Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

VIII start FeDruafy 10, ana any tA-
service man eligible to belong to the
Legion not affiliated with another post
Is invited to join the Sergeant Jasper
Post, an application blank for which
may be obtained from the post COM
mander, G.. G. Brown. Bond Building.
The Henry G. Spengler Unit has
completed plans for the reception to
be held at Thomas Circle Club next
Wednesday afternoon. 3 to o'clock,
i'm honor of the national president of
the American Legion Auxiliary and
other national officers who will be in
attendance at the Defense Conference
this week.
Greetings from the Ave national vice
presidents. from the national chairman
of Americauism, Mrs William Cud
worth Of Wisconsin, followed by Mrs.
Katherine Lewis with remarks on the
purpose of the Defense Conference,
win precede the informal speech by the
national president, Mrs. Adalin Macau-
ley scheduled for 4:30 o'clock. which
will convey her message to the Legion
Auxiliary general membership in the
District.
From to o'clock will be given
over to general reception and tea, and
at this time among the distinguished
guests to call will be the Assistant
Secretary of War, Hanford MacNider;
Gen. and Mrs. Charles p. Summerall,
Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, president gen
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution; Senator and Mrs. Duncan
u. Fletcher, In compliment to Mrs. j.
Y. Cheney of Florida; Senator and
Mrs. William j. Harris, in compliment
to Mrs. Boyce Ficklen and Mrs. Frank
E, Fleming OF Georgia; Senator c. c.
bin, in compliment to Mrs. Walter b.
Beals of Seattle, Wash, and many
others have signified their intention
of SO honorlnge the national officers at
this hour.
Mrs. John Spengler, Mrs. Clara Son
neman and Mrs. n. Norman Mock of
Spengler Unit; Mrs. John F. killeen
of the George Killeen Unit and Mrs.
+. =. Nash of the Kenneth III. Nash
Unit will be Gold Star mothers who
will assist Mrs. James A Drain, Mrs.
J. Garfield Riley, Miss Alama Moore,
Mrs. /. Fl. Horton and Mrs. Henry
Moore in receiving.
A general invitation is extended to
any member of the American Legion
Auxiliary to hear the national presi-
dent, Mrs. Macauley, at 4:30 o'clock.
The next meeting of the Victory
Post, No. 4, will be held Tuesday
at pm. in the Woodmen of the
Worlds Hall, "a Grant place.
der of the American Legion, will
install the officers. The Dutch sup
per will be given March l, from 4
to pm, in the Elks' Hall, 919 II
street, for the benefit of the post
drum corps. Harold Supplee is chair
man of the ticket committee.
The drum corps, under the instruc-
tons of j o l.. Kelly. a member of
the post, is making progress in its
drills held every Friday from to 8
pm. at 1928 q street. Veterans of
the World War interested In Joining
the drum corps communicate with
Raymond Davey, 11s ID street north
east.
The national executive committee
of the American Legion, at it's last
meeting at national headquarters in
Indianapolis, indorsed the action of
National Comdr Howard P. Saw
age and congratulated him upon
becoming a member of the national
council of the Mothers Memorial
Association, a $36,000,000 endowment
fund project sponsored by nearly
every patriotic organization OF the
United States. Russell Crevistorl, past
tary of the association.
The associations purposes and
plans were explained to the. com
mittee by Creviston. The association.
which contemplates branches and
regional hospitals, research labora-
tories, educational buildings and a
national sanitarium group ct Aibu-
querque, n. Mex, to cost $lgO00,OOO,
for the treatment and cure OF tuber-
culosis, has been indorsed by national
conventions of the Legion.
One of the developments OF the
work of the association, as reported
by Creviston, is the use of hospital
cars on the Santa Fee for the trans
portation of tubercular patients to
Albuquerque The hospital cars also
will be used as travelling clinics.
A meeting of Kenneth II. Nash Post,
No. 8, was held Wednesday night in
headquarters at the Gavel Club.
Comdr. DIR. Elliott A. Hunt presided.
A resolution was passed changing the
meeting night to the first "Wednesday
night of each month. Previously there
were meetings on the first and third
Wednesdays.
An application was received from
Capt. Louis L. Shook. G. III. Bacon,
chairman of the membership commit
tee, was authorized to form a Royal
Arch degree team in this post, which
is composed entirely of Master
MaSonS.
Vincent P. Costello Post, No. IS,
American Legion Auxiliary, initiated
four new members at it's monthly
meeting Thursday at the Willard
Hotel. Those received into member
ship were: Mrs. John E. Sullivan,
Mrs Margaret Jacobs, Miss Lucille
COMPTON and Miss Julia Banks. 1t
was decided to establish permanent
headquarters at the Hotel Hamilton.
American War Veterans Club.
The first social event of the season
of the American War Veterans Club
will take place tomorrow night at the
L'Aiglon Salons, Eighteenth street and
Columbia road, when a valentine
dance will be staged by the club.
Lieut.. Charles Rierner, president
elect of the Club, announces the fol-
lowing committee appointments for
the ensuing year: Entertainment,
Floyd G.. Caskey; reception, Maj.
Thomas E. Fawcett; welfare and re-
lief. Madison l.. Hill; publicity and
finance, Lieut.. Howard S. Fisk; con-
stitution and bylaws, Maj. Wallace
SI1RdI6F1 TeSOlut1OAS, Sdpb' ~ - L<OWCt
secretary of the board of governors,
William Homer Carroll; historian,
Capt. Frederick l.. Stephens; judge adj
vucate, Judge Isaac r.. Hit; toast
master. Judge Robert E. Mattingly;
ceremonies, Maj. Charles w. Freeman:
surgeon, Comdr. George B. Tribe;
physicians, Lieut.. Col. Dunlop p. Pen
hallow and Maj. Howard Il. Kane;
dental surgeons, Maj. Henry M. Spill
Ian, DR.. j. w. Pollock and DR.. Elliott
A. Hunt: auditors, Lieut.. Walter II.
Kilboufne and Frank J. Albus; musi
cal directors, Lieut.. William w. HUI
lingeF and George Il. Bruce; motor
% ,a van diracfnf Lieut. Curtis w