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Evening star., 1941-08-31
|. 0. OF. Delegation
To Leave Next Week
For Des Moines
Sovereign Grand Lodges
Annual Session Will
Open September IS

A., Representatives of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows will leave
next week to attend the annual seS-
sion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
the Military Council, the Associa-
ton of Rebekah Assemblies and the
Association of Ladies Auxiliaries,
P. M, which will convene i'll Des
MoineS, Iowa, September Is.
Columbia Lodge will meet at 8
pm. Thursday. Victor K. Johnson,
noble grand. will preside.
Members of the lodge. their fami-
lies and friends, will hold a picnic
outing in Sligo Park, Nd, section
No. 3, from 8 am. to 6 pm, Sep
tember 81. Amity Lodge will par
ticipate. A softball contest will be
held.
Magenenu Encampment will meet
September 8. Willard M. Brown,
chief patriarch, will preside. This
encampment celebrated its 96th an
niverSary Tuesday.
Canton washington, PatrlarchS
Militant, will meet Saturday. Capt.
Earl D. Harrell will be in command.
This being the last meeting before
the General Military Council meet
ing In Des Moines, all resolutions
will be presented for action. All
members are requested to be pres
ent September 27 for drill rehearsal
preparatory for inspection and de-
gree work.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge will meet
Thursday. Miss Minnie Holderby
noble grand, will be in charge.
Fred Ehlers, president of the La
dies Bowling League, I. o. o. F.,
announces . meeting Thursday to
formulate plans for the coming
season.
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With an influx of Naval ReServists
who have been in attendance at
naval training stations throughout
the country, plans are about COM
pleted here for the formation of a
couple of divisions to hold weekly
drills, as dio the organized Reserve
battalion before it was called in the
service. They will be made up of
enlisted men who have Joined the
Naval Reserve to try for one of the
100 appointments which the law
allows each year to the Naval Re
serve for midShipmen at the United
States Naval Academy.
1t is not known definitely as yet
Just how many men will be assigned
here, because the training stations
have withheld their recommended
tions. They must have earned a
recommendation from the COM
manding officer of the training sta
ton to which they were attached
that they are good officer material.
Without this they will have to re-
main in their enlisted status as sea-
men, second class. and will be avail
able to assignment to duty TO the
fleet in that capacity only.
Some TO Try Again.
In addition to the men who en-
listed prior to July l. a requisite
for being eligible for entrance at the
academy next July l. it was said that
a number of members of the Naval
Reserve who failed TO receive ap-
continents last year have been given
permission to try again, as they are
still within the maximum age limit
for entrance to the naval school at
Annapolis. But these men will join
the local battalion until the lat
ter part of the year. it was said, be-
cause they will not be sent to the
training station until some time next
month for their eight months Of pre-
liminary training. Although these
men already have performed theil
drill service in the Reserve, they
still must take the eight weeks active
duty at the training station in ordel
to become eligible again to take th'
examinations in the spring.
1t. H. Arthur Lamar, formerly at
| tached to the local Reserve battalion
but now on active duty in the offic,
of the chief of the Bureau of Navi
cation in the Navy Department, VIII
has been designated to take com
mand of the training Of the loca
Reserve candidates for the nava
school. said that 1t. q. g. C. A
Applebv has been detailed a!
executive officer of the new battalion
The latter is mapping out a tenta
tive schedule for training the men.
First Drill Thursday.
The first drill under the new svs-
tenn will be held Thursday night 1t
Lamar said that the men who have
so far been returned to the city
have been instructed to report fol
duty at 7:45 O'Clock, when the pre-
liminary organization of the first
division will be affected. Some petty
officers from the Reserve already on
duty at the Washington Navy Yard
also will be assigned to the division
to assist in the training, in addition
to their regular daily duties. Among
these will be Chief Boatswain Mate
Joseph P. Slattery.
The dates for the convening OF
the selection boards which will look
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New Promotion Policy
To End Inequalities
Established in Army
Permanent. Temporary
Announcements for
Reserves Planned

