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Horticultural Unit
To Sponsor Lecture

Colored pictures Of cacti and
succulents, loaned by Mrs. Neff
Bakers of San Diego. Calf. will
be shown at the second of a series
Of lectures given by the American
Horticultural Society and its Garden
Club Committee at $50 pm. Satur-
day. Comments will be made by
B. Y. Morrison.
Members OF the American Hor-
ticultural Society and Of the six
clubs in the Garden Club Commit
tee are invited to attend with guests
The lecture will be held in the
music room. Dumbarton Oaks, 1903
Thnty-second street NV.
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A. A. i. w.
Will Conduct
Open Forum
Price Control Topic
At Dinner Meeting
At Club Wednesday

Price Control Rationing-or the
Breadline" will be the topic of an
open forum which will feature a
dinner meeting of the Washington
Branch. American Association Of
University Women, Wednesday at
the clubhouse
The guest speakers will be DR..
Redvers Opie, economic adviser to
the British Embassy; Paul Reading,
press attache of the Canadian Le-
cation, and DR.. Don D. Humphrey.
chief of the price analysis and re-
view section of the ONCE Of Price
Administration.
Each will discuss price control
from the point Of view of his coun-
try
Mrs. Laura Puf1er Morgan, secre-
tary for the Institute on World
Organization. will act as chairman.
Many of the members have in
vited their husbands and friends to
attend the dinner. which is being
arranged by the Contemporary So
cial Problems Committee. headed by
Miss Mildred Wharton. The group
has been studying tax legislation
and price control under the leader
ship of Miss Hazel Davis and Mrs.
Anne Page.
The program for the weekly tea
tomorrow at the club will include
talk by Miss Vanette Lawler. execu-
tive secretary of the National Music
Educational Association. Mrs. Will
lard E. Givens, education chairman.
will present the speaker and host
esses will be Mrs. w. c. Harllee and
DR.. Anna Marie Ketcham.
Rebecca Strickler. author Of
Brandon Lane" will present q pro-
gram before the book review section
Thursday morning. Her book will
be reviewed by Mrs z. J. Bunker.
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Future Meetings of Women's Clubs Announced

morrow, 8 pm, Jewish Com
munity Center.
Beta Sigma Phi-Tomorrow. pm.
District of Columbia Council, ITO
Fourteenth street NV. Tuesday,
Bpm. XII Alpha Exemplar Chap
ter; 8 pm, Eta Chapter, ITO Four
teenth street NV. Wednesday,
8p.m.. District Choral Club with
Mrs. P. w. Phoaroah. 1145 New
Hampshire avenue NV. Thurs
day. 8 pm, Kappa Chapter with
Mrs. Helen Roberts. Chastleton
Apartments: 8 pm, Epsilon Chap
ter. ITO Fourteenth street NV;
8pm, Delta Chapter, ITO Four
teenth street NV. Friday. 8 pm,
Delta Chapter party with Mrs.
Irish Eaves Hooker, 1856 Fifteenth
street NV.
w. C. T. U.-Iota Sigma Union,
Tuesday. s pm. Y. w. c. A., GA
E street NV: speaker, Mrs. B. L.
Collins: 8 pm. Emma Sanford
Shelton Union with Mrs. Neva M.
Scheer. sos Randolph street NV.
P. E. o. Sisterhood-Saturday, 8
pm. Founders day celebration,
1882 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion-Tomorrow, $50 pm, Conti-
mental Chapter dinner, Grace
Dodge Hotel. Tuesday, 8 pm,
Constitution Chapter, Chapter
House; speaker. Mrs. Russell H.
Slime. Wednesday, Sarah Frank
lin Chapter with Mrs. william D.
Ogden and Mrs. George L. Simp-
son, Alexandria, Va: 8 pm. Fort
McHenry Chapter. Chapter House:
speakers, Mrs. Delos w. Thayer
and Mrs. Roger Williams: 8 pm,
Correct Use of the Flag Commit
tee. Chapter House; speaker. Sen
ator Guy Gillette. Saturday. 8
pm, Fort McHenry Chapter, card
party, Chapter House.
Prince Georges County Federation
of Women's Clubs - Friday, 10
am, Pinkney Hall, Hyattsville,
Executive Board; speaker, Mrs.
Mark Welsh, Nutrition"
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Civic and Study Clubs

