Evening star., 1925-01-25


cancies in George Washington Post
No. ], was held Tuesday night at the
clubhouse, 1929 l street northwest
resulting as follows: Commander
Wallace Streater: first vice com
mander, Henry W. Longfellow; sec
ond vice commander, e. ellis; sur
Reon, NJ. H. Darnall. Wallace Streatel
was elected representative of the pos
on the department executive commit
tae and Percy b. Mccoy alternate.
IN retiring from the Office of com
mander, Percy B. Mccoy thanked the
pos: and the officers who had support.
ed him and regretted that he was
compelled for business reasons to re-
linquish the Commandership. The
post received an expressin OF thanks
from the George Baldwin Mccoy unit
of the American Women's Legion for
the invitation extended and the use
of the clubhouse on the occasion OF
it's recent fifth anniversary celebra-
tion, which proved such a success.
Past Commander Lew S. Mohfer an
nounced the annual report of the
board of governors and the budget
committee would be presented at the
meeting of the post to be held Feb
ruary 8. Announcement was made OF
the sixth anniversary of the post,
which would be celebrated on March
Z. II was voted to leave the ar
raugements in the hands of the board
of governors and such additional
members as the post commander de-
sired to appoint.
George L. Pickett, Sd, presented
copy of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and Constitution of the
United States to the post, for which
he was extended a vote of thanks
Past Commander Howard S. Fisk
post historian, reported the death OF
William Noble Williams SS years OF
age, the oldest member of the Ameri-
can Legion and the oldest veteran tC
serve in the World War. He read
the life history of the deceased mem
ber, who was buried last week with
military honors in Arlington Gene
terry, together with his complete mil
itary record. A resolution, which
he presented and was unanimously
adopted, provided that the flag at the
clubhouse remain at half staff and
the mourning intact for a period OF
80 days from the date of the meeting
At the conclusion of his remarks
he was given a rising vote of thanks
for the papers, which were incor-
porated in the minutes of the meet
ing. a copy of the resolution will
be forwarded to the family.
The post also extended a vote OF
thanks to the Tank Corps Post for
the set of resolutions adopted on the
death of William Noble Williams
which were read by the adjutant, and
Tor the floral tribute. Thomas c. Ell
der was elected member.
Mrs. Dorothy H. Harper, member
of Honolulu Post, No. l, the national
treasurer of the American Legion
Auxiliary at Indianapolis, who served
as yeoman CD at Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands, during the World
war, made brief address Addresses
were also made by the newly elected
ohceTs and by Retiring Commander
Mccoy, who outlined the work OF
the various committees that should
be carried on under the new COM
mander. William H. Noble a blind
patient at Walter Reed Hospital ad-
dressed the meeting and sang.
At the last meeting of the Jane A.
Delano Post, No. 8, the following Off
GERS were elected: Commander. Alice
NJ. Prentiss; senior vice commander.
sarah B. Corson; junior vice com
mander, Marjorie Woodzeli; chaplain,
Marietta Pearson; surgeon, Gertrude e
smith; ergeant-at-arms, Zaidee Kib-
Ter; master-at-arms, Mary Hamlin:
color bearers, Anne Harkins and Mrs.
Ada Duncan; historian, Alice Harvey:
adjutant, Mary Hawthorne; finance
officer, Mrs. Ada Duncan; quarter
master, Mary Graham.
Columbia Post, No. Ss3. Veterans of
Foreign Wars, at it's last meeting
Department Commander William
Homer Carroll installed the follow
ing officers: Commander, James B.
Jones; senior vice commander, Doug
las A. White; junior vice commander,
John Fleming; chaplain, William H
Mellach; quartermaster, John L. Hart;
officer of the day, Stanley R. Nash,
and trustee, Edgar II. Hale The
post was addressed by Department
Commander Carroll and Representa-
tive B. Carroll Reece, who was re-
Gently elected president of the 26th
Division Association, and who is
member of Columb bia Post A gold
past commanders badge was pre-
sented to the retiring commander, w.
Laurence Hazard. Commander Jones
announced the following appoint
ments: Adjutant, Charles H. Reilly;
patriotic instructor, George L. TAFT;
publicity officer, w. Laurence Hazard
historian, Alex Summers.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie, Y. F. w, made a pill
grimage to Baltimore January II
L
fraternal visit Upon arrival at the
Baltimore station the Top Notch Tent
delegation was met by large dele
cation of Coolies belonging to the
Monumental City Pup Tent, also MEM
bers of the several V. F. w. posts,
and, led by military band, a parade
was staged to the 4th Regiment
Armory, where the T. n. T. degree
team conducted the ceremonial. In
of Nits for the Baltimore Pup Tent,
the following officers were installed;
William Miller, grand seam squirrel;
William Jennings, grand blanket
bum; Charles Schneyder, grand high
gimlet; Ben Schwartz. keeper of The
duffie bag; John Neikirk, grand jim
Inie legs; Robert S. Murray, provost
marshal; L. S. Roberts, grand shirt
reader, and ]. H. Schmidt, adjutant.
Among the candidates was Chief
Petty officer John Brink, member
of Annapolis Post, No. 304, V. F. w,
and plans were perfected to organize
q Cootie Pup Tent 1t Annapolis early
in February, at which time both the
Washington and Baltimore Coolies
will attend. Top Notch viii hold a
big 800" card party tomorrow eve
ming at Red Mems Hall, Nineteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Equality Walter Reed Post, No.
2S4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, re-
Gently held it's installation of Off
GERS and stag entertainment. The
following officers were installed by
the senior past commander, Edward
S. Bettelheim: John D. Wischhusen,
commander; James H. Reed, senior
vice commander; Allen Harrison,
Junior vice commander: Herbert A.
Church, chaplain; William G. Jamie
son, quartermaster, after which Past
Commander w. G.. Jameson Installed
Edward S. Bettelheim as Judge advo-