A promotion policy combining
permanent and temporary promo
ton of Reserve officers with tenn
porary promotion of Regular Army
officers to remove inequalities be-
tween the two, was established by
the War Department last week.
Under the plan temporary promo
tion by selection is extended to all
grades.
The official announcement stated
that certain second heutenantS,
both Regular Army and Reserve,
will be promoted to the temporary
rank of first lieutenant and first
lieutenants Of both componentS will
be made captains. What form the
selection in these cases will take
was not explained, but it is re-
garded as unlikely that the same
procedure will be followed as in
the case of field officers. 1t was
noted that the official announce
ment pointed out that promotion of
majors would be il, the hands of a
selection board, while in the case
of officers of lower rank no mention
of the procedure was made.
The official announcement also
made no mention of provision for
promotion of Reserve captains to
the temporary rank of major, but
did specify that Reserve captains
will continue to be promoted to the
grade of major on permanent
basis. In making this statement,
however the War Department pro-
nouncement contained no reference
to permanent promotion of Reserve
officers above the grade of major.
The pertinent paragraph stated:
Normal peace-time promotion
for officers of the Regular Army will
continue in accordance with the
law, as well as permanent promo
ton for Reserve officers on active
duty to the grades of first lieu
tenant, captain and major"
Reserve officer advancement has
been predicated on the theory that
a Reserve officer is promoted in
prospective requirements of the
Army during an emergency. Thus
Reserve officer receives his mo-
bilization grade in peacetime.
For this reason Reserve officers
have been more rapidly promoted
than Regular officers. One of the
purposes OF the policy announced
by the War Department is to adjust
this inequality.
A waiver period for Reserve Of
ficers has been authorized under
which they may be reappointed on
an eligible status. Any Reserve
officer whose current appointment
will expire before February /, 1912,
may qualify for reappointment on
an eligible status under the pro-
visions OF section 4, Army Regula-
tlonS 140-5. Reserve officers now
occupying a status of ineligibility
Tor assignment, active duty, and
promotion in time of peace, NAV.
until and including January 81,
1912, qualify for an eligible status
under the provisions of that same
regulation.
A certificate of capacity for the
purposes set forth above may be
obtained for use up to and in
Guiding January 81, 1912.
Capt. Edgar T. Campbell a Med
ical Reserve officer on active duty
at Fort Eustis, Va, will begin on
September l one-month course of
instruction at Walter Reed General
Hospital as chief of the X-Ray
Service.
Second 1t. Patroklos J. Papadopu-
los. who has been promoted to the
grade OF first lieutenant, has been
relieved from assignment to the
376th Engineers.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

A Washington veteran was ele-
waited to the highest Office in the
Military Order Of the COotie at
Philadelphia, Pa, last Tuesday night
when Frank Topash of Front Line
Post, No. l401, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and Top Notch Tent No. /,
was unanimously elected Supreme
Seam Squirrel. Mr.. Topash has
served the order as Supreme High
Gimlet, junior vice commander, and
Supreme Blanket Bum, senior vice
commander. He is also past depart
ment inspector for the District De-
partment of the Veterans of For
eign Wars and is an employee OF
the Navy Department.
H. L. Edmonds Post held its last
meeting at the Hamilton Hotel with
the department commander and his
staff as guests. P. K. Brown, de-
partment historian of Michigan and
a member of Royal Oak Post, was
also a guest. Due to conditions in
Washington during the national de-
ferse period the post will no longer
be able to meet at the Hamilton
The next regular meeting will be
held Thursday at the home of
Quartermaster Floyd w. Stevick.
Gill Hartford avenue, Silver Spring,
Md.
The annual moonlight excursion
of Follow Me-DefenSe Post will be
held on the Steamer Potomac Sep
tember T. One of the features will
be the "Womenless Wedding" pre-
sented by the Dramatic Club Of the
Military Order of the Coolies. Tick
cts are now available from Comdr.
Neville Thompson or any member
OF the post.
Acting Comdr. Frank G. Pierce
of Equality Walter-Reed Post will
preside at the meeting Thursday in
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV.
Reports of delegates to the ma
tional encampment just closed will
be the feature of the meeting. Re-
freShments will be served.
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Third Division Society

Brig. Gen. David L. Brainard, re-
tired, is one of the distinguished
guests to attend the meeting of the
Washington branch on wednesday
at the Willard Hotel.
William A. Shoemaker will show
World War pictures from the Col
Waterman collection, as we'll a!
photographs of the 22d annual re.
union. There will be election Of
officers.
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National Association
Of Regulars

Comdr. Lemar E. Chamberlain OF
National Defense Post announced
last week that enlisted men in near
by forts, stations and hospitals will
be given free tickets for a dance at
the Harrington Hotel on the eve
ming of September q, the last night
of the national convention
Adjt. Maynard E. Atwood an
nounced that C. c. Norman has
joined the post.
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Meetings This Week,


