soldiers
Home or to acquire the land to
which it holds title.
Meetings this week: Monday,
Col John Jacob Astor Camp at
United States Soldiers Home: Ad-
miral George Dewey Naval Auxil-
iary. Northeast Masonic Temple;
Wednesday, Gen. M. Emmet Urell
Camp and Uren Auxiliary. Pythian
Temple; Friday, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp and Miles Auxiliary,
Pythian Temple.
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Seven D. {. Guard
Airmen Are Sent
To Service Schools
Orders for Troining
Received on Eve
Of Mobilization

With notification last week that
they would be incucted into the
Federal service on September l for
their field training, members Of the
121st Observation Sqadron of the
District National Guard are now
engaged in packing equipment for
shipment to the training post.
One of the first definite results
of the mobilization order was the
receipt of instructions by the COM
mander of the local outfit, Capt
Hamilton, to send seven of his men
to various technical training schools
for special courses to fit them for
their jobs. They left the latter part
of the week. Arrangements have
been made to formally induct them
into the service at the schools at
the same time that their comrades
are being inducted into the service
prior to their departure for the
site which has been selected by the
War Department for their field
training.
The men were sent to take special
courses In photography. armament,
airplane mechanics and technical
clerical work. The photography and
armament schools are at Denver,
Colo, the airplane mechanics and
technical clerk schools at Chanute
Field, near Chicago, Ill. and the
radio school at Scott Field, also in
Illinois.
The courses will not end until
next January and February. Upon
completion of their courses they will
! report direct to their unit in the
field. In addition to these men, the
unit already has two men attending
a supply school ia Middletown, Pa
They are expected to return here in
time to go with the whole outfit.
The men who were selected to
attend the specialist schools in
cluded: Sergt. Bernard Hickman.
who went to the school of arma-
ment; Sergts. Raymond H. Weir and
Samuel Cohen, to the school for
mechanics: Sergts. Edward S. Cac-
caVo and Douglas Davenport. to the
aerial photographers school; Sergt.
Samuel c. Steffey, to the clerks
school, and Sergt. Joseph P. Meyers.
to the radio school.
Officers said no instructions have
been received as to the field train
ing destination, although it has been
reported as Fort Bragg, N. C. 1t
was said that there is another air
plane squadron based there and that
1t is close to a camp where there is
large concentration of infantry.
1t is understood that ultimately the
local troops will be sent to Colum-
bia, S. c., where, for a long time,
it has been indicated they would
60 when they went into the field.
1t was intimated that the quarters
and hangers there had not yet been
completed and that the local flyers
would remain at Fort Bragg until
this was ready
They have only two planes here
now and they hava-been using them
both for. the training flights of the
officers, but also in giving the enlist
ed members of the ground and
maintenance crews flights above
Washington and vicinity.
As the planes assigned here are
limited in their passenger capacity,
it is probable that three or four
of the officers will 60 to the new
station by air, while the remainder
will 90 by other means. The out
At has no automotive equipment, 1t
was said, although an organization
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National Association
Of ReouIurs

Comdr. Lamar E. Chamberlain of
National Defense Post announces
the annual ~ A. R. boat ride on
the steamer Mount Vernon on Au-
gust 25. Narmate Harry E. Stein
grebe will be master of ceremonies.
Deputy Chief of Staff David E.
Armstrong announces plans are un-
der way to organize a Philippine
Post in the District of Columbia
and suggests that all Filipinos in
terested in joining such a post con-
tact him at the Victor Building
headquarters of the N. A. r.
Past Comdr. John Arthur Shaw
announced three more members are
needed for the granting of charter
to the Silver Spring Post and urges
all eligibles residing in Montgomery
County to contact him at 8408 Ram
sey avenue. Silver Spring. Md, or
phone him at Shepherd 1862.
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of this size is entitled to a large
amount of it. For this reason, 1t is
suggested that practically the entire
organization will be dispatched by
train.
Although they are to be called
into service on September /, it was
estimated by the officers that it
would take about 10 days to get
ready to depart. This is the limit
allowed by the Army for getting the
troops into the field after orders
have been issued for the mobiliza-
ton. The present organization is
about up to the field strength allo-
Gated to it, but it is still in need
of some cooks and carpenters.
The dispatch of the air troops
will leave at the main armory only
the adjutant general and the ci-
william personnel of the records office,
which is still busy keeping up the
records OF the troops which already
are In the field.
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Hand|ey Will Head
K. Of T.. Columbus
Day Observance
Invitation Extended
To Members From Other
Cities Now Working Here

