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Evening star., 1941-03-30
National Association
Of Regulars

Comdr. John Arthur Shaw of Ma
honal Defense Post announces a
meeting will be held in the Victor
Building on the night of April Z
The meeting will feature discus
sion of several bills in Congress
John Cleveland, musician, has been
made chairman of committee de-
signed to consider the feasibility of
organizing a National Defense Post
band.
National Trustee James Hudgins
has been designated as flag seal Of
ficer of the post and will lead the
campaign to make Americans more
flag conscious through the use OF
N. A. r. flag seals,
Adjt. Maynard Atwood is prepar-
ing list of post members and their
businesses in order that members
may patronize one another when
making purchases or contracting
for services.
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Sergt. Jasper Post will meet at
the Pythian Temple on Wednesday
at pm. Comdr. Ayden A. Dibble
will preside.
Membership Officer William P.
Kershner expects each member of
the committee to make a report at
meeting to be held in room Ale
Denrike Building tomorrow at 8
pm.
Members to participate in the
Army Day parade are requested to
report to Cecil A. Smith at 1:30
pm. on Delaware avenue south of
B street S.W.
Ten prizes consisting of 10 box
seats to the opening Washington
American League baseball game
will be made at a special meeting
of the post on April 8 at room 4l6
Denrike Building at pm. The
proceeds will be used to sponsor the
post entry in the American Legion
Junior Baseball League.
Potomac Post will hold a social
meeting on Thursday at the Killeen
Post clubrooms, 1904 M street NV.
All LegionnaireS are invited. The
regular meeting will be held April
10 at the Palisades Field House. A
child welfare program is scheduled
for this meeting.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post met Friday night in
room 1881 South Building, with
Comdr. Smith presiding. Arrange
mentS were made to take part in
the Army Day parade.
Internal Revenue Post met last
Monday at the Hayloft Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV, with
Comdr. Russell S. Jeffreys presid.
ing. The past commanders wert
guests. There were entertainment
and refreshments.
Oscar G. Jones, veterans place
ment representative for the District
of Columbia, spoke about the en-
ployment of veterans.
Charles E. Wolfe, captain of the
blood donating squad OF the post
read many letters from persons in
/ the Bureau of Internal Revenue
who have been given blood transfu-
sions.
With a view to increasing interes
President Joseph j. Idler of the Pas
Commanders Association called al
Executive Committee meeting at tn
home of Secretary Gail T. Judd las
Friday night, when a round tabl
discussion was held.
Plans were outlined by Col. JOSEPH
F. Randall, treasurer, for a Dime
meeting at the Fairfax Hotel OF
May IA, with cards and other games
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd welcomed tn
guests and served refreshments.
The annual sermon for member
of the James Reese Europe Post wi
be preached tonight at o'clock a
the Second Baptist Church, Thir
street, between H and I streets NV
Comdr w. H. Kelson will lead tn
members. Lewis w. Grove is il
charge of the arrangements.
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Official Visitations
For Daughters Of
America Slated
State and National
Officers Activities for
April Announced

Official viSitations of the State and
national officers of the Daughters
of America will be made to local
councils during April.
The schedule follows:
April 3-Mizpah Council at St.
Johns Church, Georgetown, 8 pm.
Councillor Wanda Graves requests
all members to be present at 7:30
pm. April 8-Unity Council at 24o7
Minnesota avenue Sc; April ~
Goodwill Council at 808 I street
NV; April 15-Fidelity Council at
8O8 I street NV; April 17-Star
Spangled Banner Council at Sixty
first street and Central avenue NE:
Loyalty Council at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple, date to be announced.
Brookland Council met at 3501
Twelfth street NE. and honored
State Councillor Clara Owens, Asso-
ciate State Councillor Vera Myers
and Deputy Julia Columbus. The
Glee Club from Electric Institute
sang. There were a cornet solo by
R. Bagan and vocal solo by Mrs.
Evelyn Harbough.
Anacostia Council met with Coun-
cilor Helen Lashlie presiding. Those
initiated were Mrs. Mamie McClay,
Mrs. Goldie Wise, Mrs. Minnie Had
doway and William Warren. A re-
ception was given to Pocahontas
Jabud Council There were solos by
Mrs. Clara Laughter, three McAul1h
sisters and Charles Fowler, jr.
John l.. Burnett Council will have
a social tomorrow at their hall, Wis
counsin avenue and M street NV.
The Past State Councillors Associa-
ton will meet Tuesday at 808 !
street NV.
Esther Council will have lunch
con at the Electric Institute at 11:30
m. Wednesday, On Saturday men,
oers will participate in the Army Day
parade. Call Mrs. Grace Ricketts,
State Council drill mistress.
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Funds Are Sought
For Expansion Of
Naval Academy
Increase in Enrolment
Spurs Move to Obtain
Additional Lund

