Evening star., 1923-11-25

an appeal that the matter be brought
10 the attention Of the national BODY
Inc dance committee was instruct
ea TO engage a place for dance to
be given New Year eve. John, E.
Lynch. j. F. Moody and Barrett Y.
ship.
The Tank Corps Post Auxiliary met
at the home of Mrs. Wade T. Akers.
1887 Park road, and after a business
session supper was served.
Officers of the Vincent B. Costello
Post. American Legion, were in
stalled at a meeting Tuesday night
at the Wardman Park Hotel. The
oincers. who were installed by De-
Gahan. Were: Commander. Ezra J.
Lefferts; first vice commander, J. ].
Murphy; second vice commander F.
'. Daley, and third vice commander
D. Bowie.
Watson B. Miller. past national
DR.. Walter F. Sullivan. retiring post
commander, and Maj Daniel J. Dono-
van, past commander.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Equality
waiter Reed Post. under the direc-
ton of Mrs. James H. Reed, 1928 q
street southwest, have arranged to
hold its Christmas entertainment in
the Red Cross building. Walter Reed
Hospital. December %. at 2:3O pm
Inc Inc auxiliary is being assisted by
the post in this hospital activity and
an interesting program is being pre-
pared by the committee. Donations
can be sent to Mrs. Reed or to w. G.
1amieson. artss... I'll Mount Vernon place
A direct call upon every member
or the American Legion in the Dis
trict of Columbia to enroll as a mem
Der of the American Red Cross dur
ing the seventh annual roll call now
In progress has been made in a bull
letln issued from department head
by Department Commander Paul j.
McGahan.
Since the organization of the Amer
lean Legion it's branches throughout
the country have worked In close CO.
operation with the American Red
Cross. and with particular success
with the problems that have con-
fronted the former service men and
women. This redoubled activity on
the part of local legionnaires has
come con about through the tagging of
the local campaign for contributors
Cross.
In the bulletin sent to the COM
manders of the twenty-nine posts of
the american Legion in the District
ol members mGuumG,a in ror delivery to the $500
Commander McGahan said.
This department should get very
enpnatically and energetically be-
hind the annual roll call Of the Amer
lean Red Cross which is now in
to say, is tagging behind here in
Washington. The American Red
Cross and the American Legion have
worked In the closest harmony and
cooperation. The Red Cross is an
lnseitution with a splendid history
know its worth without being given
details. Each member of the Amer
lean Legion should enroll. It costs
but a dollar and. If the means of the
member permits. more sustaining
classes OF membership should be as
sumed. And it would be well. in
making the contributions, to cause to
be noted on the card that the donor
is member Of the Anne rican Legion
so that the Red Cross officials NAV
know that the American Legion mem.
bership is interested and active in
behalf of their organization" "
Many members Of the American
Legion In the District of Columbia
will be present On Tuesday night at
6O6 h street northwest, when Ad-
1utant Agnes McKernan Of the Saliva
tlon army Will give lecture on her
four years of war work in France
Adjutant McKernan has recentlv
come to Washington and had a re-.
markable war record with the douph-
nut brigade.
There will be a meeting in Wash
ington of the department command-
ers of the departments of Maryland.
West Virginia, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia of the America n
Legion, next Friday This has been
called by Department Commander
McGahan for fhe purpose Of organ
izing the fourth district rehabfIita-
tion committee of the American Le-
gion for the work for 1924. James
A. Drain, past department COM
mander. who has been chairman of
that district committee for several
years, will also attend this session.
and it is believed that IL he will
again accept the position he will be the
choice of the department commanders
for another term.
The annual election. Of officers of