Legion of District Names Installed RECRUITING DRIVE POST IS VISITED Commander Battleship Instruction to Pick Home To Be Committee BY V. F. W. HEADS Given Reservists Smith Heads and Past Commander Group Local Sailormen to Hear Lectures on Duties Previous Commander Various Posts Will Be Called Only Men With District Inman Aboard Big Ships Prior to on to Lend Aid. Service Accepted by Ma- Is Speaker at Night Meet- Cruise. SPECIAL committee has been rine Battalion. at Grill. ing ITIZEN sailors in the 1st Bat- sphere. The sailors, who only have in the Department Meetings This Week. appointed United States Naval a Only honorably discharged regulars talion, little infantry training, in addition of the District of Columbia, B. Coetello Reserves cf the District of Monday—Vincent of various branches of the service and Meetings This Week. to their more Important sea duties, A American Legion, for the pur- and National Columbia, will be given a lit- were tc take Drum Bugle Corp, meet- however, ready the of a home for the honorably discharged Marine Corpa Monday, 8 p.m.: Special pose acquiring Guard Armory, 8 p.m. Quentin tle battleship polish before they em- chance and abide the decision of are for en- of District by department, where meetings may be Potomac Reservists being accepted ing, Executive Council Roosevelt Post, No. 11, bark on their annual training cruise three Army officers who were to ref- The listment in the 5th Batalion, Fleet of Columbia Department officers, held and records filed. depart- this Summer. the time Boat Club, 8:30 p.m. Sergt. fill the few and de- Bv they step eree the match. However, the Ma- has Marine Corps Reserve, to post commander# past ment Executive Committee ap- Jasper Post, Musicians’ Hall, aboard the battleship Wyoming at rines said that after the annual field the and the various remaining vacancies as the battalion partment commanders at Duffy’s proved project 1105 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. Annapolis to start theii two weeks training period they would be glad posts will be called upon to lend their prepares for camp, August *' to 18. Sea Grill, 1508 Fourteenth street. Tuesday—Vincent B. Costello of service at sea, they at least will to accept a drill match with the sail- aid. The battalion will hold a pre-camp Internal Revenue Post, No. 2464, No. Musicians' Hall, have a theoretical but Post, 15, Beaver Dam Coun- street. l»ckground of the ors, the latter expressed the belief The committee on the plans khaki ball at the 306 Kennedy working 1105 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. duties aboard these largest fighting that the delay was sought in order to Is of Past Department try Club, July 26. Wedneaday, 8 p.m.: Maj. Gen. j composed Second Division Post, No. 38, ships, and will be better able to grasp get in the encampment when the Comdr. John Lewis Smith, chairman, Clarence R. Edwards Post, No. New Colonial Hotel, 8 p.m. the which will be force will come back here with Melvin J. Maas of 2135. Po- practical training, infan- and Gist Blair of George Washington Representative McKimmle-Catterton * Bunker Hill Post, No. 31, Hay new to of them. which Minnesota, a lieutenant colonel In the lice-Fire Post, No. 2979, National something many try companies will have had Post, No. 1; William H. Hargrave, Fort of Loft Club, 1326 Massachusetts of the Marine Orders were received at the local days Infantry drill while in the John H. O’Con- aviation branch Corps Guard Armory. Overseas Mili- Stevens Post, No. 32; 8 field. The sailors will get practically avenue, p.m. Reserve, Inspected the 5th Battalion tary Band, Drum and Bugle battalion headquarters to immediately Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15; — nell, Wednesday Stanley Church no Infantry training aboard the bat- JAMES B. FREELAND, last week. In an address to the bat- National Guard begin Instruction on battleship duties, James H. Phillips, Quentin Roosevelt Plaza Corps, Armory. their time Depue Post, No. 30, Hotel, “The EDWARD K. INMAN. which are somewhat different from tleship. being taken up Post. No. 11; Mrs. Elsie M. Pinney, Who was recently installed as talion Representative Maas said, 8 p»3R. with the instruction In seamanship U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2; senior vice commander, 5th Battalion, stationed In the Na- Who was recently Installed as those aboard dosticyers and other H. Nash Depart- Comdr. Edward K. Inman, District and routine. Thursday—Kenneth tion's must not lose sight of commander of the District of Co- small boats aboard which most of ship Frankly, the sailor- George Oberndoerfer. Bureau of En- ment of the District of Columbia, Capital, of Pov'., No. 8. 