Increases in the enrolment at the
United States Naval Academy and
additional facilities for instruction
made necessary by the scientific
development of naval operations
have crowded the Academy grounds
to such an extent that a vast ex-
pansion is considered necessary.
Efforts are now being made to have
Congress provide funds to purchase
additional land and erect buildings.
Senator Tydings of Maryland
pointed out that there is now only
l acre of ground for every 100 mid
shipmen, and this includes roads
and walks, and not enough ground
for drills. He said the Naval Acad-
emy has less ground per student
than any college or university in
the United States.
AS the Navy has developed along
more scientific lines, it has been
necessary to construct many build
ings that in the old days were not
necessary in connection with naval
officers training, the Senator as
serted. The new buildings. many
of which are dormitories and
laboratories. have gradually en-
croached on the available land with
in the present grounds.
The land which has been selected
has some old houses on it and the
price of $55,000 an acre has been
asked, but Congress is not disposed
to provide such large amount
per unit cost. The sum of $40,0 ,00C
an acre has been suggested as q
fair price, but prompt action is de-
clared necessary to have new build
ings ready for use of the increased
enrolment.
The Board of Visitors of the
Academy. for the past IS years
has pointed to the need of acquiring
additional land for the institution
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While the members Of the 1st Bat
TALON, District Naval Reserves, are
still being kept in the dark as to
whether they will have to pass
through an annual inspection by
special board of naval officers, never
theless they are being kept in trim
for such an ordeal as they are being
put through course of inspections
by the regular officers.
The original inspection was sched-
uled for April l, but the board is
not coming, at least so far as the
local Reservists are concerned. But
they are going to have formal
inspection anyway. 1t will be con-
Quoted by Comdr. A. C. McCrary,
U. s. NJ, retired, who has been as
signed here as director of Naval
under the direction Of the COM
mandant of the Washington Navy
Yard.
The two divisions were put through
their inspection PAGES last Tuesday
night by 1t. o. j. Gullickson, retired,
who has been assigned to the bat
talon as inspector r-instructor. They
were said to have shown up ex-
ceedingly well, and after the one
to be given them this week, they
are expected to be ready for a
formal inspection board at any time
that the latter finds time to come
here.
officers of the local battalion were
unable to ascertain whether the
delay in the inspection tests by the
main board meant that they are
soon to be called to active duty.
While the enlisted personnel of the
divisions IS remaining intact, most
of the divisional officers have been
placed on the active list, and a
number of them are not being sent
to sea but are being kept on duty
in the Navy Yard, in connection
with some phases of Naval Reserve
work
1t. w. S. Brown, commanding
officer of the I'd Division, has re-
ceived orders for active duty, and
plans to leave this week for the West
Coast, where he will be assigned to
some ship there. 1t q. g. Carl
Johnson is executive officer of this
division. Officers said that no one
had been ordered to assume COM
mand of the division, and it is likely
that 1t. Johnson will assume tenn
porary command for the time being.
Ensign Charles Carroll, engineer
Offlcer'of the I'd Division, has been
ordered to active duty, but he will
remain in Washington, having been
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Forty and Eioht

A delegation of District members
went to Hagerstown, Md, last night
to take part in wreck" held by the
Voiture of Maryland.
Grande Voiture No. 174 will par
ticipate in the Army Day parade on
Saturday, and that evening they
will celebrate Army Day with a
dance at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club Members who have not
made reservations are requested to
communicate with Chairman Milne
of the Dance Committee.
The mid-Atlantic promenade will
be held at Columbia. S. c., April 18
and 10. A large delegation from the
District of Columbia will attend.
Arrangements are being made for a
special coach. Reservations, with
deposit, should be made Immediately
with Fred G. Fraser to insure hotel
accommodations.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Spanish American War
Niahf 10 Be Observed

Department Comdr. Calvin B.
Lucas, members of his staff and
comrades of the camps are sched-
uled to attend exercises at Spanish
American War night observance
under auspices of Lincoln Post at
the Arcade Building on April IA.
This ceremonial, staged by the
American Legion, is an annual trib-
ute paid the Boys of '98" by vet
Grams of the World War.
Past Comdr. Nelson Durfee of
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, chair
man, announces the auxiliaries are
making 10000 carnations to be
placed on the graves of veterans
in Arlington National Cemetery on
Memorial Day.
Richard J. Harden Camp will
meet in Pythian Temple on Thurs
day night.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Meetings This Week.


