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the home of the matron.
Mrs. Jane Duvall, matron of Ca
thedral Chapter, announces the
Ways and Means Committee will
meet tomorrow night at the home of
Lyla Fowle. with Margaret McKen-
ney assisting. The next regular
meeting will be held Wednesday at
$500 Sixteenth street NV.
Jennie E. Lawrenson, matron OF
Brightwood Chapter, announces
April % will be Line Officers Night.
The honored guests will be Mrs. Irma
Smith. associate grand matron: Will
liam E. Birgfield. associate grand
patron; Mrs. Elviria Magdeburger,
| grand conductress; Mrs. Charlotte
| Spencer, associate grand conductreSs
and all line officers of the different
chapters.
! On April 81 there will be a dinner
at the Fairfax Hotel at $50 pm.
Contact Mrs. Nagle for tickets.
Grace Minnick, matron Of Gavel
Chapter, announces on April 81 the
conductresses will entertain Grand
Conductress Elvira Magdeburger,
Associate Grand Conductress Char
lotte Spencer and all the jurisdic-
ton conductresses.
The Star Points will meet at the
home OF Mabel Daily on April %.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter will
meet Monday evening. Entertain
ment. Birthdays for March and
April will be honored.
The Home Board will entertain
the Campbell-Loeff1er Sewing Club
at the Eastern Star home April %
at pm.
Mrs. Mary R. Lewis, matron of
William F. Hunt Chapter, announces
meeting April %. Program by
the Mckinley High School Quartet.
Refreshments. The Auxiliary Home
Board will meet April 20 at the
home of Mrs. Flanagan.
Hope Chapter will meet April %.
Matron Myrtle Smith announces
the evening will be mems night. Re-
freshments and dancing. Past
Grand Matron Louise Kreglow and
the 1885 association will be special
guests.
The matron of East Gate Chap
ter announces a meeting of the
Home Board Committee tomorrow
evening at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Linger.
Mrs. Edrena Magee, matron of
Ruth Chapter, announces the meet
ing tomorrow night will be in honor
of the past matrons and patrons.
Entertainment and refreshments.
Next Saturday night there will be
a night of games at Chillum Hall,
given by the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The Home Board will meet April
% at the home of Mrs. Icie Keadle.
Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Jane
Walker and Mrs. Annie Anderson.
! Mrs. Laura Willeke, matron Of
Unity Chapter, announces April "a
will be members night. Entertain
ment and refreshments.
: Mrs. A. Lillian Volkman, president
of MatronS and Patrons Association
of 1925, District of Columbia, an
nounces the dedication of a me-
mortal tree at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home, on April 26, at 4 pm.
Mrs. Grace Landergren, matron
of Bethlehem Chapter, announces
at noon April 81 the Endowment
Committee will meet at the home of
Mrs. Schana; April % the officers
and the Hospital Committee will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lam
caster; April % the Auxiliary Home
Board will meet at the home of Mrs
Landergren.
The Ways and Means Committee
Of Areme Chapter will hold a card
party at the home of Junior Past
Matron Helen RubenStein on We'd
nesday at 8 pm. Members and
friends are invited.
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A resolution commencing the ap-
pointment by President Roosevelt
of 1t. Gen. Douglas Macarthur as
supreme commander OF military
forces in Australia ana the Far
Pacific, was adopted at the last
meeting OF George Washington Post.
Tribute was paid to him and his
men.
Vice Comdr. Harry w. Brown re-
ported that benefit parties given by
the post for the blood bank at
Children's Hospital had netted
$3.50. The parties were held at
the homes of Charles L, Schuettler,
Vice Comdrs. Brown and George F..
Hooven and Donald A. Pippenger
Comdr. William A. Corley spoke
on child welfare activities and an
nounced that the present month
was being observed as the official
child welfare month by the Ameri-
can Legion and all afflliated organi-
zationS.
Charles Kohen, past commander
OF Cooley Mccullough Post, urged
members to put forth every effort
in the purchase of Defense bonds
and stamps.
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Womau'S Benefit.

Meetings are; Washington Re-
view. Monday, pm; Oficers Club,
Wednesday. 8 pm; National Re-
view, lunch and meeting, Friday
noon.
