Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR

At the last meeting Of the Amer
| lean Legion Auxiliary Henry c.
| Spengler Post, No. IL. Of the Dis
] trict OF Columbia, held at it's rooms
in the National Guard Armory, the
following officers were installed:
President, Mrs. Anton Stephan; first
| vice president. Mrs. Hortense T. Full
Ter; second vice president. Mrs. John
c.. Spengler; Chaplain, Mrs. Daniel B.
Miller (re-elected); treasurer, Mrs.
Louise White (re-elected).
The, installation ceremonies were
| IN charge of National Vice Com
| mander Watson B. Miller, who took
| occasion to express the appreciation
! Of the American Legion for the CO.
| operation of the. auxiliary, which he
| termed one of the distinct assets of
! the legion. He outlined briefly the
policy to which the legion Is com
! rnitted this year in national affairs.
/ in caring for the disabled and in
promoting the growth of the organi-
! cation. Among the officers whom he
| Installed was his mother, who Is
! serving again as chaplain.
Mrs. Mamie Dorsey. the retirin g
president, gave her report, showing
what had been accomplished under
her leadership. She expressed feel
| ingly her thanks to the members for
| closing, and as she pinned on the
| breast of the new president her badge
! OF office she pledged her loyalty and
| cooperation. The report of the
| treasurer showed the finances Of the
organization in a healthy condition
| faction.
l. AT the close of the business meet
| Ing. the men of Henry C. Spengler
Post were invited to join the women,
Thompson sang Mother Machree,'
1 Glenn" Dorsey sang washington"
| George Fate, the new post COM
| mander, made a speech in which he
asked for the continued corporation
| OF the sister organization, express
what the women have done in the
| past. Luncheon was served.
The annual election Of officers was
| George Baldwin Mccoy Unit of the
| American Woman's Legion as fol-
/ lows: Mrs. Walter I. Mccoy. re-
elected president: Mrs. Charles C.
\ Wolcott, first vice president; Mrs.
| Raymond s. Patten, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Lew S. Mohler, recording
| secretary: Mrs. E. H. Shaughnessy
| corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Robert Coe was reelected treasurer.
Nirs. Mccoy appointed Mrs. E. Lester
Jones. Mrs. Lewis Clarke Lucas and
MRS Charles g. Warden as the execu-
tive committee.
| The annual report, read by Mrs.
Carey ". Hodgson. retiring secre-
tary. showed the membership of the
unit to be 112. The unit raised $3.50
In two-hour sale Of articles made
oy eX-service men at garden
party last May; made $1,000 from an
cther similar sale, covering several
| days, and sent SIS every month, in
addition to $3.50. for ton
work These funds were all turned
| their financial help. In addition TO
this, the club members. as indivi-
/ duais, did much to encourage the de-
Velopment ofNself-reliance among the
tex-service patients.
Mrs. Mccoy read a short address SIS
pe1ore the meeting adjourned, in
which she said: The work we have
accomplished is known abroad and
| mas been generously commended by
| the President Of the United States
the PUBLIC health service. the United
! states Veterans Bureau. the Red
Cross and many others with whom
we have come in contact, who have
peen interested in our efforts TO he
OF assistance to the ex-seryice man
ana friends to those who have come
from II, h other lands earnestly desiring
10 become citizens of our United
states. Statistics from the Veterans
Bureau show that on Decemhe~ *
1922 patients in all the bureau,
hospitals was 24.ss2. of which a.Sa:
ing District of Columbia, MARYLAND
virginia and West Virginia. Ther,
were: 1897 in the District Of CoIun,,
bia alone. Let it be said Of our uni
that forgetfulness is not known
among us, and with all our heart,
let US keep others from forgetting"
! National Capital Post, No. 1e7, Vet.
Grams or Foreign Wars. held its an.
Anton Stephan and staff were ir
charge OF the installation. Val n
brandon was installed commander
Inc other officers are: Senior vice
commander. Joseph B. Gardella
Leahy, quarterma ster, Gunnar stats.
berg; chaplain. c. D. Donovan: office,
OF day, William ]. Harrington, anc
trustee. Charles c. Currier. Comman.
Hoge,. adjutant. and the followine
lcommittees: Recruiting, G.. Statsberg
George j. Eeuner. D. Pugh, J. Orkun
and L. e; Brandon; sick and relief
EDWARD sullivan. George J. Neuner
wan and James Keeff; employment an6
grievance. Francis C. HUM r.. r
Hoge. Joseph B. Gardella. Daniel J
heahy and Joseph NJ. Much; pub.
ilicity. George J. Neuner, G. Statsbers
and e. r. Hoge; vigilance, George j
,Neuner. Francis C. HUM, E. Wick.
tstrandt Edward Sullivan and William
A. cooper. sr.; quartermaster ser.
geant, L. E. Brandon. and T. NJ Till
sergeant major. Entertainment com.
n1ittee to be appointed at later date.
The following were elected to mem.
bership: II. G.. Tail and b. r. Miller
The post is planning to charter a boat
TO take members to the next annual
encampment in Norfolk. Va. in. Au.
gust. J. B. Gardella is chairman OF
the Norfolk Club. Department Com.
mander Stephan in a brief address
loutlineu the work ahead for the de.
partment and organization in general
Eleven thousand posts of the Amer.
lean Legion will cooperate with Off.
GERS OF the Quartermaster Corps OF
the United States Army in placing
Grams Of the world war and previous
American wars, Lemuel Bolles. legfor
national adjutant. has announced.
The Quartermaster Corps has asked
the legion to make arrangements FOL
receiving the headstones with tn.
families of the war heroes and to in.
sure that the stone is placed in the
cemeteries in which war heroes are
buried. Appropriate ceremonies will
be held by many posts when the head
irstones arrive. An effort will be made
By the legionnaires to discover tn,
graves of veterans Of other wars which
have previously been unmarked, accord
ing TO Mr.. Bolles.
| sHeadstones are provided by tn.
Quartermaster Corps for all grave
of war veterans upon application.
(, Service officers to assist sick an,
disabled veterans Of the world wa
to obtain compensation. hospitaliza
ton and vocational training will b,
appointed in every state depa rtmen