Evening star., 1927-11-20
Veterans of Great War

Thursday evening under the ausices
of Grande Voiture No. ia, La
Societe Rationale des 40 Hommes et
8 Cheveaux. Comdr C. c. Brown re
ported as delegate to Paris conven
ton at the recent meeting of that
organization held at the City Club.
The principal business of the next
meeting, which will be held December
Z at Thomas Circle Club. 1926 Massa
chusettes avenue, will be annual elec.
ton of officers. Comdr. Carl G. Brown
win preside.
Henry e. Spengler Post. No. -,
American Legion, designated it's last
meeting as a get together" and many
members attended. Following the ex
| emplification of the initiation cere'
monial. a program arranged by the
entertainment committee, headed by
Past Post Commander James B. Jones,
was presented Commissioner of Pen
sion. Col. Winfield Scott, spoke on the
value of unity of effort and expressed
| his appreciation of the full co-opera-
! ton prevailing between the American
! Legion and the Government depart
ments responsible for the proper uls-
pensation of veteran welfare leSlsia-
| tjon. Junior Vice Department COM
mander William n. Morell outlined the
policies and plans of the department.
If the District of Columbia. Past De
na rtment Commander Dawson OF the
! Dena rtment of North Daffikota, occu'
nied the station of senior post coni'
nander and participated in the lnltia-
tion ceremony. He delivered pea
| for preparedness. Capt. watson -;
Miller, chairman u the hatioI,ai
reha bilitation comua6Atee, told Oh tne
Paris convention end or ms usp
through many European countries III
his quest for data regaroliiS INC
III ,,;,;totior relief and hospital pro-
grams adopted for the care Oh oi''o"
veterans of the WorId W. .uo,,,,v
The most nominated the following
,f,icers. Rem l.. Fuller. COMMANDER,
w y Miller, senior vice COMMANDER
Iesse G. Sweeney. junior vice COM
roonder Refreshments and smokes
we're served. Commander +. n. aaIe
nresided. The meeting was heto at
the Thomas Circle Club. 1870 Massa'
chusetts avenue.
meeting of the U. s. $. JACOB
Homes Post, No. 2, was neio al .ne
Thomas Circle Club last Monday eve
ming. when nominations of omcers Was
held as follows: Commander Mapel
Stauh. Amelia A. Boberg; serlor vice
commander, Jane Breen, NARY '!ae
Skinner. iunior vice commander, Alice
O'Neal Lucille Allan; historian, Char-
lotte Berry. Edna Mae Nelson; chap
lain Cora Drake. Gladys Allen; quar-
termaster, Marie Luebkert. Lea
Angleberger; sergeant-at-arms, Ruth
Magee. Mary Tatspaugh. Elsie M.
pinnev. T., Blanche Sinclair; trustee,
Mavme smith, c. Blanche Sinclair;
color hearers, Alma Jones. Ulaia
Berger, Elizabeth McClatchey: An
nette Burton. Leah Catlin, Mary
williams. :
Members admitted were Mabel
Spaulding and Edith Sybel HAYDEN.
Moving pictures were shown OF the
post members on picnic near Great
Falls Short talks were given by
members on their trip abroad. Com.
rade Boberg made the suggestion thar
during each Braiile class it might be
appropriate to have second Ameri'
can Exneditionary Force 1927 conven-
ton pilgrim to tell Of her expert
ences while travelling in Europe. This
will be done on the first, third and
fifth Tuesdays of the month. when
members of this post hold their COM
munit, service for the blind at the
Red Cross headquarters. Past Comdr
O'Neill read an article submitted
by Past Comdr McRoe to the River
dalian. Reports were submitted by
Past Comdr. Dessez on the service
held on board the Leviathan when
wreath was cast upon the waters in
memory OF those who lost their lives
when the u. s. s. Jacob Jones was
torpedoed. by Past Comdr. McRae on
the placing of wreath on the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc
de Triomphe in Paris. and by Color
Bearer Sprague on the placing Of a
wreath on the tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier in Westminster Abbey.
London.
Eighteen members of this post
attended the Armistice day services
held at Keith's Theater. the luncheon
given in honor Of the visiting Cana