Monday-Stephen P. McGroar-
ty Post, l015 L street NV;
Department of Commerce
Post, Department of Com
merce Building auditorium.
Tuesday George Washington
Post, Vincent B. Costello Post,
Snyder's Cafe; I'd Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel; Co
lumbia Post. w. O. w. Hall.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
1912 Ninth street NV.
Thursday Jane A. Delano
Post, 1746 X street NV; Fort
Stevens Post. Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Victory Post, Depart
ment Of Agriculture Post, Ag-
riculture Building.
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American Leaion Auxiliary

The George E. Killeen Unit No
Is will meet Wednesday at 8 pm
at 1904 M street NV.
There will be installation of OFF,
GERS by the newly elected depart
ment officers.
1t is requested by the member
ship chairman that all members
come prepared to pay their dues for
| 1941 and 1912.
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Spunish War Veterans

Meetings this week are: Monday
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, u. S.
Soldiers Home; Gen. Henry w. Law
ton Camp, Pythian Temple; Presi-
dent Mckinley Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, 921 Pennsylvania avenue,
Sc. Thursday-Richard J. Harden
Camp, Pythian Temple.
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NoaSSo, 1AO"SAi ~ 2~AA~1''
r. Judd, Mr.. Wright and Edward
Minter were named alternateS.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment headquarters moved Thursday
from the Denrike Building on Ver-
mont avenue to the new clubhouse
| at 2437 Fifteenth street NV. The
! office will be open, but the clubhouse
will not be officially open for some
| time.
Department COmdr. Haywood
Saunders and his staff installed the
newly elected officers of the Kenneth
H. Nash Post on Wednesday night.
The incoming commander is Edwin
w. Luther.
Department membership officer
announces 1888 Booster members who
have paid their dues for 1942 and are
eligible for the prizes to be drawn
later.
The Department Building Com
mittee will meet in the new club
house in the near future. All COM
manders and adjutantS will be noti-
fed.
At the last meeting Of the Gen.
McAleXander Post the following OFF,
GERS were elected: Jack w. Mime
man, commander; William F.. GAL
lagher, first vice commander; Grover
M. Plew, second vice commander;
Edgar A. Stephan, third vice COM
mander; S. S. Copeland, sergeant at
arms. and S. L. Holston. chaplain.
The Executive Committee is Past
Comdrs. Gillsinn, Hodges and Dick
erson, with Past Vice Comdrs. By
ron and Tunis.
Past Comdr S. L. Holston was ap-
pointed chairman of the committee
to arrange for installation of the
new officers. which will include
dance, the time and place to be an
nounced later.
The regular monthly meeting of
Fort Stevens Post will be held
Thursday in Stansbury Hall at 8
pm. The principal business will
be election of officers.
Nominees are as follows: Com
mander, Frank B. Bloom and Robert
M. Kennedy: senior vice COM
mander, Joseph A. Walker; second
vice commander, Charles Victor
DesseZ; third vice commander. Louis
L. Goldberg; chaplain, Edward l..
Potter and George H. Goetting;
sergeant at arms. Roy c. Ponton,
c. r. Beahm and Joseph Mira
bello; Executive Committee, Will
liam H. Hargrave, John T. Long,
Edwin L. Donaldson, Emmett L.
Sheehan, Joseph T. Oliver. Michael
j. Lyons, Charles H. Heller, Harry
j. Hunglemann. Clifton L. Borne
man and Patrick j. Cavanaugh.
The Capital Transit Post No. 46
will retain the present officers to
serve until September. 1912. Plans
are being made for meeting of all
post and auxiliary members with
their families for the purpose of
building up the unit, post and form
ing a S. A. L. squadron.
In line with the posts American
ism activities, 1000 reprints of the
forthcoming articles in the Ameri-
can Legion magazine combating
the erroneous impressions of our
new Army. have been ordered They
will be distributed to the public at
large.
Victory Post No. will hold its
next regular meeting September
at the Hayloft at pm. Refresh
mentS will be served.
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Former 9th Divisioners

E. H. Layfield, district deputy chief
OF staff, residing at 1927 Kilbourne
place. NV, is endeavoring to form
q sector here of the National Sixth
Division and requests former men,
bers of the division to communicate
with him. His telephone is Col. 1850.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
D. T.. Veteran Gains
Highest Cootie Post
At Philadelphia
Frunk Toposh Elected
Supreme Seom Squirrel;
Other Notes of Order
Meetings This Week.
Tuesday-Military Order OF