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Masonic Veterans
To Hold Annual
Dinner April Is
Lodges Announce Pluns
For Conferrine Degrees
And Other Programs

The Masonic Veterans A&ocia.
tion OF the District will hold its
annual banquet at $50 pm. April
IS, at the Masonic Temple. An en-
tertainment OF music and magic by
Harry Baker will follow.
The principal speaker will be Prof.
A. b Poyorf of American University.
Veterans from Philadelphia. Balti-
more and other jurisdictions are ex-
pected TO be present.
A business meeting will precede
the banquet.
Master FrankhouSer OF Mount
Pleasant Lodge announces the NJ. NJ.
Degree will be conferred Monday
night, with Junior Warden Hasel-
tin in the east and the Fellowcraft
Club assisting
StanSbury Lodge will hold spe-
cial communication at T:30 pm.
Monday. TO confer the NJ NJ. Degree,
l.. T. Savage. master OF National
Lodge, announces the NJ Nj, Degree
Tuesday night, with Junior Warden
Butler in the east
The Eleven and a Half Club of
St Johns Lodge will be the special
guests of King David Lodge Tues
day night at an entertainment.
Chevy Chase Lodge will hold a
social Wednesday night.
Warren c. Harding Lodge will
have a showing of the motion pic
ture. Coast Guard in Action" fol-
lowing the session Wednesday night.
MaSons and friends are invited
Thomas G. Jones, master of Naval
Lodge. has called special COM
munication at 7;30 pm. Thursday,
for the M. NJ. Degree.
st. Jonn's Lodge has set aside
Friday night in honor of Justice
Jesse C. Adkins. Past Master Need
ham C. Turnage will have charge
of the program.
Members OF the Fellowcraft Club
OF Hope Lodge will confer the r. G,
Degree Friday night.
| HtbHui VII ivy al AlCl (ilApbeT VIII
| meet Monday. Entertainment and
! refreshments.
The Womans Auxiliary to the
Craftsman Club will meet at Thomas
/ Circle Club, 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Tuesday evening.
/ The Ladies' Auxiliary of De MoIay
/ Commandery, K. T, will meet April
Is at 8 pm, at the home of Sir
Knight and Mrs. Alexander z. Nc
| Clure, with Mrs. James B. Halliday
as assisting hostess. Mrs. Eugene
E. Thompson, president, will pre-
side.
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burg. which will be accepted by q
representative from the National
Park Service Members OF the I'd
Division Post and Unit will proceed
to the tree under the direction OF
Post COmdr Frank Griffin and
Unit President Dorothy Hess. The
National Guard OF Honor will be in
charge Of the maSSing OF the Colors.
Post commanders, unit presidents
and heads of all patriotic organiza- =
tionS are requested to see that their
colors are at the memorial by 3:45
pm. also the usherS. The entire
membership of the Legion and aux
iliary are requested to attend.
Members of Kenneth II. Nash
Post met in their clubrooms at 209
Pennsylvania avenue Sc Wednes-
day, with Comdr. Edward Luther
presiding. Dan Haldeman. Ameri-
canism chairman, reported on the
finals of the oratorical contest Just
completed. Charles Kohen appealed
to members to buy war bonds and
give credit to the American Legion.
Mrs. Quincy, president OF Nash Unit,
also spoke.
The meeting May l3 will be dedi-
Gated TO past commanders OF this
post.
New members admitted were
Thomas j. Thompson and Earl B.
L'Hommedieu.
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A dance will be held May % at
the Legion clubhouse for the bene-
At of the Sons Of the American
Legion to purchase new instruments
for the Drum and Bugle Corps.
A number Of members and friends
are planning to hold picnic and
outing today at the camp site, Chalk
Point. Md. They will meet at All
Eighteenth street Sc. at II am.
Candidates for a detachment soft
ball team contact Charles Heller,
Georgia 1882, evenings. Candidates
must Is years OF age or older.
The juniors and young girls OF
Nash Unit are invited to a meeting
of Nash Squadron at 209 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, on Tuesday at
s pm.
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Grande Voiture No. l74 OF the
Forty and Eight met in the Legion
clubrooms Wednesday with Grande
Chef De Care Richard O.Brien pre-
siding. Nominations for member
shin in La Societe were made for
the wreck in June. Grande Chef de
Train John Keller issued a call for
volunteers to serve on the rltual
team for the Voiture.
