Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

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to complete their quotas.
The annual American Legion Aux
lliary poppy sale will be conducted
throughout the country during the
week beginning May %. under direc-
tions of Mrs. Adalin Wright McCau-
ley, national poppy chairman. Funds
from the sale of the peoples are ap-
piled to rehabilitation and hospitaliza-
ton of disabled veterans.
The idea of wearing the poppy in
remembrance of all who died in the
World War was presented to the
American Legion by Miss Molina
Michael of Athens, Ga. The memo
rial poppies are made by disabled
veterans in hospitals of Arkansas,
Oregon, Okla homa, California. Idaho,
Kentucky and Virginia. Minnesota
and Wisconsin have made peoples for
all States not carrying on the indus
try.
Announcement of the winners of
the American Legion's annual ma
tonal essay contest for American
school children for the year 1924 has
just been made by Garland W. Pow
ell, director of the National Ameri-
canism Commission at the national
headquarters in indianapolis, Ind.
The winners are First Robert E,
krumholtz, Springfield, Ohio; second,
third. Grace Nichols. Healdsburg,
Calf. Prizes awarded the winners
were scholarships of $3.50. $500 and
$3.50.
The subject of the contest for 1924
was why Communism is a Menace
to Americanism." Judges of the con-
test We're: w. w. Husband, commits.
sioner general of immigration, chair
man; George F. Author, president of
the National Press Club, and Dr. Will
liam Mather Lewis. president of
George Washington University.
The American Woman's Legion held
It's annual convention May at the
Red Cross Building, when reports
were given as to the increase in mem
bers Of the various units, as we'll as
in the work carried on in welfare
work for service and eX-service men.
The Mount Alto. Naval and Walter
Reed hospitals, it was stated. are Wis
tied regularly, diversions and deli
cacies furnished the patients; the re-
education of several men is being
financed by separate units. families of
eX-service men are assisted, and pa
triotic welfare work being done that
is not covered by other organizations.
At meeting of the James E.
Walker Post. No. 26, Thursday night
at the Twelfth Street Branch Y. NJ.
C. A, NV, plans for the annual
poppy sale campaign were given final
approval. The entire membership of
the post has pledged itself, under the
Craftsmanship of Charles S. LomaX,
post chaplain, to- dispose of 1000 pop
pies. These peoples are being sold in
the Hobbies of the Lincoln, Republic,
Dunbar and Broadway theaters, in
the drug stores, various public places
and on the streets.
Chief among the committee reports
made were letters from Col. Mcmillan,
regional manager of the Washington
office, Veterans Bureau, advising the
post of child welfare work as carried
on by the American Legion among
the children of all nationalities. and
the homes Tor billets) provided for
them in various parts OF the country.
Adjt r. B. Lindsay, finance officer;
D. B. Pantroy and Charles s. lomaX
were appointed as a committee TO aid
Mai. o. w. Scott, chairman Of the
post committee on child welfare IN
this connection. and the joint com.
mittee for relief in the civil service OF
veteran employees seeking relief or
veterans recently discharged from the
Government Printing Office.
Comdr 5. H. Epps announced that
the post would assemble at 2:30 pm.
Nav "a, at 1853 U street northwest,
and then proceed to Payne and W GOD
lawn cemeteries, to hold brief services
and decorate the graves of our de-
parted comrades. Automobiles will be
provided to make the trip.
Allied with the Gen. Guy V. Henry
Garrison, No. g., Army and Navy
Union; Rear Admiral CharleS NJ.
Thomas Camp, No. 8; Charles Berry
Camp, No. TO- United States Spanish
War Veterans, department of the
Potomac: James Reese Europe Post,
No. 5: Kenneth Lewis Post, No. 30, of
the American Legion; Julia NICE.
Henry Auxiliary, Army and Navy
Union; Eva Allenworth Auxiliary ana
other organizations and their auXli-
iaries, the post will participate in a
mass memorial service to be held at
the Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and
p streets northwest. at pm, May
"a, at which the pastor, Rev. DR.. }.
Milton Waldron, will be the principal
speaker, as arranged by the Joint
Memorial Association of Military So
cieties.
Memorial day the annual parade
will start from the Twelfth street
branch of the Y NJ. c. A, composed
of the post and other military organl-
cations, led by a band and march
south on Twelfth street to Vermont
: avenue, TO Thirteenth street, to Penn
svlvania avenue, to- join a general
parade of all the military societies OF
the District and then march in re-
view before President Coolidge, prior
to the trip to Arlington Cemetery
where the post will participate in the
general exercises in the amphitheater
and the World War section and deco
rate the graves of soldiers and sailors
buried there.
A meeting of Tank Corps Unit, No.
10. was held. Monday at the Service
Club, 218 Third street northwest
Plans for a card party were discussed
After the meeting adjourned the eve
ming was spent in making peoples for
the graves, and refreshments were
served to the post and unit by Miss L.
McGarraghy. A special poppy meet
ing was called for next Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. l.. G.. Perry.
Stuart Walcott Post at its meeting
held in the boardroom of the District
Building last Tuesday evening an
nounced it's Memorial day program in
detail The members will meet May
20 at $50 pm. at the District Build
ing. then proceed TO the Congress
sional Cemetery where. with the as