Evening star., 1922-01-15
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR


| rnaster-at-arms; David NJ. Wagener.
sergeant-at -arms: Charles W. Moore
and Joseph A. ,Giovanponi. color bear
ers. and Fred A. Livingtone. hftorian.
sented to the retiring commander.
Paul T.. Twyman. The following were
elected to membership: Winter L.
Douty.. Craig L. Reddish. james A.
Richardson and James e. Morreh. The
! next meeting OF the post wiilSbe held
Thursday. February 2. at 8 pm.
The following officers of Sergt. Jas
per Post, No. 13. American Legion.
| were installed Tuesday night at.the
fcornmander: Edward L.. Marthnjnhni,
first vice commander: William Norris.
! second vice comma ander: II. Walter
! Hummer. third vice commandeF; Peter
| d. Dusenberre.. historian; Dr.9Joseph
l.. Edward. surgeon: Thomas T.
Kline and Thomas z. Walsh. color
/ bearers. The ceremonies were opened
; by Norman +. Martindale. retiring
] past commander, who was given, an
| expression of appreciation for his
services during the past two years.
! Informal speeches followed the In
| stallation. 1t was pointed out that
| the post has increased In membership
during the past eighteen months over
| 500. per cent. The new commander
| briefly outlined plans for the ensuing
! year. Il. A. Cusick was appointed ad-
| jutant to succeed H. w. Hummer and
, l.. f. Collier was named finance ON
! Ger, to succeed L. c. Brown.
| L. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
American Legion, elected; officers for
the ensuing sear at ITS mseunE
follows: Compfandar., Lois ~ Reach;
senior vice eTGomt1anasr. Elizabeth r.
stewart: iiHi9r ssSfee eornrndnder.
| Helen q. owens q6axtermasfer, Mar
guerite Kolhox: color bearer, Maqde
ahursSia: & Xasner eb4is. iSsSs aaF asssi sssl
mond: histortah; Hohi S esEaMe Donald !;
adjutant.. NeaEle Rife: assistant adj
jutafit. Annette Burton. x
Other officers will be appointed BY,
post is planning a. get-together din.
,ner for january q. Mrs. John a..
fSteel, the Chastieton apartments. is,
| in charge Of the arrangements sGom-.
mittee.' >
Post, No. 341..veterans of Foreign
Wars, named It's officers for the
| new year. John l. Hughes waS re-
| elected to head the, post as scomsl
mander, Charles e, Williams wes'
elected senior vice commander,
mander, and the present incumpent,
! Dallas r. Fisher. was appointed ad.-
| jutant A drive. for new members te'
i have a duration. Of sixty days. was
decided on, and this drive will be in
iaugurated Tomorrow night az a
smoker will be an open meeting.and
ali members Of the Veterans of For.
ei0n Wars in the District are lnHlted
| to attend. "A gold memberships en-
blem will be given. to the member
! bringing in the most new members
during this drive.
| Watson B. Miller was installsd As
I department commander OF the DIS
trict Of Columbis American legion,
Headquarters. 1873 New York avenue
northwest. Other officers fnstallea
were julius l., Peyser,. frst vice COM
! mander; Pauline McVey,S second wee
commander. and H. C. Davis. third
| vice commander.
! Commander Miller. following the
! installation, announced the appoint,
| ment OF the following officers: y. 9:
| Imrey, adjutant; T. P. Randai ana
Mary E. Kolhoss assistant adjutAnts.
H Horton 3nass sxesgt,xs S.fs 1meef;c s g. Ma" Nae
/ Neil; surgeoff;; q. III RUDE finance
| officer; Frank AZ Connolly, publicity
officer; N. e. Martindale. veterans .aiu
/ ofiicer: D. ]. Donovan. ieEislative
emesr; @s: ". Aeaanaen 4. asmiiton, h serseantst-
FARMS: Frank T. Fuller. liasion omcer;
J. H. Durham, chaplain. and Frank
| Platz and r. A. O'Brien, color bearers
/ Arrangements are being made for
| q dance by George Washington Post:
No. 1, American Legion, February
at Dyer's, 1917 r streeA Invitations
| have been issued to Department Com
| mander Miller and members OF his
The committee in charge OF the
I dance consists Of Stephen F. Tillman,
| chairman; Mortimer B. Morehouse
and William hoffman.
| Department Commander Miller adj
dressed the Tank Corps Post, No. lSIs
American Legion, at its last meeting,
at the conclusion Of which ne was
i rendered a vote Of thanks. He then
/ Commander Frank d Peckham, Ad-
| jutant o. f. White, Finance Omcer
George P. Frailey and Liaison Omcsr
George Fox9 Commander Swan ana
Junior Vice Commander Randall Were
| presented with medals at the pre-,
! vious meeting. -
The auxiliary Of the post has an
! nounced the first winter dance. to De
held saturday night. January ~, AZ
the Mount Pleasant Masonic Temple:
I The proceeds will be used in the
auxiliary welfare work. All legion
,naires are invited. =
omcers of Henry C, Spengler Post.
No. IL. American Legion. were In!
stalled Friday night as follows: Com
mander. Anton Stephan: senior vice
commander. G. L. Tlit: Junior vice
ttommAnder, Alexander - Summers:
finance officer, ". T. Hazard: auar-
termaster. J. b. Jones; historian. F.
sergeant at arms. D. W. Wagener;
surgeon, DR.. Douglas White; color
bearers, TOP" Moore and J. e.
| Sweeney. @ ~
A. s. Imirie and Timothy Jordan In
stalled the ofdcers. Commander
Stephan designated H. f.. lRichard-
son as his adjutant, and made the
following appointments as ohairmen
Of oommittees: Membefstip John e.
i Brooks; RELIEF. Robert r, lloyd: sery.