Evening star., 1925-10-18

Cincinnati, will visit Washington this
week to give the committees here
the benefit of his advice.
American Legion.
The Past Post Commanders, meet
ing of the Sergeant Jasper Post, No.
13, The American Legion, held at the
City Club Thursday evening was one
of the most enthusiastic gatherings
conducted since the founding of the
unit September 10, 1919. The follow
Ing past post commanders made ad-
dresses: Joseph Y. Reeves, first COM
mander of the post; Horace l.. b.
Atchinson, Norman b. Martindale and
Thomas j. Frailey, the present senior
vice commander of the District of
Columbia Department The American
Legion. Second Vice Commander
Daniel w. Ntashburn presented past
post commanders.
William B. Van Ripper who served
with the Yankee Division in France,
and subsequently organized the Legion
unit in MelroSe, Mass. an honored
guest of the evening, addressed the
post. The following candidates were
admitted to membership: Herman j.
Voelker, Paul G. Brock, Paul j. Or
losky, Nathaniel E. Whiting, Stanley
E. Cark and Herbert K. Hyde.
John NJ. Beauchesne Post, No. %,
The American Legion formerly Car
ryOn Post, No. 2S), held its regular
monthly meeting October 13, at 929
Phillips building. Commander Earl
Jennings Brown called the meeting to
| order. Senior Vice-Commander vii.
liam P. Wright took the chair while
Commander Brown. as chairman of
| the bylaws committee, read the re-
port of that body and moved their
| adoption. The bylaws We're adopted
without any opposition.
Mr.. Wright presented a resolution
which was adopted whereby the post
| changed its name to John NJ. Beau
| chesne Post. No. 2S, who died from the
effect of wounds at Walter Reed Hos
| p1tal this Spring. a resolution was
also adopted whereby the post direct
ed It's commander to present the pos,
! Colors TO Adophus Mckenzie in case
| it should ever dissolve.
| Albert f. Westfall, former head 0,
| the CarryOn club made a motion thai
| a committee of five be appointed tC
make tentative arrangements for {
Halloween dance to be held at 141t
| Goth street
| The following committees were
named: Committee for detail work in
volved in change of posts name, VIII
! liam p. Wright, J. Robert Conroy
John B. EVerts; Committee for max
ing tentative dance arrangements: AL
bert f. Westfall, James L. Brown
John Milton Kerr, Allen H. Ayres, ]
Robert Conroy, Henry G.. German.
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The council of administration of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. District OF
Columbia, held its regular monthly
meeting at the National Guard Ar
mory October IA. Department Comdr
Francis c. Huhn and Senior Vice
Comdr. j. T. Beatty presided. The
commander submitted a verbal repor
of the recent national encampment O
the United Spanish War Veterans.
A resolution was adopted under
which the Department of the Distric
| of Columbia Veterans of Foreign War:
will participate in the exercises Nav,
day. October 81. II is the expresse,
wish of the department commando
that veterans of the District of Colum
bia reserve this day and take part il
the exercises prepared by the Nav,
| Department.
Word having been received from Ma
tional Commander-in-Ch Fred E
Slower that he would pay an officia
visit to the District of Columbia Octo
Der 20. the council of administra tior
approved plans to hold a banquet a
Harvey's restaurant at s pm. October
20 in honor of the national command
! er-in-chief, and a committee consist
ing of Senior Vice Comdr. Beatty, Ju
nior Vice Comdr. Riley and Chief -o1
Staff Tate was appointed with au
thority TO arrange for the banquet
All Veterans of Foreign Wars in the
District of Columbia are invited to at
tend. Invitations have been extended
! to the national cOmmander-iu-chiefn OF