Evening star., 1924-01-20

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At the last Gen. Lloyd M. Brett.
c. Spengler Post, No. u, American
Legion, held in it's clubrooms at the
National Guard Armory, the post de-
clded to give joint dance with the
Spengler Unit of the Ladies Auxiliary
February 30. Commander Fred A.
Livingstone announced the appoint
ment of the following to serve as
Chalrmen of the various committees
Tor the ensuing year: Past Com
nander George l. TAFT, membership; !;
Vice Commander w. Laurence Hazard.
relief; Past National Vice Commander
watson Il. Miller. service; Past Com
mander Paul L. Twyman, entertain
ment; Vice Commander James II.
Jones, publicity, and Past Commander
Bettelheim was elected to member
snip. and his transfer from George
Washington Post to Henry c. Speng-
Ter Post authorized.
Protection of the victory button and
all other insignia and decorations
awarded by the Army or Navy is Of
Tered in resolution sent Congress
during the week by the Disabled
American Veterans
Complaints have been reaching the
aSnlngton office of the ID. A. V from
all sections of the country that men
who are entitled to them are wearing
certain buttons, ribbons and rosettes
10 winch they are not entitled. While
special regulations exist governins @.
The wearing of all this insignia. there
is no provision for punishment for
ABUSES; SO the resolution of the d. A.
V. calls for a fine of $3.50 or six
months in jail for each offense. SEN
timent on Capitol Hill is said to be
strongly in favor Of the proposal for
punishment of impostors.
AT the last meeting of H. C. Spens-
Ier nit, American Legion Auxiliary
q silver loving cup was presented TO
Mrs. Anton Stephan, who has lust re-
Ired as president of the unit. Mrs.
iaui Iwyman. the new president was
IN the chalr for the first time. Fu-
ture activities CT the unit include a
card party January %. social meet
ing February at the home of Mrs
stephan: and leap year dance Feb
ruary ~. given by the Spengler Post
OF the American Legion and Auxiliary
at 18th street and Columbia road
costello Post, the American Legion
vent on record at its meeting Tues
gay night in the board room of the
District building as indorsing the hi,
introduced in the Senate to leraIize
boXlng in the District by Senator pa
Eld |. Walsh of Massachusetts. The
LeEionuaires feel that in as nuch as
-
ing should also be allowed Francis
Miller of the Bureau of Engraving
Post: addressed the meeting and out
lined the fight that is being waged to
relnseate the forty-seven world war
veterans that We're dropped from the
bureau. Commander Reamer OF the
stuart Walcott Post, gave some inter
est1ng facts regarding his visit to
Ne" England during the holidays. At
tne next meeting of the post a promi-
nent speaker will be on the program
ana several new features that will
beneht the members will be intro
duced Commander Lefferts has aD-
pointed Col. Guy D. Golf and Charles
Henry Burnham, jr., as the grievance
committee of the post to handle all
cases of discharged veterans from the
government service. Comrades Nor
rISSey. Bell and Photis reported favor
ably on the st. Paul convention fund
ana that many members of the post
nave signed up to make the trip TO
the next convention.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. Federal Post
No. S24, Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States, held an open
meeting at the post room. Odd Fell
lows Temple. last Monday evening
and Mrs. Emma Richards. deputy for
the state of Maryland and Mrs. s. H.
Jacobson, deputy for the District of
Columbia, Ladies' Auxiliary, installed
the newly elected officers, as follows:
senior vice president, Mrs Adelaide
Grant; secretary, Miss A. E. Raup
treasurer. Miss Barbara Mater and
conductress, Mrs. l. B. Raup other
officers to be installed later are the
chaplain, Mrs. Olive S. Dinwiddie, and
trustees. Mrs. Mary Lucas and Mrs
Agnes Miller. junior vice president
is to be elected to fill the vacancy
created by the removal of Mrs. A. w.
Wells from the city.
followed by program. in part, as
follows: Selections on the piano by
Miss Ethel Bagnam and by Miss Ma
bel Bowie. Miss Molyneux gave read
Wife of the chief clerk of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, was obligated as
an honorary member of the auxiliary
in recognition of the service rendered
by the committee of which she was
chairman, in serving Sunday night
suppers to large groups of shell
shocked veterans under trea atment at
St. Elizabeth's Hospital. In conclu-
sion a banquet was served by the
members of the auxiliary to the men,
bers of Federal Post and other guests.
Plans for dance to be held at the
Gavel Club, February 2. were perfect
ed by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, American
Legion, at a meeting held this week
at the home of Mrs. T n. Templeton,
president of the unit. A member
ship drive has been launched by the
members of the auxiliary, which is
made up of the wives, mothers and
sisters of the members of the Stuart
Walcott Post, No. 10. Numerous ap-
plications for membership in the unit
have been placed in the hands of Mrs.
Templeton and will be acted upon at
the next meeting of the auxiliary.
The fifth anniversary of the organi-
nf % \, in yfrn
No. /. of the American Legion, will be
celebrated at the headquarters Of the
post, 1929 / street northwest, March
z. The clubhouse, which has been un-
alterations, will be entirely completed
within the next ten days. The various
rooms will he artistically furnished
and every comfort will be afforded
the members of the post.
One of the features will be the
placing of a suitable memorial tablet
in honor of those who paid the su-
preme sacrifice or have since died and
have been pttthumous members of the
post An extensive program is being
arranged by the committee in charge,
and prominent speakers will be in
Cluded in the program.
At a meeting of the post January
Is a number of amendments to the
post constitution were adopted, fol-
lowing presentation by Vice Com
mander Percy B.McCoy. chairman of
the committee. A report of the con-
dition of the cemeteries in Europe,
recently prepared by Gen. John j.
Pershing, a member of the post. was
made a part of the minutes of the
meeting.
The following were elected to men,
bership: John T. Quinn, transferring
from David visited Post, No. %, Du-
1uth, Mimi; Clarence E. Johnson.
transferring from Robley D. Evans
Post. No. 4, District of Columbia; !;
Edwin n. Chisolm, transferring from
Fred Stockholm Post, No. 245, st.
Louis, Mo.
G. Z. Washburn of Merriam Park
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