Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-16

George Washington Post, No. 1, the
american Legion, was awarded the
large silver loving cup for having
the largest representation at the
smardi gras and costume ball last
Tuesday night at the Armistice night
celebration at the City Club, under
1.-THE auspices of Stuart Walcott Post,
No. 10, the American Legion.
A large number of the members
were in costume and participated in
1.-The activities of the occasion, two
individual prizes being won by
George +. Pickett, Sd. a pair of sill
SNer candlesticks, and William F. Ma
L hony a humidor and box of choice
cigars, both for unique costumes worn
at the ball 1t is the first loving
cup won by the post and will adorn
the assembly hall. The cup is hand
somely engraved with the name of
the winning post, the post donat-
ing the cup, together with the day
and place of the event. There were
many other posts wing for the tro-
ply which was won by George Wash
ington Post.
Another Armistice day presenta-
ton to the post was a large picture
of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, a dupli
cate of his membership card in George
Washington Post, together with the
scribed his name on the border of his
membership card. Another photo
graph opposite that of Marshal Foch
is of Howard S. Fisk, who was com
mander of the post when the former
was elected and installed as men,
Der of the first unit in the American
Legion of the 1850 posts
The membership card bears the
date of October 3, 1921, and reads as
tn hat
Ferdinand Foch, who has signed his
name on the margin. is "A member of
the American Legion in good stand
ing and enrolled in George Washing
ton Post, No. |, Departing int of the
District of Columbia" The number
of his membership card is 1177. 1t
was signed by a. l.. Giacomini. finance
officer, and Howard s. Fisk, post
commander.
a special committee representing
the post attended the services at the
. Washington Cathedral in honor of the
late Woodrow Wilson, commandment
. chief of the military forces during
!. the World War and who was an ac-
; tive member of the post. Headed by
. Percy 4. Mccoy. post commander, the
following members attended the cerc-
: monies: First Vice Comdr. Wallace
Streater, Past Comdr. Howard :. Fisk,
q George +. Pickett, Sd. and William +.
: Mahony. The delegation marched in
q the procession up to the tomb of the
. late wartime President, where Il
. wreath was deposited. The post
= colorS were held in position on
: either side Of the tomb throughout
. the services. At the conclusion of
I. the indoor services the delegation,
a with the colors, occupied COM
. mandng position at the peace cross
= on the grounds, where the late Presi-
= dent was eulogized.
. Fathers night" was celebrated at
. the post last "Wednesday night and
. proved one Of the most interesting
: affairs in the history of that body. The
q post had as its guests Chief Justice
: Walter /. Mccoy OF the District SUI
. preme Court, Justice Frederick l..
: Siddons of the District Supreme
: Court, William i. Colladay, president
. of the Washington Board of Trade;
: Isaac Cans, president of the Wash
. ington Chamber OF Commerce: Will
. liam Clabaugh. president of the Ro-
: tary Club; John G. Wincman. vice
. president of the Niwanis Club; Roger
. Whiteford. president of the Lions
. Club; Henry Strnger. president of
: the City Club; Frank l.. Peckham
|. commander of Department Of District
:. of Columbia. the American Legion;
: Charles l.. Riemer, commander of
. Stuart WaIcott Post, No. 10: John II.
! Ashman, commander of Kenneth II.
. Nash Post, No. S; Ralph a. Cusick,
: commander SeEgt. Jasper Post, No. ID.
: all of the American Legion.
. Percy &. Mccoy, commander of the
! post, acted as master Of ceremonies.
> The evening was spent in speechmak-
= ing. vaudeville acts and selections by
: an orchestra, followed by a generous
a repaSt. The affair was held in the
= clubhouse. 1929 I street northwest.
: Announcement: of judges in the
. American Legion's national essay
. contest was made here recently by
> Garland w. Powell, chairman of the
5 Americanism Commission, American
. Legion.
; DR.. William Nather Lewis. presi-
? dent of George Washington UnivGr-
. sity; W. w Husband, United States
; commissioner general of immigra-
ton. and George +. Author. presi-
= dent of the National Press Club Of
Washington, have agreed to judge
; the legions 1924 national essay con-
= test and will make announcement of
. the winner in January.
y The contest, which ran from April
: to June 10, 1924 was open to all
. school children between the ages Of
' IL and Is. inclusive, and was on the
: subject, why Communism Is Men,
: ace to AmericaniSm.
Three prizes of $780, $500 and $3.50
will be awarded winners of first,
. second and third places, respectively,
for use in financing higher educa-
. ton.
> The sixth anniversary of the
. armistice was observed by religious
. services last Sunday at IL an. un-
: der the auspices of the James f..
: Walker Post, No. 26. America n
. Legion, at the Metropolitan NJ. T..
5 Church. a patriotic program was
. rendered. Comdr. West A. Hamilton
: presided. Music was rendered by the
u Metropolitan senior choir with Miss
> Maud Smothers as solost. George c.
, Battle sang. The annual sermon was