Evening star., 1925-03-22

! A life-size painting of the late DR..
Kate Waller Barrett, In tribute to
/ her memory and in gratitude for her
! work In aiding soldiers and sailors.
! is to be presented to the National
Service Club, 21S Third street, by ex-
service men in the District. This
| announcement was made at a meet
| ing of Vincent B. Costello Post, the
American Legion, at meeting Tues
day night at the District Building.
| A committee is now in formation
among the several posts of the Dis
| trict to arrange for the painting.
| Capt. Frederick Kapper, William F.
/ Franklin and Comdr. Kohen repre-
| sent Costello Post.
The post will entertain the pa
tients at the Naval Hospital next
Wednesday with a program similar
! to those presented at Mount Alto and
Walter Reed Hospitals.
Kentucky was the first among the
4s States to go over the top for the
| American Legion 100000 endow-
ment fund for the disabled and the
orphans of the World War, accord
ing to announcement Of National
Adjt. Russell Creviston. Kentucky
raised a quota of $4,000. Other
States are striving to reach or better
their quotas before the end of the
month.
A joint meeting of the advisory.
Legislative and resolution committees
of National Capital Post, 127, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. was held
Tuesday evening, with George j.
Neuner presiding. Discharging OF ex-
service men at the Government Print
ing Office was discussed and motion
was adopted condemning the public
printers action. A resolution to CEN
ter a fight to force the carrying out
preference laws favoring ex-service
men was adopted. The resolution
called for summoning to Washington
comma nders-in-chief of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. Grand Army of the Re-
public, United Spanish War Veterans,
American Legion and Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans TO call on President
Coolidge for redress, and, II refused
that the matter be made national by
the various commanders issuing or
ders 10 their respective camps or
posts calling protest mass meetings
simultaneously throughout the coun-
try.
A huge basket of Spring flowers
was the Offering of the Department of
the District Of Columbia of the Dis
abled American Veterans to Gen.
Pershing upon his return to Wash
ington last week. The flowers were
presented in the Presidents room at
Union station and were carried home
by the late commander of the A. Z. F.
Negotiations are already under way
for the delegation from here to join
the delegates from Virginia, Maryland
and Pennsylvania to travel on a spe-
cial train to the annual convention
OF the Disabled American Veterans
at Omaha the last week in June.
One OF the outstanding features
of the national convention of the
singing of the national anthem and
Taps" by Nine. Schumann Heink.
the songs being carried over the
radio to the beds Of men in hospitals
throughout the country. Remember
ing the part the noted contralto has
played In the annual meetings. the
District of Columbia Department of
the D. A. V. presented Nine. Schu-
mann -Heink with an elaborate offer
ing of American beauty roses when
she sang here last week.
The Ladies' Auxiliary National
Capital Post met March 10, with
President Mrs Margaret Lidstone
presiding. Mrs. Maud Cooper and
Ena Allen announced for next Tues
day evening. at Pythian Temple. their
"Tacky Party" The program con-
sists OF Susies' Kitchen Band. by
Mrs. Leits; Mrs. Wigs Cabbage
Patch. by Miss Lee; selection of songs
by Miss Meba Schultz. The funmak-
ers, consisting of Mrs. F. Heise, Mrs.
Adelaide Grant, Mrs. Emma Skogland
and Mrs. Olive Fitzwaters, members
of Federal Post Auxiliary, will also
entertain.
A special committee. consisting of
Presidents Mrs. Margaret Lidstone,
Mrs Mae Cotter. Mrs. Laura Weaver.
Past Presidents Mrs. Margaret Jacob
son and Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits will en-
tertain Mrs. Amanda Newman of
Maryland, state deputy, and her staff,
who will pay their annual vista
tion.
Mrs Mae Cotter and Katherine Bar
racks, the latter being one of the
active gold star mothers of the
auxiliary, at a joint meeting with a
committee from National Capital Post
voted that the auxiliary place its
first order for 5000 poppies. with
privilege for increasing the amount.