Evening star., 1926-12-26

Roberts. junior vice
q. ..E.; commander; War
- rem e. Miller, judge
- rrwp, rroN advocate; n. J.
Beausoleil. sergeant.
alarms; J. Osborne Reid. master-at-
arms: Frank Pooh; quartermaster;
Casper Cook, assistant quartermaster;
DR.. Ray r. Guynne. post surgeon; DIR.
Charles E. Detmer. post dental sur
eeon; DR.. Charles E. Ralph. post chap
lain: Allen M. Ergood, post historian;
James NJ. Lynch, post bugfer. Fhe
post will introduce O. new member,
Comrade George r. Bruce. who. with
his syncopating orchestra, Will furnish
the music for the evening.
The organization Of the drill team
is progressing; all members OF the
post who are interested In this .activ'
ity are requested to communicate with
N. ]. Beausoleilr chairman Of the drill
team committee. at 2515 Seventeenth
street.
The last meeting Of the drill team
committee was addressed by Col.
Thomas J. Dickson. concerning the
nece essity Of revision Of school histories
dealing with the recent World War.
The Jane A. Delano Post. No. s,
American Legion, met at 1897 K
street Wednesday evening, when the
installation of the new ofhcers took
place. Vice Comdr. Cogswell OF the
District department ofiiciated.
The officers are as follows: Com
mander, Marietta Pierson; first vice
commander, Marjorie D. Woodzell;
second vice commander, Mary l..
Hawthorne adtutant, Anna L. Barry;
finance officer. Ada w Duncan: chap
lain. Alice NJ. Prentiss; sergeant-at-
arms, Willie X. MITCHELL; master-at'
arms, Mary E. Emery; color bearers.
Anna l.. Barry and Jennie De- Par
rott; historian, Alice B. Harvey. -.
Plans will be perfected for the dis
tribution of Christmas gifts and bas-
kets Of fruit to the sick nurses In the
various veterans hospitals.
A recessed meeting of George
Washington Post No. /, the .Amer1-
can Legion, will be held Tuesday at
8 O'Clock IN the clubhouse. 1929
street, for the purpose of electing any
additional members who contemplate
making the pilgrimage to France next
September. This action was decided
on at the regular meeting held last
Tuesday night, when 1t was learned
that several applications were being
prepared for action by the post.
At the meeting Jack A. McWilliams,
who served in the United States Ma
rine Corps and was formerly a mem
ber of Hiram F. Cash Post, and John
H. Van Brunt, who served as flying
cadet in the Signal Corps. United
States Army, in. the World War, We're
both. elected to membership in the
post. Both Of them are planning to
90 to France next Fall with the Dis
trict delegation. In accordance to
the rules and regulations Of the ma
tional organization a member must
display membership cards in the
Legion for the years 1925 and 1927
before his application 10 approved
Vice Comdr. and Adjutant Ber-
nard C. MCGEE was appointed France
convention travel officer Of the post
by lComdr,. G.. T. Rude.
One OF the features of the last
meeting was the presentation by
Comdr. Rude Of past commander
badge to J.sJ. Murphy, who preceded
the present commander. Past Com.
mander Murphy expressed his appre-
citation for the honor conferred In a
brief speech.
The question Of providing American
Legion grave markers for deceased
members of the post was discussed
Comdr. Henry w. Longfellow,
Past Comtir. Howard S. Fiske, w.
J. Tucker. d. v. >Pippinger and c. J.
Painter was appointed to consider the
matter. -.
A report, of the last executive COM
mittee of the department was made by
Past Comdr. Wallace Streater. -.
A report of the welfare committee
was presented and approved by the
post. 1t was submitted by DIR. M. H.
Darnall. welfare officer.
The George E. killeen Unit Of the
American Legion auxiliary met De-
cember II. Plans were made for the
Christmas party for the boys at Mount
Alto Hospital last Monday night. The
boys, about $50 in all. were given ice
cream and homemade cake and a
token of Christmas. Assisting Mrs
Kilieen at the party were Mrs. F. l.:
Bach and Miss Alice Costello Of the
Costello Unit, Mrs. Mary Kolhos, Mrs.
Ann Bucher, Mrs. Isebell Steinbreaker
Mrs. Ward, Mrs. C. Duvall of the
Killeen Unit, Mrs. D. Harper of the
Spangler Unit.
The unit will hold it's fifth birth
day party January s. Mrs. J. Killeen
will hold a party Tuesday, to which the
unit is invited. Mrs. Leon Arnold
will give a party for the 8 and 40 at
her home Wednesday night. A Christ
AloS tICC VIII Uc lilSu WIFI DIGS6HLS
for each member. after which games
will be played and a prize given -
DIR. Elliott A. Hunt was elected COM
mander of Kenneth H. Nash Post, No.
8, American Legion. at a meeting
Wednesday night. other officers
elected were: First vice commander
der, Cecil II. Bacon;+adjutant, Charles
D. Allen: finance officer. Lieut.. Arthur
K. Ladd; judge advocate. Howard F.
Breesee; quarterrnaster, Edward v.
Colberg. Chairmen OF following COM
mittees: Ways and means, DIR. Albert
H. Parham; publicity. George p.
Gorve; membership, Cecil H. Bacon;
entertainment. DR.. William B. Keely.
The officers will be installed Janu.
arya5 at the post headquarters in the
Gavel Club. =.
Miss Esther v. Hall, chairman of
the COMMITTEES on patrons of the ball
to be given by the District. of Colum.
bia Department Of the American Le-
gion January Is at the Mayfiower, an
nounced that President and Mrs. Cool
idge had consented to head the list
of sponsors for the ball.
President and Mrs. Coolidge will
head a long list Of prominent persons
interested in the welfare Of the local
department. The music committee,
consisting Of Charles Hillegeist,
Charles Kohen and Thomas j. Frailey,
IL negotiating with several Of the most
prominent orchestras in the city. The
Veterans Of Foreign Wars have also
taken an interest in the American lie.
gion ball and promise to be largely
represented there.
Disabled American Veterans.
Richard o. Melton. jr.. formerly Of
the LIST Division, was continued as
commander Of the Ace Chapter Of the