Evening star., 1927-03-10
D. C. I'd DIVISION
MEN PICK DR.. PIERCE
Pastor of Presidents Church Elect
ed to Succeed MacNider as
Branch's Head.

Rev. DIR. Jason Noble Pierce, war
time chaplain of the Cd Division, was
unanimously elected president of the
Washington branch of the divisions $
association, to succeed Col. Hanford
MacNider, Assistant Secretary of War,
at the annual meeting and banquet In
the Lafayette Hotel last night.
Other officers chosen for the ensuing
year were: Maj. r. S. Keyser, U. ).
NJ. c., vice president, and Sefgt'
Arthur Counihan, secretary-treasurer
DR.. Pierce is pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, which President
Coolidge attends.
Plans to make the division reunion
in this city, June to 6, anniversary
of the Seconds fighting along the
Marne were divulged by Col, Mac
Nider, the retiring president. who pre-
dicted that more than 1000 veterans
of the association would come here for
the event. Col. MacNider has signed
and sent out $4,000 circular letters TO
veterans and reported that favorable
replies are being received at the rate
of 100 day.
5000 Paid-Up Members.
Reporting a paid-up membership of
5000 in the association, Col. MacNider
declared that by June / there would
be at least 10000 active members,
making the I'd Division Association
the largest of any A. e. F. body.
Brig. Gen. James Crow Rhea, U. >. a,
reported that large delegation from
the New England States would be mere
for the reunion.
Work on the history of the division,
Il Nrzn IN a
composed of soldiers, Marines and
sailors. the latter being in the Hos
pital Corps, Is progressing under the
direction of Capt. John w. Thomason
of the Marine Corps. A volume OF
brigade orders has just been pub1shed.
While the principal purpose of the
meeting was to arrange details Ior
the reunion, there were addresses by
DR.. Pierce, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
of the Marine Corps, who
the I'd Division during
most of its engagements in France;
Mai, Gen. Hanson e. Ely, president
Of the War College, who COMMANDED
the Sd Brigade, and Frederic William
VILE. honorary member of the asso-
citation. The program committee for
the reunion was announced as fol
lows: DIR. Pierce, chairman; Col. E.
r. Stone, u. s. A.; Lieut.. Col. Il. II.
Covell, u, S. A: Maj. Robert w.
Vought, II. S. M. c.; Maj. r. w.
Whitley, u. s. M. c.; Capt. John w.
Thomason, u. S. M. c.; Capt. w.
Woodwork, U. S. M. c.. and Acors r.
Thompson.
Committee ChairImen Named.
Chairmen of other committees ap-
pointed were Gen. Lejeune, executive
committee Maj. r. s. Keyser, reunion
committee; Capt. G. O. Mattfeldt, u.
$. A., receiving and information; Col.
Hugh Matthews, u. s. NJ. c., trans
portation; Comdr. joel 4. Boone. u.
S. N, reception; Col. Irving E. Carr,
u. S. A., housing; Col. c. e. Kill
bourne, u. s. A., finance, and Capt
Harry Caygill, u. S. A., publicity. An
nouncement was made that the Army,
Navy and Marine Bands had been re-
served for the reunion events.
At the banquet which followed Gen.
Lejeune proposed toast to the
memory of the 4,500 men of the divi-
sion who died in France and to those
who have died since the war, the
latest being Brig. Gen. Leroy s. Up
ton, u. s. A., who commanded the
9th Infantry Regiment.
Entertainment was provided by sew
eral acts furnished by John Cheyalier,
assistant manager of Keith's Theater,
and by the Star Radio Twins.