American Association of University
Women-Today. $50 pm. supper:
musical program; guest artists
Mr.. and Mrs Edward J. Henne-
berry, Mrs. James Breed, Will Bos-
loshaw Tomorrow. 4 pm, tea:
speaker, Miss Vanette Lawler.
Tuesday, 1890 an. "Latin-Ameri-
can Backgrounds" S 80 pm. Span
ish study. Wednesday. 4 pm. Red
Cross work; 7 pm, club dinner;
forum speakers, Redvers Opie,
Paul Reading and DR.. Don D.
Humphrey; 8 pm, players group.
Thursday, II am. book review:
$50 pm, Spanish study. Friday,
II am. art appreciation. Sat-
urday, 7:30 pm, sketching group.
Women's City Club-Tomorrow, 6
pm, French dinner; 7 pm,
French class. Tuesday, 1890 am,
Spanish class: 1:30 pm. bridge;
S pm. book hour: speaker, Miss
Mary Fausnaugh: 7:15 pm, Span
ish class Thursday, 7:30 pm,
bridge. Friday. 1:30 pm, bridge.
Washington Club-Tomorrow. book
review; reviewer. Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith. Tuesday, book review
and Red Cross work. Wednesday,
luncheon for members and guests.
Twentieth Century Club-Tuesday,
II am, Freer Gallery Of Art:
speaker, Miss Grace D. Guest; 2
pm. French section. Y. w. c. A.
Thursday, II am, literature secS
ton, Y. w c. A.
Excelsior Literary Club-Tuesday,
1890 pm, luncheon. Taft House
Inn, 1901 K street NV; speaker,
Mrs. Mary E. Downey, Women
in the Present Crisis"
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Winthrop College
Alumnae to Meet

The Washington Alumnae Chap
ter of Winthrop College will hold its
annual dinner at pm. Thursday
at Wesley Hall, 1908 K street NV.
Guest speakers will include Miss
Leila A. Russell, executive alumnae
secretary of Winthrop College. and
Miss Mildred Higgins. an attorney
of Timmonsville, s. C. Winthrop
College, a State school IS known
also as the South Carolina College
for Women.
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Sigma Kappa Plans
Benefit Card Party

A benefit card party will be given
by the Sigma Kappa Sorority at 8
pm. January Is at the Kennedy
Warren. Proceeds will be used for
the sorority's national philanthropy,
the Maine Sea Coast Mission. De-
fense stamps will be awarded as
table prizes.
Mrs. Carroll R. Cooper is chair
man of the committee in charge,
assisted by Mrs. Ted Allen, Mrs.
Don c. Smith and Miss Ruth Smith.
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Club

Mrs. Clarence C. Langley will be
hostess at luncheon for members Of
the Excelsior Literary Club at 12:30
pm. Tuesday at the Taft House Inn.
1901 K street NV. Guest speaker
will be Mrs Mary E. Downey Of
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs. who will discuss women In
the Present Crisis"
Mrs. Julia w. Webb. the presi.
dent, will be in charge of the busi.
ness session.
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Hebrew Home
Directors to Meet

