Evening star., 1924-12-14

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GER. w. c. Pickett: rJ. rRAILEY.
color bearers, Ed
ward Kappa and Robert Edlovitch.
tenant for l5 months during the
World War. having entered the serv-
ice early in 1917. He was graduated
from the Officers Training School
Camp Gordon, Ga, with a comm ssiou
of lieutenant of infantry. United
States Army. He was assigned to the
Small Arms Firing School. Camp
Perry, Ohio. where he pursued a post
graduate course and was subsequent
ly ordered as a special instructor in
the use of small arms to replacement
regiments, Camp Gordon, Ga.
He Is a member OF, the District OF
Columbia and Ns Wand oat,- .he
Am erican Bar Association. La Socfete
40 Hommes cts Chevaux ard is pro-
fessor of law in the Y. NJ. c. A. Law
School, this city He has been active
In American Legion circles and twice
elected an official delegate and at
tended the national conventions OF
the legion at New Orleans in 1922 and
San Francisco in 1923. He was also
in attendance at the convention in
st. Paul in September. He has served
as chairman of the Americanism COM
mittee of the Department Of the Dis
trict of Columbia and was a member
of the department executive commit
tee for two years. He will represent
his post on that committee until the
next annual election.
The next meeting OF George Wash
ington Post, No. 1, will be held Tues
day night a the clubhouse. 1929 l
street northwest, with Percy B. Nc
Coy, post commander. presiding.
Columbia Post. No. S3S. Veterans of
Foreign Wars, closed the year with
an old fashioned Ret-together meet
ing. Following the completion of
necessary business. including the
election of officers for the ensuing
year. the members of the post and
their visiting comrades of other v.
F. w. posts of the District of Column
bia, resolved themselves into COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose
of renewing friendships, talking over
the days of active service and plan
ming for 1925 activities of the organi
zation. Department Comdr. Homer
S. Carroll of the District of Columbia
department of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. in an address acquainted
the members of the post with the
officers of the organization, as they
were decided at the recent meeting Of
the council of administration, held at
Chicago, Ill. r. X. Christenberry,
member of the post and rehabilitat-
ed disabled veteran of the World
War has been permanently appoint
ed as editor-in- chief of Foreign Serv-
ice, the national publication Of the v.
f. w.
he To- aQf} N
Comdr w. Laurence Hazard will be
presented with gold past depart
ment commanders badge, in recogni-
tion of his services during 1924. 1t
was resolved to appropriate as an IN
itia1 investment of post funds the sum
of $3.50 to the building fund being
raised for the purchase or acquisition
of a suitable home for the V. F. w.
in the District of Columbia.
The department commander of the
American Legion has announced the
appointment of the following MEM
bers of the committee authorized by
resolution of the department execu-
tive committee to arrange plans in
connection with. the representation
of the Department of the District of
Columbia, at the next annual con-
vention of the American Legion, to
be held at Omaha next Fall: Henry A.
REM, jr, of the Tank Corps, Post,
chairman; Watson B. Miller. of the
Henry c. Spangler Post, William F.
Franklin of the George K. killeen
Post, Harry F.. Smith of the Vincent
B. Costello Post, Howard S. Fisk OF
the George Washington Post and
Alexander M. Bremen Of the Stuart
Walcott Post. The committee Will
endeavor TO organize a large group
af ac}n n n
ton city. Efforts will be made to
obtain the support of the merchants
and other friends of the legion in
Washington so that the legionnaires
representing this department may In
numbers. organization and equipment
reflect special credit upon the Dis
trict of Columbia. The committee
will take up with the departments
of Maryland and Virginia, the prop
osition OF obtaining a special train
to transport and house the delega-
tions from the three departments.
Department Commands Peckham
and Maj Daniel J. Donovan, past
commander of Vincent B. Costello
Post, represented the department of
the legion at the meeting held in the
board room of the District Building
on Friday afternoon to plan an or
ganization, representative of the
the people of the District Of Colum-
bia, to arrange for the appropriate
celebration Of national holidays.
The regular semi monthly meeting
of the Robley D. Evans Post No. 4,
was held on Thursday evening at
legion headquarters. Els Third street
northwest. Department Commander
Frank L. Peckham installed the re-
Gently elected officers as follows: Post
commander, Max Levy; senior vice
commander. A. ]. Turner, and junior
vice commander, Robert Flanagan.
The retiring post commander, Joseph
William Rabbit. addressed the post.
Department Commander Peckham, on
behalf of the post, presented past
commanders badges to Past Com
mander Mackey and Past Commander
Rabbit.
Arrangements were completed for
the annual Christmas party to be held
at the Service Club, 2:t Third street
northwest, in conjunction with the
Ladies Auxiliary of the post. The
sew commander appointed Madison
l.. Hill as adjutant of the post The
post meets the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month at 218 Third
street northwest
George Washington Post, No. 1
Auxiliary held its regular meeting
Wednesday evening at the residence
Of Mrs. Anna Bartlett, 3020 Mount
Pleasant street northwest, at s
o'clock, Mrs Thacker v. Walker, pres
ident of the unit, in the chair. The
hall cOrnniffee reported the Snccesa