Evening star., 1924-12-07

of the committee in so far as they
have to do with the visitation of hos
pitfalls where veterans of the World
War are under treatment. The gen.
eral committee was authorized to
conduct a campaign for funds for
special work during the holiday sea-
son and to cooperate with other civic
and patriotic organizations in pro-
viding Christmas cheer for needy
veterans and their families. The
chairman requested that the names
and addresses of all veterans and
their dependents who ought to be
provided for at Christmas time be re-
ported to department headquarters as
early as possible. Vice Chairman
| Streator urged the post commanders
present to send in their nominees for
membership on the welfare and re-
lief committee Immediately, so that
; suecommitteeS may be delegated to
=, visit the several hospitals in Wash
! ington in the immediate future.
| The department commander an
nounced that he had appointed Mrs.
! John l. Steele, member of the L. s.
| 5. Jacob Jones Post, as vice chairman
! of the department committee on child
welfare and that the activities of that
| committee would be carried on under
Mrs. Steele's direction pending the
return to Washington of Comrade
| Guy Withers, chairman Of the COM
| mittee, who is detained in Florida by
| illness.
Francis r. Miller, vice commander
! of the department and chairman of
| the department committee on enter
| talnment, submitted a tentative re-
| port on the department ball, which
| was held at the New willard Hotel
| on November %. Mr.. Miller's report
! indicated that the affair had been con-
! Quoted at a substantial profit, which
will help finance the activities of the
| Legion in Washington.
| Among the communications read to
the meeting was a letter from DR..
| Kate Waller Barrett, chairman of the
board of managers of the Auxiliary
| Service Club, in which DR.. Barrett re-
| iterated the wish of the board that
| the Legion posts and Individual le-
| gionnaires should use to the utmost
| the facilities offered by the service
club for meetings and entertainments.
DR. Barrett stated that the equipment
| of the first floor OF the building as a
! lounge for the use of legionnaireS
| would be Completed in the very near
! future.
A communication from Father Hur-
| ney, Offering performances Of mis-
| taken Mimi" by the St. Patrick S
| Players, for the benefit of the Legion
child welfare fund, was referred to
the entertainment committee for con-
| sideration and report.
The department commander was
| authorized to appoint a aacommittee OF
| three, headed by himself. to confer
| with the proper officers of the Veter-
| ans of Foreign Wars with a view to-
| ward securing cooperation and
| avoiding confusion in the sale OF
poppies prior to Memorial day.
Department Commander Peckham
has accepted an invitation to attend
the dinner to be given in honor OF
| National Commander James A. Drain
| by the New York department of the
| American Legion. The dinner will be
| given at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
| New York City, tomorrow evening.
The U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post, No 2
the American Legion, will hold its
| monthly meeting at 1922 I street
northwest, tomorrow at s pm. Off,
GERS will be elected. There are two
| candidates who were nominated al
| the last post meeting, Mary z. Kolhos
and Helen McCarty.
Every effort will be made to speed
legislative relief for the wars dis