The 9th annual meeting and
election Of officers and directors of
the Hebrew Home for the Aged will
be held at 2 pm. today at the home,
Eleventh street and Spring road
NV. A review Of the years activi-
ties will be presented by the COM
mittee chairmen.
The home is constituent mem.
Der OF the Community Chest and
has been designated as a first aid
center in the civilian defense set
up for the Petworth section.
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Civilian Defense will be speakers.
Cabinet officers who will take part
In other programs include Secretary
of the Navy Knox, Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wickard and Secretary OF
Labor Perkins.
Most Meetings to Be Held
At MayflOwer Hotel.
Although most of the meetings
will be held at the Mayfower Hotel,
the Pan-American Building will pro-
vide the setting for a forum on
Western Hemisphere defense. Sew
eral representatives of the Latin
American diplomatic missions here
will attend, as well as speakers from
the Pan-American Union and State
Department.
Forums on military, economic and
health defense will be presented.
In connection with the meeting,
several exhibits from Government
and volunteer agencies will be set
up in the foyer of the MayhoWer.
New cotton hose and other cotton
weaves designed to replace silk will
be demonstrated by the Bureau Of
Home Economics of the Agriculture
Department.
. A display Of Defense stamps and
bonds from the Treasury Depart
ment. miniatures of model housing
for defense workers from the United
States Housing Authority and an
exhibit of vocational training from
THE Office of Education will be
among others.
Samples of the equipment and
materials used during blaCkoutS and
air raids in England will be pre-
sented by the Office of Civilian De-
tense, while displays on nutrition
from the Office of Defense. Health
and Welfare Services and consumer
exhibits from the Office of Price Ad-
minLstration also are planned. The
American Red Cross will have sew
eral booths.
Dolls to illustrate
Types of Women Here.
OF special interest will be display
Of dolls depicting various types Of
women in this country based on geo.
graphical cations, interests and oc-
cupations. This collection will be
used later as part OF. travelling ex-
'hibit to be sent to South America
to give women of the republics there
a better picture cf the women here.
Emphasis on defense. which will
mark the entire program, Is in line
with the policy which Mrs. White
hurst adopted as soon as she was
elected to head tie organization
last May.
Although the midWinter board
meeting is usually for official repre-
sentatives of the State federations
and the national officers and chair
men. Mrs. Whitehurst this year in
vited over 1900 women to attend.
The programs have been arranged
for the afternoons and evenings,
leaving the mornings free for re-
ports. resolutions and other business.
Plans for the annual convention
In Fort Worth, Tex, in April, to be
followed by trip to Mexico, will be
among important matters for dis
cussion.
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Miscellaneous Clubs

League Of Republican Women
Tuesday, flrst-aid class. We'd
nesday, all-day sewing for Red
= Cross. Thursday, luncheon. Fri
day, first-aid class.
Woman's National Democratic Club
Tomorrow. 1890 pm, lunch
con; speaker, Commissioner Guy
Mason, Wartime Washington.
Arts Club-Tuesday, 7 pm, dinner:
$3.50, pm, Program, Friendly
Nations of the Western Hemi-
sphere" Thursday, 7 pm, din
ner; $3.50 pm, Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, play review, "Wookey."
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs - Thursday. II
am, 2600 Sixteenth street NV.
Women's Club Of Sixteenth Street
Highlands-Wednesday. 2 pm,
with Mrs. I. J. Riley, 1858 Madison
street NV. book review.
Housekeepers' Alliance-Tuesday, 2
pm, with Mrs. Mary Wright
johnson, 1922 N street NV;
speakers, Mrs. Frank C. Nickels,
Latin America and It's Prob
lems;" Mrs. Newton C.. Wing,
Salvage"
washington Readers Club - Tues
day, pm, Washington Club;
guest artist. Mrs. William Chan
ming johnson.
Wanderlust Travel Club-Tuesday,
8p.m., with Miss Marion and Miss
1rma Weiss, 633 Longfellow
street NV; speaker. ]. H. Kelly;
lecture accompanied BY sound
pictures.
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Mrs. Rogers to Speak

Representative Edith Nourse Rog-
ers of Massachusetts, will be guest
speaker at the dinner meeting OF
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club January rs at the Wash
ington Club. She will discuss the
bill she is sponsoring to establish a
Womens Army Auxiliary Corps for
service with the Army Of the United
States.
The program is being arranged by
the clubs Legislative Committee.
and an invitation has been extended
to all the women serving In the
House and Senate.
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Aid for Hospital

