The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-18
Patriotic Orders


II american Legion
Gradually the department Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia of the American
Legion Is getting its posts, organized.
and making preparations to take part
In the great characterization work
which Is the foundation of the legion.
Walter Reed Hospital Post, No. a
was formally organized during the
week. Its membership is composed OF
patients Of this institution. Several
hundred wounded and invalid soldiers
OF the hospital were in attendance at
the organisation meeting in the Red
cross Building on the reservation.
Corp. ]. z. Butte was master of cere-
monies at the meeting, which ended
with a picture show following the two
hours taken up with organization
work.
Department Commander e. Lester
Jones addressed the men and explain
ed the Sweet bill. He discussed the
conditions at the War Risk Insurance
Bureau. and told the men War Risk
officer had been aoppinted in this de-
partment whose duty 1t would be to
look after the interests of the wound
".
former sergeant. at one time a pat-
lent at the hospital sergt. Glenn ad-
dressed the meeting.
Lieut.. Howard s. Fisk, department
adjutant, gave detailed history Of the
| formation of the legion. Lieutenant
J Fisk told the veterans the District
, has 1000 legion members in twenty
one posts. He gave the members in
] structions in business management
of a post in the legion.
Corporal Butte was selected as first
commander Of the post, which has a
! membership of 300.
Charter members are ]. E. Butte
A. C. Monohan, s. E. Logan, James
! S. McGibney, Chester d. Holman
| Thomas p. Mathews. John p. Hotel
Ralph De Marie. John D. Gordon
William p. McGrory, Frank r. Bug
/ gy. Charles W. Fowler, Carl A.
CHECKER. Allen c. woodhouse and
| Adolph Mckenzie.
The following are the election re-
suits during the week:
James A. Delano Post, No. 6-Com-
mander. Alice b. Harvey; senior vice
commander. Pauline McVey; junior
vice commander. Cora Shackleford
adjutant, Anne X. Harkins: assistant
adjutant. Emma N. Jordan; finance
officer. Ada c. Duncan: Quartermaster
Clara De. ecu: chaplain. Alice NJ
/ Prentiss: surgeon. Zaidee KILLER: his
torian, Galena Deignan: sergeant-at-
al ms, Sara B. Corson; master-at-arms
BERTHE A. Rees. color bearers. Lucy
Russell and Tyldsley Sands.
Sergeant Jasper Post. No. 1S-Com.
mander. Fl. l.. B. Atkisson; senior vice
commander. Thomas Z. Guerin: junior
vice commander. Harry Santman: ad-
jutant. Myron H. Baker: assistant ad-
!jutant. Joseph A. Lsrch; finance off,
Ger. b. Y. Martin; quartermaster,
James r. Kennedy: sergeant-at-arms
A l. Sauls; master-at-arms. Cornelius
F. Ryan; historian. F. G. Fraser; color
bearers. Harry y. Watts and Joseph
/ I. Hogan.
| Lafayette Post No. 9-Comman der
Harry L. Wilson: senior vice com.
mander, Fred W. Parker; Junior vice
commander. William H. BetzIer; ad.
jutant F. A. Frost; assistant ad-
jutant. Chester ". Gardner: finance
ohcer, Hugh II. Harstin: quartermas,
ter. Frank B. Clayton: chaplain, John
| SCI E.Q'
ward ]. Maher; master-at-arrns,
Thomas D. Gates: surgeon. John r,
McDill; color bearers. William E.
Barkman and Donald W. Fraser.
2 Augustus P. Gardner Post. No
IS: Commander Walter Bruce
! Howe: vice commander, Charles F
| wilson; adjutant, William NJ. Gal
win: finance officer. c. c. Glover, jr.
/ executive committee. Henry Brock
inridge, Robert Hayden. Erskine
/ Gordon. r. E. B. Mckinney, r. H
| Wilmer; historian. F. L. Huide-
koper.
Department Adjutant Howard s
Fisk announces there will be an
important meeting this afternoon
at 2:5O o'clock of the executive
committee of the District depart
ment at the department headquar-
tiers. S2S Fifteenth street north
west.
Department Commander E. Lester
Jones is particularly anxious that
every member of the committee be
present. There is to be a continue
ton OF consideration begun las,
! Wednesday of the constitution foI
the local department Efforts will
be made at this meeting to com.
plete the constitution.
At the regular meeting OF Bel.
leau Wood Post. No. 3. District de-
partment of the American Legion
Tuesday evening, at 1914 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, the newly
! elected officers were installed by
the retiring commander Miss Ma
belle l.. Musser. The new comman-
dership was assumed by Miss Marie
covert Addresses were made by
Craig Hamilton. managing editor OF
the Marines Magazine of New York
city. which magazine, he announced
would be open to news of the
American Legion; Miss Irene TuIly
a member of the post. who was in
Russia in 1915. during the revolu-
ton. and related some of her eN-
periences. and w. VI. Fentress. Ma
rine Corps. past commander of Pet
tit Camp, United Spanish War Vet,
Grams. Refreshments were served