Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
American Legion.

AZ the meeting Of the L. S. S. Jacot
Jones Post, No. ., the American
Legion, at the Thomas Circle Club
last Monday evening, motion was
passed subscribing to one share In
the George Washington Post Perma
nent Memorial Home; a motion also
was passed subscribing SIS towards the
reconditioning Of Old IrOnsides. The
following new members were accept
ed: Pearl Watt Glib, Annette r.
Gidger and Kathryn J. kendrick; by
transfer from Kit Carson Post Of Fort
Lyons. Colo. Mary Hilda Higgs, and
five applications were accepted for re-
instatement
The Glee Club being organized in
the post will meet at the home OF
Past Comdr. O'Neill. 1909 Nineteenth
street. next Wednesday evening, at
which time officers Of the club will be
elected and activities for the year will
be planned.
A card party for the benefit Of
the Home fund will he held at 1900
Chaplin street next Friday evening.
Past Comdr. O'Neill. who attended
a recent meeting called by the Ma
tional Woman III in New York. gave
a resume Of the organization OF the
association. Three members of the
VI. -. d.
to Office in the National Women tFo
at the last National Convention OF the
American Legion in Philadelphia
Past Comdr. O'Nell, first vice presi-
dent: Past Comdr McCarty, chairman
of membership, and Senior vice
Comdr. Staub, chairman of the com
nnittee on constitution and bylaws.
The National Woman CD is an inoe-
pendent organization and is NOT con
nected with the American Legion. but
il plans to hold an annual meeting
during the American Legion conVen-
ton. Women who served in the
Naval Reserve force during the World
War as yeomen (F0 are eligible for
membership.
At the last meeting of the entertain.
ment committee of Stuart Walcott
Post. held at the City Club, Chair
man J. O'C. Roberts announced the
second of a series of dances 10 he
held at the Franklin Square Hotel
next Friday evening. The committee
in charge is John r. Dover. Floyd
w. woolley, J. Osborne Reid, y. J.
Beausoleil. Floyd F. Gaskey, Frank
Pooh, Allen NJ. Ergood. George r.
Bruce, Charles J. Catanach. August
F.. Werner. George H. Davis. Henry
F. Zones. Fred w. Speaker. Edwin |,
Kincheloe. Dennis Policy. Roscoe G.
Lamb, R. P. McCandlish, Casper
tiss, Judson c. Dale, Robey c. Best,
Warren E. Miller and Fred Coil.
The athletic association now has
many applications for membership. 1t
was formed for the purpose of pro
noting various athletics for the bene'
fit of sociability and health of Lee
gionnaires. ex-service men and women.
Announcement was made by Comdr.
Templeton that Citizens Military
Training Camps within the Third
Corps Area maryland, Virginia and
from July to August 5, and the
camps will be located as follows:
Field Artillery. Fort Hoyle, Md; In
fantry. Fort Eustis, Va; Coast Artil-
lery, Fort Monroe, Va; Engineers.
Fort Humphreys, Va; Cavalry, Fort
Myers, Va; Signal Corps, Fort Mon
mouth, N. j. Applications and full
details regarding entrance to these
camps may be had from John r.
Dover, adjutant, 1870 Webster street.
Vincent B. Costello Post met Tues.
day evening in the boardroom Of the
District Building. Paul Burthe pre-
scented a resolution. which was adopt
ed. urging the establishment of an
airport in Washington.
The Forty and Eight were reported
as having presented three cups as
prizes in a membership campaign.
The following were admitted to men,
bership: John Petrie, Francis George
Speidel, James w. Dewey, Elmer G.
Cross, Claus Wiedeman, William f.
Spicer and Harry S. Mealey. nas
The Lillian M. Towne trophy,
awarded annually to the State depart.
ment of the American Legion Aux
iliary which has the greatest percent
age of it's membership for the pre-
ceding year re-enrolled by March ],
has been won by the Department of
Mississippi 1t was announced at ma
tional headquarters of the auxiliary.
The Iowa department was leading
In the contest for the Rae +. Biester
trophy, which is awarded annually 20
the department having more than TO-
900 members which shows the largest
membership increase over the proceed
ing year 80 days before the national
convention. A total of 1874 mem
bers had enrolled in Iowa on March ].
the largest number ever reported by
any department on this date. Mime
sofa was second with 1875 members.
James F. Barton, national adjutant
of the American Legion, sailed yester-
day for France to inspect the arrange
inents for handling the ninth annual
convention of the organization, which
will be held in Paris September 10 to
%. He will remain 10 days in the
French capital and will go over the
details of the tremendous machinery
created to care for the 10000 Legion.
TOURS.