The Azoans. a sorority composed
of wives of local pharmacists, are
planning to buy an ultraviolet ray
lamp for the Children's Hospital
with funds raised by the Welfare
Committee.
Beta Chapter of the sorority will
meet at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Mary Friedman.
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are willing TO volunteer their Serv-
ices for entertainment in q dozen
or more camps In and around Wash
ington.
Everything In Work
Il on Volunteer Basis.
Everything connected with Mrs.
Cooper's work is on q volunteer basis.
No money has been appropriated
from either District or Federal funds
for this particular work. and even
the transportation of entertainers to
the camps has been q volunteer serv-
ice.
Mrs. Cooper, whose husband, Maj.
Norwood Raymond Cooper, also Is
serving in Washington, Is q veteran
Of the stage as we'll as Of the first
war, during which she entertained
in the hospitals and camps OF Eng
land and France. Not only did she
sing in the hospitals, but she enter
tanned on the stages Of London and
Paris for the men back from the
trenches, contributing her salary Tor
transportation Of soldiers and 1or
other worthy causes.
As one of the stars of the New
York Winter Garden and OF Gilbert
and Sullivan operas, Elida Morris,
as she was professionally known,
went abroad early in 1918 and re-
mained overseas for many months.
Sight Of Wounded
No Ae Sin11n Dif16cult
II never actually went into the
trenches like Elsie Janis and some
of those other brave women" she
modestly explained. but I did my
best to cheer the men in the hos
pitals and camps. Sometimes while
on the London and Paris stages, it
was difIicult to sing" she added, AS
I saw those poor wounded men COM
ing down the aisles on crutches and
in wheel chairs"
But sing she did, Mrs. Cooper de-
clared. even though 1t was frequently
through veiled tears.
Il have never forgotten those
davs." she commented. land now l
want to make use of my experiences
to do what I can today to cheer the
men in uniform"
Mrs. Cooper says she enjoys pre-
| parinR the programs and recruiting
talent.
'I have had at least 200 persons,
the majority of them from Govern
ment departments. offer their serv-
ices" she said. Many OF them
really are talented and every clever
artist Is given a chance to show his
or her act. The word amateur IS
never used at my desk" she added.
Given Chance to Sing
Or Talk on Radio.
The entertainment director re-
ceives volunteers at her ofice, 901
PENNSYLVANIA avenue NV, and
after an interview individuals are
given the opportunity to demon
strate their talents.
They also are given a chance to
sing or talk on the radio she con-
tinued. "A local station has offered
me broadcasting privileges from 9
to $50 pm. every Monday. By
broadcasting our camp programs we
are able to tell the public the kind
Of entertainment husbands. fathers,
sons or brothers are receiving"
Mrs. Cooper said the programs
are presented at Fort Meade. Fort
Belvoir, Quantico. Annapolis, Boiling
Field, Arlington Cantonment, Wal
ter Reed Hospital and the Army
service clubs and recreation halls
New talent is needed she said,
"and 1 am hoping that any profess
sionals who may be living in WASH
ington or persons with special tai
ents will volunteer. New units must
be formed" she concluded, "as the
boys look forward to these shows"
Evening star., 1942-01-18
W0men's Clubs Federation
Midwinter Board Meeting
Will Open Here Friday
Address by William L. Shirer, Author,
Is Added Feature of Program;
Defense Is Principal Theme
By Frances Lide,
Xnnnen'k Club Editor


WonenC
An William Shirer. author of Berlin Diary" at
organizations
which added midwnter board meeting
Womn Clubs opening Friday
developed theme Defense Of
will be the closing Of the day session. which
will highged of forums defense Brig Gen Lewis
Hershey Seecive also will be speaker.
Topranking Government oas well number OF authora
speakers fields the which
Whiehurst Federation president
pogram few changes
In the original outline have been necesstated
the White House which Mrs Roosevelt to have
Cancelled Morgenhau wife
Secretary
26 This arranged In recognition Of Fedora
support sale of Defense stamps and bonds
however, planning preside forum
which several once Of
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World War Entertainer
Returns to Service
Mrs. Elida Morris Cooper
Recruits 200 Volunteer
Artists for Programs

