Evening star., 1926-05-09
May "a at pm. in the boardroom
OF the District Building.

The regular meeting of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. ., will be held
| tomorrow evening at the Endion Club,
| IA Jackson place. A number of the
girls of this post spent the first Sun
| day in May in furthering the good
woGk of the post by gathering Spring
| flowers for several of the hospitals OF
the city.
The good will home fund team of
the post is interesting its friends in a
| theater party at Keith's for Tuesday
evening, May 1S. All ex-Service
women are especially invited. Com
marder Esther V, Hall, 1908 Webster
street, is in charge of the arrange
ments. A rummage sale is being
planned for the latter part of May.
and all members are asked to send
donations to Ella Chambers, 1400
Chaplin street.
The next meeting of the James f..
Walker Post, No. &c, American Le-
gion, will be held at the Twelfth
Street Branch Y. NJ e. A. May 13 at
$50 pm. This meeting is important,
as it will be the last regular meeting
before Memorial day, and plans for
the posts participation will be made.
The post has received a special COM
munication from national legislative
committee headquarters pointing out
the duty of all legionnaires to exert
their influence in a united effort to
obtain the enactment of the legion'S
three vitality important measures be-
fore adjournment of the present Con-
greSs.
The poppy committee will function
this year under the craftsmanship of
Finance officer Delaney B. Fantroy.
A full report will be made by the COM
mittee representing this post on the
Joint Memorial Association of Mill
tary Societies, under whose auspices
is given the annual memorial services
May 80.
The American Legion Ouxiliary, De-
partment of the District of Columbia.
held it's regular monthly meeting
Tuesday evening at the New Willard,
Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, president of
the department, presiding, and made
it's customary donation of $25 toward
the lunch provided each year by the
Women's Relief Corps at Arlington at
noon on Memorial day.
Mrs. Ethel Fowler presented sill
yer trophy cup, which she termed a
Membership Scout Cup" which will
be presented each month to the unit
new members. Henry c. Spengler
Unit carried off the honors this
month.
i; Mrs. George L. Killeen, department
chairman of the memorial poppieS
which are placed upon the graves
of the World War men buried in Ar
lington and on the marlers along
upper Sixteenth street, reported that
the 10000 poppies required for that
work this year are about finished.
Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey, depart
ment chairman of the committee deal
ing with the Flanders Field" or well
fare poppies, made a report and plans
TO make this the largest year ever
had in poppy sales.
The department executive commit
tee resolved to forward 10 per cent of
its entire proceeds from the sale of
poppies to national headquarters
toward child welfare work. The re-
mainder is retained here to aid and
assist those less fortunate.
The regular meeting of the 8 Cha
peaux ct 40 Danes will be held at the
Lee House next Wednesday, at pm,
followed by a program and refresh
ments. James Lyons, chairman of
uSherS, has extended an invitation to
the partners Of this salon to act as
ushers in the amphitheater at Airing
ton on May 80, and those wishing to
serve should send their names to lie
ChapeauX Departmental, Mrs. Mary
f. kolhos. Following the exercises
Mrs. Leon Arnold will entertain the
and 40 ushers at a Dutch sup.
per. Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, asso.
ciate member of the salon, is attend
ing the national executive committee
sessions in Indianapolis, Ind, as al.
ternate for the delegate from Hawaii
Of the American Legion.
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Members Of the District of Colum-