Evening star., 1926-10-29
VETERANS DISCUSS
0RPHANAGE DRIVE
District Groups to Wage
Campaign for Widows
and Children.

All the war veteran organizations
of the District of Columbia and their
huxiliaries were represented at a meet
Ing held in the offices of the Wash
tngton Board Of Trade last night for
the purpose of discussing a campaign
FOR $150.000 to erect a home for the
widows and orphans Of war veterans
Past Department Commander
Arthur n. League of the Spanish
War Veterans. president OF the
Home for Widows and Orphans of
Association. outlined the purpose OF
the campaign and explained that the
home would be for the widows and
orphans Of the veterans OF all wars.
Vhe resolution calls for the appoint.
ment of a committee to carry out a
Nationwide campaign. Addresses
were made by Capt. c. o. Howard,
commander-in-chief OF the Army and
Navy Union; Mrs. f. c. Wagner,
president Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter, American War Mothers AS
sociation: Mrs. Myrtle NJ. Loebsack,
first vice president Of the Home for
States War Veterans Association.
All the speakers pledged their sup
port to the undertaking. Mrs. Elizabeth
D. Shaw. past president. Department
OF Potomac Womans Relief Corps,
announced that her organization had
donated a lot to the cause.
A theater benefit on November %
Will be given, in charge OF Mrs. Loeb
sack and Mrs. Shaw. The sale of
bricks in the building at 81 brick
kvfll be in charge of Mrs. Loebsack.
The members Of the executive com.
knittee in charge are: j. Clinton Hiatt,
chairman; Arthur H. League, Mrs.
Myrtle NJ. Loebsack. Mrs. Elizabeth
y. Shaw. Miss Mary H. Glennen. Mrs.
Laura A. Lennon. Miss Tillie M.
Roth, G. E. Currier. Mrs. H. L. Dean,
Afrs. Lucy r. Goldsborough. Maj. Glen.
Anton Stephan, Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver,
Harry A. Coulter, John F. McIltree
And Capt. c. Q. Howard.
The following represented organiza-
tions at the meeting: Caroline NJ. Curry,
president Of Department Of the Poto-
Snac Woman's Relief Corps; Louise
NO. II, Woman's Relief Corps; Edith
A. King. president. Abraham Lincoln
Circle. No. 8. Ladies Of the Grand
Army of the Republic; Agnes S. Bar
nard. president. Legion of Loyal Wom-
en-; Jennie L. Hamilton and Mary NJ.
North. representing Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent. No. I, Daughters of
Union veterans Of the Civil War;
Helen F. Downing, president of Cush-
Ing Auxiliary. No. 4; Capt c. O. How
ard. Army and Navy Union: Past De-
partment Commander Arthur II.
League. Spanish War Veterans or
ganization.
Sadie w. Coulter. representing Ma
tional Lineal Society of Spanish War
organization; Horace j. Phelps, rep
iesenting Warren G. Harding Camp
No. s, Sons Of Union Veterans Of Civil
War; Senior Vice Commander Druid
III. Evans of Maryland Division of
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War;
Past Commander ]. Clinton Hiatt, rep
resenting William B. Cushing, Camp
NO. 80, Sons Of Union Veterans Of
civil War; Senior ice-Commander
Theodore Cogswell. w. I. Jenkins and
A. Eugene Pierce. representing Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, department Of
District OF Columbia; Margaet Lind
stone. president Of National Capital
Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars;
J. w. Keller. District of Columbia
American Legion: Fred kochli, Dis
abled American Veterans Of the World
War of District Of Columbia Z. c..
Wagner. president American War
Mothers. District Of Columbia Chapter;
Quentin Roosevelt Unit. American
Vomen's Legion. was represented by
Mrs. Howard Hodgkins. president.