By Gretchen Smith
Among the interesting World No who
Washington present small
pensing smiles and cheer.
Of
Recreation Service Council
daily than the District
originate
Mrs plan
and musical
Evening star., 1942-01-18

morrow. BIS pm, community
forum, The Battle of Produc-
ton" Tuesday, 8 pm. German
section, with Mrs. st. Clair
Thomas, 1917 Highland drive,
WQodside Park. Md Wednesday,
IL noon. luncheon meeting:
speaker. DR.. A. Loudon, THE
Netherlands in the War" Sat-
urday. $50 pm, nature and art
sections combined; speaker. Her
will Bryant, With the Penguins
in the Antarctic"
Petworth Woman's Club-Tomor-
row, 8 pm. civic education sec
ton, with Mrs. o. H. Nelson, 4O25
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Tuesday. 1890 pm. pnilanthropic
section luncheon. with Mrs. j. W.
Nee, 905 Allison street NV; 8
pm, bridge section, with Mrs. L.
F. Ham. 1910 Kansas avenue NV.
Thursday. 10 am. to 3 pm, Red
Cross section, Petworth Library.
Friday, 1890 pm, luncheon. Hen
derson's Castle, 220O Sixteenth
street NV; pm. visit to D. A.
r. museum; speaker, Miss Helen
S. johnson.
Alexandria WomanS Club Tues.
day, 1890 am. music section
with Mrs. D. c. Book. 2O5 Russell
road. Wednesday. 2:3O pm, cur
rent events section, with Mrs.
William A. Moore, jr, 20l North
View terrace,
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Advocates Nucleus
OF Trained Officers

Collins cut in:
General, shouldn't we have.
instead Of our present condition.
a nucleus Of real, live, vigorous
active officers. trained - COM
mensurate with age and rank
for wartime missions In the
field:"
That is the ideal condition.
sir"
"We haven't got that now:"
THAT Is what we aim TO
have" Macarthur said. 1--WE do
the best we can under the law
and under the conditions that
confront MS"
ITO repeat, we haven't got
that ideal condition now"
II wouldn't say that" Mac
Arthur answered. 81 will say
very frankly that I have always
been astonished at how much
better the men under me do
things than I expected them
10 do.
II wouldn't hesitate a minute
to take our present officer per-
sonnet and use these men under
battlefield emergencies with
every assurance that the nation
could count upon them as
thoroughly as any force l have
known.
II would not say that there
would not he a certain percent
age who would fail, because a
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tenn Of (nonconscriptiOn) pre-
paredness is peculiarly dependent
upon the continued existence of
an adequate corps Of professional
officers, that the war depart
ment views with the utmost con-
Germ the proposal In the army
appropriations bill to reduce per
manently by more than Is per
cent the number of officers.
prior To 1920 there existed
In the world only two general
systems under which military
forces were organized and main
tanned.
The basis of one was the con-
script; Of the other, the profess
sional soldier.
THE former afforded the
maximum of defense with the
minimum OF cost, but prescribed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14

Of the war department on such
a revolutionary step.
"As the military adviser of the
government am. therefore,
taking the liberty Of presenting
TO You the views of the general
staff on this important matter,
with the hope that you will lay
them before the House.
"Skilled officers, like all other
professional men, are products
Of continuous and laborious
study, training and experience.
There Is no short cut To the
peculiar type OF knowledge and
ability they must possess.
Trained officers constitute
the most vitality essential eIe-
ment in modern war. and the
only one that under no circum-
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200 Planes Short
OF Legal Limit