Tuesday-Military Order of
the Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Council of Ad-
ministration, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV: Honor Guard, 1907
I street NV.
Thursday-H. L. Edmonds
Post, Bill Hartford avenue.
Silver Spring, Md; Equality
Walter Reed Post, 1912 Ninth
street NV.
Friday-All American, 1903
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1941-08-31
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 1 will meet September
6. A rehearsal of officers will be
held September 3 ut $50 pm. at
the temple.
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Masonic News

Lafayette Chapter, r. A. NJ, will
resume its fall meetings on Septem-
Der 2. There will be q short busi-
ness session.
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Eastern Star News

meet September 5 at 444l Wisconsin
avenue, NV, at o'clock 1t will
be associates night. The associate
grand matron. associate grand pa
tron and 1925 will be the guests
of honor.
Mrs. Elsie L. Hill, matron OF
Gavell Chapter announces a meet
ing will be held September at 8
pm. The birthdays of members
for July, August and September will
be honored. Also balloting on can
didateS.
The temple board of Cathedral
Chapter will meet September 2 at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Little
field with Mrs Jessie S. Bradley as
Sisting hostess.
Mrs Mary Shill, matron of Mizpah
Chapter. announces that meeting
will not be held September l.
A rehearsal of officers will be held
September - at 1910 Wisconsin ave-
Iue, NV, dI i.SU PIN.
Martha Chapter will meet on Fri
day night. The children of the
chapter members will be the special
guests.
The Ways and Means Committee
of Fidelity Chapter will have a
dinner at 2600 Sixteenth street NV
on September 6 from to pm.
Mrs. Helen Rubenstein, matron
of Areme Chapter, announces a
business meeting on Wednesday,
followed by an entertainment.
Members having birthdays in July,
August and September will be
honored.
Matron Elsie Schwier announces
a meeting of Bethany Chapter on
September 5 at 7:30 pm. Members
having birthdays in July and Au-
gust will be honored. The Ameri-
can Red Cross will have charge of
program.
Mrs. Margaret Ard, matron of
Loyalty Chapter No. 80, announces
meeting September g. Birthdays
for June, July and August will be
celebrated.
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Su zu Court to Meet

Su Zu Court. Ladies Oriental
Shrine, will meet Tuesday night at
Brightwood Masonic Temple.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Gauges, Howell V. O'Brien. Gail
T. Judd, Mr.. Wright and Edward
Minter were named alternateS.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Department Comdr. Haywood
Saunders and his staff installed the
newly elected officers of the Kenneth
H. Nash Post on Wednesday night.
The incoming commander is Edwin
w. Luther.
Evening star., 1941-08-31