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United States Naval Gun Factory
Post elected James r. Cruise COM
mander; Harld E. Ruf, senior vice
commander: Grant S. Ray, junior
vice commander; Charles c. Vunck.
uuartermaster: John T. Lamb. ad-
iutant: Peter B. Jochum. post ad-
vocate, John J. McCamley, chap
lain; William L. Hall, surgeon, and
Warren j. Montgomery, council
member.
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The Womans Auxiliary to the
Craftsman Club will meet at Thomas
Circle Club. 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Tuesday evening.
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Petworth Royal Arch Chapter will
meet Monday. Entertainment and
refreshments.
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Committee will meet on Monday at
the home of the matron.
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Order of the Eastern Star

The General Auxiliary Temple
Board will meet April Is at pm.
at the Temple clubhouse, 2600 Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Hearing on Milk Price
Increase Scheduled in
Alexandra Today
Consumers, Distributors
Prepare to Fight
Producers Proposal
By a Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF Inc star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 25.-
Following opposition to a proposed
increase in milk prices expressed
at a meeting of consumers last
night. consumers and distributors
prepared to oppose the plan at a
hearing of the Virginia Milk Com
mission today in the City Council
chambers.
The hearing has been called on
the request OF Virginia producer
members of the Maryland Virginia
Milk Producers Association to in
crease the price of milk by AZ cents
for each hundredweight.
Last nights meeting, held in the
Beverly Hills Church, was called by
Harold Serr, chairman of the Alex
andria Arlington Milk Consumers
Committee. Opposition to the pro-
posed increase was expressed be-
cause some distributors have said
they would be unable to absorb the
raise and would necessarily have to
pass any increase on to the con-
sumer. 1t was suggested that as
sistance be sought from the Office
of Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson in stabilizing milk prices.
The most recent producer price
increase was ordered last Septem-
ber when a boost from S317 to
$3.50 per hundredweight was au-
thorized. The new request for a
raise in price is made on the claim
that higher costs of labor and feed
make such a step necessary for the
producer.
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Any kind Of a health program In
the Junior and senior high schools,
he indicated, was a "boondoggle" and
far from extending it, he wouldn't
mind seeing what's done now dis
continued.
But the elementary school pro-
gram-that's different" he said.
I'm in favor of even doubling our
program at that level because the
children are young enough to be
controlled. But I'm opposed to
spending any public money for the
work in the junior and senior high
schools"
Parents Job in High Schools.
In the junior and senior high
schools the children are old enough
to know what's good for them and
old enough to be uncomfortable as
to their health habits, he contended.
Its a job for the parents he
said.
Asked if the reflections of District
men by the Army for physical rea-
sons was not an indication parents
were falling down on such respon-
sibility, Mr.. Mason, whose juris-
diction includes the Health Depart
ment, said that did not alter the
situation. If the parents or the
children themselves don't look out
for their physical fitness, then It'll
too bad for the children, he indi-
Gated.
To suggestions that perhaps par
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ents do not know what to do, Mr..
Mason said that with all the op-
portunities to know via the press,
radio, books, lectures, ETC., If they
didn't know now they were just
ignorant.
Although it was pointed out that
the school medical inspection serv-
ice only notes defects and refers
the child to the family physician or
dentist for diagnosis and treatment,
the Commissioner said it was up to
the parents to send the children to
the family physician, not the public.
Where parents cannot afford to
have a family physician, he con-
ceded, the public clinics should pro-
vide the service.
Where to Draw Line.
''If you put in comprehensive
program in the Junior and senior
high schools" he said, why stop
there? Why not follow the children
right on along into their stores and
Offices until they die? Where are
you going to draw the line?
Asked why he was drawing the
line at the sixth grade, Mr.. Mason
reiterated that the children were at
an age when they could be taught
and controlled without benefit of
the movies and soda pop they crave
at a later age. He did not explain
why the elementary school child's
health was not also a parental re-
sponsibility.
