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$500 Russell; proper price; propsE(serv-
ice; storage rates reasonable. Trinity
I 1920.
Evening star., 1943-02-14
BY John Clagett Proctor.


Military life in Washington is not
what it used to be. There is not the
glamour, the personal touch, the civic
pride that caused the best families in
Washington to turn out for some big
parade and yell themselves hoarse when
their favorite organization passed in re-
view, often to the strains of Sousa's
National Fencibles March," with, most
likely the inimitable John Philip Sousa
leading the Marine Band.
And the uniforms are not the same
today as those worn by the military
companies Of this city years ago. In
deed, many of our residents are entirely
too young to recall such bodies as the
Washington Light Infantry. This fond
recollection must be left to the elders,
who had the pleasure of seeing this fine
body of men as they marched along his
toric Pennsylvania avenue in handsome
white coats, enormous shakoes and
gorgeous epaulets. They were some
times in column formation and they
never omitted to perform their prac-
ticed fancy maneuvers to the delight Of
all, which always included a single for
nation that stretched from curb to curb,
making line as perfectly straight as
men could possibly form.
What hand they would get! No
doubt in after years the National Guard
proved a fine fighting unit, worthy of
all the credit it can be given, but the
writer is not willing to admit that they
excelled in the drilling of these spec
tacular gentleman soldiers.
However, whatever may be said in
praise of the Washington Light Infantry
Corps can also be said of the National
Rifles, also an independent company of
the District of Columbia Militia, which
was organized here in 1859.
The National Rifles.
At the beginning of the Civil War the
Rifles had its armory in Temperance
Hall, known later as Marini's Hall, which
stood for many years at 914 E street, in
downtown Washington and it was from
here that the company marched to the
WHI 0cpdI IiIlcllG OIl &Spiii iVt 1ooAj bcAAS
the first volunteer soldiers to present
themselves to be mustered into the serv-
Zoe. At this time, however, they were
not accepted because their ranks lacked
the requisite number of 40 men. But
five days later, on April Is, it having
been ascertained that no company had
been mustered in during the morning,
the company left the armory at a little
after 3 pm, each man carrying 20
rounds Of ball cartdidge, it having been
rumored that an attack would be made
on the way. The War Department was
reached IN brief space of time and
while yet at distance from the depart
ulent, the captain saw another company
also marching up for muster. The
Rifles were started on the double quick
and, entering the War Department in.
Evening star., 1943-02-14
BY Thomas R. Henry,
Star stan Correspondent.

LONDON.-Three armies, every mem
Der of which has been sentenced to be
hanged, are fighting the Axis on widely
separated battle fronts
One is helping chase the Germans
westward across the North African des-
ert. One, wearing British uniforms, is
somewhere on the Russian front. One is
in England, its airmen strafing Ger
many, It's other troops training vigor-
ously for action wherever it may be
needed
These are the fighting forces of en-
chained, trampled, but uncrushed
Czechoslovakia. Many soldiers in each
army have been condemned to the gall
lows specifically as individuals. The
others are under general sentence to die
at the hands of the hangnan whenever
they are captured by the enemy. All
are denied, by Hitler's decree, the Gus
tomary treatment of prisoners of war
because, according to Teutonic reason
ing, they are traitors and deserters,
their country having been considered a
part OF Germany before the present war
started.
The men are, for the most part, name
less for the present. Only those who
form part of the Czech government In
exile allow their names to be made public.
This is partly for the protection Of their
families at home and partly to keep
Evening star., 1943-02-14
Corps Was Prominent Here.

The corps was always prominent In
all the many dress parades in the city
in the former days and at the various
encampments Of the National Guard
Probably the most pleasing Of all the
parades and drills, the veterans recall,
was the one the company took part in as
a dress parade with the United States
Marines. This was commanded by Mai
Harry Leonard. Washington boy and
hero of Peking. and it took place at the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, N
Y. in 1901. It was a beautiful sight, the
Marine Band in It's red coats, the Cor
corans In their white and the Marines
in blue. And probably the saddest parade
occurred when they marched as part of
the funeral escort for President McKin-
ley, September IT, 1901, from the White
House to the Capitol.
At all times could be found among
the ranks of the Corcorans some of
Washingtons most popular young men
and the leading businessmen of the city
on its honorary roll
When the company ceased to function
as an active military company, veteran
association was organized by Capt. Ed
wards, and this organization intends to
carry on as long as there are any of its
veterans left.
Upon the death Of Capt. Edwards. Mai.
Charles A. Meyer was elected command
sr. His aides are william H. oyovermann,
Evening star., 1943-02-14
BY Frank Carey,
Associatsd Press star Writer.

