Evening star., 1925-03-15

JAAES H. REED. poppS S y
mortal day period. Each Veteran of
Foreign Wars poppy Will be identified
by the copyrighted Buddy Poppy" label
attached TO 1t, and Equality Walter
Reed Post having already participated
in two unusually successful campaigns.
is it intended to again go "over the top
this year. Frank q. Thomas, chair
man; Sam Berlin, secretary, and
Thomas w. Jones. treasurer, have
been designated to conduct the cam
paign.
Il. B. Handy, quartermaster general
Of the Veterans OF Foreign Wars, has
sent a letter explaining that these
poppies are made by disabled and
needy soldiers in Boston.
Mrs. Vista l. Reed. 1928 B street
southwest, has been designated vice
chairman of the woman's sales com
mittee.
Tho suggestion that a woman vet
eran of the World War be elected
as the department commander or the
District of Columbia Department OF
the American Legion marked the in
stallation ceremonies of the Jane A.
Delano Post OF this city when the
officers for the ensuing year were
obligated.
II was the sixth anniversary of
the Delano Post, which is composed
entirely of women who served as
Army and Navy nurses during the
war, and which was one of the first
women's posts of the American Le-
sion to be organized in the United
States and the newly elected officers
were installed by Department Comdr.
Frank l.. Peckham.
Alice N. Prentiss, who had been re-
elected as post commander; made the
speech OF response for the officers Of
the post. Howard s. Fisk, past COM
mander of George Washington Post,
who as department oficial helped
in the organization of the post almost
six years ago, told of the develop
ment of the legion movement in
Washington.
The suggestion that woman vet
eran be named as department COM
mander was put forward by Past De1
partment Comdr Paul J. McGahan,
the present national executive COM
mittee member from the District De-
partment.
Selection by District legionnaires
of woman veteran TO be their leader
would be a splendid tribute to the
patriotic wartime services OF these
women" he said, "and it would fur
ther develop the spirit of harmony
department.
additionally. it would make the
department unique in the annals OF
the American Legion and gain Nation
wide attention to the work being done
for veterans by the District Depart
ment of the American Legion. There
is no question in my mind but that
there is a woman veteran in the ranks
of the District Department who pos
ca al ha arV ic. NJ =
and ii is my strong hope that she
be discovered and elected to Office
The officers OF the Jane A. Delano
Post as installed by Department
Comdr. Peckham included: Senior
vice commander, Sarah e. Corson;
junior vice commander. Marjorie
woodzell; adjutant, Mary Hawthorne;
finance officer, Ada Duncan; chaplain,
Marietta Pierson; sergeant alarms,
Zadie kibler; master alarms, Mary
Hamlin; surgeon, Gertrude Smith; ;
color bearers, Ann Harkins and Ada
Duncan, and historian, Alice B. Har-
vey.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie, of the Veterans of For
eisn Wars, staged a birthday cere-
monial, with a banquet, last Monday
evening at Red Mems Hall, Nineteenth
northwest, under the direction of, Val
y. Brandon, grand seam squirrel,
assisted by the degree team of Top
Notch Tent. The following candi-
dates were inducted into the first:
John D. wischhusen, Joseph +. Beat-
tie, Leonard o. Crymer, Thad Elder,
James J. Faber, Charles ]. O'Lare, H.
C. Ackerman, Sam Spangler and c.
Nv. Ackerrnan. Shorty Frank
Heisie presented the following pro-.
gram: Duncan Thompson, Scotch
songs, accompanied at the piano by
Miss Jamie McCauleI; Ben Cain, jr.,
banjo guitar selections and songs;
George B. Wheelock, monologue; 'Jo-
seph F. Beattie, monologue, and
Konshi Rram, Hindu tricks The BAN
quet was furnished by Mother"
Emma Stead and Frank Shorty"
Heisie acted as toastmaster. Gen.
Anton stephan, president of the
Kiwanis Club; Charles H. Donaker,
and P. D. Binion. a patient at the
Naval Hospital, responded to toasts.'
All is in readiness for the allied
American Legion posts costume ball
TO be held at the Mayfiower Hotel
next Tuesday night. It will be given
by George Washington, Kenneth
Nash, Sergt. Jasper and the Stuart
Walcott Posts combined. Many new
features have been added to the fes
tivities Twelve of the most beauti-
full women present will be selected
to fill the Jury of beauty" Five
have already been chosen-Mrs.
Charles Earle Smithson, Miss Eugene
Lemerle, Miss Margaret German, Miss
Helen Sweeney and Miss Mabel Col
quit. The remainder will be select
ed by the committee the evening of
the ball. This jury will award the
numerous prizes in the costume
events announced.
y One of the principal events will be
the march. of the States, represented
by 200 of the most attractive women
in the District of Columbia. This will
be led by Capt. Watson b. Miller and