Evening star., 1925-01-18
Veterans of Great War

at s o'clock. Percy B. Mccoy, COM
| mander of the post, whose resignation
takes effect that evening, Will open
| the meeting and preside until MS
successor is elected. Commander NC
Coy is resigning because of business
reasons. He was elected last July.
RobIey D. Evans Post, No. 4. Ameri-
can Legion, will hold it's next meet
| ing at legion headquarters. 2l8 Third
| street northwest. January 22 at
pm. At the meeting January
| Comdr Max Levy appointed Edward
Deviny, A. J. Perrot and J. w. Rab
! bitt on an entertainment committee
| to report back to the next meeting on
the time and place for the banquet.
Past Comdr John Mackey reported
on the progress being made by the
Ladies' Auxiliary in the matter of
hospital visitation.
Kenneth II. Nash Post of the Ameri
can Legion will hold a 500 card party
in the Gavel Club rooms next We'd
nesday at -.fo pm. Past Comdr.
and Mrs. John H. Ashman, who are
leaving the city for the State of
Washington, will be rendered fare
we'll dinner and dance by the Ladies'
Auxiliary at the Franklin Square
Hotel IueSuay evening dJ 1 ClOCh
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from c. A. Kunkel and +. w.
Woodward at the last post meeting.
L. s. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, the
American Legion, met January u at the
College Women's Club, at which time
appointments made by the commander
for the year 1925 were confirmed by the
post. Annie kilmartin has been appoint
cd of
mittee. A letter was read from Comdr.
Murray expressing the appreciation of
the Bessie p Edwards Post, No. 264,
of Boston. Mass, for the kindness of the
Jacob Jones Post in keeping the Ed
wards Post informed of the status of
the yeomen 90 in the adjusted compen-
sation act. Past Comdr. O'Neill present
ed to the post an autographed photo
graph of Gen. Lejeune, major general
commandant L. $, Marine Corps.
photograph of the u. S. S. Jacob Jones
DESTROYER No. SD. taken just before
the ship was camoufiaged prior to her
fateful trip was presented to the post
at the December meeting on behalf OF
Chief Gunner Bradley, u. S. Navy. The
L. s. s. Jacob Jones was the first United
States destroyer to be sunk by an enemy
submarine during the World War, being
torpedoed on December 8, 1917. 1t is
the lin of the post to secure valuable
collection of pictures for its clubhouse.
A committee met at the home of Mrs.
Fenwick Friday evening, when arrange
ments were completed for the card party
to be given by the post February at
the New Hamilton Hotel.
Invitations have been sent out by the
Stuart Walcott Post. No. 10, and the
Walcott Auxiliary Unit to witness their
Joint installation of officers at the Mount
Pleasant Masonic Lodge rooms, Four
teenth and Kenyon streets northwest,
January "a at o'clock. An entertain
ment reception and dance will follow
the ceremonies. The installation OF the
post officers will lie in charge of Capt.
Paul ]. McGahan, former department
commander, and the Walcott Auxiliary
Unit newly elected officers will he in
stalled by Mrs. Leon Arnold, president
of the American Legion Auxiliary, De-
partment of the District of Columbia.
The James E. Walker Post. No. 26,
American Legion. held a smoker and
reunion January at the MuSo-Lit
Club. 1927 r street, at which Comdr
West A Hamilton presided and Post
Chaplain Charles H. Lomack offered
the Invocation. Vice Comdr. John p
Porter, jr., gave a brief report OF his
observations as member of a COM
mittee that visited the service nos
pitfalls.
Officers were installed as follows:
Sylvester II. Epps, commander; L. H
Russell, senior vice commander; r. G.
Clayton, junior vice commander; c. H
Lomack chaplain; DR.. T. Edward
Jones, post surgeon; John SWEENEY,
quartermaste Edward York, ser
geant-at-arms; w. A. Brooks, master
at arms; Frank Coleman, historian;
Robert Dyson and Robert Starks,
color bearers; r. B. Lindsay, adjutant:
D. B. Fantroy, finance officer; John F.
Porter, jr., publicity officer. Depart
ment Comdr. Frank l.. Peckham, who
installed the officers, made an address
in which he praised the work of the
retiring officers.
James 3. Lomack, DR.. 7. Edward
Jones, master of ceremonies; West A.
Hamilton, r. B. Lindsay, Percival Y.
Hamilton and Comdr. Epps sang. DR..
Joseph Trigg, former captain of In
fantry, with the 96Sth Regiment. 92d
Division, in the World War; Ebert
Williams. former band sergeant at
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, received
on transfer from the James Reese