Macarthur then reminded The
committee that the budget item
for procurement Of airplaneS haC
been cut nearly S5,OOOOOO under
the figure required 20 bring 'h'
army up 10 the minimum Of lSF
planes authorized by the so-calleC
five-year plan then in vogue.
Tn other words" he clab-
GRATED, 1.-THE army will he 200
planes short Of the number
which. under law. II should have
during the coming year"
His trip 10 Europe served hin
well Just then. He awakened sew
eral of the members of the com
mittee by stating:
During 1880 the United states
spent &c per cent Of its total
governmental budget for mill
tary activities. During the same
year. Great Britain spent 30
per cent. Japan 1871 per cent.
France 1874 per cent and Italy
25.4 per cent"
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T u F F Y
D R A F T l E

certain percentage Of any group
Of men fail under such condi-
lions"
Despite his earnestneSs and the
picture of unpreparedness that he
painted az his first ompl @ c
grilling at the hands of the appro-
priation chiefs. the House soon cut
even the originally cut budget, 10
force a reduction in regular army
officers from $1,000 to 10000.
Sorely disappointed. Macarthur
wrote this letter MAY 9, 1892. 10
Rep Bertrand II. Smell:
I'm the hearings held by the
military subcommittee on appro-
priations. no indication was given
that reduction Of 1000 officers
was contemplated. In conse-
quence, no opportunity has been
afforded TO express the opinion
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Separate Force
No Longer Best

II think every army Is aban-
doning the idea OF an independent
mechanical force. The reason
for the change Is that n small
independent force could not
reach the ultimate development
Of m hanize possibilities.
Mechanization must be made an
integral part OF each OF the
branches.
"For instance, there are GER
tain mechanical elements which
should be an ingrained part Of
the infantry, they should be the
bone Of every infantry organiZa-
ton.
1T Is the same way with the
cavalry and field artillery. II
has to he a part and parcel of
those elements.
segregated as II was. the de-
veiopment was not proceeding
satisfactorily"
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Figures Doubted
By Committeeman

The committee probed him or
the source Of his figures and in.
dicated by questioning, that they
were not authentic.
1t suggested. on dropping that
topic. that Macarthur could encc'
savings by cutting out the pay oi
reserve officers during their annua
two-week training period and by
looping off the 81 a month re-
ceived by national guardSmen,
81 don't think either of those
items should be cut" Macarthur
quickly answered II believe
they go to the very basis Of
what I tried to bring out earlier:
That we should not cut down on
trained manpower.
81 think we have reached the
minimum I'm that respect. Per-
haps we have already gone be-
low the minimum we should have
for this coun.ry's protection. 1
don't believe that this continual
process of whiting down will
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be accompanied by anything but
national disaster In the future. 4"
Pension Argument
Quickly Answered

A committeeman mentioned III,
burden of pensions. But Mac
Arthur was prepared:
II think the enormous sums
you are paying now for pensions
and other veteran compensation
are largely due TO lack of proper
preparation for the wars we've
fought. l think YOU could have
cut those sums down by one-half
or even twO-thirds II you had
had In effect before the World
War for 10 years the same sys-
tenn OF national defense we are
now seeking"
Representative Collins inter
rupted him:
Germany had very elab-
crate system, hut now II bur
dened with heavy postwa
expenses"
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Best Way TO Learn
Army Theory

81 do believe, however, that
even the wisest OF men can he
improved by proper school
training. and certainly In the
technique of arms there Is no
other way l know of by which
officers can get the requisite
theoretical training in the han
ding Of large bodies OF men.
THE rapidity with which an
officer develops varies markedly
with the background of his
training.
''In times Of war men live
militarily so rapidly that In the
course Of three OF four years,
beginning at the bottom, they
run the full gamut from lieu
tenant to general officer.
But in times Of peace. with
out the molding effect OF battle
conditions, they mature much
more slowly"
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Praises Work
OF Christie Tank

At that m [ In & Macarthur
praised the performance of the
fast Christie tank and announced
that he had ordered seven of them
the only modern tanks in the
army at that time.
His mention of the new tank
whose inventor eventually had 10
sell his tanks abroad-brought the
committee hearing back TO the
topic of money again.
Representative Collins pointed
out what he termed an incon-
sistercy in MacArthur's opening
remarks about the war depart
ment's efforts to bring about a
smaller budget
/, Then Collins confronted Mac.