Other officials have contended
that many of the defects for which
District men have been rejected by
the Army could be eliminated with
an expansion of the medical inspec-
ton, dental inspection, and follow
up through public health nurses to
see if the parents would correct the
defects through the family doctor or
dentist. This program plus an en-
larged health and physical educa-
ton program in the schools, it is
contended, would 60 far toward
giving the Army the physically fit
soldier now available to the Axis
forces.
Mr.. Mason said that in asking the
schools of the Nation to provide
physically fit men and women the
Army was only pointing out a need
everybody had known about and he
recognized no patriotic obligation on
the part of District schools to ex-
pand the business as usual" pro-
gram in physical education.
Opposes Dental Program.
Although surveys have Aoown
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two-thirds of the junior high school
pupils and three-fourths OF the
senior high pupils with dental de-
fects, he is opposed to any kind OF
a dental program in the schools.
Aren't you going to leave any
thing to the home?" he asked.
In connection with follow-ups by
school public health nurses, he said
students or parents could not be
compelled to correct defects and
would not do so simply because of
school nurses. Told of the expe-
riment at Calvin Coolidge High
School, where within school year
more than 10 per cent Of defects
noted in physical examinations at
the beginning of the year were
cleared up, he insisted: "You can't
make them do it."
As far as expanding the health
and physical education program in
the senior high schools to the five
periods a week now in effect at
Coolidge, Mr. Mason said that was
a matter for the Board of Education
to decide, but pointed out the board
had not asked for any additional
physical education teachers.
He observed that good physical
education teachers, as public health
nurses, would be difficult to get and
that many colleges were giving
physical education degrees to ath-
letes who couldn't pass IN any other
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Retail Sales Experts to Help
Soldiers Get Most for Money!

GERS. relieving younger officers for
combat duty.
One left q $25,000-a-year job to
become a first lieutenant. Another
is a former chief executive of 500
stores, with 1000 men under him
another was comfortably retired at
43.
The school was conceived by Brig
Gen. Isaac Spalding, chief of the
Army Exchange Service, to "see that
the soldier gets the most for his
money" said 1t. Col F. o. Britton,
school commandant.
With the great expansion of the
Army. he intends to introduce into
Army exchange work the sound busi-
ness practices which have proved
most valuable in commercial life"
Col. Britton said.
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Probers Invited 10 Visit
NY. A. School in Manassas
By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March Is
Chairman Byrd of the Joint Con-
gressional Economy Committee
studying non-defense activities OF
the N. Y. A.. and Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, today
had been invited to visit the resident
center of the Manassas State Voca-
tional School here. The invitation
was extended by the Prince William
County Chamber of Commerce.
President c. C. Cloe, of the cham
ber, said the beneficial activities OF
the school should be inspected by
the legislators, now that the inquiry
is under way. The school is an
N. Y. A. project.
Meanwhile, T. Edwin Burke, N
Y. A. administrator for Virginia
announced 80 young women are
needed Immediately for training at
Manassas, to prepare them for war
production industrial work. Miss
Imogene J. Crockett, local N. Y. A
counselor, said about three months
training usually is required. Ap-
plcants should register for the
training at the United States En-
ployment Service Offices.
The chamber selected o. o. Holler
to negotiate with property owners
and business interests in an effort
to obtain a public recreation center
for Manassas
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Glenn A. Smith Rites
Set Today al Frederick

Glenn A. Smith, IS, retired section
chief of the State Department, who
died Monday in a nursing home in
Frederick, Md. will be buried in
Mount Olivet Cemetery at Fred
erick, following funeral services this
afternoon.
Mr.. Smith is survived by his
widow. who is the sister of District
Commissioner Young, and a sister,
Mrs. George E. Helm. and brother,
Roy Smith, both of Knoxville, Tenn.
A native of Knoxville. Mr.. Smith
was a member of the staff of the
State Department for more than 80
years. At the time of his retirement
in 1910 he was chief of the notarial
section. He was we'll known to
American foreign service officers
throughout the world.
Mr.. Smith was a member of the
District bar and was considered an
authority on estate matters, in
volving both American and foreign
properties.
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Court
Limits Tax 10
Residence Time
Income Made Before
Moving Into Stote
Exempt From Levy

Persons moving into Maryland
are not subject to State income
taxes for that portion Of a calendar
year before taking up residence
there, according to a decision en-
tered by the Circuit Court of Mont.
gomery County.
