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ter. Order Eastern CHARLES KoHEN.
Star, under the di-
rection of Drillmaster Mcconnell. gave
an exhibition. The program will be
repeated the night of March II for the
patients at Walter Reed Hospital.
The post will meet next Tuesday at
s pm. at 70T Twelfth street. William
+. Franklin. chairman of the member
ship committee, has called meeting
of that committee for Thursday at
$50 pm, at 1907 De Sales street. The
following were elected to membership
at the last meeting: John F. McCabe,
Charles j. Warren w. II. Schlenber-
ger, Francis Grilley and Edward Kelly.
National Comdr. James \. Drain
of the American Legion has appointed
James +. Barton of Fort Dodge. Iowa,
as national adjutant. He has been ad-
jutant of the Iowa department for sew
eral years. He will succeed AdIt.
Creyiston, who resigned.
Lincoln Post. No. II. the American
Legion. met Wednesday night in the
boardroom, District Building, when
Department Comdr. Frank l.. PecAham
installed the new officers. The officers
are: Commander W. n Morrell, United
States Veterans Bureau; senior vice
commander, Don Foster; junior vice
commander Howard n. Brock; finance
officer, A. B. Chalmers; chaplain, l.. j.
Lista; post historian, M. E. Fickle;
master -at-arms, J. NJ. Marshall
Messages of confidence on the death
of DIR. Kate Waller Barrett, president
of the Department of Virginia of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the American
Legion, were sent to members of her
family by Stuart Walcott Post, the
American Legion, through Comdr.
Charles Riemer. The dance of the
post scheduled for Tuesday evening
at Mount Pleasant Masonic Hall was
postponed. The post was represented
at the funeral by many of its officers
and members, as well as those of the
posts auxiliary.
The executive committee of the
L. S. S Jacob Jones Post, No. ,, the
American Legion, will meet at the
home of the commander March b.
Comdr. McCarty and the other Off
GERS will attend the installation OF Of
ficers of the Belleau Woods Post at
the home of Comdr. Carey, Cherrydale,
Va, tomorrow afternoon.
Comdr. Thomas ]. Frailey of the
Sergt. Jasper Post. No. 13, the Ameri-
can Legion, has appointed the fol-
lowing members to serve on the
ticket committee in connection with
the ST Patrick's day costume ball to
be given at the Maytiower Hotel,
March II, by the allied American Le-
gion posts: ]. Thad Baker, Joseph f.
Barr, Percy Talley, Lemuel f. Greene,
Robert W. Boteler, c. Frank Nc
Carthy, Lawrence B. Dunn, Thomas G.
Dyar, ". c. Pickett, G. l.. McGurn, w.
A Kehoe, Lucien Jordan, Edward +.
Kappa and Daniel D. Wolfe. The pa
irons and patronesses of the Sergt.
Jasper Post for the ball are: Capt.
and Mrs. Asa 3. Mustain, DR.. John r.
Ladd, Capt. E. B. Thompson, Capt. and
Mrs. e. w. Huff, Lieut.. A. B. Ham
mond Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r.
Brownley, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard NJ.
Kochenderfsr Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Buckholtz, Capt. and Mrs. James w.
Boyer, Past Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph
Y. Reeves, Lieut.. and Mrs. c. Frank
Mccarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J.
Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Gould,
Ferdinand G. Fraser, Capt. and Mrs.
James T. Allen, Comdr. Thomas j.
Frailey, Lieut.. and Mrs. John T.
Baker and Past Comdr. Ralph A. Gu
sick.
National Capital Post, No. 127. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, met February
20, at Odd Fellows Hall, Comdr. Daniel
journed early in order that the Off
GERS and members could visit as a
body the home of Capt. Samuel H. ia
cobsont who died February Is at his
home, and make arrangements for at
tending the funeral. Capt. Jacobson's
death was the first in the ranks of
the ii original members signing ap-
plication for National Capital Post
charter April IL, 1919. He held the
office of patriotic instructor In 1921
he was elected department command
er, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and re-
GENTLY as post advocate. OF the origi-
nal Ia signerS attending the funeral
were: Past Comdr. George J. Neuner,
Post Historian Charles Currier, Guard
Betrel Peterson and Trustee Edward
J. Sullivan. Post pallbearers, Edward
J. Sullivan and A. J. Cotter.
Chairman Earnest Wickstrand, on
entertainment, presented his program
for the Spring and Summer activities,
first to be the celebrating of the
posts sixth anniversary, April IL, and
an excursion to Marshall Hall, Au-
gust z. The executive committee will
meet at the call of Comdr. Daniel
Leahy for the purpose of taking up
transportation to the national en-
campment to be held at Tulsa, Okla.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of National
capital Post gave card party Tues
day evening at Pythian Temple. 1t
was in charge of Mrs. Mae Cotter and
Mrs. Fernando Statsberg. A "tacky
party is to be given by Mrs. Maude
Cooper and Ena Allen, March "a, at
Pythian Temple. Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits
is perfecting her program for "A
Pauper's Wedding" to be presented
in the near future.
President Mrs. Margaret Lidstone
appointed the committees for the
year as follows: Annual poppy cam
paign, Vice President Mrs. Mae Cot
ter and Mrs. Catherine Barrack; May
memorial and in charge of graves, Ju-
nior Vice President Mrs. Laura weav-
er, Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits, Mrs. Ethel
Weaver, Chaplain Mrs. Bessie Quin-
lin and Mrs. Gertrude Clark; sick and
hospitals, Secretary Mrs. Elsie Miller,
Trustee Mrs. Mary Grant, Mrs. Maude
Cooper and Treasurer Mrs. Margaret
Jacobson.
James E. Walker Post, No. 26, Amer
lean Legion, met at the oelfth street
Y. M. c. A. Thursday night Reports
by the committees on membership,
welfare, finance and disqualification
were made. A resolution of sympathy
was extended the family of the late
DIR. Kate Waller Barrett through de-
partment headquarters, expressing
the sincere regrets of the post for
one of Americas most noted civic
workers, war nurse and comrade. The
post indorsed efforts of members of
Congress who are influencing legis-
lation in behalf of the disabled, and
in particular the work of the national
legislative committee, of which John