654 Pennsylvania of Columbia Department, Veterans men believe that the Marines are not and Printing Post, No. 23 United Spanish War Veterans. the fact that It Is the only Marine lumbia Department, Veterans of the members have been trained dur- graving avehue southeast, 8 p.m. Foreign Wars, accompanied by mem- at this time Corps Reserve unit that any Senator Foreign Wars. ing their periods of enlistment in the fit for the match. At a meeting of the committee an- bers of his staff, paid an official visit or can, see. It, there- local battalion, ihe division officers nouncement was made that $1,100 Congressman to Poet at Its meeting last The Reserve Aviation Division now Washington are to give a series of lec- are to assemble at the post hall by fore. rests your shoulders to planning had been subscribed. Subscription upon Monday night at Duffy's Sea Grll, is taking its two weeks of training been and 1:30 p.m. July 20. The destination is make of the Washington battalion the tures. taking up eveiy detail 01 bat- agreements have prepared with Comdr. Walter P. Boehm presid- at the Coast Guard air station at distributed to all posts in the depart- Solomans Island, where the party will outstanding one In the United States, tleship work, so that they will not ing. Cape May, N. J. A large force of the ment. The committee has several be the guests of Vinson Langley. not only for your own sakes but for be without some knowledge when they ! Comdr. Inman made an address in local contingent flew' to their plans under consideration, including the good you can do for all Marine board the vessel, and little time will training The County Council which he outlined his testatlve plans station In the planes which are as- the of a estate, where Montgomery Corps Reserve units throughout the be lost in having them shake down securing large for increasing activities of the organ- to them at the American which car- into their new duties. signed local Naval Aie Is a that Is now un- of Legion Posts, country.’’ Subsequent to there building ization here. Dept. Senior Vice Station for training while ries on an active welfare program in the receipt of the orders. Lieut. James | purposes, productive, on a long leasehold. The SANTIAGO TV Comdr. J. Harman, Ad- another the is Stanley Judge contingent, carrying bag- also consider the ad- the nearby Maryland community, Maj. Lewis B Reagan, U. S M. C., E. Sullivant, commandant of the local committee may vocate Philip P. Biggins, Dept. Adjt. gage and other heavy went engaged in its greatest charity un- tor the 5tto Bat- battalion, issued a memorandum to equipment, visability of purchasing a building or inspector-instructor Arthur C. Powle and Chief of Btaff up truck several ahead. The council is L. officers of the three fleet | by days constructing a home in the near fu- dertaking. sponsor- talion, and Maj. Harvey Miller, commanding War Will Go William E. Marshall also made ad- The division is ing a pony and horse show to raise Spanish Group commanding the battalion, called upon School of Tactical Exer- divisions in whicn l.c outlined various expected to return to ture. dresses. its home funds for the Montgomery County Maj Gen. Charles H. Lyman, U. S. phases of the aaaiiships routine and station the latter part of to Marshall Hall on Other guests included Past Dept. this week. One of the features in connection General Hospital and the benefit event M. commanding at Quan- construction, which are to be em- C, general Comdrs. Charles B. and cises Holds Chief Inter- will be held on the East-West Jennings conven- High- tico, last week, to make final arrange- m the course of the lec- * with the annual department Oscar W. Past. Comdr. phasized next Sat- Hollingsworth, The Navy Department announced tion to be held in the way, at Chevy Chase, Md„ Wednesday. ments for the camp training schedule. est of tures. Mayflower Albert W. Masters of Front Line Poet, Reserves. that on the basis of new Civilian urday. The division officers in their instruc- con- Hotel August 6. 9 and 10. will be a The battalion will make the trip to Mllbrandt of Follow be Comdr. Sigmund servation Corps camps the Navy re- on the of Proceeds will used either to Approximately 60 Reserve officers tion will have the aid of some vet- supper-dance closing night MEETINGS THIS WEEK. and Irom Quantico by boat and while Me Post and Harold Stanton, National establish an clinic at the ceived a quota of 478 Reserve officers convention. orthopedic will under canvas In of the District will begin today at erans in the battalion who have not the Camps. In Quantlco live Council member of the Military Order for or to the of Fort G. this duty. Of this quota 403 were hospital defray expense John Jacob As- over- George Meade, Md.; Fort only made battleship cruises, but who William Meirs, chairman of the Monday—Col.