Evening star., 1924-03-02
Veterans of Great War

committees for each OF those de-
| partments and the Department of
West Virginia and a number Of Off
Gals of the United States Veterans
Bureau.
Arrangements We're made at this
session for an official visit to the
hospital at Evergreen. outside OF
Baltimore. next week by commit
tee and Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines,
for the purpose of surveying the
needs of that institution and CO.
opera ting with the blinded men of
the world war who are engaged In
provide them with a flreproof and
modern establishment that will af-
ford them better facilities and COM
forts.
Another activity of the past week
was a meeting last night at the Gavel
Club of the members of Noiture Lo-
Gale IA. La Societe National des 40
Hommes eft S Chevaux. William +.
Franklin. senior vice commander of
the department, and grand chef de
gare Of the "Homme.s' for the Dis
| trict, presided. In 1929 Voiture Lo-
Gale ia YVES one of the leading
units of the playground organization
for the American Legion. and an am
| bftious program to eclipse the activi-
ties of 1923 during the Sresent year
was announced.
Vincent Costello Post. the Ameri-
: can Legion. will hold family meet
| ing Friday evening at the District
/ building. All families of the post
| membership will be invited to attend.
The meeting will be addressed by a
prominent member OF Congress and
Il professor from one of the local
schools. Several as of high class
vaudeville Will also feature the pro-
gram as well as music by d band and
| the Costello Post Bugle and Drum
Corps under the leadership Of Sergt
Henry Loveless. After the meeting
has been opened by Commander Lef-
ferts he will turn 1t over to Daniel
j J. Donovan of the entertainment com
mittee, who will introduce the sew
eral speakers and the vaudeville. Dick
O'Brien will furnish novelty souvenirs
to all the ladies that will be present
Thursday night the post drum and
bugie corps entertained IA large gath
ering of basket ball fans at the Ma
tional Guard Armory.
! Commander Gardella, National Cap
| ita, Post, No. 127. Veterans of For
| eisp /lrs, has requested all sub
cow tees Of the executive COM
WISE to submit written report to
the net executive meeting. The
executive committee Will meet Tues
day at $50 PM, IN the ODD telloWs
Temple. The post will hold its
first March meeting In the same hall
March :. and will oblisate several
recruits. This ritualistic work, as
amended from time to time by the
| national encampment, has been per-
fected by the present post officers
and adapted to the post quarters.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of National
Capital Post gave a social box party
at Pythian Temple recently with a
large attendance. Senior Vice Com
! mander y. J. Leahy presented the
retiring president of the auxiliary
! Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brown. with a pin as a
! token of appreciation Of the work
! she performed during the past year
Mrs. Louise Snyder rendered several
| songs, accompanied by Mrs. +. Miller
piano selections and jazz music by
Mrs. Marion ClegE, readings and
recitations by $. NJ. Jacobson. songs
and instrumental selections by Mrs
+. Miller and solos by Mr.. and Mrs. \
! Is. Clegg.
The National Capital Post Orches.
| ira and several entertainers eXpec,
, to make q trip to Mt. Alto Hospital
i at an early date to stage an enter.
| tainment for the benefit of the. boys
/, who are confined there.
! In undertaking to see that 500, 00t
orphans OF world war veterans will