Evening star., 1925-02-22
Veterans of Great War


mittee the special train will leave
Washington Friday, October 2, at
IL am, arriving at White sulphur
Springs at $3.50 pm, where three
hour stop-over viii be made for
supper and indulging in amusements
until train departure time. Leaving
White Sulphur Springs at $3.50 in the
evening. the special will arrive at
Cincinnati the next morning at 6.a6
o clock, departing at o'clock for
Chicago, which will be reached
Saturday afternoon. Octobor 8, at
3 clock.
A two-hour stop-over will be per-
mitted in the Windy City. and at s
o'clock Saturday night the train will
proceed to Omaha, where the party
is scheduled TO arrive Sunday morn
ing at o'clock. The convention
opens Monday morning. October s..
The arrangements provide for Pull
man cars to be chartered for the en-
tire trip and parked for occupancy at
Omaha during the five days of the
convention. Ansobservation car will
be one OF the features of the train.
The route will be Via Charlottes-
vile, Va, viewing Monticello, the
home of Thomas Jefferson; Gniver-
sity OF Virginia, 'Blue Ridge Noun
tains Piedmont and Shenandoah VAL
leys, Allegheny Mountains, thence
through the famous mountains Of
West Virginia, passing many his
torical points en- route.
During the stop-over the members
of the party will stop at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs Hotel for sup
per. En- route the train will pass
through Staunton, located on the
west side of the Valley Of Virginia;
Charlottesville, which was the tenn
porary capital of the State in 1872,
near which is located the farm Of
President Monroe, home of Thomas
Jefferson. University of Virginia, to
Clifton Forge. To liven up the trip
Vincent 3. Costello Drum Corps as
the official musical organization to
accompany the delegation to the con-
ventIon city.
The transportation committee in
charge. of the special train is COM
posed of Henry A. REM, chairman; !;
Miss Helen q. ONeill, Mrs. Leon
Arnold, Mrs NJ. O'Connor. Watson B..
Miller William F. Franklin. Henry
H. Smith. Alexander NJ Bremen, Miss
Eunice c. Dessez and Howard S. Fisk.
Vincent B. Costello Post met Tues
day in the boardroom of the District
Building. Commander kohen presid-
ing. Seven new members were ad-
mitted. Commander Kohen appointed
committee Of seven to carry on an
extensive drive for membership, both
old and new, to bring the post up to
500 by April 15, when an entertain
ment will be given in honor OF the
initiation class at the New Ebbitt
Hotel. A trip to the national con-
vention, at Omaha, Nebr.. in October,
will be the prize to the member bring
ing in the most members.
Alabama, Iowa and New York day
was celebrated Tuesday at the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary Service Club, 220
Third street northwest, when soldiers
from those States confined at Walter
Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals were
special guests. Women Of the hospital
committee of the American Legion Aux
iliary, under the leadership of Mrs
Thomas E Fawcett, chairman, fur
nished chicken salad, rolls, coffee, ice
cream. cake. candy and cigarettes, pur-
chased with funds furnished by the
auxiliary departments Of Alabama,
Iowa and New York.
Senator Smith Wildman Brookhart of
Iowa, George H. Lynch. president OF
the New York State Society, and Frank
the legion. also Joined the knife and
fork brigade. The only thing that mar
red the day was the unavoidable alb
sence Of DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, whose
generosity in turning the building over
to the auxiliary rent free has made the
Service, Club possible. Among the
women who participated in entertain
ing the veterans. in addition to Mrs.
Fawcett, were: Mrs. William r. Frank
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George P. Frailey, department vice
president; Mrs. Lewis Werden, presi-
dent of the Stuart Walcott unit; Mrs
Joseph o. Johnson, president OF the Ken
meth II. Nash unit: Mrs. Frank L. Peck
ham. president OF the Tank Corps unit
Mrs. Clara Sonnerman. gold star
mother; Miss Elizabeth Fisher, depart
ment historian: Mrs. Harry Smallwood.
chairman Of the department finance
committee; Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. E. b.
Phillips.
Stuart Walcott Post and its auxil-
iary unit will hold a joint reception
and dance next Tuesday evening at
the Mount Pleasant Masonic Loege
rooms, Fourteenth and Kenyon streets
northwest, to which all legionnaires and
auxiliary units and members are IN
vited. Several members OF the Wal
COIJ .IOoL NcIC tulcTldlIlcu last Isl ufl-
day by DR.. Kate Waller Barrett at
her residence in Alexandria, Va, at
an informal reception given in honor
Of Mrs. Charles Beasley, president of
the American Legion Auxiliary of the
Department OF Pennsylvania. Com
mander and Mrs. Charles Riemer, Dr..
and Mrs. Charles e. Ralph, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Werden, the latter
president Of the Walcott Auxiliary
unit. represented the Walcott Post.
The 'Walcott ball committee is
swamped with orders for tickets for
the Allied Legion Posts ball. which
will be held at the Mayfower Hotel
March IT. Capt. Watson B. Miller
has been appointed chairman OF the
floor committee for the ball, others on
this committee are Capt. Paul Nc
Gahan and John Lewis Smith,, and
Department Commander Frank L.
Peckham, vice chairmen; John Thomas
Taylor. Edward McFee Lewis, Capt.
Frederick L. Stephens, Lieut.. Robert