Monday Child Welfare
meeting, room 7057, Depart
ment of Commerce, $50 pm;
Legislative Committee, May
flower Hotel; United States
Treasury Post Blood Bank par
ty, New Colonial Hotel, 8 pm.
Tuesday Capital Transit
Post smoker, BOT Monroe street
NE; George Washington Post,
2108 Sixteenth street NV;
Costello Post, Schneider's Cafe;
Second Division Post, New Co.
lonial Hotel; Columbia Post,
w. o. w. Hall, 8 pm.
acknowledgements Jasper
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV, 8
pm.
Thursday-Jane A. Delano
Post, 1746 K street NV; Fort
Stevens Post, Stansbury Lodge,
8 pm.
Friday - Agriculture Post,
room 1899, Department of Ag-
riculture Building, 8 pm.
Saturday-Forty and Eight
dance, Indian Spring Country
Club, 10 pm.
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Equa|ity-Wa|ter Reed
VT. W. Post 10 Name
Officers Thursday
Follow Me-Defense
Meeting Is Called to
Form Auxiliary
Meetings This Week.

Monday-Ladies Club Com
mittee, Follow Me-Defense Post,
208 Ascot place NE; Overseas
Military Band, National Guard
Armory; Junior Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory.
Tuesday-Military Order of
the Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Thursday-Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1912 Ninth street
NV; H. L. Edmonds Post,
Hamilton Hotel.
Friday-Advance Post, 1700 L
street NV; All-American Post.
100 L street NV: United
States Treasury Post, 1912 Ninth
street NV: Bowling League,
1926 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary

The Auxiliary to Hurney Post met
at st. Anthony's School hall on
March 81 to cooperate in the Good
Friday observance. They placed a
wreath on the John Barry Monu-
ment on st. Patrick's day. They
participated with Nativity parish in
the organization of its new post last
Tuesday evening. An American flag
will be presented to st. Joseph's
School for Boys. The national body
will offer an award of S25 to the boy
or girl in parochial school success
fully competing in an essay on
youth of America" A joint ami
versary birthday party will be given
In April. New applications were ap-
proved.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Third Division, "A. E. F.

The Society of the Third Division,
A. E. F., will meet at the Willard
Hotel on Wednesday at pm. Will
liam A. Shoemaker, secretary of the
Third Division Last Mans Club
will make his report on this newly
organized activity. Refreshments
will be served and men will be ap-
pointed to serve on the Reunion
Committee.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Regular Veterans
Association

Col. Victor Devereaux, national
vice commander of the Regular
Veterans Association, will be honor
guest at dinner to be given by
Gen. Malin Craig Post, now being
arranged by a committee.
New members admitted at the
March II meeting were, Albert
Schilin, Neil Muirhead, Marion
Moster, Peter Sadowsky and An
drew v. Bell.
At the meeting on April Comdr
Walter P. Boeh, jr., and Harry G
Ritner will make addresses.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Equality Walter Reed Post, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, will elect
and install officers at meeting
at Pythian Temple Thursday night.
The officers will be installed by Past
Department Comdr. Dan Campbell.
There will be refreshments.
Leonard NeguS has been accepted
to membership. William H. Bush,
Ben H. Pollock and Ralph E. Col
Inns reinstated.
The Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps will participate in the Army
Day parade Saturday.
Follow Me-Defense Post plans to
organize a ladies' club. Chairman
Phillip R. Belt has called a meet
| ing tomorrow at pm. at his home,
2O8 Ascot place NE All members
of the post as well as the wives,
mothers, sisters and daughters of
members are invited.
The post will nominate, elect and
install officers April 10 at 202O
! f1IlOue 1Sldllu dNtIluc IN E.
Chairman Fred c. Kelly an
nounces the post will assist the
community organizations as well as
| business houses in conducting the
Easter egg roll in Langdon Park
Easter Monday. Local merchants
will offer to children finding GER
| tain code marked eggs prizes.
The annual banquet of the V. F
| w Bowling League will be held at
1906 Rhode Island avenue NE. on
April 10 Immediately following the
close of the season.
/ Advance Post will have election
and installation of officers next Fri
day evening in Washington Post
clubrooms.
United States Treasury Post will
have nomination and election of Of
ficers next Friday evening in Pyth-
ian Temple.
Department Comdr. Leonard Ba-
con and his official staff visited the
last meeting of H. L. Edmonds
Post. Comrade Guanini was ad-
mitted to membership and obligat-
ed by Comdr. Irving Ambrose.
| Nominations and election of Of
GERS will be held Thursday eve
ming in the Hamilton Hotel.
All-American Auxiliary held q
social jointly with the post on Tues
day at 1922 Vermont avenue NV
There were games, dancing and re-
freShmentS. 1t was voted to hold al
affair the third Tuesday of each
month.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be held Tuesday at Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV. Nomination and election
of officers will take place.
The Department Auxiliary will
meet April 4 at 1414 I street NV
Department President Ethel Sendlak
requests all members turn out for the
Army Day parade, April 5 at LIE
pm. along Delaware avenue south ot
B street S.W. Members should re.
port to either Department Chief OF
Staff Mae Hart, Department Con-
ductreSS Rose Rely or the depart
ment president. All presidents are
to see that their flags and banners
are in the parade. Boy Scouts will
carry the colors. The Junior daugh-
ter units are also invited to partici-
pate.
Treasury Auxiliary met at 1414
street NV. President Augusta Her
man presided. The auxiliary will
hold nomination and election OF
officers on April IA at the home Of
Eola Wright. The auxiliary will
hold a joint installation service with
their post on April 18 at Pythian
Temple. An evening of games pre-
ceded by a showing of a picture on
April 81.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet April 10 for the nomination
and election of officers.
All-American Auxiliary will meet
April l at the Thomas Circle Clut
for nomination and election OF
| offinerc
Evening star., 1941-03-30
New Policy Adopted
On Extension Of Tours
For Reserve Officers
Plan Is Designed to
Provide Training for
Those Not Yet Called

