Evening star., 1924-10-05
Veterans of Great War

celebrate Saturday. November 5. is from
; Archbishop NJ j. Cur.ey. Forget me not
day marks the ony annual national ap-
peal Ia the pubic by the u. A. V. and
last Year the observance here was the
most successful ever held in Washing
ton. From now on the Subcommittees
having in charge the details of the plans
wi meet twice weekly. l.. :. Ray. w
: Clark and -. j. Hussey comprise the
general committee
A meeting of the department eNecu-
i've committee of tn. American
Legion was held al department. head
quarters. 2lS Third street northwest
MohddN evening. Department Com
'nander Frank l.. Peck ham presided.
l ne executive committee adopted d
resolution accepting on half OF the
department of the District of CuiuIn-
bia French military flag rendered
by Nine. T.. Guerin OF Vallon. France
Nine. iutrin is TIL. orig inator of the
idea OF adopting replica Of the
Flanders POPPY as a nj mortal flower
Through the national convention COM
mlttee. she rendered 10 each depart
ment Of the legion Il French military
mag. similar to thoS- carried at the
head of the French regiments during
the World War The flag Intended
for the Department Of the District of
Columbia Was delivered to Depart
m-nt Commander rtckham at ST Paul
and by him brought to Washington.
The entertainm nj committee was
directed To max" plans for a depart
ment ball, To be held at the New vii
lard Hotel at some convenient dat.,
late in NOymbrr. The dat. is to br
JNtd 10y Department Vice .Comnlsndcr
Fran iS +. Miller. who is cha irmar
OF the rnteriainmt mt committees
he executive committee granted
permission IT, thu Stuart Walrott Post
T." give a ball at the City Club on the
evening of November Ii. Permission
was also granted George Washing
'on Post. kenn tn II. NHSI Post. stu
art WalcoJt Post and S;,rst. Jasper
Post to give a joint dance New Year
Eve or on some other date late in De
csmber OF early in January.
Tn. department command r with
the cooperation OF post commanders
y ma king ARRANGEMENTS for an orti
.ial reception 10 National COMMANDER
JImeS \. Drain in the latter part Of
-, toLtr. Commander John II. Ash
nan of tn. kenneth IL. Nash Post ha ;
ID On ma,ie chairman of the committee
on arranGemt Other members of
tht committee are: Commanders Ray
mo- nd a. Burke Of the MriorartN-
Quentin Rous y 1t Post. Ralph J Gu
Eek % the Strgt. Jasper Post. John II
IraiGe OF the National Press club
POST and West \. Hamilton Of the
ia mes T.. Walker Post. J. tt. Rob
rrt> chef de train OF the Soc;-te deS
80 Homm = ct CheVauN. is also ii
member of the committee. IT il
planned To invite repre- ntatiVes of
the Departments OF Maryland. Viz
snia. West Virginia and Delaware 10
partI, irate.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of National
Capital Post, No. ~. Veterans al For
ign Wars. recently tende, ed a re-
option to National Flag Bearer
Mrs. Margaret Jacobson. also I" the
DELEGATES 20 tn. eleventh enCamp-
mont. which Vas he Id at Atlantic
city. Mrs. l.. Weaver. Ethel Weaver,
q. Clark and NJ. jacobson were the
delegates. Mrs. jacobson WAS pre-
sentei with d leather ba@ in ap1re-
cation of her work for the orsaniza-
tion.
The auxiliary is To meet next Satur-
day night at l0l2 9th street. The
members are to 20 to 81. EIizabeth's
Hospital october 10.
The James l.. Walker Post. No 20.
the American Legion. met in the 18th
street branch of the Young Mems