The decision, handed down by
Judge Charles w. Woodward, was
in a test case brought against the
Controller and the State Tax Com
mission by Henry G. Wood, legis.
lative counsel of the United States
Senate.
An appeal to the Maryland Court
OF Appeals has been filed by the
Attorney General of Maryland, and
Mr.. Wood has appealed to the high
er court on another phase of the
case in which the State officials
were upheld
One of Four Test Cases.
The matter was one of four test
actions brought by Mr.. Wood, Brig.
Gen. j. H. Lewis, a Michigan Ma
tional Guard officer at the time; 10
v. Morgan, sole member of the Dis
trict Board of Tax Appeals, and
Alexander Tucker, a Government at
torney, all Of whom contended they
were being taxed illegally by tae
State on 1889 income.
Judge Woodward upheld legality
of the taxing in the other three
cases, and plaintiffs in them also
have appealed.
Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Morgan ar
gued that provision of the tax
statute exempting public officers of
Maryland operated as an illegal dis
elimination against the plaintiffs as
public officers.
Held Not Discriminatory.
The judge decided the provision
was not discriminatory, but held
Mr.. Wood was not subject to tax on
| income earned and received before
March %, 1889, the date he took up
residence in Maryland.
Gen. Lewis contended he was
obliged to remain a legal resident
of Michigan to keep his commits
sion and merely was using Mary
land place of abode because ordered
to duty in Washington.
Mr.. Tucker told the court he was
living temporarily in the State but
had legal residence in New Jersey.
The four cases were designed to
present the arguments of four
classes Of persons who felt they were
taxed unjustly in Maryland-Fed-
eral officials, represented by Mr..
Wood: District officials, represented
by Mr.. Morgan: officers of the armed
forces, represented by Gen. Lewis,
and Government employees main
tanning legal residence elsewhere,
represented by Mr.. Tucker.
Judge Woodward said in regard to
Mr.. Morgan's argument the tax was
discriminatory in one sense, "in that
he has been placed in a class with
the great majority of income tax
payers and the public officers Of
Maryland have been placed in an
other class. This. in the
opinion of this court, does not
amount to unconstitutional discrim-
nation"
With respect to Gen. Lewis, the
judge declared, in part:
His orders did not require him to
live in Maryland He was ordered
to report to Washington.
The statute does not exempt from
taxation Army officers living in
Maryland"
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Slot Machine Operators
Are Fined at Fuirfux
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 25.-SiX
persons we're fined S25 each by
County Trial Justice A. c. Ritchie
yesterday on charges of operating
slot machines.
They were T. j. Regan of Grove
ton, Ward Plaugher of Franconia
Ben L. Cross of Centreville, A. S
Lynn of Accotink, L. F. Hatch OF
Lorton and Mrs. Helen Griffin OF
Route /, Alexandria.
Police Sergt. B. Alton Poole and
Officer Richard Utz were complain
ants in the warrants. Judge Ritchie
took under advisement the question
of confscation of the slot machines
Police announced all such ma
chimes operated in violation Of the
law will be seized and operators
brought into court.
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Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
March 25.-Merchandising execu-
tives who drew $4,000 to SIS, 900 a
year in civilian life are going to help
"see that the soldier gets the most"
from his $21 month at Army post
exchanges.
Thirty of the experts in retail
management" will be graduated
Friday from the first experimental
school for selected civilians con-
Quoted by the Army Exchange Serv-
ice.
Most are middle-aged, gray haired
men. all volunteers, some from the
Nations best-known stores. They
will win commissions from lieuten-
ants to majors and be assignAi to
duty as Army post exchange on
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course, turning them out as physical
education instructors.
Prefers Hospitals for Funds.
Told that the entire expansion
program to provide system many
officials believe would be a substan-
tial improvement in the physical
fitness of the junior and senior high
pupils, would cost an estimated
$3.50 900, Mr.. Mason said: "We could
build a nice hospital or hopsital
wing with that amount"
Besides, he added. the services are
taking them so young many are not
finishing the senior high school
courses and a strong elementary
program would give them all they
need to know.
Step up physical fitness IN the
junior and senior high schools as a
means of cutting down District draft
rejection or otherwise?
Il am opposed to it" said Mr.
Mason,