In order to provide training op-
portunities for many Reserve off,
GERS, who have not yet been ordered
to active duty, new policy on ex-
tension of tours now on such duty
has been adopted by the War De-
partment.
Under this new policy, not more
than rs per cent of those now on
duty with corps area service COM
mandS and War Department over
head installations, and not more
than so per cent of such officers
now on duty in each regiment,
separate battalion or company or
similar organizations, may be con-
tinued on active duty for more than
u months except officers in the
following categories, whose tours
may be extended without re-
Striction.
Officers. other than Air Corps,
whose initial tours of active duty
began prior to August 27, 1910, who
entered active duty with assurance
that if their services were salts
factory their tours would be ex-
tended; officers called to active duty
from the category of warrant Off
GERS and enlisted men of the Regu-
/ lar Army; officers on duty with a
service, the Signal Corps, the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps, or
the Air Corps, but commissioned
/ in an arm or service other than
the Air Corps; officers on foreign
! service. or who have heretofore
consented to extension of tours of
active duty for the purpose of en-
/ tering upon specialized duties. and
officers requested by an assignment
authority for the purpose of assign
ment to duty, during the period
of the extension. with a service, the
Signal Corps, the Reserve officers
Training Corps, or to fill special
lied position for which there is
no other readily available and quail
fed Reserve officer.
The total number of Reserve
officers on duty with any organi-
Zation or installation on July l
when the new policy takes effect
will be used to determine the per-
centages of those officers whose
tours of active duty will be eX-
tended for an additional IL months
The War Department announced
last December that with the eX-
ception of Reserve officers whose
current assignments are based or
agreements for extension of then
tours of active duty, no other Re-
serve officers, except Air Corps
medical and dental officers will be
continued on extended active duty
without their consent.
Military law and courts-martia
will be the subject of the 320th In.
fantry conference on Tuesday eve.
ming. Local Air Corps officers vii
meet the same evening to discus,
the conduct of fire, while Cavalry
officers on Thursday evening viii
take up the duties of regimenta
adjutant. Officers of the 354tf
Medical Regiment will discuss felc
sanitation on Friday evening. Dis
trict cavalry officers will meet a
Fort Myer next Sunday at $3.50 am
for instruction in equitation.
District Reserve officers partici.
pating in the Army Day parade
next Saturday will assemble a
South Capitol and B streets a
1:30 pm. The wooden service uni.
form will be worn.
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Knights of Pythius

Lodges meeting this week are:
Webster and Capital, Tuesday
evening; Mount Vernon, Wednesday
evening; Friendship Temple Pythian
Sisters, Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

Second Division Unit will hold its
April meeting on Wednesday at the
New Colonial Hotel at pm.
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Mrs. Helen M McCabe, depart
ment president, has been requested
by Henry Hodges, chairman of the
Legion Army Day Parade Commit
tee, to have members Of the organi-
zation in the parade on April 5. They
are urged to take position in the line
along Delaware avenue at 1:30 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-30

