Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Veterans of Great War

Comdr. Wallace Streatef, C. J. Painter
and Judson Knappen, to properly
/ chart the cemetery and arrange for
its being kept up-to-date by the post.
William Corcoran Eustis was elected
a posthumous member of the post. The
deceased member served as u captain
in the National Army, having been
commissioned in Paris October IL,
1917. He was assigned to general
headquarters and designated as a liai.
son officer with the French govern.
ment. He returned to the United
States January 5, 1919, and was hon
orably discharged at Camp Dix, n. J..
Announcement IVES made of the
death of Mrs. Howard p. Savage, wife
of the national commander of the
American Legion, word having beer
received in a telegram by department
headquarters.
Comdr. Rude requests: all members
OF the post to assemble at Walter
Reed Hospital this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock to pay tribute in the amphi-
theater to Col. Charles A. Lindbergi1,
who is to be the guest of the wounded
and disabled veterans at the hospital
today. Members will be admitted to
the grounds by displaying American
Legion membership cards. Those
using automobiles should secure a spe-
Cial card of admission from DEBT. Adjt
George F. unmacht.
The members of the post were adj
vised at the last meeting of the ship.
ment of a number of German war
trophies which have been allotted to
the post. The trophies include nine
plain and sawtooth bayonets, a glass
canteen, two infantry and two medi-
,an1 ,A~ II
cases, including those for railway and
210-millimeter howitzer guns: two steel
field helmets, a "czapka," square
toothed helmet of 'uhlans," or light
cavalry regiments; two "uhlan" lances,
one aircraft machine gun, anti-tank
repeating and Austrian rifles, officers
sword, two grenade throwers, eagle
helmet and side ornaments and an au-
tomato pistol with wooden holster.
AT the next meeting of the post. June
II, delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention, to be held July
II, % and %, will be elected.
The next regular meeting of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. .,
American Legion, will be held at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue, tomorrow evening. An
initiation will take place.
Members of this post will take part
In the Flag day exercises and pageant
to be held at the Capitol today.
Henry c. Spengler Unit, American
Legion Auxiliary, will hold its eXecu-
tive committee meeting tomorrow
evening at the Thomas Circle Club at
8 o'clock. Flag day will be observed
by visits to fifth grade classes Of the
foil
flag and giving small flags and flag
codes to the pupils. Mrs. j. Garfield
Riley will be the speaker at the Curtis
School. in Georgetown; Mrs. May D.
Lightfoot will speak to the children
in the Monroe School, and Mrs. Doro-
thy B. Harper at the Wallach School.
The members attending the White
House garden party given by Presi.
dent and Mrs. Coolidge for disabled
veterans June were Mrs. Clara Son.
neman. Mrs. Daniel B. Miller and Mrs
Laurence Hazard. Mrs. Dorothy b.
Harper. unit president, was one of
the hostesses.
The next regular meeting of the
unit will be June p.
Costello Post met Tuesday at the
boardroofn Of the District Building.
Engineer Commissioner Bell was pres.
ent to say good-by to his comrades in
the post. In connection with Col. Bell s
departure, resolution was adopted
setting forth that the post express to
Col. Bell it's admiring recognition Of
the sterling qualities displayed by him
in every phase OF his exaeting duties
in the administration of the municipal
government of the District of Column.
bia andrjts grateful appreciation of
his unfailing courtesy In his Official
contact with the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia in relation to his
duties as Engineer Commissioner.
The Costello Post Welfare Club
donated 200 peoples to the post for
use at the cross in front Of the Dis
trict Building on Memorial day.
The bugle section of the Drum and
Bugle Corps will take part in the Flag
day exercises today on the west steps
OF the Capitol.
Kin Carroll announced that the en-
Istire minstrel show will be presented
at WRC in the near future, so that
the directors of the radio station can
select portions Of it to be Broadcast
at a later date.
The Costello Post Welfare Club has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Ada Murray: vice president,
Miss Alice Costello; treasurer, Mrs.
Emily Bach: secretary, Mrs. Fan11i.
belle Jackson; and chairman, member
ship committee, Mrs. Margaret
Franklin.
At It's past two meetings the post
| has elected the following members:
Robert Wilson Smith, Jerome Nc
Carly, Raleigh LIE Preux, Frank A..
Prichard, Henry Tracy Crozier, Glen
Samuel Berth, Ross Hale Kaylor,
David Davis, NJ. D.: Willard "A. Major,
Harry Lee Reardon, Lloyd Byron
Fields, William Owens, Blunt f, Cohn,
Lew Monroe Gibbs, Floyd McJunkin
Allen, Eugene De S. Jarboe, Walter
g., Avery, william Leon Richon.
Augustus Gibbons. Chester c. Stepp
and Albert Patrick Tatspaugh.