Evening star., 1927-06-26
Veterans of Great War

the local department of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, addressed the post
Charles Francis Bishop, the SECOND
Congressional Medal of Honor man t.
be welcomed into Costello Post, wa:
elected to membership. He won hi:
medal at Vera Cruz. other new mem
hers were: L. G. Brubaker. Jesse Ed
mond Veitch. Stanley ID. Neale, VII
j. Allen. George Clement Lane, Peter
A. Macalusa. Clarence A. fudge. Jo
seph Elmer Mccoy. Milton Yudelevit
Edmond Thomas Bourke. Frederick
Walter WImbush. William DENIM:
Goodman. Lloyd Byron Fields, Lew
Monroe Gibbs, Bunt +. Cohn. Harry
Lee Reardon. Landon Randolph Ma
son. Paul BaiCar. Thomas j. McGann
Herbert r. Cutter. Thomas G. Muir
! phv and William Patrick Welsh.
Mr.. Hess announced minstrel
show will he presented at the Wash
ington Auditorium June 30 for the
heneft ot the Washington Girls
T,NininE Camps.
Gen. John /. Pershing. former com
mander in chief OF the American ENpe
! (iitionarv Forces in the World War
ard chairman Of the American Battle
Monuments Commission, who has just
returned from Paris, expressed the
/ opinion that when members OF the
| American Legion arrived in Paris in
! September for the annual convention
| they will find the French people in a
receptive mood and will be accorded
| a great demonstration.
! II feel that the time is very propi'
/ tious for the visit of the Legion, ne
said. He added that the feeling toward
| the Americans, which has been some
what strained has changed very ma
| terially."
Their visit. he said. will be probably
| the greatest move ever undertaken
| toward solidifyinS the good Will be-
! tween the peoples OF the United States
and France.
] Gen. PershinS said it was his opin-
ion that the visit of the veterans Is
+ in no sense q lark" and not dis
/ play OF the fact that Americans have
! sufficient wealth to permit them TO
make such a "trip. The pilgrima4e is
prompted by a motive to re-estahliSh
the friendly and intimate relationships
with the French he said.
Gen. perShing said he would &C
company the Legionnaires and would
participate in festivities incident TO
/ their arrival. He said the French gov
ernment and Marshals Foch and Pc
J tain have made elaborate plans for
= '
He said that reservations already
have been made for passage TO France
Of upward OF $4,000 Legionnaires. and
that the maximum quota of 10000 un.
doubtedly would be reached.
| The members OF the Sergt. Jasper
Unit of the American Legion AuXil-
! itry and their friends were entertained
ar the Summer home of Mrs. Marshall
Mckibbin, on the Potomac. last eve.
ming. Following the buffet supper
there was dancing and cards.
Mrs. Mckibbin was assisted by the
! president OF the unit. Mrs. S. Bingham
Martin and the following members:
Mrs. Eola NJ. Wright. Misses Ann and
Clara Humphries. Misses G. A. and
y. G. Cone and Mrs. Anna V. Spitzer.
Seventy members OF the L. S. s.
Jacob Jones Post, No. ., the American
Legion, attended the monthly meeting
held at the Thomas Circle Club. In
terest was aroused by the report of
Vice Comdr. Staub, chairman of the
poppy committee, on the activities of
the annual poppy campaign, from
which a donation of 500 was made to
the department welfare committee to
be used for immediate relief of the
many daily calls by needy veterans.
A donation of $25 was voted to be
sent to the department commander
Of the State of Mississippi, American
Legion. to be used for relief OF food
victims.
Chairman Lucille Allan made a re-
port on the work Of the graves deco
ration committee and showed that
cemeteries in Washington, Virginia
and Nart,Ja NJ xx-ara ~,
n1ittee, placing a poppy and flag at
the grave of the decease yoeman Fg.
American Legion grave markers have
been placed on many graves.
A letter OF appreciation was voted
to be sent to Mrs. Bassett, president
Of the Women's Relief Corps, for the
refreshments served at Arlington to
the members taking part in the Me-
mortal day activities there.
The legislative officer, Past Comdr.
McCarty, offered a resolution concern
ing future poppy campaigns which
| was indorsed and forwarded to the
department adjutant, for action by the
department convention, convening
July 81.
France Travel Officer Boberg. who
has been commended for her activity
| in aiding those who plan to go to
/ I1.
| told OF the plans to present District
Of Columbia Legionnaires to the King
OF Belgium and to the President of
France. Comrade Boberg, who is also
a color bearer. assisted by Comrade
Sprague, will carry the post colors in
| the parade in France, thus carving
forward the custom Of the post to have
us nag In the parade at everv ma.
! tlonal convention of the American n
Legion.
Nominations OF delegates and alter
mates to represent the post at the
/ department convention followed and
election will take place in July Fif.
teen new members We're initiated.
Comrades Miller. Sullivan, Hess and
Smith OF Costello Post We're guests of
the evening.
The post joined with the majority
or posts in the Lindbergh ceremonies
at Walter Reed, and Color Bearer Bo.
berg. assisted by Past Commando
| McCarty, had the post colors on the
Platform during the presentation of
the Veterans testimonial.
The following members Of the post
assisted the Women's Relief Corps OF
the g. "A. r. in the Flag day pagean
on the steps Of the Capitol: Comdr
Smith, Past Comdrs. McRae, O'Neil]
and McCarty and Comrades Staub
Breen, O'Neal, Burton, Yates, Berger
Martin, Magee, Barrett, Knicker
booker, Allan, Berry, Boberg, Sprague
and Angleberger.
Members Of the post who have been
doing Braille work for the blind at the
y. {. Chapter House of the American n
Red Cross for the past Winter have
received commentator for their
efforts.
American War Veterans Club.