The Washington herald., 1920-02-01

American Legion


Legion and OF the posts was con-
nned principally during the week
! to making arrangements for the
benefit performance OF an alf-star
circus to be given at Liberty Hut,
In front of the Union Station, during
the week of February IL to 81.
There viii be performa noes day and
night. Distribution of the tickets
to the many posts also was begun.
Each post has beeh allotted a quota
OF four tickets for each active mem
Der. The acts will be taken from
Ringlfng Brothers and the Barnum
and Bailey shows, and will be under
the direction of John r. Agee and
Lawrence Heyworth. The funds are
TO be used for taking care Of i'll and
wounded comrades and for other
purposes. Recently. the local or
ganization has been called upon to
DO much for wounded and sick SOL
diers In the hospitals here, but has
lacked the necessary funds to carry
on the work efficiently of providing
necessities of life which are not fur
nished by other organizations.
The general committee in charge
Oh the AFFAIR Is headed by E. Lester
Jones, commander of the District
or Columbia Department, as CHAIR
man; John c. Chevalier, vice chair
man and department adjutant.
1 Howard s. Fisk. as secretary. The
other members of the COMMITTEES
are as follows: H. l.. b. Atkisson,
MISS Alberta NJ. Ayers. j. E. Butte,
Lewis A. Coleman. Frank A. Con-
noily, JACK Connolly. Miss Marie
covert Harry ]. Davis. Daniel ].
donovan, Cecil j. Dowd. Miss Mary
a. Bliss, VIM. J. Harper. Miss Alice
Il. Harvey, Henry Hayes, Miss
Adelaide n. Harbers, Frank II.
| Fuller. Walter Bruce Howe. A. s.
Imirie, Gail T. Judd, Miss Hone
knickerbocker. Alexander Mann,
VIM. +. Mahony. Howard NJ. Peter,
julius /. Peyser, Roy s. Lane, Al
1red L. Stern, Kenneth A McRae,
s. +. Tillman. Miss Estelle r. Pur-
dy. Miss Rose F. Stokes, H. IL.
Wilson, Mrs, Charles b. Thompson,
Mrs. Blanch Slater.
| The subcommittee in charge of
the details are as follows:
Theater-Jack Connolly. chair
man: H. L. B. Atkisson, Harry :.
Davis.
Hotels and stores-Miss Rose F..
Stokes, chairman; Miss Marie CO.
| vert, Kenneth A. McRae, Mrs
Charles B. Thompson. II. L. Will
son.
Newspapers-Fr rank Connolly
chairman; Miss Mary A. Bliss,
Howard S. Fisk, Frank T. Fuller.
Transportation-A. s. I'm ir e.
chairman; Gail T. Judd. Stephen F.
Tillman.
Trade and civic bodies-Daniel =
Donovan. chairman: Cecil ]. Dowd
Walter Bruce Howe. julius /. Pey-
ser. Mrs. Charles B. Thompson.
Printing-Howard S. Fisk, chair
man; Miss Marie Covert, Miss Ade-
laide II. Harbers, w. J. Harper.
Program-Alfred l.. Stern. chair
man; w. ]. Harper. Miss Alice j.
Harvey. Miss Hope Knickerbocker
Housing and sale of tickets -
John c. Chevalier, chairman: Miss
Alberta NJ. Ayers, Mrs Blanche
Slater. Howard NJ. Peter, Lewis A
Coleman, Henry Hayes, Roy S
Lane. Alexander Mann, Miss Estelle
r. Purdy, VIM. F. Mahony.
The patronesses and honorary COM
mittee are as follows:
| Patronesses-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall. Mrs. Will
liam C. Eustis, president American
/ Women's Legion: Mrs. George Bar.
rett Mrs. Blanche A. Bellak, Mrs
Marlborough Churchill. Mrs. James A
Drain, Mrs. Robert II. Dunlap, Mrs
Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. f. Lester Jones, Mrs
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. Walter I. Nc.
Coy. Mrs. A. P. Niblack. Mrs. John
Lewis Smith. Mrs. Lawrence Town
I send. Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh.
Honorary Committee - The Vice
President of the United States, The
Speaker of the House of Representa- 5
tives, Justice l. Mccoy, Hon. Roya
c. Johnson, Maj. Gen. George Barnett
Rear Admiral A. P. Niblack. Rear Ad-
miral Samuel MCGOWAN, Brig Gen II
NJ. Lord, Brig. Ger. William Mitchell
Brig. Gen. R. d. Simms, Louis Brown
low, president Board of District OF
Columbia Commissioners: Col. Robert
N. Harper, president Chamber oi
Commerce; Capt; James +. Oyster
| president Board OF Trade: Philip King.
president Merchants G. Manufacturers
Association; w. B. Westlake, presi.
4 dent Federation of Citizens Associa
/ ton: Frank B. Nsyes, Roland S. Rob,
bins. ]
Tie members of the George Wash.
ington Post, No. I. of the Arteriear
Legion are very active in bringins
new members into the post. This wa:
the first post of the American I>egior
to be fully organized and in shap.
when the official forming of the ieyior
was started. Co L. Lester Jones
now State department commander
he nIa
careful and intelligent manner ot
handling the affairs of the past ha,
put it where it is today. Capt. Johr
Smith was the next post commander
then Mr.. McRae, who started th'
policy of mixing business with pleas
ure. There are over 1.600 members or
the rolls of the post.
Adoption of constitution for the Dis
trict of Columbia department and th'
election of two vice commanders is th'
principal business on the calendar a
the annual convention of this depart
ment to be held in the board room o.
the District Building Thursday night
Col. E. Lester Jones, commander o.
the department, will preside.
One OF the vice commanders to b'
elected will take the place of Madison
L. Hill, who resigned his position il
the department following his election a.
commander of Robley D. Evans Post
No. 4. The other vice commandershil
Is a newly created office.
There will be a special meeting o
the executive committee of the Depart
ment of the District at the headquar
ters. S23 Fifteenth street northwest
tomorrow night. The committee will
perfect the program for the annua
convention.