The FBI asks for pictures OF a Japanese
typewriter. =. -.
The Quartermaster's Department wants
to see samples Of tailored skin garments
worn by Eskimos. =.
The War Production Board would like
some information in hurry on vanilla,
please.
Such are the requests made almost
daily to staff members of the Smith
sonian Institutions United States Ma
tional Museum by various war agencies
War has put halt to explorations by
museum scientists in many countries,
and material treasures from far-of lands
have been largely cut off-but instead of
closing up shop for the duration and be-
coming as inert as the mumnies in the
basement, the museum force has taken
a vital war Job as scientific "informa-
ton, please" and research bureau.
They look upon their reference books
and files as ammunition against the
enemy, realizing that the precise indenti-
fication of Polynesian mosquito and Of
the language of a New Guinea tribe
may be of military importance.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

number was being increased constantly
by recruits who escaped the Gestapo net
around Czechoslovakia by devious
routes. Even now occasionally a long
delayed recruit drifts into camp. Ono
Of the latest was three years on the way
and the story Of his odyssey is thrilling.
He started at the outbreak of the war,
escaping through Poland just in time
to be taken prisoner by the Russians
when they invaded that country in early
October, 1885,
He happened to be skilled technician.
Taken to Moscow. he was put to work at
his trade until he had enough money to
continue his journey. Then he applied
for permission to 60 to Japan-frankly
telling the Russian official to whom the
application was made that he wished to
join his fighting countrymen.
IT am sorry" said the Russian Official,
as the young soldier relates the story.
but understand Czech 50 poorly. 1t is
incredible-what you tell me that your
sister in Toxic has is fatherless children.
You must make the statement under
oath"
The man understood and was soon on
his way again. He arrived in Japan once
more penniless and again got work at his
trade. 1t happens to be one in which
workers are rare in any country. Finally
he had enough money to get as far as
Shanghai, where he was once more adrift.
Fortunately, he ran across four fellow
countrymen there, on the same mission
as himself. They were employed at high
pay as bodyguards to a rich Chinese
merchant. They got him the same sort
OF job, but it lasted less than q week.
On his day OF the merchant and two Of
his Czech guards were shot. But he
scraped up enough money to get to
Evening star., 1943-02-14

signed as Company A, 4th Battalion
Subsequently. on the reorganization Of
regiments, it was assigned as Company
A, I'd Battalion, 1st Regiment, D. c. N. G.
When the great national drill was held
in Washington in May, 1887. the Cor
corans entered as competitor in the
cadet class, but the command was not
allowed TO drill in this class, and instead
was assigned to drill with the interstate
organizations, which they thought un-
wise to do, since their average age at
this time was but 16 years. and the
handicap would have been too great.
Their next important turnout was in
Philadelphia in September, 1887 when
they took part in the constitutional cele-
bration. They must have looked and
acted their best upon this occasion to
receive from the Philadelphia Press the
following complimentary reference:
THE picturesque and daintily uni
formed companies, with their gay martial
music. the representatives of the Ma
tional Capital. won hundreds Of friends
on their first appearance here. They
were the favorites with all. Their drill
ing maneuvers were highly applauded.
their marching fine and would have done
credit to West Point graduates. The
Corcoran Cadets, named after Washing
tons philanthropist, won new laurels to
their wreath, and when President Cleve-
land from the review stand caught sight
of Washington's pet company he was
seen to smile and pass comment to his
guests about the company, and cheer
went up that drowned the cadets band.
Capt. c. E. Edwards commands the
washington pet company"
The following year the cadets had
their first encampment at Atlantic City,
where they were received with open arms
and given a welcome when they re-
turned home such as those still living
will never forget.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

vice president; William N. Handiboe,
secretary treasurer; w. Laurence Haz-
ard. adjutant, and DR.. Frank E. Gibson,
company surgeon.
Since 1890 the roster Of the company
has undergone number of changes and
the membership almost doubled. Some
new and familiar names will be recog-
nized, such as our genial friend and
former librarian Of The Star, Col. c. Fred
Cook, who served as an oficer in the
Spanish American War and again In
the World War, where for while he was
base adjutant at the base port of Brest.
The colonel is a past grand master of
Masons Of the District Of Columbia
though still "just member Of the crew."
The present membership of the Cor
coran Cadet Corps Veteran Association
includes: David Alsop, Lawrence v. Bate
Evening star., 1943-02-14