Department membership officer
announces 1888 Booster members who
have paid their dues for 1912 and are
eligible for the prizes to be drawn
later.
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The temple board of Cathedral
Chapter will meet September at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Little
field with Mrs. Jessie S. Bradley as
SiSting hostess.
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The Department Building Com
mittee will meet in the new club
house in the near future. All COM
manders and adjutants will be noti-
fed.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Operations in Russia
Progress Despite Rain
And Mud, Nazis Say
Red Troop Concentrations
In Central Sector Are
Stronger, Germans Report
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 12.-The German
high command admitted today that
rain and mud were making the Nazi
invasion of Russia difficult, but in
sisted operations were nevertheless
progressing we'll"
Stronger" Russian troop concen-
trations in the central sector yes
terday were taken under effective
fire" by German artillery, the news
agency DNB. said, resulting in
the dispensing of Soviet units.
Bitter fights were reported in the
Northern area, where Berlin in
formants said the German forces
advanced despite stubborn resist
ance and widespread mine fields"
One army corps reported cleaning
up $500 mines in two days while
taking Soviet field positions and
one town, military sources said.
1000 Prisoners Taken.
Soviet losses in this area were
estimated here at 1000 prisoners, IL
tanks and so artillery pieces. AT
another point in the same sector
D.NB. said the Germans made
further territorial gains as we'll
The agency said a German combat
plane yesterday bombed a NUM-
Evening star., 1941-09-12
War Crisis 10 Engage
Legion S Attention
Al Annual Meetinq
Milwaukee Welcomes
Vetercns; Regular
Sessions Open Sunday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Sept Ia The
American Legion Resolutions Com
mittee met today to consider $50
proposals, many of them dealing
with the international problem, as
advance business sessions OF the
national convention opened.
The 23d annual gathering of vet
Grams of the World War is still two
days aWay-opening Sunday with
religious and patriotic services-but
a vanguard of the army of 100000
expected delegates and visitors al
ready is in the city.
The gay spirit of the convention
was evident as Milwaukee blossomed
out in bunting, flags and emblems.
There was an undertone of serious
ness, however.
Early arrivals, gathered around
radios in hotel lobbies and clubs to
hear President Roosevelt's address
last night.
National Comdr. Milo J. Warner,
In his welcoming remarks, will in
form the Legion that it must face
courageouSly the problems and trials
which lie ahead"
The same serious note was evi-
dent in advance committee reports
which called for all-out sacrifice in
the defense effort and aSsailed the
totalitarian powers as no better
than international bandits"
Legion officials announced that
worries over housing the multitude
of guests were solved.
Milwaukee breweries exemplified
the city's famed hospitality as they
put finishing touches to block-long
outdoor gardens where beer will be
served free to the visitors.
Downtown streets were partially
blocked by thousands of seats erect
ed for next Tuesdays 12-hour pa
rade.
Mrs. Louis J. Lemstra of Clinton,
Ind, national president of the Le-
gion Auxiliary, joined Comdr. War
ner and other officials here yester-
day. The two candidates to sue
ceed her, Mrs. P. I. Dixon of
Americus, Ga, and Mrs. Mark
Murrill of Scituate, Mass, began
friendly campaigns from adjoining
quarters of the same hotel.
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tral front, described as a "relief
offensive"
(The description was not ex-
planned, but Russians them
selves have pointed to the CEN
tral front operation as one means
of relieving German pressure
against the Red Army flanks.)
20 Tanks Destroyed"
DNB declared that the Germans
counterattacking with Luftwaffe
support, hurled the Bolshevists
back" when Soviet tanks and ar
tillery attacked a German division.
In addition to loss in men, the
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Germans asserted that 20 Soviet
tanks were destroyed.
Military spokesmen insisted that
German arms easily took care Of
the Soviet forces hurled against
them.
Speaking of the approaching win
ter, DNB said "the Soviets know
quite well they will have taken still
more heavy German blows before
winter comes" Army men said there
would be two more months OF cool
fighting weather, even on the
northern front.
Firms Approach Petrozavodsk.
HELSINKI, Sept. IL (P.-Finnish
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tions dump at Tobruk, Libya, caus-
ing "a big fire and heavy detona-
tions,' at that British-held North
African strong point.
German military sources, declar-
ing that many fires set by bombs
and shells were raging in Leningrad,
said they expected announcements
soon of Wehrmacht victories along
the southern and middle sectors of
the Russian front. The high COM
mard long has been silent as to
Eastern Front details.
There has been a considerable
stream of news agency messages be-
littling Soviet attacks on the cen
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Army Prisoner Missing;
Guard Also Sought
BY the Associated Press.

CARLISLE, Pa, Sept. 12.-Army
ofncias and State police Joined in
a search today for prisoner and
guard who disappeared from the
United States Army barracks here
yesterday.
State Motor Policeman c. w.
Luton identified the men as Pvt.
Frederick w. Dengler, New Castle,
Pa, the guard, and Preston L. Han
cock, willard. Nd. The officer de-
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Investigates Drowning

Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy was still investigating today
the drowning of Norris w. Thomas,
AZ, of 1900 Rosedale street NE,
whose body was recovered yesterday
afternoon from the Eastern Branch,
near Benning Bridge. Police believe
the man fell from the sea wall
Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1941-09-12
Sheehan Holds Conference
In Truck Drivers Strike

Frank j. Sheehan, Labor Depart
ment conciliator, conferred with
employer and employe representa-
tives today at the Washington Hotel
in an effort to settle the ve-day-old
strike of 600 Washington truck
drivers and helpers.
He sought a compromise agree
ment on the drivers demand for
81 weekly raise for those not re-
ceiving $35 or more week and
the helpers demand for $3.50 a week
increases for those not making $50
a week or more.
Evening star., 1941-09-12

clared the men fed in a stolen
automobile.
Col. e. E. Hume said at the bar
racks that Dengler was in charge Of
detail in which Hancock was a
prisoner. Hancock, he said. had
been court-martialed and was con-
sidered general prisoner"
Evening star., 1941-09-12

troops fighting through rain and
swampy lands have pushed to within
40 miles of Petrozavodsk on Lake
Omega, an army dispatch said early
today
Evening star., 1941-09-12

South Africa will build a hospital
exclusively for shell-shock and other
war-nervous patients.