Evening star., 1924-03-30
Veterans of Great War

here and the department Americanism
oTficer, Thomas j. F'railey, will be
very glad to aid any former service
men entitled to naturalization papers
obtain these documents If the vet
eraH in question will seek them out.
The government and the American
Legion want them to complete their
citizenship status.
Vincent Costello Post, the American
Legion, will hold it's next regular
trict building. The members men wv will be
addressed by member of the Jacob
Jones Post. The st. Paul Convention
members to go in the Costello Post
special, which will accommodate
forty members. AS in other years,
the Costello Post Drum Corps is max
the District of Columbia delegation
in the convention parade. Next We'd
nesday evening Sergt. Henry Love
less and the above drum corps. of
W5tch he Is leader, will accompany
the forty Hommes and eight Chevaux
outfit to Baltimore to attend the big
promenade that will be arranged by
the Baltimore delegation. Twenty
five members of Cissell- Saxon Post of
Silver Spring will also join the local
delegation.
The George E. Killeen Unit of the
informal card party Thursday eve
ming, at the residence of Mrs. L. d.
Spedden, 1921 Q street northwest, for
the purpose of raising funds for an
American flag which was made by
hand by several pembers of said unit.
At the conclusion of the card party
Mrs. Spedden, on behalf of the unit,
presented the flag to Mrs. Killeen,
whose son. George +. killeen, a MEM
Der of the naval air service during
the world war was the first American
boy killed on the Italian coast.
A buffet lunch was served. During
the course of the evening a radio
concert was given.
The Vincent B. Costello unit will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday at
s pm. at 1923 New York avenue.
Every week the unit holds special
poppy meetings and all members who
are interested are urged to get in
touch with Mrs. e. Lefferts. 1898 I'd
street northwest, chairman of the
poppy committee.
The James Z. Walker Post. No. 26,
American Legion, held a camp fire.
smoker and reunion in connection
with the regular meeting last Thurs
day evening at the 18th Street Branch
Y. M. G. A. northwest. Vice Comman
der Campbell G. Johnson presided.
outlined the articles of Incorporation
for the clubhouse feature.
Finance Officer II. <. Ross, Post
Historian $. II. Epps and Post Quar-
termaster John r. SWEENEY, of the
committee on Memorial day, are ex-
pecting every member to get his
share of the 500 poppies on sale.
Commander w. A Hamilton read AN
! invitation from Adjt. James y. Rob
erts of the Salvation Army, inviting
the post to attend a meeting of legion
posts April at the Salvation Army
headquarters, eth and p streets
northwest, at which meeting Maj
Buchanan will be the principal
speaker.
Oscar l.. Smith. Walter A. Combs
and Lester r. Plummer were elected
to membership.
The most was led in singing war
songs. interspersed with bursts and
uuu, o1 experiences from over
/ there" by II. E. Lindsey. adjutant
with Robert Starks and ID. p. Fantory
at the piano. Quartermaster Sergt
! John r. SWEENEY served refresh
ments.
with the James Reese Europe Post
! and Kenneth r. Lewis Post, No. 29, at
the salvation Army headquarters
next Friday evening at o'clock
! .. Il. Jones is the first member to
give the name of prospective nom
J Ilegionnaire.
! At the meeting of George Wash
luS Ton Post, NO. j, next IueSQay night
! at the headquarters of the post 1929
| / street northwest, the ritual of ini-
| tiation will be presented for the first
| time in The assembly room. Lew 6.
=. Mohler, commander of the post. will
i preside. This will be but one of the
! features on the program.
/ Ladies night" will be celebrate ed
; April 5 at the clubhouse, on which
! occasion Past Commander Charles B.
J Hanford, one of Americas leading
Shakespearean actors, will present
4: scenes from "Othello." During the
i course of the. reconstruction of the
| clubhouse a large stage was erected
| in the rear Of the assembly room and
equipped with a heavy green plush
curtin. This is the first ladies
night" since the completion of the
! clubhouse.
During the past week additional
donations were received for the Ii
! brary of the post, which has a capac-
| ity of 1000 volumes. To date over
4 1000 volumes have been presented to
( the post by various members and
/ friends of the organization
! Representatives of the America n
! Legion are urging the House commit
| tee on military affairs to provide per-
manent markers on the graves Of
American dead overseas. The wooden
| crosses marking the graves have de-
| Perforated in the five years since they
were erected, the committee was told,
! and John Thomas Taylor of the le-
I gion'S legislative committee urged