Evening star., 1925-11-01
American Legion.

presented for the consideration OF the
members Of the Sergt. Jasper Post,
No. IS. the American Legion. al the
meeting TO he held at the City Club,
November -, will be the nomina tions
of officers for the ensuing year. The
election will take place in the regular
meeting for the month of December.
Considerable interest has been dis
played relative to nominees for the
offices to be filled and an enthuSia site
gathering is predicted
A report of the hospital visiting
committee will be made by Past
Comdr. Thomas j. Frailey and Comdr.
John 7. Baker, who visited this week
at Walter Reed Hospital. Capt.
Richard H. Gorgas and Fast Comdr.
Horace l.. r. Atkison. first vice COM
ma nder OF the Disabled America n
Veterans, members of the post, are
now patients Of this institution.
Post Finance officer William A.
Kehoe has issued report showing
that the total number of members
now In good standing is 1888. Past
Comdr. Thomas J. Frailey, senior
vice commander of the District of Co
lumbia department. the American
Legion, attended the Navy day eXer-
ciseS, held under the auspices of the
Navy League in conjunction with the
Navy Department. Tuesday. New
members TO be admitted formally at
the next meeting are DR.. John r.
Noble a nd John +. Gosgins.
The official greetings Of Mrs. Eliza
Shepard. national president Of the
American Legion Auxiliary. was sent
out from national headquarters upon
the arrival of Mrs. Shepard from her
home in California. The presidents
greeting follows:
Fully realizing the great honor
conferred upon me by the American
Legion Auxiliary in electing me 10 the
Office OF national president at the
fifth national convention. held in
Omaha Nebr.. October So 1925. |
hereby assume the duties of the Office.
Il am asking each department to
assist me in making this year one Of
outstanding success. This can be ac
complished only by my having close
contact and cooperation with each of
you. Let us keep step with the
Legion by having for our slogan a
half million membership for 1926 "
Post Comdr. Charles O. Shaw OF
George Washington Post. No. /, has
announced the following appointments
for the ensuing year: Finance officer.
Howard 5. RappleNe: adiutant, Ber
nard c. McGee. Committee appoint
ments were announced as follows
son knappen. Stephen F. Tillman
and Bernard {. McGee: resolutions,
Past Comdr. Howard :. Fisk Past
Comdr. Wallace Streater. Past Conldr
Lew s. Mohler: welfare. DR.. NJ. H.
Dsrnall. Paul V. Collins, Nathan Will
liams. Nathan i. Cosel and Vice
Comdr. Charles ]. West: entertain
ment. Vice Comdr. J. ]. Murphy. Ste
phen f. Tillman and Nathan J. Cosel:
Fisk. Judson knappen and stephen
F. Tillman; auditing. f. +. Ellis.
Twelve meetings will be held in the
course OF the next three weeks for
making preliminary arrangements for
setting up the American Legion chill
dren's welfare service in that number
OF States. according To Director John
w. Gorby, of the Children'S Welfare
Division of national headquarters.
Five meetings were held during the
past week
The advance schedule or meetings
is: New York. October 90; Connect
rut, October 81; Rhode Island. Octo-
her 2S Ma sSa Chusetts. October %:
eine, October 80: Vermont Novem-
her .: Delaware. November .: Mary
land. November {: District Of Column
hia. November !: Virginia. November
S-s: West Virginia. November .. and
Indian ma. November lS. Meetings dur
ing the past week were held in Mis-
soilri Illinois. Ohio. PennsyIva mia and
New Jersey.
Mrs. George Dobson Of PaSSaiC. y.
j., Is the new national head Of the
and 80 society of the American Legion
Auxiliary. She was elected to the
Office of le grande chapeau rationale
of the s and 40 at Omaha during the
of ha lroiz
tion.
The and 40 corresponds to the 40
and of the Legion, honor societies
within the parent organiza tions. The
and 40 was officially recognized by
the American Legion and the 40 and
al Omaha but was not given officla
recognition by the Auxiliary. De
cision a 8 to the 40 and official status
will be determined by a meeting of the
national executive committees Of the
Auxiliary and the 40 and s.
Mrs. Dobson is the wife of George
Dohson. past national head Of the 40
and s. She succeeds Mrs. Madge
King Johnson of Aberdeen, South
Dakota.
Four women were elected 10 the
positions Of vice presidents. or le
demi-era nde chape rationale. They
are Mrs. F'rieda Kramer. Madison, S.
D.: Mrs. Buela Donovan. Rochester.
n Y: Mrs. :. CrOdkett Of Ala ma
and Mrs. F.. \. Palmer of Kansas.
Mrs NJ T. Sweet Of Michigan was
elected serGeant-at.arms, and Mrs.
Frances I.aughin of Orla ndo. Fla,
was chosen master Of ceremonies.
The L. s. S. Jacob Jones Post bal
masque held Friday evening last at
the Marine Barracks was success
Among the guests were Department
Comdr. Julius Peyser and Mrs. Pey
eer. National Committeeman Paul Nc
Gahan and the Costello Drum Corps.
Gold coins were awarded for prizes for
costumes The committee in charge
Of the dance consisted of the follow
ing: Hope knickerbocker. chairman:
Gladys Allen. Elsie Beck. Viola Rene
dict. Charlotte Berry. Ella Chambers.
Mayrae Smith and RoXana Willard.
The executive committee of the post
will meet al the home of Comdr. Nc
Carty at pm. next Wednesday.
Passage of the universal service bill
which the American Legion has spon-
sored since it's convention al New Or
leans in 1922 was made by mandate of
the national convention at Omaha,
Nebr, one OF the jor activities of
the legion for 1885.
Under a resolution presented by
the convention committee on military
affairs and passed by the convention,
il was directed that work toward get
ting this bill passed be made the 'pri-
mary legislative effort of the legion
this year.
a resolution from the convention
legislative committee directed that
the full influence and support of our
organiza ation he used to make effective
as soon as possible this legislation
which the legion believes will help in