man, Will c. Bates, Charles Boss, Louis
A. Boulay, George T. s. Boyd, Samuel
H. Brennan Thomas E. Brick, William
A. Cady, William @. Garter, Stephen G..
Casassa, Thomas Chick, Clarence A..
Chism, Edward " Clark, r. D. Coleman,
F. M. Collins Earl Collingsworth, Col.
c. Fred Cook, j. B. Corridor, Joe Crown,
@. w. Davis, Thomas B. Davis, A. E.
De Groot. J. LIE Roy De Neale, Joseph
Dodge William A. Donovan A. B. Eaton.
Archie Edmonston, c. Eugene Edwards,
jr.; DR.. Thomas M. Foley, DR.. Frank e.
Gibson, G. j. Giovonni, Capt. Joseph
A. Giovonni, w. H. Goucher, William
H. Grovermann, Samuel H. Gwynne,
William N. Handiboe, r. A. Hasler. Will
liam H. Haycock, Col. W.-Laurence
Hazard, G. s. Hefiner, Pinckney @. Hill
ton, George A. Howe, Ernest G. Hunter
Harry Hurley, Gail T. Judd, Louis JUL
Evening star., 1943-02-14
Samples of War Work.

Here are some more samples OF their
war work as cleaned from the museums
annual report:
The War Production Board asked for
examples of an umbrella with frame and
slaves of bamboo in order to conserve
the high-grade steel ordinarily used in
the manufacture of parasols and
umbrellas.
Frequent requests are received for data
on the fungi of South and Central
America where the United States hopes
to get rubber and other materials to
boost waning stock piles. Government
officials have come to the museum to
study native examples of the use of
castillo and hevea rubber brought from
the upper Amazon in 1851!
The State Department calls up and
asks for advice on biological questions
involved in whaling-with relation to
international affairs.
WPB-a regular customer, apparently
got data on raw silk, spices, cork, rattan,
and on the construction and operation of
certain textile machinery.
Advice on materials for making skis
was given the quartermaster general
and he also was furnished samples Of
Australian wood for study.
Evening star., 1943-02-14
Czech Armies of the Doomed

the Gestapo wondering about the fate
of various individuals. officially recorded
as having perished in attempts to escape,
First is the Czech army now in Eng
land. 1t is of considerable size. Its
officers and men are, for the most part,
individuals who escaped into then sup
posedly neutral Hungary at the outbreak
of the war, Half OF them are college
graduates. Thence they made their way,
penniless and mostly on foot, through
Yugosiavia, Greece and Syria to ports
where they were able to get French
Evening star., 1943-02-14

On the Russian Front.
The Czech Army. which has seen the
most serious fighting. is probably that on
the Russian front, Of whom very little
has been heard. It Is known that they
have obtained in some way British
uniforms to distinguish them from the
Russian soldiers. They are, for the most
part, patriots who fed to Poland and
Russia after the partition of CZechoslo-
vakia-moved by what is now referred
to as the invisible general staff" which
was preparing all the time for the out
break of the real war.
There Is even a unit OF Czechoslovakian
WAACS in this army. Throughout the
campaign they have served at the front
as cooks. nurses, secretaries, etc.
The youngest Of the three armies Is
that now In the Middle East. Ever since
the fall of 1898, when Hitler marched
into Prague. the public relations officer Of
the Czech forces explains. there was .
steady stream of his countryunen moving
Syria, where they hoped to form haison
with the French. With the fall of France
they continued into Palestine, where the
present unit was made up. 1t formed
part Of the British garrison at Tobruk.
was relieved and brought to Cairo and
for several months now has been engaged
with the British 9th Army.
With the headquarters in England. .
certain degree of liaison Is maintained
between these three separate armies Of
the condemned But this Is necessarily
difficult with the broken communications,
and each force maintains almost complete
Independence ot action.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

lien. Samuel B. Kleindienst, william s.
Klemroth, A. D. Langley. r. M. Lawren-
son, Herbert G. Leach. Col. Frank Lock-
head, Charles Long, Louis Lowe, r. G.
Luce, Homer B. Malone, John H. Nc
Carthy. Col w. r. McCathran, George r.
McGlue, Philip M. McKim. William Nc
Queeney, Edward Mastin, Maj. Charles
A. Meyer, John w. Mitchell, Edward A.
Nelson, jr.; Frank A. Parkhurst, Clar-
ence A. Pearson, L. H. Phelps, Frank p.
Platz, T. Q. Pulizzi. John F. Pyle. Frank
T. Reynolds, Fred J. Rice, E. P. Ricken-
bacher, Thomas Rodda, Clarence w.
Schroeder. Thomas s. Scrivener, Harry
r. Sheehy, Louis Sheers, John M. Sher-
man, George Seibold. John Spalding.
George w. Swink, Walter E. Thompson.
Joe Turner, George Won Dauchenhausen,
Clarence B. Wallace, Carl Q. Walter and
William ]. Waple.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

transportation to Marseilles. Outftted
by the French and formed into military
units, they took a leading part In the
battle of France. Then, their ranks
badly reduced by battle injuries and with
some lost as prisoners. the majority OF
them were able to make their way to
England
Here, for the first year or two, their
Evening star., 1943-02-14
Scientists at War

