Evening star., 1921-01-23
.eBirthday., for First Pest.

A birthday dinner" will mark the
second anniversary of the organiza-
1. of the American Legion next March.
and Col. E. Lester Jones. first com
mander of the post. and also first
departmental commander, h hs been
appointed chairman of the committee
which is making te arrangements.
meeting at the Cosmos Club and was
originally known as the Gen. Per-
shing Post" but this was changed
when a rule was adopted that no
post should be named after = living
At it's meeting last Tuesday night
the post contributed toward, the
erection of 507 concrete markers
which will be placed along 18th street
extended bearing the names in bronze
bia who died in the service during
the war. Post Commander Howard
S. Fisk made report of the last
meeting of the departmental execu-
tive committee and Paul v. Collins
was appointed chairman of special
the House of Representatives for
February 1.
At the conclusion Of the business
session there was an entertainment
PrGgram Wi1sis, I'm given by Miss Geraldine
William H. Bright. Wallace Streator.
one of the organizers of the Paris,
France, Post of the American Legion,
made short talk on postwar con-
ditions overseas.
Visit Camp Humphreys.
Commander Philip J. Beck of EQUAL
1ty Post OF the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Past Commander w. ]. jamie
son OF Walter Reed Hospital Post
and w. N. Morrell. editor of Foreign
Service, represented Washington at
a business meeting and banquet held
by Capt. George B. Spaulding Post,
No. 472. of that order at Camp Hum
phreys. Va. last Wednesday ev--'rS.
The banquet was served in the Com
munlty House following the meeting
as toastmaster. The Spaulding Post
has arranged series of dances and
entertainments to be given during
the next two months to relieve the
routine of the men at the camp.
Tank Corps as Host.
All of the officers Of the District of
Columbia department of the Ameri-
can Legion, of whom there are TWEEN
ty-three. have been invited by Tank
Corps Post, No. 10. of the legion to
en- January 2S at the Little Theater
in the Post Office Department build
ing.
At its last meeting the post voted to
oppose any effort made by Congress
ment buildings in Washington unless
the House and Senate Office buildings
are included in the prohibitive meas
ure. The first meeting Of the wom-
ems auxiliary of the post was held re-
Gently at the home Of Mrs. T. P. Ran
dal, 1905 Fairmont street, and this
promises to add to the interest in the
post and its activities.
chairman OF the permanent commit
tees have been announced by Com
Q. E. White. membership; T. P. Rab-
dal. resolutions: DR.. Arthur Zinkhan,
welfare; G. p. Frailey. war risk; c. H.
spence, entertainment; George H.
Fox, publicity and publications; J. C
Fries, athletics; Frank H. Pecham.
More than sixty couples were pres
ent at the dance given in the
Cairo apartments last week by Equal
1sy Post. NO. 2S4. Of the Veterans of
lp J. Beck reported that in interest
shown and in its financial condition
the post was better situated than at
any time since its organisation.
An appeal for the support Of the
entire membership Of the post, so that
the coming year might eclipse the
good record Of 1920. was made by
Henry Mckenzie. who was installed
as commander Of James Reese Eurone
Post. No. s (colored) Of the Amerf-
can Legion, last week, succeedinx
Mann. Other officers in.
stalled were J. W. Franklin, senior
vice commander; A. e. Goode, Junior
vice commander; e. B. Moxley, adju-
tant; b. Powers, assistant adtutant:
I. Johnson. finance officer; W. T. Sew
ell, chaplain; R. b. Johnson quar-.
termaster; w. R. Lee, historian: %.
Gross and ]. H Jackson, colorbearers:
r. 7. Davis, sergeant-at-arms. and ].
c. Janfrer, master-at-arms.
1nstallatfOn This Week.
Installation Of the newly elected
officers Of Stuart WaIcott Post. No.
10, of the American Legion, will be
under the direction of Department
Commander James A. Drain and Com
mander Howard s. Fisk of George
Washington Post, the meeting being
scheduled for January Is. when il
will be held in the boardroom of the
District building.
Edmund J. Beaulac viii be REIN
stalled as commander Of the post. and
the others who will take the 1921
Offices are Alexander NJ. Bremen,
senior vice commander; James r.
Colley. junior vice commander: WI-
liam G. Searcy. chaplain; Judson 6.
Dale, historian; Dr.. Charles e. Ralph.
surgeon; Russell A. Welch, quarter
master; Francis s Harris, master-at.
arms; Charles W. Russell, sergeant
and IanSAl NJ