Evening star., 1920-01-18

Walter Reed Hospital Post. NO: sl'
Is the latest addition to the amer @
Legion forces in the Dlstrlct VI
1umbia, organization having peen
fected at a meeting last "eek' d
which Corp j. f. Butte. conVaies
cent veteran, was elected temporaa an4
post commander. More than tpe
members have been enroiieu III Iii
pew Dost, and another meeting VIZ
be held shortly, when the tuli rose
of officers will be elected. s+
The charter members OF the pos,
whose names appear on the cnaise,
presented by Department Goinn'ahuer, -
F. Lester Jones, are ]. r. Bute;
Monohan. S. E. Logan. James >. NC
Cibney Chester d. Holman. InornaS
J.. Mathews, John p. Hotel Kalpn
De Marte. John d. Gordon. Wililalii
J. McCrory. Frank r Buggy Ma ma, e
pyoodhouse and Adolphus McGonzle'
Corp. Butte presided at the organ.
cation meeting and introduceo ..e
speakers. These included Depart
Ihent Commander Jones, Depa1'-Wnesiie Wsii.
Adiutant Howard S. FISK ana VIZ
liam G.. Glenn a former enlisted man,
who is now war risk officer for the
District of Columbia. Commander
Jones reviewed the objects OF the
American Legion. sketched the ac-
commandments of the recent confer
ence of state commanders in Wasn-
ington and explained the way IN
which the legion. locally and ,atlon-
aIly was cooperating with the ou-
reau of war risk insurance IN .CJus.f
ing the insurance and allotme nts OF
service men. Adjutant Fisk gave
detailed history of the American
Legion from the time of the 1"fma-
tion of the first unit of the war vet
Grams at the Cosmos Club. March Z.
1919. He said that more than 1000
600 men and women are now enrolled
in the American Legion, with a pros
pect of reaching 100000 during the
present year: that there were neariy
1000 posts throughout the United
states, while the District of Columbia
has twenty-one posts organized and
functioning. with about 1000 mem
hers. He concluded by outlining the
business methods and routine now
followed in the various posts.
National Capital Post Installs.
Oficial business and varied enter
fainment program marked the open
meeting of National Capital Post. NO.
127 of the Veterans of Foreign wars,
at Pythian Temple last Monday night,
when Edward H. Hale. post command
er. and other officers chosen last De-
cember were installed. The retiring
commander George ]. Neuner, presld-
ed during the first part of the meeting
and the installation ceremonies were
in charge of Capt. Edward Grant. ma,
Warner karling.
The new officers. in addition to Com
mander Hale. are: Senior vice com
mandor. George J.. Tate; junior vice
commander, Walter E. Collins; quar-
termaster, Winter D. Doughty: Chap
lain. George l. Frazier. Theodore A:
Law of Takoma Park, was appointed
adjutant The post was presented
with a silver cup, offered by national
Headquarters as first prize for the post
obtaining the most members during
the campaign last November.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the post
was formally instituted at meeting
held coincidentially with the post
meeting, Mrs. Margaret Napsel. Mary
land state deputy, officiating. The
auxiIiary now has fifty-three MEM
bers. the president being Mrs. Mar
saret Jacobson; senior vice president.
La IRA E Hale; junior vice president
Mrs Emma Tull: secretary, MIS- Cnar-
lotte Steedman: treasurer, Mrs. Helen
Green; chaplain. Mrs. Rachel FRAZER;
financial secretary. Mrs. Annie Bal
com.
The entertainment features of the
omen meeting included an address by
Representative Thomas S. Crago OF
Pennsylvania, on The Enemies WITH
in Our Gates; dialect songs, Dy MRS.
David H Kincheloe, wife OF the
representative from Kentucky; sto-
ries, by Milo Atkinson, ST., and songs
by Miss Ruby Raymond and MILO AT
kinson, jr.