Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

are Daniel w. Washburn. adjutanti
Percy Talley, finance officer: John +.
Callahan, welfare officer; Wilbur {.
Pickett. judge advocate.
Comdr. ELECT Brown has under adj
visement the names of several mem
bers for the resolutions, ways and
means, an entertainment committees.
and announcements of the personnel
of these committees viii be made at
the first regular meeting in January,
to be held at odd Fellows Hall.
The committee in charge of plans
for the installation of officers are eN-
pected to select local hosiery Tor
the ceremonies. Complete arrange
ments will be reported at later date.
Mai Gen. Amos A. Fries, department
commander, mas been named installing
officer
The national executive committee of
the American Legion Auxiliary will
meet at national headquarters Jan
uary IA and Is, according to a call
issued by Mrs Lucy F. Boyd. national
secretary. Plans for the 1927 conven
ton of the organization. which will
be held in Paris in September, will be
worked out and other activities of the
Legion women will he discussed.
The national executive committee is
composed of one representative from
each StateN department of the auA
iliary.
One-third of the reservations for the
1927 Paris convention of the American
Legion and American Legion AuXil-
larry received at national headquarters
to date are from members of the aux
ilary. according to Bowman Elder.
chairman OF the France convention
committee, Thousands. of auxiliary
Will En fri oil
from present indications.
National Capital Post, No. 127.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at its BIZ
monthly meeting Monday, was ad
dressed by Post Comdr. a, T.. Pierce
on the Importance of the next meet
ing when the annual election of offi
GERS will be held. The following
additional nominations were made
For commander, w. p. Cavanaugh:
senior vice commander, Charles
Scheible: junior vice commander, r.
o. Johnson; chaplain. T. r. Cava-
naugh; post advocate, d. J. Ryan.
There are now several candidates for
the various Offices to be filled. Buffet
lunch will be served by chairman of
the entertainment committe, Francis
C. HUM.
Tickets for the American Legion |
ball to be held In January were put |
on sale by direction of Comdr |
Pierce. ---a.se-~e-~
Copies of the new bylaws, along |
with Christmas bulletin of the COM |
inander. will be mailed each mem |
Der in good standing prior to cleo
ton night, December 81. The pro-
posed department transient relief
fund was rejected by the post, in so
far as it pertains to the post.
A badge was presented to MT
Rrower for meritorious and con-
spicuous recruiting service. Presen-
tation was made by Past Comdr.
Daniel J. Leahy with appropriate re-
marks. George F. Reeves. a naval
veteran of the War with Spain, was
elected to membership.
Nine IIidstone, president or the
Post Ladies' Auxiliary, announces
the auxiliary will celebrate its
seventh anniversary December y,
and invites all members to attend
National Comdr, Val n. Brandon,
National Adjt. +. j. Buffalo, Ma
tional Aide de Camp Abram Grudd ana
several other prominent District OF
Columbia Coolies were in a party
that went to Perry Point, Md. last
SUNDAY and assisted the veterans at
the Veterans Bureau Hospital at that
Mace to form another pup tent or the
Military Order of the Cootie. Approx
frnately 60 men undergoing treatment
at the hospital signed the charter or
the new tent and were given the
degree of Nit by the national officers
from Washington.
t n. r. of the Coolies held its
first December meeting at Red Mems
Hall last Friday and the FOLLOWING
Coolies were nominated for office; In
significant seam squirrel, r. j. Bur
falo; insignificant blanket bum, j. Cal
Iahan; insignificant hide gimlet, w. }:
Cavanaugh: insignificant keeper or
the crummy duffle bag, Joseph B.
Gardella; insignificant shirt reader,
r. J. Cavanaugh; insignificant Jimmy
legs, J. ID. Coulter; insignificant pill
pusher, NJ. Guiffre: insignificant wind
5ammer, " G. Guillermain. and in
significant hungry nit, J. Iukenbill
Election Of officers will be held In the
same hall on date TO be named
by the seam squirrel The next regu
lar meeting, falling on December "a.
has been postponed.
s-Plans were discussed for a 500 card
marty on the night Of January %,
and q committee. consisting Of Coolies
Heise and Wickstraud, was appointed
10 make preparations. Coolies Oliver
And Childs were named to prepare
entertainment for all future Cootie
"scratches. Capt. Robert E. Lee
Murphy Of Kentucky. past grand
seam squirrel Of the Coolies, was a
recent visitor.
Baltimore Pup Tent, No !. issued
an invitation TO the r. y. It. Tent
to attend the annual Scratch and
the Washington boys attended.
Quentin Roosevelt Unit. American
women's Legion. met December
and voted TO contribute Christmas
presents for soldiers and sailors at
Walter Reed and ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pitfalls.
Compilation of material for the sec.
nnd volume Of the history Of the
American Legion Auxiliary has been
begun by Mrs. Frank r. Fleming Of
Augusta Ga, new national historian,
IL has been announced at national
headquarters of the auxiliary. The
volume will cover three years of the
anxiliary's life, from the national con-
vention Of 1924 To the convention OF
1927. 1t will he published following
the 1927 convention. The first volume
az the history covers the period from
the organization Of the auxiliary to
the 1924 convention Mrs. Fleming
was elected national historian by the
national executive committee at this
wears convention in Philadelphia.
Kenneth II. Nash Post, No 8.
American Legion, held bridge and
$500" card party Wednesday evening
ut the. Gavel Club. w. b. Kelly,
chairman Of the entertainment com
mittee. was in charge. assisted by
g III. Bacon and II. II. Madden.
Plans are. being completed for the
bau of the District of Columbia De-