Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-12
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FORM LEGION POST
Call It BeIIeau Wood, No. l,
and Elect Miss MabeIIe L.
Musser Commander.

Belleau Wood Post, No. 1, of the
American Legion. was the name Sc
| lected by the ."marinettes" at a meet
ing held last night in the concert hall
at the marine barracks, 9Th and 1
scented by Mrs. A. E. Thompson, who.
made a brief address. in which she
suggested that a departure be made
| from the customary rule of naming
post after some famous hero. and
choose instead name which stands
| pre-eminently ahead of all others in
| the eyes Of the world and in honor of
the 5000 brave heroes and as a last
ing gratitude to those who fought and
died at Belleau wood.
officers were elected during the
meeting to serve until the annual
! follows: Commander, Miss Mabelle
IL. Musser; vice commander, Miss
Blanche Hurley, and adjutant, Mrs.
Elsie L. Sockrider. finance officer
! the commander, being an appointive
office.
Col. E. Lester Jones. state COM
mander of the American Legion, and
Lieut.. Howard S. Fisk, U. S. N, state
adjutant, were present and made brief
addresses. outlining the work of the
| post and assisting in the organiza-
ton program. Col. Jones last night
presented the charter to the post, fol-
lowing the adoption of the name, Bel
leau Wood Post, No. 1.
List of Charter Members.
The charter was granted to the fol-
lowing who signed the petition:
| Mary Alta Williams, Irene Elizabeth
Tully, Lillian D. Werner Willie C.
Rudder. Florence NJ. Weidinger, Ouida
NJ. Okey, Mary A. Bresnan. Ethel NJ
h hs'~e en- Helen IN, NJ Null, Helen NJ
Mary NJ. Fallon. Mildred A. Cowell,
! Helen H. Neumark, Charlotte Tits
Worth, Bess r. Dickerson, Margaret C.
McGoldrick, Blanche Hurley. Ruth
Doyle. Alma Barker, Helen l. Press,
Margaret G. Witticos, Ethel w. Sly,
E. L. Hedtler Grace Clark, Philena
p: Carnage, Mary T. Hoye. LANES
Ellyason, Violet Van Wagner. Kath-
Sarah L. Jones, Jean Hansen. Lillian
NJ. Sawyer, Mildred A. Miller, Eliza
beth NJ. Shoemaker, Dorothy L. Robin
son. Dorothy F. Smith. Margaret L.
Powers, Edith D. Barton, Lillian c.
O'Malley, Frances c. Album. Marie T.
Schlight. Rose Marcus and NJ L. Folks.
Florence Gerther, Helen A. Roeder,
Ruth w. Sturm. D. NJ. Lingle, Blanche
Clarke. L. P. Chamberlain. Wanda
Kurgan; Charlotte NJ. Duikwater.
Elizabeth B. Coke. Mary A. Bliss,
Lillian E. Center, Frieda A. Frantz,
Mae e. Bennett. A. c. Bonntrel, Marg-
aret c. Shaughnessy, Louise B. will
kins. Florence G. wilkins. Ethel r.
LANGLEY, Bessie L. Schroeder, A. H.
Brown. E. F. Brown. Elsie NJ. Bep-
pier. Alice NJ Hodgkins. Daisy E. III
tus. Clare NJ Donaghy. Marie Covert,
Mabel H. Whitesides. Bessie NJ. Smith.
Eiizabeth Gum. Jennie Cayia. Alma
N. Colclazer, Elsie L. Sockrider, Opha
NJ johnson. Hazel L. Stimson, Ger
trude Toogood Lowen, Harriet R. Pur-
Wis, Esther NJ Keller, Leola A, Hon.
kins and Eleanor Burgess
Sybil Davis, Carel NJ. Hasson, Edna
p. Lee, Mabelle Leland Musser, Irene
B. Hutchins. Ethel Washburne, Eliza
beth N. Johnson. Rose L. Beall, Susan
~ Croop. Alice-M. Broadwater, Eunice
q. Watson. Marjorie Middleton, Judy
Arnold. Carolyn c. Elsesser, Alma j.
Oman. Marie A. Gardiner, Carrie L.
Linkins. Gladys Thomas, Anna A. /
Sheldon. Henrietta A. Wheatley, Elsie
N. Pinney. Minnie e. Wright, Clara I.
Wilmington, Mae C. Reiss, Mae III.
Burns. Fanny e. Lalcock, Louise A.
Davey. Sara v. Buckley. Anna n. |
Ryan. Carrie E. Kenny. Elva D. Bitt-
ner, Ethel M. Baer. Ingrid Jonassen,
Irene q. III. Boone. Olive NJ. Bond.
Charlotte e. Muir and Sara ]. Macias.
junior vice commander of George
Washington Post, No. 1. called the
meeting to order, and, after explain.
ing the object of the meeting, turned
the meeting over to the newly elected
Officers. The new post has approxi
mately $50 members enrolled up to
date.