State Deputy James F. Kehoe has
appointed Robert F. Handley, past
grand knight of Washington Coun-
Gil, knights of Columbus, general
chairman of the Columbus Day OBJ
servance on october II. The pro-
gram will consist of the placing OF
a wreath at the Columbus Memo
rial Fountain in Union Station Plaza
and a banquet.
Carroll Council will meet on Tues
day evening, with James p. Fox.
grand knight. presiding.
James c. Naughton, grand knight.
will preside over Spalding Council
Thursday evening.
State Deputy Kehoe has extended
an invitation to members of the Or
der now employed here in the de-
fense program, but who hold men,
bership in other cities, to make use
of the clubhouse at 918 Tenth street
NV. $50
Harold F. Jones, faithful naviga-
tor of Washington General Assem-
bly,. Fourth Degree, announced as
special part of the Columbus Day
observance a solemn exemplification
of the Fourth Degree is planned
for October II at 8 pm.
The supreme convention will be
held In Atlantic City, N J.. August
II to 81, inclusive. The order in
Washington will be represented by
State Deputy Kehoe and Past State
Deputy Alfred A. McGarraghy. Col.
Thomas F.. Carlin, master of the
Fourth Degree for the District of
Columbia, will attend in the interest
OF the Fourth Degree.
Past Faithful Navigator Francis
A. McCann is general chairman of
the Fourth Annual Solemn Memo
rial Military Field Mass 1912 Com
mittee. 1t will be held at Arlington
National Cemetery on May "a at
10 am.
The meeting of the assembly will
be held September Is. at 8:l5 pm.
at the Mayfower Hotel.
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Legion Auxiliary
Broke Membership
Record on August |
Mrs. Moreoret {. Corrd!
New President Of the
District Department

With 515,SS8 members enrolled on
August /, the American Legion Aux
iliary had left all previous men,
bership records far behind and was
headed for the 525 900 mark in to-
tai 1941 enrollments, according to
word received here from national
headquarters. All except 9 of the
81 departments had exceeded their
quotas.
Mrs. Margaret z. Carroll Of the
Police and Fire Unit was elected
District of Columbia Department
president for 1912.
Other officers elected are: Vice
presidents, Mrs. Edith Sadler, Vic
tory Unit, No. 4: Mrs. Louise Good
acre, Sergt. Jasper Unit, No. Is,
and Mrs. Peggy Gauges, Cooley Nc
Cullough Unit, No. %; chaplain,
Mrs. Ruth Bergman, Killeen Unit,
No. Is; historian, Mrs. Anita Ellis,
James Reese Europe, No. 5; prop
erty custodian, Mrs Katie Gross,
Spengler Unit. No. IL; sergeant al
arms. Mrs. Evelyn Copeland, Treas
ury Unit, No. 25, and color bearers,
Mrs. Inez Holston. Alexander Unit,
No. SO, and Mrs. Grace Comingore,
Police and Fire Unite, No. 90.
Mrs. Helen M. McCabe, retiring
department president, was elected
national executive committeewoman
for the District of Columbia. She
will head the delegation to the ma
tional convention at Milwaukee,
Wis, September IS to 18.
Delegates elected to the national
convention are: Mrs. McCabe, Mrs.
Carroll, Mrs. Comingore, Mrs. Edith
Armstrong, Mrs. Lee Getting, Mrs
Julia c. Brown and Mrs. Catherine
Crompton. Alternates: Mrs. Ada
Riley, Miss Edna Mcintosh. Mrs
Ellen Ketner, Mrs. Hazel Fraser,
Mrs. Della Barker, Mrs. Florence
Campbell and Mrs. Addie Hardy.
Miss Mary Eleanor McCabe was
elected president of Girls Nation.
Other officers elected were Miss
Peggy Ann Combs, vice president:
Miss Marie Combs, secretary; Miss
Patricia Lipscomb and Miss Allie
Bell Wright, color bearers; Miss
Betty Clarkson, chaplain, and Miss
Isabel Doherty. sergeant at arms.
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the Texas State convention in Fort
Worth. Tex.
The regular meeting of the De-
partment Building Fund Commit
tee will be held at department head
quarters on August 20 at 8 pm.
The department publicity officer
announced he will be at depart
ment headquarters each Tuesday
until pm. to receive publicity.
Rules and regulations for the
fifth annual national high school
oratorical contest of the American
Legion in 1912 are being distributed.
Students actually enrolled in high
schools are eligible. State winners
must be certified to the commission
not later than April 5. 1912. with
the exception of the Department of
Hawaii. which must make its certifi-
cation by March %. so that its win
ner may reach the United States
by April 8.
The department committee in
charge of this oratorical activity
may choose its own subject for use
within the department The same
subject and Grafton used by a con-
testant in the State competition
must be used in the national con-
test.
Regional contests will be held be-
tween April and Is. The national
finals will be staged between April
IA and 18.
Each contestants Grafton must
be original 1t must require not less
than 10 minutes nor more than IL
for delivery. In addition, each con-
testant must be able to speak ex-
temporaneously for not less than
four minutes nor more than six
minutes on some aspect of the
United States Constitution and its
amendments.
Uniforms will be barred. Informal
dress will be required In the re-
gional, sectional and the national
final rounds the Judges will grade
contestants 25 per cent on poise
and personality. so per cent on ac-
curacy and effectiveness and 25 per
cent on powers to thrill. quicken
and compel
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Pistorio Elected Commander
Of Legion's Costello Post
Veterans Urge Distinguished Service Cross
For Late Gen. William Mitchell

