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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 321—323. 1925. 979 and directed to accept, as an addition to the park system of the District of Columbia, the land, approximately 28.12 acres in extent, lying along Foundry Branch between the Glover Parkway and Reservoir Road, donated by Mrs. Anne Archbold to the United States for park purposes in accordance with the terms of her dedication as shown on the map of said area dated November 10, 1924, on file in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, which tract shall be known as the "Archbold Parkway "; and the Chief of Engineers, c8ggg°,¤*g§*d*g,,;§g*,i United States Army, shall be, and is hereby, further authorized to 1¤¤¤s= vn rgeium vf accept dedications of additional land in the District of Columbia g§°:§°{.§g'°i,i,ii,J,§°l°l°°1 Pm and adjacent thereto on request of the National Capital Park Commission and in accordance with the plans of said commission for the extension of the park system of the District of Columbia under the authority contained in Public Act Numbered 202, Sixty-eighth Con- p,Pf¢}3ltH°L°w°'L°t°°”" gress, approved June 6, 1924. Approved, February 25, 1925. ‘ Feb 25,1925. CHAP. 322.-An Act To recognize and reward the accomplishment of the work] Byers [Public N0. 470.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the §¥,'§§§; ,1,,,,, ad. President is hereby authorized to advance Captain Lowell Herbert {gag ¤¤ l¤9¤!¤°*i°;; Smith, Air Service, United States Arm, one thousand iiles on the may mimmm. promotion list; First Lieutenant Leigli Wade, First Lieu-tenant Leslie Philip Arnold, and First Lieutenant Erick Henning Nelson, in recognition of their accomplishment in circumnavigation of the globe by aeroplane, all of the Air Service, United States Army, five _ hundre files each on the promotion list: Provided, That the 0Hi- ·fi§”,'§?,§gm ,,, 8,;,, cers hereinbefore named be, and remain, extra numbers in their ¤“mb°”· grade to be carried as extra numbers up to and including the grade of colonel: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall operate 0,,§’g:,’;*gm';’,,§,§,‘,§”“ to interfere with or retard the promotion to which any other officer on the lgomotion list would be entitled under existing law. C wo www Sec. 2. The resident is hereby authorized, by and with the advice 1z¤a°ii>mn¤¤r';isn¤¤mr¤ and consent of the Senate, to commission Technical Ser ant Henry §,§?°",§f‘° {§““,§§‘,$ Herbert Ogden, Air Service, United States Army étecond lieu- 1*·¤¤>¤¤¤¤·'¤*$•"*°°· tenant, Air Service, OEcers’ Reserve Co s), and Jo n Harding, junior, second lieutenants, Air Service, Or£cers’ Reserve Corps, as second lieutenants, Air Service, United States Army, to be placed on the promotion list next after the second lieutenant who immediately recedes them on the date of the approval of this Act: p,.,,,,,,,_ Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall operate to be§°°*p¢*$c•§;,•,,},*;,,Q,‘;g*;, increase the total number of commissioned officers of the Regular omm. Army of the United States now authorized by law. D_ h M Sm. 3. The President is hereby authorized to present to Major ,,,,,d‘§{,if‘°?,j§m°,$l;i,$; $ Frederick L. Martin, Air Service. United States Army, and to §,",$*,,,_g$"A,§g Sergeant Alva L. Harvey, Air Service, United States Army, and gmglgrvg. wd the to ech of the officers of the Regular Army and Officers’ Reserve Awspisuéssggmigs Corps hereinbefore named, a distinguished-service medal, and each ’“°‘“*“·°‘·°· of them is hereby authorized to accept any medals, or decorations tendered to or bestowed upon them by foreign governments. Approved, February 25, 1925. February 25,1925. CHAP. 323.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interioi to issue patent to the city of Redlands, California, for certain lands, and for other purposes. lP¤bii¢» N0- 47\·l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary P°*’“°*°“"’· of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to issue