Animals intercepted in cargoes from
abroad have been identified for the
United States Bureau OF Entomology
and advice has been given as to the
possibility Of their being injurious.
Engineering laboratories OF the mu-
scum were turned over to the Bureau
OF Aeronautics and the Navy Depart
ment for construction of meteorological
aids.
The museum put on an exhibit Of
various types of projectiles for civil en-
ployes of the War Departments Ord
nance Bureau and co-operated with the
War Department in the preparation of a
series of travelling military exhibits to be
sent to various parts of the world.
Meanwhile, field research goes ahead
wherever 1t is possible under wartime
conditions, and museum authors have
batted out thousands of words In
scientific reports during the last year
The closest approach to war phraseology
in the titles is on a pamphlet called
Life Histories of North American Fly
catchers, Larks, Swallows and Their
Allies"-and presumably they would
be on our side.
Answering Letters
Despite the many additional queries
occasioned by war activities, the museum
staff still finds time to take care of the
problems of casual visitors and of folks
who write letters. They get hundreds
OF requests for identiflcations ranging
from buttons. dress fastenings and
patriotic handkerchiefs to cooling sys-
TENS for internal combustion engines.
They also play cops and robbers now
and then, identifying bones for the FBI
or police departments.
Tho armed forces have taken many
of the staff. In fact, big-league study
OF grasshoppors comprising the subfanily
cyrtacanthacridinae Of the Middle West,
no less, had to be laid aside indefinitely
because the doctor in charge was called
to the colors
Although new specimens for the mu-
scum aren't as numerous as they were
before the war, some very valuable ones
have been acquired from donors in this
country.
Among those received in the last year
was little number known as
Macronzoarces americanus (American
mother Of eels), which was caught oil
Nova Scotia in August. l941. 1t was the
gift Of a rather famous hsherman-
Franklin DelAno Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

Many will recall his palatial residence
which stood at the corner of Connecti-
cut avenue and H street, where now
stands the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, and which was formerly
the residence of Daniel Webster when
that noted American was Secretary OF
State.
Naturally, soldier companies are usual
ly composed of young men, but with the
Corcoran Cadets, the ages, If anything,
averaged slightly less than those OF other
local companies. What they might have
lacked in age, however, they made up
for in determination and enthusiasm
Their leader for so many years, Capt.
G. Eugene Edwards, was not one Of the
original members of 1882, but came with
the cadets about six months after the first
organization and his inspiration proved
a great asset. He originally was mem
ber of the Georgetown Zouaves, and
from the time he transferred his field OF
activity to the Corcorans the latter's
success was assured. He died little
more than decade ago, and the veteran
association felt it had sustained very
serious loss.
From the first the boys-for many OF
them were but IS years old-drilled with
wooden rifles until they could do better.
and this suggested the giving of the
fair held in the autumn Of 1883, when
enough money was raised to buy 40 con-
demned United States Army rifles of the
pattern OF 1865. Another fair was held
the following year in the Masonic sTem-
pie at Ninth and r streets, and from the
proceeds made at this time the cadet
uniforms were purchased, a sample OF
which is still preserved as relic Of its
earliest days.
Their First Parades.
It's first public appearance was made
in the parade of February 81, 1885, on
the occasion Of the dedication of the
Washington Monument, their guests at
this time being the st. Johns College
Cadets Of Alexandria, Va. The following
month they participated in the inaugu-
raj ceremonies OF Grover Cleveland and
later, through the efforts OF Mr.. Cor
coran and his influence with the Presi-
dent-between whom there was per-
sonal friendship-cadet breech-loading
rifles were issued them December !, 1886,
following favorable inspection made by
Maj. Farnsworth, assistant inspector
general, U. S. A., who, in his report, said:
Their military bearing and drill was
gorgeous to behold, 1t would do credit
to any company in the United States"
They next participated In the exercises
incident to the unveiling of the statue
to President Garfield, May H. 1887.
When Gen. Albert Ordway was COM
missioned commanding general of the
Militia of the District of Columbia in
the spring of 1887 the Corcoran Cadet
Corps signifed its intention Of becoming
unit of the Guard and was mustered
in on June 81 Of that year, being the
first company to enter. and being as
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Name Wisely Chosen.

The Corcoran Cadets were very wise
and fortunate in the selection Of their
name, which they took from one of
Washington's most highly respected
citizens Of that period, and whom we
cannot recall without associating him
with acts Of kindness and philanthropy.
He was one of our most successful
flnanciers and has left to us as one Of
his greatest monuments the Corcoran
Gallery of Art His building and endow-
ing Of the Louise Home for the benefit of
Southern gentlewomen will ever cause
his memory to be revered by the women
of the Southland.