District Reserve officers partici-
pating in the Army Day parade
next Saturday will assemble at
South Capitol and B streets at
1:30 pm. The wooden service uni
form will be worn.
Evening star., 1941-06-04
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

AS Peter Rabbit sat looking at
Longbill the Woodcock he couldn't
help wondering why Longbill should
have been given such a very long
bill. Suddenly Longbill plunged his
bill into the ground. He plunged it
in for the whole length. Then he
pulled it out and Peter caught a
glimpse of the tail end of a worm
disappearing down Longbill's throat.
Where that bill had gone into the
ground was a neat little round hole
For the first time Peter noticed
that all about were many such lit
tie round holes. Did you make all
those little round holes?" exclaimed
Peter.
Not ALL" replied Longbill Mrs.
Woodcock made some of them
And there was a worm in every
one?" asked Peter, his eyes very
wide with interest.
Longbill nodded. "Of course" said
he. You don't suppose we would
take the trouble to bore one of them
if we didn't know that we would
get worm at the end of it, do your"
Peter remembered how he had
watched Welcome Robin listen, and
then suddenly plunge his bill into
the ground and pull out a worm.
But the worms Welcome Robin got
o1yrToJTc n1Ncn tn tho t1t,fo
while these worms were so deep in
the earth that Peter couldn't under
stand how it was possible for any
one to know they we're there. We'll
come Robin could see when he got
hold of worm but Longbill
couldn't Even if you know if
there is worm down there in the
ground, how do you know when you
have reached it? And how is it
possible for you to open your bill
down there to take it in?" asked
Peter.
Longbill chuckled. That's easy"
said he. I've got the handiest bill
that ever was. See here" Long
bill suddenly thrust his bill straight
out in front of him and, to Peters
astonishment, he lifted the end of
the upper half without opening the
rest of the bill at all That's the
way I get them" said he. Il can
feel them when I reach them, and
then 1 just open the tip of my bill
and grab them. I think there is
one right under my feet now; watch
me get him." Longbill bored into
the ground until his face was al
most against it. When he pulled his
bill out, sure enough, there was a
worm. 'Of course" explained Long
bill, lit is only in soft ground that
I can do this. That is why I have
to fly away south as soon as the
ground freezes at ALL"
Its wonderful" sighed Peter.
Il don't suppose any one else can
and hidden worms that way"
My cousin, Jack Snipe, can," re-
piled Longbill promptly. He feeds
the same way I do, only he likes
open, marshy meadows instead of
bushy swamps. Perhaps you know
him?"
Peter nodded. Il do" said he.
Now 1 must be running along.
I'm ever so glad to have seen you.
and the first chance get I'm COM
ing over to call again"
Evening star., 1941-06-04

VOL, t0:t5-Mrs. Eleanor Wilson heAdoo
in The second program Of her series in which
she compares World War with The present
conflict.
WJSV, tO;30-Natonal Aeronduiit Asotia.
lion Convention: Principal speakers will be
Chief Of Naval Operations Stark, Army Air Corps
Chief Arnold, Assistant Secretary Of War loVett.
The keynote is Defense Of the Western Hems-
phere.
WNAL, it.00-SenaiOr Pepper Of Florida
speaks under auspices Of The Committee 10 De,
fend America by Aiding the Allies.
SAoRr.wAyE PROGRAMS.
LONDON, 7:i0-' Listening Post CSC, 9;58
meg, 3i.3 m,; GSD, Ills meg 25.5 m.;
GSL, Gil meg, 49.i m.
BUDAPEST. 7;30-News in English; HAT4,
9.l2 megy 328m.
LONDON, 7:30-Britain Speaks, Sea Power"
CSC, q58 meg, 3i.3 m.; GSD, Ills megv
25.5 m.; GSL, 6.il meg, 4o.l m.
LONDON, 8:OO-The Music Of Britain; CSC,
o.58 meg, 3i.3 m.; GSO, Ills meeY 25.5
m.; GSL, 6.it meg, 4o1 m.
LONDON, 900-Demouaoy Marches; CSC,
958 meg, 3t.3 m,; 6SD, III meg, 25.5 m.;
GSL, 6.ti meg, 49.i m.
GUATEMALA. iO:00-Third and fourth acts
Of The Bdrered Bride; IOWA, 9,68 meg,
81 m.
ROME, t0;00-News in English; PROB, 9.63
meg, 3i.l H.; 2R04 1881 meg, 25.4 m.;
2R06, 1880 meg, to m.
BERLIN, t0:30-News in English; DID, Ill
meg IS m.; DID, 1854 meg, 2S.5 m.;
DIP, SOB meg, 49.7 m.