James Pistorio was elected COM
nander of Vincent B. Costello Post
No. Is of the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
ut the last meeting.
Other officers elected were: First
vice commander, David Kisluik;
second vice commander, Albert Bos-
sic; third vice commander, John H.
Vittum: quartermaster, j. j. Canty:
sergeant at arms, James S. Brent:
master at arms, Joseph A. Tyler,
and chaplain, Daniel Richardson.
A resolution was adopted recon-
mending that the national conven-
ton urge Congress to make a post
humous award of the Distinguished
Service Cross to the late Gen. Will
liam Mitchell in recognition OF his
foresight in the field of aeronautlcs:
Gen. Mitchell was commander OF
Costello Post in 1927.
Department Comdr. Haywood
Saunders and his staff will attend
the Virginia Department Convention
IN Alexandria, Va, tomorrow eve
ming. The parade of the Virginia
Department will be held at 3 pm.
Tuesday.
At a meeting of the delegation OF
the District of Columbia to the
national convention in Milwaukee.
Wis, next month, Comdr. Saunders
was elected chairman OF the dele
cation and w. P. Kershner OF Sergt.
Jasper Post was chosen as secre-
tary. The delegation will have
headquarters at the Knickeroocker
Hotel in Milwaukee.
The American Legion on August
I attained its all-time high mem
bership of 1882 1868. The District
of Columbia was one of 18 depart
mepts that exceeded their all-time
high membership. Its total was
BILL.
At the monthly meeting OF Fort
Stevens Post nominations were made
for officers for the ensuing year as
follows: Commander, Frank B..
Bloom and Robert M. Kennedy;
senior vice commander, Joseph A.
Walker; second vice commander,
Charles Victor Dessez; third vice
commander, Louis L. Goldberg;
chaplain. Edward L. Potter and
George n. Goetting: sergeant at
arms, Roy c. Ponton, c r. Beahm
and Joseph Mirabello.
Nominees for the post Executive
Committee for two-year term were
as follows: William H. Hargrave,
John T. Long, Edwin L. Donaldson,
Emmett Leo Sheehan, Joseph T.
Oliver, Michael J. Lyons, Charles H.
Heller, Harry J. Hunglemann and
Clifton L. Borneman. Patrick j.
Cavanaugh was nominated to COM
plete the unexpired term on the
committee OF the late Past Comdr.
Leo J. Reel.
Past Department Comdr. Fred T.
Frazer will be the principal speaker
at the child welfare conference of
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Meetings This Week.

Monday-Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club, 8
pm; Department of Justice
Post, assembly room. F. B. l.,
8 pm; Gas Light Post. 1927
Wisconsin avenue NV. 8 pm.
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post, Press CLUB, $50 pm;
Cooley-McCullough Post, 802 F.
street NV, s pm; Second
Division Post. New Colonial Ho-
tel, 8 pm; Bunker Hill Post,
807 Monroe street NE; Pepco
Post, Pepco Building, Tenth and
E streets NV.
Wednesday DePue Post,
Hayloft, s pm; Kenna- Main
Post, 1716 Thirty-first street
Sc, 8 pm.
Friday-Bureau of Engraving
Post, 713 D street NV, 8 pm.
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Campbell and Kohen
Named by Lambert
To VI. W. Positions
Recruiting Campaign
Program Is Prepared;
Post Picnic Today
Meetings This Week.

Monday, Internal Revenue
Post, 1903 Fourteenth street
NV; Police-Fire Post, 500
Monroe street NE.
Tuesday, Military Order Of
Coolies, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday. Gen. Edwards
Post, 729 Fifteenth street NV.
Thursday, H. L. Edmonds
Post. Hamilton Hotel.