Evening star., 1924-12-21

of the bureau. The principle speaker
will be Maj. Bulwinkle, overseas vet
eran, and Representative of the
eighth district of North Carolina.
Other speakers will be Representa-
tives A. NJ. Free and Swing of Cali
fornia and Aberuethy of North Caro-
lima. Besides approximately 100 dis
abled veterans from the hospitals,
other guests of the bureau legion
naires include officials of the Bureau
of Engraving and officials or the
American Legion. Chairman James
Kehoe. in charge of arrangements,
announces a program of entertain
ment.
At the last meeting of the post
at American Legion headquarters,
nominations for officers for 1925 were
closed. Candidates for the different
offices are as follows: Post COM
mander. George NJ. Lands and Vim
cent Orlando; vice commander, John
j. Mcdonald and Aloysius Horan: ad-
jutant, Thomas A. McDonough:
finance officer, Martin l. Dyer and
Roy NJ. Chamberlain; executive com
mtttee. Francis r. Miller. Edward
Helm, James f. kehoe, Mario Ventura
and William f. Burch: chaplain,
Joseph p. Lennon and George T.
Tyser; sergeant-at-arms,J John Hack
ley. Balloting is being held by mail
and the results will be made known
at the dinner tomorrow night.
The Ladies Auxiliary Unit of the
Stuart Walcott Post. No. 10, Ameri-
can Legion, Department OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, at its meeting
Monday evening at the Service Club,
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Lewis Werden: first vice
president, Mrs. T. y. Templeton: sec
I-i,la arla
Ralph; chaplain, Mrs. T. c. Quick
treasurer. Mrs. ]. w. Taylor: ser
geant at arms, Mrs. Harry Ceder.
Headed by Mrs. Lewis Werden and
Mrs. T. n. Templeton. the auxiliary
will take entire charge of the Christ
mas party of the Stuart Walcott Post.
to be held in the rooms of the Mount
Pleasant Masonic Lodge, 14th and
Kenyon streets, next Tuesday eve
ming. Santa Claus will be present to
greet the children as well as the
grown-ups The children's hours are
from pm. to 8 pm. Legionaires are
invited to bring their youngsters An
orchestra Will play throughout the
evening. Dancing will be from pm.
to l am. The unit will distribute
baskets to needy veterans families
1t was also voted to have a card
party in January. The unit also sub
coming Oriental ball, to be given by
the allied posts at the Mayfower Ho-
tel after the holidays
President Coolidge's approval in
large part of the legislative program
or the American Legion expressed in
his annual message to Congress-. is
expected to have great weight in
securing favorable action by Con-
gress upon the various measures
sponsored by the Legion.
speaking of the Legion as the
chief and most representative BODY
or veterans" the President said.
With many of the proposals I Join
IN hearty approval and commend
them all to the sympathetic inyesti-
sation and consideration of the Con-
gress"
More important measures proposed
by the Legion are: The universal
service bill for conscription OF men.
money and materials in case of war.
Dill for retiring disabled emergency
army ofhcers; liberalizing amend
ments to the Reed-Johnson bill for
the disabled. and amendments to the
aoJusted compensation act, making
II possible for veteran to assign his
rights to any patriotic organization
chartered by Congress. The Legion.
shis legislation at the present session.
Inc George Baldwin Mccoy unit Of
the American Women's Legion will
De invited to hold its annual meetino
at the clubhouse of George Washing
ton POST, No. I, the American Legion
Iszs street northwest, January 2
l ms action was decided on at a meet
ing or the post last Tuesday night.
a rag0tntinn
tending that organizatio the invita-
tlon. AT the annual meeting officers
LOT the ensuing year will be elected
ana reports of the officers for the year
presented
The post discussed the question of
anna algamatfon of posts in this depart-
meht, and with view to such amalga-
nation In the District a resolution
was adopted providing for the ap-
the matter The committee is COM
posed of Charles o. Shaw, chairman:
Fast Commander Howard s. Fisk,
Vice Commander Wallace Streater.
George, E. Pickett, ard, and Paul v.
Collins. Nathal J. Cosel was appoint
ed secretary of the committee.
The resignation of Percy B. Mccoy.
commander. was presented at the
close of the business session and his
successor will be appointed at the
meeting. January 20. Commander Nc
coy's resignation came as a surprise
to the members of the post and he
was urged to rescind his action, but
for business reasons. he explained. he
was compelled to give up the COM
membership. He will continue, how
ever, his activities in the post.
The following new members were
elected to membership: John E. Kee
John A. Foute, Leo Sax, Douglas Col
Inns, Earl I. Klein and by transfer
from Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, Hy-
attsvilie, Md, William P. Martsch and
Irving B. Maloney, both of whom
were charter members of George
Washington Post when 1t was organ
ized in 1919.
Henry c. Spengler Post, No. ~,
American Legion, met Wednesday,
with Comdr. w. L. Hazard pre-
siding. The Spengler Post scholar
ship at Stewards Business College
was awarded to Miss Margaret King,
daughter of the late Thomas S. King,
member of the post. The post made
an appropriation toward the fund
being raised by the Walter Reed Hos
pital authorities for the construction
of a chapel at that post Officers were
elected as follows: Commander, w
Laurence Hazard; senior vice COM
mander, James B. Jones; junior vice
commander, DR.. d. A. White; finance Of
ficer, Edgar II. Hale: quartermaster,
Earl C. Smithson: surgeon, DR.. Charles
r. Luce; chaplain, Arthur L., Smith !;
historian, Alexander Summers, and
masterat-arms, F. H. Heidenreich
Arrangements are being made to hold
a joint installation of officers of the
post and its auxiliary at the January
meeting.
The James Z. Walker Post No. 26,
American Legion, met December II at
the Twelfth Street (NorthwesD Branch